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1011586

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many orders have been issued under Section 9 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	194087
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>To the end of the calendar year 2017, the latest period for which data is available, no slavery and trafficking reparation orders have been made. This data can be accessed via the link below.</p><p>We are pleased that the current Review of the Modern Slavery Act will be looking at the effectiveness of these powers and we look forward to receiving their findings in the spring.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/11/2018 15:18:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1011584

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Containers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC uses to select containers from importers for entry checks; and how HMRC determines whether values declared for customs purposes are deemed to be sufficiently low as to warrant the seizure of containers.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	194194
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of the UK’s wider approach to tackling customs fraud HMRC and Border Force perform inland pre-clearance checks targeted at high risk traders. This is ongoing activity and it is not appropriate to share details on such operational matters.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/11/2018 14:26:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	creator	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1011589

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Containers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the locations where HMRC takes containers due to be examined for import entry checks on customs declarations.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	194197
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The current sites used for these checks are at Heathrow and Bicester. As the contracts for the current sites will shortly be coming to an end, HMRC will soon be moving its inland pre-clearance operations to new purpose equipped sites at Hayes, Middlesex and Milton Keynes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/11/2018 14:42:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	creator	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1011613

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, what estimate he has made of the maximum amount of financial claims that the EU could make against the UK under the provisions in Article 136 and Article 140.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	194212
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Under Article 143 (formerly Article 136) of the draft Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will stand behind a share of EU contingent liabilities related to financial operations up to withdrawal. These are reported in the Consolidated Fund accounts as having a remote probability of crystallising. The UK will receive a share of the pre-paid guarantee funds and reflows from these operations and, in the event of crystallisation, the UK will receive its share of any amounts recovered by the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Under Article 147 (formerly Article 140), the UK will stand behind a share of EU contingent liabilities arising from legal cases related to the budget and linked policies and programmes up to the end of 2020. These are reported in the EU’s consolidated annual accounts of the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/11/2018 14:48:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	creator	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1011514

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the maximum proportion of universal credit which can be deducted for claimant rent arrears will change as a result of Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	194161
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Although Autumn Budget 2018 announced a reduction (applying from October 2019) in the overall maximum rate of deductions from Universal Credit from 40% to 30%, the maximum proportion of Universal Credit which can be deducted for claimant rent arrears has not changed and remains between 10 and 20 per cent.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/11/2018 18:28:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1011515

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the repayment of an advance can be deducted from a claimant's universal credit in addition to the maximum proportion that can be deducted for other debts.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	194162
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no circumstances in which the repayment of an advance can be taken in excess of 40% of a claimant’s Universal Credit standard allowance.*</p><p> </p><p>From October 2019, we will reduce the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance. This will ensure that those on Universal Credit are supported to repay debts in a more sustainable and manageable way. From October 2021, we will also increase the period over which advances will be recovered, from 12 to 16 months.</p><p> </p><p>* The addition of a subsequent deduction such as for rent, gas or electricity arrears may take the overall level of deductions to over 40% in a small number of cases. In these circumstances the advance repayments do not themselves take the claimant over the threshold, rather the additional deductions are made to protect claimant welfare by preventing disconnection or eviction.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/11/2018 17:30:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1011518

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claimants for universal credit received (a) their initial payment in full and on time and (b) part of their initial payment on time in each month from 31 December 2017 to the most recent month for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	194165
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>This information was published on 13 November 2018 as a Universal Credit official statistics release. It is available via the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-april-2013-to-11-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-april-2013-to-11-october-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/11/2018 17:26:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1011519

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for someone who telephones HM Courts and Tribunal Service to contact the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) service.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	194166
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We have increased the number of staff at the contact centre to meet the increasing workload, with new employees fully trained by November.</p><p> </p><p>The current average wait time for someone who telephones HM Courts and Tribunals Service to contact the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) service is nine minutes and sixteen seconds (an average for the month of November 2018 to date)</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/11/2018 15:48:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1011336

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Health Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking with the World Health Organisation to achieve the sustainable development goals to (a) end preventable child deaths and (b) establish universal health coverage.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	907734
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports WHO’s leadership on health systems and work to achieve Universal Health coverage, including ending preventable child deaths and addressing global health security, and I commend WHO’s leadership on the recent Ebola outbreaks in DRC. DFID funds WHO to provide technical assistance, develop global standards and norms, strengthen country health systems and support health and wellbeing for all.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2018 14:50:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	creator	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1011659

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to consult specialist bereavement organisations on Government policy to support bereaved families in seeking legal aid.
	tabling member constituency	Wantage
	tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
	uin	194118
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of its review of legal aid for inquests, over the summer my Department carried out a call for evidence exercise, conducted surveys of key stakeholders, and officials met bereaved people as well as groups which represent their interests.</p><p>The Department is now considering the responses and other feedback. Any significant changes to policy will be presented in a public consultation as part of the final report, in which anyone interested in this issue including members of the public and specialist bereavement organisations will be invited to respond to this consultation exercise. We intend to publish the final report by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/11/2018 15:53:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot