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1675028

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date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Statement which notes that £4.6 billion was given to Ukraine in military aid over 2022–23 and 2023–24, how much will be given in fiscal year 2024–5.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my right hon. Friend, the Minister for Armed Forces (James Heappey), in the House of Commons on 28 November 2023 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Deane (Mr John Healey) in response to his Urgent Question on the war in Ukraine.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 18/12/2023 16:57:47 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto attachment 1 file name MOD Urgent Question - Ukraine.docx title Ukraine
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1675046

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Northern Ireland Administration on a strategy on ending violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently visited the Women’s Aid Federation NI in Belfast as part of the 16 Days of Action against gender-based violence, to hear about this important issue.</p><p> </p><p>It is disappointing that Northern Ireland remains the only region of the UK without a dedicated strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. The UK Government notes the significant work currently underway in the Executive Office to develop a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls. It is vital that the Northern Ireland Executive is restored to approve and implement this strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/12/2023 16:46:42 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1675054

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's move-on period for asylum seekers to find new accommodation after being granted refugee status on trends in the level of homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	5028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>An individual remains eligible for asylum support for a prescribed period from the day they are notified of the decision on their asylum claim. Where someone is given notice that their asylum claim has been granted, their appeal has been allowed or their asylum claim has been refused but they have been given leave to enter or remain, the prescribed period in legislation is 28 days. There has been no change to the prescribed period.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals should make plans to move on from asylum support as quickly as possible. We offer support through Migrant Help or their partner organisation in doing this. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing. Newly recognised refugees are entitled to housing assistance from their local authority and are treated as a priority need if they have children or are considered vulnerable. Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them.</p><p> </p><p>We are ensuring our cross government partners, such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) are sighted on data to enable them to consider the impacts of increased decision making and effectively plan.  We are also working with DLUHC to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures. Our accommodation providers are directly working with local authorities to notify them when an individual is due to have their asylum support ended.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5029 question first answered 11/12/2023 11:21:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1675055

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's move-on period for asylum seekers to find new accommodation after being granted refugee status on the number of refugees.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	5029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>An individual remains eligible for asylum support for a prescribed period from the day they are notified of the decision on their asylum claim. Where someone is given notice that their asylum claim has been granted, their appeal has been allowed or their asylum claim has been refused but they have been given leave to enter or remain, the prescribed period in legislation is 28 days. There has been no change to the prescribed period.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals should make plans to move on from asylum support as quickly as possible. We offer support through Migrant Help or their partner organisation in doing this. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing. Newly recognised refugees are entitled to housing assistance from their local authority and are treated as a priority need if they have children or are considered vulnerable. Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them.</p><p> </p><p>We are ensuring our cross government partners, such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) are sighted on data to enable them to consider the impacts of increased decision making and effectively plan.  We are also working with DLUHC to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures. Our accommodation providers are directly working with local authorities to notify them when an individual is due to have their asylum support ended.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5028 question first answered 11/12/2023 11:21:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1675058

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Tobacco: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce smoking wardens to enforce the generational ban on tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	4955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for around 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom and causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK. It also costs our country £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service.</p><p>This is why the Government is planning to create a smokefree generation by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 years old or younger this year will never be legally sold tobacco products.</p><p>The Government is providing an additional £30 million a year for enforcement agencies such as trading standards, Border Force and HM Revenue and Customs to implement and enforce the law. The Smokefree generation consultation also proposes to introduce new powers for local authorities to issue on-the-spot fines, otherwise known as fixed penalty notices.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/12/2023 16:29:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1675064

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Insulation: Housing
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 she is taking to help insulate homes with a low energy efficiency rating in Leeds North East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	4928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is investing £6.6 billion over this Parliament on clean heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings. Additionally, £6 billion of new Government funding will be made available from 2025 to 2028.</p><p> </p><p>The Government ‘Help to Heat’ schemes ensure homes will be warmer and cheaper to heat. The Government will deliver upgrades to over half a million homes in the coming years through Social Housing Decarbonisation, Home Upgrade Grant and Energy Company Obligation Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Constituents in Leeds North-East can check their eligibility for schemes on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fimprove-energy-efficiency&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C77a083e382444007a61408dbf731ed11%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638375566026868922%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=t%2FviN%2FlLbxlWfMmE49TxIk438GYy6D5F0%2FAQvyHFAg0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency</a> or through the home retrofit phoneline service on 0800 098 7950.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/12/2023 16:29:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1675078

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he last made an assessment of the potential merits of Automatic Voter Registration as a means of improving the accuracy of the electoral register.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In 2014, the then Coalition introduced Individual Electoral Registration. The Government has no plans to reassess its policy with regard to automatic voter registration for resident UK citizens or for registering UK citizens living abroad. The electoral system in the United Kingdom is trust based and voting is not mandatory. The Government opposes automatic voter registration because such a system would risk increasing errors and inaccuracies in the registers.</p><p>The Government understands that the Welsh Government is planning to trial automatic registration for devolved elections and will be paying close attention to any unintended or negative effects on registration for reserved elections.</p><p>The UK Government is working with the Electoral Commission to amplify its messaging to increase awareness of the forthcoming removal of the 15-year limit on British citizens’ living abroad and their eligibility to register and vote in UK Parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 5042 5044 5045 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:22:10 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1675079

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential role of Automatic Voter Registration in registering UK citizens abroad.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In 2014, the then Coalition introduced Individual Electoral Registration. The Government has no plans to reassess its policy with regard to automatic voter registration for resident UK citizens or for registering UK citizens living abroad. The electoral system in the United Kingdom is trust based and voting is not mandatory. The Government opposes automatic voter registration because such a system would risk increasing errors and inaccuracies in the registers.</p><p>The Government understands that the Welsh Government is planning to trial automatic registration for devolved elections and will be paying close attention to any unintended or negative effects on registration for reserved elections.</p><p>The UK Government is working with the Electoral Commission to amplify its messaging to increase awareness of the forthcoming removal of the 15-year limit on British citizens’ living abroad and their eligibility to register and vote in UK Parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 5042 5043 5045 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:22:10 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1675089

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Hornets: Pollinators
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Asian Hornet on (a) honey bees and (b) other wild pollinators (i) since January 2023 and (ii) from January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	Sarah Dyke
uin	5049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the essential role played by honey bees and wild pollinators in our environment, acknowledging their contribution to crop pollination. Additionally, pollinators play a vital role in supporting the natural ecosystem.</p><p> </p><p>Asian hornets prey on honey bees and other pollinators so pose a significant threat to the pollination services that these insects provide. To date, rapid action has been taken in the UK to find and destroy Asian hornet nests. We would expect that there has been a localised impact on honey bee colonies and other pollinators. The Government remains committed to taking swift and effective contingency action against Asian hornet in 2024 thereby continuing to minimise the impacts on honey bees and other pollinators.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/12/2023 13:33:56 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4995 label Biography information for Sarah Dyke

1675095

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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 national offenders were imprisoned (a) in total and (b) by offence type in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The total number of foreign national offenders who are imprisoned is published in Table A1.11 here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173712/Population_30June2023_Annual.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173712/Population_30June2023_Annual.ods</a>.</p><p>Data for the second element can be found in the attached file.</p><p>The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a Government priority with all FNOs sentenced to custody being referred to the Home Office for consideration of deportation. Both departments are working closely to maximise removals from prison including:</p><ul><li>Expanding the Early Removal Scheme to 18 months so we get them out of the country early and no longer cost taxpayers a small fortune;</li><li>Deploying more Home Office caseworkers to speed up and increase removals from this country, and look at measures to remove foreign nationals accused of less serious crimes more quickly;</li><li>Continuing to sign strike new prisoner transfer deals like the one agreed with Albania.</li></ul><p>The Govt has made good progress from removing from prison and the community and published figures show that overall FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period (3,577 compared to 3,011).   We removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/12/2023 09:41:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-07 PQ 5051-Final.xlsx title Table_5051
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien