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1545297

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Temporary Accommodation: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment on the impact of trends in the level of availability of emergency accommodation in Huddersfield on victims of domestic violence and abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>We introduced a new statutory duty on local authorities to ensure that all victims, including children, have access to safe accommodation when they need it. The amount of funding for each council for 2021/22 can be found using this <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Ffunding-allocation-methods-new-domestic-abuse-duty&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C445031b19ac646353f1908dad3c738de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638055149841237387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KUpu7Sn3FeQC64paEVBdHbY7rW%2FjH1SXT5mKAMLWtHM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a> and the funding for each council for 2022/23 can be found using this <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-authority-domestic-abuse-duty-2022-to-2023-funding-allocations.&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C445031b19ac646353f1908dad3c738de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638055149841237387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yFN302nh5sxO1p3RaK%2FYX5hza8IIF0XtcYOS4I2WCB8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>In addition, we have run a number of joint workshops with the Local Government Association and each council must work closely with their Local Partnership Board, assess the needs of victims locally and commission the right safe accommodation support services needed to meet the identified need.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 98693 98911 question first answered 02/12/2022 09:30:41 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400057

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current number of schools that fail to meet legal standards is.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Education is the regulator for independent schools in England and sets the Independent School Standards (ISS) that registered schools must meet, including those in the important area of safeguarding. The department commissions Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to carry out inspections of registered schools on a regular cycle to assess their compliance with the ISS. Where an inspection finds that a school has not met the ISS, the department may issue a statutory notice requiring an action plan to bring about rapid improvement. It also has powers to take enforcement action. Enforcement action is the strongest step the department can take to achieve compliance with the ISS. This can take one of two forms. The department can either impose a ‘relevant restriction’ on the proprietor of the school, or where appropriate, remove a school from the register of independent schools. This has the effect of requiring it to cease operating as a school.</p><p>There are approximately 2,500 registered independent schools in England of which, 143 are currently failing to meet the legal requirements set out in the ISS. Of the 143 schools, 135 are in regulatory action and the remaining 8 are under enforcement action.</p><p>It is a criminal offence under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 to conduct an unregistered independent school. All unregistered schools are unsafe since they are not regulated or subject to regular inspection against agreed standards. The department and Ofsted continue to investigate schools believed to be operating as unregistered schools. As set out in section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, Ofsted can carry out inspections without notice where it has reasonable cause to believe that an unregistered school is being operated on the premises. Evidence gathered through these investigations is used to support the prosecution of those responsible for running such schools.</p><p>The department has committed to introducing legislation to bring measures to make it easier for Ofsted to investigate and gather evidence of breaches of section 96 of the 2008 Act and prosecute those responsible for running unregistered schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 98214 question first answered 14/01/2022 12:59:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400059

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that local agencies have the required powers to (a) visit, (b) check and (c) close unsafe schools.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Education is the regulator for independent schools in England and sets the Independent School Standards (ISS) that registered schools must meet, including those in the important area of safeguarding. The department commissions Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to carry out inspections of registered schools on a regular cycle to assess their compliance with the ISS. Where an inspection finds that a school has not met the ISS, the department may issue a statutory notice requiring an action plan to bring about rapid improvement. It also has powers to take enforcement action. Enforcement action is the strongest step the department can take to achieve compliance with the ISS. This can take one of two forms. The department can either impose a ‘relevant restriction’ on the proprietor of the school, or where appropriate, remove a school from the register of independent schools. This has the effect of requiring it to cease operating as a school.</p><p>There are approximately 2,500 registered independent schools in England of which, 143 are currently failing to meet the legal requirements set out in the ISS. Of the 143 schools, 135 are in regulatory action and the remaining 8 are under enforcement action.</p><p>It is a criminal offence under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 to conduct an unregistered independent school. All unregistered schools are unsafe since they are not regulated or subject to regular inspection against agreed standards. The department and Ofsted continue to investigate schools believed to be operating as unregistered schools. As set out in section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, Ofsted can carry out inspections without notice where it has reasonable cause to believe that an unregistered school is being operated on the premises. Evidence gathered through these investigations is used to support the prosecution of those responsible for running such schools.</p><p>The department has committed to introducing legislation to bring measures to make it easier for Ofsted to investigate and gather evidence of breaches of section 96 of the 2008 Act and prosecute those responsible for running unregistered schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 98213 question first answered 14/01/2022 12:59:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1238388

	registered interest
	date	28/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ongoing prosecutions there are for TV licence non-payment.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees up to December 2019, available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>Select ‘191A Television licence evasion’ in the Offence filter; prosecutions can be found in row 23 and convictions are in row 24.</li><li>To see these figures for females, select ’02: Female’ in the Sex filter.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice court proceedings database counts prosecutions at the point of completion at magistrates’ court and therefore we do not hold the number of ongoing cases for TV licence non-payment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 95988 question first answered 01/10/2020 14:33:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1238390

	registered interest
	date	28/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were (i) in total and (ii) of women for the non-payment of TV licence fees in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees up to December 2019, available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>Select ‘191A Television licence evasion’ in the Offence filter; prosecutions can be found in row 23 and convictions are in row 24.</li><li>To see these figures for females, select ’02: Female’ in the Sex filter.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice court proceedings database counts prosecutions at the point of completion at magistrates’ court and therefore we do not hold the number of ongoing cases for TV licence non-payment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 95987 question first answered 01/10/2020 14:33:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237957

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure the transparency of the process by which funds are allocated through the Dormant Accounts Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Funding unlocked through the Dormant Assets Scheme is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Each nation in the UK directs TNLCF on how to distribute its allocation of the funding to social or environmental causes. In England, it is directed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and must be spent on causes related to youth, financial inclusion, or social investment. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ministers direct funding to various youth and environmental initiatives. For example, the Welsh government has spent over £2m on a mix of projects focussing on climate change and sustainability.</p><p>The Government will soon publish a response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to include a wider range of financial assets. This is a long term process, also involving discussion on how potential future dormant assets funding could be spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 95599 95600 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237958

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of funds from the Dormant Account Scheme has been allocated to environmental causes in each year since that scheme’s creation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Funding unlocked through the Dormant Assets Scheme is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Each nation in the UK directs TNLCF on how to distribute its allocation of the funding to social or environmental causes. In England, it is directed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and must be spent on causes related to youth, financial inclusion, or social investment. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ministers direct funding to various youth and environmental initiatives. For example, the Welsh government has spent over £2m on a mix of projects focussing on climate change and sustainability.</p><p>The Government will soon publish a response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to include a wider range of financial assets. This is a long term process, also involving discussion on how potential future dormant assets funding could be spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 95598 95600 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237959

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the proportion of funds from the Dormant Account Scheme that are required to be allocated to environmental causes.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Funding unlocked through the Dormant Assets Scheme is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Each nation in the UK directs TNLCF on how to distribute its allocation of the funding to social or environmental causes. In England, it is directed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and must be spent on causes related to youth, financial inclusion, or social investment. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ministers direct funding to various youth and environmental initiatives. For example, the Welsh government has spent over £2m on a mix of projects focussing on climate change and sustainability.</p><p>The Government will soon publish a response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to include a wider range of financial assets. This is a long term process, also involving discussion on how potential future dormant assets funding could be spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 95598 95599 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237569

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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: Huddersfield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children have received the £20 per week uplift in universal credit standard allowance payments in Huddersfield in each month since that uplift was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children with Universal Credit in payment, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 95171 95186 95220 question first answered 28/09/2020 12:17:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1236264

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of gambling services on the high street in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	92694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Between 2011, the earliest year for which we have complete figures, and September 2019, there was a 21% decrease in the number of bingo, arcade, casino and betting shop premises. A year-by-year breakdown is provided in the accompanying table.</p><p>According to data from the 2016 combined Health Surveys, 3% of adults in Great Britain played online slots, casino and bingo games, and 9.2% of those were considered problem gamblers. In the Health Survey for England 2018, 4% played those products, with a problem gambling rate of 8.5%. The Gambling Commission recently completed a consultation on new measures to make online slots safer. Those proposals included a minimum spin speed to reduce the maximum speed of play and banning split screen play which allowed multiple games to be played simultaneously. The Commission will publish its response to the consultation in the coming months.</p><p>The government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age and further details will be announced in due course.</p><p>Table: Land-based gambling premises numbers</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year to</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Arcades</p></td><td><p>Betting</p></td><td><p>Bingo</p></td><td><p>Casino</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2011</p></td><td><p>12,307</p></td><td><p>2,396</p></td><td><p>9,067</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2012</p></td><td><p>12,462</p></td><td><p>2,542</p></td><td><p>9,128</p></td><td><p>646</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2013</p></td><td><p>11,957</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td><td><p>9,100</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2014</p></td><td><p>11,999</p></td><td><p>2,031</p></td><td><p>9,111</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>11,758</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>8,995</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2016</p></td><td><p>11,615</p></td><td><p>1,894</p></td><td><p>8,915</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2017</p></td><td><p>11,404</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2018</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>1,701</p></td><td><p>8,559</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2019</p></td><td><p>10,781</p></td><td><p>1,656</p></td><td><p>8,320</p></td><td><p>651</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/09/2019</p></td><td><p>9,745</p></td><td><p>1,633</p></td><td><p>7,315</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 92695 question first answered 29/09/2020 15:33:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman