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1386289

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Slavery: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of prosecutions of offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	89565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has had considerable success in increasing prosecutions of modern slavery cases involving the exploitation of vulnerable people. In addition to the number of offences charged by way of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, CPS records identify the number of defendants prosecuted for offences related to modern slavery, including conspiracy to commit Modern Slavery Act offences, which is charged under s1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 . The number of defendants who have been prosecuted for modern slavery offences increased from 284 in 2017-18 to 322 in 2020-21, an increase of 13.4%. The increase has been achieved despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/12/2021 14:26:50 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1543943

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Plastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to eliminate its use of single-use plastics.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	92162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The MOD is working with Industry Partners to deliver the Greening Government Commitment 2021 to 2025 which is focused on removing consumer single use plastic (CSUP) from our elements of the central government office estate. In addition, Ministry of Defence Facility Management Contracts include clauses which require Industry Partners to minimise the supply and use of CSUP and to work towards their elimination on the wider defence estate.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/11/2022 15:44:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1548793

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of its maritime naval ports in the event of rising sea levels over the next 50 years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	104154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has undertaken extensive work to enable understanding of the risk that climate change, including rising sea levels, will have across the defence estate and its outputs.</p><p>Resilience and mitigation planning is an important element of the Royal Navy's Climate Change and Sustainability Plan. The Royal Navy have assessed a range of climate risks and their potential impacts on its naval bases and is integrating the assessments into planning and works programmes to ensure that impacts are mitigated or minimised as far as possible.</p><p>Details of these assessments are sensitive, therefore I am unable to comment further. To do so could prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/12/2022 11:44:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1601989

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Airspace: Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using Stratospheric unscrewed air systems.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	160250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is sponsoring a High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Operational Concept Demonstrator (OCD) through Project AETHER. Feasibility activity has been conducted since 2016 to demonstrate the utility of stratospheric aircraft. The project has conducted a range of assessment including with fixed wing aircraft and balloons. This work is now continuing under an assessment phase including further flight trials to inform the next steps for future investment.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/03/2023 12:39:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1601990

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Espionage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the US Covert Long Dwell Stratospheric Architecture programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	160251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department are in regular contact with the US Department of Defense to share knowledge between projects. We do not have specific information relating to the programme requested.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/03/2023 12:40:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1601991

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sierra Nevada Corporation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department held has had with the Sierra Nevada Corporation in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	160252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a close and regular dialogue with the Sierra Nevada Corporation in relation to several of the Department's programmes.</p><p>These include a High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite Operational Concept Demonstrator, for which the company has been on contact since July 2022, as part of Project AETHER.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/03/2023 12:40:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1186177

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Mortuaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has the Department made of the size of mortuary space in (a) England, (b) Greater London and (c) the London Borough of Barnet.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	31488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Government is putting in place a range of measures to ensure the UK is prepared to manage the impacts of a Covid-19 outbreak. Part of this planning is ensuring we are prepared for higher numbers of people dying over the period of the pandemic.</p><p>Ensuring the deceased are treated with dignity and respect whilst minimising the risks to public health is at the forefront of Government planning. Measures underway will increase capacity at a local level to manage additional demand.</p><p>The Government’s Action Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan</a>) sets out planning principles that underpin the response to the Covid-19 outbreak. As part of this response, provisions have been included in the Coronavirus Bill which will ensure the sector can manage the impact of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/03/2020 16:12:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1195500

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional resources her Department has allocated to coroners to help them to release bodies to next of kin in a timely manner to comply with religious orthodoxy.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	46617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>Coroners services are funded by local authorities. Councils can support their local coronial services using the £1.6bn of funding announced by Government on 18 April, which was made available to support local authorities with costs of responding to Covid-19, including the costs of death management.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/05/2020 14:06:19 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1199007

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of court cases in respect of the enforcement of parking disputes on private land in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	51891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 09/06/2020 09:54:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1200508

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were appointed as Queen’s Counsel in each of the last five years, by ethnicity.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	54896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>As detailed in QCA’s annual reports into the QC competitions, and published on the QCA website, the breakdown of BAME and non-BAME application is below.</p><p> </p><p>2015-6 competition:</p><p>9 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 107 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2016-7 competition:</p><p>16 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 113 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2017-8 competition:</p><p>18 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 119 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2018-9 competition:</p><p>13 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 108 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2019-20 competition:</p><p>22 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 114 appointments</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/06/2020 20:47:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord