Edward Argar MP: written questions
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Written questions
Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released with 40% of sentence served under her Department's early release scheme since 10 September 2024.
Answer: On 25 July, the Lord Chancellor announced that around 5,500 offenders will be released, in two tranches, in September and October. Further detail is set out in the Impact Assessment.Data on further offences of SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intende...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error under her Department's early release scheme since 10 September 2024.
Answer: All of the 37 people released in error because of being incorrectly sentenced for breaching restraining orders under outdated legislation are now back in custody.Data on releases in error since 10 September 2024 forms a subset of data intended for future ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: LeicestershireDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many vacant state secondary school places there were in (a) Leicestershire County Council LA area, (b) Melton Borough and (c) Melton and Syston constituency on 6 September 2024.
Answer: The department does not hold data on places vacant on 6 September 2024.Information on unfilled state secondary school places, as at May 2023, is published in the School Capacity statistics publication at the following link: https://explore-education-stati...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of prison places made available in the adult male estate as a result of the prisoner early release scheme.
Answer: The modelled estimates for the number of prison places made available in the adult male estate as a result of this change were published in the Impact Assessment for the Statutory Instrument to Amend the Standard Determinate Sentence Automatic Release Poi...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to reopen the next round of the Community Ownership Fund for applications.
Answer: The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech set out the state of the UK’s spending inheritance from the previous Government. In this context, the Chancellor has set out a path to confirming plans for this year and next at the forthcoming B...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHorse RacingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the value to the UK economy of the horse racing industry.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that horseracing makes to British culture and its important contribution to the economy, particularly in rural areas.According to the British Horseracing Authority, the industry is worth over £4 billion to the ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: LeicestershireDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state secondary schools in Leicestershire county council area have no school places available.
Answer: The department does not hold data on places currently available.Information on unfilled state secondary school places, as at May 2023, is published in the School Capacity statistics publication at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.s...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung Offender Institutions: Pepper SprayMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministers in her Department have had discussions with the Prison Officers' Association on the issuing of PAVA spray to prison officers in the youth estate since the general election.
Answer: Whether PAVA spray should be made available to officers in the youth estate was one of the matters discussed when the Secretary of State and the Minister for Prisons met representatives of the Prison Officers Association in July. We are considering all av...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes to the prisoner early release scheme on demand for housing from local authorities.
Answer: Individuals released through the Standard Determinate Sentence changes, known as SDS40, and at risk of homelessness can be referred to HMPPS’s Community Accommodation Service, which can provide up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation.The Chief Probation Of...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of prisoners who will be released having served 40% of their sentences who will not have stable accommodation to be released to.
Answer: Individuals released through the Standard Determinate Sentence changes, known as SDS40, and at risk of homelessness can be referred to HMPPS’s Community Accommodation Service, which can provide up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation.The Chief Probation Of...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of using accommodation contracted by the Home Office to provide housing for prisoners released wh
Answer: Individuals released through the Standard Determinate Sentence changes, known as SDS40, and at risk of homelessness can be referred to HMPPS’s Community Accommodation Service, which can provide up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation.The Chief Probation Of...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Transport Fund: LeicestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Local Transport Fund allocations 2025 to 2032, published on 26 February 2024, what her Department's planned timetable is for making available the funding allocated to Leicestershire County
Answer: The previous government made a number of funding commitments in the Network North Command Paper and these will be examined closely by the government in the coming months.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: MeltonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Melton Borough received winter fuel allowance payments in 2023.
Answer: Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients and households by local authority and by Westminster parliamentary constituency are made publicly available via GOV.UK. For Winter 2022 to 2023 11,729 people received a Winter Fuel Payment ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: MeltonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Melton Borough claimed pension credit in 2023.
Answer: Caseload statistics are routinely published and made publicly available via DWP Stat-xplore. At November 2023, there were 770 people claiming Pension Credit in Melton Borough.
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria National Highways use when determining which junctions qualify for funding for safety improvements.
Answer: Decisions on schemes are taken following the governance arrangements set out in National Highways’ Licence and Framework and within the level of funding agreed at the start of each Road Period. National Highways improves safety of the network through vari...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordA52: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents involving (a) fatalities, (b) serious injuries and (c) minor injuries have occurred at (i) Nottingham road, (ii) Belvoir road, (iii) Grantham road, (iv) Castle view road and (v)
Answer: The number of reported road collisions by collision severity and at the requested road junctions on the A52 between 2010 and 2022, for which is the latest reported year, can be found in the table below. Reported road collisions on the A52 by severity and ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: RazorsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 21 May 2024 entitled Prisons safety update: wet-shave razors, HCWS493, whether she plans to implement the phased removal of wet-shave razors from an initial
Answer: I can confirm that we are continuing the plans for a phased removal of wet-shave razors and that this will be implemented in up to 30 prisons in the adult male estate in 2024/25.
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Safety MeasuresDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much contingency funding for urgent safety- critical projects National Highways has set aside in its 2024-2025 budget for in-year funding bids.
Answer: Funding for safety critical repairs is drawn from National Highways’ Maintenance and Renewals budget, the budget for 2024/25 is £230m for maintenance and £1.2bn for renewals.
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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