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984794

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date	10/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment his Department carried out to determine whether the CPS requirement for people who have been victims of sexual assault to sign a Stafford statement complies with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights; what guidelines exist as to whether people reporting sexual assault must agree to sign such a statement; and what information those people are given about what that process involves.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	177585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>A “Stafford statement” is not a CPS requirement, but is used by some police forces to seek the consent of the complainant to access material held by third parties when this is relevant to the investigation.</p><p>It is of vital importance that the personal information of complainants who report sexual offences is treated in a way that is consistent with both their right to privacy and with the interests of justice. CPS guidance is clear that requests for access to information held by third parties or on digital devices must be a reasonable line of inquiry, justified by the circumstances of the individual case. It should not be undertaken routinely in every case.</p><p>As part of the National Disclosure Improvement Plan, the CPS are working closely with the police to ensure that complainants are given the opportunity to make an informed decision about allowing police access to their personal information. This will ensure that complainants are aware of both how their digital devices or records will be examined and the use that may be made of any data obtained through that examination, including informing the complainant if it is to be disclosed to the defendant.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/10/2018 09:15:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

984796

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date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of incentives to increase the uptake of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	177586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The government currently offers a range of incentives to support the shift to ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs). Today there are more than 160,000 ULEVs in the UK and, in 2017, the UK was the second largest market for ULEVs in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The vehicle tax system incentivises the uptake of cars with low CO<sub>2</sub> emissions with favourable rates of Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax. We are also investing nearly £1.5 billion to support the uptake of ULEVs. This investment includes grants for cars, vans, lorries, buses, taxis and motorcycles, and schemes to support charge point infrastructure at homes and workplaces and on residential streets.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2018 10:19:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

984822

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK plans to (a) support and (b) seek a G20 commitment to provide transparency and disclosure of all loans made by governments and multilateral institutions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	177587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the transparent and sustainable lending practices to sovereigns, particularly low-income countries (LICs).</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the G20 agreed Operational Guidelines for Sustainable Financing to promote transparent and sustainable lending to LICs from G20 members. The UK is working with G20 partners to ensure the ongoing implementation of the Guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) announced a joint multi-pronged approach to promote debt transparency and sustainability in LICs. The UK will continue to work with other G20 members to monitor the progress of this work programme which is led by the multilateral institutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/10/2018 10:17:55 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

984826

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures her Department has in place for when a claimant requests weekly rather than monthly payments of benefits; what advice her Department issues on whether claimants should be informed that they can request weekly payments of benefits that would usually be paid monthly; how many and what proportion of such requests from claimants were (a) granted and (b) refused in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	177588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The payment arrangements for Universal Credit are designed to mirror the world of work through a single monthly award.</p><p> </p><p>Our staff works closely with claimants, ensuring they can identify any vulnerability, such as financial hardship, at an early stage; and tailor support according to their individual needs. This includes a conversation with every claimant to establish any financial or budgeting support required.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the move to a single monthly household payment is a significant change for some claimants and where it is identified that a claimant is finding it difficult to budget monthly, it may be possible to have their Universal Credit divided over the month so it is paid more frequently, for example: twice monthly or, in exceptional circumstance, four times a month. These More Frequent Payments (MFP) are explained under the Alternative Payment Arrangements heading within ‘Universal Credit and You’ (paragraph 7.2), which is available to claimants via their online account.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit and You can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-you/universal-credit-and-you-a" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-you/universal-credit-and-you-a</a></p><p> </p><p>Around 2 per cent (20,000) of households on Universal Credit received a MFP in this way in June 2018, including those that have chosen to be paid more frequently via Universal Credit Scottish Choices.</p><p> </p><p>These figures will be updated in the next release of households on Universal Credit, on 13 November 2018. We do not hold information on the type of MFP these households receive and do not hold data on the number of refused applications for MFP. Further information can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-april-2013-to-9-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-april-2013-to-9-august-2018#</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/10/2018 13:26:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff