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1722016

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether civil servants in his private office will have the right to switch off on (a) weekends and (b) evenings.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>All DBT employees have an existing set of Terms and Conditions which confirm their expected hours of work. Given the nature of private office roles, employees may need to work additional or irregular hours, which is taken into account when determining their remuneration. The private offices operate as a team which ensures responsibility for being available to support Ministers outside of regular working hours is shared, work/life balance is monitored, and all employees can switch off regularly.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 24/07/2024 09:56:07 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1668367

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the Type 26 Frigates project meets its in-service date.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>BAE Systems are investing in facilities at the Govan yard and work has begun on a new Shipbuilding Hall which will improve the pace of delivery by allowing two frigates to be built simultaneously under cover. Work to create a new Applied Shipbuilding Academy is underway and other improvements to streamline production processes have been made, including improving digital ways of working.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 14:35:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1461864

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Integrated Commissioning for Better Outcomes framework on funding for highly specialised mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 19/05/2022 15:08:55 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1313877

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish an update on the distribution plans for the £177 million investment announced in the November 2020 spending review for the future of the post office network.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>In the most recent Spending Review for 2021/2022, the Government announced Post Office investment funding of £177 million. This reflects the Government’s commitment to the role that post offices play in our communities. This funding will allow Post Office Ltd to invest for the future and to ensure the Post Office remains a vital force on our high streets.</p><p><br> The management of the Post Office network is an operational matter for the Company.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/05/2021 13:19:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1177757

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men were (i) charged, (ii) convicted and (iii) received custodial sentences in relation to television licence fraud in the last 12 months for which such information is available.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds and publishes data on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes, but not on charges. We have interpreted your questions to be related to non-payment of television licence fees rather than fraud. Figures for prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees up to 2018 are available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter by offence ‘191A Television licence evasion’. Then drag the ‘Sex’ filter into the rows field. The number of a) females, b) males convicted of this offence are shown in rows 35 and 34, respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The number of a) females and b) males sentenced to immediate custody can be found in rows 90 and 89, respectively. However, custody is not a sentencing option for TV licence evasion, therefore these rows appear as nil.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/02/2020 17:07:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1149368

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's News story of 10 July 2019, Review launched into statutory guidance for local authorities on providing youth services, what steps she plans to take to actively involve the views of young people in need of such services.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>It is really important that young people are at the heart of the policies we make about them, and that we listen to and take into account their views. The DCMS Youth Steering Group examined the strengths and weaknesses of the current statutory guidance document, and helped develop the questions for the call for evidence which was opened to the public on the 3rd of October.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with a number of youth organisations to make sure there are plenty of opportunities for young people to have a direct say about local services in their areas and how we can make sure the new guidance document is as helpful as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Young people are able to fill out a questionnaire and send their views to us, and can also attend a number of sessions that will be facilitated throughout the country over the next couple of months.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 21/10/2019 10:44:34 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

731754

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Hyde Park
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received on whether the Hyde Park justice campaign should receive Legal Aid.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to all the families who lost loved ones in this appalling terrorist crime, for which there could be never be any justification. I would also like to reiterate this Government’s admiration for members of the Armed Forces, who served in Northern Ireland to uphold democracy and the rule of law.</p><p> </p><p>I have received a number of representations about the Hyde Park bombing in 1982, and have been copied into correspondence from the families’ legal representatives to the Prime Minister. I am aware that in May 2016 my predecessor met members of the families and their legal representatives.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the granting of Legal Aid are made independently of Ministers by the Legal Aid Agency. I fully understand, however, the families’ desire to see justice in this case.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/07/2017 16:46:34 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

348051

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government has taken to evaluate the effectiveness of the Access to Elected Office fund between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The evaluation of the three-year pilot will consider the extent to which the fund removed barriers to disabled people’s participation in public life. The independent Administrator of the Fund is preparing a report with data on demand, the different types of support that applicants required, and the extent to which funding helped them compete on level terms with other candidates. Applicants have been invited to complete an online survey, the results of which are being collated. The report will be completed this month, when final claims have been settled for candidates who stood in the May 2015 General Election and Local Authority elections.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green