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1468349

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Young People: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to promote equality of opportunity for young people from low income and deprived backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	900379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>I have rebooted our university access regime to focus on real social mobility.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are being asked to set new targets on improving attainment in schools, reducing drop out rates and increasing degree apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We are also launching a new National State Scholarship for high achieving young people from lower income households, helping them to fulfil their dreams at university, at a college or in an apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 08/06/2022 16:15:27 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1468350

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve workplace fairness and inclusivity.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	900380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Advancing fairness in the world of work is a key priority for this government. To tackle bias and ensure fairness in the workplace, the Cabinet Office Equality Hub will develop a new scheme for employers, drawing on the expertise of stakeholders in business, civil society and academia, to provide an evidenced framework for improving race equality and progression in the workplace, as set out in Action 71 of the Inclusive Britain response. It will use evidence provided by the Government’s Inclusion at Work Panel, also announced in Inclusive Britain, and employers will be able to sign-up to the scheme voluntarily once it is launched in autumn 2023.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/06/2022 16:51:25 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1467817

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a waiting list system for people seeking an appointment for an urgent passport renewal.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	13218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office continues to implement a range of measures to help support people seeking to use its urgent services. This work has led to the recent opening of an eighth public counter offering urgent service appointments, and further increasing appointment availability to help support those people who need their passport more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 16:05:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1467846

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target time is for responding to hon. Members' correspondence on immigration and asylum representations made on behalf of constituents; how often that target is met; and what steps she is taking to reduce the response time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department works to a target of responding to 95% of Hon. Members written correspondence within 20 working days.</p><p>Performance has been impacted by a significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, including the unprecedented amount of correspondence about the situation in Afghanistan and more recently in Ukraine.</p><p>The Department continues to prioritise enquiries related to Ukraine and recognises that it has not been able to meet service standard in other cases. MPs can escalate urgent and compassionate cases via the team at Portcullis House.</p><p>The Department continues to recruit additional resources and has recently been loaned staff from non-operational areas to assist in clearing the backlogs. A detailed recovery plan to support a return to an acceptable service standard is being prepared.</p><p>Data about intake and performance in answering Hon. Members correspondence are published quarterly with the latest Quarter available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-q1-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-q1-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 17:10:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1467144

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Sexual Assault Referral Centres: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the new specific offence of strangulation and suffocation in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, whether victims of those crimes in a domestic abuse setting will be able to access sexual assault referral centres.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	11698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse irrespective of age, gender or when the assault or abuse occurred.  NHS England and NHS Improvement will review service provision to determine whether forensic and medical interventions for non-fatal strangulation should form part of the core offer for SARCs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 08/06/2022 16:20:28 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1467146

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target timescale and (b) average wait time is for offering move on accommodation to people evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation Pitting who are housed in hotel accommodation as of 1 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>We do not want to keep people in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We have moved – or are in the process of moving - over 6,000 Afghan Refugees since June 2021.</p><p>There is a huge effort underway to support families in bridging accommodation into permanent homes as soon as we can so they can settle and rebuild their lives, alongside ensuring those still temporarily accommodated in hotels are given the best start to their life in the UK.</p><p>The length of time that a family will remain in a bridging hotel is dependent on a number of factors including the availability of appropriate housing. We strive to allocate the right families into the right accommodation to ensure their integration into their new communities is as smooth as possible. To achieve this, we triage and prioritise families to ensure the settled accommodation provides the best possible match, taking in to consideration date of arrival into the UK, family size, vulnerability and integration factors.</p><p>Where Local Authorities or employers are able to offer accommodation in greater volume and more quickly, this overall timescale will reduce.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we will consider requests, and any compelling evidence, to be housed in specific geographical areas, the reality of housing pressures means this may not be possible especially in relation to London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11722 question first answered 08/06/2022 16:33:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1467147

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for her Department to respond to requests for a person to be offered move on accommodation in a specific geographical area, where that person is an Afghan evacuee from Operation Pitting (a) who is (i) eligible for move on accommodation and (ii) in hotel accommodation and (b) there is compelling evidence to demonstrate that being housed in a specific area is necessary to the wellbeing of that person.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>We do not want to keep people in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We have moved – or are in the process of moving - over 6,000 Afghan Refugees since June 2021.</p><p>There is a huge effort underway to support families in bridging accommodation into permanent homes as soon as we can so they can settle and rebuild their lives, alongside ensuring those still temporarily accommodated in hotels are given the best start to their life in the UK.</p><p>The length of time that a family will remain in a bridging hotel is dependent on a number of factors including the availability of appropriate housing. We strive to allocate the right families into the right accommodation to ensure their integration into their new communities is as smooth as possible. To achieve this, we triage and prioritise families to ensure the settled accommodation provides the best possible match, taking in to consideration date of arrival into the UK, family size, vulnerability and integration factors.</p><p>Where Local Authorities or employers are able to offer accommodation in greater volume and more quickly, this overall timescale will reduce.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we will consider requests, and any compelling evidence, to be housed in specific geographical areas, the reality of housing pressures means this may not be possible especially in relation to London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 11721 question first answered 08/06/2022 16:33:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1467149

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Household Surveys: Voucher Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason HM Government's household participation survey offers £10 shopping vouchers to those who complete the survey; and what is the estimated annual cost to the taxpayer of such incentives.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	11546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The use of incentives is in line with best practice for public surveys and is common practice across Government. Incentives improve survey response rates, which is important for ensuring we have enough representative data. Low response rates carry a number of risks including insufficient data to analyse, bias in survey results and reduced stakeholder confidence.</p><p>We keep abreast of relevant research (such as a <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/methodologies/howfacetofaceinterviewerattitudesandbeliefsmoderatetheeffectofmonetaryincentiveonuklabourforcesurveyresponserates" target="_blank">2020 ONS study</a>) and review our incentive strategy regularly to ensure it continues to represent good value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>In 2021/22, Kantar Public issued, on behalf of DCMS, 33,841 vouchers (22,202 e-vouchers and 5,639 by post) as an incentive for completion of the 2021/22 Participation Survey. This equates to £338,410.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 08/06/2022 12:57:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1467152

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Convictions
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 cost of keeping official statistics on the number of convictions that rely on the law of joint enterprise.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	11833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>HMCTS is currently investigating the best way to capture data about joint enterprise on the Common Platform – the new courts IT system. The cost of this will depend on the complexity of the change and the effort required to develop, test and implement it.</p><p> </p><p>Once the relevant data is captured on the Common Platform, officials will be able to assess which further steps would need to be undertaken for it to be measured and reported on correctly. This data may then, with further work, be made publishable as a national statistic.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/06/2022 16:09:10 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1467164

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost to the public purse was for an infantry soldier in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Financial Year for statistical purposes runs from 1 April to 31 March. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 April 2022 to Question 155583.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/06/2022 16:15:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 155583.docx title Army Costs
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey