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1652959

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date	13/07/2023
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to publicise the location of defibrillators on the parliamentary estate.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	194056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) is responsible for the Parliamentary defibrillators. The Parliamentary Safety Team is responsible for First Aid training which includes the defibrillator training programme.</p><p>There are 32 defibrillators located across the entire Parliamentary estate. All Defibrillator locations are listed and available on the parliamentary intranet. Posters detailing defibrillator locations will shortly be displayed on notice boards in buildings across the estate. The defibrillators are located in open wall cabinets in public, high risk or high traffic areas and signed accordingly.</p><p>New maps of each floor have been designed detailing defibrillator locations in the Palace of Westminster (PoW), Portcullis House (PCH), and Cromwell Green and are available on the parliamentary intranet. Maps for the rest of the buildings are currently under design and will be made available once complete. There will be further publicity on the locations of the defibrillators.</p><p>Training to use the defibrillators is included within First Aid Training courses. Security Teams and PHWS undergo training in defibrillator use. <em>Ad hoc</em> requests for additional training can be made to the Clinical Nurse Advisor or any of the PHWS team who will manage this accordingly. We work closely with the London Ambulance Service to ensure our defibrillator programme is delivered to the highest of standards and within best practice guidance as detailed by the Resuscitation Council UK.</p><p>Defibrillators are designed so that anyone can turn on (whether trained or not) and will be provided with prompts and directions for use.</p><p>The Administration Committee will look at this further after the Summer Recess. Officials will be in touch with the hon. Member so that she may contribute her views.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 194057 question first answered 19/07/2023 07:31:24 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1652294

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of designated green belt land that meets the criteria for registration as brownfield land.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	193570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Relevant information is published in <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fland-use-in-england-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc9fb89a4b60c4008c88608db86b83ddc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638251898083411214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5IQ8uox00wxDgUAqHi2Uku4VmHEVilUVfVZqDAHBBlo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Live Table 401a</a> .</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/07/2023 12:21:47 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1652298

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Iron and Steel: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the commercialisation of science and technology research in green steel.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	193602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Science and technology research in green steel is still at an early stage of development and hence has not reached the point of commercialisation. But development of science and technology in green steel is being supported by a number of programmes including SUSTAIN (Future steel manufacturing research Hub) funded by £10m EPSRC funding and studies undertaken as part of the £55m NZIP Industrial Fuel Switching programme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/07/2023 13:26:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1652324

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Personal Care Services: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that adequate safeguarding checks are made on sports massage therapists.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	193608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a proportionate system of oversight for health and care professions and the types of assurance in place will vary by profession based on the specific risk profile.</p><p>Anyone undertaking or seeking employment as a sports massage therapist will be subject to employer checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Self-employed sports massage therapists can also obtain a basic criminal record certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service, which will show any unspent convictions or cautions they have.</p><p>Sports massage therapists can also join voluntary registers, including the Complementary and Natural Council register, which is accredited under the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care’s Accredited Registers Programme. The Programme provides assurance to the public when choosing and using health and care services by independently assessing organisations who register practitioners who are not regulated by law.</p><p>We urge anyone seeking sports massage therapy to take the time to find a reputable, insured and appropriately qualified practitioner who is on a voluntary register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/07/2023 10:41:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1652326

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Personal Care Services: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring that all sports massage therapists undergo enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	193610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Anyone undertaking or seeking employment within a health or care role will be subject to employer checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Whatever their employment status, any individual can get a basic criminal record certificate from the DBS, which will show any unspent convictions or cautions they have.</p><p>On 18 April 2023, the Independent Review of the disclosure and barring regime published its report on the effectiveness of the scheme in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The report concluded that the regime is delivering its mission of helping employers and organisations to make safer employment decisions but identifies several areas where the regime could be strengthened. The review recommended that self-employed individuals seeking to work with children or vulnerable adults are made eligible to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate with the relevant barred lists check.</p><p>The Government is carefully considering the Review’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/07/2023 10:37:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1652338

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Theft: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of theft investigations were closed due to the victim did not support police action in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	193616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Protecting victims and improving their experience and the support they receive is a key priority for the Government.</p><p>The public rightly expect the police to protect them and ensure those that break the law face justice, and we expect crimes reported to the police to be investigated appropriately.</p><p>According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the most reliable estimate of crime trends in the UK, since 2010:</p><ul><li>Theft offences is down 47%.</li><li>Robbery is down 70%.</li><li>Theft from a person is down 60%.</li></ul><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police recorded offences, and their investigative outcomes (including charges and other outcomes). The next publication is due on Thursday 20<em>th</em> July 2023.</p><p>Information on the proportion of crimes closed with different outcomes are broken down by offence group are published as part of the ‘Crime outcomes in England and Wales’:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics</a></p><p>A new outcomes framework was developed in 2014 and data prior to this is not comparable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 193620 193623 193628 question first answered 19/07/2023 16:22:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1652342

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of fraud investigations were closed due to the victim not supporting police actions in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	193620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Protecting victims and improving their experience and the support they receive is a key priority for the Government.</p><p>The public rightly expect the police to protect them and ensure those that break the law face justice, and we expect crimes reported to the police to be investigated appropriately.</p><p>According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the most reliable estimate of crime trends in the UK, since 2010:</p><ul><li>Theft offences is down 47%.</li><li>Robbery is down 70%.</li><li>Theft from a person is down 60%.</li></ul><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police recorded offences, and their investigative outcomes (including charges and other outcomes). The next publication is due on Thursday 20<em>th</em> July 2023.</p><p>Information on the proportion of crimes closed with different outcomes are broken down by offence group are published as part of the ‘Crime outcomes in England and Wales’:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics</a></p><p>A new outcomes framework was developed in 2014 and data prior to this is not comparable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 193616 193623 193628 question first answered 19/07/2023 16:22:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1652345

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Robbery: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of robbery investigations were closed before coming to court because the victim did not support police action in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	193623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Protecting victims and improving their experience and the support they receive is a key priority for the Government.</p><p>The public rightly expect the police to protect them and ensure those that break the law face justice, and we expect crimes reported to the police to be investigated appropriately.</p><p>According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the most reliable estimate of crime trends in the UK, since 2010:</p><ul><li>Theft offences is down 47%.</li><li>Robbery is down 70%.</li><li>Theft from a person is down 60%.</li></ul><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police recorded offences, and their investigative outcomes (including charges and other outcomes). The next publication is due on Thursday 20<em>th</em> July 2023.</p><p>Information on the proportion of crimes closed with different outcomes are broken down by offence group are published as part of the ‘Crime outcomes in England and Wales’:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-statistics</a></p><p>A new outcomes framework was developed in 2014 and data prior to this is not comparable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 193616 193620 193628 question first answered 19/07/2023 16:22:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1652363

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress his Department has made on releasing funds from the Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund to Homes England.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	193716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Announcements will be set out in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/07/2023 11:03:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1652374

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Canal and River Trust: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Written Statement of 10 July 2023 on Future funding for the Canal and River Trust, HCWS924, what the certain conditions are that have to be met for a new long term funding package.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	193721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The report on the review of the grant agreement between the Government and the Canal and River Trust (C&amp;RT) was published on the gov.uk website on 11 July, available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/canal-river-trust-grant-review/report-on-review-of-the-grant-agreement-between-defra-and-the-canal-river-trust" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 193718 193722 question first answered 21/07/2023 09:22:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones