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1542429

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Confucius Institutes: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Confucius Institutes on UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	87856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Like all similar bodies, Confucius Institutes should operate transparently and with a full commitment to the department’s values of openness and freedom of expression. Universities have a responsibility to ensure that any partnership with a Confucius Institute is managed appropriately and that the right due diligence is in place. We encourage any providers with concerns to contact the department.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government will continue to review its measures as appropriate.</ins></p><p>The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will address concerns about the possible influence of overseas money in higher education (HE) in <ins class="ministerial">England</ins><del class="ministerial">the UK</del>, without reducing the ability of our world-class universities to work with global partners.</p><p>The Bill will empower the Office for Students (OfS) to require registered HE providers to report certain overseas funding, including of educational partnerships, such as arrangements with Confucius Institutes. The Bill will also allow the OfS to take appropriate action, including issuing penalties, if there is evidence that an HE provider has breached its freedom of speech duties.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The department will continue to review its measures as appropriate.</del></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 22/11/2022 13:45:13 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2022 17:48:02 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 35041 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1524327

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings she has held with organisations representing pensioners since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	67027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State, and ministers, regularly meet with organisations representing pensioners, regarding a range of issues. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk in line with transparency data releases and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2022" target="_blank">DWP ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 26/10/2022 16:37:55 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 26818 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1524332

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for a new claim for the Personal Independence Payment to be (a) processed and (b) paid.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	67030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>In answer to (a), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) processing times are available as part of the PIP Official Statistics quarterly release. The latest release, with data available to July 2022, is available here: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1103973%2Ftables-pip-statistics-to-july-2022.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">tables-pip-statistics-to-july-2022.ods (live.com)</a>. Table 1a contains PIP average processing times for new claims under normal rules</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the Department. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence.</p><p><br> In answer to (b), the information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 26/10/2022 17:11:42 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 26819 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1523382

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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 steps her Department is taking to help minimise the financial impact of a failure to pay child maintenance on the receiving parent.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	66099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>It is a key principle that unpaid child maintenance should be paid immediately. Where a parent fails to pay on time or in full, the CMS will take action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that have accrued. Where compliance cannot be achieved the CMS actively pursues all outstanding child maintenance using a variety of enforcement options including deductions from earnings, deductions from benefits and identifying and securing cash balances and assets through its enforcement actions. If non-compliance persists, then sanctions including commitment to prison or the disqualification of a driving licence and removal of passport is considered.</p><p /> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/10/2022 16:00:51 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 26020 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1521667

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 5 September 2022 to Question 40729 and of 11 October 2022 to Question 53261 on Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments, what the aggregate number of Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment Mandatory Reconsideration (a) registrations, (b) clearances and (c) outcomes was in each of the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	62666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 19/10/2022 12:04:25 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 24558 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1521869

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment: Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding Personal Independence Payment claims there were at the start of the cost of living payment rollout on 20 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	62842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>On 20<sup>th</sup> September 2022 there were around 264,000 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims outstanding that had not had an initial decision. This data includes claimants who registered their claim on or before 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022 and who may be entitled to a Disability Cost of Living Payment subject to their PIP decision and those who registered their claim after 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022 and would therefore not be eligible for such a payment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong>Source: PIP Atomic Data Store</strong></p><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>This data includes claimants waiting for an initial decision on their claim only, and does not include any claimants that have received an initial decision and are awaiting the outcome of any outstanding mandatory reconsiderations or appeals</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000</li><li>Data covers Great Britain only</li></ul> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 19/10/2022 10:29:25 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 24559 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1520762

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance: National Insurance Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance were not receiving Class 1 National Insurance credits in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	61129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>All claimants in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance are awarded Class 1 National Insurance credits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 19/10/2022 11:29:51 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho previous answer version 24552 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1010557

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Life Sciences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the updated Life Sciences Sector Deal.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	193424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We are continuing to work with partners across government and across the life sciences sector on an update to the Life Sciences Sector Deal and will publish it in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/11/2018 14:26:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 86891 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010558

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Life Sciences: Small Businesses
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 provisions his Department has included within the updated Life Sciences Sector Deal to support the growth of small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	193425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We are continuing to work with partners across government and across the life sciences sector on this and all measures included in the update to the Life Sciences Sector Deal will be set out in full at publication.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/11/2018 14:25:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 86892 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010784

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Catapult Centres: Staff
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 proportion of the workforce at the Catapult centres is (a) female, (b) BAME and (c) disabled.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	193474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Catapult centres are independent organisations; therefore, their diversity data is not held by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy or UK Research and Innovation.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/11/2018 14:27:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 86894 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah