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1038857

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What due diligence was undertaken by his Department in advance of its award of a contract to Seaborne Freight.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	908493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Thorough checks were undertaken by my Department in December. This had the support of professional advisers, including Slaughter and May, Deloitte and Mott Macdonald.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 12:15:24 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1011337

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many planes have successfully (a) landed and (b) taken off from St Helena's airport since that airport was built.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	907738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the airport opened in April 2016, there have been 278 flights. This consists of 139 arrivals and 139 departures.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/11/2018 14:51:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1001939

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vote Leave: Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 183310 on Vote Leave: Election Offences, what steps he has taken as a result of the findings of the report of the Electoral Commission into the activities of Vote Leave.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	188042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider the outcome of the Electoral Commission’s investigations, and related recommendations such as from the DCMS Select Committee and ICO reports, in the round.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/11/2018 13:56:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

999624

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Biometric Residence Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many biometric residence permits have been issued in the last three months; and what the average time taken has been for issuing such permits in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	186985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The data required to answer the first part of the question is not recorded in a way that can be reported on accurately. As well as biometric residence permits (BRPs) issued following a grant of leave to enter or remain, the total number of cards issued by the Home Office includes replacements for lost or stolen BRPs, biometric residence cards for the dependents of EEA nationals, asylum application registration cards and BRPs reissued to correct customer reported errors.</p><p>Information regarding processing times for immigration leave applications is available through the transparency data published on GOV.UK. The latest data available is for August 2018: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2018</a></p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/11/2018 15:53:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

999625

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Biometric Residence Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 176098, how his Department plans to contact people with existing leave to remain in the UK on applying for a biometric residence permit.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	186986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Individuals with indefinite leave to remain who hold legacy immigration documents can access information on GOV.UK on how to upgrade to a biometric residence permit.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/11/2018 16:50:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

994672

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether health professionals undertaking personal independence payment assessments for people with mental health issues are required to have a qualification in mental health.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	183895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department requires Health Professionals to achieve approval status following broad training in disability analysis, as well as training in specific conditions, including mental health, multiple and complex conditions. This training is developed by the providers who engage with stakeholders and charities, and regularly review the material to ensure it remains current. The training delivers understanding of multiple mental health conditions and the impact they are likely to have on an individual’s ability to function. In addition, Mental Health Champions support Health Professionals to ensure they deliver quality assessments to customers with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 02/11/2018 14:53:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

994013

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vote Leave: Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the recent report of the Electoral Commission into the activities of Vote Leave, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the findings in that report.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	183310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes seriously any breaches of electoral rules, and will continue to work closely with the Electoral Commission, along with many other stakeholders in the electoral system, to protect the integrity, security and effectiveness of referendums and elections.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 31/10/2018 11:51:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

993524

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rivers: Sewage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many litres of sewage is discharged into rivers in (a) London and (b) the rest of the South-East because of misconnected pipes; and what steps he is taking to bring the matter to the attention of the public.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	182716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>It is difficult to quantify how much sewage is discharged in London and the South East through misconnections, due to the complex nature of urban drainage and the masking provided by other polluting sources.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency (EA) collects data on reported incidents of polluted surface water outfalls, including those attributed to misconnections. However this data cannot be considered comprehensive due to difficulties in identifying and recording incident sources and might exclude a significant number of incidents reported direct to water companies.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 a UK Water Industry Research project estimated the potential number of misconnections in each of the water company catchments and included the following estimates for water companies in London and the South East. It provides an estimate of the potential overall scale of the problem for water companies although the figures might be regarded as a conservative estimate: Anglian Water circa 24,000 misconnections, Southern Water circa 16,000 misconnections and Thames Water circa 48,000 misconnections.</p><p> </p><p>The water companies, EA and local authorities are working to address misconnections and raise awareness with householders, the building trade and other professionals. This is being targeted by the ConnectRight campaign and the trade accreditation scheme, WaterSafe.</p><p> </p><p>This work is being co-ordinated by the National Misconnections Strategy Group which in addition to the organisations named above includes Defra and the Consumer Council for Water. The group has also developed good practice for the industry, as well as looking at measures to limit misconnections being made in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>Further work to limit and reduce misconnections is also being planned as part of the planning for the next water company investment round in the period 2020 to 2025 to maintain a resilient wastewater and drainage system.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/10/2018 14:56:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

990323

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to extend cycling’s popularity to groups that are currently under-represented.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	181212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s plans to promote cycling and walking are set out in the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017. The Strategy’s ambition is to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey. The Strategy includes a commitment to monitor the uptake of cycling by age, gender, ethnicity and mobility.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that the take-up of cycling is lower among some groups than others, as shown by the 2017 walking and cycling statistics for England, published in a fact sheet on 30 August 2018. For some under-represented groups, concerns about safety are a major barrier to taking up cycling. The Department announced on 18 October that it will be reviewing those elements of the Highway Code that relate to cycling and walking. It will also publish later this year its full response to the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy safety review, which will include further measures to make cycling safer and hence more attractive to those who are not regular cyclists.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also provided funding for initiatives including Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival campaign which has helped to promote cycling among under-represented groups, and to make it a safe, easy and affordable travel option for all.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2018 07:51:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

984516

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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 steps his Department has taken to ensure that staff conducting medical assessments of personal independence payment applicants are qualified to assess people with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	177213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Health Professionals undertaking assessments receive training on how to identify the impact of mental health conditions on claimants. This is followed by on-going professional training and support which continues for the duration of their employment in the role. Providers of assessments periodically engage with organisations / experts to help enhance their training materials.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Mental Health Champions support Health Professionals by providing additional expertise about mental health, cognitive, developmental and learning disabilities and can be referred to at any time during the assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2018 14:50:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier