Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1694535

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: RAF Scampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of proposals to house asylum seekers at the former RAF base at Scampton.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	17491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Cost information is prospective and commercially sensitive, and as such is not available to be released. The pressure on the asylum system from small boat arrivals has continued to grow and requires us to look at a range of accommodation options which are more appropriate and offer better value for the taxpayer than expensive hotels.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/03/2024 17:41:14 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1674954

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Devolution: England
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 plans his Department has for further devolution in England.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	900445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out at Autumn Statement, we remain committed to ensuring that every part of England that wants a devolution deal by 2030 will have one.</p><p>In addition to the four new devolution deals and deeper devolution offer announced last week, we have committed to consider whether level 2 powers and funding can be devolved to county councils that meet key criteria set out in the Levelling Up White Paper. We are also in advanced discussions with Devon and Torbay about a devolution deal there.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 04/12/2023 17:47:37 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1674257

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the blast furnaces in Scunthorpe on virgin steel production.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	900390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Almost all the G20 countries have operational blast furnaces, and a number of those are transitioning to electric arc furnaces as well.</p><p> </p><p>We know the importance of Scunthorpe, which is a key driver of economic growth. British Steel provides a third of all domestic production supplied to the construction and rail industries.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to be in negotiations to make sure that we secure the best deal, and one that is good value for taxpayers, when it comes to Scunthorpe.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/11/2023 16:55:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1599976

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Spaces Protection Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the the fine imposed on Adam Smith-Connor in Bournemouth in December 2022; and whether she plans to have a discussion with the Attorney General on a review of the provisions of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 relating to the power to make Public Space Protection Orders in respect of fundamental rights of freedom of thought and religion.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	155011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, local authorities can impose Public Space Protection Orders to stop individuals or groups committing anti-social behaviour in a public space. A local authority may impose a Public Space Protection Order if satisfied on reasonable grounds that activities carried on in a public place have, or are likely to have, a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality.</p><p>Public Space Protection Orders have been imposed outside a number of abortion clinics, including in Ealing, Richmond, Manchester, Birmingham and Bournemouth.</p><p>Decisions regarding what restrictions are imposed are matters for local authorities, which are required to act compatibly with the European Convention on Human Rights. This includes the balancing of Articles 9, 10 and 11 with Article 8 rights. The enforcement of PSPOs is a matter for local authorities and the police.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 155012 155013 question first answered 08/03/2023 12:07:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1505345

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence her Department assessed prior to the decision to update the HSA4 electronic form to note that for medical abortions, abortion providers should use the dates that they supplied the medication to the patient, rather than the dates the provider advised the patient that they should take them; and what steps are being taken to ensure complications arising from the same early medical abortion are recorded, given that complications would be unknown prior to the pills being taken.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	48218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Abortion (Amendment) Regulations 2022 updated the notification requirements for medical abortion. When both pills for medical abortion are taken in the clinic, providers are required to record the date of treatment. When one or both pills are to be self-administered at home, providers are required to record the date on which the early medical abortion pill was due to be taken by the patient, in accordance with the medical practitioner’s instructions.</p><p>The Department is aware that complications may be less likely to be recorded where one or both pills are taken at home. We are currently identifying additional sources of information to complement data on complications from notification forms and review and improve the reporting of serious incidents.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 15:28:14 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1505346

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Abortion notification forms for England and Wales, for what reason there is a discrepancy between the HSA4 paper form and the HSA4 electronic form related to written confirmation being required for patients under 13; and what safeguarding procedures her Department has put in place to ensure vulnerable children under 13 are cared for.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	48219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>All abortion notification forms are reviewed and data quality checks are completed. Whilst electronic forms automatically send a prompt to check date of birth for a patient under the age of 14 years old, paper forms where the age is recorded as under 14 years old are returned by post for confirmation of the date of birth.</p><p>The Department has specific required standard operating procedures for independent providers to follow for those aged under 13 years old accessing services. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health recently published safeguarding guidance for those aged under 18 years old accessing services, which will ensure that robust safeguarding processes are embedded and that vulnerable children under 13 years old are appropriately cared for.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 15:34:01 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1505347

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Abortion: Analgesics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 20 May 2022 to Question 604 and of 23 May 2022 to Question 2703, which stated that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists were reviewing the latest evidence on fetal pain and fetal awareness, whether her Department has taken steps to help ensure that there is no conflict of interest in their guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	48220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has not done so. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is an independent organisation, responsible for producing clinical guidelines which set standards for high quality women’s healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 06/10/2022 13:22:52 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1437473

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's objectives are for the international conference to promote freedom of religion or belief due to take place in London in July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	133127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK-hosted International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in July 2022 will drive forward international efforts on this agenda and demonstrate the UK's leading role in supporting freedom and openness. This conference will allow us to use our global influence to promote and protect freedom of religion or belief for all internationally. Preparations for the conference are ongoing, including consultations with our international and domestic partners to consider possible themes and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 11/03/2022 10:01:28 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1416209

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to make her Department's humanitarian programmes in Pakistan conditional on the Government of Pakistan's steps to protect freedom of religion or belief minority groups from forced conversions and marriages in that country.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	905240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>We frequently raise the issues of freedom of religion or belief and human rights with the Government of Pakistan, including with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Qureshi. We press the Pakistan Government to honour its international commitments and obligations. UK aid in Pakistan targets the most marginalised and vulnerable communities, and we fund programmes that work to address discrimination against minorities and gender-based violence.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 25/01/2022 16:53:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1313091

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answers of 16 February 2021 and 8 February 2021 to Questions 151601 and 150684 respectively, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the disposal of human remains in the sewage system since the temporary measure to allow home abortions in March 2020 on people working in (a) sewage and (b) waste disposal; and if the Department will consider making such an assessment.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	56
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made and there are no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/05/2021 14:22:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh