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1088474

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 total value has been of government spending on subsidies for the manufacture and purchase of low emission and electric vehicles in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	232031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>In 2010/11 Government, through the Office of Low Emission Vehicles, spent £7.3m and in 2018/19 is forecast to spend approximately £200m. This is part of Government’s programme of investment, alongside other measures set out in the Road to Zero strategy, to put the UK at the forefront of the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the UK was the second largest market for ultra low emission vehicles in the EU accounting for nearly 20% of registrations, and 1 in 5 electric cars sold in Europe last year was made in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/03/2019 13:33:39 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 108505 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1087093

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Offshore Industry and Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last discussed national minimum wage compliance and enforcement in the (a) shipping industry and (b) offshore energy sector with officials of the HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	231505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to cracking down on employers who fail to pay the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW). In the last 3 years we have almost doubled HMRC’s budget to enforce the NMW from £13.2 million to a record £26.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>Workers who ordinarily work in the UK are entitled to minimum wage for all of their work, including, for example, for work on ships located outside the UK servicing offshore installations. Furthermore, workers on UK registered ships are entitled to minimum wage for all their work on the ship wherever it is located, unless they work entirely outside the UK or are not ordinarily resident in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>NMW issues fall within the portfolio of Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, Kelly Tolhurst, who most recently met directly with HMRC officials on Monday 14<sup>th</sup> January.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials meet regularly with their HMRC colleagues through an established governance structure, to monitor progress and discuss current and emerging risks of non-compliance with the NMW.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/03/2019 15:42:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 108015 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1087095

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many third party complaints of non-payment of the national minimum wage were received by the HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team in each calendar year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	231506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of third party complaints received for each is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC encourages compliance with NMW legislation through a rolling programme of targeted enforcement which incorporates a range of promotion activities targeted at employers and workers. The rise in complaints during 2017-18 is in part due to HMRC promotional activities. For example, HMRC produced seafarers leaflets in 2018, and webinars in 2016 and 2017 aimed at Union Officers including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 231507 question first answered 15/03/2019 13:20:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1087096

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry and Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team has taken to promote national minimum wage compliance in the (a) shipping and (b) offshore energy industries in each calendar year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	231507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or via the online complaints form at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pay-and-work-rights-complaints" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. HMRC reviews all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of third party complaints received for each is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>2,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC encourages compliance with NMW legislation through a rolling programme of targeted enforcement which incorporates a range of promotion activities targeted at employers and workers. The rise in complaints during 2017-18 is in part due to HMRC promotional activities. For example, HMRC produced seafarers leaflets in 2018, and webinars in 2016 and 2017 aimed at Union Officers including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 231506 question first answered 15/03/2019 13:20:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1086502

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Salford residents are in prison.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	230748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The tables in the accompanying spreadsheet set out the number of male and female prisoners with an origin address in Salford who were in prison as at 31 December 2018 – the most recent date for which such data is available.</p><p> </p><p>There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security category, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners held in the adult male prison estate are organised in categories of risk ranging from category A for the highest risk offenders to category D for those posing the lowest risk and suitable for open conditions. Balanced alongside this is the need to separate specific cohorts of prisoners and provide accommodation for those who are yet to be sentenced and/or categorised. Women and Young Offenders are categorised as ‘restricted status’ for those who would pose serious risk to the public, or assessed as suitable for ‘closed’ or ‘open’ conditions depending on their level of risk.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS endeavours to hold prisoners in establishments which keep them as close to home as possible so they can (re)build family ties, secure housing, access health services and look for work. Consideration is also given to other factors such as time to serve, security categorisation, offending behaviour and access to relevant training programmes as per the requirements set out in their sentence plan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230749 230753 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:51:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - 230753 230749 230748 - Prisoners from Salford.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1086503

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women from Salford are in prison.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	230749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The tables in the accompanying spreadsheet set out the number of male and female prisoners with an origin address in Salford who were in prison as at 31 December 2018 – the most recent date for which such data is available.</p><p> </p><p>There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security category, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners held in the adult male prison estate are organised in categories of risk ranging from category A for the highest risk offenders to category D for those posing the lowest risk and suitable for open conditions. Balanced alongside this is the need to separate specific cohorts of prisoners and provide accommodation for those who are yet to be sentenced and/or categorised. Women and Young Offenders are categorised as ‘restricted status’ for those who would pose serious risk to the public, or assessed as suitable for ‘closed’ or ‘open’ conditions depending on their level of risk.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS endeavours to hold prisoners in establishments which keep them as close to home as possible so they can (re)build family ties, secure housing, access health services and look for work. Consideration is also given to other factors such as time to serve, security categorisation, offending behaviour and access to relevant training programmes as per the requirements set out in their sentence plan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230748 230753 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:51:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - 230753 230749 230748 - Prisoners from Salford.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1086505

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons house different categories of prisoner.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	230750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The tables in the accompanying spreadsheet set out, nationally, the number of each security category, the number of prisoners by prison region, and the number of prisoners by local authority as at 31 December 2018 – the most recent date for which such data is available.</p><p>All prisoners are individually assessed as to their risk of escape or abscond, their risk of harm to the public should they escape or abscond and their risk to the good order of the establishment. This ensures categorisation of prisoners to a prison providing an appropriate level of security.</p><p>The correct categorisation and allocation, balancing security issues and the needs of the prisoner, helps prisoners to use their sentences constructively, to tackle their offending behaviour and to prepare for their eventual release. All prisoners must be placed in the category consistent with the needs of security and control and the need to protect the public. Prisoners of a higher security category would not, as a matter of course, be held in an establishment of a lower category. The only exceptions to this will be where prisoners are re-categorised, and then await a move to a different establishment.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the prison estate and the functions of individual establishments can be found online at this <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-mZS-mf_gAhUgQxUIHbXyAogQFjAAegQIChAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F764552%2F2018-12-13_The_Prison_Estate_and_CPAs_for_Publication.ods&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vskdjxGLAySeGTPm9mkZ8" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230751 230752 230754 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:56:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - 230754 230752 230751 230750 - Rebecca Long Bailey.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1086506

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners there are in each category of prisoner.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	230751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The tables in the accompanying spreadsheet set out, nationally, the number of each security category, the number of prisoners by prison region, and the number of prisoners by local authority as at 31 December 2018 – the most recent date for which such data is available.</p><p>All prisoners are individually assessed as to their risk of escape or abscond, their risk of harm to the public should they escape or abscond and their risk to the good order of the establishment. This ensures categorisation of prisoners to a prison providing an appropriate level of security.</p><p>The correct categorisation and allocation, balancing security issues and the needs of the prisoner, helps prisoners to use their sentences constructively, to tackle their offending behaviour and to prepare for their eventual release. All prisoners must be placed in the category consistent with the needs of security and control and the need to protect the public. Prisoners of a higher security category would not, as a matter of course, be held in an establishment of a lower category. The only exceptions to this will be where prisoners are re-categorised, and then await a move to a different establishment.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the prison estate and the functions of individual establishments can be found online at this <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-mZS-mf_gAhUgQxUIHbXyAogQFjAAegQIChAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F764552%2F2018-12-13_The_Prison_Estate_and_CPAs_for_Publication.ods&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vskdjxGLAySeGTPm9mkZ8" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230750 230752 230754 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:56:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - 230754 230752 230751 230750 - Rebecca Long Bailey.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1086507

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners reside in each prison by region.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	230752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The tables in the accompanying spreadsheet set out, nationally, the number of each security category, the number of prisoners by prison region, and the number of prisoners by local authority as at 31 December 2018 – the most recent date for which such data is available.</p><p>All prisoners are individually assessed as to their risk of escape or abscond, their risk of harm to the public should they escape or abscond and their risk to the good order of the establishment. This ensures categorisation of prisoners to a prison providing an appropriate level of security.</p><p>The correct categorisation and allocation, balancing security issues and the needs of the prisoner, helps prisoners to use their sentences constructively, to tackle their offending behaviour and to prepare for their eventual release. All prisoners must be placed in the category consistent with the needs of security and control and the need to protect the public. Prisoners of a higher security category would not, as a matter of course, be held in an establishment of a lower category. The only exceptions to this will be where prisoners are re-categorised, and then await a move to a different establishment.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the prison estate and the functions of individual establishments can be found online at this <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-mZS-mf_gAhUgQxUIHbXyAogQFjAAegQIChAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F764552%2F2018-12-13_The_Prison_Estate_and_CPAs_for_Publication.ods&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vskdjxGLAySeGTPm9mkZ8" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230750 230751 230754 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:56:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - 230754 230752 230751 230750 - Rebecca Long Bailey.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1086508

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many residents of Salford are in prison by category type.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	230753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The tables in the accompanying spreadsheet set out the number of male and female prisoners with an origin address in Salford who were in prison as at 31 December 2018 – the most recent date for which such data is available.</p><p> </p><p>There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security category, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners held in the adult male prison estate are organised in categories of risk ranging from category A for the highest risk offenders to category D for those posing the lowest risk and suitable for open conditions. Balanced alongside this is the need to separate specific cohorts of prisoners and provide accommodation for those who are yet to be sentenced and/or categorised. Women and Young Offenders are categorised as ‘restricted status’ for those who would pose serious risk to the public, or assessed as suitable for ‘closed’ or ‘open’ conditions depending on their level of risk.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS endeavours to hold prisoners in establishments which keep them as close to home as possible so they can (re)build family ties, secure housing, access health services and look for work. Consideration is also given to other factors such as time to serve, security categorisation, offending behaviour and access to relevant training programmes as per the requirements set out in their sentence plan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230748 230749 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:51:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - 230753 230749 230748 - Prisoners from Salford.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey