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1248598

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the UK Internal Market Bill on Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	908114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Internal Market Bill is economically important for Northern Ireland. It ensures direct trade from Northern Ireland to Great Britain will continue as it does now, delivering this Government’s clear commitment to provide for unfettered access in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>But the Bill’s significance is not just economic. The Government is taking powers in reserve to create a legal safety net that guard against the harmful legal defaults in the Protocol, in the event that agreement with the EU is not reached in Joint Committee discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland speaks frequently with Cabinet colleagues on a range of matters including these points.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/11/2020 16:42:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1200963

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the implications of the covid-19 outbreak for her Department's priorities.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	903021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Department continues to deliver on our core priorities of;</p><p>o protecting the public,</p><p>o securing our borders,</p><p>o and reforming our immigration system.</p><p> </p><p>Current rates of staff absence due to Covid-19 do not present immediate risks to delivery of these.</p><p>The Home Office is also an integral part of the cross-Government Covid-19 response. To ensure the department is equipped to respond effectively some staff have been deployed to specific covid related activities.</p><p>We have also provided additional support for victims of domestic abuse who may feel particularly vulnerable at this time and implemented public health measures at the border to prevent a second wave of Coronavirus from imported cases.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2020 15:30:50 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1685009

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	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	Construction: Migrant Workers
	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 her Department has made of the impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on recruitment in the construction sector.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	901154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>As Chair of the Construction Leadership Council, our Skills Plan has enabled the construction sector to compete and attract new recruits. In fact, the number of apprenticeships increased to over 32,000 last year. The Government has also ensured the sector has the flexibility to recruit workers from overseas to supply demand.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships and traineeships are a matter for the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/01/2024 17:57:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1251501

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) median response time to (i) ordinary and (ii) urgent email correspondence was for her Department's UK Visa and Immigration MP casework service in each month of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	114941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has a target of responding to MPs written correspondence within 20 working days. UKVI has, during the current year, dealt with unprecedented volumes of correspondence due to COVID-19. UKVI ensures 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>UKVI does not measure the average or median time for responding to ordinary or e-mail correspondence from Hon. Members, however, the latest published data on UKVI performance against the service standard is held at: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcustomer-service-operations-data-august-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CDave.Perkins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C55137be0e05e45069c3908d87fe7e48b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637399981228588581%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=30qOzKaFBm4Quy0qExOvJtOfryFBgj7hcz9vurrrP6E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-august-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/11/2020 14:03:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1301935

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of online banking fraud against individuals there were in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	167256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>ONS figures on fraud are broken down into ‘Bank and credit account fraud’, ‘Consumer and retail fraud’, ‘Advance fee fraud’ and ‘Other fraud’. There is no specific breakdown relating to online banking fraud, although last year (March 2020) 53% of all fraud incidents estimated by the CSEW were thought to be cyber-related.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Office of National Statistics:</strong> Cheque, plastic card and online bank accounts (not PSP) fraud reports, however, it’s worth nothing this will include individual victim reports <strong>and</strong> reports from businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2015</p></td><td><p>269,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2017</p></td><td><p>286,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2018</p></td><td><p>270,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2019</p></td><td><p>325,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2020</p></td><td><p>311,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government takes all forms of fraud very seriously and continues to work closely with the banking and finance industry, consumer protection and victim support groups to prevent scams by closing down the vulnerabilities fraudsters exploit in order and to ensure the victim remains at the centre of our considerations by making sure they are better protected.</p><p>The Government’s ambitious Economic Crime Plan (ECP) sets out the significant action we are taking in close conjunction with the private sector to combat all economic crimes.</p><p>The ECP sets out 7 priority areas agreed in January 2019 by the Economic Crime Strategic Board, the ministerial level public-private board charged with setting the UK’s strategic priorities for combatting economic crime and strengthening the powers and capabilities of law enforcement, powers, the justice system and private sector to detect, deter and disrupt <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022</a></p><p>We are also investing more to tackle economic crime. The 2020 Spending Review announced an increase in the Government’s efforts to combat economic crime by providing an additional £30.5 million in resource and £32.5 million in capital funding in 2021/22, including support for the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and City of London Police as national lead force for fraud.</p><p>We have also launched the Suspicious Email Reporting Service, run by the National Cyber Security Centre, which enables the public to report scams and anything appearing suspicious. Already over 5 million reports have been received, leading to over 36,000 scams taken down from the internet and the closure of over 71,000 harmful websites.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Agency (FCA) requires banks to maintain effective systems and controls to prevent the risk they might be used for financial crime. The protection for consumers who fall victim to fraudulent transactions is set out in the Payment Services Regulations 2017 which state a customer who claims they did not authorise a transaction on their account must receive a refund from their bank, unless the bank has reasonable grounds to suspect the customer is liable for the transaction (for example due to customer fraud or gross negligence).</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published a call for views on APP scams in February 2021 which set out various measures which could deliver a higher level of protection for consumers. The Government looks forward to engaging with the outcomes of the PSR's call for views, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p><p>Finally, it remains important the public reports fraud to Action Fraud either by phone on 0300 123 2040 or via:</p><p><a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud" target="_blank">http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud</a>.</p><p>Scam emails and texts can be reported by texting your mobile provide on 7726 or forwarding suspicious emails to <a href="mailto:report@phishing.gov.uk" target="_blank">report@phishing.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 167257 question first answered 19/03/2021 11:32:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1301936

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
	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 is taking to strengthen protections for consumers against online banking fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	167257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>ONS figures on fraud are broken down into ‘Bank and credit account fraud’, ‘Consumer and retail fraud’, ‘Advance fee fraud’ and ‘Other fraud’. There is no specific breakdown relating to online banking fraud, although last year (March 2020) 53% of all fraud incidents estimated by the CSEW were thought to be cyber-related.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Office of National Statistics:</strong> Cheque, plastic card and online bank accounts (not PSP) fraud reports, however, it’s worth nothing this will include individual victim reports <strong>and</strong> reports from businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2015</p></td><td><p>269,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2017</p></td><td><p>286,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2018</p></td><td><p>270,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2019</p></td><td><p>325,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2020</p></td><td><p>311,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government takes all forms of fraud very seriously and continues to work closely with the banking and finance industry, consumer protection and victim support groups to prevent scams by closing down the vulnerabilities fraudsters exploit in order and to ensure the victim remains at the centre of our considerations by making sure they are better protected.</p><p>The Government’s ambitious Economic Crime Plan (ECP) sets out the significant action we are taking in close conjunction with the private sector to combat all economic crimes.</p><p>The ECP sets out 7 priority areas agreed in January 2019 by the Economic Crime Strategic Board, the ministerial level public-private board charged with setting the UK’s strategic priorities for combatting economic crime and strengthening the powers and capabilities of law enforcement, powers, the justice system and private sector to detect, deter and disrupt <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022</a></p><p>We are also investing more to tackle economic crime. The 2020 Spending Review announced an increase in the Government’s efforts to combat economic crime by providing an additional £30.5 million in resource and £32.5 million in capital funding in 2021/22, including support for the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and City of London Police as national lead force for fraud.</p><p>We have also launched the Suspicious Email Reporting Service, run by the National Cyber Security Centre, which enables the public to report scams and anything appearing suspicious. Already over 5 million reports have been received, leading to over 36,000 scams taken down from the internet and the closure of over 71,000 harmful websites.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Agency (FCA) requires banks to maintain effective systems and controls to prevent the risk they might be used for financial crime. The protection for consumers who fall victim to fraudulent transactions is set out in the Payment Services Regulations 2017 which state a customer who claims they did not authorise a transaction on their account must receive a refund from their bank, unless the bank has reasonable grounds to suspect the customer is liable for the transaction (for example due to customer fraud or gross negligence).</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published a call for views on APP scams in February 2021 which set out various measures which could deliver a higher level of protection for consumers. The Government looks forward to engaging with the outcomes of the PSR's call for views, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p><p>Finally, it remains important the public reports fraud to Action Fraud either by phone on 0300 123 2040 or via:</p><p><a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud" target="_blank">http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud</a>.</p><p>Scam emails and texts can be reported by texting your mobile provide on 7726 or forwarding suspicious emails to <a href="mailto:report@phishing.gov.uk" target="_blank">report@phishing.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 167256 question first answered 19/03/2021 11:32:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1307988

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing to cover the cost of replacing an expired 90 day vignette at a cost of £154 where a visa has expired due to flights being cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	179216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office has taken active steps to assist individuals planning to come to the UK by extending the 30-day entry clearance vignettes to 90 days.</p><p>If their 90 day vignette has expired, the individual will need to apply for a replacement by completing the online form on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/visa-type" target="_blank">https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/visa-type</a></p><p>We strongly advise individuals to only apply for a new visa, or apply to replace an expired vignette, when they are confident they can travel to the UK given the restrictions on international travel at this time.. The new vignette will be valid for a period of 90 days. If they cannot travel during this time, they may need to apply again to update their vignette.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 15:57:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1273392

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Employment Schemes: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support employment projects for disabled people through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	133025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities.</p><p>A portion of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will support investment in people and skills, in communities and places and in local businesses, all tailored to local needs.</p><p>A second portion of the Fund will be targeted differently to people most in need, through bespoke employment and skills programmes. This will support improved employment outcomes for those in and out of work in specific groups of people who face labour market barriers.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 133997 question first answered 15/01/2021 14:53:26 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1568247

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	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	Conditions of Employment: Disability
	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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on workplace (a) rights and (b) adjustments for people with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	126700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and the powers within it are not intended to remove workers’ rights and protections. The Bill is an enabling Act. The key measures, including the powers to preserve, revoke or replace, will provide UK (and devolved) ministers with the tools to review, amend or repeal their retained EU law in a way that is right for the UK and reflects the UK’s new regulatory freedoms.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/01/2023 16:04:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1584833

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Postal Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Post Office Limited on the future strategy of its Drop and Collect service.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	141462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Government has robust mechanisms in place to maintain oversight of Post Office Limited and regularly engages with the company on various live issues, including Post Office Limited’s approach to Drop and Collect. For example, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State attends monthly meetings with Post Office Limited’s CEO and officials attend quarterly shareholder meetings between the Department and Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/02/2023 14:48:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows