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1055947

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	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	Pesticides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 211705 on Pesticides, if he will publish the (a) conclusions of the Government’s review of the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides and (b) stakeholder submissions that contributed to that review.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>In line with EU Directive 2009/128, we have in place a National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (NAP) that we must review every five years. The Government has reviewed the existing NAP and concluded that it is remains fit for purpose. Looking forward, the Government proposes to undertake a broader review of pesticides policy and will work closely with all interested parties as we develop our evidence base and policy thinking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/02/2019 15:47:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

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

1130512

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	suggested redraft: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the viability of rail freight of a 25 per cent reduction in (a) mode shift revenue support and (b) waterborne freight grant.
	tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
	tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	261186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government provides grants worth £15.6m per year to support rail and water freight services which deliver environmental and economic benefits over road transport, but whose operating costs are higher. This level is net of a significant efficiency saving implemented since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Rail flows of intermodal freight continue to be healthy and the grants deliver high value for money. A research project is underway to inform decisions about future funding and operation of the grants and will consider stakeholder feedback.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/06/2019 10:38:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

804361

	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	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

886245

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Ministers of her Department first were made aware of immigration status difficulties affecting the Windrush generation; and what steps they took as a result.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	136440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department was made aware of the immigration status difficulties of individual cases, as flagged by members of the House and the media. The wider issue around the immigration status difficulties affecting some of the Windrush generation has come to the fore, and the attention of Ministers, in recent months. On the 16 April we set up a Taskforce to help those affected get documents they need and on 30 May, the Windrush Scheme came into force. This Scheme is designed to ensure that members of this generation, their children born in the UK and those who arrived in the UK as minors will be able to apply for citizenship, or various other immigration products, free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/06/2018 13:36:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

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

1751711

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed against (a) women and (b) girls in each of the last five years by crime type.
	tabling member constituency	Maidstone and Malling
	tabling member printed	Helen Grant
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2025 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) regularly publishes estimates, from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), on the proportion of women and girls who have been victims of crime. Information from the 2023/24 survey, for 16+ year olds and 10-15 year olds, and for previous years can be accessed in the annual demographic tables here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualtrendanddemographictables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualtrendanddemographictables</a></p><p>Experiences of several crimes which are disproportionately experienced by women and girls are also covered by the CSEW in a separate self-completion section of the survey and presented separately by ONS. The latest prevalence estimates for domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking and harassment, for people aged 16 and over broken down by sex, are presented in the ONS Annual supplementary tables, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualsupplementarytables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualsupplementarytables</a></p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 07/01/2025 14:26:22 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
	tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

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

857752

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Vocational Guidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	o ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the timetable for arrangements to replace National Careers Service provision in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	131653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We will establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to operate alongside the main Prison Education Framework contract which will allow governors to commission specialist providers to complement the main educational provision.</p><p> </p><p>From this autumn, governors will be able to commission careers advice through the DPS, and we believe this will allow governors to shape a coherent service, reflecting the particular needs of their establishment.</p><p> </p><p>We carry out financial and commercial due diligence on potential suppliers as part of the procurement process for any new contracts that will be awarded for careers advice. This is part of the standard approach to due diligence as part of government procurement.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 131662 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:42:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain