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1687467

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many schools who have incurred a financial cost to manage asbestos on their premises in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	12893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>Safe and well-maintained school buildings are a priority for the department. The department has allocated over £15 billion to improve the condition of schools since 2015, including £1.8 billion this financial year. This funding is informed by consistent data on the condition of the estate.</p><p>The department expects responsible bodies, including local authorities, governing bodies and academy trusts, to have robust plans in place to manage any asbestos in school buildings effectively in line with their legal duties.</p><p>The department follows advice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which states that, as long as asbestos is in good condition, not vulnerable to damage and carefully managed, it is usually safer to manage it in situ. The department is committed to working collaboratively with HSE, as the regulator, to support schools and duty holders.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of how many schools have incurred a financial cost to manage asbestos. Asbestos is managed by responsible bodies and schools at a local level, including determining how management is funded. The department supports them by providing guidance on the safe management of asbestos and providing access to capital funding each year. Schools are either eligible for School Condition Allocation funding to prioritise improving the condition of their schools, or they are able to bid into the Condition Improvement Fund annual bidding round, to apply for funding for specific capital projects. All schools also receive funding to spend on their capital priorities or to contribute to larger projects through an annual Devolved Formula Capital allocation. Condition funding can be used to remove asbestos when required, often as part of a wider condition project.</p><p>Where responsible bodies have serious issues with buildings that cannot be managed locally, the department provides additional support on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/02/2024 12:41:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1676609

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections have been paused due to headteacher distress in each of the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	5921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Matters concerning the pausing of school inspections and the consideration of complaints about the conduct of inspectors are for Ofsted, which is a separate non-ministerial department and independent inspectorate.</p><p>The department does not collect specific data on correspondence received that refers to the conduct of inspectors.</p><p>I have asked His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to the hon. Member, the Member for Harrow West, directly on these matters and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5922 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:10:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1676619

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints her Department has received about the conduct of Ofsted inspectors during school inspections in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	5922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Matters concerning the pausing of school inspections and the consideration of complaints about the conduct of inspectors are for Ofsted, which is a separate non-ministerial department and independent inspectorate.</p><p>The department does not collect specific data on correspondence received that refers to the conduct of inspectors.</p><p>I have asked His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to the hon. Member, the Member for Harrow West, directly on these matters and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5921 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:10:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1671938

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2023 to Question 22 on Schools: Asbestos, what information her Department holds on levels of asbestos in Harrow schools.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	2751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Buildings erected from 2000 have not used asbestos in their construction. Most older buildings will still have asbestos present in them, although some have undertaken asbestos removal programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Asbestos ‘dutyholders’ for schools, who usually include local authorities and academy trusts, must comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. These require dutyholders to have a robust asbestos management plan, train staff, and maintain an asbestos register detailing location, type, and condition of asbestos in their buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The department takes the safety of children and those who work with them incredibly seriously, which is why we expect all local authorities, governing bodies and academy trusts to have robust plans in place to manage asbestos in school buildings effectively, in line with their legal duties.</p><p> </p><p>The asbestos management assurance process (AMAP) was a survey launched by the department in March 2018 to understand the steps schools and those responsible for their estate were taking to manage asbestos.</p><p> </p><p>Data published in 2019 reflecting returns from 88.4% of schools showed that 80% of schools had some asbestos present in their estate. The department can confirm that from responses captured, the position in Harrow schools suggests a slightly lower percentage than the national picture, though we continue to gather data in this area through the Condition Data Collection 2 (CDC2) programme. The 2019 AMAP report is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f28153ed3bf7f1b17facda7/AMAP_Report_2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f28153ed3bf7f1b17facda7/AMAP_Report_2019.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department expects current percentages to reduce over time as schools are rebuilt or refurbished, and asbestos is removed. Information on how schools are managing asbestos is now being collected via the department’s CDC2 programme, which started in 2021 and will complete in 2026, and is expected to cover all state-funded schools.</p><p> </p><p>The department follows the Health and Safety Executive’s advice that, provided asbestos-containing materials are in good condition, and unlikely to be disturbed, it is generally safest to manage them in place. Where asbestos-containing materials are likely to be disturbed by maintenance works or daily use of the building, and cannot be easily protected, schools should have them removed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/11/2023 16:28:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1459873

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people scammed by fraudulent (a) texts, (b) emails and (c) calls in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	157573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/04/2022 11:02:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401342

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had any (a) financial contract and (b) meetings with (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	100409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold any financial contracts nor has it had meetings with the companies mentioned within the last five years.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2022 15:17:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1381796

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many HMRC staff have been based at each coastal port between Bristol and Worthing, inclusive, (a) by each port and (b) in total in each year since 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	80901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish information relating to the number of staff working in specific locations as this would publicise operational practices which in the wrong hands could be used to attempt to evade controls at the border and compromise Border security.</p><p>However, resource and staffing requirements at every port are continually reviewed by Border Force and we work closely with all port operators to try to anticipate demand. Resources are deployed flexibly as and when they are required.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2021 15:29:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 36765 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1381797

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Customs: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many physical inspections to check for contraband goods took place at each port between Bristol and Worthing inclusive (a) by each port and (b) in total in each year since 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	80902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>Border Force does not routinely publish this level of data, relating to the number of customs interdictions undertaken by government officials in the UK, and at specific geographic locations or ports.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2021 15:30:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 36764 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599640

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	48189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The only agreed EU directive which has not yet been transposed directly into UK law is <em>2013/59/Euratom (laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom). </em></p><p>This is a joint transposition with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The transposition deadline is 6 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2016 15:47:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas