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987719

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent changes the Government has made to universal credit to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable claimants.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	907057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We have already spent £1.5 billion on improvements during the first assessment period. We have already committed more money to protect the most vulnerable, including the 500,000 people currently receiving the Severe Disability Premium. A million disabled people will be better off.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/10/2018 16:11:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

984756

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Ombudsman Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken was for the Housing Ombudsman to complete a case in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	177595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The data available for the period 2012-13 to 2017-18* can be found at the Housing Ombudsman website: <a href="https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/about-us/corporate-information/publications/" target="_blank">https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/about-us/corporate-information/publications/</a></p><p>The data for the period 2009-10 to 2011-12 can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-housing-ombudsman-limited-annual-report-and-accounts-2009-to-2010" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-housing-ombudsman-limited-annual-report-and-accounts-2009-to-2010</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-housing-ombudsman-limited-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-housing-ombudsman-limited-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-housing-ombudsman-limited-annual-report-and-financial-statements-2011-to-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-housing-ombudsman-limited-annual-report-and-financial-statements-2011-to-2012</a></p><p>In their 2017-18 Annual Report the Housing Ombudsman confirmed its commitment to reducing the average case time for a determination to six months. Additionally, in the Green Paper “A new deal for social housing” we are consulting on options for speeding up the complaints process for social housing residents.</p><p>*A casework system change occurred at the end of 2013-14 and the reporting issues continued into 2014-15. There is not a complete set of data for these years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2018 16:20:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

984799

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Cameroon: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the presidential elections that took place in Cameroon on 7 October 2018 (a) were conducted in a free and fair manner and (b) produced a legitimate result.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>​The African Union's Election Observation Mission found that the elections were conducted in a relatively orderly manner in most of the country, but violence affected polling in the Anglophone regions. The result is due to be announced between 15-22 October. On 8 October I issued a statement making clear that the UK was concerned by reports of violence and casualties on polling day in Anglophone regions, and by how difficult it was for citizens to vote there. I called on all parties to follow proper procedure for tallying results and exercise restraint.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 16:20:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

984827

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve outreach services for homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	177745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced on 30 March a new Rough Sleeping Initiative team that has direct oversight over the delivery of £30 million in 2018/19 to 83 local authorities, with further funding of £45 million to be allocated in 2019/20.</p><p>This tailored approach is ensuring interventions are planned on the basis of local need, existing provision and service gaps in each area and that funding is directed to the places where it will have most impact.</p><p>The types of interventions we are funding include local co-ordination and case management work, increased outreach provision, a range of emergency accommodation options, access routes into more settled accommodation and support to help people engage and sustain accommodation. These interventions have worked in the past, and will work again.</p><p>To support this, the Government has also funded the London Training Academy to deliver assertive outreach training this Autumn to staff working with rough sleepers across England. The training will seek contributions from practised outreach workers and people with lived experience, sourcing materials including case studies and short films, creating a course that reflects good practice from across England, covering rural and urban areas.</p><p>The Government is committed to halving rough sleeping by 2020 and ending it by 2027 and this training will allow outreach workers to work this autumn to reach vulnerable people and make an impact on rough sleeping numbers immediately.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/10/2018 16:22:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

984879

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeframe is for the first additional homes to be built as a result of removing the cap on council housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	177596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Once the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap has been removed, local authorities will be able to use their new borrowing freedom to start building new homes to meet the needs of their communities immediately.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2018 16:18:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

984902

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved. But it is the job of responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 15/10/2018 16:15:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984904

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The government has now published 106 specific technical notices to help businesses, citizens and consumers to prepare for March 2019 in the event of a no-deal scenario, this includes 14 DfT notices. These are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 15/10/2018 16:14:16 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984952

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proportion of homeless people who are homeless due to an eviction from a private rented property.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	177750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the ending of an assured shorthold tenancy is biggest cause of homelessness. The Government is committed to protecting the rights of tenants and giving them more security.</p><p>We have published a model tenancy agreement which landlords and tenants can use as the basis for longer, family friendly tenancies, available for free at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/model-agreement-for-a-shorthold-assured-tenancy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/model-agreement-for-a-shorthold-assured-tenancy</a>. And the measures announced in the Housing White Paper resulted in many of the largest build to rent operators offering their tenants the option of longer tenancies.</p><p>Also, this week we have launched the £20 million Private Rented Sector Access Scheme to support those who are, or at risk of homelessness. This access scheme will help those people sustain tenancies.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/10/2018 16:23:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

984962

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Omar al-Bashir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the potential adoption of measures by (a) the UN Security Council and (b) the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court in response to the referral by that court of the Government of Jordan as a result of its non-compliance with the court’s outstanding warrant for the arrest of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber's (PTC) finding of non-compliance against the Government of Jordan, and its referral of the matter to the UNSC and the Assembly of States Parties, is subject to appeal. In September the ICC's Appeals Chamber heard Jordan's appeal against last December's PTC finding of non-cooperation for its failure to arrest Sudanese President al-Bashir, when he attended an Arab League Summit in Amman in March 2017. The Appeals Chamber has not reached a decision yet. Once a decision is made, the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties will consider a response, if appropriate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/10/2018 16:23:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

984412

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	New Enterprise Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to maintain its provision of support for jobseekers to become self-employed through the New Enterprise Allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	177157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>DWP is committed to support to people in, or considering, self-employment to progress to sustained financial self-sufficiency. The Department is looking at the options for the best way to continue to provide support to this group following the current contract cycle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 177158 177159 question first answered 15/10/2018 16:23:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms