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1058636

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) efficiency of contracted-out health assessments for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	909128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality assessments. Providers are closely monitored against a range of measures including through independent audit to improve accuracy and decision making. We are seeing continuous improvement in PIP assessment quality and recent data shows both PIP providers meeting quality expectations. We continually look to improve the efficiency of the assessment process by working closely with health assessment providers and the disabled people the Department supports.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 16:37:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1055779

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the Special Grant for 2019-20; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	217628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the recent funding settlement, the amount of Special Grant funding available in 2019/20 will be £73 million. This is a reduction on the 2018/19 figure, when additional funds were provided to cover the cost of the Commonwealth Summit. However, the 2019/20 Special Grant fund is more than £20m higher than in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/02/2019 16:27:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1055787

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2019 to Question 210043, with what organisations and agencies other than HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions and the NHS his Department has shared data; for what purposes; and how many instances of data sharing there have been for each purpose.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	217431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office will only collect and process personal data where we have a legal basis to do so and it is necessary and proportionate. The Home Office collects and processes personal data to fulfil its legal and official functions.</p><p>The Home Office may share information with other organisations, but only where the information needs to be shared and there is a legal basis for doing so. Further detail on this, including the categories of organisations with which we may share data, is set out in the Home Office personal information charter:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/personal-information-charter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/personal-information-charter</a></p><p>and, for the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS), including the EU Settlement Scheme, via the BICS privacy information notice:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship </a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/02/2019 16:11:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1055788

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	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, for what reason personal independence renewal documents may not be processed when they are received by her Department, which resulted in my constituent Ms Selina Wilkinson's personal independence payment being stopped.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	217507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The only time when renewal documents would not be processed is if they are received after the deadline. The deadline is determined in legislation and claimants have one calendar month to return their renewal forms - although duplicate forms and extensions to the deadline can be considered if the claimant requests it.</p><p> </p><p>However, all Personal Independence Payment renewal forms which are received after the deadline are looked at to see if they satisfy the legal test to determine if there was a good cause for lateness. If there was a good cause, the form is accepted; the case is <br>reconsidered and the award review is processed.</p><p>Additionally, where vulnerable claimants are identified as requiring additional support, further steps will be put in place to ensure that the claimant has had the opportunity and support to provide all relevant information before a final decision is made.</p><p> </p><p>I will be happy to look into the specific details of this case if personal details are provided.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 16:12:13 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1055808

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Openreach: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's paper, Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, when his Department plans to publish proposals for transparency measures required of BT Openreach.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, set out that greater transparency of build plans, particularly those of Openreach, might have a positive impact on the commercial rollout of full-fibre broadband networks. It also committed the government, as first step, to discussing with BT and Ofcom how such transparency measures might be introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Since the FTIR was published, Government has held discussions with Openreach about the transparency of its build plans. On 28th January Openreach voluntarily published a list of towns and cities where it is building or intends to start deploying full fibre in the next 12 months. It also published information for the 14 locations that it had already announced, including a list of specific exchanges where it has already built, where it is currently building and where it intends to start building in the next 3 months. Openreach plans to update this information on a quarterly basis, including for the 11 new towns and cities once this information is available. Further details can be found on the Fibre First pages of Openreach’s website: https://www.homeandbusiness.openreach.co.uk/fibre-first</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 217429 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:16:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055809

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Openreach: Disclosure of Information
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 discussions his Department has had with BT Group and Openreach on increasing the transparency of its full-fibre deployment plans.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, set out that greater transparency of build plans, particularly those of Openreach, might have a positive impact on the commercial rollout of full-fibre broadband networks. It also committed the government, as first step, to discussing with BT and Ofcom how such transparency measures might be introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Since the FTIR was published, Government has held discussions with Openreach about the transparency of its build plans. On 28th January Openreach voluntarily published a list of towns and cities where it is building or intends to start deploying full fibre in the next 12 months. It also published information for the 14 locations that it had already announced, including a list of specific exchanges where it has already built, where it is currently building and where it intends to start building in the next 3 months. Openreach plans to update this information on a quarterly basis, including for the 11 new towns and cities once this information is available. Further details can be found on the Fibre First pages of Openreach’s website: https://www.homeandbusiness.openreach.co.uk/fibre-first</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 217428 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:16:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055810

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Broadband: Optical Fibres
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 assessment his Department has made of the risk to (a) alternative full-fibre network providers and (b) the Government’s target of national full-fibre connectivity by 2033 from anti-competitive overbuild of existing networks.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review considered different policy and regulatory approaches that would help create the right conditions to accelerate fibre investment and extend coverage across the whole of the UK. The review concluded that the most effective way to deliver this was to promote competition between fibre networks where possible, supported by changes in the regulatory framework and only intervene in a small proportion of the country that can not support commercial investment.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/02/2019 16:19:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055812

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Financial Services Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	217540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text The Government has legislated to ensure the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is required to take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the Ombudsman is capable of exercising its functions and is empowered to make rules concerning the FOS. The FCA keeps those rules under review to ensure the continued effectiveness of the FOS. The FCA appoints all of the Non-Executives of the FOS Board (including the Chair, with HM Treasury’s approval). Furthermore, under the Financial Services Act 2012, HMT must lay the FOS’s annual report and accounts before Parliament, the FOS is made subject to statutory NAO audit and must publish reports of determinations. The continued effectiveness of the FOS is a key government priority, which is why on the 6th of February 2019 I visited the FOS to see for myself how it is preparing for the future. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2019 16:00:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1055825

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Football: World Cup
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 recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Irish Government on a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cu; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The FAs of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland are working together to explore the feasibility of a joint bid. UK government officials have been an active partner in those discussions alongside the Devolved Administrations and the Irish Government. No Ministerial meetings with Irish Government counterparts have taken place to date, reflecting the very early stage of this exploratory work.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/02/2019 16:20:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1055858

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to maintain mutual recognition of EU health insurance policies after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	217488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Current reciprocal healthcare arrangements ensure that people from the United Kingdom and European Union countries can receive healthcare in each other's countries under certain conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government appreciates the importance of retaining existing reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the EU and has been clear in the negotiations that it wants to see the continuation of these arrangements when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the Withdrawal Agreement being agreed by Parliament, during the implementation period all reciprocal healthcare rights will continue until December 2020 and there will be no changes to healthcare for pensioners, workers, students, tourists and other visitors, the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) scheme, or planned treatment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its future relationship with the EU, the Government has been clear that is proposing continued participation in the EHIC scheme and continued cooperation on planned treatment.</p><p> </p><p>In the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, the Government is seeking to secure reciprocal arrangements bilaterally with individual member states.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 11/02/2019 16:06:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron