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805371

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to his Department's publication Ministerial Meetings: January to March 2017, if he will publish the names of the attendees at the Fintech Roundtable attended by Robin Walker MP.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Details of ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 118948 118951 118954 118958 118972 118986 118993 119051 119342 119349 119359 119369 119375 question first answered 21/12/2017 13:24:26 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

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

805159

	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, whether she plans to implement a communications campaign to make it clear to EU workers in the UK that they will be able to obtain settled status.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	118831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is already communicating about the settled status scheme for EU citizens and their families through the media, digital channels and with stakeholders, including businesses and EU citizens’ representatives. Communication activity will increase next year towards the launch of the scheme in late 2018, and throughout the two-year ‘grace period’ for EU citizens and their family members to obtain settled status.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/12/2017 12:26:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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

805408

	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	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on extending the special China visitor visa pilot scheme to include other nations; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	119079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2016 the UK has offered a two-year validity visit visa to Chinese nationals for the same price as a six-month visa. This is a pilot scheme which we are running to assess the benefits and impacts of such an approach more broadly. There are currently no plans to extend this pilot to any other countries.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2017 17:03:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman