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1056661

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when his Department plans to publish the EU withdrawal agreement Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	218319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>As we have always said, we will introduce the Bill as soon as possible once the Withdrawal Agreement has been approved by Parliament.</p><p>It would be presumptive to introduce or publish the legislation implementing the Withdrawal Agreement before Parliament has approved the terms of the final deal.</p><p>The Government is committed to doing everything it can to ensure that Parliament has the opportunity to scrutinise the Bill in the time available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/02/2019 12:55:32 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1056713

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gurkhas: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to recruit more Gurkhas into the British Army; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	218363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Gurkhas continue to make an outstanding contribution to the UK through their service in the British Army and are rightly held in high esteem. Gurkhas are recruited on an annual basis, based on the requirements set by the Brigade of Gurkhas, and we plan to continue annual recruiting on an enduring basis.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/02/2019 17:07:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

1056714

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Census: Nepal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to include Nepalese as an ethnicity category in the 2021 census.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	218364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/02/2019 13:47:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ218364 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

1056858

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on his policies of the EU returning to duty free arrangements in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and whether the UK will reciprocate to ensure a parity of arrangements for UK businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
	uin	218193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches. The government is clear that tax is a sovereign matter and that it will be open to the UK government and Parliament to decide to change its policy in the future, subject to any negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor made clear at the Treasury Select Committee on 5 November that there are no plans at the moment to review the duty-free situation, when asked about the possible reintroduction of duty-free after March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/02/2019 08:35:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham

1056765

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Dental Services: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled, Dentists welcome official investigation into fines hitting vulnerable NHS patients, published on 30 January 2019 by the British Dental Association; what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fear of receiving a fine for ticking the wrong box when claiming for free dental care does not discourage people from low income families from attending the dentist.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	218312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>All National Health Service dental practices are required to display a poster showing patient charges and to offer patients a free leaflet which sets out in detail who is entitled to free NHS dental services. Information on exemptions and support for people who are on a low income can also be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/healthcosts" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/healthcosts</a></p><p> </p><p>Eligibility checks are carried out on claims received for exemption from NHS Dental Patient Charges. Where eligibility cannot be verified, patients are asked to confirm their eligibility or to pay the relevant dental charge plus a penalty charge. Patients are, however, able to challenge penalty charges they believe are unjustified.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS England have recognised the concern that some patients may not be clear on whether they are exempt from charges and has been working to further improve the information available to patients around eligibility. This includes promoting an easy read patient information booklet, creating an online eligibility checker and developing a national awareness campaign.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 218313 question first answered 12/02/2019 15:25:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1056768

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Dental Services: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement entitled Dentists welcome official investigation into fines hitting vulnerable NHS patients, published by the British Dental Association on 30 January 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients ticking the wrong box for free dental care does not negatively affect vulnerable patients.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	218313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>All National Health Service dental practices are required to display a poster showing patient charges and to offer patients a free leaflet which sets out in detail who is entitled to free NHS dental services. Information on exemptions and support for people who are on a low income can also be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/healthcosts" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/healthcosts</a></p><p> </p><p>Eligibility checks are carried out on claims received for exemption from NHS Dental Patient Charges. Where eligibility cannot be verified, patients are asked to confirm their eligibility or to pay the relevant dental charge plus a penalty charge. Patients are, however, able to challenge penalty charges they believe are unjustified.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, NHS Business Services Authority and NHS England have recognised the concern that some patients may not be clear on whether they are exempt from charges and has been working to further improve the information available to patients around eligibility. This includes promoting an easy read patient information booklet, creating an online eligibility checker and developing a national awareness campaign.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 218312 question first answered 12/02/2019 15:25:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1056784

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Brain: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children who have suffered brain injuries.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	218315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>There is variation nationally in the length of time some children and young people wait for paediatric neurorehabilitation services and further data is required to fully understand and address this. NHS England’s Women and Children’s Programme of Care Board and the Paediatric Neuroscience Clinical Reference Group are leading on work to gather the data and will report back to the Women and Children’s Programme of Care Board in spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan identified children and young people’s (CYP) services as a priority and commits to a reduction in serious brain injury of 50% by 2025. We know that early intervention for CYP with a brain injury leads to improved outcomes, with United Kingdom paediatric neurorehabilitation networks and teams playing an important role.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure there is funding to support this, the Government is providing an extra £20.5 billion a year to the National Health Service by 2023/24, £33.9 billion in cash terms, – supporting commitments in the Long Term Plan to reduce long waits for life-changing treatment. The additional funding will drive the reforms that deliver a better and more sustainable NHS with improved care for patients.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/02/2019 15:18:22 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1056680

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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, if she will place in the Library a copy of the results from the Claimant Service and Experience Survey 2017-18 for (a) live service and (b) full service universal credit claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	218202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Claimant Service and Experience Survey 2017-2018 covered both Universal Credit Live Service and Universal Credit Full Service and has been published on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>It is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-claimant-service-and-experience-survey-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-claimant-service-and-experience-survey-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/02/2019 12:49:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 101514 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1056810

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward (a) the planned expansion of legacy benefit run-ons and (b) the extension of the advance payment repayment period to 16 months for claimants moving onto universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	218203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>We have carefully considered the impact and deliverability of the measures announced in the recent Budget for Universal Credit. The delivery dates we announced achieve the best balance between continually improving Universal Credit to respond to claimant need and ensuring the service is technically and operationally scalable as the volumes on Universal Credit continue to rise through 2019 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliamentary approval of the Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations, discretionary hardship payments will be available from July 2019 to support the successful transition of claimants who are moved from legacy benefits to Universal Credit, who experience hardship. The two-week Transitional Housing Payment is already available to eligible claimants who move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/02/2019 18:15:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1056812

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving the start date of a universal credit claim to the point when a claimant sets up as universal credit account for assessment purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	218204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit, in common with other benefits, has a start date that is set out in regulations (The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013).</p><p> </p><p>This is a fixed start date and marks the beginning of the award and assessment period. It is necessary to have a fixed start date to be able to assess entitlement and determine the amount of payment due. To do otherwise would create uncertainty for claimants and would be impractical to administer.</p><p> </p><p>The effective start date of a claim for Universal Credit is normally the date on which the claim is submitted by the claimant and received by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>However, in certain circumstances, where we have had direct contact with a claimant who has requested assistance in helping them make their claim, for example through requesting a home visit, the date of contact becomes the start date of their claim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 218211 question first answered 18/02/2019 11:35:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead