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1660937

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date	15/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secure schools for youth offenders have been opened since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	199743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The first Secure School is due to open in Spring 2024.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2023 08:10:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1660938

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Seismic Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the last occasion on which information from the Eskdalemuir Array was used to inform policy.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	199838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Eskdalemuir Array is a commitment made by the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Its monitoring for nuclear tests continually contributes to Government policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/10/2023 14:29:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1660939

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has received the correspondence sent by the hon. Member for Halifax on 6 April 2023 with reference ZA35937.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	199753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 13 June.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 16/10/2023 07:50:09 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1660940

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of individuals applying for apprenticeships in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>​​Apprenticeships offer a high-quality and popular route into over 680 occupations, from entry level to expert roles.</p><p>​The below table shows the number of apprenticeship vacancies advertised on the Find An Apprenticeship (FAA) service in each of the last five academic years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>​Academic year</p></td><td><p>​Vacancies posted</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​2018/19</p></td><td><p>​151,720</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​2019/20</p></td><td><p>​98,530</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​2020/21</p></td><td><p>​134,460</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​2021/22</p></td><td><p>​189,430</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​2022/23</p></td><td><p>​165,760</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>​</p><p>​669,450 applications were submitted through FAA in the 2022/23 academic year, and 681,090 applications were submitted in 2021/22. Due to the data protection policy in place prior to 2021/22, the department does not hold an accurate record of the number of applications submitted between 2018/19 and 2020/21.</p><p>​Employers can choose to advertise apprenticeship vacancies through their own websites, recruitment agencies, or local job centre, instead of, or in addition to FAA. As a result the actual number of apprenticeship vacancies and applications will be higher.</p><p>​The department is encouraged to see consistent and strong demand for apprenticeships, and are committed to supporting more employers and individuals to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.</p><p>​Flexible training models have been created, like flexi-job and accelerated apprenticeships, to make apprenticeships accessible for all sectors, and have developed career starter standards to attract more young people to apprenticeships.</p><p>​The department is also providing an additional £40 million over the next two years to support degree apprenticeship providers to expand and help more people access this provision, on top of our £8 million investment in 2022/23.​</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 16/10/2023 11:31:40 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1660942

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 198296 on Driving Licences: USA, whether his Department has exchanged any other communication with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators since December 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>I have recently written to the Chairman of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, inviting the organisation to facilitate discussions relating to the potential for reciprocal arrangements for driving licence exchange.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/10/2023 12:46:27 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1660943

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Forests: Commodities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether statutory provisions are in place to prohibit legal deforestation where commodities have been produced legally in the country of origin but have caused significant damage to the environment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	199839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in supporting global efforts to protect and restore forest landscapes, driving international action to tackle deforestation and ensure forests are sustainably managed. This effort is underpinned by a commitment of £1.5 billion to international forests between 2021 and 2026.</p><p> </p><p>This package of work includes new due diligence legislation through the Environment Act 2021 to tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains. Our law will make it illegal for larger businesses operating in the UK to use key forest risk commodities produced on land illegally occupied or used. Businesses in scope will also be required to undertake a due diligence exercise on their supply chains, and to report on this exercise annually.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot shift to sustainable supply chains alone – it must be a collective effort between consumers and producers globally. This issue is central to the UK’s commitment to tackling the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. Our approach to due diligence is based on compliance with the relevant local laws of producer countries. Our aim is to work with producer countries and support their efforts to uphold their laws and strengthen environmental protection. We believe this approach – which supports the efforts of government in the countries where these products are grown - provides the best path to long-term sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>We also continue to work with consumer and producer country partners in forums such as the Forest, Agriculture, and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, which the UK and Indonesia launched together as co-chairs in 2021. The FACT Dialogue convenes 28 major producers and consumers of internationally traded agricultural commodities to agree principles for collaboration and developed a Roadmap of actions which was launched at COP26, to protect forests and other ecosystems while promoting sustainable trade and development, in a way that respects all countries’ interests.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 09:10:29 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1660952

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to support leaseholders that are paying increased insurance premiums whilst awaiting cladding remediation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	199694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that buildings insurance costs are fair and transparent, and that leaseholders have confidence in challenging costs where necessary. Insurers must price risk in a responsible manner. It is clear from the Financial Conduct Authority reports into this market that leaseholders have not always been getting the service that they should, and this must change.</p><p>The Association of British Insurers is developing a scheme for buildings with fire safety risks experiencing particularly high premiums. I have engaged regularly with the industry to monitor the progress of the scheme. We have made clear that we expect the scheme to be delivered as soon as possible.</p><p>The Government has also committed to ban commissions paid to brokers or other third parties on buildings insurance from being passed on to leaseholders through their service charge, replacing this with more transparent fees. We are pressing relevant parties to urgently consider their charging mechanisms ahead of government reform. The Financial Conduct Authority has recently consulted on changing its rules to increase transparency for leaseholders and ensure insurers and insurance brokers apply fair value to their policies, an initiative which I strongly welcome.</p><p>We will continue to work with the insurance sector to restore confidence in building safety and a return to proportionate premiums and products.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 199695 199696 question first answered 16/10/2023 16:19:39 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1660953

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his oral contribution of 30 January 2023 on Building Safety, Official Report, column 55, whether he has had discussions with insurance companies that have increased premiums for leaseholders awaiting cladding remediation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	199695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that buildings insurance costs are fair and transparent, and that leaseholders have confidence in challenging costs where necessary. Insurers must price risk in a responsible manner. It is clear from the Financial Conduct Authority reports into this market that leaseholders have not always been getting the service that they should, and this must change.</p><p>The Association of British Insurers is developing a scheme for buildings with fire safety risks experiencing particularly high premiums. I have engaged regularly with the industry to monitor the progress of the scheme. We have made clear that we expect the scheme to be delivered as soon as possible.</p><p>The Government has also committed to ban commissions paid to brokers or other third parties on buildings insurance from being passed on to leaseholders through their service charge, replacing this with more transparent fees. We are pressing relevant parties to urgently consider their charging mechanisms ahead of government reform. The Financial Conduct Authority has recently consulted on changing its rules to increase transparency for leaseholders and ensure insurers and insurance brokers apply fair value to their policies, an initiative which I strongly welcome.</p><p>We will continue to work with the insurance sector to restore confidence in building safety and a return to proportionate premiums and products.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 199694 199696 question first answered 16/10/2023 16:19:39 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1660955

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to his oral contribution of 30 January 2023, Official Report, column 55, what steps his Department has taken steps to help alter the behaviour of insurance companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	199696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that buildings insurance costs are fair and transparent, and that leaseholders have confidence in challenging costs where necessary. Insurers must price risk in a responsible manner. It is clear from the Financial Conduct Authority reports into this market that leaseholders have not always been getting the service that they should, and this must change.</p><p>The Association of British Insurers is developing a scheme for buildings with fire safety risks experiencing particularly high premiums. I have engaged regularly with the industry to monitor the progress of the scheme. We have made clear that we expect the scheme to be delivered as soon as possible.</p><p>The Government has also committed to ban commissions paid to brokers or other third parties on buildings insurance from being passed on to leaseholders through their service charge, replacing this with more transparent fees. We are pressing relevant parties to urgently consider their charging mechanisms ahead of government reform. The Financial Conduct Authority has recently consulted on changing its rules to increase transparency for leaseholders and ensure insurers and insurance brokers apply fair value to their policies, an initiative which I strongly welcome.</p><p>We will continue to work with the insurance sector to restore confidence in building safety and a return to proportionate premiums and products.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 199694 199695 question first answered 16/10/2023 16:19:39 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1660959

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2023 to Question 198769 on Universal Credit: Disqualification, how many children were living in households subject to a Universal Credit sanction in the lowest geographical level and in the most recent month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	199738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Information on the number of children living in households subject to a Universal Credit sanction is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /><p>Claimants are only sanctioned if they fail to meet their agreed requirements or fail to take up or stay in employment without good reason.</p><p> </p><p>When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions, caring responsibilities or disabilities and any evidence of good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/10/2023 16:47:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham