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804361

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date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2017 to Question HL 3476, on Custodial Treatment: Private Sector, how much was paid out of the public purse to private providers in each year since 2010 for the management of custodial sentences; what the total planned expenditure to private providers will be in each year up to 2020 and which private companies he estimates will receive the largest amount of funding in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	118434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Full Year Forecast (At end of November 2017)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Draft </strong><strong>Medium Term Financial Planning (MTFP) Budgetary Estimates, for planning purposes and not yet agreed or allocated as budgets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£469,511,861</p></td><td><p>£479,914,867</p></td><td><p>£492,105,132</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The provider projected to receive the largest sum over the years in question is G4S as the operator in a total of five of the fourteen privately managed prisons in England and Wales. The amounts shown in the summary above are inclusive of payments to Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) which act as the prime contractors for three of those five privately managed prisons and pay G4S to operate them.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/12/2017 16:23:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

804362

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 116478 on Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), how many people work in the Contract Management Teams (CTM); what the annual budget is of the CTMs; how many times a CMT notified a CRC that its staffing levels needed to be increased; and what criteria CMTs use to assess the adequacy of a CRC's level of staffing.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	118432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The CRC Contract Management Group in the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Directorate of Community Interventions is responsible for managing the 20 CRC contracts in England. The Group currently operates with an annual budget of £5,302,127, and 80.19 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff.</p><p> </p><p>Contract Management of Wales CRC is the responsibility of HMPPS in Wales, and currently employs 4.25 FTE staff for this purpose, with an annual budget of £233,000.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts with CRCs require each CRC to ensure that it employs a sufficient level of staff, and that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. Our CMTs closely monitor and robustly manage providers on a local basis, taking into account the regional context, to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/12/2017 16:24:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

804363

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) male and (b) female offenders who have accommodation found for them on the first night out of prison by a community rehabilitation company; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	118597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>As a result of our Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, all offenders now get targeted support before and after they leave prison to help them reintegrate into society. This includes working with local partners to help them find accommodation including, where necessary, emergency accommodation. Local authorities are statutorily responsible for working with and supporting an individual in order to assist them into securing settled accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We currently publish the performance of Community Rehabilitation Companies against Assurance Metric C, which measures the percentage of offenders who have settled accommodation on release from custody. The latest published information can be found in the ‘Community Performance Quarterly Management Information Release: April to June 2017’ on Gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-june-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the development of a performance measure for accommodation on first night out of prison for introduction in 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/12/2017 16:24:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

804378

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding his Department has allocated to the British Council in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The figures published in the FCO Annual Accounts for outturn Grant-in-Aid funding to the British Council are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>​£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>193.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>187.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>179.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>165.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>157.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>154.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>156.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>162.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The current allocation for 2017/18 is £161.5m but the final outturn figure will be published in the 2017/18 FCO Annual Report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/12/2017 16:48:48 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

804422

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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, with reference to the voluntary application process set out in paragraph 4 of the document Technical Note: Citizens' Rights - Administrative Procedures in the UK published on 7 November 2017, what the proposed timescale is for the roll-out of the new process; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	118483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has established three stakeholder groups on EU Exit Immigration issues. There are two user groups comprising representatives of EU citizens from community, advice and support networks, and consular representatives from the EU27 and EFTA nations. There is also a cross-sectoral employers’ representative group. This engagement is supporting the development of the operational process and system design for the new EU Exit Settlement Scheme.</p><p>We intend to launch the Scheme during the second half of 2018.</p><p>To date the Home Office has received additional funding from HM Treasury of £60m over this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 118481 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

804423

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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, with reference to paragraph 3 of the document, Technical Note: Citizens' Rights - Administrative Procedures in the UK, published on 7 November 2017, (a) how many user groups have been set up, (b) who the user groups report to, (c) what the timescale is to complete the implementation systems, (d) how much has been spent to date on the project and (e) what the total budget is for the project; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	118481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has established three stakeholder groups on EU Exit Immigration issues. There are two user groups comprising representatives of EU citizens from community, advice and support networks, and consular representatives from the EU27 and EFTA nations. There is also a cross-sectoral employers’ representative group. This engagement is supporting the development of the operational process and system design for the new EU Exit Settlement Scheme.</p><p>We intend to launch the Scheme during the second half of 2018.</p><p>To date the Home Office has received additional funding from HM Treasury of £60m over this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 118483 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

804445

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Misuse of Drugs Ministerial Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the Inter Ministerial Group on Drugs last met, and what the timetable is for the appointment of a Recovery Champion.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	118644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s new Drug Strategy includes a commitment to establish a Home Secretary chaired Drug Strategy Board. The Board met for the first time on 13 December.</p><p>The Recovery Champion will be appointed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/12/2017 16:29:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

804470

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on devolving further powers to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	118673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular meetings with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) where a range of topics, including the extension of the PCC role, are discussed.</p><p>Together with the Ministry of Justice, Home Office officials are exploring how PCCs and Mayors with PCC powers could play a greater role in the wider Criminal Justice system (CJS). The strengths that PCCs currently bring to policing – transparency, accountability and a direct local mandate – could be of real benefit to the wider CJS.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/12/2017 16:39:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

804497

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	118699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK closely monitors the situation in India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. British High Commission officials in India and Pakistan continue to meet local authorities and others to discuss progress.</p><p>The Government of India appointed an interlocutor for Kashmir in October to work with interested parties and individuals in India-administered Kashmir; we understand he has completed two visits to the region. We welcome such efforts to engage in inclusive dialogue.</p><p>The long-​standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/12/2017 16:32:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

804551

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) staff in his Department held with (i) professional bodies, (ii) other stakeholders on the decision by NHS England not to publish the number of NHS hospitals that issue operational pressures escalation levels alerts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	118753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and his Ministers meet with a variety of stakeholders on a regular basis, as do staff in the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Operational Pressures Escalation Level framework is a useful tool that may be used locally to monitor operational pressures. NHS England, however, uses a wider and more in depth number of data sources through winter to help monitor performance and ensure appropriate responses to specific pressures. These include information on bed availability and occupancy, cancelled operations, accident and emergency waits, ambulance performance and delayed transfers of care. In addition, winter daily situation reports are also collected from acute trusts across the country each weekday and indicate where there are any winter pressures. These are published on a weekly basis.</p><p> </p><p>Winter daily situation reports are published by NHS England and can accessed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/winter-daily-sitrep-2017-18-data/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/winter-daily-sitrep-2017-18-data/</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/12/2017 16:39:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth