The Government has published contaminated land statutory guidance which explains how local authorities should implement the contaminated land regime under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.<\/p>
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According to Market Operator Services Limited, the market operator for the retail market in England, of the approximate 2.8 million supply points in the market, a total of 221,775 supply points have switched water supplier since market opening in April 2017.<\/p>
<\/p>
Of these, 219,731 (99% of the total) switched to a retailer that did not have a dominant share of supply points, measured as not having more than 80% of regional supply points.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4098", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Suffolk Coastal"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Thérèse Coffey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-17T11:57:20.8Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Water Supply: Competition"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many commercial enterprises have chosen a water supplier that was not the regional monopoly supplier in each of the last two years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Royston Smith"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Southampton, Itchen"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Royston Smith"} ], "uin" : "253655"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126252", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126252/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
New services introduced to the water market include, but are not limited to:<\/p>
<\/p>
consolidated billing;<\/p><\/li>
billing and metering services;<\/p><\/li>
enhanced customer services;<\/p><\/li>
multi-utility offerings;<\/p><\/li>
water efficiency services; and<\/p><\/li>
other consultancy services.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
<\/p>
Innovations introduced include the emerging new business model of \u2018self-supply\u2019, where five business customers have become self-supply retailers, meaning they procure water services directly from wholesalers and provide their own retail services. Benefits for these customers include financial savings, better oversight of their own usage, and influence over industry developments through participation in market governance.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015[1]<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Releases<\/p><\/td> 419<\/p><\/td> 562<\/p><\/td> 576<\/p><\/td> 616<\/p><\/td> 506<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> [1] Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prison admissions data is now taken from a different source and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method. The 2015 figures from both the old and new systems have been presented to aid comparison.<\/p> <\/p> The following table provides the number of offenders recalled from IPP licences in each of the last 5 years. It should be noted that these are incidences of recall and that offenders may appear more than once if they have been recalled on multiple occasions. It should also be noted that the recall and release numbers in each corresponding year do not necessarily relate to the same individuals.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Recalls<\/p><\/td> 96[2]<\/p><\/td> 363<\/p><\/td> 482<\/p><\/td> 492<\/p><\/td> 637<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 2 Published data for IPP recalls was not collated separately to other types of indeterminate sentence prior to September 2014, and so can only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The following table shows the population of prisoners serving IPP sentences who have never been released as at the end of March each year since 2012:<\/p> <\/p> 31 March 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 6,017<\/p><\/td> 5,809<\/p><\/td> 5,206<\/p><\/td> 4,756<\/p><\/td> 4,133<\/p><\/td> 3,528<\/p><\/td> 2,884<\/p><\/td> 2,403<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving an indeterminate public protection sentence were (a) released on licence and (b) subsequently recalled to prison in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125620/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of those prisoners serving an IPP sentence who have completed their tariff period. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community under supervision.<\/p> <\/p> Whilst HM Prison and Probation Service is focused on giving all prisoners serving IPP sentences opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority.<\/p> <\/p> The information you ask for is available in the public domain; however, I have provided it below for ease of reference.<\/p> <\/p> The following table provides the number of first releases from IPP sentences in each of the last 5 years:<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015[1]<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Releases<\/p><\/td> 419<\/p><\/td> 562<\/p><\/td> 576<\/p><\/td> 616<\/p><\/td> 506<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> [1] Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prison admissions data is now taken from a different source and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method. The 2015 figures from both the old and new systems have been presented to aid comparison.<\/p> <\/p> The following table provides the number of offenders recalled from IPP licences in each of the last 5 years. It should be noted that these are incidences of recall and that offenders may appear more than once if they have been recalled on multiple occasions. It should also be noted that the recall and release numbers in each corresponding year do not necessarily relate to the same individuals.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Recalls<\/p><\/td> 96[2]<\/p><\/td> 363<\/p><\/td> 482<\/p><\/td> 492<\/p><\/td> 637<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 2 Published data for IPP recalls was not collated separately to other types of indeterminate sentence prior to September 2014, and so can only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The following table shows the population of prisoners serving IPP sentences who have never been released as at the end of March each year since 2012:<\/p> <\/p> 31 March 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 Mar 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 6,017<\/p><\/td> 5,809<\/p><\/td> 5,206<\/p><\/td> 4,756<\/p><\/td> 4,133<\/p><\/td> 3,528<\/p><\/td> 2,884<\/p><\/td> 2,403<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125649", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125649/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " It is for the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, which is independent of government, to develop sentencing guidelines and monitor their use.<\/p> <\/p> |