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1125800

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	South Korea: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to enhance defence and security co-operation with South Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	252586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>We committed in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (2015) to deepen our relationship with South Korea as a priority partner in Asia. Two Royal Navy Ships visited South Korea in 2018, and we have carried out regular exercise and training activity. This included combined amphibious training in Exercise SSANGYONG 18, supported by HMS SUTHERLAND.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/05/2019 12:25:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125799

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking in cooperation with her Irish counterpart to tackle threats from the new IRA.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	252585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>I meet the Tánaiste regularly to discuss a wide range of issues, including the security situation.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent British Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 8 May, both the UK and Ireland reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthening our security relationship.</p><p> </p><p>There is no greater responsibility than the safety and security of the people of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/05/2019 13:51:35 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125584

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Food Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of benefit claimants of who travel out of area to access a food bank.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	252588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department doesn’t maintain records on the number of food bank users. People can be referred to a food bank through a range of local referral partners. Although Jobcentre staff can also signpost claimants in writing to a food bank in line with national guidance, they are not required to maintain records on whether a customer has been issued with a signposting slip. As part of their wider community outreach work, Jobcentre managers can work with food banks in their area if they are invited to do so, to ensure that people are receiving all the support they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/05/2019 13:33:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1125583

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on providing transitional Severe Disability Payment under the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	252587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Following the High Court Judgment on 3 May, in relation to Universal Credit and these regulations, we are considering our options.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2019 13:21:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1125609

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Heart Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative estimate he has made of the number of emergency ambulance dispatches for coronary heart disease in affected areas in England during the pollution episode in April 2019 and (a) the expected average and (b) the average over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	252463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>According to the Daily Air Quality Index, there were ‘moderate’ to ‘very high’ levels of air pollution in some areas of the UK between 7 and 8 April 2019 and between 15 and 25 April 2019. The figures for emergency ambulance dispatches relating to coronary heart disease in this period are not available in the format requested and a comparative assessment has not been made.</p><p>In January 2019, the Government launched the Clean Air Strategy, which sets out plans for dealing with all sources of air pollution to save lives, protect nature and boost the economy.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 17/05/2019 12:30:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1125676

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Licensing Laws
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to review the Licensing Act 2003 in relation to the (a) granting and (b) approval of Temporary Events Notices.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
	uin	252558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>As with all authorisations under the Licensing Act 2003, the system of Tem-porary Event Notices (TENs) is designed to provide necessary safeguards, while retaining flexibility for users such as businesses and community groups and balancing their interests with those of local citizens and others.</p><p>The Government has no plans to change the current system but keeps the Licensing Act 2003 under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/05/2019 08:53:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1125586

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on the review into 1.6 million personal independent payment claims.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	252589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The administrative exercise to check whether claimants are eligible for more support under Personal Independence Payments, following the MH and RJ legal judgments, started in June 2018. DWP published management information on progress on checking potentially affected cases in December 2018. These figures showed that around 140,000 cases had been reviewed and cleared (as at 23<sup>rd</sup> November 2018). Figures are changing rapidly as we continue to check cases and progress is in line with our expectations. As part of December’s release, we committed to providing further updates at 6 monthly intervals.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2019 12:56:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1125693

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252562 252563 252564 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1125688

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the average length of sentences given to people convicted of assault or battery under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252562 252563 252566 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1125687

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of common assault or battery under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252562 252564 252566 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson