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1121395

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	11/04/2019
	date tabled	11/04/2019
	ddp created	11/04/2019 18:00:01
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	12/04/2019 12:11:06 23/04/2019 17:01:10
	house id	1
	identifier	244055
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:29:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to help businesses create more highly skilled jobs in (a) Gillingham and Rainham, (b) Medway and (c) Kent.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 244055
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	244055
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has invited all Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England to develop Local Industrial Strategies. We aim to agree these with all places by early 2020. For Kent, the South East LEP will set out an ambitious long-term vision for the area to increase its productivity, build on its established strengths, and create new opportunities for people and businesses in emerging sectors and industries.</p><p> </p><p>The government know that regions across the UK have different skills needs, so will build on local strengths to deliver opportunities for people wherever they live. One way we will achieve this is through Skills Advisory Panels which bring together local employers and skills providers to pool knowledge on skills and labour market needs and work together to understand and address key local challenges. These Panels will be led by the Local Enterprise Partnership, and will influence Local Industrial Strategy development.</p><p> </p><p>In Kent, and the wider South East LEP area, the government is working in partnership with local business and civic leaders to grow skills and opportunities for workers across the area by:</p><p>- Delivering an increase of 198,900 jobs since 2010 and 31,080 apprenticeship starts last year.</p><p>- Investing £590 million of Growth Deal funding to the South East LEP since 2014. delivering 78,000 jobs, 29,000 homes and attracting a further £960 million extra investment into the South East, including £22 million spent on 29 skills projects.</p><p>- Investing £6.5 million for the Kent and Medway EDGE Hub. .</p><p>- Backing the Innovation Park Medway, within the Kent Enterprise Zone with £4.4 million funding to help attract high quality technology, engineering and manufacturing companies to the area.</p><p>Supporting the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Kent and Medway Growth Hub to help small and medium sized enterprises in the areas access the support they need to grow and thrive.</p>
	creator	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1122317

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	23/04/2019
	date tabled	23/04/2019
	ddp created	23/04/2019 15:08:09
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	23/04/2019 15:15:13 23/04/2019 17:07:01
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	910445
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:35:26
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes in courts staffing and courts closures on access to justice.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910445
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910445
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Any decision to close a court is not taken lightly, but in circumstances where 41% of our courts operated in 2016-17 at half their available capacity and where we are investing £1 billion in courts and bringing them up to date, the Ministry of Justice has to think carefully about where our court resources are most effectively and efficiently spent.</p>
	creator	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1122316

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	23/04/2019
	date tabled	23/04/2019
	ddp created	23/04/2019 15:08:05
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	23/04/2019 15:15:22 23/04/2019 17:03:01
	hansard heading	Divorce
	house id	1
	identifier	910443
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:31:56
	question text	What steps he is taking to consider the views of the public before proposing changes to divorce laws.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910443
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910443
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Hostility and conflict between parents leave their mark on children and damage their life chances.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we intend to remove the need for blame when people divorce. A YouGov poll published the same day as our response to the consultation indicated 73% support for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>We held a full public consultation last year to test our detailed proposals. We have reflected on the experience and insight that people brought from all perspectives.</p>
	creator	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1121353

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	11/04/2019
	date tabled	11/04/2019
	ddp created	11/04/2019 17:46:11
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	12/04/2019 11:15:26 23/04/2019 17:02:06
	hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships: Coastal Areas
	house id	1
	identifier	244176
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:30:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his department has taken to support Local Enterprise Partnerships in (a) coastal communities and (b) Portsmouth.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 244176
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	244176
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that communities, including those across Portsmouth and the wider Hampshire area, benefit from new investment and economic growth and strengthened Local Enterprise Partnerships help deliver this vision of prosperous communities across England. Through the Local Growth Fund the Government has awarded over £9 billion to LEPs between 2015 and 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Across Portsmouth and the wider Hampshire area Government has committed £182.92m of Local Growth Deal funding through the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership. The LEP estimate that the Growth Deal will deliver 15,000 jobs; 1,000 new apprenticeships; 7,250 new homes; and 527,000 m2 of employment land. Projects are already achieving positive outcomes, such as the opening of The Hard Interchange a £4.9m investment to provide improved connectivity and provide an impressive new gateway to the City of Portsmouth.</p><p> </p><p>The UK coastline plays a vital role in the economy, history and culture of our country and Government is helping coastal communities flourish and strengthen their appeal as places to live, work and visit, through dedicated investment of over £200m.</p><p> </p><p>In Portsmouth, this includes £1.75 million to regenerate the Victorian Arches at Point Battery, Old Portsmouth, to create a centrally located &quot;creative hub&quot; with affordable work and exhibition space with leisure and catering facilities, £50,000 towards the restoration of South Parade Pier, Southsea and £50,000 towards the Southsea Lighthouse restoration project.</p>
	creator	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1121345

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	11/04/2019
	date tabled	11/04/2019
	ddp created	11/04/2019 17:45:48
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	12/04/2019 12:09:51 23/04/2019 17:01:05
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	identifier	244156
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:29:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that older people claim the benefits they are entitled to.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 244156
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	244156
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people receive the support they are entitled to and the DWP targets activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or report a change in their circumstances. The DWP uses a wide range of channels to communicate information about benefits to potential customers; including information on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gov.uk/</a>, in leaflets and by telephone. People wishing to claim Pension Credit can do so by calling 0800 99 1234. DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres including visiting officers are able to provide help and advice about entitlement to benefits, as are staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>One of the best ways to reach eligible customers is through trusted stakeholder working in the community and we have developed the Pension Credit toolkit, as an on-line tool for agencies and welfare rights organisations to use in order to encourage Pension Credit take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p> </p><p>The toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. The toolkit also provides links to information about disability and carers benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently we have provided to relevant organisations a fact sheet about Pension Credit and forthcoming changes for couples to ensure that accurate information is available in the places where people are most likely to seek information.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of people of pension age in receipt of a State Pension or another social security benefit receive their annual winter fuel payment automatically without the need to make a claim.</p>
	creator	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1121357

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	11/04/2019
	date tabled	11/04/2019
	ddp created	11/04/2019 17:50:13
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	12/04/2019 11:15:28 23/04/2019 17:01:07
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	identifier	244000
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:29:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that older people in financial hardship are able to claim the benefits they are entitled to.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 244000
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	244000
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people receive the support they are entitled to and the DWP targets activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or report a change in their circumstances. The DWP uses a wide range of channels to communicate information about benefits to potential customers; including information on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gov.uk/</a>, in leaflets and by telephone. People wishing to claim Pension Credit can do so by calling 0800 99 1234. DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres including visiting officers are able to provide help and advice about entitlement to benefits, as are staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>One of the best ways to reach eligible customers is through trusted stakeholder working in the community and we have developed the Pension Credit toolkit, as an on-line tool for agencies and welfare rights organisations to use in order to encourage Pension Credit take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p> </p><p>The toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. The toolkit also provides links to information about disability and carers benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently we have provided to relevant organisations a fact sheet about Pension Credit and forthcoming changes for couples to ensure that accurate information is available in the places where people are most likely to seek information.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of people of pension age in receipt of a State Pension or another social security benefit receive their annual winter fuel payment automatically without the need to make a claim.</p>
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1121364

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	11/04/2019
	date tabled	11/04/2019
	ddp created	11/04/2019 17:50:43
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	12/04/2019 11:15:35 23/04/2019 17:01:04
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	244157
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:29:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many post office branches Post Office Ltd pay above the normal remuneration fees scales.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 244157
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	244157
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Remuneration fees paid to Post Office Branches is an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked Alisdair Cameron, the Group interim Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p>
	creator	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1121365

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	11/04/2019
	date tabled	11/04/2019
	ddp created	11/04/2019 17:50:45
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	12/04/2019 11:15:38 23/04/2019 17:01:01
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Retail Trade
	house id	1
	identifier	244158
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:29:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which retailers operate over ten post offices; and how many post offices do each of those retailers operate.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 244158
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	244158
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Commercial arrangements with retailers are an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked Alisdair Cameron, the Group interim Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p>
	creator	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1122319

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	23/04/2019
	date tabled	23/04/2019
	ddp created	23/04/2019 15:08:16
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	23/04/2019 15:15:17 23/04/2019 17:11:01
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	1
	identifier	910449
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:39:06
	question text	What progress his Department has made on recruiting 2,500 new prison officers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910449
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910449
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have met our target to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers ahead of schedule; at the end of December 2018 we had a net increase of 4,767 FTE Band 3 to 5 prison officers since we began at the end of October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It is the highest number of officers in post since 31 March 2012.</p>
	creator	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1122315

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	23/04/2019
	date tabled	23/04/2019
	ddp created	23/04/2019 15:08:03
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	23/04/2019 15:15:11 23/04/2019 17:08:02
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	identifier	910442
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:36:20
	question text	What progress his Department has made on tackling mobile phone use in prisons.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910442
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910442
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Our strategy to tackling the security threat posed by mobile phones is threefold:</p><ul><li>we must prevent them from getting into our prisons in the first place by expanding airport-style security, including metal detectors and X-ray scanners;</li><li>we must find and stop those phones from working through using portable detection poles and the latest detection and signal-blocking technologies;</li><li>we must also exploit the data held on those phones. We have delivered new kits at 30 prisons to allow staff to download data from illicit phones quickly.</li></ul>
	creator	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield