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1197454

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	49745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>As encouraged by Cabinet Office guidance to set challenging deadlines, the Northern Ireland Office has a target of responding within 15 working days where a response is required.</p><p>As you will understand, the Northern Ireland Office is currently dealing with unprecedented volumes of correspondence due to Covid-19. The Northern Ireland Office ensures that urgent cases raised by hon. Members are prioritised, and is taking steps to provide substantive responses in as short a time as possible.</p><p> </p><p>All correspondence received from hon. Members is being reviewed and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/06/2020 11:11:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

515465

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms his Department has put in place for redress and backdated payments to the parent with care in the event that it is found that the non-resident parent (a) provided false information about their income and (b) failed to inform the relevant body of an increase in their income under (i) the Child Support Agency scheme and (ii) the Child Maintenance Service scheme; and what the timescales are for such redress or payments.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	35379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>All three statutory maintenance schemes allow the Secretary of State to revise any maintenance liability decision found to be incorrect as a result of misrepresentation by either parent. There is no timescale within which the misrepresentation must be discovered, before a revision may be completed.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 2012 scheme, in the first instance maintenance is assessed using historic income information from HMRC. Annual reviews are carried out using HMRC income data and liabilities are adjusted accordingly. Over the lifetime of a case changes to income should therefore be reflected appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual is assessed on current income, they are obliged to inform the Child Maintenance Service of any increase to their income of 25% or over. If they fail to do so and the Child Maintenance Service subsequently becomes aware of an increase in their income, the Secretary of State may still calculate a new assessment, taking effect at the point the income increased.</p><p> </p><p>Any arrears that result from such “retrospective” action will nonetheless be due and CMS will take enforcement action if the Paying Parent does not arrange to pay them themselves. The CMS has a comprehensive range of enforcement actions at its disposal, to help ensure that parents fulfil their obligations.</p><p> </p><p>All maintenance liability decisions carry an underlying right of appeal to an independent Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 04/05/2016 14:37:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1132762

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	NHS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he has taken to prepare the NHS for the UK leaving the EU in October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	911419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible government, we must continue to plan for every scenario. We continue to carefully review the implications of the latest extension to Article 50 on our no deal planning. We are working closely with partners across the health and care system, and stakeholders, to make detailed plans to ensure the continued supply of medicines and medical products and secure the future of our European Union health and care workforce.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 911418 question first answered 18/06/2019 16:37:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

823003

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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 Nationals Abroad: Repatriation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support is available to families to repatriate a family member who dies abroad and for whom they cannot afford the cost of repatriation.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	122686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The support available for families of British nationals who die overseas of is set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/592148/Guide_for_bereaved_families.pdf" target="_blank">Guide for Bereaved Families</a>. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also produces<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/death-abroad-bereavement-packs" target="_blank"> country-specific bereavement packs,</a> with practical information for bereaved families, including lists of local and international funeral directors and information on legal processes in other countries. If a bereaved family cannot repatriate the body of their deceased relative for any reason, consular staff can provide information on the cost of local burial or cremation and help transfer money from friends and relatives in the UK to pay any necessary costs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is unable to pay any burial, cremation or repatriation expenses or settle any debts. Families should look, in the first instance, to insurers to cover the cost. If the deceased was not insured, then friends and family may be able to bear the cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/01/2018 16:01:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

673477

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Lanarkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve mobile telephone coverage in Lanarkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	60024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Improving mobile connectivity across the whole of the UK is a priority for the Government. The Ofcom licence obligations arising from the December 2014 agreement mean that the four Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have a legally binding obligation to provide voice/SMS text coverage to at least 90% of the UK’s landmass by end-2017. Additionally Telefonica (O2) has a licence obligation to deliver indoor 4G coverage to 98% of UK premises (95% in Scotland and the other Devolved Administrations.) The Digital Economy Bill, currently going through Parliament, will give the regulator Ofcom the power to issue large fines to mobile phone companies who fail to meet their licence obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's agreement with the MNOs locked in investment of £5 billion and is delivering improved coverage across the UK. Ofcom's 2016 Connected Nations Report shows that 98% of Scottish premises now have indoor voice coverage and 62% have indoor 4G data coverage from all four MNOs (up from 22% in 2015). Our proposed reforms of the Electronic Communications Code, will support further investment and improvements in connectivity across the UK and reduce not spots.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/01/2017 12:36:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

674209

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have taken out a mobile telephone contract in an area in which signal availability has been inadequate.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	60230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>An estimate of this kind has not been made by the Department. However, for contracts taken out at distance people can cancel within the statutory 14 day cooling off period. For purchases made within a company’s shop many offer a 'check your coverage' cooling off period for the first two weeks after sign up and some offer extended periods to ensure coverage meets their needs.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/01/2017 11:58:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1140824

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Post Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260045 on Department for Transport: Post Office, what the cost to the public purse was for this contract in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	280260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>The information is considered to be commercial in confidence. To disclose information about fees, financial costs and any payments made would be likely to affect the commercial interests of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and the Post Office Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/08/2019 14:34:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 131262 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

907127

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2018
	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	Industry: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding (a) has been invested since the 2017 General Election and (b) is planned to be invested through the Government's Industrial Strategy in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales, and (iv) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	145587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>More than £6 billion has been committed as part of the launch of the Government’s Industrial Strategy in November, including £725m as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s second wave. The Department does not hold a comprehensive breakdown of figures for each nation.</p><p> </p><p>Our Industrial Strategy is about boosting productivity and earning power throughout the United Kingdom, and the investments that the UK Government are making, and will go on to make, are spread throughout all four nations.</p><p> </p><p>Investments from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund include the Faraday Institution in England, the three Robotics and Autonomous Systems hubs in Edinburgh, the Midlands &amp; Wales and the Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre and AppAtic in Belfast.</p><p> </p><p>In future, the new Strength in Places Fund will also support areas throughout the UK to build on their science and innovation strengths.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in digital infrastructure in all four nations also includes full-fibre awards for the Highlands, Manchester, Belfast and Cardiff and support for innovative 5G testbeds in Perthshire, Monmouthshire and Liverpool.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/05/2018 16:47:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

929353

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2018
	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	Industry: Scotland
	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 co-ordination his Department has had with similar Scottish Government (a) agencies, (b) programmes, (c) strategies and (d) advisory boards on the UK Government's Industrial Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	156635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s ambitious Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK and made a commitment to working with colleagues across the devolved administrations on its delivery, where that is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had several meetings with the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, and the Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy since the publication of the Industrial Strategy Green Paper in January 2017, most recently in April of this year.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to a significant level of ongoing discussion between BEIS officials and partners and their counterparts in the Scottish Government, including UK Research and Innovation and the Scottish Government’s enterprise agencies. That engagement encompasses a wide range of matters, from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, to certain Sector Deals, and each of the four Grand Challenges.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 156636 156637 question first answered 27/06/2018 15:38:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

929354

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2018
	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	Industry: Scotland
	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 co-ordination his Department has had with similar Scottish Government (a) agencies, (b) programmes, (c) strategies and (d) advisory boards on the UK Government's Industrial Strategy to prevent duplication.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	156636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s ambitious Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK and made a commitment to working with colleagues across the devolved administrations on its delivery, where that is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had several meetings with the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, and the Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy since the publication of the Industrial Strategy Green Paper in January 2017, most recently in April of this year.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to a significant level of ongoing discussion between BEIS officials and partners and their counterparts in the Scottish Government, including UK Research and Innovation and the Scottish Government’s enterprise agencies. That engagement encompasses a wide range of matters, from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, to certain Sector Deals, and each of the four Grand Challenges.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 156635 156637 question first answered 27/06/2018 15:38:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows