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872421

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Death Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from reforms to the death certification process due to be introduced in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	134335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the introduction of medical examiners from April 2019, to provide a system of effective medical scrutiny of all non-coronial deaths. Following a public consultation on associated reforms, the Government plans to publish a response shortly, accompanied by an impact assessment which will set out the costs and benefits of the revised approach.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/03/2018 15:40:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

872422

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable people to claim compensation from banks when monies are fraudulently transferred from their accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	134336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>When an individual has had money fraudulently taken from their account, such as an unauthorised payment or ‘card not present’ fraud, in most circumstances the payment services provider must reimburse the customer for their loss.</p><p> </p><p>In other types of fraud, where an individual has been tricked into authorising the payment to the fraudster, commonly known as Authorised Push Payment scams (APP), consumers have less protection. The Government recognises that fraudulent transactions of this type can significantly impact those affected.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Fraud Taskforce (JFT) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) have work in hand which will make it easier for victims of this type of fraud to claim compensation or receive a reimbursement following their loss.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has now consulted on a ‘contingent reimbursement model’ for victims of APP scams and has established a steering group of consumer representatives and banks, including the Home Office, to design an industry code by September 2018, with a view to the final code being in place in early 2019. The aim of this code is to reduce the incidence of APP scams, and set out rules on how industry should reimburse consumers in certain scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>The long term ambition of the JFT is to introduce a funds repatriation scheme. The scheme will enable banking providers to trace, freeze then return stolen money back to the victims of fraud. We are currently working with the private sector to assess the legal and regulatory issues with implementing a fully functioning scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/04/2018 12:12:25 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

869500

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 that the effectiveness of anti-terror (a) legislation and (b) policies, including financial sanctions will be maintained after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	134014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s future partnership paper on security, law enforcement and criminal justice published on 18 September 2017 set out how the UK is seeking a future relationship with the EU and its Member States that provides for practical operational cooperation; facilitates data driven law enforcement; and supports multilateral cooperation through EU agencies.</p><p>We continue to value our cooperation and information sharing through measures such as the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), Europol, the European Criminal Record Information System (ECRIS) and the Schengen Information System (SIS II) in our efforts to fight cross-border crime and terrorism.</p><p>The Government’s counter-terrorism legislation and policies will continue to remain comprehensive and effective following the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p>The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is progressing through the House of Commons. The Bill provides the UK with the ability to make a variety of sanctions regimes, including for complying with a UN obligation. The Bill will also give the UK powers to create UK autonomous sanctions regimes. The Prime Minister has said that we will look to carry over all EU sanctions at the time of our departure, and we will all be stronger if the UK and EU have the means to co-operate on sanctions now, and potentially to develop them together in the future.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/04/2018 15:29:45 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850639

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the collapse of Carillon on construction projects in the Hendon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has established the Carillion Taskforce, to advise on the impact on small businesses and employees affected by Carillion insolvency. The Taskforce’s attendees included representatives from leading business bodies, the construction trade sector, unions, banks and government. This has already led to useful collaborations, in particular in relation to ensuring firms and employees have access to support from Government and the banks.</p><p> </p><p>The nature of Carillion’s business was to sub-contract significant proportions of its work and a significant number of those sub-contractors have sub-contracted further elements. The complexity of the contracting structure is such that it is not possible for the Official Receiver at this stage in the liquidation process to have a complete picture of companies and therefore projects affected across the UK. He is continuing to work through Carillion’s systems to identify all contracts. To date, we are not currently aware of any Carillion related redundancies in Hendon.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 12/03/2018 10:56:39 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850640

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of owners of holiday properties who have registered for the small business rates relief.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of holiday properties that are registered for, or receive, small business rate relief. Decisions on whether a property qualifies for small business rate relief rest with local councils.</p><p>The Valuation Office Agency ratings list data shows that there are 41,000 properties classed as self-catering holiday homes with a rateable value of up to £15,000, which is the upper limit for small business rate relief. However, not all of these properties will receive this relief, for example where owners have more than one property.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/03/2018 13:24:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850641

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Barnet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an assessment of the need for additional secondary schools in the London Borough of Barnet.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials are working with Barnet Council to determine the need for a further secondary free school within the borough. This school is in addition to two currently planned free schools that will provide 1,800 secondary places for ages 11 to 16 when at capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Opening new free schools in areas of need is a key priority for this Government, and supports the efforts of local authorities to fulfil their duty to provide sufficient school places. In addition, the Department has provided Barnet local authority with £87 million between 2011-2017 to create new school places, and allocated a further £25.5 million for 2017-2020.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/03/2018 16:40:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850644

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to prevent one parent obtaining a passport for their children without the consent of the other.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	129897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the current policy on who can apply for a child’s passport. Her Majesty’s Passport Office already has in place provisions for someone to inform them of concerns regarding safeguarding and abduction.</p><p>HM Passport Office also recommends that where issues occur, parents, guardians or a legal representative seek direction from the courts and if informed HM Passport Office will allow a period of time for this to be obtained before a passport is issued.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2018 19:30:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850965

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Poland: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in the Government of Poland on their Holocaust law.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text ​The Foreign Secretary discussed this issue with his counterpart, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 15 February 2018. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/03/2018 15:22:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850966

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Local Government: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local government employees were suspended on full pay in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Central government does not collate this information.</p><p>Local government workforce matters are devolved and it is for councils as independent employers to make decisions on staff disciplinary. This information will be held locally.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:07:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

850967

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Deptartment, what the Government's policy is on the destruction of security service files on the political activities of private individuals.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	130171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>It has been the policy of successive Governments neither to confirm nor deny matters relating to the activities of the security and intelligence services.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/03/2018 15:00:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord