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1079319

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which hybrid warfare is being used as a tool to interfere with public opinion.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	227167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We know that certain states routinely use hybrid warfare, disinformation, ‘bots’ and hacking as foreign policy tools. It’s not surprising that they should try to influence the UK to further their own agendas. There is no evidence of successful interference, but the UK is not complacent to this threat. We are actively monitoring to identify and understand disinformation campaigns, and are taking action to ensure our democracy remains secure.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/03/2019 12:32:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1081829

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Barnsley
	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 much the Government plans to allocate from its Stronger Towns Fund to Barnsley.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	228105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Stronger Towns Fund prospectus will be published before Summer recess. This will outline the process for how towns can be put forwards for town deals, including the eligibility criteria and the process for the competition.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 228106 228108 228109 question first answered 07/03/2019 16:12:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1081830

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: South Yorkshire
	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 much the Government plans to allocate from its Stronger Towns Fund to towns in South Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	228106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Stronger Towns Fund prospectus will be published before Summer recess. This will outline the process for how towns can be put forwards for town deals, including the eligibility criteria and the process for the competition.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 228105 228108 228109 question first answered 07/03/2019 16:12:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1081831

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	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 form the Government's needs-based formula to determine the allocation of the Stronger Towns Fund will take.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	228107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>£1 billion has been provisionally allocated according to a needs-based formula. This is calculated according to metrics of: income, productivity, deprivation, skills, and the number of people living in towns.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 228029 question first answered 07/03/2019 16:13:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1081832

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Stronger Towns Fund, when the bidding process to determine allocation of the £600 million of Government funding through a bidding process to communities in any part of the country will commence; and who will be eligible to bid for that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	228108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Stronger Towns Fund prospectus will be published before Summer recess. This will outline the process for how towns can be put forwards for town deals, including the eligibility criteria and the process for the competition.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 228105 228106 228109 question first answered 07/03/2019 16:12:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1081833

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Stronger Towns Fund, what criteria his Department plans to use when determining the allocation of the £600 million of Government funding through a bidding process to communities in any part of the country.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	228109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Stronger Towns Fund prospectus will be published before Summer recess. This will outline the process for how towns can be put forwards for town deals, including the eligibility criteria and the process for the competition.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 228105 228106 228108 question first answered 07/03/2019 16:12:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1081872

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Bedford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been excluded from (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Bedford Borough in each year for which information is available; if he will publish those exclusions by school; how many of those exclusions were permanent exclusions; and what the national average in England is for school exclusions at primary and secondary level.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	228134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The National Statistics release ‘Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England 2016 to 2017’ includes information on the number and rate of permanent and fixed period exclusions. The full release is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Information at national level, by local authorities and by schools for each academic year from 2006/07 to 2016/17 is available in the underlying data section of the release.[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] The data can be filtered by the columns “year, “level” and “la_name”.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/03/2019 15:57:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1081919

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Sierra Leone: 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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the state of political and constitutional freedoms in Sierra Leone; and what steps his Department has taken in response to recent political and constitutional events in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	228165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>​The Government welcomes the recent launch by the Government of Sierra Leone of its Medium Term National Economic Development plan. In that context, the UK, and partners have raised concerns with the Government about its policy on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) contained in the new Development Cooperation Framework (DCF). I recently met with Foreign Minister Dr. Alie Kabba and emphasised the importance of giving NGOs the space to operate and contribute to Sierra Leone's development. We welcome further discussions on the content of the DCF to ensure that the valuable work of NGOs in Sierra Leone is unhindered.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/03/2019 15:09:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1081897

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for each year since 2016-17, how many universal credit full service claimants submitted a DS1500 form to access universal credit under the special rules for terminal illness; and how many of those applications were (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	227959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We take terminal illness very seriously and treat people in such circumstances with the upmost speed and sensitivity. Our process for supporting people who have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less has been designed specifically to enable decisions to be fast tracked at all stages. Where we receive a correctly completed form DS1500, the decision that a person has limited capability for work and work related activity is normally made within a few days.</p><p> </p><p>The DS1500 is not a claim form and its use in providing evidential support for claims from people who are terminally ill claiming benefit is not obligatory. GPs, Consultants and specialist nurses have direct access to the blank DS1500 report and either send the completed report to DWP or give it to the claimant or their representative.</p><p> </p><p>The special rules applying to people who are terminally ill, including the reasonable expectation of death within 6-month rule, were first introduced in 1990 for Attendance Allowance following a recommendation from the Social Security Advisory Committee. The rules are common to a range of benefits and are also used elsewhere, for example the Early Access to Financial Assistance Scheme, administered by the Pension Protection Fund. The design of Universal Credit for terminally ill claimants is based on this well tested process. This is not a separate entitlement; this is part of the Universal Credit process, and as such we do not hold the requested data. The Universal Credit Programme is considering what management information and data will be published.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the Universal Credit Programme have regular meetings with key stakeholders to understand how our policies are working and discuss potential areas for improvement. We will continue to keep procedures under review to ensure that they work as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit provides enhanced personalised support. All claimants, including terminally ill patients, receive continuous tailored support managed through personal work coaches, who know each person. Claimants have several options for how they would like to progress their claim, and we will support them in the most sensitive way possible.</p><p> </p><p>For example, if they would rather not continue submitting information online, our Jobcentre staff can either telephone or visit them, to provide support in making their initial claim and completing any other administrative tasks required to ensure that they receive the correct payment. If a claimant does not want to tell us about their condition themselves, then they can appoint a representative, such as a relative, friend, doctor or charitable organisation to let us know on their behalf. We accept information directly from claimant representatives, such as claimant appointees or third party organisations representing the claimant, as well as details supplied to DWP Universal Credit partnership managers or external engagement officials.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 227960 227961 227974 227975 227976 question first answered 07/03/2019 12:22:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1081900

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of DS1500 forms issued to claimants of universal credit were not returned to the Department in each year since 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	227960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We take terminal illness very seriously and treat people in such circumstances with the upmost speed and sensitivity. Our process for supporting people who have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less has been designed specifically to enable decisions to be fast tracked at all stages. Where we receive a correctly completed form DS1500, the decision that a person has limited capability for work and work related activity is normally made within a few days.</p><p> </p><p>The DS1500 is not a claim form and its use in providing evidential support for claims from people who are terminally ill claiming benefit is not obligatory. GPs, Consultants and specialist nurses have direct access to the blank DS1500 report and either send the completed report to DWP or give it to the claimant or their representative.</p><p> </p><p>The special rules applying to people who are terminally ill, including the reasonable expectation of death within 6-month rule, were first introduced in 1990 for Attendance Allowance following a recommendation from the Social Security Advisory Committee. The rules are common to a range of benefits and are also used elsewhere, for example the Early Access to Financial Assistance Scheme, administered by the Pension Protection Fund. The design of Universal Credit for terminally ill claimants is based on this well tested process. This is not a separate entitlement; this is part of the Universal Credit process, and as such we do not hold the requested data. The Universal Credit Programme is considering what management information and data will be published.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the Universal Credit Programme have regular meetings with key stakeholders to understand how our policies are working and discuss potential areas for improvement. We will continue to keep procedures under review to ensure that they work as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit provides enhanced personalised support. All claimants, including terminally ill patients, receive continuous tailored support managed through personal work coaches, who know each person. Claimants have several options for how they would like to progress their claim, and we will support them in the most sensitive way possible.</p><p> </p><p>For example, if they would rather not continue submitting information online, our Jobcentre staff can either telephone or visit them, to provide support in making their initial claim and completing any other administrative tasks required to ensure that they receive the correct payment. If a claimant does not want to tell us about their condition themselves, then they can appoint a representative, such as a relative, friend, doctor or charitable organisation to let us know on their behalf. We accept information directly from claimant representatives, such as claimant appointees or third party organisations representing the claimant, as well as details supplied to DWP Universal Credit partnership managers or external engagement officials.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 227959 227961 227974 227975 227976 question first answered 07/03/2019 12:22:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead