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1203648

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lewes Prison: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report of the Independent Monitoring Report published in June 2020, if he will provide the financial and other resources required to improve the accommodation at HMP Lewes to a decent standard.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>HMPPS and the Governor of HMP Lewes are committed to making improvements to accommodation standards at the prison.</p><p>At HMP Lewes, around £188,000 has been allocated to the plastering of cells in the healthcare wing and around £150,000 has been committed for shower refurbishments on A and K wings levels two and three.</p><p>As was noted in the Independent Monitoring Board report improvements have already been made to the decoration of cells, doors, railings and walls. This was considered to be ‘a very considerable improvement’ by the Board.</p><p>In addition, trained prisoners now work on every residential unit to keep landings decorated, and to repaint vacant cells or those cells highlighted as requiring improvements.</p><p>To tackle cleanliness issues the use of cleaning products has been reviewed, and additional items such as descaling agent, steam cleaners, pressure washers and wet-vacs been ordered to for use in landings, cells, serveries and showers. Significant efforts are being made across all residential units during 2019, including the introduction of daily cleanliness checks by the Heads of Residence and decency checks carried out by the whole Senior Leadership Team, with a focus on décor, graffiti, cleanliness, equipment and facilities. Funds have been allocated for the deep clean completed in December 2019 to be repeated annually.</p><p>Cleanliness remains a particularly key focus in responding to the Covid-19 outbreak, but is limited due to social distancing requirements. Serveries and showers are cleaned before and after use to minimise the spread of infection, and all door handles, handrails, and commonly touched areas are cleaned throughout the day.</p><p>In regard to the Board’s comments on damage to cells or lack of prisoner equipment, any issues are logged and reported to the facilities management provider and repairs are tracked. These are reported to the Governor and senior managers on a daily basis. This includes issues with a lack of furniture, and orders are placed regularly to try to maintain sufficient stock levels to deal with damage or wear and tear to in-cell furniture.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/06/2020 17:00:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203711

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's article in The Times newspaper of 3 June 2020, what steps she is taking to ensure that the pathway to citizenship, referred to by the Prime Minister, is straightforward and accessible for students who hold BN(O) passports.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/06/2020 14:53:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203799

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hearings proceeded in the family Flexible Operating Hours pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>40 family cases were heard at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre during the Flexible Operating Hours pilots.</p><p>HMCTS has appointed a consortium of IFF Research and Frontier Economics to carry out an independent evaluation of the Flexible Operating Hours pilots at Manchester Civil Justice Centre and the County Court at Brentford. The evaluation is being conducted as set out in the evaluation plan, published July 2019: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary</a>.</p><p>Data has been collected on the number of cases heard in Flexible Operating Hours sessions rather than on numbers of participants. Legal professionals, including those who participated in the pilots and those who opted out, were contacted to take part in in-depth research interviews. Public user surveys distributed to all participants in FOH sessions contained 19 optional questions related to equality and diversity, including questions on caring responsibilities. Data was also collected on reasons for opting out of FOH sessions by way of surveys that included the same equality and diversity questions and by interviews. Analysis of data on legal professionals and litigants in person with caring responsibilities who participated in the pilots in Brentford and Manchester will be included in the independent evaluation report.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59418 59419 question first answered 22/06/2020 14:24:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203801

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal professionals with caring responsibilities participated in the civil and family Flexible Operating Hours pilot scheme, by (a) sex, (b) jurisdiction and (c) location.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>40 family cases were heard at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre during the Flexible Operating Hours pilots.</p><p>HMCTS has appointed a consortium of IFF Research and Frontier Economics to carry out an independent evaluation of the Flexible Operating Hours pilots at Manchester Civil Justice Centre and the County Court at Brentford. The evaluation is being conducted as set out in the evaluation plan, published July 2019: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary</a>.</p><p>Data has been collected on the number of cases heard in Flexible Operating Hours sessions rather than on numbers of participants. Legal professionals, including those who participated in the pilots and those who opted out, were contacted to take part in in-depth research interviews. Public user surveys distributed to all participants in FOH sessions contained 19 optional questions related to equality and diversity, including questions on caring responsibilities. Data was also collected on reasons for opting out of FOH sessions by way of surveys that included the same equality and diversity questions and by interviews. Analysis of data on legal professionals and litigants in person with caring responsibilities who participated in the pilots in Brentford and Manchester will be included in the independent evaluation report.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59417 59419 question first answered 22/06/2020 14:24:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203834

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person with caring responsibilities took part in the Flexible Operating Hours pilot scheme for civil and family courts, broken down by sex, jurisdiction and location.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>40 family cases were heard at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre during the Flexible Operating Hours pilots.</p><p>HMCTS has appointed a consortium of IFF Research and Frontier Economics to carry out an independent evaluation of the Flexible Operating Hours pilots at Manchester Civil Justice Centre and the County Court at Brentford. The evaluation is being conducted as set out in the evaluation plan, published July 2019: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary</a>.</p><p>Data has been collected on the number of cases heard in Flexible Operating Hours sessions rather than on numbers of participants. Legal professionals, including those who participated in the pilots and those who opted out, were contacted to take part in in-depth research interviews. Public user surveys distributed to all participants in FOH sessions contained 19 optional questions related to equality and diversity, including questions on caring responsibilities. Data was also collected on reasons for opting out of FOH sessions by way of surveys that included the same equality and diversity questions and by interviews. Analysis of data on legal professionals and litigants in person with caring responsibilities who participated in the pilots in Brentford and Manchester will be included in the independent evaluation report.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 59417 59418 question first answered 22/06/2020 14:24:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203864

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
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 is taking to ensure that young people from Hong Kong born after 1997 and therefore not holding British National (Overseas) passports are able to access asylum in the event that the proposed National Security law is implemented and they are in danger of political prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. All asylum claims must be lodged in-country and we have no plans to amend this.</p><p>However, in considering arrangements for BN(O)s to come to the UK, we will also consider our approach to the dependants of BN(O)s who do not themselves hold BN(O) status.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/06/2020 14:55:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203274

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
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	Agriculture: Land Use
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 recent estimate his Department has made of the total area of farmland (a) in the UK and (b) abroad used to grow (i) fruit and vegetables for UK consumption, (ii) animal feed crops for UK use and (iii) bioenergy crops for UK use; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The latest available areas of crops grown in the UK are in the table below. We do not collect any information on the end use of the crops so we are unable to quantify how much of this area is used for UK consumption. Similarly, we have no information on the areas grown abroad that are used for UK consumption (trade data is only based on volumes).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crop</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area</strong> <strong>(thousand hectares)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Fruit and vegetables</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Animal feed crops<sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Bioenergy crops</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: June 2019 Agricultural and Horticultural Survey, United Kingdom. Department for Transport Renewable Fuels Transport Obligation data.</p><p> </p><p>Notes: <sup>(1)</sup> Animal feed crops include forage maize (England only), field beans and peas for harvesting dry, root crops, brassicas, fodder beet and all other crops for stockfeeding. Cereals are excluded as we are unable to split between animal feed and human uses.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/06/2020 14:12:25 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203296

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) names of the representatives on and (b) terms of reference for the aviation restart and recovery expert group.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The aviation sector is important to the UK economy and the government recognises the challenging times facing the sector as a result of COVID-19. The Expert Steering Group (ESG) was set up to bring together all the interested parties from across government and industry to co-produce solutions where possible.</p><p> </p><p>Membership of the ESG compromises of a range of industry experts and relevant Government departments. Working closely with trade bodies such as Airport Operators Association and Airlines UK, DfT agreed the following membership comprising of representatives from across the sector along with relevant Government departments:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sector</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><p>Airlines<strong> ​</strong></p></td><td><p>BA/ IAG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EasyJet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loganair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TUI</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Airports<strong>​</strong></p></td><td><p>AGS (Aberdeen, Glasgow &amp; Southampton)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CWL (Cardiff)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Derry Airport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gatwick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heathrow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAG (Manchester, Stansted &amp; East Midlands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RCA (Bournemouth, Exeter, Norwich)​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ground Handlers ​</p></td><td><p>Swissport​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regulator​</p></td><td><p>CAA​</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Air Traffic Management ​</p></td><td><p>NATS​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACL</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Industry/Trade Associations</p></td><td><p>ADS group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Association of International Courier and Express Services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airlines UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airport Operators Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Board of Airline Representatives in the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Business General Aviation Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Association of British Travel Agents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Air Transport Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unions</p></td><td><p>TUC / Unite</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>Other Government Departments ​</p></td><td><p>Border Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government - Department for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs ​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Health and Social Care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Inspector of Health &amp; Safety</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Health England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Scotland</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Terms of Reference</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The initial focus of the group is to act as a representative advisory group on restarting the aviation industry. To this end, the group has worked to produce health guidance for the sector, which was published on 11 June. The group will also identify the key operational requirements for restart, when and how restart will happen, and how to build and maintain consumer confidence.</p><p> </p><p>The second phase of the group’s work will focus on recovery of the aviation sector. This work will include a coherent plan to support the sector’s recovery. Achievement of Government climate change objectives will be a key part of this recovery work. Membership of the ESG will be reviewed to reflect this second phase of work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 59210 question first answered 22/06/2020 15:54:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203297

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what responsibilities does the aviation restart and recovery expert group have in relation to ensuring that the future of UK aviation is aligned with (a) carbon budgets and the Climate Change Act 2008 and (b) the 1.5 degree temperature goal of the Paris Climate Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The aviation sector is important to the UK economy and the government recognises the challenging times facing the sector as a result of COVID-19. The Expert Steering Group (ESG) was set up to bring together all the interested parties from across government and industry to co-produce solutions where possible.</p><p> </p><p>Membership of the ESG compromises of a range of industry experts and relevant Government departments. Working closely with trade bodies such as Airport Operators Association and Airlines UK, DfT agreed the following membership comprising of representatives from across the sector along with relevant Government departments:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sector</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><p>Airlines<strong> ​</strong></p></td><td><p>BA/ IAG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EasyJet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loganair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TUI</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Airports<strong>​</strong></p></td><td><p>AGS (Aberdeen, Glasgow &amp; Southampton)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CWL (Cardiff)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Derry Airport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gatwick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heathrow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAG (Manchester, Stansted &amp; East Midlands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RCA (Bournemouth, Exeter, Norwich)​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ground Handlers ​</p></td><td><p>Swissport​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regulator​</p></td><td><p>CAA​</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Air Traffic Management ​</p></td><td><p>NATS​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACL</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Industry/Trade Associations</p></td><td><p>ADS group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Association of International Courier and Express Services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airlines UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airport Operators Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Board of Airline Representatives in the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Business General Aviation Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Association of British Travel Agents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Air Transport Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unions</p></td><td><p>TUC / Unite</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>Other Government Departments ​</p></td><td><p>Border Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government - Department for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs ​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Health and Social Care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Inspector of Health &amp; Safety</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Health England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Scotland</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Terms of Reference</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The initial focus of the group is to act as a representative advisory group on restarting the aviation industry. To this end, the group has worked to produce health guidance for the sector, which was published on 11 June. The group will also identify the key operational requirements for restart, when and how restart will happen, and how to build and maintain consumer confidence.</p><p> </p><p>The second phase of the group’s work will focus on recovery of the aviation sector. This work will include a coherent plan to support the sector’s recovery. Achievement of Government climate change objectives will be a key part of this recovery work. Membership of the ESG will be reviewed to reflect this second phase of work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 59209 question first answered 22/06/2020 15:54:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203298

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her letter to MPs on food standards and future trade deals dated 5 June 2020, what assessment her Department has made of its ability to exercise power over production methods and standards overseas including on (a) environmental protection, (b) animal welfare and (c) pesticides; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The approach of HM Government to food standards in trade deals is clear. We remain firmly committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards. Having left the EU, we will decide how we set and maintain our own laws, standards and regulations. We will remain global leaders in environmental protection and animal welfare standards, maintaining the high-quality of our produce for consumers at home and overseas.</p><p>The United Kingdom’s food standards, for both domestic production and imports, are overseen by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland. These agencies provide independent advice to HM Government and the devolved administration in Scotland respectively. They will continue to do so in order to ensure that all food imports comply with the United Kingdom’s high standards.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on our standards are a matter for the United Kingdom and will be made separately from any trade agreement. HM Government will stand firm in trade negotiations to make sure that any future trade deals live up to the values of farmers and consumers across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 22/06/2020 13:15:19 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas