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1685538

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many companies have received training subsidies from the apprenticeship levy in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The government introduced the apprenticeship levy to incentivise larger businesses to develop and invest in their own apprenticeship programmes whilst ensuring the availability of funding for smaller employers wanting to offer apprenticeships. The levy has supported the government to increase investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion in the 2024/25 financial year and supports employers of all sizes to boost the skills of their workforces.</p><p> </p><p>Employers in England who pay the apprenticeship levy can access funds for apprenticeship training and assessment by registering for an apprenticeship service account. Since April 2021, all non-levy paying employers hiring new apprentices have accessed funds through apprenticeship service accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of employer accounts on the apprenticeship service that have accessed funds for apprenticeship training and assessment in each of the last three academic years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of employer accounts accessing funds</p></td><td><p>64,410 *</p></td><td><p>106,786</p></td><td><p>118,516</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*To note that this data does not include employers who started an apprenticeship prior to April 2021 with a training provider who held a contract with the Education and Skills Funding Agency. As non-levy paying employers started accessing funding via the Apprenticeship Service from January 2020, this means that the figure above for 2020/21 will significantly underrepresent the total number of employers accessing funding.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/02/2024 12:58:52 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685540

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to outlaw the use of artificial intelligence deepfake programmes.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Generative artificial intelligence services have made it easier to produce convincing deepfake content and, whilst there are legitimate use cases this is also impacting a range of crime types.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with law enforcement, international partners, industry and across Government to address the risks associated with deepfakes. This includes reviewing the extent to which existing criminal law provides coverage of AI-enabled offending and harmful behaviour, including the production and distribution of deepfake material using generative AI. If the review suggests alterations to the criminal law are required to clarify its application to AI-generated synthetic and manipulated material then amendments will be considered in the usual way.</p><p>The Online Safety Act places new requirements on social media platforms to swiftly remove illegal content - including artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes - as soon as they become aware of it. The Act also updates Ofcom’s statutory media literacy duty to require it to take tangible steps to prioritise the public's awareness of and resilience to misinformation and disinformation online. This includes enabling users to establish the reliability, accuracy, and authenticity of content.</p><p>We have no current plans to ban services which generate deepfakes, however Government has been clear that companies providing AI services should take steps to ensure safety and reduce the risks of misuse. This was discussed at the Government’s AI Safety Summit in November 2023, reinforcing our commitment to international collaboration on this shared challenge.</p><p>Crime is recorded on the basis of the underlying offence, not whether a deepfake was involved, and we are therefore unable to provide a figure for deepfake-enabled crimes.</p><p>We are unable to provide figures for departmental spending as this is captured according to crime type, or broader work on artificial intelligence, and not broken down into activities specific to deepfakes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 11722 11724 11725 question first answered 06/02/2024 14:31:31 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684834

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	British Empire: Exhibitions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has plans to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>DCMS has no plans to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2024 16:58:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684346

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	River Rom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support Havering Council in efforts to enhance the River Rom's (a) environmental health, (b) maintenance of river-based infrastructure and (c) development of projects aimed at increasing the vibrancy of the River Rom as a community resource.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 28 November 2023 to PQ <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-11-14%2F1841&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C1365a2208f2a4639ebee08dc1e711a5f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638418718314775865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nIXCvQbPDScrMNCshZ9nRK5mAJGoCxRimxRtPV1q%2FKI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">1841</a> which outlines the work being carried out by the Environment Agency in liaison with the Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne Catchment Partnership, working with local partners including Havering and neighbouring local authorities. In addition, I refer to the answer given on 07 February 2024 to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-23/11011" target="_blank">11011</a> outlining Environment Agency funding for maintenance on the river Rom in the past three years.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 07/02/2024 17:18:25 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684416

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crown Dependencies: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision by (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey and (c) the Isle of Man to withdraw the commitment to allow public access to registers of company beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>A Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on 19 December 2023 provided a comprehensive update on this issue (HCWS151).</p><p>Publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership are an essential tool for tackling illicit finance. That is why in 2016 the UK set up our own publicly accessible register of beneficial ownership, the People with Significant Control (PSCs) register, which was the first of its kind in the world. The UK Government is still committed to publicly accessible registers becoming the global norm, including in the Crown Dependencies (CDs) and Overseas Territories (OTs). Many other countries and jurisdictions around the world have joined us. We are still working with others to achieve this aim.</p><p>Regarding the 2022 CJEU judgment and other relevant rulings, the UK is satisfied with the lawfulness of our own publicly accessible registers and continues to believe that the CDs could legally implement public registers of their own. As set out in my WMS in December, according to Transparency International, currently 14 EU Member States allow public access to their beneficial ownership registers. Gibraltar has maintained a publicly accessible beneficial ownership register since 2020 and has not noted any negative economic impacts resulting from implementation of its public register.</p><p>On 13 December 2023, the CDs issued new public commitments on providing access to their beneficial ownership registers for obliged entities and those with a legitimate interest, including media and civil society organisations. While the Home Office broadly welcomed these commitments as a very significant step forward in beneficial ownership transparency, it is not the pace the UK Government expects, and the CDs have been urged to implement them as quickly as possible this year.</p><p>On 18 January 2024, the EU published proposals on their Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD), which the CDs stated in their public commitments will help inform the development of their own definitions of legitimate interest access. With this important development, and considering the time that has elapsed since their original 2019 commitments, and the importance these improvements will bring to the security of the UK and the wider British family, the Home Office is urging the CDs to make progress as quickly as possible this year.</p><p>The UK Government position remains that the CDs should be working towards publicly accessible registers in the longer term. Nevertheless, the Home Office looks forward to seeing these commitments on legitimate interest access being adopted by the appropriate CD parliaments. Parliament will wish to consider the CDs’ commitments and will closely monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 27/02/2024 16:52:37 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683654

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Undocumented Migrants: Council Housing
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 estimate he has made of the number of illegal migrants living in council housing.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Illegal migrants are not eligible for an allocation of social housing and cannot be granted a social housing tenancy, therefore the department does not collect such data.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 29/01/2024 15:40:29 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683655

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Social Housing: Havering
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 information his Department holds on how many cases of social housing tenancy fraud there were in the London Borough of Havering in (a) 2022, (b) 2021, (c) 2020 and (d) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this data.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 29/01/2024 16:52:39 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683656

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Girlguiding UK: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the decision by Girlguiding UK to cease operations in British Overseas Territories; and whether her Department is providing support to those territories as a result of that decision.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the United Kingdom’s core national interests, ensuring the prosperity of the British people across the Overseas Territories.</p><p>As an independent organisation it is for Girlguiding to set its own organisational direction. However, Government recognises the importance of Girlguiding to many girls in Overseas Territories. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, alongside colleagues in the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office and Ministry of Defence, are discussing this with Girlguiding.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2024 14:54:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1682999

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Storms: Emergencies
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 steps he has taken to work with relevant authorities in improving storm resilience and recovery efforts in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Creating climate resilient places lies at the heart of the EA’s <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-for-england--2&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqtransfers%40defra.gov.uk%7Cbc515315951d4a43c78a08dc1bf0e303%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638415968610477949%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eBCHm0rNU%2BH0QGlP3csa%2B9btZDOBM%2BjJhf6uqUFO6o4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England</a> (FCERM Strategy) and <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-roadmap-to-2026&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqtransfers%40defra.gov.uk%7Cbc515315951d4a43c78a08dc1bf0e303%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638415968610493957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IlkzmWhbbLm5Fn52vp7anMdCsPj%2BMlWwq%2BYyc6rnsoI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Roadmap to 2026</a>.</p><p> </p><p>(a) There is close working across Government, including partner agencies such as the Met Office and the Environment Agency (EA), to monitor the risk from flooding. The Government-funded Flood Forecasting Centre provides a daily five-day flood forecast and informs National and Local operational flood readiness, allowing early warning and multi-agency coordinated response.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency works with partners, including local authorities, as part of Local Resilience Forums made up of all Emergency Responders. The Environment Agency is actively engaged in partnership working with the emergency services and the military to ensure resilience and a readiness to respond to all environmental emergencies, including flooding. This involves joint training exercises and the supply of equipment such as mobile pumps to prepare for flooding.</p><p> </p><p>Following a flood event, Government departments and agencies conduct reviews of their response and coordination arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>(b)The Environment Agency has a good working relationship with the London Borough of Havering, who are the Lead Local Flood Authority for the Romford area. They work with the Council to assist them to mitigate flood risk in the Borough. This includes assisting with the Council's capital programme to mitigate against flooding, working with them to update and maintain their various strategic and non-strategic flood risk management plans, attending local emergency planning forums, and assisting with spatial planning.</p><p>In addition to that the Environment Agency is supporting the Council in raising awareness of flood risk in the community and how local residents can protect themselves.</p><p> </p><p>In the lead up to the Storm Henk the Environment Agency enhanced their duty rosters to have sufficient staff to respond to the incident and offer support to partners and the public if required.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 07/02/2024 18:53:29 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683001

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 1832 on Honours: Northern Ireland, if he will (a) make it his policy to (i) update the statues of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick and (ii) make the Order available to residents of the whole island of Ireland and (b) make an assessment of the potential impact of that policy on the state of the Union.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to update the statutes of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As my Right Honourable Friend stated on 21st November (UIN 1832), nominations for existing honours are open to all citizens within the four nations of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 29/01/2024 18:05:19 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 13879 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell