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1301964

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date	22/03/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employers have been fined under The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 for preventing an employee from adhering to the required self-isolation period.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	167238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>It is critically important that the following people stay at home and self-isolate immediately: anyone who has tested positive with COVID-19, anyone who has been contacted by NHS Test and Trace or their local authority, and anyone who has returned from abroad and is required to quarantine.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has developed guidance on employment rights and self-isolation so that workers and employers are clear about their rights and obligations. The guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/if-you-need-to-self-isolate-or-cannot-attend-work-due-to-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/if-you-need-to-self-isolate-or-cannot-attend-work-due-to-coronavirus</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, anyone who is due to work anywhere other than where they are self-isolating (normally their home) must inform their employer that they are required to self-isolate. An individual can receive a Fixed Penalty Notice of £50 for not doing so.</p><p> </p><p>It is an offence for an employer to knowingly allow a person who is required to self-isolate to work anywhere other than where they are self-isolating. If an employer is reasonably believed to be in breach of this requirement, they may be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice, ranging from £1,000 to £10,000.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities provide written and verbal advice to businesses to enable them to comply with their obligations. Enforcement action is taken against employers who do not follow this advice and who do not take reasonable steps to ensure that their workers who must be self-isolating are not working from outside their home.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 26/03/2021 11:21:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1304347

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Freeports
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 he has made, for each of the port operators involved in the eight successful Freeport bids, in view of the responsibilities they will exercise for ensuring goods on site follow the correct customs processes, as to whether those companies are fit and proper to exercise such responsibilities in the context of (a) their corporate record and (b) their beneficial owners; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	172066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>Freeport customs sites will be authorised by the UK Government. There are a number of requirements, including robust security requirements and ensuring goods remain under customs control, that both operators and businesses will have to demonstrate as part of the authorisation. Additionally, to protect the UK’s customs compliance regime, HMRC and Border Force will continue to conduct compliance checks on goods within the Freeport customs site.</p><p>Work is ongoing to develop the HMRC operational processes that are required to support the introduction of Freeports. Once completed, this work will inform the resources required for HMRC to authorise customs sites.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172067 172070 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:11:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1304385

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Public Health: Parks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many joint parks and public health strategies have been produced by local authorities since 2016; and whether he plans to make the production of such strategies a statutory duty.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	172063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. We have no plans to make the production of joint parks and public health strategies a statutory duty. It is for local authorities to determine how they can most effectively act to improve the health of their local populations.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/03/2021 15:11:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 93132 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1304451

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect vulnerable children from county lines drugs networks.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	913715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Mr Speaker, with your permission, I would like to group this question with question 31.</p><p>We are determined to roll up county lines and protect vulnerable children from this harmful form of exploitation.</p><p>Through our £25m county lines programme we have already seen 3,400 people arrested, more than 550 lines closed and more than 770 vulnerable people safeguarded.</p><p>We have also increased investment in dedicated one-to-one support for county lines victims and their families.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2021 16:25:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1304452

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to prevent migrants from unlawfully crossing the English Channel; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	913717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The danger to life from channel crossings and the criminal activity they fund is simply unacceptable.</p><p>Journeys are often illegally-facilitated and totally unnecessary, France is a safe country with a fully functioning asylum system.</p><p>We are working tirelessly to make this route unviable.</p><p>We are also introducing legislation to fix our broken asylum system and create a fairer and firmer system.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/03/2021 16:29:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1304453

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the temporary accommodation provided by her Department for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	913719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Contingency accommodation - whether this be hotels across the United Kingdom or at the Napier barracks and Penally training camp - was set up in response to the enormous pressures placed on our asylum system by the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>We expect the highest standards from providers and have instructed them to make improvements as part of our contract governance and following inspections, an independent audit and the interim report from the Independent Chief Inspector.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2021 16:33:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1304454

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pets: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to reduce pet theft.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	913720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the distress pet theft causes.</p><p>It is for Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to determine how to tackle this crime. The Government’s role is ensuring police forces have sufficient resources to respond to the challenges they face.</p><p>We have committed to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers by March 2023, with over 6,000 already in place.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/03/2021 16:35:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1304455

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to simplify asylum (a) claims and (b) appeals.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	913721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is working to transform the broken asylum system and processes: the work will simplify, streamline and digitise processes, ensuring that genuine asylum claimants are treated quickly, fairly and are supported; and those who do not qualify are rapidly identified and prepared for return.</p><p>As part of this programme of work, the Home Office is working collaboratively with HMCTS on their ambitious programme of court reform.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2021 16:37:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1304456

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect vulnerable children from county lines drugs networks.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	913729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>We are determined to roll up county lines and protect vulnerable children from this harmful form of exploitation.</p><p>Through our £25m county lines programme we have already seen 3,400 people arrested, more than 550 lines closed and more than 770 vulnerable people safeguarded.</p><p>We have also increased investment in dedicated one-to-one support for county lines victims and their families.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2021 16:27:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1304457

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of police resources during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	913723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic we have worked with all police forces to understand the pressures they are experiencing as a result of COVID-19. As a result, we have ensured the police have the resources they need to enforce COVID-19 regulations and continue to keep the public safe.</p><p>The total amount of additional funding made available to forces since the start of the pandemic is nearly £200 million.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/03/2021 16:40:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan