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794282

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that licensing authorities (a) introduce disability equality training and (b) publicise the 2010 Best Practice Guidance for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	115255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) services must be accessible to those who rely upon them, and disability awareness training can be effective in equipping drivers with the skills and knowledge to provide all passengers with the assistance they require. The Department is currently considering the responses to the consultation on the draft Accessibility Action Plan which will inform the updated Best Practice Guidance for taxi and PHV licensing authorities. It is the Department’s expectation that the guidance will include a recommendation that authorities should use their existing powers to require prospective drivers to complete disability awareness and equality training.</p><p> </p><p>I announced in a Westminster Hall debate that I would be setting up a working group to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing, reporting its findings to me in the new year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 28/11/2017 10:57:01 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

794301

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the implementation of her policy to include mothers names on marriage certificates.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	115274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn on 2 December 2016, UIN 55490.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/12/2017 17:18:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794302

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Departmental are working on (a) administrative, (c) technical and (c) legislative tasks relating proposals to include a mother's name and details on marriage certificates.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	115275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has a number of officials who are working, or have worked, on proposals to include mothers’ names on marriage certificates. This work forms just part of these officials' wider responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:22:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794303

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) which computer systems will need to be altered to allow mothers names and details to be given on marriage certificates.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	115276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>All marriage registrations in England and Wales are recorded on a computer system that is used by registration officers administrating the registration service. Changes would need to be made to this system to allow mothers names and details to be recorded. This can only be achieved once the necessary legislation is in place.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:32:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794304

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which acts of Parliament need to be amended in order to allow mothers' names and details to be given on marriage certificates.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	115277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Any change to the content of the marriage entry to include mothers’ names would ideally also bring forward reform to how marriages are registered to introduce efficiencies and create a more secure system for the maintenance of marriage records.</p><p> </p><p>To introduce such reform would require changes to primary legislation, in particular the Marriage Act 1949, and associated regulations. We continue to look for opportunities to introduce the legislative change required.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:27:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794305

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on biometric resident permit cards that have required revision due to errors in England.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	115278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:15:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

794306

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the 26-30 year old travel discount scheme is mandatory for all Train Operating Companies.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	115279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is working with industry to extend the benefits of discounted travel. My current expectation is that, after a trial period, this card will be subject to a binding agreement between all franchised operators.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/11/2017 11:07:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794309

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of the roll-out of smart ticketing and what the timetable is for that roll-out across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	115282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has allocated a total budget of £80 million which, together with the Rail Delivery Group’s mobile barcode programme and the work of Transport for the North, will offer smart ticketing coverage to almost all of the country by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/11/2017 16:22:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794311

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate has made of the number of British citizens living in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	115284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We estimate there are approximately 20,000 British citizens living in Zimbabwe, many of whom are long-term residents.</p><p>We ask all British nationals to regularly check travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 15:51:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

794317

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he has had with the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock to discuss a VAT exemption for police and fires services in Scotland; and when those meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	115290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Government ministers regularly meet with Members of Parliament to discuss policy issues.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 115292 115293 115294 115295 question first answered 28/11/2017 14:12:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown