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1506613

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of dependents of Border Force staff for whom her Department provided financial support for education fees in school years (a) 2009-10, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2019-20; and how many dependents of Border Force staff will be covered by such support in the 2022-23 school year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Prior to 2017, Border Force did not hold the required data in an easily accessible format for information relating to costs and the number of dependants of Border Force staff.</p><p>No specific budget is set as the costs incurred will vary from year to year. This is dependent on the variance of fees and can also change according to the number of staff that are deployed and the number of their dependants.</p><p>All Government guidelines are followed in relation to any deployments of staff overseas.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2022 11:52:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506866

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the amount of cash that can be deposited at a post office.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	52010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that millions of people across the UK continue to use cash as part of their daily lives, particularly those in vulnerable groups, and has introduced legislation to protect access to cash as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. The Bill intends to establish the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator for cash access and provide it with appropriate powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes The Post Office Banking Framework between Post Office Limited and the major UK banks which allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business customers to carry out their everyday banking at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This is a commercial agreement and therefore the Government does not make assessments of the commercial discussions between POL and participating firms. However, the Government expects the UK banking sector to continue to ensure customers have appropriate access to banking services.</p><p> </p><p>Any method for depositing cash must comply with relevant regulations, including Money Laundering Regulations. The value of cash that can be deposited at a Post Office branch is a commercial decision for the parties involved.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 52011 question first answered 22/09/2022 13:15:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1506867

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of whether (a) banks and (b) building societies would be willing to provide (i) training and (ii) equipment to help ensure that post offices are able to undertake over-the-counter banking services.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	52011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that millions of people across the UK continue to use cash as part of their daily lives, particularly those in vulnerable groups, and has introduced legislation to protect access to cash as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. The Bill intends to establish the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator for cash access and provide it with appropriate powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes The Post Office Banking Framework between Post Office Limited and the major UK banks which allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business customers to carry out their everyday banking at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This is a commercial agreement and therefore the Government does not make assessments of the commercial discussions between POL and participating firms. However, the Government expects the UK banking sector to continue to ensure customers have appropriate access to banking services.</p><p> </p><p>Any method for depositing cash must comply with relevant regulations, including Money Laundering Regulations. The value of cash that can be deposited at a Post Office branch is a commercial decision for the parties involved.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 52010 question first answered 22/09/2022 13:15:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1506940

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the income threshold for High Income Child Benefit Charge in the context of recent trends in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	51945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The adjusted net income threshold of £50,000 for HICBC only affects a small minority of earners with comparatively high incomes. Given this, the government considers that the current threshold for HICBC remains the best option but, as with all tax thresholds, this is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/09/2022 13:13:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1506976

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on communications staff in each year between 2010 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	51732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The total salary costs (including National Insurance and pension costs) spent on communications staff between 2010-11 to 2015-16 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Salary Costs* (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>201,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>262,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>326,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>183,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>350,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>330,759</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>* </strong>The spend on salaries includes staff on maternity leave and those covering their post in their absence.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/09/2022 15:12:19 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1507075

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Review of Border Force by Alexander Downer, published in July 2022, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Border Force in tackling the issue of small boats arriving on UK shores.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes seriously the issue of illegal migration, and is particularly determined to stop the dangerous, unnecessary and illegal crossings made in small boats.</p><p>Advice will be provided to the Home Secretary upon which she can make a judgment on progressing the recommendations within the Downer review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2022 11:51:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1507155

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for his Departmental staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 has been cited by his Department as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>There are no recorded instances where the provision of mandatory training of staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 have been cited by the Department as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 22/09/2022 15:09:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506154

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Silicosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to include silicosis as a notifiable disease under the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 provide public health protection in England and place a statutory duty to notify the appropriate authority of certain infectious diseases and causative agents, such as COVID-19. This enables prompt investigation, risk assessment and response by specified bodies to cases of infectious disease or contamination that pose a significant risk to human health. <br>Silicosis is not an infectious disease or causative agent which presents or could present significant harm to human health. Therefore, it cannot be included under Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations, as the powers are limited in accordance with the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. Instead, it is associated with occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The Health and Safety Executive recommend health surveillance should be considered for workers involved in high-risk occupations, such as construction and foundry work.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 22/09/2022 14:35:02 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506155

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is still his Department's policy to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood will lead a rapid review of the Government’s approach to net zero, so that it delivers its target in a way that is pro-business and pro-growth.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:14:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506157

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help ensure that vulnerable Ukrainian women and children are not trafficked into (a) sex slavery and (b) domestic servitude in (i) the UAE and (ii) in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the crime of human trafficking. In Ukraine, as well as other countries currently hosting millions of refugees from Ukraine, we are working closely with delivery partners to protect the most vulnerable from the dangers of modern slavery. The UK has pledged £220 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the region, with a focus on protecting the most vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls. We are providing life-saving assistance, including targeted gender-based violence services, legal support and crisis accommodation to help tackle safeguarding concerns and trafficking risks.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/09/2022 15:00:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon