Tag: Liam Byrne

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-01-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2016 to Question 21823, how many of her Department’s approved Intervention Providers for the Channel programme are located in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the West Midlands, (f) the East of England, (g) London, (h) the South East and (i) the South West.

Mr John Hayes

There are currently 39 male and 13 female intervention providers listed in our register. We keep the list under constant review. The breakdown listed below shows where the intervention provider is based, however, most intervention providers are available to work across England and Wales, and are not limited to working in the region they are based in.

Region	Total number of providers
North East	1
North West	10
Yorkshire and the Humber	1
East Midlands	7
West Midlands	6
East of England	3
London	20
South East	1
South West	2
Wales	1

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-04-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources his Department has allocated to Birmingham Coroner’s Office in each of the last five years.

Caroline Dinenage

Operational responsibility for coroner services, including allocating resources, is the responsibility of local authorities.

The Ministry of Justice does not collect information about the time taken for coroner post mortem examinations, or the number of coroners’ authorisations for burial.

Statistics for 2015 in relation to deaths reported to coroners, including the number of post mortem examinations carried out in the Birmingham and Solihull coroner area, will be published shortly at www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Duty Provider Crime Contracts have been awarded to BAME firms in (a) the West Midlands, (b) the city of Birmingham and (c) Birmingham, Hodge Hill constituency.

Mr Shailesh Vara

As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of Thursday 28 January, the crime Tender process has been withdrawn.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the A2 countries of the EU were stopped at border control as a result of intelligence shared by the authorities of those countries in each of the last five years.

James Brokenshire

This information is not centrally held. Border Force works with a range of partners, including law enforcement agencies from the UK and overseas to share intelligence used to identify potentially dangerous and undesirable individuals who are seeking to travel to and enter the UK.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Duty Provider Crime Contracts have been awarded to women’s syndicate firms in (a) the West Midlands, (b) the city of Birmingham and (c) Birmingham, Hodge Hill constituency.

Mr Shailesh Vara

As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of Thursday 28 January, the crime Tender process has been withdrawn.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criminal record-sharing facilities exist between the UK and the A2 countries of the EU; and if she will make a statement.

James Brokenshire

The UK exchanges criminal records information with the A2 countries – Bulgaria and Romania – as a result of the UK’s participation in the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the framework is for assessing quality of education and inspecting standards and safety in settings where children are instructed in madrassas.

Edward Timpson

Local authorities are responsible for safeguarding children in their areas, regardless of where they are educated. The statutory guidance on the Prevent Duty[1] makes it clear that local authorities should take steps to understand the range of out of school settings, such as supplementary schools and tuition centres, in their area and take appropriate steps to ensure that children attending such settings are properly safeguarded.

The Prime Minister has recently announced that supplementary schools which provide intensive education will need to register themselves for inspection. The government’s counter-extremism strategy[2] sets out our intentions to introduce this system. We will be consulting on this regulatory framework.

Intervention will apply if there are concerns about the safety or welfare of the children attending these supplementary schools. Where institutions are teaching intolerance we will not hesitate to take action. We are consulting on the coverage of this proposed scheme, which is likely to include some madrasa schools.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance

[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-extremism-strategy

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish an update to the Government’s alcohol strategy, Cm 8336, published in March 2012.

Mike Penning

The Government is continuing to work to achieve the outcome of the Alcohol Strategy published in 2012. There are no plans to publish an update at the current time.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has responsibility for policy on supporting the children of people with alcoholism.

Mr Oliver Letwin

Department for Education have the overarching responsibility for children in terms of support, including children’s social care and schools.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish his Department’s estimate of the average length of time a person waits between referral for and commencement of alcohol treatment services.

Jane Ellison

Data is not collected in the format requested, however data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System shows that of the 83,771 people receiving a first alcohol treatment intervention in 2013-14, 77,629 (93%) started within three weeks of referral. It should be noted that some people will receive more than one intervention at the same appointment, so the number of first interventions is somewhat higher than the number of referrals for the same year.