Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
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Written questions
Sleeping Rough: TemperatureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the temperature threshold requirement for triggering the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol.
Answer: The Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) is a voluntary protocol which can be triggered for any adverse weather condition that poses a risk to people who are homeless or rough sleeping. In such circumstances, the local authority will work closely wit...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVictims and Prisoners Act 2024Ministry of JusticeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Sections 69-72 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 on human rights.
Answer: This Government will defend the rule of law and uphold human rights. We are carefully considering the impact of sections 69-72 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 on human rights.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: Telephone ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding her Department provided to the (a) Survivors Trust Helpline, (b) National Male Survivor Helpline, and (c) Rape Crisis England and Wales helpline in financial year (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice funds a range of support services for victims and survivors of sexual violence.In financial year (FY) 2023-24, the Ministry of Justice provided funding of £38,907.75 to Survivors Trust Helpline (grant funding ended on 30 June 2023)...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTelephone Services: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided to the (a) Refuge National Domestic Abuse Helpline, (b) National Perpetrator Helpline, (c) Men’s Advice Line, (d) Galop national LGBT+ victims' Helpline, (e) Natio
Answer: The Home Office allocated funding to the following organisations in FY2023-24 and FY2024-25:Name of organisationFY2023-24 AllocationFY2024-25 AllocationRefuge - National Domestic Abuse Helpline£2,079,718£1,000,000Respect – Perpetrator Helpline£150,000£150...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities to fix (a) poor quality and (b) unsafe pavements.
Answer: The Government is committed to enabling local highway authorities to maintain and renew their local highway networks, including the footways that make up such an essential part of them. The Chancellor announced an extra £500 million for local highway main...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued on the use of inclusive language by NHS staff with respect to the LGBTQ+ community.
Answer: No guidance has been issued to National Health Service staff about the use of inclusive language. The Government expects the NHS to deliver services in line with the Equality Act 2010, having appropriate regard to protected characteristics as defined in t...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SentencingHome OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of proposals to increase the maximum sentence for coercive control beyond five years.
Answer: Controlling and coercive behaviour (CCB) is a particularly insidious form of domestic abuse and I recognise the devastating impact that it has on victims.The Ministry of Justice has launched an Independent Review of Sentencing chaired by former Lord Chanc...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVetting: Health Services and Social ServicesHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for people working in the health and social care sector.
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office and operates to service standards of completing 85% of Basic check applications within 2 days, 85% of Standard check applications within 3 days, and 80% of Enhanced...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers reported abuse by offenders in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.
Answer: Abuse of prison officers by prisoners is taken very seriously, and will never be tolerated. It is comprehensively recorded through various mechanisms, including internal reports, disciplinary records, and external investigations. The goal of these systems...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordReoffenders: PrisonsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders perpetrated further crimes in prison in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.
Answer: Data relating to crimes committed in prison are held in HMPPS’s police referral and adjudications records. To be able to identify all such cases, it would be necessary to review all potentially relevant records, and this could not be done without incurrin...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abusers perpetrated further crimes in prison in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.
Answer: It is not possible to robustly calculate the number of domestic abusers in prison or their reoffending rate. This is because these crimes are recorded under the specific offences for which they are prosecuted, such as intentional strangulation or suffocat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of violent offenders reoffend within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.
Answer: Offences are recorded on the Police National Computer using the Home Office Classification, which does not allow us to identify whether an offence is ‘violent’ or ‘non-violent’. As a result, it is subsequently not possible to identify violent offenders th...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) programmes and (b) interventions are used to reduce reoffending among domestic abusers in the community; and what the reoffending rates are among people who participate.
Answer: HM Prison and Probation Service currently offers five Accredited Programmes that may be undertaken by those convicted of domestic abuse offences. These are the Building Better Relationships programme, Becoming New Me +, New Me Strengths, Building Choices ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) programmes and (b) interventions are used to reduce reoffending among domestic abusers in prison; and what the reoffending rates are among prisoners who participate.
Answer: HM Prison and Probation Service currently offers five Accredited Programmes that may be undertaken by those convicted of domestic abuse offences. These are the Building Better Relationships programme, Becoming New Me +, New Me Strengths, Building Choices ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abusers perpetrate domestic abuse against their original victims within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.
Answer: It is not possible to robustly calculate the number of domestic abusers in prison or their reoffending rate. This is because these crimes are recorded under the specific offences for which they are prosecuted, such as intentional strangulation or suffocat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abusers reoffend within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.
Answer: It is not possible to robustly calculate the number of domestic abusers in prison or their reoffending rate. This is because these crimes are recorded under the specific offences for which they are prosecuted, such as intentional strangulation or suffocat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Domestic AbuseMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic abusers are serving prison sentences in England and Wales.
Answer: It is not possible to robustly calculate the number of domestic abusers in prison or their reoffending rate. This is because these crimes are recorded under the specific offences for which they are prosecuted, such as intentional strangulation or suffocat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Electrical GoodsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of providing kettles in prison on (a) prisoner and (b) staff welfare.
Answer: Small travel kettles have been allowed in prisoners’ possession for many years. HM Prison & Probation Service is aware of the risk of assaults by throwing of boiling water and works constantly to mitigate and reduce these risks. All prisons carry out ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults involving boiling water have been recorded within prisons in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff and Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) teachers and (b) school staff receive adequate pay.
Answer: Teachers’ pay is set through an independent, statutory process each year, and the 2025/26 process is currently underway. The School Teachers’ Review Body will assess written and oral evidence from government and organisations representing schools and the ...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Leisure and Retail TradeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent large vacant (a) retail and (b) leisure units in town centres from remaining empty.
Answer: The government is fully committed to tackling the issue of persistent vacancy in town centres and rejuvenating our high streets. High Street Rental Auctions (HSRAs) came into effect on 2 December 2024 and are a new permissive power for local authorities i...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals on the prison estate are serving sentences for protest-related offences under (a) section (i) 12 and (ii) 14 of the Public Order Act 1986, as amended by section 75 of the Police, Crime, Sente
Answer: The information requested can be found in the table attached.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17639More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for protest-related offences the Crown Prosecution Service has completed under (a) section (i) 12 and (ii) 14 of the Public Order Act 1986, as amended by section 75 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and C
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds data on the number of prosecutions where a charge has been authorised and reached a first hearing in the magistrates’ courts for specific offences.It is important to note that CPS offences data is only extracted i...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomes for Ukraine SchemeHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme beyond April 2025.
Answer: To provide future certainty, Ukrainians who have been provided with sanctuary in the UK under the Ukraine schemes will be able to apply for 18 months further permission to remain in the UK through a bespoke Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme due to...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) other lung health issues feature in the 10-year NHS plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals, which are: a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer; a National Health Service that is there when people need it; and fewer lives lost to the bigge...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
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