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943133

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Former Members
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 many former hon. Members hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within his Department as of 17 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	164949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold a central record of all employees, either paid or unpaid, who have previously been Members of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/07/2018 16:23:09 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818703

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Wind Power: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to agree a sector deal on wind energy; and which organisations in Humberside his Department has had discussions with on such a deal in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Offshore Wind Industry Council is working to develop an ambitious business-led offshore wind proposal for a sector deal.</p><p>The Department has not had specific discussions on a potential deal with organisations in Humberside. However, the Offshore Wind Industry Council has conducted an engagement exercise with the wider industry across the UK as part of their work in developing a Sector Deal proposal.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/01/2018 15:48:51 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

679091

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the Pensions Act 2011 on trends in the level of (a) the overall claimant count, (b) the employment support allowance claimant count and (c) unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not have sufficient data to make an assessment of the effect of changes in the Pensions Act 2011 on the numbers on ESA, the overall claimant count or the numbers of people unemployed. However, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests that rises in the State Pension age for women have had a significant, positive impact on employment. Its analysis concluded that women’s employment rates at ages 60 to 61 increased by 6.3 percentage points as a result of the SPa increase from age 60 to age 62 between April 2010 and March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the impact on employment rates, the findings indicate that the policy change also led to a 4.0 percentage points increase in the proportion of women reporting themselves as sick or disabled and a 1.2 percentage point increase in the fraction of women who were unemployed and actively seeking work, at ages 60 and 61. These observed increases in employment, reported poor health and unemployment were offset by an 11.5 percentage point reduction in the proportion reporting themselves to be retired.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work and will be publishing an employer-led Fuller Working Lives strategy in due course which sets out the Government’s approach to older workers.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/01/2017 17:09:35 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

678125

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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	Pension Credit: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to allow people temporarily living abroad to claim pension credit for longer.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>Pension Credit is an income-related, non-taxable benefit which is intended to provide people of pension age with financial assistance to enable a minimum guaranteed amount to meet living costs in Great Britain. It is a basic condition of entitlement that a person be in Great Britain to receive it. Although Pension Credit is not intended to subsidise absences from Great Britain, in certain circumstances entitlement to the benefit can continue during a temporary absence abroad.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s view that the current rule, which allows entitlement to continue for up to four consecutive weeks during a period of absence from Great Britain, is reasonable and justified. It allows time, for example, for holidays and visiting families, without a person having to reclaim Pension Credit on their return to Great Britain. There are exceptions to the general four week rule. Pension Credit can continue for up to 26 weeks where medical treatment or medically approved convalescence is required outside Great Britain. Where the absence is in connection with a death of a partner or close relative then entitlement can continue for up to eight weeks.</p><p> </p><p>This approach aligns Pension Credit and Housing Benefit with Universal Credit and provides consistency across these benefits and we have no plans to change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 30/01/2017 17:15:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

446004

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict resettled in the UK to date have been relocated from (a) refugee camps in Turkey, (b) refugee camps in Jordan, (c) refugee camps in Lebanon, (d) refugee camps in Syria, (e) other refugee camps and (f) a site that is not a refugee camp.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	23164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) identifies and proposes refugees for resettlement under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme from among the whole of the registered refugee population in the region. This includes people in formal refugee camps, informal settlements and host communities.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The next set of figures will be in the quarterly release on 25 February 2016 and will cover the period October-December 2015. This information will not include details of where refugees have been resettled from.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/01/2016 17:07:51 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 40649 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

446010

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict relocated in the UK to date are (a) adults with a vulnerable characteristic, (b) adults in a family unit, (c) adults not in a family unit or with a vulnerable characteristic, (d) children with parents and (e) unaccompanied children.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	23163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme is based on need and prioritises those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is responsible for identifying people in need of resettlement based on its established vulnerability criteria, which are: women and girls at risk; survivors of violence and/or torture; refugees with legal and/or physical protection needs; refugees with medical needs or disabilities; children and adolescents at risk; persons at risk due to their sexual orientation or gender identity; and refugees with family links in resettlement countries.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The next set of figures will be in the quarterly release on 25 February 2016 and will cover the period October-December 2015. This adheres to the standard practice for the release of information about the work of the department, both through the quarterly national statistics and the additional transparency data that is released, which ensure that statistics are published properly in a way which is open and accessible to all. This information will not include a breakdown of the vulnerability criteria, or the family composition of the refugees that have been resettled.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/01/2016 16:51:41 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 40643 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

437930

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding will be provided to local authorities for each Syrian refugee they resettle in the (a) first and (b) second year of resettlement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	19923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to provide refugees they resettle under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme with a 12 month support package which is being funded using the overseas aid budget. Many of the refugees have significant medical and social care needs, and the costs therefore vary according to their individual circumstances.</p><p>At the Spending Review, the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme. This will be allocated on a tariff basis over four years, with £5,000 per refugee provided for their second year in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/12/2015 15:15:14 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 36262 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

437942

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have agreed to take refugees under the Syrian Refugee resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Over 50 local authorities from across the UK have offered places to resettle refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme. It is at the discretion of local authorities to disclose whether or not they are involved with the VPR scheme.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/12/2015 15:16:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson