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1739266

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Breeding: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) regulate and (b) monitor (i) MBR Acres and (ii) other breeding facilities to ensure compliance with animal welfare standards.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	12522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) provides protections for animals bred in the UK for use in scientific procedures. All establishments licenced to breed protected animals under ASPA are required to comply with the published Code of Practice, which sets out standards for the appropriate care and accommodation of animals, including dogs.</p><p>The Animals in Science Regulation Unit conducts both announced and unannounced audits to ensure establishments compliance with the terms of their licences, the Code of Practice and with ASPA.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 07/11/2024 13:53:41 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	5141

1738381

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on investigating shoplifting offences where the value of goods stolen is less than £200.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Shoplifting is a damaging crime, which soared under the previous government, and we are determined to remove any perception that offenders will escape punishment.</p><p>To that end, this Government will end the effective immunity, introduced by the previous Government, granted to shoplifting of goods under £200.</p><p>This Government regularly engages with National Police Chiefs' Council retail crime leads, ensuring effective collaboration to help combat retail crime.</p><p>Operational commitments were made by the police in its October 2023 <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/resources/e6e5n-gfsgg-qru39-qjnkc-dbait" target="_blank">Retail Crime Action Plan</a>. The plan contains a commitment for police across England and Wales to prioritise attendance where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured by police personnel.</p><p>This Government will also introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 07/11/2024 15:17:28 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738389

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: MOD Wethersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to continue to use the Wethersfield site to provide accommodation for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	12056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain. We have taken immediate action to restart asylum processing which will save an estimated £7 billion for the taxpayer over the next ten years, and are delivering a major uplift in returns to remove people with no right to be in the UK. Over the long term this will reduce our reliance on hotels and costs of accommodation.</p><p>Occupancy at the Wethersfield site is currently capped at 580 as part of the Special Development Order. This means that during current operation of the site, the population will not exceed 580.</p><p>Once the relevant Special Development Order conditions have been discharged, regular occupancy will be capped at 800.</p><p>The number of residents on the site at any one time is likely to vary due to a number of factors, including individuals having moved to onward dispersed accommodation while their claims are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 12057 question first answered 07/11/2024 15:23:25 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1738390

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: MOD Wethersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum seekers who will be accommodated at Wethersfield in (a) 2024 and (b) each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	12057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain. We have taken immediate action to restart asylum processing which will save an estimated £7 billion for the taxpayer over the next ten years, and are delivering a major uplift in returns to remove people with no right to be in the UK. Over the long term this will reduce our reliance on hotels and costs of accommodation.</p><p>Occupancy at the Wethersfield site is currently capped at 580 as part of the Special Development Order. This means that during current operation of the site, the population will not exceed 580.</p><p>Once the relevant Special Development Order conditions have been discharged, regular occupancy will be capped at 800.</p><p>The number of residents on the site at any one time is likely to vary due to a number of factors, including individuals having moved to onward dispersed accommodation while their claims are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 12056 question first answered 07/11/2024 15:23:25 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1738391

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: MOD Wethersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of operating the Wethersfield site for asylum accommodation in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	12058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Cost information is prospective and commercially sensitive, and as such is not available to be released.</p><p>The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fho-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C798b82b8885c4988386108dcf804781d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638657945277187614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Dd4QFHEJA3qn%2FKWKJQHnYnx8l6NetUawkK%2Fag1Jr0gA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>. It does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type or location.</p><p>Asylum seekers who are resident in accommodation where meals are provided, such as Wethersfield, are in receipt of 8.86 per week. Further details about support asylum seekers may be entitled to can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/what-youll-get" target="_blank">Asylum support: What you'll get - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 12059 question first answered 07/11/2024 12:04:51 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1738392

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: MOD Wethersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) total cost of financial support provided to asylum seekers at the Wethersfield site was in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	12059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Cost information is prospective and commercially sensitive, and as such is not available to be released.</p><p>The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fho-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C798b82b8885c4988386108dcf804781d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638657945277187614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Dd4QFHEJA3qn%2FKWKJQHnYnx8l6NetUawkK%2Fag1Jr0gA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>. It does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type or location.</p><p>Asylum seekers who are resident in accommodation where meals are provided, such as Wethersfield, are in receipt of 8.86 per week. Further details about support asylum seekers may be entitled to can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/what-youll-get" target="_blank">Asylum support: What you'll get - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 12058 question first answered 07/11/2024 12:04:51 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1738393

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat arrivals there will be by the end of (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	12060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not make estimates of this kind.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 07/11/2024 12:06:50 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1738405

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stalking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure police officers are more able to (a) identify and (b) respond to stalking crimes.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Luke Taylor
uin	12163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to tackling stalking as part of our ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.</p><p>Achieving this will require a dramatic improvement in the policing and criminal justice response to these crimes, including stalking. improving the police and wider criminal justice response and sustained support for victims.</p><p>To start that work, we have committed to giving women the right to know the identity of online stalkers and to strengthening the use of Stalking Protection Orders, and will set out further action on stalking in the coming weeks.</p><p>In addition, to help ensure support for victims, the Home Office part-funds the National Stalking Helpline, run by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson grouped question UIN 12164 question first answered 07/11/2024 14:33:59 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	5103

1738406

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stalking: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve support to victims of stalking.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Luke Taylor
uin	12164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to tackling stalking as part of our ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.</p><p>Achieving this will require a dramatic improvement in the policing and criminal justice response to these crimes, including stalking. improving the police and wider criminal justice response and sustained support for victims.</p><p>To start that work, we have committed to giving women the right to know the identity of online stalkers and to strengthening the use of Stalking Protection Orders, and will set out further action on stalking in the coming weeks.</p><p>In addition, to help ensure support for victims, the Home Office part-funds the National Stalking Helpline, run by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson grouped question UIN 12163 question first answered 07/11/2024 14:33:59 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	5103

1738408

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of Aspen cards was to the public purse in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	12166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.</p><p>The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fho-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=05%7C02%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C35b2e9cfb04841553e8408dcfcb33d93%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638663094032794682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jDsJ3DGdivlNqFqNSNqTAkohoSnep2KDPlwDHQXipuE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p>Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 08/11/2024 08:28:00 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	5158