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1653082

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date	14/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of duty solicitors.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	194181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is responsible for commissioning duty solicitor services and the day-to-day administration of the court and police station duty schemes. This includes keeping membership records, allocating slots, and producing and maintaining <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1-april-2023-to-30-september-2023" target="_blank">duty solicitor rotas</a>.</p><p>At a national level, the LAA monitors capacity across criminal legal aid contracts on an ongoing basis and, where demand is greater than the available supply, takes action to secure additional provision to ensure the continuity of legal aid-funded services.</p><p>The LAA is satisfied that there continues to be sufficient duty solicitor coverage across England and Wales. Provision under the duty schemes is demand led and so there may be variations in numbers across each local rota or other fluctuations in numbers depending on prevailing market conditions, and other internal factors such as firms merging or other consolidation activity.</p><p>More generally in relation to criminal legal aid, on 30 November 2022, the government published its full response to the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR) setting out various proposals to ensure the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid sector.</p><p>This followed the interim response to the CLAIR which introduced a 15% uplift across most fee schemes in line with the recommendations made in the Review. This funding began to come into effect from the end of September 2022, and we subsequently agreed to extend it to the majority of cases already progressing in the Crown Court. Following these reforms, an increase in expenditure of up to £141 million a year will take expected annual criminal legal aid spend to £1.2 billion.</p><p>Overall, our ambitious reforms will deliver a stronger justice system for all who rely on it. They will reinforce a more sustainable market, with publicly funded criminal defence practice seen as a viable long-term career choice befitting of our world-class legal professionals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/07/2023 13:23:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1653107

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Renters (Reform) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on (a) the number of landlords in the private rented sector and (b) levels of rents.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	194156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The green-rated <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3462%2Fpublications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca5796765eff945d1c21108db8c55e9e4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638258072840426974%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=N%2F9OAOWheXgoOJCtTQ6G41HajGNdcQ6SqPkZkIMxjgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Impact Assessment</a> for the Renters (Reform) Bill provides analysis of the impacts of reforms, including analysis on supply and rents.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 194162 194164 question first answered 24/07/2023 15:07:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1653110

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Private Rented Housing: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making changes to Section 30 of the Housing Act to give tenants more flexibility to leave tenancies in the case of poor living standards.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	194159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions cause tenants to feel insecure, unable to plan for the future or call where they live a home. Removing them is vital to improving tenant security - protecting their ability to stay in their homes, avoiding unwanted and expensive house moves, and enabling them to put down roots in their local communities. With the threat of retaliatory section 21 evictions removed, tenants will be better able to challenge landlords who provide unsafe housing.</p><p>Enabling tenants to leave poor quality properties is also a key part of delivering a fairer system for renters. The Renters (Reform) Bill will also abolish fixed terms and move to periodic tenancies, allowing renters to end tenancies at any point by giving a maximum of two months' notice. This will protect tenants from the injustice of being forced to pay for unsafe or non-decent homes.</p><p>Introducing a mechanism for tenants to end fixed terms, for instance where a property standards improvement notice is not complied with, could mean tenants are locked into paying the rent whilst a third party adjudicates. It would also hinder their ability to respond to other important changes in their circumstances, such as changing jobs or schools.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/07/2023 16:44:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1653113

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the abolition of fixed term contracts on the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	194162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The green-rated <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3462%2Fpublications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca5796765eff945d1c21108db8c55e9e4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638258072840426974%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=N%2F9OAOWheXgoOJCtTQ6G41HajGNdcQ6SqPkZkIMxjgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Impact Assessment</a> for the Renters (Reform) Bill provides analysis of the impacts of reforms, including analysis on supply and rents.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 194156 194164 question first answered 24/07/2023 15:07:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1653115

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Private Rented Housing
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 has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of ending fixed-term rental contracts on (a) the number of houses available to rent and (b) trends in the level of rental costs.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	194164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The green-rated <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3462%2Fpublications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca5796765eff945d1c21108db8c55e9e4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638258072840426974%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=N%2F9OAOWheXgoOJCtTQ6G41HajGNdcQ6SqPkZkIMxjgA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Impact Assessment</a> for the Renters (Reform) Bill provides analysis of the impacts of reforms, including analysis on supply and rents.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 194156 194162 question first answered 24/07/2023 15:07:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1653116

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Private Rented Housing: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions his Department has had with landlords on the Renters (Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	194165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department has carried out extensive engagement with landlords and letting agents throughout the development of the White Paper, 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector', and the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/07/2023 15:09:20 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1653119

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports of intimidation and attempted forced extradition of Uyghur Muslims living in UK.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	194190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK very seriously. Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK will not be tolerated.</p><p>All extradition requests to the UK are subject to the safeguards contained in legislation and the full scrutiny of the UK courts. The UK does not have a bilateral extradition treaty with the People’s Republic of China.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 24/07/2023 16:54:32 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1653141

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Air Pollution: Monitoring
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 much her Department plans to spend on expanding the PM2.5 monitoring networks across England.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	194204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>We are investing over £10 million to expand the existing network to add over 100 monitors across England between December 2021 and March 2025 (22 monitors installed to date).</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2023 13:00:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1653142

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control
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 recent steps she has taken to help local authorities (a) develop and (b) implement local NO2 reduction plans.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	194205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Government has worked with 64 English Local Authorities as part of the NO2 programme. Most have completed delivery of their measures. To date Local Authorities have received £702m of support: £300m as part of the Implementation Fund, for the development and implementation of air quality measures; and £402m through the Clean Air Fund, to mitigate the impacts of air quality measures, for example by providing financial support to residents and businesses to upgrade to cleaner vehicles. Local Authorities in the programme are supported by a dedicated account manager to provide support while they develop, implement and evaluate their measures.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2023 12:57:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1653145

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Environment Agency: 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, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the budget of the Environment Agency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	194208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>Environment Agency (EA) funding is closely monitored to ensure that the EA can carry out its duties and functions effectively. In the current Spending Review period (SR21) the Environment Agency’s environment RDEL (Resource) grant for 2022/23 increased to £96 million from £56 million in 2020/21. This is due to the addition of new money ring-fenced for specific activities, notably more EA inspections of farms - 4,000 per annum - and sewage treatment works - 500 per annum.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/07/2023 15:36:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones