Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1180075

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking in response to findings from National Apprenticeships week.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Our 13<sup>th</sup> annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) took place from 3 to 7 February. The theme of this year’s NAW was ‘Look Beyond’.</p><p>Focussing on diversity, as well as quality, this year’s NAW aimed to support the widening participation agenda. It aimed to support this agenda by highlighting the diversity and value that apprenticeships bring to employers, apprentices and communities across England. Nearly 900 events were held across the country.</p><p>We are currently analysing the detail of the evaluation and further information will be available after the Easter recess.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 03/03/2020 17:38:19 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180076

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase funding for schools in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>​The Department is increasing school funding by £14 billion over the next three years, starting with £2.6 billion in 2020-21 and followed by increases of £4.8 billion and £7.1 billion in 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively, compared to 2019-20.</p><p>Overall, school funding is increasing by 5% in 2020-21 alone – a significant increase, and we will continue to distribute that funding through the National Funding Formula (NFF), which ensures that funding is based on schools’ and pupils’ needs and characteristics. This will ensure that per-pupil funding for every school can rise at least in line with inflation next year; and faster than inflation for most.</p><p>Under the NFF schools in Harlow will attract an additional £4.6 million in total cash funding next year, a 7% increase compared to last year, taking their total cash funding up to £70.1 million. This reflects a 5.4% increase in per pupil funding when compared to last year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/03/2020 15:57:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180077

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to reduce knife crime in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government is determined to turn the tide on knife crime in all areas, wherever it occurs. Across England and Wales, we are recruiting 20,000 more police officers over the next three years and increasing sentences for violent criminals. We have made it easier for the police to use enhanced stop and search powers and we will introduce a new court order to make it easier for the police to stop and search those who have been convicted of knife crime.</p><p>We will also ensure that anyone charged with knife possession will appear before magistrates within days and we are also making £10 million available to the police to equip more officers with tasers. In addition, we have legislated through the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 to give the police more powers and to ensure knives are less likely to make their way on to the streets and we will also be introducing the Serious Violence Bill to place a duty on the police, councils and health authorities to work together to prevent and tackle serious violence.</p><p>Over the last 12 months, we have increased police funding, by £1 billion this year and announced that the amount of funding available to the policing system in 2020 to 2021 will increase by more than £1.1 billion. We have also announced a targeted £25 million to tackle county lines drug gangs, given the links between drugs, county lines and serious violence and we have provided the £100 million Serious Violence Fund to provide support to the 18 police force areas most affected by serious violence. Of this, Essex Police has been allocated £1.76 million to pay for a surge in police operational activity, such as increased patrols in greater numbers for longer periods of times, as well as new equipment and technology, improved intelligence and targeting, and an enhanced investigative response.</p><p>A further £1.16m from the Fund was invested in developing Essex Police’s Violence Reduction Unit.</p><p>On 29 December 2019 the Home Secretary announced a further £35 million to continue funding Violence Reduction Units. Essex Police have been allocated another £1.16m for 2020/21 to continue to tackle the root causes of serious violence.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/03/2020 16:37:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180078

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Social Rented Housing: Harlow
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 steps he will take to reduce the number of out-of-area placements in permitted development rights buildings in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that as far as possible local authorities should avoid placing households outside of their borough. However, where there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation, on occasion, it is necessary to place households outside of the local area. This should always be a last resort. Where it does happen, the council should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. They also have a legal duty to notify the receiving local authority of any households placed into their area.</p><p>Collaboration between local authorities is key. The Government welcomes the initiative taken by the Local Government Association to bring together local authorities from London and around the country to try to address concerns about unsuitable out of area placements, including the use of blocks converted under permitted development rights.</p><p>I also recognise the particular challenges that London boroughs face in securing suitable temporary accommodation, which can affect surrounding areas such as Harlow. To tackle these issues, we have invested £37.8 million into a partnership of local authorities across London who have set up Capital Letters – a not-for-profit company which will support councils to reduce the use of expensive nightly-paid temporary accommodation and help to ensure properties are allocated more locally than they are currently. In total, in 2020/2021 the Government is providing £437 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £69 million increase in funding from the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/02/2020 17:17:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180106

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not allocated any funding to civil society or<br>campaigning bodies in the last three years.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/03/2020 13:04:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180107

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Grant agreement terms and conditions prohibit grant funding being used for paid for lobbying and political campaigning.</p><p>Data regarding Cabinet Office funding in 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 is published in the Government Grants register on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register</a>. Data for the 2018/2019 financial year will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/03/2020 11:32:59 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180108

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The majority of the Department’s funds have been allocated through our partner organisations to bodies which are classified as part of civil society, since that definition includes universities. Further details are set out in the Department’s accounts and those of our partner organisations. We do not specifically fund campaigning bodies.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/03/2020 17:04:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180109

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Civil Society forms an essential part of our communities up and down the country. It includes large, national charities, social enterprises, volunteers and small grassroots organisations but what joins them all is the idea of creating social value to help build a better society.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government funding to civil society is ring-fenced for particular projects or programmes. Grant agreement terms and conditions prohibit grant funding being used for paid for lobbying and political campaigning.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures quoted below represent the total amount of expenditure incurred by the Office for Civil Society since it joined DCMS as part of a Machinery of Government transfer. Any information prior to 2015-16 would be held by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>2018-19</strong></td><td>£178,929,480</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2017-18</strong></td><td>£228,705,555</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2016-17</strong></td><td>£253,708,419</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015-16</strong></td><td>£169,082,246</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/03/2020 11:32:45 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180110

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department funds organisations across sectors to deliver its priorities. This ranges from large construction companies which build schools to small charities such as the Anna Freud Centre who are delivering looked-after children's mental health assessment pilots. We do not currently differentiate between charities, campaigning bodies or other non-profit organisations.</p><p>The Department does regularly publish a comprehensive supplier spend report here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25000-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25000-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p>The Government also publishes a list of grant expenditure above £25,000 as part of routine Government Transparency. Reports dating from 2013 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register</a>.</p><p>DfE’s default commercial policy is that requirements provided by third party organisations are subject to competition. This includes contracts and general grants. Where the requirement will lead to a contract, the procurement must be compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/03/2020 16:04:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180111

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by his Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s finance system does not categorise suppliers in a way that would enable separate identification of funding to civil society and campaigning bodies. The only way in which we could obtain the requested information would be to manually go though payments to all suppliers and categorise them individually. This could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/03/2020 16:08:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon