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1132858

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263186 on Universal Credit, what the timeframe is for the (a) Landlord portal going live and (b) platform within the Landlord portal to enable social landlords to notify his Department of annual rent increases.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	266176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department maintains guidance on GOV.UK, relevant for private and social sector landlords, with information about Universal Credit including the landlord portal which has existed since 2017. This can be accessed at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-rented-housing--2/universal-credit-and-rented-housing-guide-for-landlords" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-rented-housing--2/universal-credit-and-rented-housing-guide-for-landlords</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department will deliver improvements which include: (a) an online form for all landlords to request a managed payment for rent from Universal Credit, and (b) an upload facility for social landlords to notify annual rent changes via the existing landlord portal. Both systems are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2019 following completion of rigorous testing.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 13:28:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1132927

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: CTF Partners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her (a) Department and (b) Department's agencies have entered into contracts with CTF Partners since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	266226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no contracts held in the Departments eProcurement system with CTF Partners.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 14:50:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1133239

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Employment: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in employment that live in poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	266657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>National statistics on the number of working-age adults, in a family with at least one adult in work, in low income can be calculated from figures published in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 there were 2.9m working-age adults in absolute low income (before housing costs) in families with at least one adult in work. However, over 80% of these are from families where at least one adult is not in full-time employment. The majority of those in in-work poverty are in families with part-time work only, single earner couples, or are self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 12:49:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133367

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Shared Housing: Utilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Valuation Office Agency makes a deduction for (a) water and (b) fuel from the advertised rent for a room in shared accommodation when calculating the 30 per centile of the shared accommodation rate in each broad rental market area.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	266836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 instructs Rent Officers how to compile the list of rents used in the calculation of local housing allowance rates (including the shared accommodation rate) and the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents for each broad rental market area. In compiling the list of rents, Rent Officers must exclude the amount of any rent which in the Rent Officer’s opinion is attributable to provision of services or facilities made available to the tenant which are ineligible to be met by Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 13:02:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1133368

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the local reference rent levels for each broad rental market area published on 30 April 2019 are based upon the median of market rents for each area.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	266837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Local Reference Rent is determined in accordance with the formula set out in the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 for calculating a median rent. The Local Reference Rent is based upon the number of bedrooms and living rooms within the property.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 13:10:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1132843

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Steel: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the effect of British Steel's recent insolvency announcement on (a) the Fleet Solid Support contract and (b) other defence-related contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	266168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers and that remains the case. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/steel-public-procurement</p><p> </p><p>This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to comment on the sourcing of steel for the Fleet Solid Support ships.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/06/2019 14:00:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1132495

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Greece: West Nile Virus
	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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in Greece on the number of people infected with the West Nile virus in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	265428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>There were reports of a number of cases of West Nile virus in Greece in 2018. The Hellenic Centre for Disease Prevention / Control have informed our Embassy in Athens that there have been no reported cases to date in 2019. Up to date information on outbreaks and preventative measures can be found by following the links on Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/06/2019 06:28:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1132888

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: CTF Partners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his (a) Department and (b) Department's agencies have entered into contracts with CTF Partners since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	266191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not entered into any contracts with CTF Partners Ltd. Information relating to FCO Executive Agencies is not held centrally and therefore not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/06/2019 06:26:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1133004

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the IPPR report Measuring the benefits of integration: The value of tackling skills underutilisation, published 18 June 2019, what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of migrants employed in positions for which they are overqualified.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	266101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not conducted analysis on the specific question of overqualification of migrants.</p><p> </p><p>The future immigration system will support the UK economy to access the talent it needs. The Government has initiated an extensive programme of engagement to capture views, and ensure that we design a future system that works for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/06/2019 10:09:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1131275

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the amount of sick leave taken by civil servants in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	263176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office collects sickness absence information from Civil Service departments and agencies on a quarterly basis. The Civil Service sickness absence data is published annually. The latest publication is for Q1 2018, published 30 May 2019 and is available online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-sickness-absence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-sickness-absence</a>. This data shows civil servants took an average of 6.9 sick days over the period – significantly lower than the level seen in the wider public sector.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:26:15 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens