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1701466

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Dairy Farming: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Table 1.2 of his Department's national statistics entitled Farm business income in England 2023/24 forecast, updated on 14 March 2024, whether his Department plans to provide financial support to dairy farmers in the context that their average farm business income in real terms is forecast to decrease by the greatest percentage among all farm types from financial year 2022-23 to financial year 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	22188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a resilient and dynamic dairy sector which operates in an open market where the value of dairy commodities, including farmgate milk price, is established by those in the supply chain. The average Farm Business Income is at a 20-year high in 2022/23 following a previous 20-year high in 2021/22. The forecast decrease for 2023/24 would bring average Farm Business Income for dairy farm businesses back closer to historic trends. Through a range of government schemes, there is support for investment in dairy businesses through the Sustainable Farming Incentive, the animal health and welfare pathway and various productivity and innovation grants.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently introduced new legislation, The Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024, which creates new rules for dairy contracts covering issues such as pricing provisions, unilateral changes to contracts and notice periods. Ensuring fairer contracts will provide greater certainty for farmers and help the dairy industry thrive into the future.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 17:26:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1700423

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce which Access for All programmes will be funded during Control Period 7.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	21310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our recent Network North announcement, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of our train stations. We are assessing over 300 nominations for Access for All funding. At stations awarded funding this will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:46:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1699075

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that road safety improvements committed to in the register of undertakings and assurances for HS2 will be fulfilled.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State takes compliance with all HS2 undertakings and assurances (U&amp;As), including those which relate to road safety, very seriously. In most cases, day to day responsibility for compliance is delegated to HS2 Ltd or the relevant contractor. HS2 Ltd completes regular reviews of each U&amp;A on the register and ensures that a suitable plan for compliance with each U&amp;A is in place. HS2 Ltd also records evidence to demonstrate compliance and performs risk-based assurance. Overall compliance is monitored by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Assurance #2047 on the register committed the Government to provide up to £30 million to improve road safety along the HS2 line of route. The Department informed relevant local authorities of their allocations from this HS2 Road Safety Fund in 2017. Since then, local authorities have been drawing down these funds for use in accordance with their own locally agreed priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 11:06:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1699076

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to provide compensation to town and parish councils for time spent on (a) applications and (b) other work linked to sections of the HS2 that have been cancelled.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Policy changes are a common feature of Government and there is no mechanism or precedent for compensating local authorities or councils for abortive costs incurred as a result of changes in Government policy. Providing compensation in this instance would create wide-ranging and repercussive consequences for the taxpayer. Whilst abortive costs are unfortunate, they should be seen in the context of a broader package of support for local authorities that the Government is providing through Network North. For instance, a new £2.5 billion fund for local transport across all areas in the North outside the six city regions – smaller cities, counties, towns and countryside and as well as a new £3.3 billion fund for road resurfacing in the North.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 13:51:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1699077

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been allocated from the HS2 Road Safety Fund in (a) total and (b) each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The total amount that has been allocated from the HS2 Road Safety Fund is £29,660,000. This has been allocated to local authorities as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Road Safety Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>£2,425,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>£1,560,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>£1,010,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>£645,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£1,165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>£1,140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull</p></td><td><p>£2,435,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>£2,660,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>£8,045,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>£1,650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>£2,975,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>£3,950,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£29,660,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 10:58:02 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1698523

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness and Neurodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of prisoners had (a) an identified mental illness and (b) a diagnosed neurodivergence in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is only able to produce data for the last 12 months, as we have improved our reporting mechanisms to include neurodivergent conditions. Prior to this improvement, information is not available.</p><p>As of 29 February 2024, there were 6,152 prisoners, or 7.3% of the prison population, with an identified mental health illness, according to the Quality and Outcomes Framework’s classifications. This only includes those with confirmation of a severe and enduring mental health illness such as schizophrenia, and does not include dementia, depression, and learning disabilities. 6,699 prisoners, or 8% of the prison population, had a confirmed diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 2,684 prisoners, or 3.2% of the prison population, had a confirmed diagnosis of autism. It is not possible to produce a combined figure within the timescales, due to the fact that prisoners may have more than one diagnosis and therefore may be counted multiple times.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/04/2024 08:29:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1698524

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Mental Health Treatment Requirements were issued per year in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We are firmly committed to working with our partners to increase the use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs), which can form part of a tough and effective sentence that enables offenders to tackle the health-related causes of their offending behaviour.</p><p>There has been a sustained increase in the use of MHTRs, and the number of MHTRs sentenced has nearly tripled in the last ten years, from 760 in in 2012 to 2,000 in 2022.</p><p>Data on the number of MHTRs issued per year in each year is published on the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly page which can be accessed using the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2022" target="_blank">Offender Management Statistics quarterly: October to December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p><p>Annual data for 2023 is due to be published at the end of April 2024, alongside Q3 and Q4 quarterly data for 2023.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/04/2024 09:49:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1698525

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people with mental illness held in UK prisons.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The prevalence of mental health needs in prison is higher than amongst the general population and we are firmly committed to delivering improvements to mental health treatment for vulnerable people in the criminal justice system. An HM Inspectorate of Prisons Report 2022/23 highlighted that, of the surveyed prison population, 82% of female prisoners and 59% of male prisoners reported having a mental health need. The report can be found at: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/annual-report-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/annual-report-2022-23/.</a></p><p>Many people with mental health needs can be well supported in prison, and all prisoners have access to integrated mental health services commissioned by NHS England as per the national <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/service-specification-mental-health-for-prisons-in-england-2.pdf" target="_blank">Service Specification for Integrated Mental Health Service for Prisons in England.</a></p><p>However, with the right treatment and support to tackle the causes of their offending behaviour, many offenders can be managed more effectively in the community, and we are committed to diverting offenders with mental health needs away from prison or out of the criminal justice system altogether, where appropriate.</p><p>Together with NHS England, the Department for Health and Social Care and the Home Office, we are strengthening Liaison &amp; Diversion services, which are present in police custody suites and criminal courts in England. We are also working to increase the use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements as part of community or suspended sentences.</p><p>To reduce inappropriate remands into custody solely on mental health grounds we are piloting a Health and Justice Hub in the Northeast, in partnership with HMCTS and NHS England, to improve the way that courts, health services and prisons work together at a local level to better support defendants with severe mental health needs.</p><p>The nationwide expansion of the HMPPS Bail Information Service, as well as the additional funding recently announced by the Chancellor, will also help to ensure judges have the necessary information to make a timely and informed decision on bailing a vulnerable individual with confidence.</p><p>Taken together, these steps will help reduce the number of people with mental illness in prisons and divert them into the appropriate support to tackle the root causes of their offending.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 20485 question first answered 15/04/2024 10:21:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1698526

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mental illness on the size of the prison population.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The prevalence of mental health needs in prison is higher than amongst the general population and we are firmly committed to delivering improvements to mental health treatment for vulnerable people in the criminal justice system. An HM Inspectorate of Prisons Report 2022/23 highlighted that, of the surveyed prison population, 82% of female prisoners and 59% of male prisoners reported having a mental health need. The report can be found at: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/annual-report-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/annual-report-2022-23/.</a></p><p>Many people with mental health needs can be well supported in prison, and all prisoners have access to integrated mental health services commissioned by NHS England as per the national <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/service-specification-mental-health-for-prisons-in-england-2.pdf" target="_blank">Service Specification for Integrated Mental Health Service for Prisons in England.</a></p><p>However, with the right treatment and support to tackle the causes of their offending behaviour, many offenders can be managed more effectively in the community, and we are committed to diverting offenders with mental health needs away from prison or out of the criminal justice system altogether, where appropriate.</p><p>Together with NHS England, the Department for Health and Social Care and the Home Office, we are strengthening Liaison &amp; Diversion services, which are present in police custody suites and criminal courts in England. We are also working to increase the use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements as part of community or suspended sentences.</p><p>To reduce inappropriate remands into custody solely on mental health grounds we are piloting a Health and Justice Hub in the Northeast, in partnership with HMCTS and NHS England, to improve the way that courts, health services and prisons work together at a local level to better support defendants with severe mental health needs.</p><p>The nationwide expansion of the HMPPS Bail Information Service, as well as the additional funding recently announced by the Chancellor, will also help to ensure judges have the necessary information to make a timely and informed decision on bailing a vulnerable individual with confidence.</p><p>Taken together, these steps will help reduce the number of people with mental illness in prisons and divert them into the appropriate support to tackle the root causes of their offending.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 20484 question first answered 15/04/2024 10:21:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1698657

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Community Ownership Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how the criteria for the Community Ownership Fund was established; and for what reason local authorities are excluded from applying.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Criteria, eligibility requirements and changes to the Fund, have been informed by applicant feedback, stakeholder engagement, and lessons learnt. All information can be found in the updated prospectus on GOV.UK <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-ownership-fund-prospectus/community-ownership-fund-round-4-prospectus&amp;data=05|02|PS.Advisers@levellingup.gov.uk|0815ac4f639f40108b5708dc594ed657|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638483442366907369|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&amp;sdata=2ZfWKD/lG213/EPknxaKAo4DOem/PWkeLWs6azdG3B4=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 15/04/2024 11:56:13 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan