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1137713

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Offending Teams: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to allocate additional funding to youth offending teams.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	911816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We value the vital work Youth Offending Teams do with children who have offended, and the work they do to prevent offending. The Youth Justice Board’s total funding this year for frontline services including Youth Offending Teams is £72.2m. This is greater than last year’s funding, which was £71.6m.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Of the £72.2m, £70.7m has been allocated to the core grant for Youth Offending Teams and £1.5m to frontline service improvement.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2019 16:01:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1347887

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Evictions: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that homelessness levels do not increase as a result of the end of the covid-19 evictions moratorium.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	902875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put in place an unprecedented package of support for renters during the pandemic. As national restrictions continue to ease, it is appropriate that these emergency measures also lift but we are doing so gradually.</p><p>The pause on bailiff enforcement has ended; however, measures to protect renters and prevent homelessness are still in place.</p><p>Significant financial support remains, and the vast majority of renters are up to date with their rent.</p><p>We are also providing local authorities with £310 million through the Homelessness Prevention Grant, an uplift of £47 million on the previous years’ funding, which can be used to prevent homelessness or to provide temporary accommodation to ensure families have a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/07/2021 16:24:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1276484

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps she has taken to ensure continuity of trading relationships for UK businesses after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	910766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>In under two years, HM Government has secured trade deals with 63 countries, which covered £217 billion of trade in 2019. Taken alongside our recent deal with the European Union, trade with countries worth £897 billion in 2019 is now covered. No country, anywhere in the world, at any point in history, has conducted trade negotiations concurrently on this scale nor with our ambition.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/01/2021 12:08:46 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1127391

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body on levels of pay for the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	910988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has provided the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body with all its evidence to support their recommendations for Pay Round 2019-20 and is awaiting submission of the Pay Review Body’s final report. The Government will then consider the recommendations before agreeing the final 2019 Armed Forces Pay Award, taking into account the need to recruit, retain, and motivate suitably able and qualified personnel, as well as the long term affordability of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/05/2019 16:45:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1277795

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	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	Developing Countries: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on poverty rates in the Global South.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	910996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is likely to have resulted in over 140 million additional people living in extreme poverty – around 2% of the global population – and many more will have temporarily fallen below the poverty line. This is a seven-year reversal in progress to reduce poverty.</p><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the COVID-19 international response, committing up to £1.3bn of new ODA to counter the health, economic, humanitarian impacts, and to support the global effort to find and equitably distribute a vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/01/2021 13:26:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1221252

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to tackle poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	904383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling poverty through a long-term, sustainable approach that focuses on employment, whilst ensuring everyone is supported by the welfare system in their time of need. Today we are rightly focused on how we can support families through Covid-19. We have announced a £6.5bn package of temporary welfare measures, including a £20 increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance, and an increase in Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/07/2020 15:47:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1190865

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Act 2020
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of the powers contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	901907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues, including the Covid-19 outbreak. I am unable to talk about any legal content of those discussions because whether or not the Law Officers have given advice, by convention, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/04/2020 13:28:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1226662

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Sirius Minerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions his Department held with the Tees Valley Mayor on Government support for Sirius Minerals before the sale of that company.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	905080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>My colleagues and I are in regular contact with the Tees Valley Mayor to discuss many issues, including Sirius Minerals. The Mayor is a passionate advocate for the area and we support him.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/07/2020 12:15:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238461

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Natural Gas: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the introduction of a short-haul tariff scheme for gas transportation.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	906795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is an important issue. I am in regular dialogue with Ofgem and understand they are examining five industry proposals on the short-haul tariff, with varying impacts on different consumers groups.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1244290

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment she has made of the potential effect of reducing universal credit and working tax credit by £20 a week in April 2021 on (a) average working age and (b) levels of child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	907700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>DWP is continuing to work with HMT and other Government Departments to monitor the evolving economic situation and identify the most effective ways to help people. There is a lot of uncertainty involved in projecting incomes and levels of poverty.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 907696 question first answered 19/10/2020 16:06:59 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1301065

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Arts: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effect on creative workers in Scotland of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	913097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government understands that the cultural and creative sectors rely on the ability to move people across borders quickly, simply, and with minimal cost and administration.</p><p> </p><p>We are now working urgently across Government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries, including through a new working group which includes the devolved administrations, to help address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 10/03/2021 15:17:45 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

522169

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Tees Valley
	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 oral contribution of the Minister for Immigration of 20 January 2016, Official Report, columns 1425-30, whether there is no predominant colour for the front doors of properties used to house asylum seekers in Teesside.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	38900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The provision of accommodation for asylum seekers is provided under the COMPASS contracts. It is the responsibility of all of the suppliers to ensure that all accommodation used meets the required contractual standard and complies with the Decent Homes Standards. The accommodation should be safe, habitable and fit for purpose. The COMPASS providers are required to inspect properties each month and UKVI's contract compliance teams reinforce this by visiting properties regularly.</p><p>The Home Office expects the highest standards and where a contractor is found to be falling short of these standards we work with them to ensure that issues are quickly addressed.</p><p>Earlier this year, we instructed our supplier (G4S) to repaint the doors of G4S and Jomast managed properties to ensure that no one colour is predominant. I have received confirmation from the Provider that this had been completed, UKVI staff have also confirmed that no one colour is predominant as they have visited properties as part of their inspection regime.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 38728 38730 question first answered 06/06/2016 12:44:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

971373

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have made representations to his Department on the new asylum accommodation contracts; and whether his Department has received representations on those contracts from the Local Government Association.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	172532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>To continue to meet UKVI’s obligation to provide accommodation &amp; support to destitute asylum seekers, the Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation (AAST) project has been established to design, develop and procure the future model for asylum accommodation and support, replacing the existing COMPASS arrangements when they expire in Sept 2019.</p><p>Since the establishment of the project in the autumn of 2016, there has been extensive engagement with strategic stakeholders, including Strategic Migration Partnerships, Local Authorities and Non-Government Organisations to identify a range of enhancements and improvements to the existing model which have been reflected in the design of the next generation of contracts.</p><p>We estimate that there have been over 60 separate stakeholder events or written exercises undertaken since autumn 2016. Details of the feedback provided by individual stakeholders from this engagement could only be provided at disproportionate cost by examination of individual correspondence, event minutes and records.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/09/2018 16:07:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1451912

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which external stakeholders his Department plans to consult as part of the upcoming review and update of statutory guidance for local authorities on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	141197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Education (DfE) publishes guidance for local authorities on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656429/UASC_Statutory_Guidance_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656429/UASC_Statutory_Guidance_2017.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department is committed to updating this guidance in due course, and will carry out a public consultation which will be available to all external stakeholders when it does so.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/04/2022 13:27:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

48290

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the pilot scheme for advocates will be independent of local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	196475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In January 2014 the Home Office announced proposals to trial specialist, <br>independent advocates for trafficked children which is due to begin this <br>summer. This trial forms part of the Government's work to eradicate modern day <br>slavery and as such there are no plans for this trial to be extended to <br>unaccompanied children. <br><br>The Child Trafficking Advocate will be fully independent from the local <br>authority, but will need to work with the existing structures around the Child <br>Trafficking Victim, such as children's services, education, criminal justice <br>system and immigration system.<br><br>The advocate role is intended to deliver the best outcomes for children. The <br>advocate's role will include the following activities but this is not an <br>exhaustive list and we expect the advocate to respond to the specific needs of <br>the child. <br><br>• being a consistent point of contact for the Child Trafficking Victim;<br>• assisting the local authority to assess the needs of the Child Trafficking <br>Victim as a victim of trafficking, thereby promoting the safety and wellbeing <br>of the Child Trafficking Victim (in particular in light of the risk of <br>re-trafficking);<br>• making recommendations for referrals to other services (e.g. mental health <br>services) to ensure the Child Trafficking Victim receives educational, medical, <br>practical and legal support they need and deserve;<br>• accompanying the Child Trafficking Victim to certain meetings - e.g. with an <br>immigration lawyer;<br>• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in any age assessment process;<br>• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in overcoming language and cultural <br>barriers;<br>• supporting witnesses through the criminal justice system;<br>• supporting looked after children and children in need through the care <br>system, in particular in safety planning, age assessment and future planning;<br>• assisting the local authority to plan for the Child Trafficking Victim's <br>future and receive any compensation that they may be entitled to;<br>• helping prevent the Child Trafficking Victim from facing further exploitation <br>or harm from traffickers (and the risks of going missing);<br>• providing advice on immigration, criminal justice and welfare matters to the <br>Child Trafficking Victim and arranging effective legal representation;<br>• involvement in the key decisions relating to the Child Trafficking Victim <br>(but final decisions would remain the responsibility of the local authority or <br>Home Office, where relevant).<br><br>The Home Office is commissioning an independent evaluation of the trial which <br>will report six months after the trial commences. The evaluation will include <br>the terms of reference for the trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196473 196474 196476 196477 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

446846

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the number of Syrian refugees brought to the UK under the Private Sponsorship Scheme will be in addition to the Government's commitment to take 50,000 refugees over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	23577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 7 September 2015 that the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme would be expanded to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>We will build on offers of support to develop a community sponsorship scheme to allow individuals, charities, faith groups, churches and businesses to support refugees directly.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/01/2016 16:26:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1400757

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Age Assessment Board: Membership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the membership of the proposed National Age Assessment Board will be made public.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	99337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Age Assessment Board will predominantly consist of qualified social workers who, through being dedicated to the task of conducting age assessments and the sharing of expertise, will seek to achieve a consistent and accurate approach to the task of age assessment.</p><p>The board will have responsibility for conducting age assessments on age disputed persons, upon referral from a local authority, although local authorities will still retain the right to conduct age assessments themselves if they prefer to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment plans for the Board are still in development and will be in line with Civil Service recruitment policy and processes. The development of the recruitment plans will include engagement with relevant partners. There is no intention to publish the names of members of staff of the NAAB.</p><p>A gov.uk webpage is being created for the Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Council and will contain a list of committee members.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 99335 99336 99338 question first answered 18/01/2022 14:40:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1050581

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the future immigration system will allow temporary short-term workers on a 12-month visa from EU member states to access (a) primary care and to register with a GP, (b) NHS secondary care services; and whether those workers will be obliged to pay the health surcharge; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	214042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Migrants coming to the UK for more than six months (other than, currently, EEA migrants) are required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge which gives them access to the full range of NHS services, with the exception of assisted conception services. We are considering whether these arrangements should apply to those coming under the proposed transitional temporary work route and will want to engage with businesses and employers on this point.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is currently undertaking negotiations on the future of reciprocal healthcare agreements with EU member states following the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 16:06:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1400754

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Age Assessment Board: Membership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the full membership of the Scientific Advisory Board for age assessments of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be made public.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	99335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Age Assessment Board will predominantly consist of qualified social workers who, through being dedicated to the task of conducting age assessments and the sharing of expertise, will seek to achieve a consistent and accurate approach to the task of age assessment.</p><p>The board will have responsibility for conducting age assessments on age disputed persons, upon referral from a local authority, although local authorities will still retain the right to conduct age assessments themselves if they prefer to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment plans for the Board are still in development and will be in line with Civil Service recruitment policy and processes. The development of the recruitment plans will include engagement with relevant partners. There is no intention to publish the names of members of staff of the NAAB.</p><p>A gov.uk webpage is being created for the Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Council and will contain a list of committee members.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 99336 99337 99338 question first answered 18/01/2022 14:40:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1452871

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the asylum seeker cap for local authority areas will continue to be applied when seeking accommodation for refugees (a) from Ukraine and (b) not from Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	143668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2022 answer text <p>There are no limits on the number of refugees (those who have been granted asylum or humanitarian protection) which a Local Authority can house if appropriate accommodation can be identified.</p><p>We continue to encourage all local authorities to work with us to support providing accommodation in their areas for those who are resettled or claim asylum in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/04/2022 13:34:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1441420

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the Common Travel Area arrangements with Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	140435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements, and the reciprocal rights and privileges it provides to British and Irish citizens. This is an objective shared by all CTA members.</p><p>There is a high level of cooperation between all CTA members to ensure we are taking all the necessary measures to protect and secure the CTA.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/03/2022 15:42:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1607729

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Illegal Migration Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on victims of slavery who have been trafficked into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	174289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 161356 on 22 March: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-08%2F161356&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTarum.Bans%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca42b6801b0f54f794d8b08db2acbc7fd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638150826936896151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NNeRH%2FURV%2FLqXX7zVUgLdGNrPbQZ5h%2BnkEWKU%2BS1UQY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/03/2023 12:53:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1191593

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner on the evaluation of the Home Office funded video enabled justice programme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	41440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Video Enabled Justice programme was funded through Police Transformation Fund as part of the Police Funding Settlement. It is a police-led pilot to explore the use of live-link video in first appearance remand hearings and for police witnesses.</p><p>The independent evaluation of the pilot will be published by the Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (OSPCC), imminently.</p><p>My officials have read the evaluation ahead of publication in line with the grant conditions. We have encouraged OSPCC to share the evaluation with Criminal Justice and policing partners to inform decisions on the roll-out of a Criminal Justice System wide solution and too consider whether there are lessons that can help ensure an effective criminal justice system can be maintained during the current Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/05/2020 14:35:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1136691

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether risk management information and contingency plans on the transition to the new asylum accommodation provider in the North East have been shared with local authorities involved in dispersal in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	272835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has designed the Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation project to replace the current asylum accommodation and support services to ensure a smooth transition of services from one Provider to another. The transition governance structure has allowed the Home Office and its Providers to work closely with local authorities and other statutory partners to oversee regional plans and monitor and manage emerging risks and issues including ensuring effective contingency measures are in place to minimise impacts to all Service Users.</p><p>In the North East Yorkshire Humber region, Mears continue in commercial discussion with their potential supply chain, sub-contractors and landlords to ensure there is suitable and sufficient accommodation available to ensure a smooth transition of services before the current COMPASS contracts end in September 2019. Information regarding emerging risks and contingency plans will continue to be shared through the transition governance structures as those discussions conclude.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/07/2019 11:16:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1649310

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: River Tees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy to site an accommodation barge on the River Tees to accommodate asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	191916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered.</p><p>We do not publicly comment on individual sites which may or may not be utilised. When a site becomes available and meets the requirements of our accommodation contract, we will follow our engagement process and notify local authority officials and other stakeholders in advance of using the location.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 191917 191918 question first answered 05/07/2023 12:03:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham