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631771

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning appeals to his Department on new housing projects have been (a) approved and (b) not approved in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	52350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Planning Inspectors determine each appeal on its individual merits, in light of the circumstances, and policy, applicable to each case.</p><p>We publish on a quarterly basis appeals decided and their outcome on PINS part of gov.uk, see link below (Table 2.5).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/planning-inspectorate-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/planning-inspectorate-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 19/01/2017 16:31:03 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

631909

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dogs: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs were reported stolen in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	52302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office holds statistics on notifiable offences recorded by the police. The police record offences of thefts in a number of categories and supply this information to the Home Office. Thefts of pets in general as well as dogs and cats more specifically are most likely to be recorded within ‘other theft’ and cannot be separately identified within this category.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 52301 52303 question first answered 20/12/2016 16:45:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

631911

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pets: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pets were reported stolen in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	52303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office holds statistics on notifiable offences recorded by the police. The police record offences of thefts in a number of categories and supply this information to the Home Office. Thefts of pets in general as well as dogs and cats more specifically are most likely to be recorded within ‘other theft’ and cannot be separately identified within this category.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 52301 52302 question first answered 20/12/2016 16:45:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

635543

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on reintroduction of the post-study work visa.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	907245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department engages regularly with the Home Office on matters of student migration. <br></p><p>Overseas students can remain in the UK to work following their studies by switching to several existing visa routes, including Tier 2 (skilled worker) visas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government closed the dedicated Post Study Work visa route in 2012 on the grounds that it was open to immigration abuse (including low-skilled work and fraudulent applications).</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/04/2017 13:45:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

631082

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to release more publicly-owned land to local authorities for the building of homes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	51988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Through its public sector land programme, the government plans to dispose of sufficient land for 160,000 homes over the course of this Parliament. Local authority land has the potential to make a real difference to local housing supply. For example, independent estimates suggest that a third of the land in Bristol is owned by local government bodies, and, although not all of this land will be suitable for development, this does offer potential to unlock land to help increase housing supply.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/02/2017 12:51:46 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 20384 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

631221

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that recommendations by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in its February 2014 and May 2016 inspections into HMP Bedford are put into effect.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	52184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The work of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) is vital to our prison system. We have taken immediate action to address the recommendations made by HMIP.</p><p>Additional resources are being provided to help HMP Bedford to improve safety, including the introduction of body worn cameras, upgraded CCTV, and HMP Bedford will also receive additional staff as part of plans to increase staffing levels across the estate.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/12/2016 17:58:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

628987

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any of the 2,500 extra prison staff announced in the Prison Safety and Reform white paper, published by her Department on 3 November 2016, will be allocated to privately-run prisons.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	51946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The planned recruitment of an extra 2,500 new prison officers relates to public sector prison staff, which will allow these prisons to implement the new staffing model outlined in the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers are required to maintain a sufficient number of staff, with the requisite level of skill and experience to ensure that the Prison is safe, secure and decent environment. We are engaging with private providers on how the new staffing model outlined in the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper will be implemented in private prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/04/2017 12:34:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint