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1144342

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date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many export licence requests have been received by her Department from businesses in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Wansbeck constituency in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	286240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. It covers only licensing information for the whole of the UK. Regional and constituency data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Currently only information from Q1 2019 (1 January to 31 March 2019) has been published; this shows 3,343 export licence applications were received and 3,298 export licences were issued.</p><p>The department’s performance targets are for 70% of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) to be responded to within 20 working days, and 99% within 60 working days. The targets apply as soon as the applicant has supplied the full documentation necessary to support their application. The median processing time for SIELs in Q1 2019 was 11 working days. Data covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 will be published on 15 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 286241 286242 question first answered 05/09/2019 11:18:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1144343

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many export licence requests have been granted by her Department to businesses in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Wansbeck constituency in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	286241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. It covers only licensing information for the whole of the UK. Regional and constituency data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Currently only information from Q1 2019 (1 January to 31 March 2019) has been published; this shows 3,343 export licence applications were received and 3,298 export licences were issued.</p><p>The department’s performance targets are for 70% of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) to be responded to within 20 working days, and 99% within 60 working days. The targets apply as soon as the applicant has supplied the full documentation necessary to support their application. The median processing time for SIELs in Q1 2019 was 11 working days. Data covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 will be published on 15 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 286240 286242 question first answered 05/09/2019 11:18:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1144344

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how long on average it takes from receipt of an export licence request to that licence being processed.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	286242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. It covers only licensing information for the whole of the UK. Regional and constituency data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Currently only information from Q1 2019 (1 January to 31 March 2019) has been published; this shows 3,343 export licence applications were received and 3,298 export licences were issued.</p><p>The department’s performance targets are for 70% of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) to be responded to within 20 working days, and 99% within 60 working days. The targets apply as soon as the applicant has supplied the full documentation necessary to support their application. The median processing time for SIELs in Q1 2019 was 11 working days. Data covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 will be published on 15 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 286240 286241 question first answered 05/09/2019 11:18:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1142670

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations have been received by his Department on the provision of RE teaching in schools as part of a broad and balanced curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	284143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department receives regular representation on the matter of religious education (RE). For example, I attended a panel discussion at the All Party Parliamentary Group on RE on 16 July.</p><p>All state funded schools are required by legislation or by their funding agreements to teach RE to all registered pupils aged 5 to 18 years. Teaching RE is also central to the duty on state schools to teach a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral and cultural development of pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/09/2019 16:52:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1142674

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enforcement actions the HMRC and Child Maintenance Group liaison group has conducted since January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	284156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently working with HMRC to identify opportunities for closer working on a range of enforcement activities, as part of the implementation of the DWP’s child maintenance compliance and arrears strategy.</p><p>Alongside this work the Department’s Financial Investigations Unit continues to conduct investigations into child maintenance matters. Between January and March 2019 the CMS’s Financial Investigations Unit launched 530 complex earnings investigations and 20 criminal investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/09/2019 11:29:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1142685

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Universal Credit: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times her Department has requested that HM Courts and Tribunals Service provide an extension to a deadline for a universal credit appeal in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	284155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the number of extensions to a deadline requested to HM Courts and Tribunals Service for Universal Credit appeals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/09/2019 11:54:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1142691

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban cages for all farm animals in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	284180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The issue of cages for farmed animals is one in which the government is taking a close interest. We have already banned cages or close confinement systems where there is clear scientific evidence that they are detrimental to animal health and welfare. We banned the keeping of calves in veal crates in 1990, sixteen years before the rest of the EU. We banned the keeping of sows in close confinement stalls in the UK in 1999, and conventional battery cages for laying hens in 2012. I am pleased that the UK has by far the largest free range laying hen sector of any EU country, with over 50% of our hens kept in free range systems.</p><p> </p><p>The government is actively looking into the use of cages and we will be considering the full range of options that are available for future reform.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/09/2019 13:22:30 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1142694

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the take-up of pensions credit by people who are entitled to claim it; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	284185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>It is important to highlight that there are over 1.6 million people already claiming some £5.4 billion in Pension Credit but the Government wants to ensure that <em>all</em> pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are rightly entitled.</p><p>On a national basis the DWP targets activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or report a change in their circumstances. The DWP uses a wide range of channels to communicate information about benefits to potential customers; including information on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gov.uk/</a>, in leaflets and by telephone. DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres including visiting officers are able to provide help and advice about entitlement to benefits, as are staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p><p>Potential customers can use the Pension Credit <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator</a> to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive. People wishing to claim Pension Credit can do so by calling the Freephone number 0800 99 1234.</p><p>One of the best ways to reach eligible customers is through trusted stakeholder working in the community and we have developed the Pension Credit toolkit, as an on-line tool for agencies and welfare rights organisations to use in order to encourage Pension Credit take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p>The toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. The toolkit also provides links to information about disability and carers benefits.</p><p>Most recently we have provided to relevant stakeholders a fact sheet about Pension Credit and the changes introduced on 15 May for mixed age couples to ensure that accurate information is available in the places where people are most likely to seek information.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/09/2019 10:59:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1142695

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Discounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people with dementia claimed the severe mental impairment council tax discount in (a) 2018, (b) 2017, (c) 2016, (d) 2015 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	284189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We do not collect information on the number of people claiming discounts. However, the number of dwellings benefiting from council tax exemptions under Class U (‘persons with a severe mental impairment’) between 2009 to 2018 are set out in table 5 of the publication: ‘Council Taxbase in England’. <br> <br> This can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758952/Table_5_2018_rev.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758952/Table_5_2018_rev.xlsx</a> <br> <br> The number of people with dementia claiming the exemption is not available since the information collected is not broken down by impairment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 284187 question first answered 05/09/2019 15:37:11 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1142696

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Discounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people claimed the severe mental impairment council tax discount in (a) 2018, (b) 2017, (c) 2016, (d) 2015 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	284187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We do not collect information on the number of people claiming discounts. However, the number of dwellings benefiting from council tax exemptions under Class U (‘persons with a severe mental impairment’) between 2009 to 2018 are set out in table 5 of the publication: ‘Council Taxbase in England’. <br> <br> This can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758952/Table_5_2018_rev.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/758952/Table_5_2018_rev.xlsx</a> <br> <br> The number of people with dementia claiming the exemption is not available since the information collected is not broken down by impairment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 284189 question first answered 05/09/2019 15:37:11 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams