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434189

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the rationale is for setting the interest rate on the repayment of student loans under the new system at three per cent.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	18798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Interest rates on student loans vary according to a number of factors, including a borrower's level of earnings, and whether they remain in contact with the Student Loans Company to ensure they are repaying when they are eligible to do so.</p><br /><p>The maximum interest rate for the post-2012 system is the Retail Price Index (RPI) figure plus 3%. The maximum rate applies whilst the borrower is studying; is the maximum interest rate for those borrowers earning £41,000 and over; and is the default interest rate for those borrowers who fail to keep in touch with the Student Loans Company.</p><br /><p>Once a borrower is due to repay, a variable rate of interest will be charged, which is dependent upon income. Borrowers with an income of £21,000 or less will accrue interest at RPI. For a borrower with income greater than £21,000, a real rate of interest will be tapered in, reaching a maximum of RPI plus 3% at an income of £41,000 or more.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/12/2015 17:03:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

429393

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has taken steps to recover costs to the NHS resulting from the actions of Hungarian journalist Ani Horvath as part of an investigation of fraud in the European Health Insurance Cards scheme.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	17013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Department is undertaking a major piece of work to examine and identify areas for improvement in all the administrative systems relating to European Economic Area healthcare payments (incoming and outgoing), including the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) scheme.</p><br /><p>If an EHIC is used fraudulently, the Department will seek to recover the full cost of treatment from the card holder.</p><br /><p>The Department takes any allegations of fraud and abuse seriously and has been working with the NHS on an on-going basis to detect and tackle any suspected fraud and error since the introduction of the online EHIC application system in 2006.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 24/11/2015 17:42:52 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

416851

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Means-tested Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether means-testing for the purpose of calculating benefits is calculated using income before or after deductions for pension contributions are made.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	8949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>For claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, income-related Employment and Support allowance or Pension Credit, half of any contributions towards an occupational or personal pension scheme are deducted from any income from employed earners’ employment taken into account when calculating entitlement. In the case of self-employed earners, half of all premiums paid into a personal pension scheme are deducted from the claimant’s income taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit, earned income is only taken into account after allowing for 100% of pension contributions to appropriate schemes. Universal Credit is therefore intended to incentivise more people on a low income to put money aside to save for their later lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2015 14:41:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

418760

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help older unemployed people to retrain.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus uses a range of innovative approaches to help older claimants back to work. Training to help unemployed people find work is available to benefit claimants of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have introduced a number of initiatives to support older people including the introduction of Jobcentre Plus Older Claimant Champions and the launch of the work experience and sector based work academy pilots that will support 3,000 claimants. We are trialling career reviews and digital support in two Jobcentre Plus districts.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/09/2015 13:40:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

446724

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department monitors the use of UK-manufactured arms by those countries to which they are sold.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	23714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>All export licence applications are carefully assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking into account all relevant factors at the time of application. We draw on all available information, including checks using both open and classified sources, reports from non-government organisations and our overseas network, involving Desk and Post in the Foreign Office, when considering licence applications.</p><p /> <p>Foreign Office posts and departments in London monitor conditions in the respective countries – including human rights, regional tensions and the risk of exports being diverted to unintended end use – and advise on developments that might affect licensing policy.</p><p /> <br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2016 16:38:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

601109

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royal Brompton Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will undertake a consultation with patients, staff and the public on the proposed closure of congenital heart services at Royal Brompton Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	48616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong>The national review of congenital heart disease services is an NHS England led review.</p><p>NHS England will run a service change process in relation to the proposed changes to congenital heart disease services at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and other trusts affected by the review’s proposals before finally deciding on and implementing any change. This process will include full public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2016 10:46:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

577686

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of employing nationals of other EU member states in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	45403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p><strong>There has been no change to the rights and status of EU nationals in the UK, or of British citizens in the EU, as a result of the referendum. The Department for Exiting the European Union is assessing the skills needed for the department, the right security protocols, and relative merits of potential employees in line with usual practice. </strong></p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 14/09/2016 16:01:57 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

433534

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the definition of Designated Individual referred to in paragraph 53 of the Guide to Powers and Safeguards published in the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, CM 9152, of November 2015, will include parliamentarians.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	18392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>A Designated Person is an individual within a public authority who authorises a request for communications data and is independent of the investigation for which the authorisation is sought. They must apply additional considerations to an authorisation to access communications data in respect of sensitive professions which include Parliamentarians. This is set out in paragraph 51 of the Guide to the Powers and Safeguards in the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 04/12/2015 14:43:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

626704

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of potential capacity at Heathrow Airport which will be unfilled when a new third runway is operational.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	51359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>A third runway at Heathrow is expected to become operational in 2026 subject to the Government’s consultation on a draft National Policy Statement and the planning process. In its Strategic Fit: Forecasts report, the Airports Commission (AC) published its assessment of how much capacity at the expanded Heathrow could be used.</p><p> </p><p>Capacity is dependent on the level of future aviation demand. The AC therefore considered five alternate demand scenarios. Across these scenarios, Heathrow could reach full capacity by 2035, but in the lowest demand scenario, capacity may not be fully used until 2042.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 04/11/2016 11:50:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

622272

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average weekly cost of accommodating an asylum seeker on (a) section 4 and (b) section 95 support was in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	50354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Accommodation costs for S4 and S95 populations are just two elements of the COMPASS contracts. Information relating to the total value of the COMPASS contracts is available and in the public domain and can be accessed here:</p><p> </p><p>G4S (NEYH and Humberside): <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503110/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503110/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Serco (NW): <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503120/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503120/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>G4S Midlands and East of England: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503120/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503120/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Serco (SNI): <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503124/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503124/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) South of England: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503103/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/503103/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CRH Wales: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/487962/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/487962/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/11/2016 17:15:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias