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1387125

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	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	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support British pensioners overseas during winter 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	904723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>As with previous winters, the Government is supporting overseas pensioners during winter 2021-22. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide. Additionally, Winter Fuel Payments are payable to those in eligible EEA countries, and Switzerland, providing they have a genuine and sufficient link with the UK and meet the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/12/2021 15:48:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1545452

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Sefton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to relocate asylum seekers to Sefton Borough.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	95855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently not looking to relocate asylum seekers to Sefton Borough at this present time. However, the unprecedented number of illegal Channel crossings have placed our immigration system under immense strain and our accommodation providers continue to consider contingency accommodation in all areas.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2022 17:33:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1567557

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Sefton
	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 recent discussions with Sefton Council on the potential placement of people claiming asylum within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	125389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The record number of people that have crossed the Channel in small boats in recent years has placed the Home Office’s asylum support infrastructure and accommodation services under immense pressure.</p><p>The Home Office are engaged with many councils such as Sefton in respect of finding appropriate accommodation for Asylum accommodation in line with our statutory obligations.</p><p>When a site becomes available and meets the requirements of our accommodation standards, we follow our engagement process and notify the local MP as well as local authority officials in advance of using the location.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/01/2023 13:59:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1581547

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Sefton
	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 discussed with Sefton Council the use of holiday parks in the borough as accommodation for people claiming asylum.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	134036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery. The Home Office most recently met with Sefton Council on 12<sup>th</sup> January 2023 to discuss asylum support in the area.</p><p>As detailed in the Prime Minister’s statement to the house on 13<sup>th</sup> December, the Home Office are identifying options to provide alternative accommodation to support asylum seekers, this includes exploring the use of holiday parks. The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities, including Sefton Council, on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 134035 question first answered 01/02/2023 17:26:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1581546

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Sefton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department most recently discussed with Sefton Council the potential placement within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton of people claiming asylum.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	134035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers. We are committed to engaging with local authorities and local partners to support successful delivery. The Home Office most recently met with Sefton Council on 12<sup>th</sup> January 2023 to discuss asylum support in the area.</p><p>As detailed in the Prime Minister’s statement to the house on 13<sup>th</sup> December, the Home Office are identifying options to provide alternative accommodation to support asylum seekers, this includes exploring the use of holiday parks. The Home Office are engaged with a number of local authorities, including Sefton Council, on sourcing appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 134036 question first answered 01/02/2023 17:26:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1287891

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the effectiveness of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in protecting the cyber security of local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	156434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) under regular review.</p><p>The Computer Misuse Act is an effective piece of legislation that allows for the prosecution of those responsible for attacks on computer systems.</p><p>The Home Office is engaged in ongoing discussions with relevant partners in law enforcement, government and private sector to ensure the legislation continues to remain effective.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/03/2021 17:18:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1437062

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Abuse and Exploitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of in-work exploitation or abuse of migrants with no recourse to public funds.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	132277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The hidden nature of modern slavery makes producing an accurate measure of its scale difficult. In March 2020 the Office for National Statistics noted that there is no definitive source of data or suitable method available to accurately quantify the number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK. <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/modernslaveryintheuk/march2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/modernslaveryintheuk/march2020</a></p><p>Nevertheless, the Government is committed to improving its understanding of the nature and scale of this complex crime. In July 2019, the Government announced a £10 million investment to create a new Policy and Evidence Centre for Modern Slavery and Human Rights to transform our understanding of modern slavery. The Home Office will continue working with the Centre and other partners to strengthen the evidence base underpinning our policy and operational response to modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 07/03/2022 16:44:44 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1422752

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of levels of in-work exploitation or abuse among migrants with no recourse to public funds.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	125242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The hidden nature of modern slavery makes producing an accurate measure of its scale difficult. In March 2020 the Office for National Statistics noted that there is no definitive source of data or suitable method available to accurately quantify the number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK. <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/modernslaveryintheuk/march2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/modernslaveryintheuk/march2020</a></p><p>Nevertheless, the Government is committed to improving its understanding of the nature and scale of this complex crime. In July 2019, the Government announced a £10 million investment to create a new Policy and Evidence Centre for Modern Slavery and Human Rights to transform our understanding of modern slavery. The Home Office will continue working with the Centre and other partners to strengthen the evidence base underpinning our policy and operational response to modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/03/2022 12:55:11 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1315044

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Public Places
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding the Government plans to allocate to the owners and operators of public spaces and venues for measures to protect the public from terrorist attacks as part of the new Protect Duty announced on 26 February 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	2312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Protect Duty consultation has proposed that certain owners and operators, responsible for publicly accessible locations, would be required to consider the threat posed by terrorist attack, and to take reasonably practicable mitigating measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that it is reasonable for responsible parties to take appropriate and proportionate security measures to protect their staff and the public who visit their venues, in the same way that they prepare for and fund measures for the risk of fire, or to ensure that health and safety requirements are met.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of any changes, the Government will continue to provide a range of support to owners and operators, including freely available information on threat, mitigations, tools, and training products. To further support delivery across the public and private sector, a new interactive online platform will be launched later this year. The Government will also consider, further to the consultation, where additional support may be required when the Protect Duty is taken forward. We encourage all with an interest in public security to respond to the consultation by 2 July.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/05/2021 14:26:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1538649

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking to help (a) reduce workplace discrimination relating to menopause and (b) reduce the number of women leaving the workforce due to negative experiences in the workplace relating to the menopause.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	77450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>It is important that those who experience substantial and longer-term menopausal effects should be adequately protected from discrimination in the workplace, and that employers are fully aware of the challenges and their current legal obligations, including under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act).</p><p> </p><p>Depending on circumstances, the Act provides protection from discrimination on grounds of sex and/or age and/or disability for employees experiencing the effects of the menopause.</p><p> </p><p>With women over 50 representing the fastest growing segment of the workforce, there are few workplaces where the menopause is not being experienced by staff.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2021 The Minister for Employment commissioned the roundtable on older workers to look at the menopause and employment. An independent <a href="https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-group/files/phoenix-group/views-and-insights/Menopause%20Report/Menopause%20and%20Employment.pdf" target="_blank">menopause and the workplace report</a> was published and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1091199/menopause-govt-response.pdf" target="_blank">Government’s response</a> was outlined in July. Alongside this, the Women’s Health Strategy sets out a range of commitments including encouraging employers to implement evidence-based workplace support and introduce workplace menopause policies.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 75963 75964 question first answered 07/11/2022 15:59:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd