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1565221

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	903026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, HMG published the VAWG Strategy and the End-to-End Rape Review, in which the Government committed to more than doubling the number of adult rape cases reaching court. The number of people convicted of an adult rape offence went up by 65 percent over the past year (from 323 in the year to June 2021 to 532 in the year to June 2022).</p><p>As part of this we are rolling out Operation Soteria, a joint police and CPS programme to make investigations suspect-focussed rather than focussed on victim credibility. This has begun operating across nineteen police forces, with a national rollout ready from June 2023.</p><p>We are also increasing the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisors to over 1,000 by 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/01/2023 17:46:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1565222

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce drug use in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	903028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>We are investing up to £120 million to get offenders off drugs and into recovery.</p><p>We are also cracking down on drug supply into prisons, and have installed 75 additional x-ray body scanners resulting in full coverage across the closed adult male estate. As of April 2022, we had recorded approximately 20,000 positive scans, preventing drugs from entering prisons.</p><p>Prisoners will have access to high-quality treatment with a focus on abstinence-based recovery to end their addiction. We are rolling out up to 18 new, abstinence-only Drug Recovery Wings, and increasing the number of Incentivised Substance Free Living units where prisoners commit to remaining drug-free to up to 100.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/01/2023 15:57:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1565223

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	903036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, HMG published the VAWG Strategy and the End-to-End Rape Review, in which the Government committed to more than doubling the number of adult rape cases reaching court. The number of people convicted of an adult rape offence went up by 65 percent over the past year (from 323 in the year to June 2021 to 532 in the year to June 2022).</p><p>As part of this we are rolling out Operation Soteria, a joint police and CPS programme to make investigations suspect-focussed rather than focussed on victim credibility. This has begun operating across nineteen police forces, with a national rollout ready from June 2023.</p><p>We are also increasing the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisors to over 1,000 by 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/01/2023 17:47:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1564731

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Local Government Finance
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 recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the sustainability of local government finances.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	902996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with local government, as we always do, meeting regularly with sector representative bodies and councils to monitor budgets and service delivery.</p><p>The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to an additional £5 billion to councils, an increase of 9% in cash terms on 2022/23. We are consulting on these proposals until 16 January.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/01/2023 17:17:52 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564732

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Regional Planning and Development: Finance
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 steps he is taking to ensure that funds are delivered promptly to successful Levelling Up bids.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	902997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>We will announce the outcome of the second round of the Levelling Up Fund by the end of January 2023, which will see much needed investment awarded to help level up communities across the UK.</p><p>We will follow up with successful applicants promptly once the announcement is made to ensure that spend and delivery can get underway as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 09/01/2023 16:53:45 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1564733

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Sleeping Rough
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 steps he is taking to address the potential increase in the level of rough sleeping this winter.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	902998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>People at risk of sleeping rough this winter are being supported by the Rough Sleeping Initiative, which is providing up to £500 million across 2022-25. This supports 303 local authorities across England and funds around 14,000 beds and 3,000 support staff this year.</p><p>Our Night Shelter Transformation Fund 22-25 is also providing faith and community groups with up to £10 million funding to provide self-contained emergency accommodation.</p><p>These initiatives are part of the £2 billion of funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 09/01/2023 17:02:46 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1564734

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
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 estimate he has made of the number of refugees admitted under the Homes for Ukraine scheme who are homeless.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	903001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>As of 18 November, local authorities in England accepted homelessness duties to 2,985 Ukrainian households across all visa schemes; 915 were single households and 2,070 family households.</p><p>1,720 homelessness duties were owed to households who arrived under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.</p><p>Figures show only a very small fraction of Ukrainian arrivals have had a homelessness duty accepted and councils have a duty to ensure families are not left without a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 09/01/2023 17:02:04 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1564746

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the impact on low-income households of the prices charged by energy companies to customers with pre-payment meters; and if he will take steps to ensure that energy companies do not impose higher charges for energy on customers with pre-payment meters as a result of their payment method.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	119052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The energy Supply Licence Conditions state that the difference in price between methods of supplying energy must reflect the actual cost to the supplier for that method. The costs of managing PPMs compared to standard meters are higher due to the different metering requirements and different payment systems. Ofgem is responsible for monitoring compliance with these terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/01/2023 15:44:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1564747

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any transit accommodation at RAF Northolt has been condemned since 2012.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	118828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>No transit accommodation at RAF Northolt has been condemned since 2012.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/01/2023 14:52:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1564748

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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 he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on renters reforms.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	119053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 17/01/2023 16:46:33 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders