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1142669

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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	Housing Benefit: Foster Care
	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 take steps to ensure that the payment of housing benefit or the housing element of universal credit to foster carers does not adversely affect any other benefits they receive.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	284142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>Foster Carer’s Allowance is disregarded in both Housing Benefit (HB) and Universal Credit (UC). The receipt of HB or Housing Element as part of their UC award does not adversely affect any other benefits that foster carers may receive.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2019 13:39:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1142871

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to Question 270706 on social security benefits, tabled by the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 27 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	284380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying to this question. I can confirm that a response has now been issued.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2019 13:41:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143589

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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 recent discussions she has had with the Social Security Advisory Committee on the requirement for national advice organisations to receive explicit consent from a claimant to assist with their universal credit claims.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	285019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The most recent discussions with SSAC took place on 12<sup>th</sup> July 2019 and 21<sup>st</sup> August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuing to work with SSAC and third party organisations to understand how Universal Credit can support organisations who help our claimants.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2019 13:32:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1141828

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Loneliness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken with the Loneliness Action Group to share learning on loneliness and ensure effective implementation of the loneliness strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	281732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>Government has engaged closely with the Loneliness Action Group in the development and now implementation of its Loneliness Strategy. The Home Office has worked in tandem with other departments in this and Home Office officials have spoken with the Loneliness Action Group about our progress in delivering our commitments in the Strategy.</p><p>Government officials have regularly attended the quarterly Loneliness Action Group meetings, to share updates and hear the group's views. The Minister for Sport and Civil Society, who leads Government's work on loneliness, spoke at the Loneliness Action Group conference in May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2019 13:40:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1142110

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the restrictions that prevent asylum seekers from working.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	282458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the shortage occupation list published by the Home Office. The Home Office is currently reviewing this matter.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2019 13:31:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1142204

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether children in secure care or detention are eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>A person’s continuity of residence in the UK for the purposes of eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme is broken when they serve a sentence of imprisonment. They will not generally be eligible to apply to the scheme while they are serving that sentence.</p><p>This is consistent with EU law on free movement, as currently given effect in the UK by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. This provision applies to children in detention as it does for all applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 282340 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:17:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1142206

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a period of imprisonment will be included in an assessment of a child's (a) eligibility and (b) continuous residence criteria under the EU settlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>A person’s continuity of residence in the UK for the purposes of eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme is broken when they serve a sentence of imprisonment. They will not generally be eligible to apply to the scheme while they are serving that sentence.</p><p>This is consistent with EU law on free movement, as currently given effect in the UK by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. This provision applies to children in detention as it does for all applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 282339 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:17:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1141705

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to provide mental health support to immigration removal centre staff.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	281599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that our immigration removal cen-tre (IRC) suppliers provide a high level of service to detainees while also providing value for money to the taxpayer. With regards to our suppliers’ staff, we require all our suppliers to put systems in place to fulfil a duty of care to their employees to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of their staff throughout their tenure in the IRC.</p><p>In line with other contractual agreements, IRC suppliers are required to meet set service standards, including ensuring minimum staffing levels are met.</p><p>The new contract to manage the IRCs at Gatwick will set high expectations for the quality of management and staffing in key elements of the estate.</p><p>Information on numbers of IRC staff is not centrally recorded in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 281600 281601 281602 281603 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:42:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1141763

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to individuals employed in immigration removal centres who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	281600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that our immigration removal cen-tre (IRC) suppliers provide a high level of service to detainees while also providing value for money to the taxpayer. With regards to our suppliers’ staff, we require all our suppliers to put systems in place to fulfil a duty of care to their employees to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of their staff throughout their tenure in the IRC.</p><p>In line with other contractual agreements, IRC suppliers are required to meet set service standards, including ensuring minimum staffing levels are met.</p><p>The new contract to manage the IRCs at Gatwick will set high expectations for the quality of management and staffing in key elements of the estate.</p><p>Information on numbers of IRC staff is not centrally recorded in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 281599 281601 281602 281603 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:42:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1141764

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed in immigration removal centres were signed off work as a result of mental health illnesses in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	281601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that our immigration removal cen-tre (IRC) suppliers provide a high level of service to detainees while also providing value for money to the taxpayer. With regards to our suppliers’ staff, we require all our suppliers to put systems in place to fulfil a duty of care to their employees to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of their staff throughout their tenure in the IRC.</p><p>In line with other contractual agreements, IRC suppliers are required to meet set service standards, including ensuring minimum staffing levels are met.</p><p>The new contract to manage the IRCs at Gatwick will set high expectations for the quality of management and staffing in key elements of the estate.</p><p>Information on numbers of IRC staff is not centrally recorded in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 281599 281600 281602 281603 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:42:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint