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1305088

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date	23/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to reform the use of Release Under Investigation.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the issues around the process of Released Under Investigation (RUI) and the impact this can have on both suspects and victims. Following a public consultation on pre-charge bail, ending in May 2020, the Government is now seeking to introduce significant reforms through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.</p><p>While RUI is not a process set out in legislation, the reforms in the Bill will help limit its usage by creating a pre-charge bail system that works better for the police, victims and suspects. This includes the removal of the perceived presumption against pre-charge bail and the creation of a new duty to seek the views of alleged victims before releasing suspects on pre-charge bail, where it is necessary and proportionate to do so.</p><p>Alongside this change, the Government has established a new power for the College of Policing in the Bill to issue national statutory guidance on pre-charge bail which will help address the use of Released Under Investigation. We will also be monitoring forces closely with an enhanced data collection on use pre-charge bail and RUI in the future.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 31/03/2021 09:27:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305214

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the criminal legal aid spend of his Department was in financial years (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>Statistics on legal aid volumes and expenditure are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>, and are updated on a quarterly basis. The most recent period for which data is available covers up to and including December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have therefore been provided for the three most complete financial years as well as the three most recent calendar years for which data is presently available.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the first three quarters only of the 2020/21 Financial Year is also available at gov.uk; figures for the complete financial year will be published on 24 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 31/03/2021 15:45:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name Copy of 174320.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305215

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Culture: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, steps his Department is taking to support the cultural sector in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has taken steps to ensure unprecedented levels of support has been provided to the cultural sector in the North of England. In 2020/2021, over £350 million has been invested in over 900 organisations based in the North via Arts Council England and the introduction of the Culture Recovery Fund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The £300m additional funding for the Culture Recovery Fund announced at Budget 2021 will continue to support key cultural organisations up and down the country to help the sector as audiences begin to return, and to ensure a vibrant future for the culture sector as the nation recovers from the pandemic. This support is in addition to the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and the continued reduction in VAT, which has supported many creatives and organisations across the North of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/03/2021 12:10:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305216

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Property Development: Green Belt
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 steps his Department is taking to protect the green belt against development.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to protect and enhance the Green Belt. Under the reforms put forward in the White Paper <em>Planning for the Future</em>, local authorities would still be expected to categorise Green Belts as areas for protection.</p><p>The policies in our National Planning Policy Framework on the protection of the Green Belt, and the strong encouragement to prioritise re-use of suitable brownfield land, will remain in place.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/03/2021 16:08:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305217

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Local Government Finance: Bury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much financial support the Government allocated to Bury Council in financial year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>Bury Council’s Core Spending Power rose from £135.6 million in 2019-20 to £145.4 million in 2020-21, a 7.2% increase in cash terms. In addition, the council has received £28.1 million in direct funding to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21, of which £15.6 million is unringfenced grant. The council will also have received other grants from government departments for specific purposes.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/03/2021 13:35:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305218

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support maintained nursery schools.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools (MNSs) are an important part of the early years sector and provide valuable services, especially in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>Early years providers, including MNSs, have continued to receive early education entitlements funding during the COVID-19 outbreak. We have also re-confirmed around £60 million, nationally, in supplementary funding for MNSs for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Like private nurseries, MNSs typically rely on private income for a significant proportion of their income, unlike most state-funded schools. Therefore, we have ensured that access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is also available to MNSs, in line with published guidance. On 3 March 2021, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the CJRS will be extended until the end of September 2021. As long as staff meet the other criteria for the scheme, schools and early years providers are able to furlough their staff if they have experienced a drop in either their income from parents or government. MNSs were also able to access free school meals vouchers via Edenred.</p><p>This government remains committed to the long-term funding of maintained nursery schools, and any reform to the way they are funded will be accompanied by appropriate funding protections.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 30/03/2021 16:18:25 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305219

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pets: Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the incorporation of Tuks Law and Gizmo’s Law into statute.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government launched a public consultation on cat and dog microchipping and scanning in England which ended on 17 February 2021. The consultation asked for views on compulsory scanning of animal’s microchips prior to euthanasia (Tuk’s Law) and dead cats found by the roadside (Gizmo’s Legacy). The responses are currently being analysed and the Government will issue its response later this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 31/03/2021 14:03:43 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305221

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>HM Government continues to work with Pakistan to improve the terms of our trading relationship.</p><p> </p><p>Pakistan is already granted trade preferences under the Enhanced Framework of our Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and we are currently reviewing GSP to make it simpler and more generous for both our partners and businesses to use.</p><p> </p><p>A public consultation on GSP will be launched in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 29/03/2021 09:54:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305223

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the improvement of Greater Manchester Police.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office, alongside its policing partners, continues to provide Greater Manchester Police with the support it requires through HMICFRS’s Policing Performance Oversight Group. Ministers are committed to supporting the force’s improvement and are paying close attention to its progress.</p><p>Greater Manchester Police’s funding will increase by up to £35.1m in 2021/22.</p><p>As at December 2020, the force has also recruited 266 additional officers through our Police Uplift Programme, with a further allocation of 325 officers to be recruited by March 2022. In addition, there is a year 2 uplift allocation of 16 officers to the force to support growth in Regional Organised Crime Units.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 31/03/2021 09:28:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1305224

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support is available to local authorities and CCG’s to assist families affected by suicide.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	174328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Under the NHS Long Term Plan, we have set out our plans to invest £57 million to support local suicide prevention plans and establish suicide bereavement support services in all areas of England by 2023/24. We have committed that all local systems will have suicide bereavement support services providing timely and appropriate support to families and staff by 2023/24 and have provided funding to 40% of local systems in 2020/21 for them to establish and deliver such services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/03/2021 15:03:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly