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1183037

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will reduce the five-week waiting time to receive a first payment of universal credit in the event of an outbreak of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	25665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>DWP has contingency plans in place that prioritise activities to protect payments to claimants and access to new claims when capacity is compromised.</p><p> </p><p>Our jobcentre staff gauge claimants’ financial need and as part of this, every claimant can access an advance of up to 100% of the total expected monthly award, which they can pay back over a period of up to 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Proposed repayments of the advance are explained, and all claimants are advised to request a level of advance which is manageable both now and when considering the repayments required. We have announced that from October 2021, the repayment period for these advances will be extended further, to 16 months.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants can discuss queries about how fluctuating income effects Universal Credit with jobcentre staff and case managers, who can also signpost to services appropriate to the individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit takes earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. This allows Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if claimant’s incomes falls, they do not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit award. Currently there are no plans to change assessment periods.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/03/2020 13:31:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551057

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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	Ambulance Services: Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of ambulance callouts to prisons to treat drug-related instances in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	109590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 109591 question first answered 19/12/2022 14:46:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551060

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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	Ambulance Services: Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of phone calls made from prisons to hospitals requesting ambulance assistance for drug related issues in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	109591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 109590 question first answered 19/12/2022 14:46:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1172579

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will extend the Government's guidance, Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention, published on 27 June 2019, to secure (a) training centres, and (b) children's homes.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	6696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The guidance already applies to secure children's homes.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of children held in youth custody, including secure training centres (STCs), is our highest priority and we take any incident in which a child is restrained very seriously. In STCs, restraint is only ever to be used in accordance with the Secure Training Centre Rules 1998 and as a last resort where there is a risk of harm and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance for STCs, Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint, has been specifically developed to help staff avoid physical restraint as far as possible by using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/01/2020 16:17:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1354254

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	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	Animal Welfare
	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 assessment he has made of local authorities’ ability to enforce animal health and welfare legislation that is designed to protect domesticated and wild animals.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	45842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has already taken significant steps to improve the welfare of domestic and other animals. The Animal Health and Welfare Framework has been produced to help county councils, unitary authorities and metropolitan boroughs in England deliver their statutory duties in relation to the health and welfare of farmed animals. Published in May 2021, our Action Plan for Animal Welfare sets out an ambitious programme of future reforms which will strengthen our position as a world leader in this field.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 were developed to help improve standards and enforcement across a range of animal activities licensed by local authorities; for example, modernising the regulation of dog breeding, pet selling and animal boarding. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the requirements of licenses in these areas and have access to appropriately trained officers. Statutory guidance aims to improve consistency with the interpretation and application by local authorities of the regulatory regime across England. Ultimately, however, it is for local authorities themselves to decide how best to use the powers of inspection and licensing available to implement the regime and deal with individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 14/09/2021 14:18:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1137223

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Children: Exploitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to issue national guidance to local authorities on tackling child criminal exploitation through county lines.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	273801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018 the Government published statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance is intended for and should be read and followed by frontline practitioners and strategic leaders in local authorities, together with other organisations and agencies that commission and provide services for children and families. The guidance specifically highlights the risk to children from exploitation by criminal gangs and organised crime groups such as county lines. It also makes clear that children who may be alleged perpetrators should also be assessed to understand the impact of contextual issues on their safety and welfare.</p><p>The Government is committed to increasing awareness of county lines exploitation amongst those best placed to spot it and published guidance for frontline professionals in July 2017, which was reviewed and updated in September 2018, on how to identify potential victims of county lines and appropriate referral routes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/07/2019 11:12:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1137224

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Children: Exploitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to create a statutory definition of child criminal exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	273802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 considered the definition of exploitation under the Act and found it is sufficiently flexible to meet a range of new and emerging forms of modern slavery.</p><p>The Government welcomes this finding and continues to work with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to take full advantage of powers in the Modern Slavery Act. We note that there have been recent prosecutions under the Modern Slavery Act for cases of child criminal exploitation. The Government Response to the Independent Review was published on 9 July and is available here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-the-modern-slavery-act" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-the-modern-slavery-act</a></p><p><br>In addition, there is an existing, published definition of child criminal exploitation in the Serious Violence Strategy. The strategy is available here:<br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/698009/serious-violence-strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/698009/serious-violence-strategy.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/07/2019 11:21:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1147747

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Crime
	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 (a) Howard League for Penal Reform's publication of 8 July 2018, Know your numbers: using data to monitor and address criminalisation and (b) work of Durham Police who are using data as part of a programme of work with children's homes, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using data to help reduce criminalisation and safeguard children living in children's homes.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	293599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/10/2019 16:04:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1168763

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Religious Sects
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has an agreed definition of a cult.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for matters relating to faith and religion within Government.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 312 313 question first answered 25/06/2020 17:29:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1168783

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Religious Sects
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of cults operating in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for matters relating to faith and religion within Government.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 311 313 question first answered 25/06/2020 17:29:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed