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1696531

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Tax Credits: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential reasons why people receiving tax credits are not voluntarily migrating to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	902034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>It is the customers responsibility to choose whether to make an application for Universal Credit. There is no evidence to suggest any actions the Department has taken or should have taken are influencing that choice.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/03/2024 16:55:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1675178

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the LGBT Veterans Independent Review.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	5002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has accepted in principle the all the LGBT Veterans Independent Review's recommendations. Whilst we agree with the intent behind them, there are a number we will deliver in a slightly different way to that described in the report. Many of the recommendations are complex and it is vital that we carefully consider their delivery to ensure the best outcomes for those affected.</p><p> </p><p>Responding to the LGBT Veterans Independent Review and delivering its recommendations remains a high priority for the Government. Further detail on the delivery of the recommendations will be included in our full response, which will be published shortly. In the meantime, the Government encourages anyone that was impacted by the historic policy to explore the support, services, and restorative measures available to Veterans, by visiting the LGBT Veterans: Support and next steps GOV.UK page.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/12/2023 18:02:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1567410

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Public Sector: 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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of guidance for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions in the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	903126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>There is detailed guidance available on public sector emissions measurement and reporting, as set out during the recent Public Accounts Committee hearing on this subject. Overall, the public sector has reduced its emissions by 44% between 1990 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will provide a full response to the Public Accounts Committee report shortly. <br></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/01/2023 13:50:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1563741

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
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 his Department is taking steps to help tackle unethical supply chains in the fashion industry.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	114566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it expects all UK businesses to respect human rights throughout their operations, in line with the UNGPs. In 2015 we introduced the Modern Slavery Act which requires businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to publish an annual modern slavery statement stating the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects companies to report transparently about how they are mitigating modern slavery risks and to use their modern slavery statements to demonstrate year on year progress. This enables consumers, shareholders and civil society to scrutinise the efforts being made.</p><p> </p><p>Since October 2020, a wide group of stakeholders comprising retailers, manufacturers and non-profit organisations have been working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) under the Apparel and General Merchandise Public Private Protocol to address poor working, pay, and purchasing practices in the UK supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/01/2023 12:10:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1550502

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	Post Offices: Energy Bill Relief Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support Post Offices after the end of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	108108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury is currently conducting a review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and evidence from post offices is included in that which has been received. The Government cannot confirm which sectors will receive further support after 31st March 2023 until the end of the review, which will report later this month.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/01/2023 13:57:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1545252

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to help support small businesses that are not eligible to participate in the UK Tradeshow Programme to develop commercial relationships.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	902479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Our Export Strategy has a range of measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase their exports. It includes initiatives such as the Export Champions, which facilitates peer-to-peer learning between businesses, allowing them to learn through exporting success stories and build business networks.</p><p> </p><p>Our UK-wide Export Academy delivers webinars and events to build the exporting capabilities of small businesses, while also centrally coordinating the Department for International Trade’s capability building activities, including building effective networks and in 2021/22 UK Export Finance provided £7.4bn in support for UK exports, directly supporting 545 UK businesses, of which 81% were SMEs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/11/2022 15:30:43 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 38200 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1542001

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Declaration Services Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses registered for CHIEF have yet to register for the Customs Declaration Service.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	86650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>4,727 businesses made import declarations on CHIEF in 2021. As of week, commencing 7 November 2022, 3,440 businesses are using the full service on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), with over 86% of import declarations now being made on CDS. 1,287 businesses have yet to subscribe to CDS. 1,231 businesses are in the Trader Dress Rehearsal, which allows businesses to practice making declarations in CDS.</p><p> </p><p>Out of 1,653 businesses that applied for an extension to use CHIEF until 31 October 2022, 263 are yet to subscribe to CDS.</p><p>Out of 2,485 businesses that applied for an extension to use CHIEF beyond 31 October 2022, 470 are yet to subscribe to CDS.</p><p>As of 16 November 2022, c600 businesses have a valid extension to use CHIEF to allow them to complete training or because of issues with their third-party software. HMRC is working with these third-party software providers to resolve their issues and is tracking their progress.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 86671 question first answered 17/11/2022 16:58:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1542002

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Declaration Services Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have applied to extend their use of CHIEF and have yet to register for the Customs Declaration Service.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	86671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>4,727 businesses made import declarations on CHIEF in 2021. As of week, commencing 7 November 2022, 3,440 businesses are using the full service on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), with over 86% of import declarations now being made on CDS. 1,287 businesses have yet to subscribe to CDS. 1,231 businesses are in the Trader Dress Rehearsal, which allows businesses to practice making declarations in CDS.</p><p> </p><p>Out of 1,653 businesses that applied for an extension to use CHIEF until 31 October 2022, 263 are yet to subscribe to CDS.</p><p>Out of 2,485 businesses that applied for an extension to use CHIEF beyond 31 October 2022, 470 are yet to subscribe to CDS.</p><p>As of 16 November 2022, c600 businesses have a valid extension to use CHIEF to allow them to complete training or because of issues with their third-party software. HMRC is working with these third-party software providers to resolve their issues and is tracking their progress.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 86650 question first answered 17/11/2022 16:58:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1524683

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of local authorities in north London on agreeing a new jury venue to help clear the backlog in jury inquests.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	67876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner is engaging with the local coroner service and Camden Council, as lead local authority for the Inner North London coroner area, on the issue of accommodation for jury inquests.</p><p>More generally, the Chief Coroner continues to monitor carefully the national position on inquest backlogs, and has issued <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GUIDANCE-No-39-Covid-recovery-20-05-2021-002.pdf" target="_blank">guidance</a> to coroners on developing Covid-19 recovery plans. He is currently undertaking a tour of all coroner areas in England and Wales to better understand local needs.</p><p>The Government recognises that pandemic pressures have affected the ability to hold jury and other large and complex inquests. We have provided £6.15 billion in grant funding to local authorities in England to support the cost of pandemic pressures, which could include additional costs incurred in the administration of coroner services. Additional funding has also been allocated to the Devolved Administrations under the Barnett Formula.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/10/2022 10:35:54 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1524720

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	General Practitioners: Hackney South and Shoreditch
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 GP practices were open in Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency on (a) 20 October 2022 and (b) in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	67877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>In September 2013, there were 20 practices registered in Hackney South and Shoreditch, with 18 practices registered in October 2022.</p><p>Practices close for a variety of reasons, including practice mergers or retirement. A reduction in practice numbers does not indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice closes, patients are informed and advised to register at another local practice of their choice. Practices and commissioners must put in place appropriate measures to ensure that affected patients have access to general practitioner services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/10/2022 15:07:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier