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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-02more like thismore than 2022-03-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support prison leavers to find work. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 133192 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-07more like thismore than 2022-03-07
answer text <p>To improve the number of prison leavers who find work, we are putting additional emphasis on initiatives which offer offenders the chance to work in prison, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release and build stronger links with employers.</p><p> </p><p>In last year’s Prisons Strategy White Paper, we announced a range of measures to improve outcomes for prison leavers.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside our new Employment Advisory Boards that build links between prisons and industry, we also need to ensure that prisons are performing and developing these links. So, we are establishing ‘Employment Hubs’ which are the equivalent of a ‘job centre in a prison’. Prisoners can find out about opportunities sourced by New Futures Network and other partners, as well as access support with applications. There are 23 in operation currently.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been trialling a new role - a dedicated employment advisor to improve employment outcomes by offering case-level support and matching candidates to roles, in ten prisons.</p><p> </p><p>All of these measures will be rolled out across the prison estate.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-07T15:48:24.077Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-07T15:48:24.077Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4268
label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-30more like thismore than 2020-12-30
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Agricultural Products and Seafood: UK Trade with EU more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to Scottish seafood and agricultural exporters per year of (a) customs documentation and (b) other non-tariff barriers to trade with the EU under the EU-UK trade and co-operation agreement. more like this
tabling member constituency Angus more like this
tabling member printed
Dave Doogan more like this
uin 133192 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-11more like thismore than 2021-01-11
answer text <p>The Trade and Cooperation Agreement delivers on the Government's promise to take the UK out of the EU's customs territory and to regain control of our borders. We have always been clear that this means there will be new customs processes on goods being moved from GB into the EU and vice versa. The Agreement will help to manage the burden of non-tariff barriers for businesses by supporting efficient customs arrangements covering all trade in goods, while ensuring that we will be free to regulate our own market as we see fit. In addition, the agreement enables both sides to further reduce costs in the longer term. For example, we have agreed to explore the possibility of sharing import and export declaration data, including by setting up pilot programmes, where appropriate, with a view to reducing administrative burdens on business.</p><p>Importantly, this Agreement ensures there will be zero tariffs or quotas on trade between the UK and the EU, where goods meet the relevant rules of origin, and includes provisions to facilitate trade and address non-tariff barriers for UK exports to the EU and vice versa. It will therefore provide Scottish businesses with exceptional access to the EU's market and help them continue to trade smoothly: it is the first time the EU has ever agreed a zero tariff, zero quota deal.</p><p>We have already struck deals with more than 58 countries around the world, worth £198 billion a year - including with Canada, Japan and Singapore, with many more to come. This will benefit Scottish businesses, and create new markets for Scotland's exporters. It allows us to continue to have a close relationship with our European friends and neighbours, while we take our place in the world with an independent trade policy, acting as a global force for good.</p>
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-11T17:53:04.457Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-11T17:53:04.457Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
4736
label Biography information for Dave Doogan more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-19more like thismore than 2018-03-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Collective Worship more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of (a) maintained primary schools, (b) maintained secondary schools, (c) academies, (d) free schools and (e) sixth form colleges in England which have not fulfilled the legal requirement to organise a daily act of collective worship in each academic year since 2010-11. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 133192 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-22more like thismore than 2018-03-22
answer text <p>All state-funded schools must provide a daily act of collective worship for all registered pupils up to the age of 18. For maintained schools this requirement is enshrined within legislation. For academies the requirement forms part of their funding agreement.</p><p>The Department does not gather data on schools’ level of compliance with the requirement. Faith schools, however, are required to arrange a separate inspection of denominational religious education and collective worship, leading to published reports.</p><p>Since 2010, the Department has not commissioned any research into Collective Worship practices. In November 2015, the Arts and Humanities Research Council published ‘Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Schools: an evaluation of law and policy in the UK’. The report can be found at: <a href="http://collectiveschoolworship.com/" target="_blank">http://collectiveschoolworship.com/</a> . This report references a survey of 500 parents conducted on behalf of the BBC in 2011 in which 64 per cent of respondents reported that their children did not attend school worship.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not aware of any formal complaints made to it about a school’s non-compliance with this requirement in the period since 2010-2011.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual is concerned that a school is not meeting its duty to provide an act of collective worship, they should follow that school’s complaint procedure in the first instance. If the complaint is not resolved, then the issue can be escalated to the Department’s School Complaints Unit for maintained schools, or the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, free schools, university technical colleges or studio schools. Information about the complaint procedures for schools can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/complain-about-school" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/complain-about-school</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has a range of powers to ensure schools comply with their statutory obligations. The exact powers used will depend on the nature of the statutory duty in question and the potential impact of any failure to comply. The powers used could include a direction under 497 of the Education Act 1996, a performance and standards warning notice under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and a referral to Ofsted for an inspection. Where academies are subject to the same statutory duties as maintained schools, the Secretary of State has powers to enforce compliance via the terms of the funding agreement.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
grouped question UIN
133193 more like this
133194 more like this
133195 more like this
133198 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-22T16:58:36.257Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-22T16:58:36.257Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this