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1077176

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date	25/02/2019
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	Cold Weather Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on the public purse of taking into account wind-chill in determining eligibility for cold weather payments.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Wind chill is the perception of external temperature rather than a measured air temperature. Cold Weather Payments are designed to contribute to the additional costs of heating homes in unseasonably cold weather. As wind chill relates to skin rather than buildings, no assessment has been made of the effect of taking wind chill into account for Cold Weather Payments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 225593 question first answered 05/03/2019 12:40:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077177

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Cold Weather Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department’s policy is on taking into account the windchill factor when determining eligibility for cold weather payments.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Wind chill is the perception of external temperature rather than a measured air temperature. Cold Weather Payments are designed to contribute to the additional costs of heating homes in unseasonably cold weather. As wind chill relates to skin rather than buildings, no assessment has been made of the effect of taking wind chill into account for Cold Weather Payments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 225592 question first answered 05/03/2019 12:40:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077178

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for reducing bureaucracy for non-EEA residents seeking to bring family members to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The family Immigration Rules prevent burdens on the taxpayer and promote integration. The Supreme Court agrees the family Immigration Rules strike a fair balance between the interests of those wishing to sponsor family to settle in the UK and of the community in general.</p><p>We have taken a number changes to simplify the process, for example, we have created online application forms, improved customer guidance and no longer ask for original documentary evidence in most cases. However, we recognise that there is more that can be done to simplify the Rules even further and have asked the Law Commission to review how this might be achieved. This work is ongoing and we will carefully consider their findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/03/2019 15:55:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077181

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to provide financial support to expand the UK fisheries sector following the UK’s departure from the EU common fisheries policy.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>On 10 December 2018 the Secretary of State announced £37.2 million of extra funding for the UK seafood sector – to be spent in line with European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) priorities – for projects approved during 2019 and 2020 to boost the industry as we become an independent coastal state.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has also committed that the Government will put in place new domestic, long term arrangements to support the UK’s fishing industry from 2021, through the creation of four new schemes comparable to the EMFF to deliver funding for each nation. The devolved administrations will lead on their own schemes. The new schemes will be introduced after the EMFF has closed in 2020. Details of these will be set at the 2019 Spending Review, alongside decisions on all other domestic spending priorities.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/03/2019 11:03:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077182

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Common Fisheries Policy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department had had with representatives of the Scottish Government on future financial support for the expansion of the Scottish fisheries sector after the UK leaves the common fisheries policy.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is engaged in ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government on various matters in relation to fisheries as we look ahead to the opportunities for the Scottish fishing sector when we leave the Common Fisheries Policy. In December, the UK Government announced an extra £37.2 million of funding to boost the existing EMFF programme, to help the fishing industry prepare for the opportunities coming its way. This will equate to around £16.4 million for Scotland. It will be for the Scottish Government to decide how this is spent through the existing EMFF mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 05/03/2019 11:26:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077183

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the public purse of adding a test for 22q11 deletion syndrome to the newborn blood spot test.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on adding a test for 22q11 deletion syndrome to the newborn blood spot test as the United Kingdom National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) had not previously been asked to look at this condition.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the UK NSC`s annual call for topics 2018, a proposal was received to consider adding the condition of 22q11 deletion syndrome (also known as DiGeorge syndrome) to the new born blood spot programme.</p><p> </p><p>This is the first time the UK NSC has been asked to consider screening for 22q11. The UK NSC will be reviewing the proposal at its meeting at the end of the month and to agree next steps. Minutes of the meeting will then be published six weeks after and be made available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 225600 question first answered 06/03/2019 16:41:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077184

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on adding a test for 22q11 deletion syndrome to the newborn blood spot test.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on adding a test for 22q11 deletion syndrome to the newborn blood spot test as the United Kingdom National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) had not previously been asked to look at this condition.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the UK NSC`s annual call for topics 2018, a proposal was received to consider adding the condition of 22q11 deletion syndrome (also known as DiGeorge syndrome) to the new born blood spot programme.</p><p> </p><p>This is the first time the UK NSC has been asked to consider screening for 22q11. The UK NSC will be reviewing the proposal at its meeting at the end of the month and to agree next steps. Minutes of the meeting will then be published six weeks after and be made available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 225599 question first answered 06/03/2019 16:41:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1077185

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he next plans to meet with his Scottish Government counterpart to discuss increasing the availability of superfast broadband in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met his Scottish counterpart, Michael Matheson MSP, in August 2018 shortly after assuming the office of Secretary of State. Officials from Broadband Delivery UK meet regularly with Scottish officials on behalf of the Department to discuss broadband rollout in Scotland, with the most recent meeting being held on 21 February.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/03/2019 15:13:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid