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1170900

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date	15/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the economic effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	900131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>Work is the most effective route out of poverty. Universal Credit makes it easier for people to move into work and keep more of what they earn.</p><p>We have listened to concerns and as a result ensured that claimants can access 100% advance payments on day one of a Universal Credit claim and continue to receive Housing Benefit for two weeks after transitioning.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/01/2020 15:55:46 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1170901

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on cross-border rail services on the Great Western Railway line.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	900132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>I am due to meet the Secretary of State for Transport in the next few weeks. We will discuss how we build upon the additional 15,000 weekday seats between South Wales and London and the new SuperFast services, which have brought the journey time between Cardiff and Paddington down to 1 hour 42 minutes, saving 17 minutes on the previous fastest times.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/01/2020 15:54:22 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1170902

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	900135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>As the new Secretary of State for Wales I am wholeheartedly committed to strengthening the Union and to working hand in hand with Welsh Government colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>I have already met with the First Minister and a number of Welsh Ministers to discuss how we can work together to maximise the opportunities of EU exit and support the Welsh economy.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/01/2020 15:55:02 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1170903

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on cross-border infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	900136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>I met Ken Skates, Minster for Transport and Economy for the Welsh Government last week and we discussed opportunities to improve transport across the border.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/01/2020 15:51:19 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

1170905

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	NHS: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Welsh Government's administration of the NHS in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	900138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>I am grateful for this opportunity to emphasise our commitment to the NHS. In Wales it is the responsibility of the Welsh Government to use their funding effectively. We are committed to working with the Welsh Government to ensure that a high standard of healthcare and access to services is available.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/01/2020 15:52:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1170906

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh economy of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	900139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement allows us to get Brexit done and leave the European Union in a smooth and orderly manner at the end of the month.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will maximise the opportunities of Brexit for Wales and the whole of the UK, taking back control of our money, our laws, our trade and our borders.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/01/2020 15:53:18 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1170236

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been diagnosed with dementia in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/01/2020 11:44:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1170237

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking in response to the 12 December 2019 judgment of the High Court in R (Gill on behalf of the Sikh Federation) v The Cabinet Office [2019] EWHC 3407 (Admin) to ensure that the Minister has responsibility for deciding upon the final form of the census particulars and the census questionnaires; and whether he plans to include in that final form a Sikh ethnic tick box response option.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	2576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The claim for judicial review in respect of the making of the Census Order without a Sikh ethnicity tick-box, brought by Amrik Singh Gill on behalf of the Sikh Federation UK, was dismissed by the High Court in December. Permission to appeal to the High Court was refused. It would be inappropriate for Ministers to comment any further.</p><p>The final topics and questions to be included in the 2021 Census will be set in secondary legislation. The draft Census Order will be presented to both Houses in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/01/2020 17:03:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1170241

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of (a) the effectiveness of the law on automatism as a legal defence and (b) its role in miscarriages of justice.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	2425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>Automatism has developed as a defence under the common law for a long period of time and is a full defence to a criminal charge where the defendant’s consciousness was so impaired that they were acting in a state of physical involuntariness.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands how difficult it must be for innocent victims of acts for which automatism may be a defence to accept that in law no one is to blame but we believe it remains unjust to punish someone for something they genuinely had no control over.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/01/2020 11:57:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1170242

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on families of road death victims of defendants charged with dangerous driving being granted anonymity.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	2426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>In accordance with the principle of open justice, defendants in criminal cases are not granted automatic anonymity, for any offence, if they are over the age of 18. The court has the power to grant discretionary reporting restrictions to prevent the name of the defendant being published in exceptional circumstances; this would be considered if revealing the identity of the defendant would pose a real risk to the administration of justice. The Government is not considering granting defendants automatic anonymity.</p><p> </p><p>However, suspects who have not yet been charged with a criminal offence should not be routinely named. The identity of a suspect should only be released if there is a compelling reason to do so, for example if they pose a risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of support services for victims of crime are provided or commissioned by Police and Crime Commissioners through grant funding provided by the Ministry of Justice. This includes services to support the bereaved families of victims of road crime.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/01/2020 11:46:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman