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1548322

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date	05/12/2022
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	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the pay of junior doctors to a level equivalent in real terms to the pay they received in 2008.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	102980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Junior Doctors are in a pre-existing multi-year pay and contract reform deal, which ends in March 2023. The upcoming pay round is the appropriate time to discuss pay after the multi-year deal ends.</p><p> </p><p>Outside of multi-year agreements, the independent pay review body (PRB) process is the established mechanism for developing pay recommendations. PRBs are made up of industry experts who carefully consider evidence submitted to them from a range of stakeholders, including government and trade unions. They base their recommendations on several factors including the economic context, cost of living, recruitment and retention, morale, and motivation of NHS staff.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/12/2022 16:35:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1548330

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Police Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the duration of Operation Safeguard.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>Operation Safeguard will be in use for no longer than is necessary. We are taking all practical steps available to us to support the continued running of the criminal justice system by fulfilling our primary responsibility to accommodate those sentenced or remanded to custody. Despite the pressures, the safety and wellbeing of the prisoners in our care and of our staff will continue to be a priority.</p><p>On top of essential work to maintain the estate, we have committed to delivering 20,000 new prison places. We have already created 3,100 so far and the opening of HMP Fosse Way next spring will allow 1,700 offenders to be held when full. We are also creating thousands of further places through new houseblocks and major refurbishment programmes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 09:55:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548332

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to accede to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	102797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the UK.</p><p>As with any international treaty, UK ratification of UNESCO Conventions should be considered fully, taking into account value for money to the UK taxpayer and the interests of both the Devolved Administrations and our Overseas Territories. When this process has been completed, Ministers will take a decision on the merits of ratification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/12/2022 10:46:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1548333

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Streptococcus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects the Group B Strep trial to report before early 2025.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	102798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Group B Streptococcus: a cluster randomised trial with economic and acceptability evaluations is expected to end on 31 May 2024 and findings will be reported following a full analysis of the trial data.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/12/2022 12:08:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40779 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1548344

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Wallasey
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 cost to the public purse of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has been in Wallasey has of 24 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	102800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold a breakdown of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding by constituency. Lists of all projects funded through the scheme can be found on the scheme’s gov.uk page: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fpublic-sector-decarbonisation-scheme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C526db454c91342b836bd08dad93b2f81%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638061145457420220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=798oLzGxGrstgm%2FL5NDKqQpsYAwvJJGwa1tHwC%2FpnXc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-sector-decarbonisation-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2022 17:00:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1548347

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Africa: Droughts and Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support (a) Ethiopia, (b) Kenya, (c) Somalia and (d) South Sudan with the effects of (i) drought and (ii) famine.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	102982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a sizeable humanitarian donor to East Africa. Since 2019 the UK has allocated more than £1 billion towards humanitarian operations, including across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan, helping to reach tens of millions of people with life-saving aid. Final humanitarian allocations for FY 22/23 are currently being reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 08/12/2022 16:44:17 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1548352

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Omar Radi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Government of Morocco on the imprisonment of Omar Radi.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	102983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of and continue to monitor the case of Omar Radi and senior UK officials raised his case with the Moroccan Government on 1 December. Support for human rights is a priority around the world and we regularly raise human rights issues with the Moroccan authorities, including individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/12/2022 14:55:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1548353

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress the Government has made on increasing the number of BAME members of the judiciary since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	102984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has published annual statistics on judicial diversity covering both judges and magistrates since 2020: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics</a>. Prior to 2020, judicial diversity statistics were published by the Judiciary: <a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/diversity/judicial-diversity-statistics/" target="_blank">www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/diversity/judicial-diversity-statistics/</a>.</p><p>Since 2017, the proportion of judges from an ethnic minority has grown from 8% to 10%. 14% of new judges appointed in 2021/22 were from ethnic minority groups. The proportion of magistrates from an ethnic minority has also grown over the same period: from 11% to 14%. 15% of new magistrates appointed in 2021/22 were from ethnic minority groups.</p><p>The government recognises there is more to do and the Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission and the legal professions to take actions to increase judicial diversity. MoJ’s actions include funding judicial education and support programmes for lawyers from groups under-represented in the judiciary.</p><p>The Government has invested over £1 million to support the recruitment of new and diverse magistrates, the Government’s top priority for the magistracy. A new digitised recruitment process alongside an inclusive marketing campaign was launched in January 2022 as part of this programme of work, targeting underrepresented groups to ensure the magistracy is reflective of the communities it serves. A new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) was also introduced, allowing the MoJ to monitor the diversity of applicants which will help inform future recruitment activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:33:08 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1548354

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) escort services to and from Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre and (b) legal firms’ travel expenses relating to travel to that centre from the 1st January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	102806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) operates free legal advice surgeries in immigration removal centres (IRCs) in England under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme (DDAS). Individuals who are detained are entitled to receive up to 30 minutes of advice regardless of financial eligibility or the merits of their case. There is no restriction on the number of surgeries an individual may attend. If an individual who is detained requires substantive advice on a matter which is in scope of legal aid, full legal advice can be provided if the statutory legal aid means and merits criteria are met.</p><p>Individuals detained in IRCs can also access privately commissioned legal advice, including legally aided advice provided through means other than the DDAS.</p><p>The Home Office contract for the provision of escorting services for detained individuals is provided by Mitie Care and Custody Ltd from 1st May 2018. Details of this contract can be found upon the Contracts Finder website. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857%3Fp%3D1&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8744380b6fcf4aa0f19b08dad7849bf0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638059261789904333%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5C2%2BoXIE4GqzNvCbFUZqsapzkbutsJifFJCX9h2oJDU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1</a></p><p>The escorting service contract is split into service lines for invoicing purposes, and the costs for escorting around the UK, including to and from Derwentside, are included within the In-Country Escort service. The department does not hold the costs for movements to and from Derwentside separately. The Home Office publishes payments in excess of £25K on its website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhome-office-spending&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFrances.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8744380b6fcf4aa0f19b08dad7849bf0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638059261789904333%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ORXtxGzbD4XI432i0yMYBENUHpm6z8KTbwT0luDfUqw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-spending</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/12/2022 17:57:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1548355

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department will publish its final developer remediation contracts.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	102863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer given in response to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-11-08%2F82386&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C6380d702315c44548da908dad93617ec%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638061123585705638%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xpCGHe2I5HarYxVl%2BB4RnNBNWOJ8vPqAlzVtKLJvIUg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">82386</a> on 15 November 2022.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 08/12/2022 16:44:01 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook