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808284

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Whether universal credit claimants will lose money if they receive a disability premium in addition to income-based benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
	tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
	uin	903001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We simplified and rationised the various, complex disability premiums that exist in the legacy system and anyone in the Support Group who only qualifies for the Enhanced Disability Premium, will be better off in Universal Credit by over £90 per month.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 17:33:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

808280

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that universal credit supports people to progress at work and increase their earnings.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	902994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal credit provides us with the opportunity to support people to progress and we are developing the evidence base about what works.</p><p>Building on our existing suite of trials, which includes a large scale Randomised Control Trial, we have committed an additional £8m to testing different approaches to supporting people to progress.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:37:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

808283

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of universal credit appeals.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	902998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Appeals against Universal Credit decisions are at a lower level than for the other main benefits and the rate has been broadly stable since the introduction of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

808282

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department is making on reducing poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	902996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, there are 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty – a record low.</p><p>This Government is committed to action that delivers a lasting change to the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in society. This requires an approach that goes beyond the safety net of the welfare system to tackle the root causes of poverty and disadvantage.</p><p>The evidence is clear that work is the best route out of poverty. Children in workless households are 5 times more likely to be in poverty than those in households where all adults work. And children in workless families are also more disadvantaged, and achieve poorer educational and employment outcomes than other children.</p><p>That is why we will continue with polices that support and encourage employment - reforming the welfare system to make work pay. And these policies are working: since 2010, there are 3 million more people in work, with 954,000 fewer workless households, and 608,000 fewer children in workless households.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:33:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

808281

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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 assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the average level of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	902995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to reduce the risk of problem debt, including capping payday lending costs and promoting savings.</p><p>Within UC, there are also interest free Advances and a system of priority deductions to help claimants who have got into arrears.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:56:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

778253

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding will be provided for rolling out the Emergency Services Network to cover the extra cost of providing a resilient emergency service in a rural area.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	109795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The costs of upgrading to the Emergency Services Network are available in the public domain at:</p><p>https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Upgrading-emergency-service communications-the-Emergency-services-Network.pdf</p><p>and https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/b15926/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%201%20 %20Transcript%20of%20Item%205%20Tuesday%2018-Jul-2017%2010.00%20GLA%20Oversight%20Committee.pdf?T=9”</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 109794 question first answered 18/12/2017 12:46:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

804332

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what size of holdings of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies have been seized by police and national crime agencies in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	118574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/12/2017 12:32:28 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

806054

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fireworks: Antisocial Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle the anti-social use of fireworks.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	119263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police and local authorities with a range of powers to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour. Provided that the relevant legal tests are met, these powers can be used to tackle those who cause alarm or distress to others through their misuse of fireworks.</p><p>These powers are in addition to regulations in place covering the supply, storage, possession and use of fireworks which includes restrictions on when fireworks can be sold, curfews which limit the hours during which fireworks can be used, local authority powers to deal with excessive firework noise and a prohibition on setting off or throwing fireworks in the street or other public places.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/12/2017 12:14:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

805206

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hunting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure full cost recovery from local hunts for the attendance of police officers at hunts and what discussions she has held with (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers, (b) Chief Constables and (c) Police and Crime Commissioners.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 is an operational matter for the police. It is for individual Chief Constables to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected PCCs to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses in rural and urban areas alike.</p><p>If the police face unexpected or exceptional events, there is an established process by which Police and Crime Commissioners can apply for Special Grant funding to help with these costs.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 118877 question first answered 18/12/2017 12:36:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

805205

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hunting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to Chief Constables and Police Commissioners on the frequency with which police officers should attend meetings of the local hunt?
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 is an operational matter for the police. It is for individual Chief Constables to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected PCCs to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses in rural and urban areas alike.</p><p>If the police face unexpected or exceptional events, there is an established process by which Police and Crime Commissioners can apply for Special Grant funding to help with these costs.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 118878 question first answered 18/12/2017 12:36:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew