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795376

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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: Personal Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	whether savings held in the name of children are taken into account in applications for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	115797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Savings and other capital held in the name of children are not taken into account in the assessment of Universal Credit entitlement. As with other means tested benefits, however, there are rules to prevent claimants depriving themselves of capital in order to claim Universal Credit or increase their entitlement to Universal Credit. If claimants deprive themselves of capital by gifting the capital to their children or placing it in a child’s account, notional capital of the amount deprived may still be taken into account when assessing entitlement to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/12/2017 15:25:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1045794

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the persecution of Christians overseas.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	908710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has commissioned an independent, global review into the additional practical steps the Government can take to support persecuted Christians. The review will report by Easter.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/01/2019 17:07:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1023106

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Block Grant: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent budgetary decisions on the Scottish block grant.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	908140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>At Budget we announced a £700m increase in the Scottish block grant for 19/20 because of the additional money we are spending across the country.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2018 14:36:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

533426

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Scottish Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will make an assessment of the effect of extending the franchise for Scottish Parliament elections to 16 and 17 year olds on the level of youth engagement in the electoral process.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
uin	905700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Commission is currently collecting information to inform its statutory report on the Scottish Parliament elections. The report will include information about turnout and participation among 16- and 17-year-olds.</p><p>The report will also identify any conclusions which can be drawn from comparison with turnout and participation at previous polls, particularly the 2014 referendum.</p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 07/07/2016 10:48:33 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

760124

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of her Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	10401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The former Home Secretary the Rt. Hon Amber Rudd last meeting with a Scottish Minister was in Glasgow on 27 July 2017. The Home Secretary has yet to meet with with Scottish Ministers but looks forward to doing so in due course and in line with departmental business.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/07/2018 15:12:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

882693

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of tier 4 visa applications for students have been processed within the service level agreement timescales in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	135755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2018 answer text <p>The available information on processing of Tier 4 out of country visa (and in-country visa) applications against service standards is published in the transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The latest available data indicates the vast majority, 98.1% (and 99.8%) of straightforward cases were dealt with within service standards.</p><p>Information on students who may have missed their university start date is not collated for publication on Home Office visa case-working systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 135756 question first answered 13/08/2018 13:46:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

850675

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to take steps independently of the United Nations to increase the number of Christians from Syria and Iraq receiving resettlement in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	129924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Our resettlement schemes prioritise the most vulnerable refugees regardless of race, religion or ethnicity – we do not discriminate in favour of, or against, any particular group. This is why we work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which has well-established procedures and criteria for identifying and resettling the most vulnerable refugees. Apart from the criteria we set for each scheme, we do not seek to influence which cases are referred to us by UNHCR.</p><p>However, we recognise how important it is that UNHCR is accessible to the most vulnerable refugees, including members of minority religions, and this is why we are working with UNHCR and their partners to intensify their outreach to groups that might otherwise be reluctant to register. This includes people in formal refugee camps, informal settlements and host communities. The efforts undertaken by UNHCR include mobile registration teams, outreach teams, and Help Desks for areas where different minority groups are concentrated to facilitate registration and access to services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/03/2018 19:19:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

457078

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Media: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with social media firms on countering radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
uin	29511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Extremist and terrorist organisations, notably social media sites, are exploiting the internet to disseminate propaganda and recruit individuals to their groups or to support their aims. Some vulnerable individuals, including young people are being misled by this damaging propaganda.</p><p>We are working closely with responsible internet and social media companies to take robust action against terrorist and extremist material and safeguard users. Since 2010 over 140,000 pieces of terrorist-related material have been removed by industry from various online platforms at the request of the dedicated police Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU). Approximately 58,000 removals were made in 2015 alone.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/03/2016 14:03:43 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

927059

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Driving: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for police forces in England to certificate blue light driving for volunteers in charities.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	155359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no legal requirement for voluntary and charitable organisations to gain police certification for those volunteers who need to drive in response to emergency situations. In order to discharge their duty of care to their volunteers and other road users, such organisations are encouraged to make arrangements with police forces or other suitable training providers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/06/2018 12:32:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

882694

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 4 applications that have not been processed within the timescale set out in the service level agreement for processing such applications have caused students to miss university start dates in the latest academic for year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	135756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2018 answer text <p>The available information on processing of Tier 4 out of country visa (and in-country visa) applications against service standards is published in the transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The latest available data indicates the vast majority, 98.1% (and 99.8%) of straightforward cases were dealt with within service standards.</p><p>Information on students who may have missed their university start date is not collated for publication on Home Office visa case-working systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 135755 question first answered 13/08/2018 13:46:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr