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1016125

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit throughout Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	907841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Evidence shows that Universal Credit is working. It empowers people to move into work, work more hours and earn more, and I am pleased that the budget announced a £4.5bn cash boost for it, including measures that will allow millions of low-income families, many of them in Scotland, to keep more of what they earn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/11/2018 16:42:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1016126

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the proposed EU withdrawal agreement on the Scottish economy.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	907842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has now published <em>EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis</em>. This analysis shows the deal is the best deal available for jobs and our economy that allows us to honour the referendum and realise the opportunities of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/11/2018 15:32:46 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1016127

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on the Scottish economy of the devolution of powers to set the rates and bands of income tax payable by Scottish taxpayers.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	907845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has delivered on its promise to devolve increased control over Income Tax to Scotland.</p><p>As a result, changes to the higher rate threshold announced since April 2017 do not apply to the main income of Scottish higher or additional rate taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/11/2018 15:33:19 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1016128

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Spirits: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on the Scottish economy of maintaining the current level of excise duty on spirits.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	907847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Chancellor who recently announced that Spirits Duty will be frozen for the second year in a row.</p><p>This represents a huge boost for the Scotch Whisky industry which directly contributes over £3.2 billion to the Scottish economy.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/11/2018 15:33:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1013067

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to introduce legislation increase prison sentences for causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving in a (a) specific Bill or (b) as part of a Bill that has driving within its scope.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	195050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing the maximum penalties for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs from 14 years’ imprisonment to life.</p><p>We are currently considering the legislative vehicle for these provisions, taking into account the wider legislative programme and other proposals for safer roads, including those arising from the Department for Transport’s review of cycle safety.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2018 17:55:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1013068

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191883, what the change was in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service between (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Details of the full time and part time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2012/13 and 2017/18 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full Time Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part Time Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>5468</p></td><td><p>1861</p></td><td><p>7329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>4417</p></td><td><p>1563</p></td><td><p>5980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Difference</strong></p></td><td><p>-1051</p></td><td><p>-298</p></td><td><p>-1349</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(Data Source CPS Trent HR Database as at 26/11/18)</em></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/11/2018 11:20:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1013069

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change was in the median gross annual earnings for all full-time employees in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland between 2007 and 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and their response will be place in the Library of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/11/2018 17:03:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 195035.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1013070

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the UK Safer Internet Centre has made in improving children's digital safety.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Safer Internet Centre is a partnership that carries out a range of programmes in support of children's internet safety. These include a helpline to provide support to professionals working with children and young people with online safety issues; a hotline that provides an anonymous and safe place to report and remove child sexual abuse imagery and videos; and an Awareness Centre, which provides advice and support to children and young people, parents and carers, schools and the children's workforce.</p><p>Each year, the UK Safer Internet Centre coordinates Safer Internet Day across UK. This forms a key part of national online safety activity. An impact assessment report on Safer Internet Day 2018 showed that it had reached 45 percent of children and 30 percent of parents - and that as a result, 80 percent of these children felt more confident about what to do if they are worried about something online , and 74 percent of these parents had a conversation with their children about internet safety.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 19:38:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1013071

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in the Border Delivery Group since July 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Border Delivery Group has met with Northern Ireland ports and airports and other stakeholders three times, including twice as part of a Northern Ireland Borders Steering Group. It has also visited, with Border Force colleagues, each of the seven main Northern Ireland ports and airports to work through the potential impact of EU Exit at each location (based on the same assumptions as we have applied to other UK ports and airports), and to enable each port or airport to develop their own plans to address identified impacts, especially in respect of a potential No Deal. The Border Delivery Group has further meetings scheduled with Northern Ireland ports and airports, Northern Ireland Civil Service, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, on operational planning for EU exit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/11/2018 17:47:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1013074

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 37 cases where the applicant was given the benefit of the doubt in the Review of applications by Tier 1 (General) migrants refused under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules have featured in media reports.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	195083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2018 16:53:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss