Tag: Sarah Champion

Sarah Champion – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2015-09-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect people defending women’s rights in Egypt.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

We regularly raise the importance of human rights, including women’s, with the Egyptian government at both ministerial and official levels, and our Embassy in Cairo continues to monitor alleged cases of sexual and gender-based violence. In 2014 the UK sponsored a delegation of Egyptian Ministry of Justice officials to meet UK counterparts and discuss issues of gender-based violence. These discussions helped inform drafting of the new Egyptian law passed under interim President Adly Mansour, which criminalised sexual harassment in Egypt for the first time. At the UN’s Universal Periodic Review of Egypt’s human rights situation on 5 November 2014 the UK made recommendations focussing on the ability of civil society to operate freely and the protection of women’s rights, which were accepted by Egypt. We continue to discuss the issue of gender-based violence with the Government of Egypt and are seeking practical ways that we can work together in this area.

02/11/2022
Sarah Champion – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2015-09-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Egyptian government on the prosecution of Azza Soliman, a women’s right lawyer; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

We are aware of the case of Azza Soliman and concerned at the circumstances under which Ms Soliman became a defendant. We have raised Ms Soliman’s case with the Egyptian Ambassador in London, most recently on 23 April 2015. In September 2015, FCO officials held meetings in both London and Cairo with Ms Soliman, to discuss her case. We have also discussed this case with our partners in Cairo and have been represented at the trial hearings through the EU. We will continue to raise our concerns with Egyptian Government.

02/11/2022
Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-03-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the contracting-out of the Probation Service during 2014.

Jeremy Wright

Under our reforms the market will be opened up to a diverse range of new rehabilitation providers, so that we get the best out of the public, voluntary and private sectors, at the local as well as national level. A more diverse market of rehabilitation providers will bring innovation in rehabilitative services, helping to deliver a real reduction in reoffending rates. The process to establish the owners of the 21 new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) with responsibility for the provision of rehabilitation services is well underway. We will assess the bids we receive over the summer, and expect to sign contracts with new CRC owners later this year. We remain committed to seeing Payment by Results rolled out across the system by 2015.

01/11/2022
Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of poverty among Tamils living in Sri Lanka.

Mr Alan Duncan

Sri Lanka has met Millennium Development Goal No 1 which calls for the halving of extreme poverty, and is on track to meet most other MDGs. Poverty remains in areas of northern and eastern Sri Lanka where large numbers of Tamils live. We do not have a breakdown by ethnic group.

01/11/2022

Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in South Yorkshire retired before the age of 60 in each of the last 10 years.

Brandon Lewis

The Department collects information on numbers of normal and early retirements only, it does not collect information on the specific age of these firefighters at retirement. To assist the hon. Member a table containing this information has been provided.

Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 2002/03 – 2012/13
	Compulsory/voluntary age retirements
2002-03	30
2003-04	26
2004-05	43
2005-06	35
2006-07	19
2007-08	29
2008-09	64
2009-10	43
2010-11	27
2011-12	18
2012-13	30

The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.

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01/11/2022

Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the mean retirement age of a firefighter was in each of the last 10 years.

Brandon Lewis

Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 2002/03 – 2012/13
	Compulsory/voluntary age retirements
2002-03	30
2003-04	26
2004-05	43
2005-06	35
2006-07	19
2007-08	29
2008-09	64
2009-10	43
2010-11	27
2011-12	18
2012-13	30

The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.

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01/11/2022

Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in Rotherham retired before the age of 60 years in each of the last 10 years.

Brandon Lewis

Wholetime and Retained Duty System firefighters leavers from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 2002/03 – 2012/13
	Compulsory/voluntary age retirements
2002-03	30
2003-04	26
2004-05	43
2005-06	35
2006-07	19
2007-08	29
2008-09	64
2009-10	43
2010-11	27
2011-12	18
2012-13	30

The Department collects information on retirements at Fire and Rescue Authority level only.

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01/11/2022

Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to publish data on (a) women’s homelessness, (b) the number of women who become homeless in a reporting period and (c) the length of their homelessness.

Kris Hopkins

I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 311-312W.

01/11/2022
Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent and tackle women’s homelessness.

Kris Hopkins

This Government has invested £470 million to prevent and tackle all forms of homelessness over the spending review period. The homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own.

The Government is committed to tackling and preventing all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping the Government. We have:

• Invested nearly £2 million to stop unlawful practice of councils placing families in B&Bs for more than 6 weeks;

• Supported the roll out of ‘No Second Night Out’ schemes across England, helping 67 per cent of rough sleepers off the streets after a single night;

• Invested £42.5 million to improve rough sleeper hostels;

• Made it easier for councils to help move homeless families out of temporary accommodation more quickly by using good-quality privately rented accommodation – backed up by a £1 billion investment to expand the rented sector; and

• Supported Local authorities to deliver high quality housing solutions for vulnerable people through the Gold Standard scheme. Councils aiming for the Standard are supported by £1.7 million worth of training and other support.

The dynamics of domestic abuse mean that accommodation can play an important role in the resolution of interpersonal abuse and conflict. This is why local authorities provide a range of support for victims of domestic abuse. Some victims will be accommodated in refuges, but Sanctuary Schemes and mainstream local authority accommodation may be an option for others, while some victims will pursue independent solutions with help and advice from support schemes as necessary.

This Department also funds UKRefugesOnline a UK wide database of domestic violence services which supports the national 24 hour free phone domestic violence helpline. It enables those working with victims of domestic violence to identify appropriate services and potential refuge vacancies around the country so that victims can get the help they need as quickly as possible.

01/11/2022
Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Probation Service has experienced problems in accessing the Risk of Serious Recidivism Predictor Tool to date.

Jeremy Wright

We are carrying out extensive local testing of the key elements of the new Transforming Rehabilitation systems across a number of Probation Trusts. Findings are helping us to refine the associated tools and guidance. We have now completed testing of the new Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR) tool, which will be used to inform the allocation of cases to new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) or the National Probation Service (NPS). Our testing with operational staff in Trusts indicates that the tool is straightforward to use, in line with our commitment to minimising bureaucracy for frontline staff.

We have begun the roll out of the current version of the tool to all Trusts.

01/11/2022