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1433737

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will publish the Government's response to the post-16 study at level 2 and below consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	126763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>On 10 November 2020, the department published a call for evidence on post-16 study and qualifications at level 2 and below. The call for evidence set out the department’s ambitions and invited views on what is working well, and what more can be done to support those studying at these levels to realise their potential. The call for evidence closed on 14 February 2021.</p><p>This was the first step towards reform, allowing the department to gather evidence from the education sector, industry and students. The next step is to consult on detailed proposals. We will be publishing the consultation soon.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 24/02/2022 17:08:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1433738

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to provide further information on the timeline for implementation of reforms to post-16 qualifications at Level 3, including funding criteria and the list of qualifications to be included in the first wave of defunding.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	126764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>In November 2021, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced an extra year before reforms to level 3 qualifications are introduced, providing an extra year to support the growth of T Levels and give more notice to allow providers and awarding organisations to prepare. This means qualifications that duplicate the content and purpose of wave 1 and 2 T Levels will now have public funding approval withdrawn from 2024 (previously 2023). We plan to publish a provisional list of these qualifications shortly.</p><p>All qualifications approved for funding in future will need to meet rigorous quality standards. We are working closely with Ofqual and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education as they develop the approval process, subject to the passage of the Skills Bill. We will publish further information on the funding and approval criteria in due course.</p><p>The department has also recently announced that the Digital pathfinder will be merged into the first full cycle of approvals alongside other reformed technical qualifications with first delivery in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 24/02/2022 16:50:22 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1183559

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the Criminal Case Review Commission is adequately resourced to process quickly the cases of former subpostmasters convicted due to errors in the Horizon IT system.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	26960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government believes that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is sufficiently funded for the valuable work that it undertakes including the work to complete its reviews into the Post Office Horizon cases, with the necessary speed and thoroughness.</p><p> </p><p>For the 57 Post Office Horizon cases it is reviewing, the CCRC is currently preparing for a Case Decision Committee meeting, involving three Commissioners, on 24th March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/03/2020 12:25:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1305026

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of polygraph tests in preventing reoffending by people convicted of domestic abuse related crimes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	174213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Requiring certain sexual offenders on licensed supervision to take polygraph tests has shown itself to be an effective means of protecting the public from harm, as part of a wider set of licence conditions, controls and interventions. As a result of the 5,228 tests carried out on 2,249 sexual offenders between 2015 and 2019, 1,449 significant disclosures were made, providing important information to probation officers which might not have been obtained from other sources. Probation officers have then used that disclosed information to question offenders or make other enquiries, to establish whether they have breached their licence conditions – and where they have, probation officers have taken robust enforcement action, including recalling offenders to custody.</p><p> </p><p>Once statutory powers are available, working with the National Probation Service (NPS), the Cambridge Centre for Evidence Based Policing will conduct a three-year pilot of mandatory polygraph examinations for domestic abuse perpetrators released on licence and assessed as presenting a high risk of causing serious harm. The pilot will involve a randomised control trial, with high risk domestic abuse perpetrators in four of the 12 NPS Regions split into intervention and control groups. Those in the treatment group will be required to take a polygraph test three months after release from custody and every six months thereafter (unless they fail a test, in which case the tests will become more regular). Those in the control group will not be tested, so that we can assess the effectiveness of polygraph testing on outcomes such as compliance with licence conditions, recall rates and reoffending. At the end of the period, the Government will lay a copy of the evaluation report before each House of Parliament and, based on its findings, will make final decisions regarding wider roll out.</p><p> </p><p>Polygraph testing will be one of a set of standard and additional licence conditions to which those in the trial will be subject. The other licence conditions may include exclusion zones preventing offenders going to certain places (usually near where victims live or work), non-contact conditions preventing them contacting victims and their families, curfews, electronic monitoring and completing behaviour treatment programmes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/04/2021 15:27:45 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1351518

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for an agreement between world leaders on measures to reach net zero at the COP26 conference.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	41116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The science is increasingly clear that in order to keep 1.5 degrees celsius within reach, we must halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero CO2 emissions by the middle of the century. The UK COP26 Presidency has made it a priority to encourage all countries to make net zero commitments and they now cover over 70% of the global economy, up from 30% at the start of our Presidency. We will continue to press all countries to make such commitments as part of an outcome in Glasgow that keeps 1.5C within reach.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/09/2021 08:36:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1365887

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Kashmir: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the scale of human rights violations in Kashmir; and what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the 2020 Human Rights and Democracy Report with respect to Kashmir.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	69159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that there are human rights concerns in both India-administered-Kashmir and Pakistan-administered-Kashmir.  We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights violations or abuse is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly and transparently.  We have raised our concerns with the Governments of India and Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/11/2021 09:45:31 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1365888

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Kashmir: Press Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on press freedom in Kashmir.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	69160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Freedom of expression and of the media are essential qualities of any functioning democracy. We are concerned by reports of some ongoing detentions of journalists and call for these to be lifted as soon as possible. We also work closely with the Indian media, including by funding an annual South Asia Journalism Fellowship Programme under our flagship Chevening brand. Last year, we funded 17 fellows, including seven from India.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/11/2021 09:47:41 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1365889

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Kashmir: Riot Control Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the scale of the current use of pellet guns by Indian security forces in Kashmir; and what discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the use of those weapons.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	69161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>We have previously expressed concern at reports of use of pellet guns by Indian security forces. The UN Secretary General also expressed concern in a June report and called on India to end the use of shotgun pellets against children. Ministers and senior officials have raised our concerns with the Indian Government and we call on all states to take preventive measures to protect children.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/11/2021 16:58:51 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1422856

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the World Food Project reducing the size of food rations for 8 million people on the health and wellbeing of people affected; and what steps she is taking to mitigate that impact.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	125384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The reduction in food assistance to 8 million Yemenis, following reductions in funding to the World Food Programme (WFP), is driving even greater food insecurity in Yemen. The humanitarian response in Yemen has managed to prevent famine, but funds are now close to being exhausted. We are calling on all donors to pledge generously at the 2022 Yemen conference on 16 March so that vital aid programmes can continue, alongside ensuring that UK aid is targeted at those most in need. If the humanitarian response is not adequately funded there is a real prospect that large numbers of Yemenis will not have enough food to eat.</p><p>Since the conflict began, the UK has committed over £1 billion and supported the WFP with almost £260 million. Despite the financial pressures at home, the UK remains a leading donor to the UN appeal. This financial year, the UK aid pledge included £25m to the WFP to feed on average 240,000 of the most vulnerable Yemenis every month.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 24/02/2022 17:47:01 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1464573

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the peace talks in Yemen; and what steps she is taking to help secure lasting peace in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	5471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the two-month truce in Yemen, brokered by the UN on 1 April, and the creation of a Presidential Leadership Council on 6 April. After over seven long years of conflict, a negotiated political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and end the humanitarian suffering. The UK will continue to use its diplomatic relations and role as penholder on Yemen in the UN Security Council to support efforts towards political dialogue and peace. The UK continues to encourage the conflict parties to engage constructively with UN-led peace efforts.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 24/05/2022 15:22:08 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss