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1167294

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	900152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I was disappointed that the parties were unable to reach an accommodation before the 21 October deadline. Getting Stormont back up and running remains my absolute priority, and I will do everything in my power to make it happen before the 13 January deadline. At that point, the choices facing us will be very limited indeed.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:08:18 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1167295

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on ensuring that there is no hard border on the island of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Greg Hands
uin	900154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Prime Minister has negotiated a new deal which ensures that will be the case.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:09:26 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1167296

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Technology: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the economic importance of the tech sector to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	900156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Northern Ireland continues to benefit from the decision taken by this Government to build a stronger economy across the whole of the United Kingdom. Of particular importance, is the Tech Sector, which provides highly skilled and rewarding jobs, as well as boosting innovation.</p><p>The UK Government has announced economic investments of over £600m through City and Growth Deals and other initiatives that cover all 11 councils in Northern Ireland. This provides an excellent opportunity for each to enrich their Tech Sector capabilities, including digital and R&amp;D innovations; and clearly demonstrates the Government’s continued support for the development of skills provision and growth in this innovative sector.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:11:09 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1166642

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the debt incurred by individuals as a result of being scammed into claiming an advance for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	6511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>On the 18<sup>th</sup> September 2019 we brought in changes to the application process for Universal Credit advances to protect innocent people from these scams.</p><p> </p><p>In order to determine whether an individual is liable to repay an advance, we look at the strength of evidence provided. Our investigations play an important part in establishing whether a claimant has had any involvement. In some cases, we will be able to establish that a claimant was entirely innocent and did not benefit from the payment, in which case we would not seek to recover the money from them.</p><p> </p><p>As each case is different and is judged solely on its merits, and as our investigations are still ongoing, it is not possible to accurately estimate the amount individuals could be asked to repay.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/10/2019 16:46:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1166793

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	USA: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will announce the name of the successor to Sir Kim Darroch as British Ambassador to the USA.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	6199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>​A new appointment will be made in due course. The United Kingdom has a strong relationship with the US which is based on many decades of close cooperation and partnership, and that will remain the case.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/10/2019 17:07:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1156358

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
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 Services: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people paying the immigration healthcare surcharge required healthcare in the 2018-19 financial year; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2018, the Government published an impact assessment. The impact assessment is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/126/pdfs/ukia_20180126_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/126/pdfs/ukia_20180126_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>On the immigration health surcharge which included an estimation that the average cost of a surcharge payer to the National Health Service was approximately £480.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/10/2019 12:13:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156364

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
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 his Department is taking to ensure that the Financial Services Ombudsman has adequate resources to (a) conduct thorough investigations and (b) deliver timely decisions on cases.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>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 Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is capable of exercising its functions, including approving the FOS’s annual budget. Furthermore, the FOS is subject to statutory audit by the National Audit Office and must publish reports of determinations.</p><p> </p><p>The FOS and the FCA are operationally independent of Government.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/10/2019 13:37:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156367

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of staff his Department will need to work on a (a) two and (b) three shift pattern to staff the Departmental Operations Centre in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	5481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The current estimates are that a two shift working arrangement in our Departmental Operations Centre would require 389 people and a three shift working arrangement would require 621 people in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2019 14:00:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1156370

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes that will be built in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	5403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not publish estimates of the number of homes that will be built in future years. As part of its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2019, the Office for Budget Responsibility produced forecasts of private enterprise housing completions and net additions to the housing stock for each quarter until the end of the forecast period in 2023-24.</p><p>The government is committed to build the homes that the country needs and is aiming to deliver 300,000 homes a year on average by the mid-2020s. Over 1.3 million new homes have been delivered since 2010, including over 430,000 affordable homes. In the latest year, over 222,000 additional homes were delivered – the highest level in all but one of the last 31 years.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 30/10/2019 17:26:39 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1156372

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what date his Department plans to implement proposals of the Mineworkers' Pensions Scheme on the long-term protection of pension bonuses for members of that Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>A decision on the changes has been taken and we will communicate this to interested parties shortly.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 30/10/2019 10:20:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith