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1139434

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	al Qaeda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he holds on the number of Al Qaeda (a) members and (b) supporters in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	277619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>For reasons of national security, it would not be appropriate to disclose figures on the number of Al Qaeda affiliated individuals in the UK.</p><p>Membership and support for a proscribed terrorist organisation is an offence under sections 11 and 12 of the terrorism act 2000. The police and security services work day and night to keep the public safe, they are currently managing nearly 800 live investigations of around 3,000 individuals.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/07/2019 15:49:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1341099

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart on attacks on (a) freedom of speech and (b) opposition political figures in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	23382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the current political situation in Zimbabwe, particularly human rights violations and the pattern of arrests of prominent opposition, civil society figures and journalists. We remain clear that the Government of Zimbabwe must meet its international and domestic obligations by respecting the rule of law, safeguarding human rights and committing to genuine political and economic reform for the benefit of all Zimbabweans.</p><p>We regularly engage with the Government of Zimbabwe to urge them to adhere to their international human rights obligations and respect the freedoms and rights enshrined in the Zimbabwean constitution. On 9 June, I spoke with Foreign Minister Shava and emphasised our human rights concerns and the need for reform. In addition, we coordinate closely with our international partners, including the G7, to ensure we are bringing coordinated pressure to bear. We will continue to speak out, both privately and in public, where we have concerns, and, work alongside the international community to support a better future for all Zimbabweans.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/07/2021 09:44:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1661824

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people are on zero hour contracts in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	200377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For some, a zero hours contract may be the type of contract which works best for them.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS estimates that 155,000 people aged 16 and over were employed on a zero hours contract in London in April – June 2023, representing 3.3% of people in employment in the area.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/10/2023 09:56:59 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1661825

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to reduce the number of people on zero hour contracts in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	200378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS estimates that 155,000 people aged 16 and over were employed on a zero hours contract in London between April – June 2023, representing 3.3% of people in employment in the area.</p><p> </p><p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For some, a zero hours contract may be the type of contract which works best for them.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/10/2023 14:28:59 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1611831

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has provided to the youth sector in each year since 2015 in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	181375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ‘secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people’. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, the majority of which is un-ringfenced, allowing local authorities to spend on services according to local priorities, including on youth services.</p><p>Details of all Local Authorities annual spending on youth services can be found in Section 251 data published on gov.uk. Funding is not allocated by the Parliamentary constituency and as such the data will not provide a figure for the Enfield North constituency.</p><p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people. In England, between 2015 - 2021, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), including the National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust, has provided over £1.1 billion to the youth sector. During this Spending Review Period, DCMS is investing over £500 million in youth services to deliver the National Youth Guarantee, a government commitment that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/04/2023 11:33:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1640590

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the real-terms change to funding for youth services has been in each year since 2015 in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	186980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 April 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-18/181375" target="_blank">181375</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/06/2023 08:33:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1582393

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Centres: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many youth centres have been funded by her Department since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	136804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to allocate funding to youth services in line with local need. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which is anticipated to be almost £60 billion next year (FY 23/24). DCMS is committed to working with Youth Sector organisations and Local Authorities to complete the review of the Local Authority Statutory Duty Guidance for Youth Services.</p><p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.The Government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Over £300 million of this investment has been dedicated to Phase 2 of the Youth Investment Fund, which will enable up to 300 youth facilities to be built or refurbished over the next three years in some of the less advantaged areas of England. The fund is currently open for bids.</p><p>In addition, we are working with the National Youth Agency, who are conducting a National Youth Sector Census, a survey of all youth sector provision across England. It aims to capture an accurate picture of youth services and out of school activities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 136802 136803 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:02:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1582391

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Centres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many youth centres have closed in England since 2010
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	136802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to allocate funding to youth services in line with local need. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which is anticipated to be almost £60 billion next year (FY 23/24). DCMS is committed to working with Youth Sector organisations and Local Authorities to complete the review of the Local Authority Statutory Duty Guidance for Youth Services.</p><p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.The Government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Over £300 million of this investment has been dedicated to Phase 2 of the Youth Investment Fund, which will enable up to 300 youth facilities to be built or refurbished over the next three years in some of the less advantaged areas of England. The fund is currently open for bids.</p><p>In addition, we are working with the National Youth Agency, who are conducting a National Youth Sector Census, a survey of all youth sector provision across England. It aims to capture an accurate picture of youth services and out of school activities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 136803 136804 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:02:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1582392

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many youth centres have opened in England since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	136803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to allocate funding to youth services in line with local need. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which is anticipated to be almost £60 billion next year (FY 23/24). DCMS is committed to working with Youth Sector organisations and Local Authorities to complete the review of the Local Authority Statutory Duty Guidance for Youth Services.</p><p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.The Government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Over £300 million of this investment has been dedicated to Phase 2 of the Youth Investment Fund, which will enable up to 300 youth facilities to be built or refurbished over the next three years in some of the less advantaged areas of England. The fund is currently open for bids.</p><p>In addition, we are working with the National Youth Agency, who are conducting a National Youth Sector Census, a survey of all youth sector provision across England. It aims to capture an accurate picture of youth services and out of school activities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 136802 136804 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:02:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1384399

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the prospects for a negotiated peace settlement in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	86192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>A negotiated political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen. The UK supports fully the efforts of the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, to drive forward the political process in Yemen. We urge the parties to engage constructively in negotiations to end the conflict and alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis.</p><p>On 20 October the UK supported a UN Security Council Press Statement calling for an immediate end to the Houthi escalation in Marib. The Foreign Secretary also visited Riyadh in October where she discussed the conflict in Yemen with Saudi counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/12/2021 12:12:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1468496

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	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	Women: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Women’s Health and Sexual and Reproductive Strategies.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	14657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Women’s Health Strategies are both planned for publication later this year.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/06/2022 11:14:32 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1656642

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Women: Health Services
	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 plans to take to assess the success of the women’s health area on the NHS website.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	197116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has worked with NHS England to develop the new women’s health area on the National Health Service website. NHS England are tracking a range of metrics to help us understand how people are using the new women’s health area.</p><p>Since launch, around 4,000 people have visited the women’s health area each week, with most people continuing to look at content relating to menopause and vagina and vulva health. NHS England also continue to receive feedback via a survey published on the page.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/09/2023 14:24:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1656683

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Women's Health Ambassador
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he has met the Women’s Health Ambassador in the period since June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	197128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings are published on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/09/2023 12:21:38 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1383543

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2021
	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	Women's Estate Perinatal Pathway Steering Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2021 to Question 56264, on Pregnancy: Prisoners, on which dates the Women’s Estate Perinatal Pathway Steering Group has met since it was first convened in January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	84504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Women’s Estate Perinatal Pathway Steering Group has met on the following dates: 23 March 2021; 20 April 2021; 27 May 2021; 29 June 2021; 27 July 2021; 7 September 2021; 6 October 2021; 9 November 2021; and 8 December 2021.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 16/12/2021 17:16:03 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1331417

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will take to ensure progress on disbursing payments through the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	13244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>Since April 2019 the Windrush Compensation Scheme has offered almost £30 million in compensation, of which more than £20.4 million has been paid. In December we overhauled the Scheme and the changes have had an immediate effect on the speed and value of offers of compensation. Since the end of December we have paid more than six times the total amount paid previously.</p><p>However, we recognise we still have more to do to speed up the processing of claims and are committed to reducing the time between submission and decision significantly over the coming months, as a result we have taken the following actions:</p><ul><li>We have recruited five additional caseworkers and a further 20 are in the process of being recruited.</li><li>We are directing resources to where they are needed most to maximise final decision output.</li><li>We are reviewing the scheme’s guidance, training and letters.</li></ul><p>A particular focus is the application of evidence thresholds and the gathering of evidence by caseworkers to ensure decision making is as straightforward and streamlined as possible.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/06/2021 17:06:29 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1327462

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to allocate additional funding to local welfare assistance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	6508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Councils have powers to determine the right local welfare assistance schemes for their area</p><p><br> Resources made available through the 2020 Spending Review and annual Settlement allowed councils in England access to an overall increase in Core Spending Power from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, a 4.6% increase in cash terms. This is in line with last year’s available increase. This recognises the resources councils need to meet their pressures and maintain current service levels</p><p><br> We have also introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme providing funding to local authorities in England to help the most vulnerable children and families stay warm and well fed during the coldest months. It is now running until June as the Covid Local Support Grant, with a total investment of £269 million.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/06/2021 15:35:24 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1689509

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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	Water: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve water quality in (a) Enfield North Constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield, and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	14408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Nationally, the Government published the Plan for Water in April 2023 – our comprehensive strategy for managing our water environment, including our rivers. It brings together the significant steps we have already taken with a suite of new policy actions. It aims to change the way that we manage water, improve water quality, and continue to secure our water supply.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency works with water companies to develop and ensure investment in water quality improvements. Thames Water have delivered several actions relating to river water quality in Enfield. These have included investigations to better understand the impact of storm overflows from the sewerage system in the Pymmes Brook catchment, enhanced flow and discharge monitoring at Deephams wastewater treatment works and actions aiming to reduce the levels of pesticides and nitrates in Thames Water’s public water supply intakes. The Environment Agency also works closely with the council and the sewerage undertaker, Thames Water Utilities, to help identify and resolve pollution from misconnections in Enfield’s rivers.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Environment Agency partner and support local catchment partnerships, Local Authorities and other organisations such as Thames 21 to help protect and restore London’s water and flood plains. This includes a major wetland restoration project in Enfield connecting with the extensive reforestation project to restore Enfield Chase and Salmon’s Brook.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/02/2024 15:57:45 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1623472

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	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	Water Charges: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of households in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London that have fallen into arrears with their water bill payments in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	182465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>We do not track households that have fallen into arrears with their water bill payments; this would be undertaken by water companies. However, I am very mindful that consumers are concerned about their bills. All water companies offer WaterSure and social tariffs to help reduce bills for households who struggle to pay their bills in full. Water companies also offer a range of financial support measures to assist households to better manage their budgets and provide flexible payments including payment holidays, bill matching, benefit entitlement checks and money/debt advice referral arrangements. The Government expects water companies to continue to actively engage with households and inform them of support measures they offer.</p><p> </p><p>I encourage customers to access the Consumer Council for Water’s Advice Hub, which has information and useful tools to help customers reduce their bills or access financial support.</p><p> </p><p>To support people with the cost of living, the Government has put in place a substantial package of support. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcost-of-living&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C78fa793c318b4abc0ef308db4638717f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638180980453312264%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eVf9RREBb4%2FsiMeWdHiKX%2FYvpD55TT65QoynOqedGok%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Cost of living support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/05/2023 11:19:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1628668

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	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	Waste: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has she has taken to tackle waste-related crime in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	185720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling waste crime, which is a blight on our local communities and the environment and damages legitimate businesses. We have strengthened regulators' powers, are tightening the law and have increased the Environment Agency's budget by £10 million per year to make it harder for rogue operators to find work in the sector and easier for regulators to take action against criminals. We are also providing grants to councils across the country to help them purchase equipment to tackle fly-tipping. Recipients include London Borough of Newham Council and London Borough of Waltham Forest Council.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Environment Agency is aware of recent suspected large scale illegal deposits of waste in the Enfield area. Those suspected of being involved are subject to Operation Angola and an investigation into this group is ongoing. The Environment Agency also has ongoing investigations into large scale organised illegal depositing of waste and are progressing several major cases one of which is going through the court system at this time. All reports of waste related crime are recorded on the Environment Agency National Incident Recording System and investigated in order of seriousness.</p><p> </p><p>In the South London area (that also includes Kent), Environment Agency investigations to date have resulted in 20 successful prosecutions. Active on-going investigations are targeting priority offenders linked to large scale illegal disposal of waste with a current focus in Kingston, Croydon and Sutton. These investigations are being undertaken with partner organisations such as the police and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/05/2023 11:39:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1660261

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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	Waste: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help tackle waste crime in Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	199248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling waste crime, which is a blight on our local communities and the environment and damages legitimate businesses. We have strengthened regulators' powers, are tightening the law and have increased the Environment Agency's budget by £10 million per year to make it harder for rogue operators to find work in the sector and easier for regulators to take action against criminals. The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan set out how we will support councils across the country to take tougher action against those who fly-tip such as by raising the upper limit on fixed penalty notices to £1,000, which we did earlier this year. As part of the plan, we have also published league tables showing which councils are issuing the most and least fixed penalties in relation to fly-tipping.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency continues to work in partnership with the local authority in tackling waste crime, including investigating two large fly-tips in North Enfield.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/09/2023 17:05:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1689505

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Warehouses: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support the warehouse industry in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	14404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Warehousing is a key part of the country’s supply chains, ensuring vital goods are available to businesses and consumers. The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should recognise and address the specific locational requirements of different sectors.</p><p>This includes making provision for storage and distribution operations at a variety of scales and in suitably accessible locations. Enfield’s strategic position provides an important role in delivering economic growth to the area, and delivering the right sort of warehousing and logistical infrastructure is a key part of this.</p><p>My department will continue to work with the sector to maximise productivity.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 26/02/2024 17:01:32 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1438399

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas her Department has granted to Ukrainians as part of the Ukraine Family Scheme on each day since 28 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	135695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKeith.Edwards42%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbd913c81719f4c04c66008da109a687d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637840552599773619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=n3rwIp8%2FS5zX1fiNIS%2BJYYrL8i4QzVa04%2Bjww22SSZY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/04/2022 09:52:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 56742 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1404357

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ECAA visa renewal cases are waiting to be processed.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	107737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>This information requested is routinely published as part of UKVI Transparency data.</p><p>The most recent data that is published can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q3-2021" target="_blank">Visas and Citizenship data: Q3 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Information relating to ECAA Businesspersons under consideration can be found on worksheet VC_03.</p><p>Data for Q4 2021 will be published in the next transparency data release.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/01/2022 14:38:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1202359

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the phrase If you have experienced a loss of income due to coronavirus, you will not be disadvantaged was removed from her Department's advice for spouse visa applicants and their sponsors published on 8-9 June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	58107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>On 10 June we updated the GOV.UK pages with guidance on the minimum income requirement. An early draft of the guidance was incorrectly uploaded to GOV.UK, which was then quickly replaced with the correct version, thereby ensuring our guidance is as clear as possible on how a spouse or partner will not be disadvantaged from an immigration perspective from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/06/2020 13:13:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1128849

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Video Recordings: Disinformation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on deepfake videos.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	258943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with their US counterparts on a wide range of issues, but have not discussed the specific issue of deepfake videos. However, UK officials have discussed the wider issue of online manipulation with their US counterparts on a number of occasions. We are working closely with a range of partners including the US to tackle disinformation, whatever its source or intent. The Government recognises the potential challenges artificial intelligence and digitally manipulated content such as deepfakes may pose and we are considering these issues carefully as part of work to tackle online manipulation and disinformation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/06/2019 15:01:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1658309

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many gaming companies in (a) the UK and (b) Enfield North constituency have benefited from Video Games Tax Relief in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	197922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>While HMRC does not hold information at a constituency level, the number of companies benefiting from the Video Games Tax Relief can be found in Table 4.1 of:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/09/2023 14:58:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1344229

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the transition out of the armed forces into employment for former service women and men.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	28360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 July 2021 to Question 23323 to the hon. Member for Newport West (Ms Jones).</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 12/07/2021 14:35:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty attachment 1 file name UIN 23323.docx title Veterans Employment
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1691411

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	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	Vertex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish the minutes of her meetings with Vertex since November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	15501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>No meetings have taken place between Vertex and Department ministers within this timeframe.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/02/2024 14:15:01 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1610447

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to the Valuation Office Agency hotline (a) were made in total, (b) were not answered, (c) involved the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes and (d) were terminated following the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) does not publish this level of data. A high-level summary of call volumes, digital contact and timeliness will be published in due course in the VOA’s 2022-23 Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 15:49:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1610446

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average appeals to the Valuation Office Agency have taken from date of application to final result, in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text There are two forms of formal challenge (appeal) for Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating disputes. A formal challenge submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and appeals to the independent Valuation Tribunal (VT). Legislation permits a taxpayer to appeal to VT when they disagree with the VOA’s decision on the Council Tax band of their domestic property, or Rateable Value of their non-domestic (business) property.<p> </p><p>The VOA publish annual statistics on the number of challenges received, for both domestic and non-domestic properties, including the outcomes, broken down by region. You can view them here:</p><p> </p><p>Domestic properties, ‘Challenges and changes: financial year summaries March 2022’, Table_CTCAC1.3: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>Non-domestic properties, see ‘Non-domestic Rating: Checks, Challenges and Changes, England’ spreadsheets for each year, refer to tables citing Challenges: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 180581 question first answered 19/04/2023 13:56:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1610448

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals to the Valuation Office Agency were successful in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Enfield in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	180581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text There are two forms of formal challenge (appeal) for Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating disputes. A formal challenge submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and appeals to the independent Valuation Tribunal (VT). Legislation permits a taxpayer to appeal to VT when they disagree with the VOA’s decision on the Council Tax band of their domestic property, or Rateable Value of their non-domestic (business) property.<p> </p><p>The VOA publish annual statistics on the number of challenges received, for both domestic and non-domestic properties, including the outcomes, broken down by region. You can view them here:</p><p> </p><p>Domestic properties, ‘Challenges and changes: financial year summaries March 2022’, Table_CTCAC1.3: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>Non-domestic properties, see ‘Non-domestic Rating: Checks, Challenges and Changes, England’ spreadsheets for each year, refer to tables citing Challenges: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 180579 question first answered 19/04/2023 13:56:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1651563

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	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	Vaccination: Enfield North
	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 he is taking to increase the availability of NHS travel vaccinations in Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	193180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central on 26 June 2023 to Question 190623.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/07/2023 09:34:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1353387

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle sexual harassment and violence on university campuses.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	44464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Any form of harassment, violence or sexual assault is abhorrent and unacceptable anywhere in society, including in our universities. Sexual harassment is in no way tolerable on our campuses and online environments. The government urges university leaders to ensure a zero-tolerance approach to all harassment and sexual misconduct and to ensure they have robust systems in place for reporting incidents where they do occur.</p><p>The Office for Students (OfS) statement of expectations on harassment and sexual misconduct was published on 19 April and is a useful tool for providers. As part of its next steps on harassment and hate crime, the OfS will now be considering options for connecting the statement of expectations to its conditions of registration. The OfS wrote to providers on 10 June, asking them to review and update their systems, policies and procedures in line with the statement of expectations on harassment and sexual misconduct by the beginning of the next academic year. I have made it clear that government sees the OfS statement as the minimum that providers should be doing to keep students safe from sexual harassment and misconduct, and to handle reported incidents appropriately when they do occur.</p><p>I also wrote to the sector on 2 July reasserting the government’s firm expectations for providers in this space. This includes giving urgent consideration to the OfS request to update their systems. I detailed the way in which the government will legislatively tackle the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in relation to workers and employers. I also outlined that I have asked officials to explore options for going further in this area in higher education (HE). The use of NDAs in relation to sexual violence, harassment and misconduct is wholly inappropriate.</p><p>I am extremely concerned that many of the deeply disturbing testimonies that continue to be posted on the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ website reference experiences within HE settings. I met with the founder of Everyone’s Invited in June, to discuss tackling sexual harassment in HE. I also met with Universities UK (UUK) to discuss this issue, including their existing guidance for providers in this area. I understand they are preparing guidance on staff to student sexual misconduct, which will be published soon.</p><p>I know that sexual harassment and misconduct is an area that for several years HE providers, the OfS, the government and sector bodies have been working together on. In 2015, UUK set up a taskforce on harassment at the request of the government. Since 2016, a total investment of £4.7 million, match funded by HE providers, has been invested by the OfS and its predecessor, funding 119 safeguarding projects. £2.45 million of this was given to 63 projects specifically focused on tackling sexual and gender-based violence in HE. In my recent letter to the sector, I highlighted that it may also be timely to revisit the resources produced by these OfS-funded projects relating to this area, available via the following link: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-wellbeing-and-protection/student-safeguarding-evaluation-and-resources/" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-wellbeing-and-protection/student-safeguarding-evaluation-and-resources/</a>.</p><p>In addition to preventative policies and procedures, we expect providers to ensure that students continue to have access to support services, and complaints processes, during the COVID-19 outbreak, to ensure they are able to report any issues. I will continue to work across government to ensure that sexual harassment is stamped out of our world leading HE sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 43516 question first answered 14/09/2021 09:22:46 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1382916

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	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: Reviews
	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 set out the processes and procedures of the Universal Credit Risk Review Department.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	83516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The methods used to identify cases reviewed by the Risk Review Team are sensitive and, as such, we are not able to provide the mechanics of how they are identified.</p><p> </p><p>By putting such methods or the guidance in the public domain we would undermine the ability of DWP to detect and counter fraudulent threats.</p><p /> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/12/2021 16:32:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1382917

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	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: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the risk of poverty among universal credit claimants whose payments are suspended whilst their case is with the Universal Credit Risk Review Department.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	83517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>Any decision by the Risk Review Team to suspend a claim to benefit is not made lightly. Suspending a claim would be a last resort, based on the risk that a person may not be entitled to receive a benefit payment.</p><p> </p><p>Should a claim be suspended, once the Risk Review Team is in possession of all material requested and a decision is made that a person is entitled to benefit, then any suspension can be lifted immediately.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/12/2021 17:09:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1382919

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	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: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure cases with the Universal Credit Risk Review Department are dealt with in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	83518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The Risk Review Team (RRT) completes their reviews as quickly as possible. This is partly dependant on the co-operation of the claimant to provide any information requested to support the review.</p><p> </p><p>We closely monitor the volumes of cases to ensure we have the correct resources on the team to take the necessary action on cases in a timely manner.</p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/12/2021 16:39:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1315840

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	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: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the five-week wait for universal credit payments; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the time taken to receive such payments and the level of household debt.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	3194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit (UC). Urgent payments are available which allows claimants to receive up to 100% of their estimated UC payment upfront. These payments are designed to ensure that the most vulnerable claimants receive the money they need to live on during their transition to UC. Claimants have the option to spread twenty-five UC payments over twenty-four months, giving them more flexibility over the payments of their UC award.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/05/2021 16:41:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1658715

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	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: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the average monthly deduction taken from households with children in receipt of Universal Credit in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	198256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>The requested information is provided in the table below.</em></strong></p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1 : Number of Households with Children, May 2023</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Administrative Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Households on Universal Credit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Households with Children on Universal Credit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Households with Children on Universal Credit with a Deduction</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total amount deducted for Households with Children</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Amount Deducted for Households with Children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield North Parliamentary Constituency</p></td><td><p>12,700</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>£230,000</p></td><td><p>£73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Enfield</p></td><td><p>38,200</p></td><td><p>18,600</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>£630,000</p></td><td><p>£74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>813,000</p></td><td><p>352,000</p></td><td><p>153,000</p></td><td><p>£11,400,000</p></td><td><p>£75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the requested analysis of Universal Credit households with children with a payment due in May 2023 for each of the requested administrative areas.</p><p><strong><em>Notes:</em></strong></p><p><em>1. Volumes have been rounded to the nearest 100, total amounts have been rounded to the nearest £10,000 and average amounts have been rounded to the nearest £1. For region level: volumes have been rounded to the nearest 1,000, total amount has been rounded to the nearest £100,000 and average amount has been rounded to the nearest £1. </em></p><p><em>2. Deductions include advance repayments, third party deductions and all other deductions, but exclude sanctions and fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions.</em></p><p><em>3. Children are defined here as being people who are declared as living in the same household as the UC claimant(s) and who are under the age of 20. The number of children may not be equal to the number of dependent children in the household who are eligible for child element for various reasons. This includes children over the age of 16 in non-advanced full-time education, looked-after children and, other young people living in multigenerational households whose parents are not the claimant. Those affected by the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children may also have a larger number of children compared to the number of children entitled to the child element in their household.</em></p><p><em>4. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</em></p><p><em>5. The ‘unknown' parliamentary constituency equates to 0.2% of all households and relates to households for which a constituency could not be determined due to incomplete postcode information.</em></p><p><em>6. Data for May 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</em></p><p><em>7. Claim numbers and number of children on UC will not match official statistics caseloads due to methodological differences.</em></p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/09/2023 11:20:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1661826

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants have an advance attached to their claim during the wait for their first payment (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London by claimant age group as of 18 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	200379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not available for this period.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/10/2023 13:51:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1645141

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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: Enfield North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit deductions for (a) households and (b) households with children in Enfield North constituency there were from (i) March 2022 to February 2023, (ii) March 2021 to February 2022 and (iii) March 2020 to February 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	189897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The primary aim of the Universal Credit deductions policy is to protect vulnerable claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services. In recent years, the standard UC deduction cap has been reduced twice – from 40% to 30% of the Standard Allowance in October 2019, and down to 25% in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020 to July 2020, a temporary freeze on government and third party deductions was introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 189899 189900 question first answered 23/06/2023 12:29:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment .xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1645143

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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: Enfield North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households had a Universal Credit deduction in Enfield North constituency from (a) March 2022 to February 2023, (b) March 2021 to February 2022 and (c) March 2020 to February 2021; and how many children lived in such households in each of those periods.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	189899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The primary aim of the Universal Credit deductions policy is to protect vulnerable claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services. In recent years, the standard UC deduction cap has been reduced twice – from 40% to 30% of the Standard Allowance in October 2019, and down to 25% in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020 to July 2020, a temporary freeze on government and third party deductions was introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 189897 189900 question first answered 23/06/2023 12:29:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment .xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1645144

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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: Enfield North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was taken from Universal Credit payments to households subject to a benefit deduction in Enfield North constituency in (a) March 2020 to February 2021, (b) March 2021 to February 2022 and (c) March 2022 to February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	189900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The primary aim of the Universal Credit deductions policy is to protect vulnerable claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services. In recent years, the standard UC deduction cap has been reduced twice – from 40% to 30% of the Standard Allowance in October 2019, and down to 25% in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020 to July 2020, a temporary freeze on government and third party deductions was introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 189897 189899 question first answered 23/06/2023 12:29:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment .xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1345184

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Unemployment: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations has she made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing the unemployment gap for Black, Asian, and ethnic minority people in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) Greater London and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	29931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people from all backgrounds, including those from ethnic minorities, to move into work. It provides a national offer of support ensuring that no matter where they live, all customers receive the help they need, when they need it.</p><p>Our Job Centre Plus network offers tailored interventions which allow Work Coaches to adapt their approach to suit each customer’s needs. Our Plan for Jobs Programme protects, supports and creates jobs, targeting young people, the long term unemployed, and those in need of new training and skills. It includes the Kickstart scheme, an expanded youth offer, and the expansion of the Work and Health Programme, all offering new support to jobseekers, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds.</p><p>We also have a national programme of mentoring circles, involving employers offering specialised support to unemployed, ethnic minority jobseekers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/07/2021 15:57:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1336757

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	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	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made of the (a) unemployment and (b) youth unemployment rates in (i) Enfield North constituency and (ii) the UK; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce unemployment in Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	16246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The information on youth unemployment available is in the table below. No assessment has been made of changes in the levels of unemployment. Links to the data can be found below the table.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative Claimant Count: Enfield North</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feb 18</p></td><td><p>Feb 19</p></td><td><p>Feb 20</p></td><td><p>Feb 21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a (i) All Aged 16+ (Levels)</p></td><td><p>2,866</p></td><td><p>2,876</p></td><td><p>2,987</p></td><td><p>6,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c (iii) Aged 16-24 (Levels)</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP, Stat X-plore</p><p> </p><p>The Nomis data available for Enfield can be found <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157267/report.aspx?town=enfield#tabempunemp" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/06/2021 15:08:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1386559

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) unemployment and (b) youth unemployment rates in Enfield North constituency; what comparative assessment her Department has made of those figures and the equivalent UK rates; what assessment her Department has made of the factors that contribute to geographical disparities in unemployment rates; and what steps she is taking to reduce unemployment in Enfield North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	90512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>Estimates of (a) unemployment and (b) youth unemployment in the year to Jun 2021 based on the Annual Population Survey are published and available <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">here.</a> Guidance for users can be found <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">here.</a> The sample sizes for Enfield North mean that the youth unemployment rate is suppressed in the latest data, and the overall unemployment rate estimate is unreliable.</p><p> </p><p>This geographical data is published and the Department keeps it regularly under review.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Plan for Jobs, DWP has recruited an additional 13,500 Work Coaches to provide support to unemployed people to find a job. DWP has several targeted schemes to support people of all ages and to help them prepare for and progress into work. These include the Kickstart Scheme which has, so far, seen over 112,000 young people aged 18-24 start new jobs and Restart which provides up to 12 months intensive employment support to Universal Credit claimants who have been unemployed for a year.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP Youth Offer has been extended to 2025 and has expanded eligibility to include 16 and 17-year olds, in addition to 18 to 24-year olds, who are claiming Universal Credit and searching for work through the 150 Youth Hubs across England, Scotland and Wales. DWP is also delivering a comprehensive package of support for young people in collaboration with the Department for Education and National Careers Service in England, the Devolved Administrations, and other partners.</p><p> </p><p>In Enfield North, all customers have access to the Plan for Jobs offer, delivering a comprehensive range of support to help people back into work. We are in the process of establishing two Youth Hubs in Enfield. Mainstream employment support in Enfield is supplemented through DWP’s local Flexible Support Funded (FSF) provision, in response to needs identified within the local community, delivering tailored support to enhance employment prospects.</p><p> </p><p>The Jobcentre also works with local employers to deliver Sector Work Based Academy Programmes (SWAPs). These deliver short vocational training linked directly to vacancies within a particular employer or in a particular sector. In Enfield we continue to host a range of employers in various sectors including care, construction, administration and warehouse roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/12/2021 14:48:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1341096

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Uganda: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Ugandan counterpart on attacks on (a) freedom of speech and (b) opposition politicians in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	23381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned about restrictions placed on freedom of expression, and over the treatment of opposition candidates and their supporters in the run-up to and since the Ugandan elections. Following the unacceptable constraints placed on the opposition candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, the British High Commission in Kampala pressed the Ugandan authorities to remove restrictions on his political freedoms.</p><p>In my statement after the elections, I urged the Government of Uganda to meet its human rights commitments and to respect the right of freedom of speech for all Ugandans. I also raised my concerns over the treatment of the opposition, including the reports of missing persons and arbitrary detention, with the then Ugandan Foreign Minister, Sam Kutesa, on 21 April 2021 and with the Ugandan High Commissioner on 16 June. I urged the Government of Uganda to solve these issues swiftly.</p><p>The UK, along with 17 members of the Media Freedom Coalition, issued a statement in the week of the elections expressing concern about the situation for journalists and media freedom in Uganda. We called for the Ugandan authorities to investigate attacks on the press and hold those responsible to account, ensuring that journalists are provided with the necessary protections, accreditation, and access that they need to do their jobs. As a long-standing partner to Uganda, the UK will continue to press for the rights of all Ugandans to be upheld.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/07/2021 16:24:22 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1667618

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of trends in the level of export costs to the EU for small businesses on the economy of (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>We are better equipped than ever to support SMEs, including those in Enfield and across London, to export. The Department offers a wide range of free support services via great.gov.uk including our Export Support Service, International Markets network and through Export Champions, such as PME Cakes in Enfield. UK Export Finance (UKEF) also supports SMEs, which make up 84% of the companies supported directly with a UKEF product in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>London exported £20.3 billion goods to the EU in the 12 months to June 2023. An increase of 26% in current prices since 2018; the largest percentage increase of all the English regions. The Department does not hold data on Enfield at a borough or constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/11/2023 13:55:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1606367

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Enfield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has been allocated to the London Borough of Enfield.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	171581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-02-08%2F142810&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd69b8c38a1a54f8c377f08db31015bdf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157654127039285%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AtnK3KMNX%2FVN1rVLXJDjAmfIxPfOC6xvB00BRWqTLP4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 142810</a> 21 February 2023.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to levelling up parts of the UK, including Enfield, and that is why the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is investing in all areas. The Greater London Authority is the lead local authority for UKSPF purposes and will receive a total allocation of £185,390,561 over three years of the Fund.</p><p>Delivery for UKSPF funding began in earnest when investment plans were approved in December 2022. DLUHC await end-of-year reporting to know which projects lead local authorities have decided to fund. We have published our UKSPF <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-shared-prosperity-fund-evaluation&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd69b8c38a1a54f8c377f08db31015bdf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157654127039285%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9s98SjILpDgwNY8RUmpSjMacl2Hb%2FzHOIFVMxrZI4Mg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Evaluation Strategy</a> which sets out the evaluation plans for UKSPF over the remaining lifetime of the Fund.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for managing the funding allocation for their area, including assessing and approving project applications, processing payments and day-to-day monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 171582 171583 171584 171585 171591 171592 171593 171594 question first answered 31/03/2023 09:55:49 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1606368

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Enfield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of projects funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund have been in the London Borough of Enfield.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	171582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-02-08%2F142810&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd69b8c38a1a54f8c377f08db31015bdf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157654127039285%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AtnK3KMNX%2FVN1rVLXJDjAmfIxPfOC6xvB00BRWqTLP4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 142810</a> 21 February 2023.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to levelling up parts of the UK, including Enfield, and that is why the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is investing in all areas. The Greater London Authority is the lead local authority for UKSPF purposes and will receive a total allocation of £185,390,561 over three years of the Fund.</p><p>Delivery for UKSPF funding began in earnest when investment plans were approved in December 2022. DLUHC await end-of-year reporting to know which projects lead local authorities have decided to fund. We have published our UKSPF <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-shared-prosperity-fund-evaluation&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd69b8c38a1a54f8c377f08db31015bdf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157654127039285%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9s98SjILpDgwNY8RUmpSjMacl2Hb%2FzHOIFVMxrZI4Mg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Evaluation Strategy</a> which sets out the evaluation plans for UKSPF over the remaining lifetime of the Fund.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for managing the funding allocation for their area, including assessing and approving project applications, processing payments and day-to-day monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 171581 171583 171584 171585 171591 171592 171593 171594 question first answered 31/03/2023 09:55:49 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1606369

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the performance of the the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on its levelling-up objectives since August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	171583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-02-08%2F142810&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd69b8c38a1a54f8c377f08db31015bdf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157654127039285%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AtnK3KMNX%2FVN1rVLXJDjAmfIxPfOC6xvB00BRWqTLP4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 142810</a> 21 February 2023.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to levelling up parts of the UK, including Enfield, and that is why the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is investing in all areas. The Greater London Authority is the lead local authority for UKSPF purposes and will receive a total allocation of £185,390,561 over three years of the Fund.</p><p>Delivery for UKSPF funding began in earnest when investment plans were approved in December 2022. DLUHC await end-of-year reporting to know which projects lead local authorities have decided to fund. We have published our UKSPF <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-shared-prosperity-fund-evaluation&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd69b8c38a1a54f8c377f08db31015bdf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157654127039285%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9s98SjILpDgwNY8RUmpSjMacl2Hb%2FzHOIFVMxrZI4Mg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Evaluation Strategy</a> which sets out the evaluation plans for UKSPF over the remaining lifetime of the Fund.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for managing the funding allocation for their area, including assessing and approving project applications, processing payments and day-to-day monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 171581 171582 171584 171585 171591 171592 171593 171594 question first answered 31/03/2023 09:55:49 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark