Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1167636

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to adopt rescue dogs rather than buy from breeders.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	8198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Rescue and rehoming centres carry out important work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals in the UK are offered the opportunity of a forever home. We advise those seeking to acquire a new dog to first consider adopting from a reputable dog rescue and rehoming centre. However, we appreciate that a number of prospective owners would like a puppy and may have a specific breed in mind. That is why in 2018 the Government updated and improved the regulations on dog breeding in England. This included introducing strict statutory welfare standards that all licensed dog breeders must meet. In addition, from 6 April 2020 it will be an offence for commercial third party sellers to sell puppies or kittens, which are defined as under the age of 6 months. These steps aim to improve the welfare of dogs.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 17:11:46 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1167637

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Wildlife: Fireworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect wildlife from public and private firework displays.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	8199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the matter of fireworks seriously. We understand the concerns that many people have about the potential for distress to be caused by fireworks to animals, including pets, livestock and wildlife. This is one of the reasons why there are existing laws in place to control firework availability and use by both the general public and professional display operators. Measures including age related restrictions, a curfew and a noise limit help to reduce disturbance to animals.</p><p> </p><p>It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal that is under a person’s control. The maximum penalty for such an offence is 6 months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 17:09:24 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1167658

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Emergency Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidences of hate crime were reported by staff in the (a) Ambulance Service, (b) Fire Service and (c) Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018-2019.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	8273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on how many hate crimes were reported by staff in the Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescues Services or Police.</p><p>All hate crimes, whether against the emergency services or members of the public, are absolutely unacceptable. The Government is committed to tackling hate crime, through the Hate Crime Action Plan and we have asked the Law Commission to conduct a full review of the coverage and approach of current hate crime legislation.</p><p>The Government takes police wellbeing and morale very seriously. That is why we have invested £7.5m in a new National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS). The NPWS was launched in April 2019 and has developed evidence-based guidance, advice, tools and resources which can be accessed by forces, as well as individual officers and staff. The Government also welcomes the work being led by forces to ensure the welfare of all officers and staff.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 8274 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:28:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1167659

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Police
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 offer support service police officers who are victims of hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	8274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on how many hate crimes were reported by staff in the Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescues Services or Police.</p><p>All hate crimes, whether against the emergency services or members of the public, are absolutely unacceptable. The Government is committed to tackling hate crime, through the Hate Crime Action Plan and we have asked the Law Commission to conduct a full review of the coverage and approach of current hate crime legislation.</p><p>The Government takes police wellbeing and morale very seriously. That is why we have invested £7.5m in a new National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS). The NPWS was launched in April 2019 and has developed evidence-based guidance, advice, tools and resources which can be accessed by forces, as well as individual officers and staff. The Government also welcomes the work being led by forces to ensure the welfare of all officers and staff.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 8273 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:28:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1167661

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of police (a) numbers and (b) funding on the ability of the police to investigate hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	8276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to monitor crime levels and officer numbers. Many factors impact on crime levels. More reporting of ‘hidden’ crimes, recording improvements and some genuine increases in offending, have all contributed to recent increases in recorded crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years. In 2020/21 the Government is investing £750 million in policing to enable the first tranche of recruitment. Hampshire Police will be able to recruit 156 officers by the end of March 2021.</p><p>The Home Office is supporting the police to respond to hate crimes committed online through funding of £200,000 this year to the National Police Chiefs’ Council to run the National Online Hate Crime Hub, which assists the police to respond to reports more efficiently.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2019 17:30:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1167672

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Flood Control: Worcestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Environment Agency has to build flood protection schemes in Severn Stoke and Tenbury Wells.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	8283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) is continuing to work with partners and the local community to reduce the impacts of flooding in Severn Stoke. The EA is undertaking further modelling and assessments of a proposed design for a flood alleviation scheme. Given the small rural community, this project is an economically challenging scheme and the EA is working with wider professional parties to identify a suitable delivery route and viable way for the scheme to be built. Subject to planning approval and adequate funds being in place it is anticipated that work can commence on site in 2020 to ensure completion during 2021. The EA anticipate the local community will be able to submit an outline planning application this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Tenbury has suffered from extensive flooding on a number of occasions with direct impacts affecting homes and businesses. An economic appraisal of the feasibility design completed in 2007 estimated that delivery of a full flood defence scheme would cost around £5.5 million. However, the scheme as it stands is unlikely to attract more than £1 million of Flood Defence Grant in Aid, leaving a substantial partnership funding gap.</p><p> </p><p>The EA are currently updating this appraisal to re-assess the scale of defences required but do not anticipate the revised potential costs to have changed significantly, they may have potentially increased. Because of the funding deficit, the scheme will not be able to progress until significant contributions have been secured. The EA are reviewing all delivery options for the scheme, including engaging with Local Enterprise Partnerships, businesses and the local authority and continues to look at strategic options.</p><p> </p><p>The EA continues to actively work with local flood action groups in both locations. In the meantime property level flood resilience measures were installed to a limited number of properties between 2010 and 2012 and these were in operation last weekend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 17:41:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1167679

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average per pupil funding increase in each parliamentary constituency in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Ludlow
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
uin	8233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>In 2020-21, the National Funding Formula (NFF) will ensure that every school attracts at least a per-pupil increase in line with inflation, with faster than inflation for most. Nationally, per-pupil funding is increasing by 4.2% per pupil next year. The Department has published provisional NFF allocations to show what each school is attracting under the NFF, and what each local authority will receive, per pupil, for schools in its local area. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>.</p><p>The attached table shows the increase in funding that schools are receiving by constituency area.</p><p>Local authorities continue to be responsible for determining final allocations, in consultation with local schools, and will inform schools of their budgets for next year early in 2020. While the Department has not yet determined school funding allocations beyond 2020-21, we have announced that funding levels will increase by £4.8 billion in 2021-22, and £7.1 billion in 2022-23, compared to 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 8234 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:07:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 8233_8234_constituency_funding_data_table.pdf title 8233_8234_PDF
tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1167680

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the October 2019 national funding formula release, what estimate he has made of the average per-pupil funding increase in (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 in (i) each (i) school, (ii) local authority and (iii) parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ludlow
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
uin	8234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>In 2020-21, the National Funding Formula (NFF) will ensure that every school attracts at least a per-pupil increase in line with inflation, with faster than inflation for most. Nationally, per-pupil funding is increasing by 4.2% per pupil next year. The Department has published provisional NFF allocations to show what each school is attracting under the NFF, and what each local authority will receive, per pupil, for schools in its local area. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>.</p><p>The attached table shows the increase in funding that schools are receiving by constituency area.</p><p>Local authorities continue to be responsible for determining final allocations, in consultation with local schools, and will inform schools of their budgets for next year early in 2020. While the Department has not yet determined school funding allocations beyond 2020-21, we have announced that funding levels will increase by £4.8 billion in 2021-22, and £7.1 billion in 2022-23, compared to 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 8233 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:07:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 8233_8234_constituency_funding_data_table.pdf title 8233_8234_PDF
tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1167693

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual cost to the public purse would be of the provision of 30 hours free childcare a week to (a) 0 to 1 year-olds (b) 1 to 2 year-olds (c) 2 to 3 year-olds, (d) 3 and 4 year-olds; and what assessment he has made of the capacity of nurseries to extend childcare provision to each of those age groups.
tabling member constituency	Ludlow
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
uin	8247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/11/2019 17:52:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1167704

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of horses dying as a result of horse racing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to same question from the Hon. Member for Luton South on 10<sup>th</sup> June 2019 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-05-22/257574/" target="_blank">PQ 257574</a>). The Government’s position remains the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 17:07:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill