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1179331

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure adequate funding for schools.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	18756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department is giving schools the largest cash boost in a decade, investing a total of £14 billion additional funding for schools over the next three years. This will allow school funding to increase by £2.6 billion in 2020-21, followed by increases of £4.8 billion and £7.1 billion in 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively, compared to 2019-20.</p><p>We will continue to distribute funding through the National Funding Formula (NFF), which ensures that funding is based on schools’ and pupils’ needs and characteristics. This will ensure that per-pupil funding for every school can rise at least in line with inflation next year; and faster than inflation for most. On average schools are attracting 4.2% more per pupil.</p><p>We have also recently laid regulations in Parliament which give legal force to the new minimum per pupil funding levels. This will allow us to aid the lowest funded schools to ensure that every secondary school attracts at least £5,000 per pupil next year, and every primary school at least £3,750 – on the path to receiving at least £4,000 per pupil the following year.</p><p>Finally, we have removed the gains cap in the NFF for 2020-21, so that all schools will attract their full allocations under the formula. This means that we can deliver the greatest gains to areas historically underfunded to ensure that they have the right investment to deliver an outstanding education.</p><p>The Department will continue to move towards a ‘hard’ national formula as soon as possible, meaning a single national formula will determine every school’s final budget, rather than it being set independently by each local authority. We will work closely with local authorities and the sector in making this transition carefully.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 18791 question first answered 28/02/2020 17:05:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1669316

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of St Peter and St Paul
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church Commissioners will review the decision to demolish the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Birch, Essex.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners have been closely involved with local and diocesan discussions on the future of St Peter &amp; St Paul, Birch. The Commissioners are responsible for the oversight and management of the relevant legislation and have ensured that the decision-making to allow demolition has followed due process</p><p><br>Whilst the Commissioners have no plans to review the decision, it is now for the Diocese of Chelmsford to take forward the demolition (or not as they may decide).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/11/2023 16:22:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1360348

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Employment: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a firewall between labour inspection teams and immigration enforcement.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	57188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, including labour exploitation and ensuring that victims are identified early and provided with the support they need to rebuild their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The safety of victims is paramount and is fully considered before any enforcement action is taken by Immigration Enforcement. All law enforcement officers, including immigration officers, receive training as part of their induction on spotting the signs of labour exploitation and modern slavery. Law enforcement bodies also work together to tackle the unscrupulous employers behind these cruel crimes. Immigration Enforcement is a key partner in taking action against employers who do not play by the rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/10/2021 16:44:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1670180

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Research: East of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment into research and development in the East of England.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>World-leading, globally connected innovation clusters will create more jobs, productivity and growth, and boost private sector investment.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, alongside £790 million investment in R&amp;D by UK Research and Innovation in the East of England in 2020-21, we are supporting key clusters of R&amp;D excellence such as Freeport East to become hotbeds of innovation.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 15/11/2023 17:36:46 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1670181

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mobile connectivity in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Almost 93% of the UK benefits from good quality 4G coverage from at least one mobile network operator, but we know more needs to be done in rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>Our £1bn Shared Rural Network agreement with industry, will increase coverage to 95% by the end of 2025, supporting rural businesses and communities.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is also looking at the accuracy of coverage reporting to ensure it better reflects people’s experiences over coverage.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 15/11/2023 16:01:39 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1362506

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Barristers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many junior barristers have specialised in crime in each financial year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	61085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Ministry of Justice (MOJ) does not routinely hold data on barristers’ specialisms. However as part of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, MOJ worked with the Bar Council and other stakeholders to combine key datasets which were summarised in a published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960290/data-compendium.pdf" target="_blank">Data compendium</a>. This shows that the number of barristers in England and Wales who reported themselves as specialising in crime, and who carried out some publicly-funded criminal work, was 2,780 in 2018-19 and 2,690 in 2019-20 (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960291/data-compendium-tables.ods" target="_blank">Table 5.3</a>). Comparable data is not available prior to 2018-19.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960291/data-compendium-tables.ods" target="_blank">Table 5.13</a> shows that, in 2019-20, 87% of this group were junior barristers and 13% were QCs.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/11/2021 17:14:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1139679

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	[Suggested redraft] To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of farms at risk of closing down as a result of a new systems of agricultural payments as outlined in the Government's policy paper of 12 September 2018 on health and harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a green Brexit, what the size of those farms are; and the type of farming undertaken by those farms.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>In September 2018, alongside the Agriculture Bill and policy statement, the Government published an ‘Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments’. This provided an overview of the potential impacts to different farm types and sizes of moving away from direct payments and introducing a new system of public money for public goods.<del class="ministerial"> It also showed the potential across all sectors for farmers to become more efficient – producing more for less – as a response to any reductions in direct payments.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Direct payments are untargeted, poor value for money, undermine efficiency and productivity improvements, and limit opportunities for new entrants. They have imposed unnecessary bureaucracy on farmers and can inflate rent prices. Some of our most successful and vibrant food-producing sectors of agriculture have never been subsidised. For example the poultry industry, the pig industry and the horticulture industry.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Direct payments are arbitrary payments based on land area that tend to favour larger land owners rather than smaller family farming businesses.</ins> In England we will phase out direct payments during an agricultural transition, giving time for farmers to adjust. Phasing out direct payments will free up money so we can reward farmers for delivering public goods, including environmental outcomes<ins class="ministerial"> and animal welfare</ins>.<del class="ministerial"> We recognise that some certain sectors are more dependent than others on direct payments but provided that these farmers are delivering public goods, they will be well placed to benefit from the new system.</del></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/08/2019 14:08:07 question first ministerially corrected 13/08/2019 09:11:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 131932 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1603590

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	[EU edit] To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the updated harms assessment by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on nitrous oxide, published on 7 March 2023, when she plans to respond to its findings; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of specifically proscribing nitrous oxide; and whether it is her policy to support the other recommendations in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
	tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	163837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) published their report on nitrous oxide on 6 March, setting out the evidence as it currently stands and made seven recommendations.</p><p>The Government will consider the ACMD advice carefully along with any other available evidence, as appropriate, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/03/2023 14:31:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1586704

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	Rented Housing: Evictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	With reference to the cost of living crisis, to ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent the evictions of people with disabilities and their families from (a) private rented accommodation and (b) social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to fundamentally improving the private rented sector and providing a better deal for renters, including by halving levels of non-decency in all rented homes by 2030.</p><p>Disabled people in the private rented sector can also apply to their local authority for a Disabled Facilities Grant, that can contribute towards the cost of adapting an eligible person's home to make it more suitable. Since 2010 Government has invested £4.8bn billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><p>All renters deserve to feel secure in their homes. We will deliver our manifesto commitment to abolish section 21 no fault evictions.</p><p>Where tenants in social housing are struggling with cost of living or rent payments, the Pre-Action Protocol for Possession Claims by Social Landlords, sets out the actions social landlords should take before they consider taking legal action.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 147386 question first answered 27/02/2023 14:34:58 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1275078

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	With reference to the Spending Review 2020, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>At Spending Review, the Government confirmed we will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will confirm spending profiles at the next Spending Review.</p><p>Ahead of this, Government has made clear that it intends to continue to work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local communities. We have demonstrated this commitment by confirming that devolved administrations will have a place within the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 17:07:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards