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Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September 1957<\/del> 2023<\/ins> and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.<\/p>

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Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.<\/p>

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The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.<\/p>

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Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of £500/£600 depending on age.<\/p>

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Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a £150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.<\/p>

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Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/del><\/p>

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The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.<\/del><\/p>

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While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.<\/del><\/p>

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\u201cSexual harassment\u201d is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD\u2019s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour \u2013 A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.<\/del><\/p>

I am unable to confirm the status of the shiplift at His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability and effectiveness of our Armed Forces.<\/ins><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668973/answer/previousversion/604", "answeringMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1466", "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Wiltshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Andrew Murrison"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-14T17:52:22.72Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-20T12:21:31.983Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Clyde Naval Base"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the status of the shiplift facility at HM Naval Base Clyde.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "1023"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668982", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668982/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attaché (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world\u2019s regions.<\/p>

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Country (NRA)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Location of DA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Angola<\/p><\/td>

Pretoria \u2013 South Africa<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Anguilla<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Antigua & Barbua<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Armenia<\/p><\/td>

Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Azerbaijan<\/p><\/td>

Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bahamas<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Barbados<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Belarus<\/p><\/td>

Ukraine \u2013 Kyiv<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Belize<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Benin<\/p><\/td>

Accra - Ghana<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bermuda<\/p><\/td>

USA \u2013 Washington DC<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bolivia<\/p><\/td>

UK \u2013 London<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Botswana<\/p><\/td>

Harare - Zimbabwe<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

British Virgin Islands<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Burkina Faso<\/p><\/td>

Ghana - Accra<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Burundi<\/p><\/td>

Uganda \u2013 Kampala<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cambodia<\/p><\/td>

Singapore<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cape Verde Islands<\/p><\/td>

UK-London<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cayman Islands<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica \u2013 Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Congo<\/p><\/td>

UK - London<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cuba<\/p><\/td>

Mexico \u2013 Mexico City<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Djibouti<\/p><\/td>

Ethiopia \u2013 Addis Ababa<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dominica Dominican Republic<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p><\/td>

Kampala - Uganda<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Eritrea<\/p><\/td>

Sana\u2019a - Yemen<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ecuador<\/p><\/td>

Bogota - Colombia<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gabon<\/p><\/td>

London<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grenada<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Guinea<\/p><\/td>

Sierra Leone \u2013 Freetown<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Guyana<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Guatemala<\/p><\/td>

Mexico \u2013 Mexico City<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Guinea-Bissau<\/p><\/td>

Senegal - Dakar<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Haiti<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hungary<\/p><\/td>

Croatia - Zagreb<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Iceland<\/p><\/td>

Norway - Oslo<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ivory Coast<\/p><\/td>

Ghana \u2013 Accra<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Khartoum<\/p><\/td>

Egypt - Cairo<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kosovo<\/p><\/td>

Macedonia - Skopje<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kyrgyzstan<\/p><\/td>

Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lesotho<\/p><\/td>

South Africa - Pretoria<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Liberia<\/p><\/td>

Sierra Leone - Freetown<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Libya<\/p><\/td>

Libya - Tripoli<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Malawi<\/p><\/td>

Zimbabwe \u2013 Harare<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Malta<\/p><\/td>

Rome<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mauritania<\/p><\/td>

Morocco \u2013 Rabat<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Monaco<\/p><\/td>

France \u2013 Paris<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mongolia<\/p><\/td>

Japan \u2013 Tokyo<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Montenegro<\/p><\/td>

Tirana \u2013 Albania<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Myanmar<\/p><\/td>

Singapore (BDS SEA)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Montserrat<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mozambique<\/p><\/td>

South Africa \u2013 Pretoria<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Panama City<\/p><\/td>

Puerto Rico<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Namibia<\/p><\/td>

South Africa \u2013 Pretoria<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Niger<\/p><\/td>

Mali - Bamako<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Papua New Guinea<\/p><\/td>

Australia \u2013 Canberra<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Paraguay<\/p><\/td>

Argentina \u2013 Buenos Aires<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Peru<\/p><\/td>

Colombia - Bogota<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Rwanda<\/p><\/td>

Uganda \u2013 Kampala<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Seychelles<\/p><\/td>

Kenya - Nairobi<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

St Kitts & Nevis<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

St Lucia<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

St Vincent<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Slovakia<\/p><\/td>

Czech Rep - Prague<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Slovenia<\/p><\/td>

Austria \u2013 Vienna<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Somaliland<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Mogadishu, Somalia<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South Sudan<\/p><\/td>

Addis Ababa \u2013 Ethiopia<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Switzerland<\/p><\/td>

Vienna - Austria<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Syria<\/p><\/td>

Lebanon<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tajikistan<\/p><\/td>

Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tanzania<\/p><\/td>

Kenya \u2013 Nairobi<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

The Gambia<\/p><\/td>

Senegal - Dakar<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Timor-Leste (East Timor)<\/p><\/td>

Indonesia - Jakarta<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Togo<\/p><\/td>

Ghana \u2013 Accra<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tonga<\/p><\/td>

Fiji \u2013 Suva<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Trinidad & Tobago<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Turkmenistan<\/p><\/td>

Uzbekistan - Tashkent<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Turks & Caicos Islands<\/p><\/td>

Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Uruguay<\/p><\/td>

Argentina - Buenos Aires<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Vanuatu<\/p><\/td>

Fiji \u2013 Suva<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Venezuela<\/p><\/td>

Bogota - Colombia<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Zambia<\/p><\/td>

Zimbabwe - Harare<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Heappey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668982/answer/previousversion/1502", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Heappey"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-17T11:19:53.327Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-23T10:20:22.58Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Military Attachés"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries do not have a resident UK Defence Attache.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "1027"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1669024", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1669024/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows a 57% per cent fall in domestic burglaries when comparing the year ending June 2023 with year ending June 2010; representing a fall from 917,000 to 394,000 incidents. This is clearly good news; however, we recognise the significant impact invasive crimes such as domestic burglary can have on individuals and the wider community, and we are committed to tackling and preventing these crimes.<\/del><\/p>

Through Round Five of the Safer Streets Fund, we have allocated £42 million to support a range of crime prevention interventions, including additional CCTV and improved street lighting and physical security of properties.<\/del><\/p>

The public want to know the police will visit them when a home burglary has been committed, which is why we welcome the announcement made by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council on the 8 June that all 43 police forces in England and Wales have been implementing this policy since March. We are working with police leaders to ensure forces are making their attendance data available to the public. https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary<\/a><\/del><\/p>

The police commitment to attend home burglaries is supported by specific College of Policing good practice guidance on conducting residential burglary investigations. https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary<\/a> Setting the standard in respect of the initial response and the subsequent investigation, the guidance sits alongside the College of Policing\u2019s Authorised Professional Practice on Investigations.<\/del><\/p>

As part of this back-to-basics approach, police forces across England and Wales have committed to pursue all lines of enquiry where there is a reasonable chance it could lead them to catching a perpetrator and solving a crime. This commitment, announced on 28 August, has been worked up and agreed by the Home Office, in tandem with the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council and College of Policing. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders<\/a><\/del><\/p>

Furthermore, we are clear there is an expectation that forces work with partners across the justice system to see more criminals charged and prosecuted.<\/del><\/p>

To help ensure the police have the resources they need to fight crime and tackle anti-social behaviour, we have delivered on our commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police officers by the end of March this year. As of 31 March, a total of 20,947 additional officers had been recruited across England and Wales through the Police Uplift Programme (PUP), raising the number of police officers in England and Wales to 149,566, the highest number on record since comparable records began. As a result of the PUP, as at 31 March 2023 Bedfordshire had a headcount of 1,455 police officers, a 15.0% increase on its pre-PUP peak of 1,265 police officers in March 2010.<\/del><\/p>

Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows a 57% per cent fall in domestic burglaries when comparing the year ending June 2023 with year ending March 2010 Crime Surveys; representing a fall from 917,000 to 394,000 incidents. This is clearly good news; however, we recognise the significant impact invasive crimes such as domestic burglary can have on individuals and the wider community, and we are committed to tackling and preventing these crimes.<\/ins><\/p>

Through Round Five of the Safer Streets Fund, we have allocated £42 million to support a range of crime prevention interventions, including additional CCTV and improved street lighting and physical security of properties.<\/ins><\/p>

The public want to know the police will visit them when a home burglary has been committed, which is why we welcome the announcement made by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council on the 8 June that all 43 police forces in England and Wales have been implementing this policy since March. We are working with police leaders to ensure forces are making their attendance data available to the public. https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary<\/a><\/ins><\/p>

The police commitment to attend home burglaries is supported by specific College of Policing good practice guidance on conducting residential burglary investigations. https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary<\/a> Setting the standard in respect of the initial response and the subsequent investigation, the guidance sits alongside the College of Policing\u2019s Authorised Professional Practice on Investigations.<\/ins><\/p>

As part of this back-to-basics approach, police forces across England and Wales have committed to pursue all lines of enquiry where there is a reasonable chance it could lead them to catching a perpetrator and solving a crime. This commitment, announced on 28 August, has been worked up and agreed by the Home Office, in tandem with the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council and College of Policing. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders<\/a><\/ins><\/p>

Furthermore, we are clear there is an expectation that forces work with partners across the justice system to see more criminals charged and prosecuted.<\/ins><\/p>

To help ensure the police have the resources they need to fight crime and tackle anti-social behaviour, we have delivered on our commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police officers by the end of March this year. As of 31 March, a total of 20,947 additional officers had been recruited across England and Wales through the Police Uplift Programme (PUP), raising the number of police officers in England and Wales to 149,566, the highest number on record since comparable records began. As a result of the PUP, as at 31 March 2023 Bedfordshire had a headcount of 1,455 police officers, a 15.0% increase on its pre-PUP peak of 1,265 police officers in March 2010.<\/ins><\/p>

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