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1092067

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rural Areas: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding UK National Park Authorities has provided to rural bus services in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	234765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>National Park Authorities are not strategic transport authorities and do not have statutory responsibility for the provision of transport. Defra does not hold information on how much funding National Park Authorities have provided to rural bus services in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/03/2019 11:12:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1092069

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2019 to Question 221023, who pays for the remaining cost of those services of the Ministry of Defence Police; and what the process is for determining who pays those costs.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	234767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The remaining costs of the services provided by the Ministry of Defence Police at RAF bases in the UK that are made available to the United States Visiting Forces are met from the Defence budget. It is the responsibility of the Host Nation to provide and fund the appropriate level of external security at these locations. The financial principles and arrangements for cost recovery that relate to the deployment of the Ministry of Defence Police are set out in a Memorandum of Arrangement between the Ministry of Defence and the United States Air Force.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/03/2019 16:06:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1092071

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horses: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in the level of non-compliant movement of equines with (i) fraudulent and (ii) non-existent documentation and (b) the potential effect on biosecurity and animal welfare of conducting spot checks on equines entering at ports after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	234700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency does not hold the information requested because fraudulent or non-compliant movements are not recordable on the TRACES system. It also does not record, in most cases, the ports of departure or entry for equines moving to or from the EU. The information requested is best covered by the local authority and the Intelligence and Regulation Hub.</p><p> </p><p>However, horses with fraudulent or non-existent documentation that are illegally moved would be covered by equine identification legislation in England. The local authorities have a statutory duty to enforce the regulations. Also, there is statutory duty on local authorities to deliver an annual prosecutions return under the Animal Health Act 1981. This information is collated and presented to Parliament at the end of March by APHA and subsequently published (on GOV.UK). This return provides details of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Act and incidences of disease in imported animals, which details successful prosecutions undertaken by local authorities in England.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/03/2019 16:49:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1092073

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families who have a child with additional support needs have had their child benefit payment reduced due to exceeding the earnings threshold.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	234770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not available. Information on whether the children of Child Benefit claimants have additional support needs is not held by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/03/2019 17:04:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1092075

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of non-commercial traffic entering Portsmouth in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	234772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the Hampshire LRF to understand traffic flows in Portsmouth, and to assess the potential for traffic disruption at Portsmouth port in the event of a no deal. Whilst our primary focus has been on freight volumes, as this is where we expect the risk of disruption to be greatest, the LRF have shared modelling with us which covers all traffic volumes, and we have been drawing on this when engaging with them on their proposed mitigations for dealing with potential traffic disruption.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 26/03/2019 14:37:11 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092082

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Homelessness: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the pilot scheme to help homeless ex-offenders conducted by the Norfolk Community Foundation and Norfolk’s former High Sheriff in Norwich will be (a) launched and (b) concluded; and what criteria will be used to assess the scheme's effectiveness.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	234668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>This provision is expected to start in early June 2019, subject to standard DWP partnership checks and procedures being completed. It is planned to run for one year and will support approximately 24 ex-offenders recently released from prison. Evaluation will be conducted by the Norfolk Foundation in the form of an impact study.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all our claimants, including the most vulnerable in society. We are continuously reviewing and improving the service for vulnerable people to ensure that it is accessible and responsive to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage all our Jobcentre teams to consider opportunities for partnership-working, where local circumstances allow. Local areas have the flexibility to work alongside local and national organisations to help meet the needs of their communities, assisting our most vulnerable claimants, including those effected by homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all Jobcentres in England refer claimants considered to be homeless or at risk of homelessness, to the local authority to receive further housing support.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/03/2019 17:53:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

1092083

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans are in place to support local authorities to work closely with Community Rehabilitation Companies and the National Probation Service in identifying homeless ex-offenders.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	234669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and the National Probation Service (NPS) are required to facilitate access to housing for the offenders that they are managing. This includes working together with local partners to help offenders find and maintain accommodation as part of a package of support tailored to meet their individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>We know that Through The Gate provision is not currently meeting the standard we require. That is why we are investing an additional £22m per annum over the remaining life of the CRC contracts to ensure that CRCs deliver an enhanced Through The Gate service to offenders leaving prison. This investment will support approximately 500 additional CRC staff to deliver Through The Gate in prisons. Alongside this investment there will be a new specification, to be introduced shortly, which will ensure that CRCs complete specific tasks, including to help every prisoner to secure and maintain settled accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing £6m as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy in pilot schemes bringing together prisons, local authorities, probation providers and others to plan, secure and sustain accommodation for offenders on release.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly publish the performance of CRCs, including measures showing the percentage of offenders who have settled accommodation on release from custody. The latest information can be found in the ‘Community Performance Quarterly Management Information Release: update to June 2018’ on Gov.uk at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-june-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 234670 question first answered 27/03/2019 09:26:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

1092084

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any targets are in place for Community Rehabilitation Companies and the National Probation Service to reduce the number of ex-offenders that are homeless.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	234670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and the National Probation Service (NPS) are required to facilitate access to housing for the offenders that they are managing. This includes working together with local partners to help offenders find and maintain accommodation as part of a package of support tailored to meet their individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>We know that Through The Gate provision is not currently meeting the standard we require. That is why we are investing an additional £22m per annum over the remaining life of the CRC contracts to ensure that CRCs deliver an enhanced Through The Gate service to offenders leaving prison. This investment will support approximately 500 additional CRC staff to deliver Through The Gate in prisons. Alongside this investment there will be a new specification, to be introduced shortly, which will ensure that CRCs complete specific tasks, including to help every prisoner to secure and maintain settled accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing £6m as part of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy in pilot schemes bringing together prisons, local authorities, probation providers and others to plan, secure and sustain accommodation for offenders on release.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly publish the performance of CRCs, including measures showing the percentage of offenders who have settled accommodation on release from custody. The latest information can be found in the ‘Community Performance Quarterly Management Information Release: update to June 2018’ on Gov.uk at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-june-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 234669 question first answered 27/03/2019 09:26:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

1092085

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) released from each prison and (b) recorded as homeless on release from each prison in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	234671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The exact information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost, but we have closely related data, detailed below. <br> <br> It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live. Having somewhere stable to live acts as a platform for ex-offenders to be able to access the services and support needed to turn their back on crime for good. Published statistics for 2017/18 showing the accommodation status for all offenders can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018</a> <br> Published statistics on releases by prison can be found here: <strong><br> </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p>As part of the Government initiative to reduce and ultimately eliminate rough sleeping across England, we are investing up to £6.4 million over two years in a pilot scheme to help ex-offenders into accommodation from three prisons, namely Bristol, Pentonville and Leeds. The pilots will focus on male prisoners who have served shorter sentences, who have been identified as having a risk of homelessness. We have launched our Invitation to Tender, to secure suppliers in the three pilot areas. This is a concrete step in our commitment to tackling rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/03/2019 09:29:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

1092086

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings he has held with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to discuss homelessness of ex-offenders.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	234672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe, stable and secure to live. Overcoming the many barriers offenders face to securing suitable accommodation is something that Ministry of Justice cannot do in isolation.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government are both members of the cross-Government Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Taskforce and the Reducing Reoffending Board. Homelessness of ex-offenders is a key issue that is discussed at these meetings.</p><p>Through this work, we are investing up to £6.4m in a joint pilot scheme to support individuals released from three prisons, namely Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville. We have now launched our Invitation to Tender, to secure suppliers in the three pilot areas. This is a concrete step in our commitment to tackling rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/03/2019 09:27:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint