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732286

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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	Benefits Rules
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on rolling out the reformed welfare contract being piloted at Birkenhead Jobcentre Plus.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>This initiative brings together information from energy suppliers and is aimed at helping those who are vulnerable or facing difficulties in meeting energy costs.</p><p> </p><p>Birkenhead Jobcentre continues to offer the information leaflet, which details available support to claimants at appropriate stages of their benefit claim, when they meet with their Work Coach. The leaflet is also on display and available at various points within the Jobcentre. The information is made available to claimants across the full range of unemployment related benefits including Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to confirm precise numbers of leaflets offered and taken up; nor on numbers of claimants availing themselves of the support. We can say, however, that claimants give positive feedback to staff.</p><p> </p><p>Following this successful trial the leaflet will be distributed across the wider Jobcentre Plus network.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/07/2017 16:48:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

732308

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the effectiveness of systems of integration for asylum seekers and refugees ensuring that all those granted refugee status have the best possible opportunity for integration.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We are working towards achieving more integrated communities and creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside one another. This includes those who are recognised as refugees or granted Humanitarian Protection.</p><p>On 5 December 2016, Dame Louise Casey published her independent review of how to boost opportunity and integration in isolated and deprived communities. The Government will bring forward plans for tackling these issues in the coming months through a new integration strategy.</p><p>Those who are granted refugee status are given access to the labour market and benefits, and are encouraged to access organisations that can assist with integration. Each local authority region has a strategic migration partnership that provides coordination and support services for those organisations working with migrants. The Home Office also provides a dedicated integration loan directly to recognised refugees. The loan is designed to help refugees integrate into UK society by offering financial support towards housing costs, employment and training.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/07/2017 10:51:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

732345

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to revise fire safety procedures for social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>On 22 June we provided advice to all social landlords about interim safety measures that should be taken immediately where it has been determined that a building has Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding that is unlikely to be compliant with the requirements of the current Building Regulations.</p><p>This advice was provided by an independent panel of experts and takes account of the three emerging findings from the Metropolitan Police investigation into Grenfell Tower. We also announced a new independent expert advisory panel to advise on any immediate measures that can be put in place to make buildings safe (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-appointed-to-advise-on-immediate-safety-action-following-grenfell-fire" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-appointed-to-advise-on-immediate-safety-action-following-grenfell-fire</a>).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/07/2017 09:33:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732297

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	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 set out those places of worship which will be able to access grants through the places of worship: security funding scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The second round of the current places of worship funding scheme closed on 29 May 2017. Places of worship able to access grant funding under the current scheme include temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches. The scheme excludes the Jewish community who are funded under a separate scheme.</p><p> </p><p>On the 22 June the Home Secretary announced that an additional £1m will be made available for the protection of vulnerable faith institutions. Details of how to apply for this additional funding are available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/07/2017 16:56:30 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732298

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum grant will be for individual places of worship under the places of worship: security funding scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There is no upper limit on individual grants within the existing places of worship funding scheme.</p><p>On the 22 June the Home Secretary announced an additional £1 million worth of funding for vulnerable faith institutions. Details of how to apply for this additional funding are available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> but there will be no upper limit on individual grants.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/07/2017 16:54:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732299

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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	Agriculture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the 25 year plan for food and farming.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>With the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, the context for the UK's food and farming industries has changed significantly since the announcement of a 25 Year Plan for Food and Farming in 2015. We are focusing on the immediate and critical issues for these industries. As the Queen’s Speech set out, we will be bringing forward an Agriculture Bill to set the framework for the future of the farming industry. We are already engaging extensively as we draw up our future plans and will continue to do so. There are no plans for a separate 25 year plan.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/07/2017 16:51:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732346

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing properties are fitted with the same cladding used at Grenfell Tower.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We cannot comment on the cladding used at Grenfell Tower which is a matter for the police investigation.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 September, the Government published consolidated advice for building owners following large-scale testing which can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that there were 173 high-rise social housing buildings in England with Aluminium Composite Material, 165 of which have cladding systems which the Expert Panel advise are unlikely to meet current Building Regulations guidance and therefore present fire hazards on buildings over 18 metres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 14:04:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732380

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sign Language: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that all British sign language interpreters use the same set of standards.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>People take BSL qualifications at a lower level and progress to a higher level. People also need to register with the <a href="http://www.nrcpd.org.uk/" target="_blank">National Registers of Communications Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people</a> (NRCPD). This information can be found on the careers advisory service site: <a href="https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/british-sign-language-interpreter" target="_blank">https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/british-sign-language-interpreter</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2017 17:00:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

732323

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of foreign direct investment in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency as a result of expenditure by (a) his Department and (b) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) publishes figures at UK regional level. For Scotland, DIT recorded the following number of projects in each financial year 2013/14 – 2015/16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Projects</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 03/07/2017 16:52:00 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732347

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government is taking steps to proceed with renovating all social housing properties that have been fitted with flammable cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on social housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities and housing associations free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities housing associations and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. Where works are necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:26:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts