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1610521

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to classify a trunk road as special for the purposes of holding responsibilities to keep the highway clear of litter under Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and whether he plans to designate any trunk roads as special for the purposes of holding responsibilities to keep the highway clear of litter under Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>A trunk road is classified as special if are restrictions on the types of vehicles which can use them, for example a Motorway. The Government has no plans to alter this definition.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 86 of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) any transfer of litter clearance responsibility would need to be requested by National Highways after consultations with relevant Local Authorities. It is important to take a proportionate, evidence-based approach which recognises the pressures on Local Authority resources and costs associated with roadside litter clearance. The Government expects National Highways to work collaboratively with Local Authorities to solve local issues and keep roadsides clear of litter and refuse as far as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 10:21:16 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1610522

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in discharging their responsibilities under Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to keep trunk roads clear of litter.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of addressing the issue of litter on trunk roads, as per the responsibilities laid out in Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We work closely with local authorities to resolve local issues as far as is practicable and support them in fulfilling their obligations under the law. This includes regular inspections and audits, as well as feedback from the public and other stakeholders. If any issues are identified, we work with the local authorities to address them, which may involve providing additional resources or training.</p><p> </p><p>The Department takes the issue of litter on trunk roads very seriously. We are committed to working with local authorities to keep our roads free of litter and refuse, creating a cleaner and safer environment for all. Together, we can make significant progress in addressing this issue and creating a better future for our communities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 180657 180658 180660 question first answered 24/04/2023 10:24:15 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1610524

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to National Highways to support local authorities in clearing trunk roads of litter.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of addressing the issue of litter on trunk roads, as per the responsibilities laid out in Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We work closely with local authorities to resolve local issues as far as is practicable and support them in fulfilling their obligations under the law. This includes regular inspections and audits, as well as feedback from the public and other stakeholders. If any issues are identified, we work with the local authorities to address them, which may involve providing additional resources or training.</p><p> </p><p>The Department takes the issue of litter on trunk roads very seriously. We are committed to working with local authorities to keep our roads free of litter and refuse, creating a cleaner and safer environment for all. Together, we can make significant progress in addressing this issue and creating a better future for our communities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 180655 180658 180660 question first answered 24/04/2023 10:24:15 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1610525

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the frequency with which trunk roads should be cleared of litter.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of addressing the issue of litter on trunk roads, as per the responsibilities laid out in Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We work closely with local authorities to resolve local issues as far as is practicable and support them in fulfilling their obligations under the law. This includes regular inspections and audits, as well as feedback from the public and other stakeholders. If any issues are identified, we work with the local authorities to address them, which may involve providing additional resources or training.</p><p> </p><p>The Department takes the issue of litter on trunk roads very seriously. We are committed to working with local authorities to keep our roads free of litter and refuse, creating a cleaner and safer environment for all. Together, we can make significant progress in addressing this issue and creating a better future for our communities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 180655 180657 180660 question first answered 24/04/2023 10:24:15 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1610527

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the collection of litter from trunk roads.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of addressing the issue of litter on trunk roads, as per the responsibilities laid out in Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We work closely with local authorities to resolve local issues as far as is practicable and support them in fulfilling their obligations under the law. This includes regular inspections and audits, as well as feedback from the public and other stakeholders. If any issues are identified, we work with the local authorities to address them, which may involve providing additional resources or training.</p><p> </p><p>The Department takes the issue of litter on trunk roads very seriously. We are committed to working with local authorities to keep our roads free of litter and refuse, creating a cleaner and safer environment for all. Together, we can make significant progress in addressing this issue and creating a better future for our communities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 180655 180657 180658 question first answered 24/04/2023 10:24:15 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1610529

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Flood Control: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood alleviation schemes her Department has provided funding to in (a) full and (b) part in the latest period for which data is available; what the total cost is of each scheme; and how much funding (a) her Department and (b) other sources have provided to each scheme.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government announced in March 2020 that the amount invested in flood and coastal erosion schemes would be doubled in England to £5.2 billion. This current six-year programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) projects runs from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2027.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of March 2023, the Environment Agency (EA) estimates approximately £1.5 billion of this funding has been invested, with around 60,000 properties better protected from flooding and coastal erosion by over 200 completed schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In the first year of this programme, between April 2021 and March 2022, the EA worked with other risk management authorities (RMAs) to complete around 120 FCERM projects. A list of capital schemes protecting properties, completed between April 2021 and March 2022 is available from <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/index.html" target="_blank">Asset Information and Maintenance Programme (data.gov.uk)</a>. More details on investment in FCERM work can also be found in the EA’s recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-risk-management-national-report/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-report-1-april-2021-to-31-march-2022" target="_blank">Flood and coastal erosion risk management report: for 2021/22</a>. This annual report describes the extensive work undertaken by all RMAs to: manage the risks from flooding and coastal erosion; achieve the objectives of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-for-england--2" target="_blank">National FCERM Strategy for England</a>; and plan for future flood and coastal erosion risk.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/04/2023 12:53:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1610530

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Avian Influenza: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation to businesses that can demonstrate that they have (a) been unable to trade as normal and (b) had their trading activities severely limited as a result of avian influenza restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	180663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We are aware that the current unprecedented outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) has created challenges for poultry and egg producers. We are working with the industry to support continued business activities.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2022 we announced new support for the poultry industry to assist farmers and producers with the impacts of AI. This includes a change to the existing AI compensation scheme allowing us to provide swifter payments to help stem any cash flow pressures and give earlier certainty about entitlement to compensation. Any other compensation available to producers would come from the payout of private AI insurance policies and we are working with the industry to support continued access to insurance for those that require it.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced market support measures to assist businesses impacted by AI. These included:</p><ul><li>Allowing seasonal poultry producers to slaughter birds, freeze them and then sell them as defrosted products during the period 28 November to 31 December 2022.</li><li>Concessions to the labelling of free-range eggs from poultry housed under AI mandatory housing measures for longer than the 16-week period for which an automatic derogation applies.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Following a reduction in the risk levels, the lifting of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone mandatory housing measures on the 18 April 2023 will come as welcome news to producers. This means that from 18 April, eggs laid by birds with access to outside range areas can return to being marketed as ‘free range’ eggs.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the impacts of Avian Influenza on the poultry and egg sectors.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 24/04/2023 14:39:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605532

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have (a) 50 to 100 and (b) 100 or more convictions; and how many were (i) serving a custodial sentence, (ii) on an electronic tag and (iii) in the community as of 20 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	169260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:31:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605533

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions were held by the 30 recorded offenders with the most convictions as of 20 March 2023; and if he will list the offences those individuals have received convictions for.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	169261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:32:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605534

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders sentenced in each of the last five years have (a) one conviction, (b) two convictions and (c) three or more convictions for a (i) knife related crime, (ii) firearms related crime, (iii) rape and (iv) sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	169262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>For parts (i) and (ii), details on whether an offence was firearms related or knife related may be held on court record but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong>The below table shows the number of offenders sentenced for any offence type in each of the years 2001 to 2021<sup>(1,2)</sup>, with a) one prior conviction b) two prior convictions c) three or more convictions<sup>(2)</sup> for previous sexual offences<sup>(3)</sup> and previous rape<sup>(4)</sup> offences</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of offenders </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Previous sexual offence convictions </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Previous rape offence convictions</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 previous</p></td><td><p>2 previous</p></td><td><p>3 or more previous</p></td><td><p>1 previous</p></td><td><p>2 previous</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3 or more previous</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6078</p></td><td><p>871</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>1171</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>5515</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>1012</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>6677</p></td><td><p>913</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>1253</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6837</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>1309</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7230</p></td><td><p>1020</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>1359</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7337</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>1336</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7330</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7153</p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>1247</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6952</p></td><td><p>936</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>1162</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6957</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>1142</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>7041</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>1130</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6999</p></td><td><p>979</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>7017</p></td><td><p>939</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>1193</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>6768</p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>1177</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>6755</p></td><td><p>1069</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>1134</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>6552</p></td><td><p>1088</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>1124</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>6581</p></td><td><p>1036</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>1056</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>6672</p></td><td><p>1094</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>1091</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>6848</p></td><td><p>1026</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>1083</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>6826</p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>1085</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>6667</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Source:</strong> MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>1) Offenders are counted once in each of the years in which they received a conviction, where the offender was sentenced in multiple years, they will appear more than once in the table</p><p>2) Figures for the years 2020 and 2021 will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>3) Previous convictions are counted based on the number of occasions on which offenders have previously received a conviction for any offences recorded on the Police National Computer, including some offences committed outside of England and Wales. Where there were multiple offences on the same occasion, only the primary offence as recorded on the Police National Computer would be counted.</p><p>4) Previous sexual offences will include previous rape offences, therefore the individuals counted in the previous rape convictions column, will also appear in the previous sexual offence columns.</p><p>Rape offences include attempted rape.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:33:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel