Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1715550

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Disability: Finance
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 impact of the proposals in the Health and Disability Green Paper on the finances of people with complex disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>We are looking at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering some of these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Further analysis of these options will consider any potential financial impacts on claimants.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:23:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715551

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Disability: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department calculates the estimated cost of living for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made</p><p> </p><p>As of April 2024, the rate of inflation has slowed, and the Government has also implemented uprating to benefits to reflect increased costs. We also increased extra costs disability benefits by 10.1 per cent from April 2023 and by 6.7% from April 2024 in line with the Consumer Price Index.</p><p> </p><p>For 2023/24 we estimate that nearly 60 per cent of individuals who received an extra costs disability benefit would have received the means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments, worth up to £900. Over 85 per cent would have received either or both of the means-tested and the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the Cost of Living Payments is underway. This will seek to understand their effectiveness as a means of support for low-income and vulnerable household.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24668 question first answered 08/05/2024 16:27:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715553

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment on the mental wellbeing of people who become ineligible as a result of those changes and (b) had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the adequacy of availability of Government-funded mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> looks at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Further analysis of these options will consider potential impacts on claimants with different health conditions.</p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to expand and transform NHS mental health care so that more people can access the support they need. The NHS forecasts that, between 2018/19 and 2023/24, spending on mental health services has increased by £4.7 billion in cash terms, compared to the target of £3.4 billion set out at the time of the NHS Long Term Plan. Of the key mental health commitments for the first 5-year period of the Plan, over half have been met, are on track to be met, or have exceeded their original target.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:21:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715337

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people received (a) less than £10,000, (b) £10,000-£20,000, (c) £20,000-£50,000, (d) £50,000-£100,000 and (e) more than £100,000 in each quarter since the Windrush Compensation scheme was launched.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Information on the breakdown of full and final offers and payments made to Windrush Compensation Scheme claimants is published as part of the monthly Windrush Schemes Factsheet. The latest set of data on the schemes, which covers the period to the end of March 2024, is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2024%2F04%2F30%2Fwindrush-schemes-factsheet-march-2024%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKaren.Bryant1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb4aa1ad690be48a8a7c708dc6aad1aba%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638502538903633829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BrxiiXSMQxYzzolQ5gjIloP%2FSMLI%2FEhL0JLZnmDd7LE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Windrush Compensation Schemes Factsheet</a>.</p><p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme does not publish compensation award data in the payment or date range requested.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/05/2024 15:23:45 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1712681

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the model numbers were of drone engines that were authorised for export in the last 12 months; what the end (a) uses and (b) users were of each drone (i) aero-engine and (ii) other component; and what (A) Export Control Joint Unit and (B) other criteria were used to assess those applications.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	22965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We do not release confidential or commercially sensitive information provided by exporters as part of their export licence application. However, we do publish data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 16:36:06 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1712682

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether there are any extant export licenses for the supply of (a) R902W engines and (b) related components for use on (i) Hermes 450, (ii) Hermes 900 and (iii) IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles by (A) the Israeli military and (B) other entitles controlled by the Israeli government.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	22966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no extant licences which meet these criteria.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 13:34:21 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1688555

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK-manufactured (a) weapons and (b) components of weapons have been used in countries it has assessed as being in potential breach of (i) the Genocide Convention and (ii) Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	13709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government operates a robust and thorough assessment of licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with that Criteria including where there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/02/2024 16:47:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1688556

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Israel and Occupied Territories: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK-manufactured (a) arms and (b) weapons components have been used in (i) Israel and (ii) the Palestinian Occupied Territories.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	13710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The export of strategic goods is controlled by export licensing and the government publishes data on its export licensing decisions: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-dataLicences. We continue to monitor closely the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. We will not issue an export licence to any destination where to do so would be inconsistent with the Criteria. Licences are kept under careful review and we are able to amend, suspend or revoke extant licences, or refuse new licence applications, as circumstances require.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/02/2024 16:43:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1688557

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase parliamentary scrutiny of UK strategic export controls for military goods.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	13711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of effective Parliamentary scrutiny of strategic export controls and takes these matters very seriously. The UK operates one of the most transparent export licensing systems in the world, publishing quarterly and annual statistics on all of our export licensing decisions, including details of export licences granted, refused and revoked. The government is required by statute to present an Annual Report on UK Strategic Export Controls detailing the government’s approach to export licensing, including international commitments. The most recent quarterly data on strategic export controls is available on gov.uk (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/strategic-export-controls-licensing-statistics-1-april-to-30-june-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/strategic-export-controls-licensing-statistics-1-april-to-30-june-2023</a>), as is the annual report for 2022 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2022</a>).</p><p>As of January 2024, the Business and Trade Committee is the Parliamentary scrutiny committee with oversight of arms export controls, a role formerly carried out by the Select Committee on Arms Exports Controls (CAEC). A joint report outlining plans for future parliamentary scrutiny of strategic export controls was published by the Business and Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees on 23rd January 2024 and can be found on parliament.uk (<a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42982/documents/213812/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42982/documents/213812/default/</a>).</p><p>The Government recognises the important role that the CAEC played in providing Parliamentary scrutiny of export controls and the work of the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU). While Parliamentary scrutiny is a matter for the House, the government is committed to keeping the Business and Trade Committee updated on the work of the ECJU as it carries out its new scrutiny role. Other relevant select committees will no doubt continue to examine strategic export controls as part of their wider work, allowing a broad range of scrutiny across the House.</p><p>Hon and Rt Hon Members can also raise matters relating to the scrutiny of the UK's strategic export controls directly with the Department for Business and Trade.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/02/2024 17:24:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1685085

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of consumer protection regulation for individuals submitting tax rebate applications to HMRC through accounting companies.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	11504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining trust in the tax system and working with taxpayers to help them get their tax right. However, the Government is aware that some taxpayers face issues and feel misled when using companies that specialise in claiming tax refunds from HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with regulators and other key partners to ensure that the current legal framework is robust in prohibiting harmful business practices to consumer contracts. This includes introducing expectations of transparency in the HMRC Standard for Agents, updated in January 2023, to ensure customers are made aware of the agent’s fees and charging structure.</p><p> </p><p>There are many ways in which a customer can authorise a third party to act on their behalf. HMRC is also developing options for a more modern and secure approach to agent authorisation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to monitor tax agents and challenge them when there are potential concerns about their practices. HMRC then takes action by either issuing penalties, suspending claims or refusing to deal with an agent, and wherever necessary working with the Police to support their investigations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/02/2024 13:17:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain