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1105513

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated net cost to the public purse is of gun (a) licensing and (b) certification in England in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	237596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring an efficient and effective firearms licensing system and to achieving full cost recovery for the police and Home Office. Fees for firearm and shotgun certificates issued by the police were last increased in 2015. The increase followed a public consultation which included an impact assessment setting out estimated costs, which can be found on gov.uk. The fee levels were calculated with a view to enabling police forces to move closer to full cost recovery when a police-led online licensing system is introduced. The police began trialling an on-line application portal in selected forces late last year. Delays with introducing online licensing make it difficult to accurately identify costs at this time but we will carry out a comprehensive review of the fees in 2020.</p><p>Applications for licences to possess prohibited firearms, for approved shooting clubs, and museums with firearms collections, are administered by the Home Office and Scottish Government. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 created a power to charge new fees for these licences. We sought views on proposals for the new fees in a public consultation in 2017. The consultation was accompanied by an impact assessment, which set out the estimated net costs of the system. We have reviewed the proposed level of fees in discussion with groups representing licensed firearms holders and we intend to announce the outcome shortly.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 237597 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:13:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1105514

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question 134808 on Firearms: Licensing, what steps he has taken since that Answer to ensure that the costs of gun licensing and certification are covered by the fees charged.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	237597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring an efficient and effective firearms licensing system and to achieving full cost recovery for the police and Home Office. Fees for firearm and shotgun certificates issued by the police were last increased in 2015. The increase followed a public consultation which included an impact assessment setting out estimated costs, which can be found on gov.uk. The fee levels were calculated with a view to enabling police forces to move closer to full cost recovery when a police-led online licensing system is introduced. The police began trialling an on-line application portal in selected forces late last year. Delays with introducing online licensing make it difficult to accurately identify costs at this time but we will carry out a comprehensive review of the fees in 2020.</p><p>Applications for licences to possess prohibited firearms, for approved shooting clubs, and museums with firearms collections, are administered by the Home Office and Scottish Government. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 created a power to charge new fees for these licences. We sought views on proposals for the new fees in a public consultation in 2017. The consultation was accompanied by an impact assessment, which set out the estimated net costs of the system. We have reviewed the proposed level of fees in discussion with groups representing licensed firearms holders and we intend to announce the outcome shortly.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 237596 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:13:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1105515

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on introducing mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	237598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are working to bring into force regulations on mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector as soon as possible, subject to parliamentary approval and timetable. As outlined in the Government response to the consultation on Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector, published on 29 January 2019, we will work with industry to produce guidance for landlords setting out the skills and qualifications relevant to determining competence of those carrying out electrical inspections. We intend to work with local authorities in England as we develop the range of sanctions available to them for non-compliance.</p><p>We regularly consult with stakeholder groups including tenants, and in July 2018, we updated our ‘How to’ guides, a series of checklists for renting in England which must be provided to tenants at the outset of all new tenancies. Further consultation with tenant groups will take place when the Electrical Safety Regulations come into force to raise tenant awareness about the changes and the ‘How to’ guides will be updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 237599 237601 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:34:14 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1105517

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation is being undertaken with consumer groups on ensuring tenant awareness of forthcoming electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	237599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are working to bring into force regulations on mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector as soon as possible, subject to parliamentary approval and timetable. As outlined in the Government response to the consultation on Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector, published on 29 January 2019, we will work with industry to produce guidance for landlords setting out the skills and qualifications relevant to determining competence of those carrying out electrical inspections. We intend to work with local authorities in England as we develop the range of sanctions available to them for non-compliance.</p><p>We regularly consult with stakeholder groups including tenants, and in July 2018, we updated our ‘How to’ guides, a series of checklists for renting in England which must be provided to tenants at the outset of all new tenancies. Further consultation with tenant groups will take place when the Electrical Safety Regulations come into force to raise tenant awareness about the changes and the ‘How to’ guides will be updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 237598 237601 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:34:14 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1105518

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of preventing landlords and letting agents from letting a property if that property does not have a gas safety certificate.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	237600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>All landlords must provide a tenant with a gas safety certification at the start of the tenancy and within 28 days of each annual gas safety check, if there is a gas installation. Landlords of tenants on assured shorthold tenancies (which started or were renewed after 1 October 2015) cannot serve an eviction notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 if the gas safety certificate has not been provided.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 02/04/2019 14:34:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1105519

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation his Department has undertaken with local government on enforcement powers for new regulations for mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	237601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are working to bring into force regulations on mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector as soon as possible, subject to parliamentary approval and timetable. As outlined in the Government response to the consultation on Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector, published on 29 January 2019, we will work with industry to produce guidance for landlords setting out the skills and qualifications relevant to determining competence of those carrying out electrical inspections. We intend to work with local authorities in England as we develop the range of sanctions available to them for non-compliance.</p><p>We regularly consult with stakeholder groups including tenants, and in July 2018, we updated our ‘How to’ guides, a series of checklists for renting in England which must be provided to tenants at the outset of all new tenancies. Further consultation with tenant groups will take place when the Electrical Safety Regulations come into force to raise tenant awareness about the changes and the ‘How to’ guides will be updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 237598 237599 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:34:14 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1087146

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Sheffield City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2019 to 228561 on Housing: Construction, whether any local authorities in the Sheffield City Region will be eligible for funding under each of those proposals.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	231365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>No area in England is excluded from this funding. We welcome applications or bids from any and all parts of the Sheffield City Region.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/03/2019 14:28:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1086698

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend funding for the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme beyond 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	230629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Work continues with local authorities and international partners to deliver the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) by 2020, including those with family links in the UK, and we are on track to do this. The Mandate Resettlement Scheme also allows those recognised by the UNCHR as refugees to join close family members here in the UK.</p><p><br>We always aim to resettle families referred to the UK’s resettlement schemes by the UNHCR as close as possible to any family members already here in the UK, however this is subject to the availability of suitable and sustainable accommodation and relevant support services in that area.</p><p><br>We are working with key stakeholders and international partners on our future Asylum and Resettlement Strategy. This includes consideration of the UK’s resettlement offer beyond 2020.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 230630 230653 230654 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:32:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1086699

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support family reunification as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	230630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Work continues with local authorities and international partners to deliver the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) by 2020, including those with family links in the UK, and we are on track to do this. The Mandate Resettlement Scheme also allows those recognised by the UNCHR as refugees to join close family members here in the UK.</p><p><br>We always aim to resettle families referred to the UK’s resettlement schemes by the UNHCR as close as possible to any family members already here in the UK, however this is subject to the availability of suitable and sustainable accommodation and relevant support services in that area.</p><p><br>We are working with key stakeholders and international partners on our future Asylum and Resettlement Strategy. This includes consideration of the UK’s resettlement offer beyond 2020.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 230629 230653 230654 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:32:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1086700

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities seeking to facilitate family reunification as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	230653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Work continues with local authorities and international partners to deliver the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) by 2020, including those with family links in the UK, and we are on track to do this. The Mandate Resettlement Scheme also allows those recognised by the UNCHR as refugees to join close family members here in the UK.</p><p><br>We always aim to resettle families referred to the UK’s resettlement schemes by the UNHCR as close as possible to any family members already here in the UK, however this is subject to the availability of suitable and sustainable accommodation and relevant support services in that area.</p><p><br>We are working with key stakeholders and international partners on our future Asylum and Resettlement Strategy. This includes consideration of the UK’s resettlement offer beyond 2020.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 230629 230630 230654 question first answered 14/03/2019 16:32:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts