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1545860

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Lotteries: Prizes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on What next for the National Lottery?, published on 22 November 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of that report's recommendation that individual society lotteries should be able to set their own prizes, up to a limit of £500,000.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	97652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The maximum prize for a society lottery draw was increased in July 2020 from £400,000 to £500,000 as part of a wider package of changes to society lottery limits. <ins class="ministerial">We are carefully considering the Committee's recommendations and will respond in due course.</ins> <del class="ministerial">We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendation that the maximum allowable sizable prize per draw should be £25,000 or 10% of the draw’s proceeds and will respond in due course. </del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/12/2022 15:42:01 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2022 15:58:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 38878 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1174337

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Councillors: Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many councils in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland require elected members to undergo a DBS check, or equivalent, before or during their term in office.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government holds no data on the number of councillors in England who have received a DBS check. It is a matter for the devolved administrations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland if they choose to collect and hold such data.</p><p>There is currently no legal requirement on councillors to undergo a DBS check either to stand for office or after they are elected. The law specifies that a council is entitled but not required to undertake checks for Councillors who discharge Education and Social Service functions.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 07/02/2020 14:46:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681805

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2024
	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	Horizon IT System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Post Office on replacing the Horizon system.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>DBT Ministers and officials engage regularly with Post Office Ltd on a range of strategically important issues, including the company’s IT platform.</p><p>The Government is supportive of Post Office’s plans to replace Horizon with a modern, fit for purpose New Branch IT system. In December 2023, I announced the award of an additional £103m to support Post Office Limited to meet its IT costs in the 2023/34 and 2024/25 financial years.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2024 11:35:05 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681640

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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: Gower
	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 recipients were subject to deductions in Gower constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>There were 3,000 Universal Credit households in the Gower constituency that were subject to a deduction in the period September 2022 to August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Household level figures have been provided as deductions are applied at the household level.</p><p>2. The number of households has been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>3. Data for September 2022 - August 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. 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.</p><p>5. The figure includes the number of distinct Universal Credit households subject to a deduction in the period September 2022 - August 2023. Any household with deductions in more than one assessment period within the period requested will only be counted once.</p><p>6. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/01/2024 12:52:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681636

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve broadband coverage in Gower constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Almost 98% of premises in the Gower constituency can access superfast broadband speeds (&gt;=30 Mbps), in line with the national average of 97%. Over 69% of premises have access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection, which is below the national average of 80%, but has increased significantly since January 2021, when coverage was under 25%.</p><p> </p><p>To improve coverage further, the Government is rolling out Project Gigabit, and we have launched procurements across the UK inviting suppliers to bid for contracts to bring gigabit-capable broadband to homes and businesses that are unlikely to be reached by broadband suppliers' commercial rollout plans alone. The Gower constituency is included in a cross regional procurement which launched last year, and we expect to award a contract this summer.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/01/2024 11:01:15 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681634

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Gower
	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 people in Gower constituency had personal independence payments overturned as a result of an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.</p><p /><p><strong>Table 1 </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>Appeals Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>All Initial <br> Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number and percentage of Award Reviews (AR) and Change of Circumstances (CoC) awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of AR and CoC</p></td><td><p>Appeals Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>All ARs and CoCs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>Figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages in Table 1 and Table 2 are calculated using unrounded figures, then rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>In Table 1, the figures for the financial year 2023/24 were excluded because their values and proportions rounded to zero.</li><li>In Table 2, the figures for the financial year 2023/24 were excluded because their values and proportions rounded to zero.</li><li>These figures include initial decisions (New Claims, Reconsiderations), award reviews and change of circumstances following an assessment for PIP up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>These figures include appeal outcomes up to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after September 2023, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision, award review and change of circumstances.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/01/2024 13:35:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681633

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Gower
	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 constituents in Gower constituency have had their personal independence payments overturned as a result of mandatory reconsideration in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.</p><p /><p><strong>Table 1 </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>All Initial <br> Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number and percentage of Award Reviews (AR) and Change of Circumstances (CoC) awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of AR and CoC</p></td><td><p>PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>All ARs and CoCs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>Figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages in Table 1 and Table 2 are calculated using unrounded figures, then rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>These figures include initial decisions (New Claims, Reconsiderations), award reviews and change of circumstances following an assessment for PIP up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>These figures include mandatory reconsideration outcomes up to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more MRs could be made and completed after September 2023, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an MR to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision, award review and chance of circumstances.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/01/2024 13:32:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1544060

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on ensuring those who are off grid are able to access the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	92317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government confirmed that further funding would be available to provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the small percentage of domestic energy consumers not reached by the Energy Bill Support Scheme. This will include those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier. The Government has had initial engagement with the Welsh Government on this Alternative Funding and will engage with relevant parties over the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 92316 question first answered 28/11/2022 17:08:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1544059

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on ensuring those in park homes are able to access the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	92316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government confirmed that further funding would be available to provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the small percentage of domestic energy consumers not reached by the Energy Bill Support Scheme. This will include those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier. The Government has had initial engagement with the Welsh Government on this Alternative Funding and will engage with relevant parties over the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 92317 question first answered 28/11/2022 17:08:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1544034

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Endometriosis: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure women in Northern Ireland with suspected or confirmed deep endometriosis involving the bowel, bladder or ureter are able to attend a BSGE specialist centre in accordance with NICE guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	92315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The provision of specialist BSGE care in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and a future Northern Ireland Executive. This is one of many examples of how the absence of a functioning Executive could delay action being taken to address pre-existing problems with healthcare in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acutely aware of the broader pressures facing the health service. A programme of reform at the devolved level is needed to tackle long-standing and systemic problems. Consecutive Executive Ministers have failed to adequately address this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has introduced a Bill that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services but these powers are limited. The Secretary of State has also set a Budget for this financial year. This Budget for Health provides £7.28bn in funding which is an increase of £228m above 2021/22 spending which included significant COVID-19 funding, or £786m if we compare to last year’s funding excluding the one-off COVID-19 funding. This will protect spending to address the critical health pressures in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s immediate priority remains facilitating the restoration of a fully functioning Executive that can progress long-term solutions to transform healthcare in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/11/2022 12:37:35 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi