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1690557

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Justice Bill: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Criminal Justice Bill on people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities lead on homelessness and rough sleeping and as such have regular meetings with stakeholders. They reviewed the Vagrancy Act and determined replacement legislation was needed. They published the response to their public consultation on replacement in 2023.</p><p>The Home Office has additionally engaged with police, local authorities, PCCs and other organisations including the homelessness sector on this topic. This has highlighted that more direct tools were needed to respond to begging and rough sleeping where it causes nuisance to others.</p><p>These provisions will be supported by guidance highlighting that local authority outreach and engagement remain at the heart of our approach here and that these civil tools support a staggered approach to enforcement where that is necessary.</p><p>I and my Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary have ongoing discussions with Ministerial colleagues, including in the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, about the provisions in the Criminal Justice Bill, including those relating to tackling nuisance rough sleeping.</p><p>Equality and Economic impact assessments for the Bill have been published and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-bill-2023-impact-assessments" target="_blank">Criminal Justice Bill 2023: impact assessments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 14984 14985 question first answered 27/02/2024 14:59:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689382

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the economic benefits of allowing asylum seekers to work if they have been waiting six months or more for an initial decision.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, are allowed to work. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. This is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee. It is the Home Office’s assessment that any analysis in this area is dependent on making assumptions from limited evidence and will therefore produce uncertain results.</p><p>Whilst we keep all policies under review, there are no immediate plans to change the existing policy, other than aligning it with the upcoming Immigration Salary List, which replaces the SOL. It is important that we distinguish between individuals who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. The Government has always been clear that asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the UK. Those in need of protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p>Whilst there is mixed evidence that access to work in itself is a pull factor, it is reasonable to assume that this is one element in a range of factors that may drive illegal migration rather than use of legal routes to work in the UK. These routes include Skilled Worker, Global Talent, and Health and Care routes, which are supporting UK businesses to recruit workers with the skills and talent they need from around the world.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/02/2024 16:36:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689383

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on establishing an independent regulator for football.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is on the side of football fans and the local communities that football clubs serve. We have a clear plan to deliver a sustainable future for football, with fans at its heart, and our legislation will deliver this through a new independent regulator as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/02/2024 16:27:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689384

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the grime music scene in urban centres across England.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our world leading music sector, including at a grassroots level across the country. Grime music projects have been successful in applying for the Arts Council England’s (ACE’s) Supporting Grassroots Music Fund, to which the government last year committed an additional £5 million, taking our total investment through the Fund to almost £15 million. The Fund enables grassroots music organisations including venues, rehearsal and recording studios, festivals and promoters from all music genres to increase support for young, emerging and more diverse artists, improve equipment and physical infrastructure, and support them to be more financially resilient.</p><p>The Government also supports our world leading music industry through a range of export support programmes, including the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) co-funded by DCMS and DBT. MEGS has supported over 300 musical acts from a range of genres and backgrounds, including grime artists, to grow their international profile and exports in global markets. As part of the Creative Industries Sector Vision we announced that funding for MEGS will be tripled to £3.2 million over the next two years, helping to support more artists than ever before.</p><p>DCMS works closely with ACE to develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people's lives. ACE offers a range of grants and support offers, such as Developing Your Creative Practice and Project Grants, which are open to applicants from any music genre or background. DCMS officials continue to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders from across the music industry to better understand issues and concerns and to identify opportunities to support.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/02/2024 10:42:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689385

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of trends in the level of car insurance premiums on young people.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/02/2024 16:53:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689386

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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 steps her Department is taking to support service sector apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The department is increasing investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year to support employers of all sizes and in all sectors, including the service sector, to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.</p><p>The department has removed the limit to the number of apprentices that small and medium sized enterprises can take on and have cut by a third the number of steps needed to register to take on an apprentice.</p><p>The department continues to promote apprenticeships in schools and colleges through the Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge Programme, supported by £3.2 million of investment each year. The Career Starter Apprenticeships campaign is also promoting apprenticeships at Levels 2 and 3, including Level 2 Hospitality Team Member, which offer great opportunities for those leaving full-time education. In addition, students can now see apprenticeship vacancies on their University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) hub and later this year they will be able to apply for apprenticeships on UCAS.</p><p>Apprenticeship starts by sector are published as part of the department’s apprenticeship statistics releases. The statistics released also show the number of apprenticeship vacancies published on the department’s Find an Apprenticeship service. These statistics are accessible at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships#explore-data-and-files" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships#explore-data-and-files</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 14286 question first answered 21/02/2024 12:49:33 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689387

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Service Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many service sector apprenticeships were available in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The department is increasing investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year to support employers of all sizes and in all sectors, including the service sector, to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.</p><p>The department has removed the limit to the number of apprentices that small and medium sized enterprises can take on and have cut by a third the number of steps needed to register to take on an apprentice.</p><p>The department continues to promote apprenticeships in schools and colleges through the Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge Programme, supported by £3.2 million of investment each year. The Career Starter Apprenticeships campaign is also promoting apprenticeships at Levels 2 and 3, including Level 2 Hospitality Team Member, which offer great opportunities for those leaving full-time education. In addition, students can now see apprenticeship vacancies on their University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) hub and later this year they will be able to apply for apprenticeships on UCAS.</p><p>Apprenticeship starts by sector are published as part of the department’s apprenticeship statistics releases. The statistics released also show the number of apprenticeship vacancies published on the department’s Find an Apprenticeship service. These statistics are accessible at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships#explore-data-and-files" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships#explore-data-and-files</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 14285 question first answered 21/02/2024 12:49:33 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689388

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Health Services: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce NHS waiting lists in (a) the North West and (b) Liverpool.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>Cutting waiting lists is one of this Prime Minister’s top priorities. To reduce the National Health Service waiting list, the Department plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25. This funding will expand capacity through creating a new network of community diagnostic centres and maximising all available independent sector capacity.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are managing demand through specialised advice in primary care and giving patients more control over where they receive their care. We are also increasing productivity through transforming outpatient services, developing new surgical hubs to increase theatre productivity, and working actively with trusts to support and challenge on their performance.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/02/2024 16:15:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689392

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to make medicinal cannabis more accessible to those who need it.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>Licensed cannabis-based medicines are routinely available on the National Health Service. However, clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding decisions for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to call on manufacturers to invest in research and clinical trials to prove if their products are safe and effective and offers scientific and research advice from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the NICE.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/02/2024 09:43:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1689393

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for possession of cannabis since 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	14292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for possession of cannabis, covering the period requested and this can be viewed in the following data tool:</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65bd0675704282000d752143/outcomes-by-offence-june-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence tool: June 2023</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Navigate to ‘Prosecutions and Convictions’ tab, and use the ‘Offence’ filter to select ‘92E.01 Possession of a controlled drug - Class B (cannabis)’ and ‘92E.02 Possession of a controlled drug - Class C (cannabis)’.</p><p> </p><p>Within the pivot tool, you can select specific quarters and years to show the period of interest.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 26/02/2024 16:22:06 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker