Edward Argar MP: written questions
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Department of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of (a) ordinary and (b) named day written questions were responded to by his Department within required timescales between 5 July and 22 November 2024.
Answer: The Department had a total of 2,270 written questions from the House of Commons due for answer between 5 July and 22 November 2024, the most received by any Government department in that period. These consisted of 1,761 ordinary written questions and 509 ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of (a) ordinary and (b) named day written questions received a holding response from his Department in the first instance between 5 July 2024 and 22 November 2024.
Answer: The Department had a total of 2,270 written questions from the House of Commons due for answer between 5 July and 22 November 2024, the most received by any Government department in that period. These consisted of 1,761 ordinary written questions and 509 ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the last of the prisoners who were released in error in September 2024 under the SDS40 early release scheme returned to prison.
Answer: All of the 37 people released in error, because of being incorrectly sentenced for breaching restraining orders under outdated legislation, were returned to custody.The last of the 37 prisoners was returned to custody on 28 September 2024.
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her oral contribution on 10 September 2024, Official Report, column 690, whether probation directors have contracted hotel accommodation for prisoners released under the SDS40 scheme since 10 Se
Answer: Data on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication.The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice confirmed to the House on 10 September that Probation Directors could arrange for the temporary use of hotels, where requi...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Written QuestionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of her Department's (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timeframes between 12 July and 12 September 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of Written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and the Department remains committed to providing the highest level of service.During the period requested, the Ministry of Jus...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the total numbers of prisoners released early under the SDS40 release scheme have not had accommodation to go to on day of release since 10 September 2024.
Answer: Data on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication.The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice confirmed to the House on 10 September that Probation Directors could arrange for the temporary use of hotels, where requi...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the prisoners released at the 40 percent of sentence point under her SDS40 early release scheme, have subsequently been accused of committing a further offence since 20 September 2
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 8145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners released at 40% of sentence point under her Department's early release scheme have been recalled to prison since 10 September 2024.
Answer: Data on SDS40 releases, including number of recalls, forms a subset of data intended for future publication.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' 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
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