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1111033

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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
	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 the 192 shared accommodation rates of local housing allowance have been uprated as a result of the targeted affordability fund in each year since this was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	243316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The information requested is in the table below.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Shared Accommodation Rates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/04/2019 14:47:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1111215

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people with a disability living in poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	243357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>National statistics on the number of people with a disability living in poverty, are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures can be found using the link below, in table 7b, in the file “summary-hbai-1994-95-2017-18-tables.ods”.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789816/hbai-2017-2018-tables-ods-files.zip" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789816/hbai-2017-2018-tables-ods-files.zip</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 15:21:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1111092

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a commitment to support abortion rights throughout the world.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	243340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK leads the world in our long-term support for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortion. Research shows that restricting access to abortion services does not make abortions less common – it only serves to make them less safe, risking women’s and girls’ health and lives through dangerous, backstreet abortions. At least 8% of maternal deaths worldwide are caused by unsafe abortions. Millions more women and girls are left with injuries and disabilities as a result.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s position is that safe abortion reduces recourse to unsafe abortion and thus saves lives, and that women and adolescent girls must have the right to make their own decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and well-being. We will continue to uphold our evidence-based approach to women’s health services, including – as permitted within local laws – supporting safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/04/2019 16:16:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1110878

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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	Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	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 the annual budget is for the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group; and whether members of that group receive remuneration.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	242904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Working Group has not had an operational budget since its inception however going forward it will be supported to undertake some of its activities in working with communities. Members do not receive remuneration and undertake their roles on a voluntary basis.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/04/2019 14:48:59 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1109955

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of delivering 3 million apprenticeships; and what the timeframe is to meet that target.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	241398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>​In 2015 we set an ambitious goal of 3 million apprenticeships by 2020, and that remains our ambition but we will not sacrifice quality to get there.</p><p>We have introduced a wide range of reforms to apprenticeships to improve their quality and encourage employers across England to increase the number of apprenticeships they offer.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed and driven by industry to give apprentices the skills that businesses really need. Over 420 standards are available for employers to use, and we can see that employers are moving quickly to this new higher-quality offer. During the first half of 2018/19, nearly 60% of starts were on the new standards.</p><p>We are supporting employers to make the long-term, sustainable investment in training which will generate more apprenticeship starts. We have halved the co-investment rate from 10% to 5% for new starts from April 2019, to ease the cost of apprenticeship training for smaller employers. Later this month we will increase the amount that levy paying employers can transfer to other employers from 10% to 25%.</p><p>​In addition, our new communication campaign, ‘Fire It Up’, is supporting our ambition to expand apprenticeships so that even more people can benefit from the long-term opportunities they provide.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/04/2019 15:50:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1109963

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that apprenticeships of all levels including levels (a) 6 and (b) 7 will continue to be eligible for apprenticeship levy funding.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	241485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We are pleased that employers are choosing to move to new, higher-quality apprenticeship standards. Employers are designing higher-level apprenticeships that take longer, require more off-the-job training and as a result cost more, and that presents longer-term financial challenges.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to make funding available for apprenticeships at all levels, including levels 6 and 7. We will keep our funding policy under review in order to ensure that apprenticeships continue to be affordable and offer value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019-20, funding available for investment in apprenticeships will have increased to over £2.5 billion, double what was spent in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/04/2019 16:28:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1110955

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of (a) the contribution to the public purse of, (b) the funding allocated to and (c) the funding unspent from the apprenticeship levy in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	243350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from all UK employers with a pay bill above £3 million. Monthly receipts data for the apprenticeship levy is published by HMRC in its tax and National Insurance contributions receipts publication which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a>.</p><p>Between April 2018 and February 2019, £2.5 billion was raised from the levy.</p><p>Employers’ levy funds are distinct from the Department for Education’s ring-fenced apprenticeship budget, which is set to fund apprenticeships in England only. The budget has been set in advance by Her Majesty’s Treasury for the current spending review period (to 2019-20). The budget was £2.2 billion for the 2018-19 financial year and it will rise to over £2.5 billion in 2019-20 – double what was spent in 2010. It is used to fund new apprenticeship starts in levy and non-levy paying employers and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training. A detailed breakdown of spending for 2018-19 will be published in the Education and Skills Funding Agency Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>In the 12 months from February 2018 to January 2019, the most recent month for which data are available, £2.36 billion in levy funds were received into employers’ apprenticeship service accounts. These funds are available for employers to use for 24 months before they begin to expire on a rolling, month-by-month basis. In the same time period, a total of £523 million of payments were made from apprenticeship service accounts to cover training costs for learning. This figure does not include other costs, such as incentives and additional payments for disadvantaged apprentices.</p><p>We don’t anticipate that all levy-payers will use all the funds in their accounts. Income from the levy is also used to fund apprenticeship training for non-levy paying employers.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/04/2019 15:45:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1109880

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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	Arctic Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the forthcoming Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Finland on 7 May, particularly in relation to their commitment, in the Defence Arctic Strategy, to put the Arctic and the High North central to the security of the UK.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL15072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>​The priority of Her Majesty's Government is to maintain the Arctic as a peaceful and stable region. At the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in May, we will reaffirm our commitment to support the Arctic Council in its work to promote cooperation and coordination on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection, and to work in partnership with the eight Arctic States and the region's indigenous peoples to that end. The Arctic Council does not discuss security or defence matters. The United Kingdom will be represented at the meeting by a senior official of the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office, in accordance with our status as an observer.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/04/2019 14:48:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1110262

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Brunei: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of Brunei’s decision to introduce stoning for LGBT people on LGBT British armed forces personnel stationed at British Forces Brunei.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	242247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>In asserting international human rights law on torture, and on cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, and in opposing the death penalty in all circumstances and all its forms, the UK continues to raise concerns with the Government of Brunei about the introduction of hudud punishments.</p><p>We are confident we have protections in place with the Government of Brunei for all British Forces, associated UK civilians and their dependants relating to issues which might arise from the introduction of the new Sharia Penal Code. All British Forces in Brunei have also been instructed to heed Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/04/2019 15:31:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1110987

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	Brunei: Minority Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions has he had with his (a) Bruneian counterpart and (b) other international partners on the effect of the new penal code in Brunei on (i) the LGBT+ community and (ii) other minority groups.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	243534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and I met Brunei’s Foreign Minister Dato Erywan and Finance Minister Dato Amin Liew in London on 11 April. Ahead of this meeting the Foreign Secretary spoke to Dato Erywan on 4 April. The Foreign Secretary expressed the UK’s deep concern about the implementation of the final phases of the Sharia Penal Code in Brunei.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary has not yet raised the matter with his international counterparts or direct with the LGBT community and other minority groups. But he has made public his opposition to the implementation of Sharia Penal Code in Brunei and has made clear that he will speak out to defend our values globally, including the freedom to be who you are and to love without fear.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/04/2019 15:38:47 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes