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732492

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date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the eligibility criteria for non-UK EU citizens who wish to settle permanently in the UK but arrive after the specified date in the UK's agreement with the EU when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1103 1104 question first answered 30/06/2017 08:13:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732493

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that non-UK EU citizens who are (a) residing in the UK and (b) posted abroad for work will still be able to apply for settled status after five years after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1102 1104 question first answered 30/06/2017 08:13:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732494

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure EU citizens who have not acquired five years residency and arrived before the cut-off date are able to prove their UK residency when travelling between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1102 1103 question first answered 30/06/2017 08:13:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732495

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the publication and implementation of the national shipbuilding strategy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy is a matter for the UK Government. We have consulted widely with Industry and the Trades Unions across the UK, including in Scotland. We will engage with the Scottish Government in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/07/2017 14:17:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732496

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his Department's policy to reconsider the closure of eight military bases in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to reconsider the Ministry of Defence's intent to close eight military bases in Scotland. Consolidating the estate in Scotland enables us to release sites which do not effectively accommodate the military capabilities based there, and invest in significantly improved facilities to better support the men and women of our Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/06/2017 15:12:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732497

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure social media companies tackle cyber bullying.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government expects social media companies, and internet platforms, to have robust processes in place and to act promptly when all forms of abuse, including cyber bullying is reported. That includes acting quickly to removing inappropriate content, and where appropriate, suspending or terminating the accounts of those breaching the rules in place. We are continuing to work closely with industry, including social media companies, charities, schools and parents to tackle this serious issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/07/2017 10:30:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

732498

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce whether the Great Western mainline to Bristol will be fully electrified; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	1172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail is delivering the Great Western Electrification Programme to the dates set out in the latest publication of their Enhancement Delivery plan. This includes completing electrification of the Great Western Mainline between London and Bristol Parkway and on to Cardiff by December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 15:27:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

732499

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefits for passengers in terms of capacity, frequency and journey times of the full electrification of the Great Western mainline to Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	1173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Frequency and journey times on the Great Western mainline will be decided as part of the industry timetabling process which will in turn inform the improved capacity of the network.</p><p> </p><p>Once the current programme is complete, over 100 million rail journey experiences will improve each year, there will be an extra 4,900 extra seats into London and it is expected that journey times between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea will reduce by around 15 minutes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 15:30:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

732500

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the role of the Office of Rail and Road is in relation to the full electrification of the Great Western mainline to Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	1174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road is the independent economic and safety regulator for the railways. In relation to the enhancements and electrification of the Great Western Main Line, it is responsible for monitoring the delivery of certain regulated outputs set out in Network Rail’s Enhancements Delivery Plan.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 15:44:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

732501

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new schools have been built (a) with and (b) without a sprinkler system fitted in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	1093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>All schools must comply with strict building and fire safety regulations. It has always been the case that where a fire risk assessment required for any new building recommends sprinklers are installed to keep children safe, they must be fitted.</p><p>As not all new schools are commissioned by the Department for Education we do not hold data on the number of all new schools that have been built with or without sprinklers installed.</p><p>The Department holds information on schools managed centrally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, under the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). Of the 260 schools in phase one of the PSBP, 7<ins class="ministerial">4</ins><del class="ministerial">5</del> schools include sprinkler systems. As schools under phase two of the PSBP are still in the early design stage, it is not yet clear which may require sprinklers at this time.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of schools in phase one with sprinklers installed had previously been reported as 75. However, further analysis of the data has confirmed that a joint project between two primary schools in Wiltshire had inadvertently been counted as two schools, when they should only have been counted once. Therefore, we can confirm that the correct number of schools fitted with sprinklers, under phase one of PSBP, is 74</ins></p><p>Until recently, schools developed under the Free Schools programme were managed by the individual Free School proposer groups, via their appointed building contractors. Due to this, the Department does not hold information on the number of Free School buildings with and without sprinklers installed.</p><p>All schools must have robust safety plans to follow in the event of a fire and have very strong safety features. This includes the fact that they are not occupied overnight and are generally low rise with multiple exit routes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/07/2017 16:20:35 question first ministerially corrected 04/10/2017 11:07:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 2132 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes