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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

1546159

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Housing: West Yorkshire
	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 data his Department holds on the number of private properties constructed in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) the wider Kirklees Council area, (c) Calderdale and (d) Wakefield in the year 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	97510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of building control reported new build dwelling completions, by tenure, in each local authority district in England, are shown in Live Table 253, at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-house-building&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6g2gfLzQnKSmAXMNxjxJXhifHIoZqMCiA5TvtaNypO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The department also publishes an annual release entitled '<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jw8C0KSdPySjL9pgxDNv5%2FQXSwEs2e29vNFYHu95amo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England'</a>, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p><p>Information on new build units by provider and geography can be derived from the affordable housing supply open data available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ftQso4DlgZhFJriSMfIkFO2ma9erQ2BNxynnd0ZgC4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Statistics at Huddersfield parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 97511 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:14:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1546160

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Housing Associations: West Yorkshire
	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 data his Department holds on the number of housing association properties constructed in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) the wider Kirklees Council area, (c) Calderdale and (d) Wakefield in the year 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	97511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of building control reported new build dwelling completions, by tenure, in each local authority district in England, are shown in Live Table 253, at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-house-building&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6g2gfLzQnKSmAXMNxjxJXhifHIoZqMCiA5TvtaNypO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The department also publishes an annual release entitled '<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jw8C0KSdPySjL9pgxDNv5%2FQXSwEs2e29vNFYHu95amo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England'</a>, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p><p>Information on new build units by provider and geography can be derived from the affordable housing supply open data available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ftQso4DlgZhFJriSMfIkFO2ma9erQ2BNxynnd0ZgC4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Statistics at Huddersfield parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 97510 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:14:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1545432

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking to help stop the mis-selling of university courses to young people.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>Universities are responsible for their own advertising. The Competition and Markets Authority has produced guidance to the sector on their responsibilities under consumer protection law, including what material information about courses they should provide prospective students. A new partnership, announced on 24 November, between the higher education (HE) regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), and National Trading Standards includes tackling misleading precontract information that students rely on when choosing their course. We are also working with the sector to agree ways in which they might incorporate key pieces of data into their course advertising, so that students better understand what outcomes they might expect from courses at the point at which courses are being sold to them.</p><p>The department is clear that universities should be transparent about the content of their courses and the likely outcomes that students can expect from them. Discover Uni is a tool, which is owned and operated by the four UK HE funding and regulatory bodies. It is the official, authoritative source of information and guidance to HE courses in the UK and is designed to help prospective students make the right choices about what and where to study, by allowing users to search for and compare information and data for individual undergraduate courses across the UK. The OfS sets the expectation that HE providers will display a link to the Discover Uni website on their course website pages to help prospective students make informed decisions about the courses they sign-up to.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 95784 question first answered 02/12/2022 10:03:21 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1545434

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to regulate how universities (a) advertise and (b) sell their university courses to prevent mis-selling to students.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>Universities are responsible for their own advertising. The Competition and Markets Authority has produced guidance to the sector on their responsibilities under consumer protection law, including what material information about courses they should provide prospective students. A new partnership, announced on 24 November, between the higher education (HE) regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), and National Trading Standards includes tackling misleading precontract information that students rely on when choosing their course. We are also working with the sector to agree ways in which they might incorporate key pieces of data into their course advertising, so that students better understand what outcomes they might expect from courses at the point at which courses are being sold to them.</p><p>The department is clear that universities should be transparent about the content of their courses and the likely outcomes that students can expect from them. Discover Uni is a tool, which is owned and operated by the four UK HE funding and regulatory bodies. It is the official, authoritative source of information and guidance to HE courses in the UK and is designed to help prospective students make the right choices about what and where to study, by allowing users to search for and compare information and data for individual undergraduate courses across the UK. The OfS sets the expectation that HE providers will display a link to the Discover Uni website on their course website pages to help prospective students make informed decisions about the courses they sign-up to.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 95782 question first answered 02/12/2022 10:03:21 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1545280

	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	Social Rented Housing: Kirklees
	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 steps he is taking to improve the supply of social housing in (a) Huddersfield constituency and (b) the wider Kirklees area.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of social housing to maintaining communities, both in the Hon. Member's constituency and right across the country.</p><p>That is why, through our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme we will deliver significant volumes of social housing, including homes for social rent, to ensure that hard working families and individuals can live in safety and security in the communities they call home.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 95779 question first answered 02/12/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1545290

	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	Social Rented Housing: Huddersfield
	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 of the impact of trends in the level of social housing provision in Huddersfield on the Government's levelling up agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of social housing to maintaining communities, both in the Hon. Member's constituency and right across the country.</p><p>That is why, through our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme we will deliver significant volumes of social housing, including homes for social rent, to ensure that hard working families and individuals can live in safety and security in the communities they call home.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 95778 question first answered 02/12/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1700039

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Disability Aids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on how many useable mobility aids and equipment are wasted in the NHS each year.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	20866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report, published in October 2020, the NHS is committed to reducing its environmental impact, including by increasing the reuse and recycling of medical equipment. This commitment is then applied locally, taking into account local priorities, through local Green Plans.</p><p>NHS England also collaborates with the NHS Supply Chain to increase availability of reusable products, and supports local NHS organisations through the publication of guidance and resources to help with implementing changes.</p><p>Furthermore, the Department published the inaugural Medical Technology Strategy in February 2023, which included a focus on improving resource efficiency. The Department’s Design for Life Programme works with industry, the health and care sector, and academic partners to develop medical technology systems that support reuse, remanufacture, and material recovery becoming the default. The Department recognises we will need to define future data requirements and align digital infrastructure to improve the gathering of core data, such as how products are eventually disposed. The Department’s intention is to publish a roadmap later this year, to articulate our relevant findings and plans moving forward.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 20867 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:13:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1700040

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Disability Aids: Waste Disposal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on where the NHS disposes of (a) crutches, (b) wheelchairs and (c) other mobility equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	20867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report, published in October 2020, the NHS is committed to reducing its environmental impact, including by increasing the reuse and recycling of medical equipment. This commitment is then applied locally, taking into account local priorities, through local Green Plans.</p><p>NHS England also collaborates with the NHS Supply Chain to increase availability of reusable products, and supports local NHS organisations through the publication of guidance and resources to help with implementing changes.</p><p>Furthermore, the Department published the inaugural Medical Technology Strategy in February 2023, which included a focus on improving resource efficiency. The Department’s Design for Life Programme works with industry, the health and care sector, and academic partners to develop medical technology systems that support reuse, remanufacture, and material recovery becoming the default. The Department recognises we will need to define future data requirements and align digital infrastructure to improve the gathering of core data, such as how products are eventually disposed. The Department’s intention is to publish a roadmap later this year, to articulate our relevant findings and plans moving forward.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 20866 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:13:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1698448

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase aid to organisations that employ game wardens.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	20156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), including by investing £30 million between 2022 and 2025 to support global efforts.</p><p> </p><p>Our IWT Challenge Fund continues to support projects that benefit park rangers and drive innovative ways to tackle poaching. Projects have included expanding aerial surveillance to support ranger deployments in the Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game Reserves in central Tanzania, and enhanced use of innovative techniques to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking at the Ngulia rhino sanctuary in Kenya. More information on these projects and others is available <a href="https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We have also funded the training of rangers (Op CORDED) in partnership with the British Army, helping wildlife parks work together to strengthen law enforcement and share information to disrupt smuggling and poaching across Africa.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 20157 20158 question first answered 16/04/2024 13:00:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman