Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help provide affordable housing in (a) Cramlington and Killingworth constituency and (b) the North East.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Government is committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and ensuring that every part of the country benefits from it. We will set out further details in due course.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to regenerate (a) town centres and (b) high streets in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.
Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This Government is committed to working with local partners to deliver economic growth and have asked the North East Combined Authority to draw up a local growth plan. We will support these plans by transferring more powers and responsibility to local leaders. The Mayor and Combined Authority are best suited to lead regeneration plans for the areas, with an in-depth knowledge of the opportunities and constraints of both Cramlington and Killingworth constituency and the wider North East.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations were operational in the Cramlington and Killingworth constituency in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent date for which data is available.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
This data is collected at Police Force Area (PFA) level only, and information at lower levels of geography, such as Parliamentary Constituencies is not collected.
Table H1 of the data tables accompanying each 31 March release of the ‘Police Workforce’ publication shows the number of full-time equivalent police officers that are available for duty. The number of police officers available for duty excludes those on long term absence (career break, sick leave, study leave, maternity/paternity leave, suspension, special leave, compassionate leave and study leave).
The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the number of police station closures and has not collected this data previously.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of active police officers in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
This data is collected at Police Force Area (PFA) level only, and information at lower levels of geography, such as Parliamentary Constituencies is not collected.
Table H1 of the data tables accompanying each 31 March release of the ‘Police Workforce’ publication shows the number of full-time equivalent police officers that are available for duty. The number of police officers available for duty excludes those on long term absence (career break, sick leave, study leave, maternity/paternity leave, suspension, special leave, compassionate leave and study leave).
The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the number of police station closures and has not collected this data previously.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour in (a) Cramlington and Killingworth constituency and (b) the North East.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.
We will put thousands of neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities so that residents have a named officer they can turn to when things go wrong.
We will crack down on those causing havoc on our high streets by introducing tougher powers via a Crime and Policing Bill, including a new Respect Order to tackle repeat offending.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget was for the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in each year since 2010.
Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Allocation of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority’s (GLAA) annual budget has been the responsibility of the Home Office since April 2014. Prior to this, the budget was held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The Home Office does not have readily available access to information on total budgets covering the period of 2010-2014, when it was held by DEFRA.
Accordingly, the total GLAA budget in each financial year since its transfer to the Home Office in 2014 is presented in the following table:
Year | Total Budget (£Ms) |
2014-2015 | £1.61 |
2015-2016 | £1.97 |
2016-2017 | £5.60 |
2017-2018 | £7.66 |
2018-2019 | £6.70 |
2019-2020 | £6.70 |
2020-2021 | £6.75 |
2021-2022 | £7.12 |
2022-2023 | £6.62 |
2023-2024 | £7.77 |
2024-25 | £6.26 |
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the modern slavery strategy.
Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Modern slavery is a scourge that traumatises and dehumanises its victims.
I recognise that the current strategy was published a decade ago. Since its publication, referral numbers into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and the volume of victims supported have changed dramatically.
For instance, the number of NRM referrals has increased by 611% since the last quarter of 2014 and the average (median) time taken from referral to conclusive grounds decisions from January to March 2024 across the competent authorities was 491 days.
British nationals were the most commonly referred nationality to the NRM from January to March 2024, accounting for 24% (1,105) of all referrals received. Since 2014, the number of British referrals has consistently increased; their number from January to March 2024 was almost 40 times greater than their number from January to March 2014 (28).
I will update on future policies in due course and am committed to taking an approach that puts victims first.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
As part of our health mission, the Government is committed to ensuring that people live well for longer. This includes tackling the determinants that underpin stark health inequalities in order to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions.
The Northumberland and North Tyneside local authorities receive a Public Health Grant which funds services, such as stop smoking, drug and alcohol treatment, and sexual health, which contribute to addressing health inequalities. For 2024/25 the Northumberland local authorities received £18.4 million, while the North Tyneside local authorities received £13.6 million. Directors of Public Health from each authority are working in partnership with the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board to support action to address inequalities in health care.
Northumberland and Newcastle upon Tyne local authorities, within the Cramlington and Killingworth constituency, are two of the 75 local authorities receiving funding as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme. In addition, the North East Mayoral Combined Authority, formed on 7 May 2024, has committed to creating a fairer North East, reducing inequalities, and improving health. Its priorities include work to address the causes of health inequalities, such as bringing investment into the region to boost economic growth, improve available housing, education, inclusion, and skills.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the quality of road maintenance in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Maintenance of the local highway network within the constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth is shared between Northumberland County Council and North Tyneside Council. It is up to the respective highway authority to decide how best to maintain its network, based upon its local knowledge, circumstances and priorities, to fulfil its statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980.
The Department regularly publishes data about the condition and maintenance of roads by local authority and National Highways; this data can be found on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/road-condition-statistics-data-tables-rdc.
The Department also publishes headline road condition data: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/road-conditions-in-england-to-march-2023/road-conditions-in-england-to-march-2023.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of instances of fly tipping in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency in each year since 2010.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which the department have published annually since 2012, at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england. This data isn't available at a constituency level and excludes the majority of private-land incidents.