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1485955

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date	04/07/2022
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	Livestock Worrying
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 recent assessment he has made of the impact of banning e-collars on the number of dogs being shot by farmers for attacking sheep.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	29987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number, and outcome, of recorded incidents of livestock worrying is held by individual police forces rather than centrally by Defra. The proposed ban on the use of electric shock collars controlled by hand-held devices, or e-collars, in England was developed after considering a broad range of factors, including the impact of a ban. When considered alongside the academic research, the public consultation responses, and direct engagement with the sector, the Government concluded that e-collars present an unacceptable risk to the welfare of dogs and cats and that their use should not be permitted.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the issue of livestock worrying very seriously, recognising the distress this can cause farmers and animals, as well as the financial implications. New measures to crack down on livestock worrying in England and Wales are to be brought in through the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, which was introduced in Parliament on 8 June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile we maintain that it is best practice to keep your dog on a lead around livestock. Natural England recently published a refreshed version of the Countryside Code, which highlights that it is best practice to keep dogs on a lead around livestock. The Code also makes specific reference to keeping dogs in sight and under control to make sure they stay away from livestock, wildlife, horses and other people unless invited. Moreover, the Code helpfully sets out certain legal requirements, encouraging visitors to always check local signs as there are locations where you must keep your dog on a lead around livestock for all or part of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs includes guidance and reminders for owners about their responsibilities to provide for the welfare needs of their animal, but also to keep their dogs safe and under control. The code of practice is available here:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F697953%2Fpb13333-cop-dogs-091204.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAndrew.Mapplebeck%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce358f444aa6e490bd69908da5e97d139%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637926303379321645%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kd514W3HGu2jpyVn29AOVA8XV3FM3JJ5NpimoJd2B10%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/697953/pb13333-cop-dogs-091204.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 13/07/2022 08:11:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1485956

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of Save the Children’s report entitled Trapped: The impact of 15 years of blockade on the mental health of Gaza’s children, published on 15 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	29857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of Save the Children's report into the wellbeing of Gazan children. In 2021, the UK contributed £2 million to UNICEF, which provided child-sensitive grants to vulnerable households in Gaza reaching 4,311 boys and girls. This support met the essential needs of vulnerable children, with the majority of it being spent on food, education, and healthcare. The UK also contributes annually to UNRWA, supporting their Mental Health and Psychosocial Support interventions, especially for children, which included summer school activities targeting 98,595 children in Gaza in 2021.</p><p>I recently visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) where I saw first-hand the challenges of the prolonged conflict and the impact of the occupation. I reiterated UK support for a two-state solution and the need to improve conditions for ordinary Palestinians in my meetings with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Roll, and with the Palestinian leadership, including Prime Minister Shtayyeh.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 29859 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:43:26 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1485957

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help end the 15-year blockade of Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	29858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK continues to urge both the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authorities to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary practical steps to ensure Gaza's reconstruction and economic recovery. I recently visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) where I saw first-hand the challenges of the prolonged conflict and the impact of the occupation. I reiterated UK support for a two-state solution and the need to improve conditions for ordinary Palestinians in my meetings with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Roll, and with the Palestinian leadership, including Prime Minister Shtayyeh.</p><p>We remain longstanding supporters of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and their work to support Palestinian refugees across the region including Gaza. At the UNRWA pledging conference in New York in June, we announced a new multi-year funding programme with the agency providing £15 million in 2022, which helps UNRWA provide education to over 533,000 children a year (half of them girls), and access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 12/07/2022 16:33:48 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1485958

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on protecting children in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	29859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of Save the Children's report into the wellbeing of Gazan children. In 2021, the UK contributed £2 million to UNICEF, which provided child-sensitive grants to vulnerable households in Gaza reaching 4,311 boys and girls. This support met the essential needs of vulnerable children, with the majority of it being spent on food, education, and healthcare. The UK also contributes annually to UNRWA, supporting their Mental Health and Psychosocial Support interventions, especially for children, which included summer school activities targeting 98,595 children in Gaza in 2021.</p><p>I recently visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) where I saw first-hand the challenges of the prolonged conflict and the impact of the occupation. I reiterated UK support for a two-state solution and the need to improve conditions for ordinary Palestinians in my meetings with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Roll, and with the Palestinian leadership, including Prime Minister Shtayyeh.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 29857 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:43:26 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1485968

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans who were not evacuated under Operation Pitting the UK has resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme since that scheme opened and as of 4 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	30122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Following the evacuation from Afghanistan and subsequent Afghan arrivals, work is underway to ensure accurate data recording for individuals relocated under the Afghan schemes.</p><p>On the conclusion of this, ACRS statistics will be included in future editions of the Immigration Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/07/2022 10:26:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 12304 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1485980

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to issue an updated Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System given the last action plan elapsed in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	30110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting restorative justice as a way to help victims cope and, as far as possible, recover from the impact of crime. However, it should only take place when both the victim and the offender agree, and it is considered safe. That is why, under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (‘the Victims’ Code’), all victims must be told about the option of restorative justice and how to access it, should it be appropriate.</p><p>On 25 May 2022, we published our response to the ‘Delivering justice for victims’ consultation and a draft Victims Bill, which sets out how we intend to enshrine the Victims’ Code in legislation, sending a clear signal that the justice system must deliver these entitlements for victims. We are also working with criminal justice agencies, Police and Crime Commissioners and Local Criminal Justice Boards to develop a set of metrics to ensure consistent monitoring of compliance with the Code and improve the delivery of its entitlements.</p><p>We want to make sure that restorative justice services target the most appropriate cases, where we have clear evidence for the benefits of that approach. We provide Police and Crime Commissioners with grant funding for victim support services, including restorative justice services. We are increasing our funding for victim and witness support services to £192 million by 2024/25, more than quadruple the level in 2009/10. In order to improve local partnership working regarding restorative justice services, work is underway by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to identify the factors supporting quality practice and to test effective, evidence-based access to, and delivery of, MoJ-funded restorative justice work. I continue to carefully consider the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice, which included a recommendation to refresh the action plan, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 30111 question first answered 13/07/2022 07:16:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1485981

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Delivering justice for victims: Consultation response published on 25 May 2022, if he will provide more details on the restorative justice pilot to understand gaps in provision.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	30111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting restorative justice as a way to help victims cope and, as far as possible, recover from the impact of crime. However, it should only take place when both the victim and the offender agree, and it is considered safe. That is why, under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (‘the Victims’ Code’), all victims must be told about the option of restorative justice and how to access it, should it be appropriate.</p><p>On 25 May 2022, we published our response to the ‘Delivering justice for victims’ consultation and a draft Victims Bill, which sets out how we intend to enshrine the Victims’ Code in legislation, sending a clear signal that the justice system must deliver these entitlements for victims. We are also working with criminal justice agencies, Police and Crime Commissioners and Local Criminal Justice Boards to develop a set of metrics to ensure consistent monitoring of compliance with the Code and improve the delivery of its entitlements.</p><p>We want to make sure that restorative justice services target the most appropriate cases, where we have clear evidence for the benefits of that approach. We provide Police and Crime Commissioners with grant funding for victim support services, including restorative justice services. We are increasing our funding for victim and witness support services to £192 million by 2024/25, more than quadruple the level in 2009/10. In order to improve local partnership working regarding restorative justice services, work is underway by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to identify the factors supporting quality practice and to test effective, evidence-based access to, and delivery of, MoJ-funded restorative justice work. I continue to carefully consider the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice, which included a recommendation to refresh the action plan, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 30110 question first answered 13/07/2022 07:16:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1485982

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Victims Funding Strategy published on 26 May 2022, if his Department will publish the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Commissioning Guidance.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	30112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Under the Victims’ Code, victims are entitled to access support services which are tailored to their needs. This can only begin to be achieved by government departments, and other funders of victims’ services, adopting more aligned commissioning processes.</p><p>We have set out, in the newly published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/victims-funding-strategy" target="_blank">Victims Funding Strategy,</a> our intention to monitor and review the impact of existing commissioning guidance that relates to victim support services, including the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Commissioning Guidance. As part of this work, we will consider the updating and publication of any relevant guidance in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 30113 question first answered 13/07/2022 07:17:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1485983

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of whether the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Commissioning Guidance has led to any improvements in specialist victims services being commissioned for Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	30113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Under the Victims’ Code, victims are entitled to access support services which are tailored to their needs. This can only begin to be achieved by government departments, and other funders of victims’ services, adopting more aligned commissioning processes.</p><p>We have set out, in the newly published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/victims-funding-strategy" target="_blank">Victims Funding Strategy,</a> our intention to monitor and review the impact of existing commissioning guidance that relates to victim support services, including the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Commissioning Guidance. As part of this work, we will consider the updating and publication of any relevant guidance in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 30112 question first answered 13/07/2022 07:17:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1485993

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ambulance Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of ambulances in England.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	29931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We are investing £20 million from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to increase the number of ambulances in England. This will reduce the age profile and emissions of the fleet while increasing its size and productivity.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 12/07/2022 15:23:48 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood