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1700019

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date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are held in the prison estate by nationality.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on how many Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) are held in custody are published in Offender Management Statistics Quarterly: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2023" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly: July to September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. For data on the prison population by nationality, see prison population table 1_7.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data from 31 December 2023 shows that there were 10,423 (3,333 remand, 6,697 sentenced and 393 non-criminal) FNOs held in custody; representing 12% of the total prison population. The most common nationalities after British Nationals in prisons are Albanian (13% of the FNO prison population), Polish (9%), Romanian (7%), Irish (6%) and Jamaican (4%).</p><p> </p><p>The removal of FNOs is a Government priority and my department continues to work closely with the Home Office to maximise the number of deportations.</p><p> </p><p>Published figures show that FNO returns have increased following the pandemic, in the latest 12-month period (ending December 2023) by 27% when compared to the previous 12-month period. Between January 2019 and December 2023 17,795 FNOs have been removed.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of FNOs held in custody is 12% of the total prison population and has remained stable in recent years while the overall prison population has grown.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 March, the Government set out a plan to increase the number of FNOs removed through:</p><ul><li>The recruitment of 400 additional caseworkers and streamlining the end-to-end removal process;</li><li>Extending foreign national conditional cautions to FNOs with limited leave to remain; and</li><li>Amending deportation policy to enable FNOs given suspended sentences of 6 months or more to be considered for deportation.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>These actions build on our expansion of the Early Removal Scheme to allow for removal of FNOs up to 18 months before the end of the custodial element of their sentence, and expediting prisoner transfers with priority countries such as Albania and seeking to conclude new transfer agreements with partner countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/04/2024 16:31:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1700020

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a breakdown of offences committed by foreign nationals held in the prison estate.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a Government priority and my department continues to work closely with the Home Office to maximise the number of deportations.</p><p> </p><p>Published figures show that FNO returns have increased following the pandemic, in the latest 12-month period (ending December 2023) by 27% when compared to the previous 12-month period. Between January 2019 and December 2023 17,795 FNOs have been removed.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of FNOs held in custody is 12% of the total prison population and has remained stable in recent years while the overall prison population has grown.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 March, the Government set out a plan to increase the number of FNOs removed through:</p><ul><li>The recruitment of 400 additional caseworkers and streamlining the end-to-end removal process;</li><li>Extending foreign national conditional cautions to FNOs with limited leave to remain; and</li><li>Amending deportation policy to enable FNOs given suspended sentences of 6 months or more to be considered for deportation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These actions build on our expansion of the Early Removal Scheme to allow for removal of FNOs up to 18 months before the end of the custodial element of their sentence, and expediting prisoner transfers with priority countries such as Albania and seeking to conclude new transfer agreements with partner countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/04/2024 16:32:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-04-17 PQ 20834 table.xlsx title Foreign National prisoners
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698975

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's staff are seconded to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and for what purpose.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury pursues secondments with a wide range of partners to represent the Treasury, deepen our exchange with other institutions whilst also honing the skills and experience of our staff beyond the Civil Service environment.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/04/2024 14:26:06 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698976

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding the UK has committed to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank since becoming a member.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Details on UK funding committed to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be found in the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111138960" target="_blank">AIIB Capital Order 2015</a> and in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-aiib-special-fund" target="_blank">published guidance relating to the AIIB Project Preparation Special Fund.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 17/04/2024 08:57:24 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698978

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) political (i) benefits and (ii) disadvantages of membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an established multilateral development bank (MDB) with a membership of 109 countries worldwide.</p><p>The benefits of the UK's membership of the AIIB were set out when the government <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-plans-to-join-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank" target="_blank">announced its intention for the UK to join the AIIB</a> and in <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2015-10-19/debates/38666024-f411-47c2-a905-96ea04ca1fa8/DraftAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(InitialCapitalContribution)Order2015" target="_blank">presenting the Draft AIIB (Initial Capital Contribution) Order 2015 for agreement by the House of Commons.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/04/2024 13:25:18 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698981

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the threat of use by the Chinese authorities of UK membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Ban to access UK data.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We are actively monitoring threats to UK data and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary to protect our national security.</p><p>Data can be exploited by those seeking to counter UK interests and we are taking action to secure our data. As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, this includes considering new levers to prevent hostile actors accessing our data.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/04/2024 13:28:02 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698984

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to what overseas-based financial organisations staff from his Department are seconded; and how many staff are seconded to each such organisation for how long and for what purpose.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury pursues secondments with a wide range of partners to represent the Treasury, deepen our exchange with other institutions whilst also honing the skills and experience of our staff beyond the Civil Service environment.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/04/2024 14:24:37 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698342

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure National Highways keeps (a) roads and (b) verges clear of litter.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways survey and grade the Strategic Road Network in accordance with The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse. National Highways teams patrol the Strategic Road Network and collect litter daily where it is safe to do so. National Highways carries out weekly inspections on its network, ensuring that it prioritises the clearance of the worst affected areas. National Highways also takes advantage of planned closures for other works to undertake additional litter picks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Highways’ grading activities are reported and monitored via its corporate Performance Indicator of the percentage of the Strategic Road Network where litter is graded at A or B as defined in the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways strategy is to simultaneously reduce the need for litter picking and collection by encouraging behavioural change whilst also providing an effective litter clearing service. National Highways takes a data-led approach to litter clearing activities to ensure that litter hotspots are quickly identified and that resources are targeted effectively. In 2023-24, National Highways collected over 50,000 bags of litter from roads under its supervision.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Road and Rail, as Highways Monitor, also plays an important role in monitoring National Highways in areas such as litter on behalf of the Secretary of State, ensuring National Highways deliver its commitments as set out in the Roads Investment Strategy and holding National Highways to account for its licence commitments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 15:31:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698343

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he can take if National Highways fail to clear litter from (a) roads and (b) verges; and what discussions he has had with that agency on such clearance.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport regularly engages with National Highways on the issue of litter clearance, and its performance is monitored against a litter performance indicator which helps to ensure National Highways are carrying out its legislative duty. National Highways strategy is to simultaneously reduce the need for litter picking and collection by encouraging behavioural change whilst also providing an effective litter clearing service. In 2023-24, National Highways collected over 50,000 bags of litter from roads under its supervision.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Road and Rail, as Highways Monitor, also plays an important role in monitoring National Highways’ litter clearance on behalf of the Secretary of State and holding National Highways to account for its licence commitments. The ORR report annually to Parliament and the public on National Highways performance, including litter. If the Office for Road and Rail deem that National Highways is not complying with its statutory directions or complying with the requirements of the Road Investment Strategy, they may determine enforcement action to be appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 15:22:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1694466

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to report entitled Financing the Future: Energy, published by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association on 26 February 2024, what steps her Department plans to take to encourage private capital investment in green energy.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	17483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK saw £60bn of investment in 2023, meaning that since 2010 the UK has seen £300bn of public and private investment into low carbon sectors. The Powering Up Britain Plan, backed by substantial government funding, seeks to attract private capital for green energy.</p><p> </p><p>We've bolstered investor confidence with announcements on the UK Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) sector and the Hydrogen Strategy. In December 2023, we unveiled Europe's largest simultaneous commercial-scale green hydrogen projects, supporting 125MW in the inaugural Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1).</p><p> </p><p>We’ve allocated over £1 billion for the flagship Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme's Allocation Round 6 (AR6) and £1.1 billion to the Green Industries Growth Accelerator, to support the expansion of domestic green manufacturing capacity and strengthen clean energy supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2024 13:16:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton