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date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential links between retail crime incidents and illegal drug use.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	245982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>We know that there is a strong link between drug misuse and offending, and offenders who use heroin and crack cocaine are estimated to commit 45% of all acquisitive crime.</p><p>The Government recognises that there are strong links between drug misuse and offending. Our Drug Strategy is clear that supporting people to address their dependence on drugs through treatment and recovery support is critical to tackling the risk of reoffending. This includes the use of health-based, rehabilitative interventions within the criminal justice system to help prevent further substance misuse and offending.</p><p>In addition, I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group which brings together key partners to drive forward progress on tackling retail crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/05/2019 15:59:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1121844

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date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	245983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Apprenticeship Service is working with Nottingham City Council to raise awareness of high value apprenticeships in the Nottingham area. The ‘Opportunities Through Apprenticeships’ project launched in November 2018. We are supporting the council in their work with local providers and employers to encourage the creation of more apprenticeships in high value sectors, such as digital, manufacturing and engineering<strong>.</strong></p><p>We have introduced a wide range of reforms to apprenticeships to improve their quality and encourage employers across England to increase the number of apprenticeships they offer.</p><p>To support all employers to make the long-term, sustainable investment in training, from April 2019 we have halved the co-investment rate from 10% to 5% for new starts and have increased the amount that levy paying employers can transfer to other employers from 10% to 25%.</p><p>We are working to raise awareness of apprenticeships across the country and the benefits they bring to both employers and apprentices. Our ‘Fire it Up’ communication campaign, seeks to change the way people think about apprenticeships and demonstrate that they are an aspirational choice for anyone with passion and energy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/04/2019 15:57:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1121845

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date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps the Government has taken to enable small businesses in the East Midlands to increase their exports.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	245984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>In the East Midlands a network of 24 experienced International Trade Advisers provide DIT's face to face service, supported by UK Export Finance Advisors when appropriate. They provide new and existing exporters with practical exporting advice and market know-how, and connect them to DIT's trade missions, sector specialists and wider international network.</p><p>Additionally, peer to peer support is provided through DIT's Export Champion community, part of the Exporting is GREAT campaign. East Midlands has 34 business leaders with a record of export success who help us to inspire other local businesses on their exporting journey: &quot;if we can, you can&quot;.</p><p>The Exporting is GREAT campaign works closely with hundreds of UK companies and scores of partners to encourage more companies to start exporting or to export more. Further information on how DIT supports UK exporters can be found at www.great.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/04/2019 11:43:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley