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	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) men and (b) women were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted for domestic abuse in (A) 2020-21 and (B) 2021/22.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	150447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds data showing the number of defendants flagged with a domestic abuse monitoring flag. These records can be separated to show the outcome of the prosecution and by the sex of the defendant. The table below shows the number of defendants, by sex, prosecuted and convicted in the two years ending March 2022. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Convicted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>4,354</p></td><td><p>3,223</p></td><td><p>74.0%</p></td><td><p>4,445</p></td><td><p>3,246</p></td><td><p>73.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>50,090</p></td><td><p>39,302</p></td><td><p>78.5%</p></td><td><p>48,663</p></td><td><p>37,325</p></td><td><p>76.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table>The data above is classed as management information as defendants are flagged when allegations of domestic abuse are made.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2023 15:47:24 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1233028

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, how many people have accessed and transferred their pension early resulting in the recording of an unauthorised payment from their pension fund since the onset of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	87525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently hold information about pension unauthorised payments since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme administrator of a registered pension scheme must tell HMRC when certain reportable events occur; reportable events include pension unauthorised payments.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme administrator does this by completing and submitting the Event Report for a tax year. HMRC must receive the Event Report by 31 January after the end of the tax year to which the Event Report relates, so there is no data currently available.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/09/2020 12:56:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1353764

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the additional support for veterans and military charities announced by the Government on 6 September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	45098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to helping our veterans receive the support they need. Last month, the Defence Secretary and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met service charities, academics and other relevant experts to discuss the impact of the withdrawal from Afghanistan on the mental health of veterans and their families. In response to this meeting, the Prime Minister announced an additional £5M for the service charity sector to improve the accessibility of services, and better signpost the range of statutory and charitable support available to veterans, including those affected by events in Afghanistan.</p><p><br>The Cabinet Office, Office for Veterans’ Affairs is working at pace with key partners and the sector to determine how to distribute and use this funding most effectively and efficiently. Charities will be asked to report on the impact of the additional funding they receive.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 20/09/2021 16:51:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1311091

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	G7: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is taking steps ahead of the UK’s Presidency of the G7 in summer 2021 to ensure that (a) the safe reopening of borders and (b) restart of international aviation is a priority of the G7.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	185342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/04/2021 12:14:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1243853

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the findings by the Royal National Institute of Blind People in their report entitled Turned out 2019 that 68 per cent of blind postal voters and 22 per cent of partially sighted postal voters at the December 2019 General Election had to use assistance from another person to enable them to vote, what plans he has to review the accessibility of the postal vote system.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	104091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that elections are accessible for all those eligible to vote and has already been working with the RNIB to improve the voting process for voters with sight loss.</p><p>It is important for security purposes that a physical poll card is sent to every elector at the property where they are registered, but we have already considered how electoral information might additionally be made available in more accessible format for those who request it.</p><p>Returning Officers already publish details of candidates in the order they will appear on the ballot paper online. We will work with partners in the electoral sector to ensure this information is accessible.</p><p>The Government will continue to work with the RNIB, the Electoral Commission and other relevant organisations to make blind and partially sighted voters aware of the support available to them at the polling station, and to consider what additional support could be provided to help blind and partially sighted people to vote including by post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 104166 104167 104226 104227 question first answered 22/10/2020 16:55:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1126254

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average annual savings to drivers as a result of fixing the level of fuel duty since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	253559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Car drivers have saved an average of approximately £1000 since 2010, compared to pre-2010 escalator plans. The average annual saving has increased every year, and is about £175 for 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/05/2019 10:32:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1191681

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if employees of charities furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can participate in fundraising activities.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	41427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. To prevent fraudulent claims, the Government has made it clear that individuals cannot work or volunteer for their organisation.</p><p>This is to protect individuals too; if workers were allowed to volunteer for their employer, the employer could ask them to work in an effectively full time way while only paying them 80% of the wages. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is working with other government departments and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to identify areas where volunteers can contribute to the COVID-19 response.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 41426 question first answered 11/05/2020 14:23:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1610547

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission a review by the Office for Budget Responsibility into the impact of tax free shopping at (a) airports and (b) ports on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	180680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>In October 2022, to ensure the UK’s economic stability and to provide confidence in the Government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, the Chancellor announced that the Government will not be proceeding with plans to introduce a new VAT-free shopping scheme. Such a scheme would come at a significant fiscal cost as it would subsidise a large amount of tourist spending which already occurs without a tax relief in place.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility published their assessment of the withdrawal of the previous VAT-free shopping schemes in November 2020. This showed that withdrawal would raise a significant amount of revenue and have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK. Although the Government keeps all taxes under review and continues to consider all available evidence as part of the policy-making process, there are no current plans to commission a further assessment.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/04/2023 12:51:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1273131

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that future covid-19 business support grant schemes distributed by local authorities are based on the number of businesses and employment in an area rather than a per capita population figure.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	132860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Additional Restrictions Grant, which is allocated on a per capita basis, is only one part of the Government’s comprehensive support package for businesses and local authorities during this time. The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) is allocated on a per-business basis and provides businesses in England which are legally required to close due to national or local restrictions with up to £3,000 per month of closures, depending on their rateable value. Businesses which are legally required to close are also eligible for one-off grants worth up to £9,000, depending on their rateable value.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open), local authorities which were subject to restrictions on socialising (in particular a ban on indoor household mixing) before the latest lockdown was announced received additional funding so that they could make grants of up to £2,100 per month to hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses which were able to remain open, but which were experiencing a severe reduction in demand due to restrictions on socialising. This funding is also calculated on a per-business basis.</p><p> </p><p>Given that both population and business densities create pressures on local authorities, by providing some funding per-head and some per-business we are achieving a fair balance.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/01/2021 10:25:03 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1345497

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Blood Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for those employees with blood cancer whose work makes it difficult for reasonable covid-19 adjustments to be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	30341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is available to all employers and employees providing they meet the eligibility criteria. This includes Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) individuals; such as those with cancers of the blood.</p><p> </p><p>Shielding advice was paused on 1 April, and the Government is now advising clinically extremely vulnerable people generally to follow the same guidance as everyone else, taking appropriate precautions to keep themselves safe. The Health and Safety Executive has also published resources to support employers and CEV employees, which can be found on its website.</p><p> </p><p>CEV individuals should also talk to their employer to discuss and agree options in relation to work, for example the ability to work from home, or returning to the workplace in a different role if their previous position cannot be fulfilled in a Covid-secure manner.</p><p> </p><p>Closing the CJRS at the end of September is designed to strike a balance between supporting the economy as it opens up, continuing to provide support and protect incomes, and ensuring incentives are in place to get people back to work as demand returns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/07/2021 15:51:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith