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1046124

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date	23/01/2019
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	Public Houses: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will carry out a review of the Pubs Code including the attractiveness to tenants of the Market Rent Only option.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	211305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>As required by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State will review the operation of the Pubs Code for the period of 20 July 2016 to 31 March 2019. The review will be informed by responses to the Pubs Code Adjudicator’s Market Rent Only (MRO) questionnaire and the 2019 Tenants Survey which asks tenants about MRO offers they have received.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/01/2019 15:56:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1046804

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the equity of the treatment of children in refugee detention centres.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	211748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Home Office statistics on the number of children held in immigration detention since September 2018 have not yet been published. The next publication: Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2018 will be released on 29 February 2019 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Information on children in detention broken down by quarter, is available in the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending September 2018’, available from the Home Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758249/detention-sep-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>The UK does not operate refugee detention centres and ended the routine detention of children in 2010 and, in line with the Immigration Act 2014, does not hold unaccompanied children in immigration removal centres. There remain limited circumstances where unaccompanied children may be detained for a short period, usually at ports of entry. This will be done for safeguarding reasons and will be for a very brief period, normally just a matter of hours, until alternative care arrangements are made. Families with children intercepted at the border may also be detained very briefly, but the Home Office does not publish data on children detained at the border.</p><p>Under the Family Returns Process, which was established in 2011 as an alternative to routine detention in immigration removal centres, a family with children with no lawful basis of stay in the UK who fails to comply with Home Office attempts to encourage and support voluntary return may, as a last resort, be detained at dedicated Pre Departure Accommodation (PDA), for a short period immediately prior to removal. The operation of the PDA is regulated by the published PDA Operating Standards. Treatment of children more generally is also governed by Detention Services Order 19/2012 “Safeguarding Children Policy.” These documents can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-departure-operating-standards</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/detention-and-escorting-safeguarding-children-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 211298 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:50:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1046811

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts were affected by the reported recent failure of digital infrastructure at HM Courts and Tribunals Service in (a) London, (b) the Midlands (c) North West England, (d) North East England and (e) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	211700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The recent disruption to IT systems intermittently affected all 362 HMCTS Court and Tribunal sites across England and Wales. Connectivity has been restored across the Ministry of Justice estate.</p><p> </p><p>I want to apologise to those who were affected by the intermittent disruption last week. Services continued to operate, and court hearings continued, but I know how frustrating this was for anyone affected.</p><p> </p><p>I am very grateful to HM Courts and Tribunals staff who put in place contingency plans to make sure trials went ahead as planned and for staff who have worked tirelessly and around the clock to resolve these issues alongside our suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/01/2019 17:01:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 97870 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1046828

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Research: EU Grants and Loans
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 detailed information on the mechanism for replacing access to funding from the (a) European Research Council and (b) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions through the Horizon 2020 scheme for UK research entities in the event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	211789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>A ratified deal based on the provisions set out in the Withdrawal Agreement would ensure continued UK participation in EU Programmes, such as Horizon 2020, committed under the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), until the end of the programme and for the lifetime of projects.</p><p>As a responsible Government, we continue to prepare for a ‘No Deal’ scenario. To this end, the Government has committed to underwrite funding for all successful competitive UK bids submitted to Horizon 2020 before exit. In July 2018 this guarantee was extended to cover all successful competitive UK bids to Horizon 2020 calls open to third country participation from point of exit until the end of 2020. Both the guarantee and extension will apply for the lifetime of qualifying projects.</p><p>In a no deal scenario the UK would become a third country participant in Horizon 2020 after exit day. Third country participation is a well-established part of Horizon 2020 - entities from third countries currently participate in and lead consortia in a wide range of collaborative programmes. However, third country participation does not extend to the majority of the European Research Council (ERC) grants or some parts of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). We continue to work with stakeholders and Treasury (HMT) to identify appropriate measures that could be put in place in the period immediately after EU Exit, if needed.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 29/01/2019 15:55:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1046833

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will seek clarity from LINK on planned future reductions to the ATM interchange fee; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	211839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government is continuing to engage with the Payment Systems Regulator and industry, including LINK, on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has cancelled its third interchange fee reduction, due in January 2020, and put on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending further review. The Payment Systems Regulator, who regulates LINK, has welcomed these adjustments, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has also recently announced new financial support for ATMs in remote and deprived areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to ensuring that individuals, regardless of their background or income, have access to useful and affordable financial products and services. That’s why the Government established the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum in November 2017 with a membership of leaders from across the financial services industry, charities and consumer groups. The Forum provides leadership and ensures collaboration across government and with the sector in tackling financial exclusion. The Forum meets bi-annually, with the next meeting due to take place on 26 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 211840 question first answered 29/01/2019 16:27:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1046834

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish a working group with the Payment Systems Regulator on preventing an increase in financial exclusion.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	211840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government is continuing to engage with the Payment Systems Regulator and industry, including LINK, on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has cancelled its third interchange fee reduction, due in January 2020, and put on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending further review. The Payment Systems Regulator, who regulates LINK, has welcomed these adjustments, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has also recently announced new financial support for ATMs in remote and deprived areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to ensuring that individuals, regardless of their background or income, have access to useful and affordable financial products and services. That’s why the Government established the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum in November 2017 with a membership of leaders from across the financial services industry, charities and consumer groups. The Forum provides leadership and ensures collaboration across government and with the sector in tackling financial exclusion. The Forum meets bi-annually, with the next meeting due to take place on 26 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 211839 question first answered 29/01/2019 16:27:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1046845

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children in home education placements have a high standard of education and care.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	211799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government supports the right of parents to educate their children at home, and many families do this well, taking on a very significant responsibility in doing so. Local authorities are responsible for identifying any children who are not receiving a suitable education and taking steps to remedy that situation, if necessary, by enforcing school attendance.</p><p>We want to make sure that every child receives a good education. In some cases, the government is concerned about the quality of education which some children are receiving at home, especially in the context of the increasing numbers of children who are being removed from school to be educated at home.</p><p>As a result, the government consulted in 2018 on revised guidance for local authorities and parents on home education. The finalised versions of this guidance will be published shortly. At the same time, a call for evidence on the issues of registration and monitoring of children educated at home, and support for home educating families, was held, and a government response document setting out proposed next steps will also be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 29/01/2019 17:01:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 97796 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

1046878

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department encourages all of its employees to provide details of their personal diversity information. This action is voluntary and information is captured via employee input onto the HR SOP system.</p><p> </p><p>Details on whether someone is a Sikh is captured via input of religious belief information.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31<sup>st</sup> December, 12,211 employees (14.8% of DWP’s workforce), have input information on their religious belief. This includes 166 employees who have recorded their information as Sikh, and 852 employees who chosen the ‘prefer not to say’ option.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/01/2019 12:15:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046891

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Sony: Location
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 recent discussions he has had with Sony on their plans to move their European Headquarters from the UK to the Netherlands.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	211873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions with BEIS Ministers and officials. Sony have confirmed that they intend to set up a subsidiary in Amsterdam as part of their EU exit contingency planning. As has been widely reported, this will not result in any jobs being lost in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Department for International Trade teams in the UK and Japan actively promote and support increasing investment and trade between Japan and the UK and will continue to do so after we leave the EU. This was discussed by both Prime Ministers during PM Abe’s recent visit to the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/01/2019 15:56:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1046930

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 22 January 2019 to Question 206251, how many civil servants in his Department were working part or full-time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in (a) June 2016 and (b) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	211650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>No Departmental projects have been included within the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) since it was founded on 14 July 2016. As such, no civil servants were working on GMPP projects on the dates referred to.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/01/2019 14:03:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett