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795376

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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: Personal Savings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	whether savings held in the name of children are taken into account in applications for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	115797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Savings and other capital held in the name of children are not taken into account in the assessment of Universal Credit entitlement. As with other means tested benefits, however, there are rules to prevent claimants depriving themselves of capital in order to claim Universal Credit or increase their entitlement to Universal Credit. If claimants deprive themselves of capital by gifting the capital to their children or placing it in a child’s account, notional capital of the amount deprived may still be taken into account when assessing entitlement to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/12/2017 15:25:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

795394

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nuisance Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the police response to reports of an 0800 number making repeated threatening phone calls.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	115815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of malicious or threatening calls very seriously. Individuals who receive such calls are advised to report it to their phone provider.</p><p>If such calls are reported to the police it is for chief constables to decide how best to deploy resources to respond to the matter. It is for the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners to hold the local chief constable to account for the performance of the force on behalf of the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/02/2018 11:27:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

795361

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Broadband: East Renfrewshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Media and Culture what steps the Government is taking to tacke low levels of broadband connectivity in (a) Uplawmoor and (b) Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
	uin	115782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government provided £100.8m from Phase 1 of the Superfast Broadband Programme to support superfast broadband coverage in Scotland. This has been delivered through the Highlands &amp; Islands broadband project and the Digital Scotland project which covers the Rest of Scotland. The Government provided £20.99m additional funding in February 2014 to support a Phase 2 project in Scotland to provide further superfast broadband coverage. The Scottish Government has not yet begun the procurement process using this funding and is not expecting to have agreed a contract until December 2018. We are doing all we can to speed this up.</p><p> </p><p>For all premises which do not have superfast broadband coverage, the UK Government will ensure universal broadband of at least 10Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/12/2017 16:05:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

795360

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Transport for London on whether new trains for the Docklands Light Railway are built in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	115781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London (TfL). Any discussions about the operation of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) will be a matter between TfL and Docklands Light Railway Limited, the operator of the DLR. Ministers have not had any discussions with TfL about the procurement of new trains for the DLR.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2017 17:00:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

795509

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of strategies other than those involving electric vehicles to decarbonise petrol vehicles before 2040.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	115930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes a technology neutral approach to decarbonising the transport sector and supports a wide range of alternative fuels.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) supports a market for renewable fuels, including bioethanol which is delivering greenhouse gas emissions reductions from fuel used in petrol vehicles. We are continuing to support the commercialisation of advanced biofuels by grant funding through an Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided £5m to build or upgrade 12 hydrogen refuelling stations and £2m to assist fuel cell electric vehicles deployment in public and private sector fleets. This year we announced £23m of additional funding to increase the uptake of FCEVs alongside the expansion of hydrogen refueling infrastructure</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place fuel duty differentials to incentivise the uptake of gaseous road transport fuels. This includes Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas.</p><p> </p><p>At the regional level EU legislation sets mandatory CO<sub>2</sub> emission performance reduction targets for new cars and vans sold into the single market each year. It is for manufacturers to decide which technology is most appropriate to meet these targets. As we leave the EU, we will look for opportunities to strengthen further the controls on vehicle CO2 emissions and pursue an approach that is at least as ambitious as current arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2017 17:05:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

795494

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what services each community rehabilitation company offers to women.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	115915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are contractually required to provide services for female offenders that they are managing in the community, and to deliver resettlement services to offenders both before and following release from prison. As part of our reforms to probation, we have given providers the flexibility to innovate, and to tailor rehabilitative support to the particular needs of offenders locally. We have not, therefore, prescribed how much of the additional funding for CRCs must be spent on services for female offenders. Records detailing the specifics of each service available in every individual CRC could only be collated at disproportionate cost, however records detailing the organisations responsible for the provision of these services are available, with the most recent dated July 2017. All 21 CRCs have arrangements in place to address the needs of female offenders. 20 of the 21 CRCs have subcontracting arrangements in place to deliver these services, with Durham Tees Valley CRC providing the service directly. Across these 20 CRCs, there are 47 locally based organisations delivering targeted support for female offenders, addressing their specific needs locally. A further seven small providers deliver services across larger, geographically remote, areas.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have a robust contract management and assurance process in place for CRCs, and continue to assess their performance through a range of service levels, including their delivery of Through the Gate and how they are addressing the specific needs of female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 115916 question first answered 05/12/2017 15:33:16 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

795344

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November to Question 111484, on Ministry of Justice: telephone services, for what reason his Department does not hold information on phonelines transferred to arms-length bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	115765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Arm’s Length Bodies are independent organisations, that operate at arm’s length from the Ministry of Justice. They are responsible and accountable for ensuring that their liabilities for the receipt of services, such as phone lines, are met. As a result, the Ministry of Justice does not hold this information for Arm’s Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/12/2017 15:33:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

795495

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral answer to the Right Honourable Member for Delyn on 31 October 2017, Official Report, column 696), how much of the additional funding allocated to community rehabilitation companies is being spent on specific provision for women.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	115916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are contractually required to provide services for female offenders that they are managing in the community, and to deliver resettlement services to offenders both before and following release from prison. As part of our reforms to probation, we have given providers the flexibility to innovate, and to tailor rehabilitative support to the particular needs of offenders locally. We have not, therefore, prescribed how much of the additional funding for CRCs must be spent on services for female offenders. Records detailing the specifics of each service available in every individual CRC could only be collated at disproportionate cost, however records detailing the organisations responsible for the provision of these services are available, with the most recent dated July 2017. All 21 CRCs have arrangements in place to address the needs of female offenders. 20 of the 21 CRCs have subcontracting arrangements in place to deliver these services, with Durham Tees Valley CRC providing the service directly. Across these 20 CRCs, there are 47 locally based organisations delivering targeted support for female offenders, addressing their specific needs locally. A further seven small providers deliver services across larger, geographically remote, areas.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have a robust contract management and assurance process in place for CRCs, and continue to assess their performance through a range of service levels, including their delivery of Through the Gate and how they are addressing the specific needs of female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 115915 question first answered 05/12/2017 15:33:16 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

795427

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress his Department has made on supporting UK investment banks to break into emerging markets.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	115848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Working closely with our colleagues at HM Treasury and where industry has appetite, the Department for International Trade here and overseas is supporting UK (investment) banks and other financial institutions with market access and outward direct investment. In particular, the Economic Financial Dialogues and our regular engagement in China, Brazil and India has contributed to some notable developments. Most recently, China announced on November 10 that they will open up their laws in banking and other financial services to allow majority foreign ownership.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 05/12/2017 18:00:02 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795422

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Property Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference paragraph 1.9 of the memorandum to the Health Committee from the National Audit Office on the investigation into NHS Property Services, published in March 2014, if he will place in the Library a copy of the long-term strategy for NHS Property Services Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	115843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering its response to the Naylor report which made a number of recommendations regarding NHS Property Services. The Department’s response to the Naylor report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/12/2017 17:44:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth