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1667849

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 21 February 2023 to Question 140337 on Schools: Closures, how many additional state-funded schools have (a) temporarily or (b) permanently closed (i) all or (ii) part of their school site because one or more buildings were deemed unsafe in the period since February 2023; and which schools have been affected.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of those who run schools – academy trusts, local authorities and voluntary aided school bodies – to manage the maintenance of their schools and alert the department if there is a concern with a building. Local authorities and academy trusts do not need to report building closures to the department; therefore the department does not hold this data. The department does provide support on a case by case basis, working with the sector if it is alerted to a serious safety issue.</p><p>The government published lists of education settings confirmed as having RAAC as of 16 October 2023. The list is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information</a>.</p><p>The department always puts the safety and wellbeing of children and staff in schools and colleges at the heart of its policy decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/12/2023 11:59:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1461637

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Housing and Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to help ensure that the number of visas issued to Ukrainian refugees is matched by the accommodation offered by UK nationals to those refugees.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Homes for Ukraine has set up recognised providers who can help to match sponsors and people from Ukraine. Details of recognised providers are on the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Frecognised-providers-organisations-who-can-help-guests-from-ukraine-find-sponsors-in-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CHazel.Reid3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4ab5d2922fea4471b4ce08da3a65c0d4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637886505935044132%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b4QvqBfZgCa491BSRPOM3Osn4nEcLxkqbbKI9omVcdw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> website. We are unable to issue visas without a named sponsor.</p><p>Currently there is no shortage of people willing to act as sponsors under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 07:55:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1313072

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a landlord conducting right-to-rent checks after 30 June 2021 will be obliged to refuse to rent a property to an EU citizen in the event that they are unable to demonstrate proof of their status and have not applied to the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>From 1 July right to rent checks will change and EEA citizens will be required to demonstrate eligibility through evidence of their immigration status, rather than their nationality, now free movement has ended.</p><p>We will be updating our guidance and communicating with landlords in the coming weeks to set out the support available and ensure they are clear on the steps they should take at the end of the grace period.</p><p>Where an EEA citizen, who was resident here before the end of the transition period, has reasonable grounds for missing the EUSS application deadline, they will be given a further opportunity to apply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/05/2021 12:28:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1177608

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence for assaulting a prison officer in each of the last two years; and what the average custodial sentence was for those offences.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>These offences can be dealt with in the courts, or in many cases, through prisons themselves. Centrally held court data (including for the new offence of Assaults on Emergency Workers and broader violent offences) does not identify the location of the offence or occupation of the victim, so it would only be possible to identify these from court data with a manual search, incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/02/2020 16:03:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1149499

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the applicant is to the individual of the use the scanning equipment for the EU Settlement Scheme in each of the four centres in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>EU citizens make a huge contribution to our economy and society, and we want them to stay. The EU Settlement Scheme enables them to do so.</p><p>The application process for the EU Settlement Scheme is straightforward and user-friendly, and is accessible on any smartphone, tablet or computer using internet browsers.</p><p>There are multiple ways to freely have identity documents checked, including using the EU Exit: ID Document Check app or by posting identity documents to the Home Office. There are also over 80 locations nationwide, provided by local authorities, where applicants have their passport scanned and verified.</p><p>The ID document scanning service is provided at the discretion of each local authority. The viability and cost of offering the ID document scanning service in each location is a matter for each local authority. There are currently four local authorities participating in Wales; Bridgend, Caerphilly, Ceredigion and Rhondda Cynon Taf.</p><p>The Home Office would encourage as many local authorities as possible to offer this service, and we continue to work with local government bodies across the UK to increase the provision of this service.</p><p>Participating local authorities do not receive funding from central Government to provide this service. Charges for using this service, payable directly to the local authority, can be set by the local authority to cover the cost of providing the service. Some local authorities have elected to provide the service for free to residents, whilst others have elected to set a fee.</p><p>Bridgend: The service is free of charge to residents of Bridgend County Borough, and costs £14 for non-residents.<a href="https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/my-council/council-priorities-and-performance/preparing-for-brexit/" target="_blank">https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/my-council/council-priorities-and-performance/preparing-for-brexit/</a></p><p>Caerphilly: The cost of the EU Settlement Service is £14 (including VAT). <a href="https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/Births,-marriages,-deaths/EU-Settlement-Scheme" target="_blank">https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/Births,-marriages,-deaths/EU-Settlement-Scheme</a></p><p>Ceredigion: A fee of £14 per transaction will be required. In line with other authorities who deliver this service, Ceredigion County Council Staff are exempt from the fee.<a href="https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/news/council-to-provide-support-for-european-union-settlement-scheme-applicants/" target="_blank">https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/news/council-to-provide-support-for-european-union-settlement-scheme-applicants/</a></p><p>Rhondda Cynon Taf (Pontypridd): <em>No fee listed on their website. Assumed free to all users.</em> <a href="https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/BirthsMarriagesandDeaths/EUSettlementSchemeIdentityVerification/EUSettlementSchemeIdentityVerification.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/BirthsMarriagesandDeaths/EUSettlementSchemeIdentityVerification/EUSettlementSchemeIdentityVerification.aspx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 508 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:02:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

731417

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of illegal cigarettes sold in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) estimate the volume of illicit cigarettes consumed in the UK. This information is available in the tobacco tax gap tables at table 1.2 at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tobacco-tax-gap-estimates</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/06/2017 10:28:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

347439

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	SS Gairsoppa: Salvage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what complaints were received by his Department from unsuccessful bidders for the salvage contract for SS Gairsoppa.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>One unsuccessful bidder complained and subsequently made a claim against the Department concerning a procurement undertaken in 2009, contract awarded on 8 January 2010. The Department has now entered into an out of court settlement for £15 million plus costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently carrying out a review of the conduct of the procurement exercise and the subsequent management of the contract to Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. including the financial arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The matter of whether any Departmental officials will be subject to disciplinary procedures is currently under consideration.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 510 514 515 question first answered 05/06/2015 06:45:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones