Deposited Papers

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
Document: APRIL_2024_List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities.pdf (PDF)

Found: ● Levelling Up and Regional Growth ● Corporate governance and transparency ● Audit and insolvency ● Hospitality

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Commons Chamber
Food Poverty Strategy - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) We need to end the scandal of those working in hospitality not being able to buy food for themselves. - Speech Link

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Lords Chamber
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Committee stage - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) usually part of a wider scheme with extensive communal facilities and packages of support care and hospitality - Speech Link

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Written Question

Prisoners' Release: Employment

Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prison leavers are employed six months after their release.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. In order to grow, businesses need skills and labour to fill the nearly one million vacancies in the UK right now. Prison leavers have a role to play in filling those vacancies, particularly in sectors with skills shortages such as construction and hospitality, that the economy needs to grow, while also cutting crime and delivering safer streets. That’s why we’ve invested heavily in delivering key employment reforms across 93 resettlement prisons, including:

• Prison Employment Leads to match prisoners to jobs;
• Employment Hubs where prisoners can access job vacancies and support with applications;
• Employment Advisory Boards – chaired by business leaders and advise prisons on skills delivery.

I am pleased to say that the proportion of prison leavers in employment six months after release more than doubled from 14% in April 2021 to over 30% in March 2023. The next release of this data will be published this summer

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Written Question

Bahrain: Visits Abroad

Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Bahrain has paid for the flights or accommodation of any Minister visiting that country in the past four years; and if so, who the Ministers were, what were the reasons for their visits, and the cost of (1) the flights, and (2) the accommodation.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We do not hold this information on behalf of HMG; it is held by each Government department for their own ministers. In the case of FCDO Ministers, we do not hold this information centrally and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The FCDO publishes details of FCDO Ministers' meetings with external organisations, gifts (given and received), hospitality and overseas travel every quarter. This information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fcdo-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.

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Select Committee

Portman Group

PHS0624 - Prevention in health and social care

Written Evidence Apr. 19 2024

Inquiry: Prevention in health and social care
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)

Found: Group calls to encourage the wider availability of low and no alcohol alternative options across hospitality

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Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Regulatory Policy Committee

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: Regulatory Policy Committee: minutes January 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: Gifts and hospitality register: committee members confirmed the accuracy of their entries in the gifts

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