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808283

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of universal credit appeals.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	902998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Appeals against Universal Credit decisions are at a lower level than for the other main benefits and the rate has been broadly stable since the introduction of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1422980

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many positions have been recruited under the transformation and business improvement initiatives at the Home Office.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	125267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Transformation and business improvement activities in the Home Office is managed across individual business areas and major programmes. Positions are recruited locally on a programme needs basis at any given time. This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/03/2022 14:36:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 53935 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

769766

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department accrues any income from the universal credit helpline.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	107375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2017 to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=107197" target="_blank">107197</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2017 12:53:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748578

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2017 to Question 1302, if he will estimate the number of people engaged on zero-hours contracts who are in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>It is too early to estimate as numbers on zero hours contracts in UC remain low.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/07/2017 14:04:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

753607

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3072, how many people are engaged in zero-hour contracts and in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	5720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 04 July 2017 to question 1302.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/09/2017 10:42:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1665154

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prisoner capacity is at HMP (a) Huntercombe, (b) Maidstone and (c) Morton Hall as of 16 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	202847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The population, operational capacity and certified normal accommodation (CNA) level of every prison is published monthly: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-population-figures-2023" target="_blank">Prison population figures: 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>HMP Huntercombe, HMP Maidstone and HMP Morton Hall are the three foreign national offenders (FNO) only prisons within HMPPS. They hold only those of interest to the Home Office with between 3 and 36 months left to serve. They include embedded Home Office staff with better access to FNOs to facilitate effective deportations.</p><p>The table below provides the operational capacity and certified normal accommodation level at (a) HMP Huntercombe, (b) HMP Maidstone and (c) HMP Morton Hall on 16 October 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>CNA</p></td><td><p>Operational Capacity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>353</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Operational Capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by the Prison Group Directors on the basis of operational judgement and experience.</p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of FNOs removed from our prisons, and all FNOs sentenced to custody are referred to us at the earliest opportunity to be considered for deportation.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/10/2023 16:41:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1665153

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Translation Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many translators work at HMP (a) Huntercombe, (b) Maidstone and (c) Morton Hall as of 16 October 2023; and what languages those translators speak.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	202846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no translators employed in prisons on a permanent basis. The Ministry of Justice Language Service Contract provides face-to-face and telephone interpretation services for prisons, on a case-by-case basis, on request.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/10/2023 16:37:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1665152

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have absconded from prisons since 1 January 2023, broken down by the offence for which they were imprisoned.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	202845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is published via the following link on a financial year basis, the latest year was 2022-23: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023%22%20/t%20%22_blank" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023</a>. The data for the remainder of 2023 will be published in July 2024.</p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When a prisoner absconds, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. The majority of absconders are quickly recaptured and returned to custody.</p><p>The number of absconds in 2022-23 was 34% lower than the previous year and 77% lower than in 2009-2010.</p><p>Those who abscond face serious consequences, including being returned to closed prison conditions where they may serve up to two additional years on conviction. Prisoners subject to parole decisions will likely face longer before they are released.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/10/2023 16:55:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1677530

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question198717 on Free School Meals, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that schools continue to be able to provide healthy meals; and what discussions his Department has had with schools on whether they can provide these meals within the agreed budgets.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	6620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The department spends over £1 billion on the provision of free meals. Schools currently attract £480 annually through the free school meals (FSM) factor of the national funding formula, in respect of FSM-eligible pupils. This is increasing to £490 in 2024/25.</p><p>In addition to this, schools are currently plaid a meal rate of £2.53 to support the provision of Universal infant FSM.</p><p>The department continues to keep funding under review and regularly meet with stakeholders to monitor issues in this sector, including food industry representatives, school leaders and pupils.</p><p>Further to this, the department supports the provision of nutritious food in schools through ‘The Requirements for School Food Regulations’ (2014), which require schools to provide children with healthy food and drink options, and to make sure that children get the energy and nutrition they need across the school day. These regulations are available at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1603/contents/made" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1603/contents/made</a>.</p><p>The school food standards restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar, as well as low quality reformed or reconstituted foods. Compliance with the school food standards is mandatory for all maintained schools, academies and free schools.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2023 12:18:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1676906

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Concrete
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to instruct Ofqual to give special consideration for students whose schools have been affected by RAAC.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	6208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Our focus is on supporting schools and colleges to put in place suitable mitigations to minimise disruption to learning.</p><p>Special consideration is given to a candidate who has temporarily experienced illness, injury or some other event outside of their control at the time of the exam or assessment. Decisions on special consideration are made by individual exam boards, following guidance published by the Joint Council for Qualifications.</p><p>Officials in the department have been working hard to ensure that any school or college that is struggling to deliver particular assessments due to RAAC receives the support they need for their specific circumstances. Officials have asked awarding organisations to agree extensions to coursework and non-examined assessment deadlines with affected schools and colleges wherever possible, whilst providing as much flexibility as they can within the confines of their processes and regulations.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/12/2023 13:12:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders