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1358649

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date	15/10/2021
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	Oak Processionary Moth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reports of oak processionary moth there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	55784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of sites reported as infested with oak processionary moth and which were served a statutory plant health notice between 2017 and 2021, using data provided up until 5 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Number of sites infested with oak processionary moth, 2017-2021:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basildon</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basingstoke and Deane</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brentwood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxbourne</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castle Point</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Westminster</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crawley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dacorum</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartford</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmbridge</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Forest</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epsom and Ewell</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gravesham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith and Fulham</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harlow</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hart</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Havering</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertsmere</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horsham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merton</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Sussex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mole Valley</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redbridge</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reigate and Banstead</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runnymede</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushmoor</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sevenoaks</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spelthorne</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Albans</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey Heath</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tandridge</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Rivers</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waverley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welwyn Hatfield</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windsor and Maidenhead</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wokingham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>676</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>908</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>845</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1587</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1252</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/10/2021 08:00:22 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1359104

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals for the introduction of audio visual access to buses to improve bus services following the Bus Services Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	56141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government collects annual survey data from a sample of bus operators and based on this data, we estimate that 39% of the local bus fleet in Great Britain provided audio-visual information in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with bus operators and their representatives on a range of issues, including the impact of new regulations on existing accessible information provision.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the National Bus Strategy for England, subject to final analysis, we will make Accessible Information Regulations by Summer 2022, ensuring passengers can board any bus with confidence and that they will know when to alight when their destination is reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also pledged to provide £3.5 million of funding to support smaller bus operators to provide accessible information onboard their services, ensuring passengers benefit from it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 57155 57156 57157 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:47:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1359106

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to offer a place of sanctuary to people fleeing the violence in Afghanistan by expanding the Afghan Interpreters Scheme to include people engaged in UK-linked initiatives and human rights activists that mean they are at risk of targeting by the Taliban.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	56144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office administered Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will provide protection for people at risk and identified as in need. It will prioritise those people who have assisted the UK efforts in Afghanistan who face a particular risk from the Taliban, including because of their stand for democracy and human rights. The Government has committed to welcome around 5,000 people in the first year and up to 20,000 over the coming years.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/10/2021 16:30:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

1359139

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	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2021 to Question 51826 on Refugees: Afghanistan, what her Department's timeframe is for notifying each person (a) under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and (b) those moving onto the Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme of their Indefinite Leave to Remain status.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	56188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Following the policy statement, the Government published on 13 September, we will be working through the cases of those who have recently arrived from Afghanistan and will be processing them in line with the published policy.</p><p>The Home Office is contacting those here in the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and those moving onto the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, in order to assist them to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain status from early November onwards.</p><p>No one will be required to leave the United Kingdom, or be disadvantaged in any way, while we work through their cases.</p><p>More information can be found in the Afghanistan Resettlement and Immigration Policy Statement</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version#afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version#afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 57317 question first answered 27/10/2021 14:50:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1359230

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent negotiations officials in her Department have undertaken with their counterparts in neighbouring countries of Afghanistan to allow for the entry to those countries of Afghan nationals seeking to escape the Taliban.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	56232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We are working urgently with neighbouring countries to ensure that at-risk Afghans have options for safe passage. We have been clear that the Taliban must stand by their assurances that these people can have safe passage and leave, which was also emphasised in the UN Security Council Resolution of 30 August.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 25/10/2021 15:51:02 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1359299

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Final Report of The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping, published on 23 September 2021, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the (i) continuation and (ii) expansion of Housing First.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	56405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that offenders face significant barriers to securing suitable accommodation, often linked to their lack of access to necessary funds, availability of local authority housing supply and affordability/access to private rented sector. However, overcoming these barriers is something that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) cannot do in isolation and we work together with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Welsh Government and Other Government Departments, to address this issue.</p><p>We welcome the publication of the Kerslake report and will carefully consider the commission’s findings, in collaboration with Other Government Departments and the Welsh Government. We are pleased the report reflects the action the Government took during the pandemic to protect health and reoffending by providing temporary accommodation through both HMPPS’ Covid Emergency Scheme and DLUHC’s Everyone In. This led to the levels of rough sleeping reducing by 37% in the last year and rates of prison leavers released to homelessness reduced by 28% from 2019/20 to 2020/21.</p><p>We are committed to focusing efforts on making sure that individuals turn their backs on crime when leaving prison and know having stable accommodation helps rehabilitation and reduces the likelihood of rough sleeping. We understand the concern about the challenges some prisoners can face in accessing services and support in the community upon release, especially when being released on a Friday. That is why we continue to explore how to improve services for those being released. To support this, £20m was invested in the Prison Leavers Project which will test new and innovative ways to reduce reoffending, by addressing the challenges people face when they are leaving prison. This includes a specific focus on day of release to better understand how we can deliver improved outcomes for people leaving prison.</p><p>DLUHC Housing First pilots are currently in their 4th year of delivery and their latest figures show that over 1,050 of the most entrenched rough sleepers are being supported on the programme. The combined authorities have adopted a collaborative approach towards delivery, including liaising with agencies such as the probation service. Each client has access to critical wrap-around care, including drugs and alcohol misuse and mental health support. As the pilots continue to progress, they anticipate seeing increasing numbers of vulnerable people with complex needs, including potentially prison leavers, moving into safe and secure homes.</p><p>Working together, DLUHC and MoJ have launched two schemes which will help prisons leavers find a settled place to live, through access to MoJ’s temporary Community Accommodation Service (CAS3) in five probation regions and a move into private rented sector accommodation through DLUHC’s £13m Accommodation for Ex-Offender scheme (AfEO).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 56400 56401 56406 56408 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:43:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1359300

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Final Report of The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping, published on 23 September 2021, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on funding for programmes that increase the supply of accommodation suitable for prison leavers at risk of homelessness and rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	56406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that offenders face significant barriers to securing suitable accommodation, often linked to their lack of access to necessary funds, availability of local authority housing supply and affordability/access to private rented sector. However, overcoming these barriers is something that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) cannot do in isolation and we work together with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Welsh Government and Other Government Departments, to address this issue.</p><p>We welcome the publication of the Kerslake report and will carefully consider the commission’s findings, in collaboration with Other Government Departments and the Welsh Government. We are pleased the report reflects the action the Government took during the pandemic to protect health and reoffending by providing temporary accommodation through both HMPPS’ Covid Emergency Scheme and DLUHC’s Everyone In. This led to the levels of rough sleeping reducing by 37% in the last year and rates of prison leavers released to homelessness reduced by 28% from 2019/20 to 2020/21.</p><p>We are committed to focusing efforts on making sure that individuals turn their backs on crime when leaving prison and know having stable accommodation helps rehabilitation and reduces the likelihood of rough sleeping. We understand the concern about the challenges some prisoners can face in accessing services and support in the community upon release, especially when being released on a Friday. That is why we continue to explore how to improve services for those being released. To support this, £20m was invested in the Prison Leavers Project which will test new and innovative ways to reduce reoffending, by addressing the challenges people face when they are leaving prison. This includes a specific focus on day of release to better understand how we can deliver improved outcomes for people leaving prison.</p><p>DLUHC Housing First pilots are currently in their 4th year of delivery and their latest figures show that over 1,050 of the most entrenched rough sleepers are being supported on the programme. The combined authorities have adopted a collaborative approach towards delivery, including liaising with agencies such as the probation service. Each client has access to critical wrap-around care, including drugs and alcohol misuse and mental health support. As the pilots continue to progress, they anticipate seeing increasing numbers of vulnerable people with complex needs, including potentially prison leavers, moving into safe and secure homes.</p><p>Working together, DLUHC and MoJ have launched two schemes which will help prisons leavers find a settled place to live, through access to MoJ’s temporary Community Accommodation Service (CAS3) in five probation regions and a move into private rented sector accommodation through DLUHC’s £13m Accommodation for Ex-Offender scheme (AfEO).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 56400 56401 56405 56408 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:43:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1359350

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Permanent Secretary has asked for an instruction relating to the proposed National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	56371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>No Ministerial direction relating to the proposed National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre has been requested.</p><p>In regard to future management arrangements for Victoria Tower Gardens, the Government intends to let a long lease.</p><p>Detailed arrangements for the management of Victoria Tower Gardens will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 56734 56735 question first answered 22/10/2021 16:42:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1359358

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	Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the budget for the Seasonal Worker Pilot is allocated to international agents working with the providers of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	56388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Seasonal Worker pilot scheme is managed by four operators which are not engaged on a contractual basis but are chosen by requests for information managed by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Those organisations selected through the DEFRA process are licensed by the Home Office under its sponsorship regime. The Government does not allocate a budget to their overseas agents.</p><p> </p><p>Each operator manages changes of employment for the workers they sponsor. We monitor this information closely, but it is not directly held on Home Office systems.</p><p> </p><p>The Seasonal Worker pilot scheme is subject to ongoing review activity and we will make an assessment of it prior to a decision whether to extend its provisions into future years. We will publish the 2019 evaluation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 56377 56381 56384 56386 57190 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:25:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1359373

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Biofuels: Vegetable Oils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using hydrated vegetable oil to decarbonise off-grid residential properties which use standard residential heating oil.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	56431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is consulting on new regulations to phase out heating systems using high carbon fossil fuels in homes, businesses and public buildings in England off the gas grid, during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Government view, heat pumps as being the primary technology for decarbonising these homes and businesses, not all off-grid properties will be suitable for a heat pump and that biofuels such as bio-LPG and hydrotreated vegetable oil biodiesel (HVO) may play a role in future off-gas-grid decarbonisation. However, further evidence is needed to consider what role these biofuels could play, and to help, develop the policy framework which would support such a role.</p><p> </p><p>A Call for Evidence was recently published by the department to inform the development of a Biomass Strategy. This strategy will review the amount of sustainable biomass available to the UK, including liquid biofuels, and how this could be best used across the economy to achieve the net zero target.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/10/2021 09:03:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake