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1138521

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	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 establish a nationally funded local welfare assistance scheme similar to the former Discretionary Social Fund; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	276140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The reforms to the Social Fund in 2013 allowed local authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales to deliver their own local provision for people who are in need of urgent help. Local authorities are best placed to decide how to target flexible help to support local welfare needs. The Government has no further plans to review this provision.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2019 12:38:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1059070

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which EU agencies her Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	219246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working to take forward the mandate from Parliament to seek legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated with the EU. When these changes have been finalised, the Government will seek parliamentary approval of the Agreement. Once the Withdrawal Agreement is approved, the terms of the UK’s participation in EU agencies and programmes during the Implementation Period, will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement. Work will also commence to discuss and shape our future relationship with the EU, which will build on the content of the Political Declaration. These future partnership discussions will determine the UK’s membership to EU agencies and programmes after the Implementation Period.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/02/2019 17:22:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1056755

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials from her Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	218158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>To date, no DWP officials have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. DWP continues to make appropriate preparations using existing staff.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/02/2019 17:53:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

850982

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to encourage the Post Office to allow people on universal credit to access credit union services; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	130183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has regular discussions with stakeholders across the financial sector, including the Post Office, to ensure universal credit claimants can access payments readily.</p><p> </p><p>A direct payment into a bank, building society or credit union account is the Government’s preferred way to make payments. The Government is supportive of discussions between payment service providers, credit unions and the Post Office to explore the potential for credit union members to access some face-to-face services at the Post Office.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/03/2018 15:06:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

800915

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Community Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of greater numbers of housing co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	117474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to demonstrate its support for the community-led housing sector, which offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will help deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p><p>I have recently announced that a new programme to deliver the annual £60 million Community Housing Fund will be launched in January and delivered by Homes England (currently the Homes and Communities Agency). We will be inviting any appropriate organisation – including co-operatives, registered providers and local authorities – to apply for capital and revenue funding. The new programme will run for at least a further 3 years. The announcement can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/community-led-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/community-led-housing</a></p><p>We have also encouraged community-led groups – including housing co-operatives – to apply for funding from the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:14:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

731968

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Property: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce restrictions on the overseas ownership of new properties in London; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to introduce restrictions on overseas ownership of new properties in London or elsewhere in the country, but will keep the issue under review.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 09:26:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 378 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

731969

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Community Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is for the provision of additional co-operative housing; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>This Government recognises the important role housing co-operatives can play in delivering locally led and innovative housing.</p><p>The Community Housing Fund announced in December 2016 allocated £60 million to local authorities to support the community-led housing sector, including housing co-operatives. We have also encouraged community led groups, including housing co-operatives, to apply for funding from the £7.1 billion Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21, which will deliver 225,000 affordable homes by March 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 09:30:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 382 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

714526

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Embassy Kabul: Pashto and Persian Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 20 March 2017 to Questions 67806 and 67810, how many diplomats and members of staff based at the UK Embassy in Kabul are UK nationals and are fluent in (a) Dari and (b) Pashto.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	69646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Further to my answers of 20 March 2017 (PQ 67806 and PQ 67810), the British Embassy in Kabul has approximately 160 local staff, many of whom speak Dari or Pashto as their native language. We also have a small number of UK-based roles in Kabul where we have trained job holders to speak Dari or Pashto. We are not able to disclose exact figures for operational reasons.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/04/2017 14:00:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas