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1179642

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	900885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the pressures councils are facing. The settlement provides access to an estimated 4.4 per cent increase in core spending power; the largest year on year increase in a decade, with a further £1.5 billion to fund adult and children’s social care.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/02/2020 16:26:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1178312

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Huawei: 5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Huawei equipment analysis has been installed by UK 5G carriers since March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Huawei’s presence in the UK is subject to detailed, formal oversight through the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre and its oversight board. The recent conclusions of the Telecoms Supply Chain Review set out clear limits on the role of Huawei, as a High Risk Vendor, in the UK telecoms market. The Government examined the full range of threats and risks when making its decision on the use of high risk vendors in the UK telecoms networks.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 24/02/2020 16:24:46 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1178316

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Leicestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to (a) review and (b) reduce the backlog of cases in Leicestershire awaiting assessment by the CPS for more than 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	2009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to swifter justice.</p><p> </p><p>In Leicestershire during 2019, the average number of calendar days between first submission of a case to the last decision made to charge was under 26 days. This includes cases where the police were required to submit further evidence prior to a decision to charge.</p><p> </p><p>The senior management of CPS East Midlands meet weekly to consider cases awaiting charge, prioritising the most sensitive and serious cases and ensuring Prosecutors have sufficient capacity to provide charging advice to police on a daily basis. At weekends, CPS Direct support CPS East Midlands by providing charging advice. Furthermore, Crown Advocates can be diverted from other work to complete charging cases as required.</p><p>The national CPS recruitment campaign will increase prosecutorial capacity significantly. .</p><p> </p><p>Work with the police to improve police file quality is ongoing, with the aim of reducing the number of submissions rejected at basic administrative triage and requiring action plans.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2020 15:02:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1178319

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were taken into care in (a) the East Midlands, (b) Leicester and (c) Leicester East constituency in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	2012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The latest figures on the number of children taken into care in England, the East Midlands region and Leicester local authority area since 2014/15 are shown in the attached table. The department does not collect this data by parliamentary constituency area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2020 11:01:20 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford attachment 1 file name 2012_Children_Taken_Into_Care.xls title 2012_Table
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1178330

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students from Europe studying in the UK through the Erasmus+ programme, at each university.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	2019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Education has made no estimate of the number of students from Europe studying in the UK through the Erasmus+ programme by university. While the European Commission (EC) records the number of incoming mobilities to the UK on the Erasmus+ programme this is not broken down by sub-national, regional or institutional level.</p><p>The number of incoming Higher Education students, trainees and staff to the UK on the Erasmus+ programme from 2014/15 to 2017/18 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en</a>.</p><p>The EC publishes more data on Erasmus+ in their statistical annexes:</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics_en</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/02/2020 10:59:17 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1178334

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 6 February 2020 to Question 11632, Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a single reporting system in each prison for assaults against staff that is accessible (a) internally and (b) externally in order for staff to report incidents away from the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>All assaults are reported via the Incident Reporting System for reasons of operational control and recording. Assaults leading to injuries or ill health to staff are also recorded on the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Health and Safety Information system. This is currently being configured to allow online recording from remote locations where an intranet connection is available. Established procedures are in place to ensure staff can report and record all incidents occurring outside prison premises.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/02/2020 17:46:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1178335

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims were closed in 2019 as a result of a claimant failing to accept their claimant commitment when they have (a) no work-related requirements, (b) work preparation requirements only and (c) work-focused interview requirements.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	1855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a conditionality group breakdown for claims which were closed before first payment of Universal Credit. This is because a conditionality group is not determined for all claimants until the end of the first assessment period is reached.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2020 11:44:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1178336

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants whose claims were closed during 2019 because of a claimant failing to accept their claimant commitment have subsequently successfully challenged the claimant commitment and that case closure.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	1856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2020 11:49:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1178337

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she is providing for Chinese nationals whose visas expire imminently and whose home provinces are affected by covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	2022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>We are taking a proportionate approach to individuals who are unable to comply with their visas due to the coronavirus outbreak.</p><p>We have set up a dedicated helpline and are providing visa extensions for anyone whose immigration status has been affected. Full guidance has been published on the GOV.UK website and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-immigration-guidance-if-youre-unable-to-return-to-china-from-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-immigration-guidance-if-youre-unable-to-return-to-china-from-the-uk</a></p><p>No one will be unfairly penalised for events beyond their control.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/02/2020 17:34:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178338

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to give Portsmouth residents the opportunity to go onboard HMS Prince of Wales while she is docked in the city.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	2023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>While there are currently no plans for HMS PRINCE OF WALES to be opened to members of the public while berthed in HM Naval Base Portsmouth, the Royal Navy will continue to consider opportunities in the future.</p><p>Portsmouth is a complex industrial and operational Naval Base and a key engineering support hub for the Royal Navy. As such, ships alongside will always have some sort of engineering, training or refit activity being undertaken.</p><p>With the number of Naval and Defence assets within the Base, and taking account of the current security climate and posture, scheduling dates in a ship's programme can be disruptive to operational output. This is especially the case with ships as complex and in demand as the Queen Elizabeth Class.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 2024 question first answered 24/02/2020 14:52:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan