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1540274

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where he plans to base the new Multi Role Ocean Surveillance ships.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	80883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is considering options for basing the Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ships, and an announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/11/2022 12:38:17 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1540275

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to (a) award contracts for and (b) take delivery of the Multi Role Ocean Surveillance ships.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	80884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence announced the acceleration of the procurement of the first Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ship during Defence Oral Questions on 7 November 2022. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, I am at the present time unable to comment further on the contractual position or delivery schedule of that ship, as to do so would be prejudicial to the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence and other parties. Planning work has commenced for the concept and assessment phase of the project for the second Multi Role Ocean Surveillance capability.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/11/2022 12:25:28 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1541142

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ships will be classed as Royal Fleet Auxiliary or Royal Navy ships.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	83753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>No decision has yet been taken on whether the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ships will be classed as Royal Navy or Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/11/2022 12:21:39 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1568979

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the quality of service personnel and family accommodation for personnel based at Robertson Barracks in Norfolk.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	128716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the hon. Member with a full response as soon as the information is available.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 30/01/2023 17:48:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1568981

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to invest in housing for personnel based at Robertson Barracks in Norfolk in each year until its closure.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	128717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Works to upgrade Service Family Accommodation at Robertson Barracks, Norfolk, have been undertaken in previous years; with no further works currently planned.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides details of the works currently planned to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) at Robertson Barracks in each year until its closure. This may be subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>2022-23 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2023-24 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2024-25 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2025-26 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2026-27 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2027-28 Value £million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robertson Barracks</p></td><td><p>0.409</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.200</p></td><td><p>0.400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.282</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/01/2023 13:03:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1365930

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Ivory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the number of ivory items owned by or collated by her office.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	69175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not made any estimates of the number of ivory items owned or collated by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/11/2021 09:15:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1520357

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of people in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West of England and (c) England who may not have a valid photo ID suitable to enable them to vote in the May 2023 elections as of October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	61333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office published a report on the levels of photographic identification ownership in Great Britain in May 2021.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvoter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C64caec0a1f4348fab11608dab0fe4c0c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638016903484775702%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JMzKrWX0w8GBm90QLiYwD%2F5BdXmsr9Nqkjr%2BPGepedk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain.</a></p><p>A list of identification which will be accepted in polling stations can be found in the government's voter identification policy statement: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvoter-identification-at-polling-stations-and-the-new-voter-card&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C64caec0a1f4348fab11608dab0fe4c0c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638016903484775702%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SNJOf55kw29LXJF4Lc%2FIqPERU1%2BBjUSh5ROPl%2FFf2u4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-at-polling-stations-and-the-new-voter-card.</a></p><p>Any eligible voter who does not have one of the wide range of acceptable forms of photographic identification, will be able to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate from their local authority.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/10/2022 13:05:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1521646

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	Polling Stations: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of mirrors that will need to be purchased for polling stations for elections in May 2023 to comply with new regulations on voter identification.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	62967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We estimate that one mirror will need to be purchased for each polling station and assume that there are 40,000 polling stations based on the 2019 elections.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2022 16:03:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1490251

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the independent review of children’s social care: Final report, published in May 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing that report's recommendations regarding (a) contact in general and (b) letterbox contact.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	38827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The government is determined to respond to the challenges set by the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and will consider the recommendations carefully. As set out in our adoption strategy paper, improving contact for children, birth families, and adoptive parents is a key priority.</p><p> </p><p>The adoption strategy commits us to working with regional adoption agencies to develop and trial what good practice around contact looks like, with a view to setting national standards in this area. This includes investigating what support is needed for children, birth parents, and adoptive parents. Regional adoption agencies are currently trialling a programme called ‘Letterswap’, which is a new digital platform to improve the current ‘Letterbox’ system.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board has established a ‘Maintaining relationships for children’ sub-group. It has a remit to improve children’s understanding of their identity to improve their ability to reach their potential as adults. This group’s work will complement that of regional adoption agency leaders to help develop good practice around contact which can be shared with adoption agencies across the country.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith grouped question UIN 38828 question first answered 21/07/2022 15:42:13 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1490252

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Adoption strategy, published in July 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on working with the regional adoption agencies Leaders Group to (a) trial and develop good practice and (b) set national standards in (i) supporting birth families and (ii) contact arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	38828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The government is determined to respond to the challenges set by the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and will consider the recommendations carefully. As set out in our adoption strategy paper, improving contact for children, birth families, and adoptive parents is a key priority.</p><p> </p><p>The adoption strategy commits us to working with regional adoption agencies to develop and trial what good practice around contact looks like, with a view to setting national standards in this area. This includes investigating what support is needed for children, birth parents, and adoptive parents. Regional adoption agencies are currently trialling a programme called ‘Letterswap’, which is a new digital platform to improve the current ‘Letterbox’ system.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board has established a ‘Maintaining relationships for children’ sub-group. It has a remit to improve children’s understanding of their identity to improve their ability to reach their potential as adults. This group’s work will complement that of regional adoption agency leaders to help develop good practice around contact which can be shared with adoption agencies across the country.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith grouped question UIN 38827 question first answered 21/07/2022 15:42:13 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard