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1274326

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date	06/01/2021
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	Social Media: Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is able to take to protect the right to free speech from censorship by social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	134111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to upholding freedom of expression online. Our new online safety laws will safeguard pluralism and ensure internet users can continue to engage in robust debate online.</p><p>Under the new regulatory framework, both Ofcom and in-scope companies will have duties relating to freedom of expression, for which they can be held to account.The largest social media platforms will be required to have clear and accessible terms and conditions, and to enforce their terms and conditions consistently and transparently. Furthermore, new obligations for transparency and user reporting will enable users to more effectively understand and appeal content removal. This will both empower adult users to keep themselves safe online, and protect freedom of expression by preventing companies from arbitrarily removing content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/01/2021 15:45:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1274351

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to further extend the cut off date for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, in response to the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown measures, to allow people who have changed jobs between October and January to be eligible for support from that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	134113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>For all eligibility decisions under CJRS, the Government must balance the need to support as many jobs as possible with the need to protect the scheme from fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Under the CJRS extension, an employer can claim for employees who were employed and on their PAYE payroll on 30 October 2020. The employer must have made a PAYE Real Time Information (RTI) submission to HMRC between 20 March 2020 and 30 October 2020, notifying a payment of earnings for that employee. The use of RTI allows HMRC to verify claims in the most efficient and timely way, ensuring payments can be made quickly while reducing the risk of fraud. Without the use of RTI returns it would be difficult to verify claims without significant additional checks, which would delay payment for genuine claims.</p><p> </p><p>The 30 October 2020 cut-off date allowed as many people as possible to be included by going right up to the day before the announcement, while balancing the risk of fraud that existed as soon as the scheme became public. Extending the cut-off date further would have significantly increased the risk of abuse because claims could not be confidently verified against the risk of fraud by using the data after this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 133935 133985 134176 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:11:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1260146

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to the pupil premium to cover a potential increase in the number of pupils becoming eligible for free school meals in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	128256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>On 17 December, the Government announced that the pupil premium will continue in 2021-22 with the same per pupil funding rates as in 2020-21. The rates are £1,345 per eligible primary pupil, and £955 in secondary.</p><p>We will use the October 2020 census to calculate individual school-level allocations. This will ensure that children who have become eligible for free school meals as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will attract pupil premium funding from April 2021. As a result, pupil premium funding is expected to increase to over £2.5 billion in 2021-22.</p><p>We are committed to levelling up opportunities to make sure everyone has a fair chance to realise their potential and no-one is left behind. The pupil premium furthers this objective by helping schools improve the academic attainment and wider outcomes of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/12/2020 14:35:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1257579

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
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	Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to ensure the effectiveness of the Equalities Hub in tackling discrimination and disadvantage resulting from socio-economic circumstances or geography, which are not covered by the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	124305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Hub is at the heart of Government decision-making in the Cabinet Office, and brings together the Government Equalities Office, the Disability Unit and the Race Disparity Unit. It has a key role in driving Government priorities on equality and opportunity.</p><p>The Hub has a particular focus on improving the quality of evidence and data about disparities and the types of barriers different people face, ensuring that fairness is at the heart of everything we do. Key to this is looking beyond a focus solely on the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010, to ensure we understand how different issues interact, including in socio-economic and geographic inequality.</p><p>The Equality Hub will be key to driving progress on the Government’s commitment to levelling up opportunity and ensuring fairness for all.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/12/2020 17:40:06 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1257580

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
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, whether her Department collects data on the effect of the Equality Act 2010 on heterosexual white males.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	124306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>Data is not collected routinely or centrally on the effect of the Equality Act 2010 on different groups. Individual public authorities are responsible for conducting Public Sector Equality Duty assessments of new measures and collecting and using data to ensure that the impact of policies on all groups, including men and heterosexual people, is adequately considered.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/12/2020 17:38:56 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255421

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Child Maintenance Service: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service and (b) level of consistency that service provides to both parties.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	120999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>As of June 2020, 741,200 children are covered by Child Maintenance Service arrangements; the majority of cases use Direct Pay, where parents arrange maintenance payments between themselves.</p><p> </p><p>During the quarter ending June 2020, £238.4 million in child maintenance was paid through the Collect &amp; Pay service, or due to be paid through Direct Pay.</p><p> </p><p>When measuring the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service, the Service collects data on the rate of compliance of paying parents using the Collect &amp; Pay service. The most recent quarterly statistics show that 74 per cent of all paying parents due to pay through the Collect &amp; Pay Service cleared some of their child maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2020, 41,800 Paying Parents on the Collect &amp; Pay service had a Deduction from Earnings Order / Request in force. £27.1m was collected from these Paying Parents during the quarter. In the quarter ending June 2020, £2.6m was deducted directly from Paying Parents’ bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are published quarterly as part of the Child Maintenance Service experimental statistics, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental</a></p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Service offers an accessible, impartial and secure service for all clients. The Department and Ministers continue to meet stakeholders regularly, and maintain an open dialogue on how to improve the service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/11/2020 15:54:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255423

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Mental Health: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to develop Government policy on improving men's mental health.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>We know that men are less likely to seek help or talk about suicidal feelings and some are often reluctant to engage with health and other support services.</p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy highlights men, and especially middle-aged and young men, as a group at high risk of suicide, and in January 2019, we published the first Cross-Government suicide prevention workplan. It includes sections on tailoring prevention approaches towards reducing suicide risk in high-risk groups such as men.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 121001 question first answered 08/12/2020 09:59:10 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255427

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Mental Health Services: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health support for men in order to reduce levels of male suicide.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>We know that men are less likely to seek help or talk about suicidal feelings and some are often reluctant to engage with health and other support services.</p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy highlights men, and especially middle-aged and young men, as a group at high risk of suicide, and in January 2019, we published the first Cross-Government suicide prevention workplan. It includes sections on tailoring prevention approaches towards reducing suicide risk in high-risk groups such as men.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 121000 question first answered 08/12/2020 09:59:10 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255430

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the equity of service delivered by family courts to both parties.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) works with an independent judiciary to provide a fair, efficient and effective family justice system. Details of how we achieve this and our future plans for improvement can be found in the Ministry of Justice Single Departmental Plan and in the HMCTS Business Plan 2019/2020.</p><p> </p><p>The business plan describes how HMCTS aims to run an efficient and effective courts and tribunals system, enabling the rule of law to be upheld, and providing access to justice for all. The plan also details how HMCTS is responsible for:</p><p> </p><ul><li>providing the supporting administration for a fair, efficient and accessible courts and tribunal system</li><li>supporting the independent judiciary in the administration of justice</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan--3</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819783/HMCTS148_Business_Plan_2019_A4P_External_RGB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819783/HMCTS148_Business_Plan_2019_A4P_External_RGB.PDF</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/12/2020 13:25:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255431

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Addictions: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve addiction support services in the most disadvantaged communities.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government will provide additional funding over 2020/21 to 2021/22 to drug and alcohol treatment in targeted local authorities to individuals experiencing rough sleeping, including those currently in emergency accommodation following the COVID-19 response. The second phase of Dame Carol Black’s independent review on drugs focusing on prevention, treatment services and recovery, will be made available to Ministers later this year and will feed into wider Government work to tackle the serious harms caused by substance misuse.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/12/2020 19:08:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley