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date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Veterans: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of recording the number of street homeless veterans moved to temporary accommodation during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	71695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 pandemic MHCLG asked all local authorities to provide information on their rough sleeping cohort in order to support local authorities to make offers of accommodation to people who were sleeping rough, in shared sleeping sites, such as night shelters, or considered to be at risk of rough sleeping, to reduce the risk faced by some of the most vulnerable in society. This collection of data does not record information on whether someone is a veteran or not.</p><p>H-CLIC (Homelessness Case Level Information Collection) is still the main vehicle to capture more detailed data on those offered assistance under a Housing Act duty. Any rough sleeper helped under a Housing Act duty should have their data recorded on the H-CLIC system, including those that are ex-armed forces personnel. We anticipate publishing H-CLIC data for the April 2020 to June 2020 period in autumn 2020.</p><p>In May 2020, we published the latest H-CLIC data for the October to December 2019 period. In this dataset, there were 470 households that required additional support because they contained ex armed forces personnel. This represents less than 1 per cent, of the 67,280 households that were owed a homelessness duty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 16/07/2020 14:13:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1224311

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to launch a (a) whistleblowing hotline and (b) know-your-rights campaign for prison staff.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	904693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The physical, emotional and social wellbeing of employees is paramount; particularly during these difficult times.</p><p> </p><p>Whistleblowing procedures are already in place for staff who wish to raise any concerns, including a Reporting Wrongdoing Integrity Hotline.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking action to address unacceptable behaviours within HMPPS, and will be putting in place in the coming months a dedicated Unit to support our objective of reducing discrimination, bullying and harassment which will include a phone line to provide advice and guidance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2020 18:38:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1224312

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for victims of domestic abuse in preparing for trials.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	904694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>I would like to pay tribute to Independent Domestic Violence Advisors, they are a valuable source of support to victims of domestic abuse particularly as they prepare to give evidence at a court hearing.</p><p>Courts also have a role to play in ensuring that victims of domestic abuse have access to special measures such as screens that allow the witness to give evidence without being seen by the defendant.</p><p>We have been working across government to introduce the Domestic Abuse Bill which will enhance the safety of victims and the support that they receive.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/07/2020 16:59:24 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1224313

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve the probation system.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Julie Marson
uin	904695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Probation services play a crucial role in protecting the public while working with offenders to turn their lives around.</p><p>We are unifying delivery of offender management, unpaid work and accredited programmes under the National Probation Service from June 2021. This will allow us to strengthen supervision, improve community sentences and increase rehabilitative support for offenders.</p><p>In June, we launched a Dynamic Framework as a platform to ensure we can draw on the expertise of private, voluntary and community organisations to provide rehabilitation services in future.</p><p>We aim to support these reforms with investment and this year secured an extra £155m for probation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2020 16:58:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson

1224314

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to prevent homelessness among prison leavers.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	904697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Approximately 13% of offenders released between March and April this year were released homeless; which is comparable to data for 2018/19.</p><p>Everyone leaving prison should have somewhere safe and secure to live because accommodation reduces the likelihood of them reoffending.</p><p>That is why our accommodation pilots, in Leeds, Pentonville and Bristol, have been operating since August 2019 and we have secured up to £8.5 million to support individuals at risk of homelessness released from prison during Covid-19. This will help them to move into permanent accommodation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2020 16:57:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1224315

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department has conducted an equalities impact assessment of the proposal to replace jury trials with trials by a judge and two magistrates to tackle the backlog in criminal cases as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	904705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Equality considerations are always given very careful thought when developing policies. However, we have no plans to remove the right to jury trial, something that I am deeply committed to.</p><p>Recovery continues each week. Thanks to the hard work of professionals across the system more than 150 courts remained fully open to the public throughout the pandemic. There are now over 300 courts and tribunals fully open. <br /> <br />We want to do more. So we’re looking for new court capacity, reviewing opening hours and making the most of the change in social distancing. And it’s right that we should think ambitiously, leaving no stone unturned as we continue to increase the number of trials and deliver swift and effective justice.</p><p>Having already responded effectively to Covid-19, HMCTS published a Recovery Plan on 1st July providing further detail of the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/07/2020 17:02:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1224316

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent estimate he has made of the number of people released from prison without adequate accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	904721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Approximately 13% of offenders released between March and April this year were released homeless; which is comparable to data for 2018/19.</p><p>Everyone leaving prison should have somewhere safe and secure to live because accommodation reduces the likelihood of them reoffending.</p><p>That is why our accommodation pilots, in Leeds, Pentonville and Bristol, have been operating since August 2019 and we have secured up to £8.5 million to support individuals at risk of homelessness released from prison during Covid-19. This will help them to move into permanent accommodation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2020 16:55:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1224318

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect on children in custody of the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	904712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>We are very sensitive of the difficulties many children in custody will be having as a result of Covid-19, and the measures taken to protect children and staff.</p><p>There has been a focus on delivering essential activities (including regular phone calls, with additional free phone credits allocated). ‘SECURE STAIRS’ - the integrated framework of care jointly led by NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Youth Custody Service - has adapted its approach to meet the needs of children at this time, whilst adhering to physical distancing.</p><p>I am pleased that, following completion of ‘youth-specific’ Exceptional Delivery Models, ‘face to face’ education and visits are commencing this week at our public sector Young Offender Institutions, as part of Covid-19 recovery work.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2020 16:59:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1224331

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 effectiveness of the limit on spending on branded health service medicines under the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	73826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/08/2020 answer text <p>The 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VPAS) sets a limit of 2% per year on allowed growth in sales of branded medicines to the National Health Service for the duration of the scheme.</p><p>The Department holds a six-monthly operational review of VPAS, which includes the other parties to the scheme; the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the devolved administrations. Our assessment is that the affordability mechanism within the scheme is operating effectively.</p><p>Sales and payment information for VPAS are published on a quarterly basis. The most recent publication, for data up to Q1 2020, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-may-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-may-2020</a></p><p>This publication shows that in Q1 2020, payments of £150 million were made under the VPAS. The latest estimate of income for the whole of 2020 is £609 million, based on indicative sales growth to Q1 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 73827 question first answered 20/08/2020 21:14:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1224332

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access payments the NHS will receive in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	73827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/08/2020 answer text <p>The 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VPAS) sets a limit of 2% per year on allowed growth in sales of branded medicines to the National Health Service for the duration of the scheme.</p><p>The Department holds a six-monthly operational review of VPAS, which includes the other parties to the scheme; the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the devolved administrations. Our assessment is that the affordability mechanism within the scheme is operating effectively.</p><p>Sales and payment information for VPAS are published on a quarterly basis. The most recent publication, for data up to Q1 2020, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-may-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-may-2020</a></p><p>This publication shows that in Q1 2020, payments of £150 million were made under the VPAS. The latest estimate of income for the whole of 2020 is £609 million, based on indicative sales growth to Q1 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 73826 question first answered 20/08/2020 21:14:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah