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1132222

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	British Steel: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the £120 million Government loan to British Steel in May 2019 on that company's viability; and what assessment he has made of the role of Greybull Capital in that company's insolvency.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	264789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for BEIS set out in his statement to the House on 1 May, the government entered into a commercial agreement with British Steel on 23 April, which provided a short term bridge facility valued at around £120 million. This ensured the company met its obligations under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the 2018 scheme year.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent insolvency of British Steel, the government has indemnified the Official Receive to carry out its statutory duties as liquidator. The Official Receiver is required by law to investigate the reasons for the failure of any company that enters compulsory liquidation.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/06/2019 13:37:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1132230

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including in the Consolidated Guidance on rendition and torture the removal of persons to other countries without judicial supervision for purposes such as interrogation or detention.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	264767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Sir Adrian Fulford, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, has submitted a proposed<br>revised version of the Consolidated Guidance to the Government for consideration</p><p>The Government is looking carefully at his proposals and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/06/2019 11:29:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1132238

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Iran: Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision there is for entry clearance for visitors from Iran in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	264723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The provision for entry clearance for visitors from Iran is the same as for all countries whose nationals require a UK visit visa; individuals must submit a visit visa application, if the application meets the requirements of the Immigration Rules a visa will be issued.</p><p>In addition to the visa application centre in Tehran, individuals living in Iran wishing to apply for long term visas can submit their application in Turkey or the United Arab Emirates. An application for a UK visit visa can be submitted at any UK Visa Application Centre in the world. The UK keeps its visa system, including the capacity of facilities for submitting entry clearance applications, under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 264724 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:47:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1132239

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Iran: Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to change the capacity of facilities in Iran for entry clearance to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	264724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The provision for entry clearance for visitors from Iran is the same as for all countries whose nationals require a UK visit visa; individuals must submit a visit visa application, if the application meets the requirements of the Immigration Rules a visa will be issued.</p><p>In addition to the visa application centre in Tehran, individuals living in Iran wishing to apply for long term visas can submit their application in Turkey or the United Arab Emirates. An application for a UK visit visa can be submitted at any UK Visa Application Centre in the world. The UK keeps its visa system, including the capacity of facilities for submitting entry clearance applications, under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 264723 question first answered 20/06/2019 15:47:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1132271

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of homelessness applications have been awarded legal aid in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	264749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264746 264750 264751 264752 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132272

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of applications for legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings have been successful in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	264750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264746 264749 264751 264752 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132303

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Inter-Ministerial Group on Family support from Conception to Age Two to report.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL16372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group is considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group will make recommendations to Secretaries of State in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2019 11:26:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer