In Parliament - Janet Daby for Lewisham East

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Public Telephones

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 196183 on Public Telephones, what recent discussions she has had with...

Heat Networks

Energy Security and Net Zero

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

Many of my residents are locked into district heat network schemes. They have been paying up to 13 times more than the rest of the UK because they are not protected by the energy price cap. Do...

Heat Networks

Energy Security and Net Zero

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory price cap on heat networks.

Children in Custody

Home Department

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

When a child is arrested, they must choose if they wish receive legal advice, just like an adult. But children are not adults, and no one should expect a child aged 10 or above to decide whether...

Children in Custody

Home Department

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent guidance her Department has issued to the police on upholding the rights of children in custody.

Prison Accommodation

Ministry of Justice

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been assessed as needing to be moved into a higher security prison in the last six months; and what estimate he has made of how...

Public Telephones: Repairs and Maintenance

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with (a) BT and (b) Ofcom on the maintenance of public phone boxes.

Baroness Casey Review

Janet Daby 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 transparency data entitled Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2023,...

Police Custody: Children

Janet Daby 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 meeting of the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire with the Youth Endowment Fund on 16 March 2023, whether they...

Prison Release: Employment

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

Prison leavers in employment training are less likely to reoffend. That means that education and training for young offenders in prison is crucial. Will the Minister say why the Government have...

Drugs: Music Festivals

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult with (a) the Night Time Industries Association, (b) festival organisers, (c) the police and (d) local...

Drugs: Music Festivals

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require festival organisers to apply for drug testing licences.

Drugs: Music Festivals

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with the Night Time Industries Association on drug testing at festivals.

Attorney General: Federalist Society

Attorney General

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the transparency data entitled AGO transparency data - January to March 2023, published on 21 July 2023, whether any matters related to the work of...

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

Ministry of Justice

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the legal aid means test for (a) survivors and (b) victims of domestic abuse in private...

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

Ministry of Justice

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his Department's policy to uprate criminal legal aid fees for (a) police stations, (b) Magistrates' Courts and (c) Youth Court fee schemes...

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

Ministry of Justice

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has held recent discussions with the Home Secretary on the potential impact of increases in the number of police officers on the adequacy of...

Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

In 2021, I held a public meeting shortly after the evacuation from Afghanistan. It was widely attended by worried and distressed residents, who all wanted help for their relatives’...

Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to help support Afghan nationals eligible for resettlement under the Afghan relocations and assistance policy scheme.

Police Custody: Children

Janet Daby 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 July 2023 to Question 193747 on Police Custody: Children, if she will publish her Department's response to the...