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1607836

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee entitled Royal Mail, published on 17 March 2023, HC 1045, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of Ofcom to hold Royal Mail accountable for meeting the universal service obligation and its standard of service.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom has the necessary powers to set and monitor Royal Mail’s service standards, including powers to investigate and take enforcement action should Royal Mail fail to achieve its obligations without good justification. Ofcom will, if appropriate, issue fines for failure to meet performance targets such as the £1.5m penalty imposed on Royal Mail in 2020 for missing its 2018/19 delivery target.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/04/2023 14:41:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1607837

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Postage Stamps: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on trends in the price of 1st class stamps over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have met with Ofcom to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the regulatory authority for the postal sector.</p><p>The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the price of stamps but, in setting prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom. This framework imposes prices controls, ‘safeguard caps’, on certain second-class products to ensure a basic universal service is available to all at affordable prices.</p><p>Ofcom will conduct a review of the safeguard caps that should apply from April 2024 including a consultation in 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/04/2023 14:47:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1608022

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of discrimination against the proximity of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites by mortgage providers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The pricing and availability of mortgages – including those being taken out on properties situated close to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites – is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 31/03/2023 13:42:07 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606748

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March 2023, how many people will be trained to speak Mandarin by his Department in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	172466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>In FY22/23 the China Capability programme funded 100 new places in part-time Mandarin lessons for staff across government, from beginner to advanced level, which will be expanded over the next 12 months. This is in addition to part-time FCDO Mandarin language classes, which are available to any FCDO staff member on an optional basis. The FCDO also ensures there is a pipeline of staff undertaking full-time language training in preparation for specific postings to the China network.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/03/2023 15:48:11 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606829

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March to Question 165469 on Prisons: Electronic Government, how a constituent can contact the Money-to-prisoner Compliance Team to report a suspected fraud.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	172467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>A constituent can contact the Money-to-prisoner Compliance team via the following email address: <a href="mailto:MTPCompliance@justice.gov.uk" target="_blank">MTPCompliance@justice.gov.uk</a> should they wish to report suspected fraud.</p><p>Constituents may also use this link to report any suspected fraudulent activity: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tackling-fraud-bribery-and-corruption-in-the-ministry-of-justice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tackling-fraud-bribery-and-corruption-in-the-ministry-of-justice</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/03/2023 12:56:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606277

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the likelihood of the use of tasers by the Metropolitan Police causing (a) temporary and (b) permanent injury.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	171502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Taser provides officers with an important tactical option when facing potentially violent situations.</p><p>Taser has been approved for police use following independent medical evaluation by the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Medical Implications of Less Lethal Weapons to determine that it is safe and effective.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/03/2023 14:19:29 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606282

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns
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 make an estimate of the number of adults in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	171503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of incidents where a CED (Conducted Energy Device; Taser) was used, by the age and ethnicity of the individual involved, in the ‘Police use of force, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>These data are collected by police force area only. Data for lower levels of geography, such as Parliamentary Constituencies, are not collected.</p><p>Data on the number of incidents involving CED by police force area (including the Metropolitan police force area) by officer perceived age group and officer perceived ethnicity for the year ending 31 March 2022 are available in the open data table that accompanies the release here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>CED use includes where the CED was discharged (drive-stun, fired and angle drive-stun) and not discharged (drawn, aimed, red-dotted and arced). The open data table presents whether a CED was used and the ‘highest’ use in columns BR and BS.</p><p>Data covering 1 April 2022 to 31 January 2023 have not yet been collected by the Home Office. Annual data covering the year ending 31 March 2023 will be published in late 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 171504 171505 171506 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:20:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606284

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns
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 make an estimate of the number of adults in London who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	171504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of incidents where a CED (Conducted Energy Device; Taser) was used, by the age and ethnicity of the individual involved, in the ‘Police use of force, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>These data are collected by police force area only. Data for lower levels of geography, such as Parliamentary Constituencies, are not collected.</p><p>Data on the number of incidents involving CED by police force area (including the Metropolitan police force area) by officer perceived age group and officer perceived ethnicity for the year ending 31 March 2022 are available in the open data table that accompanies the release here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>CED use includes where the CED was discharged (drive-stun, fired and angle drive-stun) and not discharged (drawn, aimed, red-dotted and arced). The open data table presents whether a CED was used and the ‘highest’ use in columns BR and BS.</p><p>Data covering 1 April 2022 to 31 January 2023 have not yet been collected by the Home Office. Annual data covering the year ending 31 March 2023 will be published in late 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 171503 171505 171506 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:20:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606285

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns
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 make an estimate of the number of children in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	171505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of incidents where a CED (Conducted Energy Device; Taser) was used, by the age and ethnicity of the individual involved, in the ‘Police use of force, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>These data are collected by police force area only. Data for lower levels of geography, such as Parliamentary Constituencies, are not collected.</p><p>Data on the number of incidents involving CED by police force area (including the Metropolitan police force area) by officer perceived age group and officer perceived ethnicity for the year ending 31 March 2022 are available in the open data table that accompanies the release here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>CED use includes where the CED was discharged (drive-stun, fired and angle drive-stun) and not discharged (drawn, aimed, red-dotted and arced). The open data table presents whether a CED was used and the ‘highest’ use in columns BR and BS.</p><p>Data covering 1 April 2022 to 31 January 2023 have not yet been collected by the Home Office. Annual data covering the year ending 31 March 2023 will be published in late 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 171503 171504 171506 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:20:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606286

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns
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 make an estimate of the number of children in London who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	171506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of incidents where a CED (Conducted Energy Device; Taser) was used, by the age and ethnicity of the individual involved, in the ‘Police use of force, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>These data are collected by police force area only. Data for lower levels of geography, such as Parliamentary Constituencies, are not collected.</p><p>Data on the number of incidents involving CED by police force area (including the Metropolitan police force area) by officer perceived age group and officer perceived ethnicity for the year ending 31 March 2022 are available in the open data table that accompanies the release here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-use-of-force-statistics" target="_blank">Police use of force statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>CED use includes where the CED was discharged (drive-stun, fired and angle drive-stun) and not discharged (drawn, aimed, red-dotted and arced). The open data table presents whether a CED was used and the ‘highest’ use in columns BR and BS.</p><p>Data covering 1 April 2022 to 31 January 2023 have not yet been collected by the Home Office. Annual data covering the year ending 31 March 2023 will be published in late 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 171503 171504 171505 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:20:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West