Paula Barker MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Prisoners' Release: National SecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22365More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Prison pathfinder meetings are provided with intelligence risk assessments on the release of prisoners that could pose a threat to national security.

  Answer: The improvements being made to the Pathfinder process, to further enhance our ability to make informed decisions about offenders who pose national security risks, are set out in the Ministry of Justice’s response to the Prevention of Future Deaths Report ...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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• Temporary Accommodation: Pilot SchemesCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22364More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice entitled Pat McFadden vows to make the state more like a start up as he deploys reform teams across country, published on 9 December 2024, what discussions he has had with the

  Answer: In December the Government launched the £100 million Innovation Fund to pioneer Public Service Reform by deploying new test-and-learn teams around the country to find innovative ways to fix some of our biggest challenges, including temporary accommodation...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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• Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund: Temporary AccommodationCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22363More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with local authorities on the provision of temporary accommodation for test-and-learn pilots.

  Answer: The Test & Learns are a new way of working. The Cabinet Office, in close partnership with MHCLG, will be working across government and with local partners to codesign the detailed approach to the allocation of the Public Services and Innovation Fund i...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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• HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22362More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has set up expert boards for homelessness policy.

  Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected.The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. T...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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