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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare: Sentencing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last considered a review of sentencing for animal cruelty offences. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 1363 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
answer text <p>The Government keeps maximum penalties under review. This includes sentencing trends, and whether there is any evidence that the courts may be finding their sentencing powers inadequate. Any change in sentencing in one part of the law has to be made consistent across the entire criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Sentencing Council recently updated its guidelines for magistrates. In their revised guideline, the Sentencing Council aims to ensure that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive longer sentences of up to the maximum of 6 months’ imprisonment.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-04T16:39:34.49Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-04T16:39:34.49Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
732896
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Non-domestic Rates more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been paid to businesses from the £300 million business rates relief fund. more like this
tabling member constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale more like this
tabling member printed
Tim Farron more like this
uin 1482 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answer text <p>In April the Government confirmed how much each local authority would receive under the £300 million discretionary relief fund. It is now for local authorities to design and implement their own local schemes and to ensure that support for their local business goes where it is needed.</p><p>The Government has been clear that it expects local authorities to make rapid progress in finalising their schemes, identifying eligible businesses and adjusting bills to provide this support, as soon as possible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Nuneaton more like this
answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones more like this
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less than 2017-07-03T16:07:32.49Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-03T16:07:32.49Z
answering member
4024
label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones more like this
tabling member
1591
label Biography information for Tim Farron more like this
732905
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Planning Permission: Christchurch more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Planning Inspectorate plans to issue a start date for the appeals lodged by residents of Tall Trees Park, Matchams Lane, Christchurch in January 2017 against the Enforcement Notice of Christchurch Borough Council of 30 November 2016; and what the reasons are for the time taken to issue that start date. more like this
tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Christopher Chope more like this
uin 1449 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>The Lawful Development Certificate appeal was being dealt with through written representations, as requested by the appellant, and it proceeded to a site visit on 16 March 2017. Following the site visit the Inspector decided to change the procedure to an inquiry to enable evidence to be tested under oath and to link the appeal to the subsequently received enforcement appeals. We are working to resolve a number of complex issues on the enforcement appeals so that they can be started and linked as soon as possible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
grouped question UIN 1445 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-06T09:22:40.363Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-06T09:22:40.363Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
tabling member
242
label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this
732947
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Zero Hours Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people engaged on zero-hours contracts who are in receipt of universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Madders more like this
uin 1302 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
answer text <p>The information requested is currently not available.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
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less than 2017-07-04T11:42:34.99Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-04T11:42:34.99Z
answering member
3969
label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
4418
label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
733050
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Stalking more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of women being stalked have been reported to the police in each of the last five years; and how many people have been convicted of stalking in that same period. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 1521 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-05more like thismore than 2017-07-05
answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the requested information centrally.</p><p>The Home Office collects data on the number of stalking offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales, although these data cannot be broken down by gender of victim. Data on stalking offences have been published since 2014/15. Prior to this date, there were included in the harassment offence classification. These are published by the Office for National Statistics and can be found in Table A4 of the latest Crime in England and Wales publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of offences that led to conviction. Data on convictions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. They have supplied information on the number of convictions for stalking and this is given in the table.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-05T11:48:23.407Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-05T11:48:23.407Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this
733145
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Lifelong Education: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure current levels of funding for lifelong learning are maintained after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
tabling member printed
Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 1329 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>This year’s Budget committed £40 million to fund pilots that will test ambitious, new approaches to removing barriers to lifelong learning. These pilots are not funded through EU sources.</p><p>In relation to ongoing EU sources of funding, the Government has said it will consult closely with stakeholders to review such schemes in the round, to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest, while ensuring appropriate certainty. Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-06T16:30:23.617Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-06T16:30:23.617Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
732519
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Beer: Small Businesses more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of microbreweries in the UK in each year for which data is available. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 1143 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p>While we do not hold information on the number of microbreweries (which are typically identified by the limited amount of beer they produce), data is collected on the number of manufacturers of beer split by employee size-band. As displayed in the table below the number of breweries has increased by over 120%, with the vast majority of this increase being among those enterprises with less than 10 employees.</p><p><strong>Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0 to 9 employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>995</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK Business- Activity Size and Location (ONS)</p>
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-28T12:56:43.583Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T12:56:43.583Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
732598
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Consumer Organisations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 56 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to support consumer organisations with funding, capacity and statutory rights, to enable them to analyse data to identify areas of detriment to people in poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Lyn Brown more like this
uin 1094 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p>The department provides £22.3 million to Citizens Advice and £2.9 million to Citizens Advice Scotland annually in core funding enabling those organisations to use their data to undertake further research to help those most in need, including the vulnerable and those in poverty.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-28T14:18:16.397Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T14:18:16.397Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
732600
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 16 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to measure and monitor destitution directly through surveys. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Lyn Brown more like this
uin 1095 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
answer text <p>We are aware of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s September 2016 report ‘UK Poverty, Causes, Costs and Solution’ which aimed to set out a long-term strategy for a UK free of poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The merits of the recommendation in this report to measure and monitor destitution directly through repeated surveys have been considered with the JRF. It is acknowledged that individuals and families living in non-private households, communal establishments and the homeless are not well captured on surveys currently used to measure household income and poverty. The ONS is currently commissioning, jointly with JRF, a research project to investigate the feasibility of including individuals and families not living in private households (who are currently not covered by traditional household surveys) in estimates of personal well-being, poverty and destitution. We will be interested in the results of this report when it is published (due in early 2018).</p><p> </p><p>One of the key benefits of repeating a survey is to build a meaningful time series from the data, with the changes seen over time helping government to understand how policies impact on individuals and families. However, given the difficulty in generating a robust sampling frame for this group, we may not be sure that apparent movements in the destitution measure over time are genuine, rather than driven by random changes in the sample we happen to include between years.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2017-07-04T11:51:29.753Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-04T11:51:29.753Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
732601
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 15 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to extend the measurement of poverty indicators to working-age adults without children, and to pensioners. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Lyn Brown more like this
uin 1096 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-30more like thismore than 2017-06-30
answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of working-age adults without children and pensioners in relative and absolute low income in the UK are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income series.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 on a Before Housing Cost basis (BHC) 14% of working-age adults without children in the UK were in relative low income, and 12% in absolute low income.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 on a After Housing Cost basis (AHC) the proportion of pensioners in relative low income was 16%, with 14% in absolute low income.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, 8% of UK pensioners aged 65 and over were estimated to be in material deprivation.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to publish data on low income through the annual Households Below Average Income statistics.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-30T13:34:34.503Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-30T13:34:34.503Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this