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1222224

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date	09/07/2020
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to expand the availability of gigabit-capable broadband throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	South West Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Mr Gagan Mohindra
uin	904447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We are investing £5 billion to ensure gigabit-capable broadband is delivered for residents in those hardest to reach parts of the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alongside this £5 billion, we are also removing barriers to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to deploy new gigabit-capable broadband networks across the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For example, we have introduced legislation to make it easier for operators to deploy broadband in blocks of flats and will be legislating to mandate gigabit connectivity in new homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/07/2020 12:04:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4804 label Biography information for Mr Gagan Mohindra

1222225

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Gyms and Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help gyms, health spas and similar businesses to reopen safely as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	904450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to reopening facilities as soon as it is safe to do so including indoor gyms and health spas. BEIS published guidance on 23 June to help spas prepare for reopening.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also in discussions with representatives from the sport and physical activity sector about the steps required to reopen these facilities, hopefully from mid-July.</p><p>As with all aspects of the Government’s response to Covid-19, we will be guided by science to ensure that as restrictions are eased people can return to these facilities safely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/07/2020 10:45:28 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1222226

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Theatres: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he made of the potential merits of enabling theatres to reopen with social distancing measures on the same date as cinemas.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	904451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Cinemas were able to reopen on the 4th of July thanks to the guidance that was recently published.</p><p> </p><p>We also recently published a 5-stage roadmap for reopening performing art venues - which are currently allowed to rehearse and broadcast shows without an audience.</p><p> </p><p>We hope to move to stage 3 which will allow for outdoor performances, and stage 4, indoors with social distancing soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/07/2020 16:38:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1221375

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance the Government has provided to veterans on their disability supplement; and what the Government's policy is on the number of hours veterans can work without losing entitlement to that support.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	70403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Veterans UK administer two schemes for those who have been injured, suffered ill health or bereaved as a result of Service. The most recent scheme is the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), which was introduced for personnel whose injury, ill health or death was caused by Service on or after on 6 April 2005 and allows claims to be considered from personnel who are still serving. The older, War Pension Scheme (WPS) is available to ex- Service personnel whose disablement arose as a result of Service before 6 April 2005.</p><p>Information regarding the schemes is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/free-help-with-compensation-claims-for-injury-in-the-armed-forces</p><p>There is no limit to the number of hours which a veteran can work. Some claimants under the WPS can claim Unemployability Supplement (Unsupp) and claimants are allowed to retain their Unsupp if they carry out therapeutic work which is not detrimental to their health, and provided that this is not for longer than 16 hours a week or does not exceed a set earnings limit. Each individual case is different and as such, is considered on its merits. Information on Therapeutic Work can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/war-pension-scheme-unemployability-supplement-unsupp</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/07/2020 13:46:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1221383

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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: Hemsworth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit there were in Hemsworth consistency in each month since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of people on Universal Credit, by Parliamentary Constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/07/2020 15:02:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1220870

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the average (a) phone and (b) broadband costs incurred by universal credit claimants fulfilling their responsibility to spend 35 hours per week seeking employment.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	69720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to estimate the average phone or broadband costs incurred by claimants fulfilling their responsibilities under the Universal Credit regime.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to supporting the individual needs of claimants, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to encourage them into or towards the labour market taking into the account their personal circumstances and resources.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/07/2020 15:15:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1220889

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
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 support people classed as self-employed for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 tax years and not the 2019-20 tax year who are ineligible for support through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships, are eligible for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) if they have submitted their Income Tax Self Assessment tax return for the tax year 2018-19, continued to trade, and have been adversely affected by COVID-19. To qualify, their self-employed trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to their non-trading income.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are ineligible for the SEISS may benefit from other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 69722 question first answered 09/07/2020 07:02:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1220905

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking ensure that religious minorities are not discriminated against during the establishment of aid projects.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	69486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government works to ensure that religious minorities are not discriminated against during the establishment of aid projects and is committed to delivering its aid according to internationally recognised humanitarian principles. These principles ensure that humanitarian assistance is delivered to those who are most vulnerable and most in need of assistance irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity.</p><p>The situation of minority communities is taken into account when assessing those most in need of protection and assistance. This includes when a community is being targeted or is otherwise vulnerable because of their faith. We regularly challenge our partners to demonstrate that they are doing all they can to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people, including those from religious minorities.</p><p>Vulnerable religious minority groups can experience discrimination, violence and stigma. For this reason, guidance has been circulated across DFID highlighting that inclusion must be central to our work and the specific contexts and needs of vulnerable religious communities, and other vulnerable groups, must be considered when developing practical programmes of assistance. DFID’s due diligence assessments ensure that all organisations supported have the correct procedures in place to tackle any discrimination of religious minorities.</p><p>On 8 June, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, hosted a roundtable with faith leaders and the chief executives of faith-based development organisations. The meeting covered how faith groups are contributing to the response to COVID-19; where those interventions have been most effective; the challenges for faith groups, and, how DFID could work more effectively with faith groups.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/07/2020 16:15:33 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1220908

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2020 to Question 46100 on Equality Act 2010, what the timeframe is for identifying the additional costs that local authorities may incur.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	69601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Section 36 of the Equality Act cannot commence for private companies before an assessment of local authority costs is made. This is because Section 36 applies to all types of landlords; commencement of Section 36 may require local authorities to meet additional costs regardless of the type of landlord. Departments continue to engage on quantifying additional costs.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 63372 63378 question first answered 09/07/2020 16:46:54 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1220911

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of establishing an additional fund for self-employed people who are not eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to help cover the costs of reopening their business as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	69722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships, are eligible for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) if they have submitted their Income Tax Self Assessment tax return for the tax year 2018-19, continued to trade, and have been adversely affected by COVID-19. To qualify, their self-employed trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to their non-trading income.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are ineligible for the SEISS may benefit from other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 69453 question first answered 09/07/2020 07:02:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne