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1438947

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Court: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases at Crown Courts have been discontinued in the last 12 months as a result of the lack of a prosecuting barrister.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of cases dropped/discontinued at the Crown Court due to the lack of a prosecuting barrister. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/03/2022 09:47:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1438949

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there (a) were in Norfolk in each year since 2018 and (b) are projected to be in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023, (iii) 2024 and (i) 2025.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), on a biannual basis in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police workforce, England and Wales</a>’ statistical bulletin.</p><p>Information on the number of police officers broken down by PFA, back to 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Tables here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005761/open-data-table-police-workforce-280721.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005761/open-data-table-police-workforce-280721.ods</a></p><p>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount terms only) in England and Wales, also broken down by PFA. Data are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics" target="_blank">Police Officer uplift statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The latest data from the ‘Police officer uplift’ statistics show that as at 31 December 2021 there were 1,857 officers in Norfolk Police (Table U1). Norfolk Police has recruited 180 additional officers out of an allocated total of 134 additional officers for years one and two of the uplift combined (Table U2). Norfolk Police has been allocated 90 additional officers for year 3 (Table B1).</p><p>On 2 February 2022, the Government published a total police funding settlement of up to £16.9 billion in 2022/23, an increase of up to £1.1 billion when compared to 2021/22. Of this, forces will receive an extra £550 million in government grants, which includes funding to deliver the final 8,000 additional officers as part of the Police Uplift Programme, enabling forces to recruit and maintain the full 20,000 officer uplift.</p><p>We are committed not only to recruiting 20,000 additional officers by March 2023, but also to retaining these officers and ensuring it is a career where all recruits can thrive.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/03/2022 16:49:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1438950

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Trials
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 impact of the use of pre-recorded evidence on the efficiency of court cases.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 gives victims the opportunity to have their cross-examination pre-recorded, without having to take part in a live trial, subject to judicial discretion.</p><p>In 2016, the Government published the results of a process evaluation of the pilot of Section 28 for vulnerable witnesses, conducted with criminal justice practitioners who had used the provision. This autumn, we aim to publish the results of a similar evaluation of the provision for victims of sexual and modern slavery.</p><p>We are looking at data from the pilot courts and working with partners to roll out s.28 for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences in all Crown Courts.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/03/2022 16:40:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1438951

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the roll out of the Common Platform in England.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>Common Platform is currently live in 101 courts, equating to 44% of all criminal courts, and has managed over 100,000 criminal cases since rollout began.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS is currently discussing the next phase of delivering the system with operational leaders and the senior judiciary.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/03/2022 15:03:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1438971

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: North West Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of companies in North West Norfolk that are exporting to other countries.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly as National Statistics called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics and quarterly as the Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (RTS). Both are available via their dedicated website: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uktradeinfo.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBethany.Douce%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb39b3dd5f2ca498327d808da0824e0ae%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C637831251713712653%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=IWzekFszBB23bMmfoX7Bgfmi8PkhasMdPX3vTFPlvzM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC also publishes an annual disaggregation of the RTS by smaller geographical areas. An estimate of exporter business counts for North and West Norfolk (as determined by the UK’s International Territorial Level ITL3) for trade in 2020, which is the latest available year, can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fregional-trade-in-goods-statistics-disaggregated-by-smaller-geographical-areas-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBethany.Douce%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Cb39b3dd5f2ca498327d808da0824e0ae%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C637831251713712653%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=8t7VXfZ8bphwrWZMfcrtfXIPH%2Bo7fmo0wi1qO25XauQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-trade-in-goods-statistics-disaggregated-by-smaller-geographical-areas-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Notes’ section at the beginning of this statistical publication should be read in full to understand the methodology, scope, and limitations of any statistics used.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/03/2022 15:50:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1438979

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has been made in enabling the use of non-injectable covid-19 vaccines in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Alternative delivery methods for COVID-19 vaccines are currently in early clinical research stages and the NIHR and UK Research and Innovation have funded rapid research. This includes £580,000 awarded to Imperial College London for a study on the safety and lower airway immunogenicity of two candidate COVID-19 vaccines administered to the respiratory tract. The NIHR is currently providing infrastructure support to two phase one studies in this area. As the largest public funder of health and care research, the NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including alternative vaccine delivery methods.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 14/03/2022 11:06:29 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1438982

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeframe is for (a) evaluating e-scooter trials and (b) deciding whether to bring forward provisions to permit the use of privately owned scooters.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is running trials of rental e-scooters to assess their safety and wider impacts and has in place a national monitoring and evaluation programme. A full set of findings on rental e-scooters from this evaluation will be included in the final report due later in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The evidence gathered during the trials will inform whether e-scooters should be legalised in the future, and how we can ensure their use is as safe as possible. Until we have that evidence we cannot commit to a legislative timetable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 15/03/2022 15:02:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1437544

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of steel and timber support beams currently installed in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in King's Lynn to respond to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete plank issues.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	133313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>National Health Service organisations are responsible for maintaining estates. However, we have provided a £110 million ring-fenced allocation to address the most serious and immediate risks posed by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.</p><p>The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn has employed structural surveyors to assess the condition of its affected infrastructure and has received over £20 million to undertake the recommended mitigation measures. This is regularly re-assessed and will be supported by funding secured at the Spending Review 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/03/2022 12:36:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1421301

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timetable is for announcements following the Active Travel tranche 3 bids submitted in 2021.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	121946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department will confirm whether or not local authorities are in line to receive funding as soon as possible and hopes to make an announcement on this matter shortly.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/02/2022 12:51:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1418191

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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	Renewable Energy: Finance
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 the total amount of strike price top up payments made to companies under Contracts for Difference by the Low Carbon Contracts Company was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	114957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Low Carbon Contracts Company publishes information on payments to projects supported by the Contracts for Difference scheme on their Data Portal[1].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dashboards/cfd/actuals-dashboards/historical-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dashboards/cfd/actuals-dashboards/historical-dashboard</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2022 15:25:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild