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1143805

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local authority applicants there have been to the Cold Weather Fund since November 2018; how much money has been awarded from that fund; and what the average amount was that was awarded to applicants.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	285208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The number of eligible recipients for Cold Weather Payments in areas which have had a cold weather trigger since 1<sup>st</sup> November 2018 is estimated at 882,000. An estimated £27,100,000 was paid, and Cold Weather Payments are fixed at £25.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are based on estimates published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2018-to-2019,</a> though figures in the publication may not sum to the above figures due to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2019 13:25:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1138669

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference the report entitled, Asbestos-related diseases in Great Britain, 2018, published in October 2018, how many deaths from mesothelioma there were in each (a) region and (b) local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	276514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The latest mesothelioma death statistics for Great Britain by region and local authority were published on the HSE website on 3 July 2019 and are summarised in the report at <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/mesothelioma/mesoarea.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/mesothelioma/mesoarea.pdf</a>.</p><p>Mesothelioma deaths and Standardised Mortality Ratios by region and local authority area for the period 1981-2017 are available in tables MESOAREA01 and MESOAREA02 for males and females respectively at <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/tables/mesoarea.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/tables/mesoarea.xlsx</a> . The statistics are further broken down by a 5-year time-period in tables MESOAREA03 and MESOAREA04 for males and females respectively.</p><p>Standardised Mortality Ratios allow an assessment of whether the death rate in each area is higher or lower than that for Great Britain as a whole, after allowing for population age differences.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/07/2019 12:50:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1132830

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of days taken from the date of offence to a decision to charge an individual in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010 was.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	266094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) works closely with the Police to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated before charges are brought. There has been an increase in the complexity of cases investigated by the police, with investigations often involving large amounts of electronic material (social media, emails, text messages, video and photographs) which needs to be reviewed by prosecutors before a charging decision can be made. This impacts on the average number of consultations and length of time taken for prosecutors to reach a charging decision.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not maintain a record of the average number of days taken from offence through to a decision to charge. However, data is held on the average number of days from submission of a case by the police to the CPS to the date of the CPS decision to charge.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to to all cases in South Yorkshire, summary only cases in South Yorkshire, and indictable only cases in South Yorkshire is shown in Annex A.</p><p> </p><p>The data in Annex A relating to summary only cases provides figures for only a minority of summary only cases. This is because the CPS is only responsible for charging a small minority of summary only matters, with the majority charged by the police. In 2017-18 the police charged 75% of all summary only matters with only 25% charged by CPS, while for indicatable only offences the CPS charged 95% of these cases.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of reasons for the steady increase in the average number of days and average number of consultations per case since 2010/11. Police are now more regularly encouraged to seek ‘early investigative advice’ to help determine what evidence is required for a charge. Early investigative advice helps to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated and the evidence to be brought before the court is strong. As a result, the CPS is more often involved at an earlier stage in proceedings which impacts on the average number of consultations and overall timeliness.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 266095 266096 question first answered 26/06/2019 10:24:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name 266094, 266095 and 266096 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1132831

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of days taken from the date of an offence to a decision to charge and individual for summary offences in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010 was.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	266095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) works closely with the Police to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated before charges are brought. There has been an increase in the complexity of cases investigated by the police, with investigations often involving large amounts of electronic material (social media, emails, text messages, video and photographs) which needs to be reviewed by prosecutors before a charging decision can be made. This impacts on the average number of consultations and length of time taken for prosecutors to reach a charging decision.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not maintain a record of the average number of days taken from offence through to a decision to charge. However, data is held on the average number of days from submission of a case by the police to the CPS to the date of the CPS decision to charge.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to to all cases in South Yorkshire, summary only cases in South Yorkshire, and indictable only cases in South Yorkshire is shown in Annex A.</p><p> </p><p>The data in Annex A relating to summary only cases provides figures for only a minority of summary only cases. This is because the CPS is only responsible for charging a small minority of summary only matters, with the majority charged by the police. In 2017-18 the police charged 75% of all summary only matters with only 25% charged by CPS, while for indicatable only offences the CPS charged 95% of these cases.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of reasons for the steady increase in the average number of days and average number of consultations per case since 2010/11. Police are now more regularly encouraged to seek ‘early investigative advice’ to help determine what evidence is required for a charge. Early investigative advice helps to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated and the evidence to be brought before the court is strong. As a result, the CPS is more often involved at an earlier stage in proceedings which impacts on the average number of consultations and overall timeliness.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 266094 266096 question first answered 26/06/2019 10:24:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name 266094, 266095 and 266096 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1132834

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of days taken from the date of an offence to a decision to charge an individual for an indictable offence in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010 was.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	266096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) works closely with the Police to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated before charges are brought. There has been an increase in the complexity of cases investigated by the police, with investigations often involving large amounts of electronic material (social media, emails, text messages, video and photographs) which needs to be reviewed by prosecutors before a charging decision can be made. This impacts on the average number of consultations and length of time taken for prosecutors to reach a charging decision.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not maintain a record of the average number of days taken from offence through to a decision to charge. However, data is held on the average number of days from submission of a case by the police to the CPS to the date of the CPS decision to charge.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to to all cases in South Yorkshire, summary only cases in South Yorkshire, and indictable only cases in South Yorkshire is shown in Annex A.</p><p> </p><p>The data in Annex A relating to summary only cases provides figures for only a minority of summary only cases. This is because the CPS is only responsible for charging a small minority of summary only matters, with the majority charged by the police. In 2017-18 the police charged 75% of all summary only matters with only 25% charged by CPS, while for indicatable only offences the CPS charged 95% of these cases.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of reasons for the steady increase in the average number of days and average number of consultations per case since 2010/11. Police are now more regularly encouraged to seek ‘early investigative advice’ to help determine what evidence is required for a charge. Early investigative advice helps to ensure that cases are thoroughly investigated and the evidence to be brought before the court is strong. As a result, the CPS is more often involved at an earlier stage in proceedings which impacts on the average number of consultations and overall timeliness.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 266094 266095 question first answered 26/06/2019 10:24:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name 266094, 266095 and 266096 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1132837

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days taken from court listing to completion in each magistrates’ court in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010 was.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	266097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the average length of time taken from first listing to completion, quarterly from June 2010 to December 2018, and can be found in the timeliness-transparency-q4-2018 file: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/790261/Transparency_files.zip" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/790261/Transparency_files.zip</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter LCJB area: South Yorkshire LCJB, data can then be filtered by court type for Barnsley LCJB, Doncaster LCJB and Sheffield LCJB</p><p> </p><p>Data for the quarter ending March 2019 will be published in June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We have a world-leading justice system and performance levels are continually kept under close review to ensure changes in demands are met.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/06/2019 13:43:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1132839

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Sheffield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days taken from court listing to completion at Sheffield Crown Court in each year since 2010 was.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	266098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the average length of time taken from first listing to completion, quarterly from June 2010 to December 2018, and can be found in the timeliness-transparency-q4-2018 file: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/790261/Transparency_files.zip" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/790261/Transparency_files.zip</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter LCJB area: South Yorkshire LCJB, data can then be filtered by court type for Sheffield Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the quarter ending March 2019 will be published in June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are working together across the Criminal Justice System to ensure the smooth running of our courts, as well as using new technology and initiatives to reduce delays. We are pleased outstanding cases at the Crown Court have decreased even further, now at the lowest levels since 2000.</p><p> </p><p>We have a world-leading justice system and performance levels are continually kept under close review to ensure changes in demands are met</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/06/2019 13:45:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1131639

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Building Safety Programme monthly data release of 31 May 2019, how many local authorities have received the allowance for authorities for identifying the cladding and insulation status of private sector buildings.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	263710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, we provided financial support to local authorities for data collection and reporting on cladding on high rise private residential buildings, on recognition of this as a new burden. The total amount transferred to local authorities was £289,000. Government then announced on 1 May 2018 that it would provide financial support of £1 million to assist those local authorities most affected in identifying private sector residential buildings over 18 metres to complete the process. The total allocation was paid to 80 eligible local authorities last summer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 263711 263712 question first answered 21/06/2019 10:53:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1131640

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Building Safety Programme: Monthly Data Release of 31 May 2019, what amount of the allowance for local authorities to identify the cladding and insulation status of private sector buildings has been given to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	263711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, we provided financial support to local authorities for data collection and reporting on cladding on high rise private residential buildings, on recognition of this as a new burden. The total amount transferred to local authorities was £289,000. Government then announced on 1 May 2018 that it would provide financial support of £1 million to assist those local authorities most affected in identifying private sector residential buildings over 18 metres to complete the process. The total allocation was paid to 80 eligible local authorities last summer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 263710 263712 question first answered 21/06/2019 10:53:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1131643

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Building Safety Programme monthly data release, published 31 May 2019, how much of the funding for local authorities to identify the cladding and insulation status of private sector buildings has been allocated to each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	263712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, we provided financial support to local authorities for data collection and reporting on cladding on high rise private residential buildings, on recognition of this as a new burden. The total amount transferred to local authorities was £289,000. Government then announced on 1 May 2018 that it would provide financial support of £1 million to assist those local authorities most affected in identifying private sector residential buildings over 18 metres to complete the process. The total allocation was paid to 80 eligible local authorities last summer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 263710 263711 question first answered 21/06/2019 10:53:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey