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1655768

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects UK Visas and Immigration to complete its reconsideration of the cases referred to by the Rt hon. Member for East Ham in the letter of 28 March, reference ST103787.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	195624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>An agreement to reconsider the application was provided by the Decision Making Centre (DMC) on 25<sup>th</sup> April 2023. The reconsideration of these applications took place on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2023. The applicants were contacted by the DMC on the 24<sup>th</sup> July 2023 about the resubmission of their passports to the Visa Application Centre and on 26<sup>th</sup> July 2023 the applicants submitted their passports for the completion of the visa process. The standard time scale for reconsiderations is three months and this reconsideration was completed within that three month timescale.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2023 16:42:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1655770

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Almshouses: Planning
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 guidance his Department issues to local planning authorities on support for almshouses that are not Regulated Social Landlords under the terms of section 106 affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	195628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The department does not issue guidance to local planning authorities specifically on this matter. It is up to local planning authorities to determine what contributions should be sought through Section 106 agreements, in line with statutory tests on their use set out in regulation 122 of the Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010. The department has published guidance on planning obligations to support local authorities with their use. <br> <br> As part of the National Planning Policy Framework consultation between 22 December 2022 and 2 March 2023, we sought views on how we can help bring forward more community-led housing, including almshouses. We expect to publish a response to the consultation this Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 11/09/2023 14:49:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1655772

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Copyright: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that online platforms [operating in the UK] provide (a) cost- and (b) time-efficient takedown processes for [(a) designers and (b) other content creators] whose copyrighted (a) designs and (b) other products have been infringed on their platforms.
tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
tabling member printed	John Cryer
uin	195627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK approaches the challenge of tackling online IP infringement in an integrated manner through enforcement and public education. There is in place a number of criminal, civil, administrative and voluntary initiatives which provide rights holders and law enforcement with a package of measures to use to tackle online infringement. These vary from relatively non-intrusive such as notice and takedown, to domain removal, website blocking via court orders, police intervention, and more intrusive initiatives such as notifications being sent to repeat infringers.</p><p> </p><p>The IPO <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-intellectual-property-rights-on-e-commerce-stores" target="_blank">has published guidance</a> on how rights holders can protect their intellectual property on e-commerce stores, such as Amazon and eBay.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/09/2023 08:22:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

1655775

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Social Problems
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 his Department is taking to help Councils to tackle (a) aggressive begging and (b) anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	195634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>In March 2023, we launched the Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) Action plan backed by £160 million of funding, to crack down on ASB, restoring people's confidence that these crimes will be quickly and visibly punished. The plan outlines Government's intention to ensure begging can be addressed where it is causing a nuisance. We continue to engage with stakeholders on the detail of the replacement proposals following our consultation last year before separate legislation is brought forward at the earliest parliamentary opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 11/09/2023 15:17:54 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1655776

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are currently awaiting trial in magistrates courts.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	195635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The volume of outstanding ‘for trial’ cases at the magistrates’ courts is published as part of the National Statistics series ‘Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly’.</p><p><br>The latest published data is available to March 2023 and can be found in Table M1 which is accessible at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 11/09/2023 14:14:44 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1655780

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the NCA is conducting a review of its frameworks and guidelines on settlements with foreign governments.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	195621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly reviews its engagement with international operational law enforcement partners. As the NCA Annual Plan published in August 2023 sets out:</p><p>“Effective working overseas will require strong international partnerships which the Agency will focus on strengthening in 2023-24.</p><p>This will include: prioritising key countries and regions to better understand and act where the Agency will have the biggest impact in protecting the UK; strengthening existing international relationships through the Agency’s extensive International Liaison Officer network and multilateral relationships; embedding the Joint International Crime Centre, which will take a multi-agency approach to providing territorial policing access to international partners, intelligence; and the NCA’s specialist international capabilities.”</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 11/09/2023 14:57:12 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1655781

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Catterick Garrison
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 has made recent progress on temporarily housing asylum seekers at Catterick Garrison; and what recent estimate she has made of when that site will begin receiving asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	195642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is considering a range of options to deliver accommodation requirements as part of the implementation of the Illegal Migration Act. Work is ongoing to bring forward accommodation at Catterick garrison as part of wider efforts to relieve pressure on the asylum system.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/09/2023 15:53:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1655784

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Drag Queen Story Hour UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have met representatives of Drag Queen Story Hour UK since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	195644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not have a record of any meetings between Drag Queen Story Hour UK and Ministers, or officials working on curriculum and extra-curricular provision.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2023 16:49:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1655786

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department met Stonewall to discuss equality issues in each year since 2021.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	195646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have not met Stonewall to discuss equality issues. Information on how many times officials have met with Stonewall is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/09/2023 13:23:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1655787

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Licensed Premises: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce legislation to enable Ministers to make one-off changes to (a) pubs and (b) other licensed premises' opening hours for special events.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	195633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Licensing Act 2003 already allows the Home Secretary to make legislation for blanket relaxations of licensing hours for “an occasion of exceptional international, national, or local significance”.</p><p>The Government continues to keep the Licensing Act 2003 under review and works closely with licensing practitioners to ensure the regime remains fit for purpose and meets emerging challenges.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/09/2023 16:16:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant