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1588121

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) men and (b) women were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted for domestic abuse in (A) 2020-21 and (B) 2021/22.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	150447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds data showing the number of defendants flagged with a domestic abuse monitoring flag. These records can be separated to show the outcome of the prosecution and by the sex of the defendant. The table below shows the number of defendants, by sex, prosecuted and convicted in the two years ending March 2022. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Convicted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>4,354</p></td><td><p>3,223</p></td><td><p>74.0%</p></td><td><p>4,445</p></td><td><p>3,246</p></td><td><p>73.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>50,090</p></td><td><p>39,302</p></td><td><p>78.5%</p></td><td><p>48,663</p></td><td><p>37,325</p></td><td><p>76.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table>The data above is classed as management information as defendants are flagged when allegations of domestic abuse are made.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2023 15:47:24 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1588122

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans for the measures in the Strategic Policing Requirement 2023 on violence against women and girls to apply to violence against men and boys.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	150448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to supporting all victims and survivors of abusive and violent crimes including, but not limited to, rape and other sexual offences, domestic abuse, stalking, ‘honour’-based abuse (including female genital mutilation forced marriage, and ‘honour’ killings), as well as many others, including offences committed online.</p><p>We use the term VAWG, including within the SPR, as it refers to acts of violence or abuse we know disproportionately, but not exclusively, affect women and girls.</p><p>The use of the term cannot and should not negate the experiences of, or the provisions for, male victims.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 01/03/2023 16:51:54 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586244

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the impact of the removal of healthcare products and devices from the market due to price increase applications being rejected by NHS Supply Chains on the users of those products.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) has robust measures in place to monitor supply chains and works closely with markets to ensure continuity of supply, so that the National Health Service has the medical devices and clinical consumables it needs to deliver care. Given the economic environment and global inflationary pressures, NHS Supply Chain recognises the challenges that suppliers are facing and is committed to working with them within the bounds of contractual agreements, to secure value for money for taxpayers and maintain availability.</p><p> </p><p>An established process exists for all price increase requests. These are evaluated by NHSSC on a case-by-case basis in line with the terms and conditions of awarded framework agreements. In order for an increase to be accepted, it needs to be justified and evidenced, and suppliers are expected to play their part in mitigating their cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>With specific reference to energy costs, the Government remains committed to supporting businesses via the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Following an HM Treasury led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 146881 146882 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:56:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586245

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to support UK businesses that supply the NHS with medical devices, medical equipment and services impacted by additional costs relating to (a) production, (b) distribution and (c) energy.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) has robust measures in place to monitor supply chains and works closely with markets to ensure continuity of supply, so that the National Health Service has the medical devices and clinical consumables it needs to deliver care. Given the economic environment and global inflationary pressures, NHS Supply Chain recognises the challenges that suppliers are facing and is committed to working with them within the bounds of contractual agreements, to secure value for money for taxpayers and maintain availability.</p><p> </p><p>An established process exists for all price increase requests. These are evaluated by NHSSC on a case-by-case basis in line with the terms and conditions of awarded framework agreements. In order for an increase to be accepted, it needs to be justified and evidenced, and suppliers are expected to play their part in mitigating their cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>With specific reference to energy costs, the Government remains committed to supporting businesses via the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Following an HM Treasury led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 146880 146882 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:56:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586246

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support UK-based NHS suppliers with increases in costs and supply chain pressures.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) has robust measures in place to monitor supply chains and works closely with markets to ensure continuity of supply, so that the National Health Service has the medical devices and clinical consumables it needs to deliver care. Given the economic environment and global inflationary pressures, NHS Supply Chain recognises the challenges that suppliers are facing and is committed to working with them within the bounds of contractual agreements, to secure value for money for taxpayers and maintain availability.</p><p> </p><p>An established process exists for all price increase requests. These are evaluated by NHSSC on a case-by-case basis in line with the terms and conditions of awarded framework agreements. In order for an increase to be accepted, it needs to be justified and evidenced, and suppliers are expected to play their part in mitigating their cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>With specific reference to energy costs, the Government remains committed to supporting businesses via the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Following an HM Treasury led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 146880 146881 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:56:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586382

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to agree a global high seas treaty that includes a legally-binding mechanism for the designation of marine protected areas on the high seas before the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Negotiations in the Intergovernmental Conference to negotiate a new Implementing Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) resumed at the UN on 20 February. The UK strongly supports the conclusion of an ambitious agreement at these negotiations and is working hard with international partners to achieve that outcome, which will include a mechanism for establishing Marine Protected Areas in the high seas. Negotiations conclude on 3 March.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 27/02/2023 15:53:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1585872

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of reports that Iran is preparing to supply Russia with short-range ballistic missiles to be used against Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	143718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns Iranian support for the Russian military campaign in Ukraine and has made this clear to Iran. Iran's supply of drones violates UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and the supply of ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a significant escalation. We support Ukraine's request for a UN investigation into the Iranian transfers and have repeatedly raised the issue of transfers at the UN, most recently on 19 December alongside both France and Germany. The UK also adopted new sanctions in October and December alongside the EU against Iranian individuals and entities involved in these transfers.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/02/2023 16:18:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1584989

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential for increasing the (a) development and (b) use of alternatives to experiments on animals.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	141446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and continues to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) for the use of animals in scientific procedures. This is achieved through UK Research and Innovation’s funding of the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies, and through research into the development of alternatives by Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 141447 141448 question first answered 15/02/2023 15:24:39 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1584991

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the use of non-animal (a) technologies and (b) approaches in scientific research.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	141447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and continues to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) for the use of animals in scientific procedures. This is achieved through UK Research and Innovation’s funding of the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies, and through research into the development of alternatives by Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 141446 141448 question first answered 15/02/2023 15:24:39 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1584993

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for research into technology to replace the use of animals in research and testing.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	141448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and continues to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) for the use of animals in scientific procedures. This is achieved through UK Research and Innovation’s funding of the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies, and through research into the development of alternatives by Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 141446 141447 question first answered 15/02/2023 15:24:39 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith