Prisons: Rehabilitation and Reoffenders

31 Jul 2019

Ministry of Justice

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking in prisons to (a) reduce reoffending rates and (b) improve offender rehabilitation.

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Immigration: EU Nationals

25 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for administrative review have been made to the EU Settlement Scheme; how many of those applications were (a)...

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Youth Services

24 Jul 2019

Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [Lords]

Paul Blomfield made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is touching on the really important point of the sustainability of youth services, which depends on adequate workforce training. One impact of the deep cuts to local authorities...

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Research: Finance

23 Jul 2019

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on whether funding for research partners in UK-led research...

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Design of UK Funding Schemes for European and International Collaboration Review

23 Jul 2019

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 March 2019, HCWS1449, whether the interim findings of the Adrian Smith...

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Topical Questions

23 Jul 2019

Health and Social Care

Paul Blomfield made a speech in the House of Commons

Constituents of mine recovering from mental health problems have told me that when they have shared their desire to return to work with jobcentre staff, jobcentre staff have used that as a...

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Crime: Females

22 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether misogynistic crimes targeted at women should be treated as hate crimes by the police.

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Immigration: EU Nationals

22 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will include data on administrative reviews in his Department’s monthly statistics report on applications made to the EU...

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Immigration: EU Nationals

22 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the algorithms citizen matching layer and business logic.

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Carer's Allowance

22 Jul 2019

Department for Work and Pensions

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of increasing carer's allowance to the same level as jobseeker’s allowance.

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Carer's Allowance

22 Jul 2019

Department for Work and Pensions

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of the carer’s allowance to match the rate of...

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Social Services: Finance

22 Jul 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding allocated to local authorities for adult social services.

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Continuing Care: Medical Examinations

22 Jul 2019

Department of Health and Social Care

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the assessment process for eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare; and whether he has any plans to...

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Topical Questions

22 Jul 2019

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Paul Blomfield made a speech in the House of Commons

Funding for local welfare assistance, which replaced crisis loans, is threadbare. In Sheffield, the council has managed to retain the fund, but it has more than halved since 2014, which has left...

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NHS and Future Trade Deals - [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

22 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

I support my hon. Friend’s comments about the petition. I am pleased that my constituency was in the top 10 for the highest number for signatures. My hon. Friend is right to highlight the...

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Immigration: EU Nationals

17 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Equality Impact Assessment cited in the Memorandum of Understanding on information sharing between the Home Office and...

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Immigration: EU Nationals

17 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page six of the Data Protection Impact Assessments cited in the Memorandum of Understanding on information sharing between...

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Topical Questions

17 Jul 2019

Oral Answers to Questions - International Development

Paul Blomfield made a speech in the House of Commons

July is set to be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Areas such as the Lake Chad basin, where more than 4.5 million people are already displaced, are the most vulnerable to these...

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Visas: Applications

15 Jul 2019

Home Office

Paul Blomfield received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263146 on Visas: Applications, if he will ensure that the processing of in-country visa...

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Points of Order

15 Jul 2019

Detainee Mistreatment: Judge-Led Inquiry

Paul Blomfield made a speech in the House of Commons

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise for taking time on another point of order on the question of the Home Office’s failure to answer questions satisfactorily, but you will recall...

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