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1712848

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Employment Schemes: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people the Work and Health Programme support helps into work per year; and what estimate his Department has made of the number of how many disabled people that will be helped into work by Universal Support per year.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The latest Work and Health Programme statistics to November 2023 are published in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/work-and-health-programme-statistics-to-november-2023" target="_blank">latest statistics</a> on .GOV.UK and in <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There are three eligibility groups – disability, early access and long term unemployed. Up to November 2023, 77% of starts were from the disability group. For cohorts starting up to November 2021 (who had been on the programme for 24 months at the time of release) 47% had achieved first earnings and 32% achieved a job outcome. The number of job outcomes achieved in each year can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of WHP job outcomes achieved per year in the disability group</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 2023- Nov-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Group</strong></p></td><td><p>3,282</p></td><td><p>8,092</p></td><td><p>8,063</p></td><td><p>19,186</p></td><td><p>16,175</p></td><td><p>9,137</p></td><td><p>63,935</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> there will also be disabled people in the early access group and long term unemployed, but we are unable to identify those people – therefore these numbers will be underestimates of the total numbers of disabled people who achieve job outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about definitions are explained in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-and-health-programme-statistics-background-information-and-methodology" target="_blank">Work and Health Programme statistics: background information and methodology</a>, in particular:</p><p> </p><ul><li>First earnings from employment – the point at which a participant achieves their first earnings from their first employment whilst on the programme. A participant may not necessarily go on to achieve a job outcome. Statistics on first earnings from employment do not include earnings from self-employment.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Job outcomes – a provider is classed as achieving a job outcome when a participant reaches either a specified level of earnings once in employment (which varies across the different areas – see detailed explanation of job outcome expectations for details) or 6 months of being in self-employment.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Support will support up to 100,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and people with additional barriers to employment into sustained work per year, once fully rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 16:39:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1700719

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	The Gambia: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are working with the United Nations and World Health Organisation in their efforts to strengthen laws and policies to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation in The Gambia, as committed to in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK's position is clear that female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation. The Deputy Foreign Secretary spoke to The Gambia's Foreign Minister on 9 April and met with the Minister for Public Services on 29 April, to relay the UK's deep concern about the progress in The Gambia's National Assembly of the bill that would legalise FGM. He highlighted the serious implications if the bill were to become law, including for The Gambia's international reputation. The UK continues to engage broadly through regular contact with senior Gambian Government officials and other stakeholders. We are working with international partners to coordinate and complement messaging and activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 30/04/2024 16:29:53 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1701640

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing Market
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey indicating a third consecutive monthly increase in demand in the housing market.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government closely monitors the state of the market and was pleased to see an increase in buyer demand in the latest RICS UK Residential Survey. We have taken a number of steps to support the market in recent months including extending the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, introducing the Mortgage Charter, reducing stamp duty and continuing our home ownership schemes such as First Homes, Shared Ownership and Lifetime ISA and our support for housebuilding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 30/04/2024 16:26:55 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1712798

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Islamophobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with refence to the oral answer of 4 March 2024 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness to the hon. Member for Blaydon, Official Report, column 627, what his planned timetable is for appointing an independent adviser on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	23027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the oral answer given by my Hon Friend, the Member for Kensington on 4 March 2024 (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-03-04/debates/25338D67-1AE6-4DDA-99CE-1D08B53EF20D/Islamophobia#contribution-9417679F-9ED8-4A8C-A3A9-C1FC34E65F4F" target="_blank">Official Report, HC Volume 746, Column 627</a>).</p><p>Further details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 30/04/2024 16:17:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1713207

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to support Birmingham City Council’s efforts to tackle street cruising.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	23304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The exercise of powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 by local authorities is a local matter.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:16:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1712859

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of families living in temporary accommodation in London.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means people are getting help and it ensures no family is without a roof over their head.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that families can move out of temporary accommodation and into stable accommodation, as well as reducing the need for temporary accommodation by preventing homelessness before it occurs. That is why we are investing £1.2 billon through the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years and, recognising current pressures, including a £109 million top up for 2024/25, giving councils the funding they need to prevent homelessness and help more people sooner. Councils in London have been allocated over £198 million through the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2024/25.</p><p>The Local Authority Housing Fund also enables councils in England to buy or build housing stock to provide a lasting affordable housing asset for the future. We recently announced a third round of funding, bringing the total funding to £1.2 billion.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 30/04/2024 16:15:34 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701606

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Madeleine McCann
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding is being made available to Operation Grange into the disappearance of Madeline McCann in the financial year 2024–25; how many police officers are currently involved in the investigation; when the next review of funding will occur; and what are the total costs of the police operation to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL3837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>For the year 2024-25 the Home Office has agreed to provide up to £192,000 to the Metropolitan Police Service through Special Grant funding for Operation Grange, the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. At 31 March 2024, the total cost of the investigation was £13.2m.</p><p>Operation Grange’s Special Grant budget currently funds a team of three police officers and one member of police staff, all of whom operate on a part-time basis.</p><p>Special Grant funding is reviewed annually by the Home Office. The Department also liaises regularly with the Operation Grange investigation team to assess progress and challenge the use of funds as necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 16:14:47 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1702277

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen international co-operation to tackle illegal migration.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	22541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We engage with partners worldwide, including through international fora such as the G7 and the UK-hosted European Political Community summit in July 2024, to improve returns processes, tackle organised immigration crime and address the root causes of irregular migration.</p><p>In 2023/2024, we signed new deals with Bulgaria, Belgium, and Frontex (European border and coastguard agency), and through our close partnership with France stopped over 26,000 crossing attempts in 2023.</p><p>On 17 April 2024, the UK signed an agreement with Vietnam to increase cooperation on tackling illegal migration.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 30/04/2024 16:13:27 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

1712723

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the correction notice published on 19 April 2024 in relation to his Department's 2022-23 annual report, what are the top five categories of supplies and spares in the armed forces' inventories where his Department has identified discrepancies between the originally published totals of 740 million items of more than 640,000 different types and the revised totals of 457 million items of more than 517,000 different types.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	22923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The top five categories of supplies and spares in the armed forces' inventories amounting to the total of 457 million items and 517,000 different types are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23<br> Type (NSN's)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23<br> Items</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>GWMB [Guided Weapons Missiles &amp; Bombs] , Strat Weapons, Munitions &amp; Armament Stores (Inc Bullets, Mortars, Flares, Explosives, Paveway &amp; Supporting Equipment)</strong></p></td><td><p>53,000</p></td><td><p>382 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Engineering and Technical (Capability Specific Spares &amp; Parts - Engines, Gearboxes)</strong></p></td><td><p>408,000</p></td><td><p>44 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>General Stores (Tools, Packaging and Non-Capability Specific Parts)</strong></p></td><td><p>31,000</p></td><td><p>13 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Clothing and Textiles</strong></p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td><td><p>14 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Medical and Veterinary Stores</strong></p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>517,000</p></td><td><p>457 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/04/2024 16:13:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1713962

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Opioids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of synthetic opioids; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of (a) related crises and (b) governmental responses in (i) the USA and (ii) Canada.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Tackling Class A drugs, including synthetic opioids, is a priority for the Government due to the harm caused to users, society and the economy.</p><p>We assess that the scale of trafficking of synthetic opioids into the UK remains low, including relative to countries like the USA and Canada where they have caused devastation. Sadly, nitazenes have been linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK during the last year, and we are taking action.</p><p>The cross-Government Synthetic Opioids Taskforce is working with partners, such as the NCA, the Department for Health and Social Care and the National Police Chiefs Council to deliver an evidence-based response to the risk posed by synthetic opioids, and to implement effective action to stem the demand and supply of these dangerous substances.</p><p>We regularly meet bilaterally with our partners in the USA and Canada to understand the tragic situation in North America and to learn from their responses. We are key members of the US-led Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and I recently attended the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna to meet with and learn from partners across the world.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:12:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris