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754866

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	e-petitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the e-petitions system; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The new e-petitions system has been running for over two years now and the Government is pleased with the level of engagement that it has prompted among the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary e-petitions site is jointly owned by the Government and the House of Commons, therefore any assessment of potential changes to the system would have to be agreed between the Government and the House. Individual Departments are responsible for the content and timeliness of responses to e-petitions and the Leader's office has general Government oversight of e-petitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

755156

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they will take in response to the report of the Chief Inspector of Prisons on Youth Custody Centres, in the light of the Prison Reform Trust report In Care, Out of Trouble, published in May 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laming
	uin	HL1164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to improving standards within the Youth Justice System so that we can not only punish crime effectively but also intervene earlier to help divert young people away from crime. That is why we set out our plans to reform the Youth Justice System in response to Charlie Taylor’s review last December, so that it is better equipped to help young people turn their lives around and play a constructive role in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of every young person in custody is our absolute priority and we are clear that more needs to be done to achieve this. We want custody to improve the life chances of children and young people in our care and to deliver improvements to education and health services within youth custody. That’s why we have created a new Youth Custody Service, with an Executive Director for the first time in the Department’s history – to make sure this vital area is given the priority and weight it deserves.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with key stakeholders and consider their recommendations as this work progresses.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/08/2017 13:09:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming

754702

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2017 to Question 4993, whether he has (a) requested and (b) been provided with evidence from the Saudi authorities establishing where the helicopter that fired on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen on 16 March 2017 was made; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the response to PQ 4993, the Saudi-led Coalition have their own procedures for investigations, details of which they announced on 31 January 2016. We have encouraged the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incidents Assessment Team to investigate this incident, considering all the evidence available and to publish their findings.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/09/2017 11:01:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754701

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on progress made on UN Human Rights Council resolution 33/16.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	6752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Yemen. Regrettably, human rights abuses continue on a large scale. Conflict has had a significant impact on civilians. There continue to be reports of arbitrary detentions, the use of child soldiers and persecution of minorities.</p><p>The UK welcomed UN Human Rights Council's resolution 33/16.</p><p>We call on all parties to respect human rights in Yemen and support the work of the National Comimission in investigating abuses.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/09/2017 11:26:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

754574

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	World War II: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Arctic Stars and (b) Bomber Command clasps have been issued to date.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	6607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>As at 25 July 2017, a total of 26,697 Arctic Stars and 13,905 Bomber Command clasps have been issued to eligible veterans and their next of kin.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/09/2017 15:05:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

754575

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	World War II: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps for the issuing of a full medal for Bomber Command veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	6581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>There is widespread admiration for the major contribution that the personnel of Bomber Command made to the Allied victory in the Second World War and their commitment in the face of significant losses.</p><p>Those who completed the minimum qualifying period of service in operational areas were eligible for the 1939-45 Star and those with long service in non-operational areas received the Defence Medal. In addition to the 1939-45 Star and Defence Medal, a series of Campaign Stars were created for participants in campaigns and many Bomber Command aircrew were awarded the much-prized Air Crew Europe Star or the France and Germany Star.</p><p>In his independent Medals Review in 2012, Sir John Holmes concluded that Bomber Command had been treated inconsistently with those who served in Fighter Command, and his recommendation of the award of the clasp to Bomber Command air crew is to bring this Command into line with Fighter Command veterans who were awarded a Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939-45 Star and thus reflecting the significant contribution both made to defeating the Nazi threat. The Government has accepted the recommendations of that review.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/09/2017 15:00:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

754954

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Workplace Pensions: Low Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to extend auto-enrolment to low earners.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	6400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Personal care assistants who meet the eligibility criteria for automatic enrolment must already be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by their employers.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is currently undertaking a review of the policy and operation of automatic enrolment. This includes looking at the existing policy coverage and how to achieve the right balance between enabling as many people as possible to save into a workplace pension, whilst ensuring that it should make economic sense for them to do so. The review report will be laid before Parliament at the end of the year. The review will have regard to the Equality Act and the principles of fairness, affordability and sustainability. This includes the need to balance the needs of individuals with the costs to employers and ensuring value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 6401 question first answered 06/09/2017 11:16:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

754952

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Workplace Pensions: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carers have access to workplace pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	6401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Personal care assistants who meet the eligibility criteria for automatic enrolment must already be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by their employers.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is currently undertaking a review of the policy and operation of automatic enrolment. This includes looking at the existing policy coverage and how to achieve the right balance between enabling as many people as possible to save into a workplace pension, whilst ensuring that it should make economic sense for them to do so. The review report will be laid before Parliament at the end of the year. The review will have regard to the Equality Act and the principles of fairness, affordability and sustainability. This includes the need to balance the needs of individuals with the costs to employers and ensuring value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 6400 question first answered 06/09/2017 11:16:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

754523

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of means-testing the winter fuel allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	6499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>There will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment for the length of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/09/2017 10:59:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754563

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	WiFi: Keighley
	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 recent steps she has taken to improve wi-fi coverage in Keighley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	John Grogan
	uin	6578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Digital connectivity is a clear priority for this Government. The Super Connected Cities Programme installed WiFi in 1491 public buildings with a combined annual footfall of over 114 million, including in Yorkshire.</p><p>BDUK’s Superfast programme will provide at least 24 Megabits per second (Mbps) coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of this year. In Keighley, superfast coverage is already over 95%.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the Government's landmark agreement with mobile operators in 2014, each mobile operator will deliver mobile coverage to 90% of the UK's landmass by the end of this year. Additionally O2 will deliver indoor 4G coverage to 98% of premises in the UK, also by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:16:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

754878

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government plans to allocate for network improvements north of Crewe on the West Coast Mainline for Control Period 6.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	6386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>On July 30<sup>th</sup> this year the Government set out its High Level Output Specification (HLOS). This identifies the priorities for investment in the railway in the next five year Control Period from 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wishes to assure itself that the volumes and costs of operations and maintenance activity are reasonable and affordable in order to fulfil its statutory role to set a Statement of Funds Available (SoFA). Once this work has taken place, Government will confirm the SoFA in October 2017. There is also an emerging requirement to renew and significantly enhance Network Rail assets in Crewe and between there and Weaver Junction where Government is working with HS2 and Network Rail to produce an integrated solution.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from our investment in the railways. Improvements in rail services can be delivered by new trains and a range of infrastructure improvements. The Government keeps under close review what options will ensure the maximum value to taxpayers, passengers and freight users.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/09/2017 09:40:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

754881

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what network improvements are planned to take place north of Crewe on the West Coast Mainline within what remains of Control Period 5.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	6387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>We are upgrading the West coast main line power supply to support an improved passenger service and to improve freight capacity.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/09/2017 09:24:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

754707

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	West Bank: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans for UK diplomats to visit Khan Al Ahmar in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
	uin	6399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is gravely concerned by proposals to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar. Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem have visited Khan Al Ahmar on multiple occasions in recent years. ​I understand that officials from our Consulate-General plan to visit Khan Al Ahmar before the next court hearing.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/09/2017 10:51:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

754758

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Watford Hospital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of visits to Watford hospital accident and emergency department resulted in admission to hospital in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Mike Penning
	uin	6671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of patients who attended Watford General Hospital accident and emergency (A&amp;E) department and were admitted is not held centrally. Data are reported at a trust level rather than by hospital.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of attendances at accident and emergency departments in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust that resulted in a patient being admitted to hospital is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>A&amp;E Attendances and Admissions via A&amp;E for West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Attendances at accident and emergency departments</p></td><td><p>Admissions to hospital via accident and emergency</p></td><td><p>Proportion of attendances that went on to be admitted to hospital</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>119,346</p></td><td><p>17,475</p></td><td><p>14.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>122,222</p></td><td><p>19,167</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>131,011</p></td><td><p>23,844</p></td><td><p>18.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>129,238</p></td><td><p>26,990</p></td><td><p>20.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>135,416</p></td><td><p>29,757</p></td><td><p>22.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>136,277</p></td><td><p>30,788</p></td><td><p>22.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>141,401</p></td><td><p>33,078</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to May</p></td><td><p>56,798</p></td><td><p>13,124</p></td><td><p>23.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: 2010 data is from the Quarterly Monitoring of Accident and Emergency collection.</p><p>1 November 2010 to 30 June 2015 data is from the A&amp;E Attendance and Emergency Admissions Weekly Sitrep collection.</p><p>From 1 July 2015 data comes from the A&amp;E Attendance and Emergency Admissions Monthly Sitrep collection.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/09/2017 11:23:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

754484

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can vote only once in an election.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
	uin	6701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries a financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission, and will consider carefully the findings of their report on electoral registration at the 2017 General Election, as well as their upcoming report on the administration of that poll.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p><p>I have also written to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to reiterate the Government's support for the police to make every effort to investigate reports of criminal behaviour in relation to elections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider if further steps should be taken to ensure the integrity of the electoral system and where opportunities could exist to reiterate that voting more than once at the General Election or other national polls is illegal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:26:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

754788

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendation in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's report, Building the Post-Brexit Immigration System, published in June 2017, on introducing seasonal temporary work visas.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	6567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>No final decisions have been taken on the UK’s post-Brexit Immigration system. We are considering the options for our future immigration system very carefully. It is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the economy and the labour market. We will, therefore, ensure that businesses and communities have the opportunity to contribute their views. We will build a comprehensive picture of the needs and interests of all parts of the UK and look to develop a system which works for all.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 14:28:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

754792

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of allowing businesses and their representative bodies who obtain licensed sponsor status the ability to issue directly certificates of sponsorship for workers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	6654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Businesses who are licensed sponsors may already directly assign certificates of sponsorship to workers. The exception is where the Tier 2 (General) annual limit applies, in which cases employers must request certificates under a monthly allocation. This ensures that places go to workers with the skills most in need and who will make the greatest economic contributions.</p><p>The entity sponsoring the worker needs to be sufficiently aware of their activities – that means the employer, rather than a representative body, is best suited to be the sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:25:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

754813

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a visa for jobseekers in higher-skilled roles where employers have demonstrated a difficulty in finding suitable candidates.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	6795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have focused on admitting workers who already have a skilled job offer from a sponsoring employer under our Tier 2 visa system, rather than admitting people to look for work. Previous visa routes for jobseekers resulted in many filling low-skilled jobs or remaining unemployed, and were also heavily abused.</p><p>There were 56,051 Tier 2 skilled work visa applications in the year ending March 2017, similar to the level in the previous year. This suggests employers are not experiencing difficulties recruiting candidates directly from overseas for highly skilled roles. Tier 2 ensures that workers are only admitted where employers have demonstrated that a role cannot be filled from the resident labour market. This requirement is waived for recognised shortage occupations, such as doctors in emergency medicine, engineers in the oil and gas industry, and cyber security specialists.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:29:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

754816

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
	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 take steps to review the fees charges for UK visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	6366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office reviews fees for all UK visa and immigration services on an annual basis, with changes to fees usually implemented on the April common commencement date.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:35:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

754796

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total fees were that her Department charged for same day visa services in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	6808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Premium income generated overseas in 2016/2017 was £124,198,444.07. This represents the Premium element only and does not include the standard application fee. In-country Premium income for the same period was £133,851,555.00. This represents the combined income from the Premium fee and the standard application fee</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:23:06 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

754797

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for same day premium visa service have taken longer than six months to process.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	6807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish the number of premium service applications that take longer than six months to process. The premium service published service standard is to complete 98.5% of straightforward cases on the same day. UKVI transparency data provides details of how the Premium Service Centres perform against that service standard.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:28:32 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

754798

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for same day premium visa services were granted on the same day in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	6806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>UKVI transparency data provides details of how the Premium Service Centres perform against that service standard.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 14:19:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

754833

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Violence against Women and Girls Ministerial Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on which dates the Inter-Ministerial Group on Violence Against Women and Girls has met since 13 October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	6435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Violence Against Women and Girls Inter Ministerial Group has met once since they met on 13 October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>This meeting took place on 2 March 2017, where Ministers heard directly from VAWG charity representatives about how best to prioritise Government efforts to tackle VAWG.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/09/2017 08:07:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

754624

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people from (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England attended university in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	6663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK higher education institutions is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). More information on HESA is available here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/</a>.</p><p>The number of enrolments on higher education courses who were domiciled in Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local authority, the North East region and England prior to study in each year since the 2012/13 academic year has been provided in the table.</p><p>Statistics for the 2016/17 academic year will come available from HESA in January 2018.</p><p><strong>Higher Education enrolments by place of domicile prior to study</strong></p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p>Academic years 2012/13 to 2015/16</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Jarrow</p></td><td><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>England Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,955</p></td><td><p>3,380</p></td><td><p>68,110</p></td><td><p>1,578,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,905</p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td><td><p>65,910</p></td><td><p>1,529,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1,905</p></td><td><p>3,275</p></td><td><p>64,580</p></td><td><p>1,497,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,970</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>65,300</p></td><td><p>1,511,890</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: DfE analysis of the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) Student Record</em></p><p>Notes</p><p>1) Figures are based on the HESA standard registration population.</p><p>2) Enrolments include students across all years and levels of study.</p><p>3) Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</p><p>4) Parliamentary constituency and local authority is derived from the student's postcode prior to study.</p><p><em><br> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/09/2017 06:42:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

754949

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Universal Credit: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a telephone helpline for hon. Members and their staff to make enquiries for constituents on universal credit cases.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	6374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>For MPs the dedicated local Complaints Resolution Team or Jobcentre Plus District Manager is the best route to raise issues on behalf of their constituents, this route works well because MPs’ offices can establish local relationships.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently confirmed that claimants do not need to give consent for MPs and their caseworkers to raise concerns. It is also important to remember that, in the Universal Credit full service, claimants, service centre staff and Work Coaches have access to a claimant’s online journal, which holds the details of a claim. In effect, any of these colleagues can provide the service that an MPs’ hotline would deliver.</p><p> </p><p>We are also currently writing to MPs as the full service goes live in their constituency. These letters explain the implicit consent arrangements for MPs. The letters also give the telephone number and email address of the District Manager in the constituency so that MPs can contact District Managers if there are urgent constituent cases that need attention.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/09/2017 11:09:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper