Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1459260

registered interest
date	21/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2022 to Question 151129, on DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts, if he will list the contracts with P&O Ferries and DP World that the Government has so far identified through its review.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	157377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Our thorough review of government contracts with P&amp;O Ferries and DP World continues, and we will not hesitate to take action where it is appropriate to do so. Naturally, due to commercial sensitives findings will be reviewed and disclosed on a case-by-case basis as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/04/2022 13:17:51 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1458895

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether school applications from Ukrainian refugees will be assessed according to the same criteria as other children.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	156397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education wrote to all directors of children’s services on 1 April 2022 asking them to assist refugees from Ukraine in finding school places as quickly as possible. The department followed this up with a similar message to every local authority admission officer on 4 April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Admission authorities in England must always apply their published admission arrangements. There are no exceptions for Ukrainians or children of any other nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England do not have additional school admission obligations in relation to refugees from Ukraine, they have the same right to a school place as any other child resident in the UK. Local authorities in England have a duty to provide sufficient school places for children living in their area. Parents have a duty to ensure any of their children who are of compulsory school age receive a suitable education.</p><p> </p><p>It is not necessary to have a fixed home address in order to be allocated a school and admission authorities would be in breach of their legal obligations if they refused admission on this basis. The school admissions code states that admission arrangements must be clear about how a child’s home address will be determined.</p><p> </p><p>The department provides advice, in Ukrainian and Russian, to parents on finding a school place in the Ukraine welcome pack, similar to the advice we provide Hong Kong British National (Overseas) and Afghan migrants. The department have also recently updated our website giving advice to local authorities and schools on the admission rights of foreign nationals.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 156398 156399 question first answered 25/04/2022 11:45:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1458896

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local councils have additional obligations regarding school places in respect of Ukrainian refugees, as compared to other children.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	156398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education wrote to all directors of children’s services on 1 April 2022 asking them to assist refugees from Ukraine in finding school places as quickly as possible. The department followed this up with a similar message to every local authority admission officer on 4 April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Admission authorities in England must always apply their published admission arrangements. There are no exceptions for Ukrainians or children of any other nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England do not have additional school admission obligations in relation to refugees from Ukraine, they have the same right to a school place as any other child resident in the UK. Local authorities in England have a duty to provide sufficient school places for children living in their area. Parents have a duty to ensure any of their children who are of compulsory school age receive a suitable education.</p><p> </p><p>It is not necessary to have a fixed home address in order to be allocated a school and admission authorities would be in breach of their legal obligations if they refused admission on this basis. The school admissions code states that admission arrangements must be clear about how a child’s home address will be determined.</p><p> </p><p>The department provides advice, in Ukrainian and Russian, to parents on finding a school place in the Ukraine welcome pack, similar to the advice we provide Hong Kong British National (Overseas) and Afghan migrants. The department have also recently updated our website giving advice to local authorities and schools on the admission rights of foreign nationals.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 156397 156399 question first answered 25/04/2022 11:45:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1458903

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authority obligations to provide school places for Ukrainian refugee children arriving under the family reunion route apply in the area where they live or in the area where their sponsoring family member lives.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	156399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education wrote to all directors of children’s services on 1 April 2022 asking them to assist refugees from Ukraine in finding school places as quickly as possible. The department followed this up with a similar message to every local authority admission officer on 4 April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Admission authorities in England must always apply their published admission arrangements. There are no exceptions for Ukrainians or children of any other nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England do not have additional school admission obligations in relation to refugees from Ukraine, they have the same right to a school place as any other child resident in the UK. Local authorities in England have a duty to provide sufficient school places for children living in their area. Parents have a duty to ensure any of their children who are of compulsory school age receive a suitable education.</p><p> </p><p>It is not necessary to have a fixed home address in order to be allocated a school and admission authorities would be in breach of their legal obligations if they refused admission on this basis. The school admissions code states that admission arrangements must be clear about how a child’s home address will be determined.</p><p> </p><p>The department provides advice, in Ukrainian and Russian, to parents on finding a school place in the Ukraine welcome pack, similar to the advice we provide Hong Kong British National (Overseas) and Afghan migrants. The department have also recently updated our website giving advice to local authorities and schools on the admission rights of foreign nationals.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 156397 156398 question first answered 25/04/2022 11:45:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1458501

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
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	Alcoholism: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the impact the exclusion of alcohol dependence and other addictions from the protections of the Equality Act 2010 has had on (a) discrimination and (b) stigmatisation of people with a history of alcohol dependence.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	155898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>While the Government recognises the personal challenges faced by people with addictions or dependencies such as alcohol, we subscribe to the view of successive Governments since the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, that it is not appropriate to give such conditions protected status under discrimination law. Alcohol addiction or dependency therefore remains specifically excluded from the Act’s definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010.</p><p>Addiction and dependency can however sometimes cause a disability – for example lung or kidney failure – or be the result of a disability, for example a mental health condition. Where the addiction arises due to medically prescribed drugs or other medical treatment – for example an individual who has an addiction to painkillers because they are prescribed following an accident or surgery – protection may also be available under the Act. We believe that this offers the right balance between protecting individuals on the one hand and employers and service providers on the other.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 25/04/2022 15:43:17 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1456246

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Qatar: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2021 to Question 82118 on Qatar: Football, what discussions she has had on reforms to workers' rights in Qatar since December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	151255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the steps that Qatar has taken to date on workers' rights, and maintain that the priority now is full implementation of those reforms. My officials discussed these on 30 March with representatives from Qatar's Ministry of Labour and the International Labour Organization office based in Doha. We look forward to continuing to support Qatar's efforts in this area.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 19/04/2022 07:47:56 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1455831

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
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	P&O Ferries: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a disqualification order against the chief executive of P&O Ferries.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	150178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service has commenced formal investigations into the circumstances surrounding the recent redundancies made by P&amp;O Ferries. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State does not have the power to make a disqualification order; these are made by the courts if the relevant legal tests are met.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/04/2022 13:28:49 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1455980

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of reported figures on black people being ten times more likely than white people to be sent to prison for first-time drug offences, what steps he is taking to tackle this imbalance.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	150059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that race disparities persist in the Criminal Justice System, and we are committed to identifying and addressing disparities under the axiom of ‘explain or reform’ laid out in the Lammy Review. And though we acknowledge that Black people are overrepresented amongst those sentenced to prison for a first-time drug offence, this falls short of the reported 10-fold figure.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data indicates that the main drivers of this overrepresentation lie upstream of the point of prosecution. The government’s data on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2020" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence</a> shows that relative to Black individuals being prosecuted for drug possession, a similar proportion go on to be sentenced for the same offence (15% of individuals identified as Black during prosecution and at the point of sentencing). At the point of sentence, in 2020, 3% of Black individuals were sentenced to immediate custody as a proportion of all Black individuals sentenced for drug possession, which was the same rate as for White individuals, also 3%. These figures suggest that upon reaching prosecution, Black individuals receive outcomes at similar rates to White counterparts. This mirrors the findings of the report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, and our ambitious response - the <em>Inclusive Britain</em> strategy, which highlighted the importance of a whole system approach.</p><p>Whilst sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, we are committed to tackling the deep-rooted reasons why people from ethnic minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, including the disproportionate criminalisation of ethnic minorities for drug offences. As set out in <em>Inclusive Britain</em> we have committed to exploring a wide range of schemes to divert people away from the CJS for possession, where appropriate, and will share what works best with police services around the country.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2022 11:16:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1455226

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Research: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support research and development in South Yorkshire as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	906355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We are growing R&amp;D clusters around the country and I recently had the pleasure of visiting the BioYorkshire cluster. The Levelling Up White Paper set a new mission to increase domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East by at least one third over the Spending Review period and at least 40 percent by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/03/2022 11:56:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1455411

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the criteria used to decide the proportion of funding allocated under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	149270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The business case applications were assessed against criteria published by the Department - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-zero-emission-bus-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-zero-emission-bus-funding</a></p><p>Funding was awarded to successful areas upon the basis of this assessment.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 19/04/2022 09:08:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis