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804623

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Price Caps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the timetable is for the implementation of an energy price cap.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	902901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government will legislate at the earliest possible opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>The draft Bill is currently undergoing scrutiny by the BEIS Select Committee.</p><p> </p><p>We would hope for cross-party support for this Bill and a quick passage through Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Bill allows for Ofgem to consult on its proposed methodology and draft licence condition while the Bill is being progressed through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2017 13:58:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

804622

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Batteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he has taken to support the development of improved battery technology for (a) electric vehicles and (b) energy storage.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	902900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>This Government wants the UK to lead the world in design, development and manufacture of batteries, particularly for electric vehicles. That is why we committed £246 million for the Faraday Battery Challenge, including £80 million for the National Faraday Battery Scale-up Facility.</p><p> </p><p>Our 2017 Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan supports deployment of batteries on our energy system by removing barriers, opening markets and committing £70 million of innovation funding for smart systems, including storage.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/12/2017 14:00:21 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

805126

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Polling Stations: Learning Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what training and guidance polling station staff receive before elections on the (a) challenges faced by and (b) support available to people with a learning disability.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	118798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Ahead of any election, the Commission provides resources for Returning Officers including training material, to ensure anyone who is eligible to vote is able to do so with confidence. It is the responsibility of Returning Officers to deliver training to polling station staff.</p><p>The Commission’s Polling Station Handbook contains specific guidance for polling station staff on what support any person with a learning disability can request in order to be able to cast their vote.</p><p>The Commission’s recent ‘Elections for Everyone’ report – which looks specifically at issues of access to elections for those with disabilities – contains a number of recommendations to ensure there are no barriers to any person with a learning disability being able to cast their vote.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 14/12/2017 16:16:30 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

805118

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to ensure that people without a fixed address are able to register to vote ahead of the May 2018 Local Elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	118790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission will run a multimedia campaign ahead of the May 2018 local elections to encourage all eligible people to register to vote.</p><p>This campaign will include work, building on previous partnerships with organisations including The Traveller Movement and Shelter, to provide resources and information to support those with no fixed address to register to vote. Partners, including local authority communication departments, will be encouraged to share these via their own networks at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 14/12/2017 16:11:14 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

805124

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Learning Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will make issue guidance on (a) registering to vote and (b) participating in elections for parents and families of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	118796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>There should be no barriers to voting for any person with a disability. The Commission has prepared an Easy Read form which people with a learning disability are able to use to apply to register to vote. The form is available on the Commission’s website and promoted to Electoral Registration Officers via the Commission’s bulletin for administrators.</p><p>The Commission has ongoing partnerships with Mencap, Mencap Cymru, Mencap Northern Ireland and Enable Scotland; it is committed to providing ongoing support to these partners with joint Easy Read guides and other resources, to provide information on how to register and take part in elections for parents and families of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 14/12/2017 16:13:23 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

805117

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many claims for services and expenses of returning officers in connection with the EU referendum are (a) have been settled and (b) remain outstanding; and if he will publish the cost of those payments.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	118789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Over two thirds of expenses claims from Counting Officers at the EU Referendum have been finalised. The remaining, outstanding claims are currently being processed. Once all claims have been processed and approved, the Commission will publish the information on its website.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 14/12/2017 16:09:25 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

805281

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply my urgent correspondence of 1 December 2017 on my constituent Mr Levi Maynard, case id: 022516142.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	118953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office MP Account Management Team replied to the email from the Hon Member about Mr Maynard on 14 December.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/12/2017 12:25:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

805242

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	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 link the issue of future visas to workers from the EU to specific evidence about skills gaps in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	118914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>There are a range of options for the future immigration system and it is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the economy and the labour market. We will ensure that decisions on the long-term system are based on evidence.</p><p><br>On 27 July, the Government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy. The MAC will advise on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the EU and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. It will report in September 2018 and its findings will help shape the government’s decisions on the future immigration system.</p><p><br>The Government also regularly engages with sectoral bodies to ensure our immigration routes work effectively to enable businesses to access the talent they need. Their contributions do, and will continue to, inform our decisions on any changes to the system.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/12/2017 12:24:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

805206

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hunting
	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 ensure full cost recovery from local hunts for the attendance of police officers at hunts and what discussions she has held with (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers, (b) Chief Constables and (c) Police and Crime Commissioners.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 is an operational matter for the police. It is for individual Chief Constables to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected PCCs to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses in rural and urban areas alike.</p><p>If the police face unexpected or exceptional events, there is an established process by which Police and Crime Commissioners can apply for Special Grant funding to help with these costs.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 118877 question first answered 18/12/2017 12:36:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

805205

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hunting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to Chief Constables and Police Commissioners on the frequency with which police officers should attend meetings of the local hunt?
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 is an operational matter for the police. It is for individual Chief Constables to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected PCCs to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses in rural and urban areas alike.</p><p>If the police face unexpected or exceptional events, there is an established process by which Police and Crime Commissioners can apply for Special Grant funding to help with these costs.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 118878 question first answered 18/12/2017 12:36:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew