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1012473

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: GoldenTree Asset Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he or (b) officials from his Department have (i) met or (ii) been in correspondence with representatives from GoldenTree Asset Management since his appointment.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	194686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>I updated the House on Monday 19th November regarding Johnston Press. Johnston Press had a number of creditors including Golden Tree Asset Management, Fidelity, Caravel Asset Management, and Benefits Street Partners. As I set out on 19 November, a consortium of creditors formed JPI Media to take over the assets of Johnston Press. DCMS has been in contact with a number of stakeholders in relation to the takeover<del class="ministerial">.</del><ins class="ministerial">:I spoke with David King (Chief Executive of JPI Media) and John Ensall (Director at JPI Media). Officials at DCMS have also spoken to representatives of Johnston Press and JPI Media. </ins></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 27/11/2018 14:57:08 question first ministerially corrected 27/11/2018 18:02:20 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 87421 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1012398

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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 plans he has to pay compensation to people who were wrongly refused Tier 1 general visas on the basis of rule 322(5) of the immigration rules; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	194749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Each case is being looked at on its merits and we will consider any compensation where appropriate. We will be contacting the 19 applicants from who we need further information with a view to resolving their cases by the end of December. This timescale will depend on how quickly the further information is provided.</p><p>The review considered 1,697 cases which were refused under paragraph 322(5) on grounds relating to their character and conduct. We are not claiming these applicants are a threat to national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194750 194752 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:26:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1012400

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, if he will update the House when his Department has made a decision on the 19 cases for which it is seeking more information from applicants before reconsidering their cases, as set out in the Review of Tier 1 (General) settlement refusals published on 22 November.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	194750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Each case is being looked at on its merits and we will consider any compensation where appropriate. We will be contacting the 19 applicants from who we need further information with a view to resolving their cases by the end of December. This timescale will depend on how quickly the further information is provided.</p><p>The review considered 1,697 cases which were refused under paragraph 322(5) on grounds relating to their character and conduct. We are not claiming these applicants are a threat to national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194749 194752 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:26:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1012402

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, how many of the Tier 1 (general) visa applications refused under paragraph 322(5) of the immigration rules were refused on the basis of (a) criminality or threats to national security and (b) the applicant's character and conduct meaning that it is undesirable for them to remain in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	194752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Each case is being looked at on its merits and we will consider any compensation where appropriate. We will be contacting the 19 applicants from who we need further information with a view to resolving their cases by the end of December. This timescale will depend on how quickly the further information is provided.</p><p>The review considered 1,697 cases which were refused under paragraph 322(5) on grounds relating to their character and conduct. We are not claiming these applicants are a threat to national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 194749 194750 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:26:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1012298

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an update to the Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children published in April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	194701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to monitoring the impact of this policy over time. On 28 June 2018, we published the first annual statistics related to the operation of this policy. We intend to continue to publish these statistics annually going forward.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/11/2018 17:56:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1012434

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Japanese Knotweed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to Network Rail to facilitate the removal of Japanese knotweed from railway embankments.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	194762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The settlement agreed between my Department and Network Rail for England and Wales in the years 2019-2024 contains a very substantial provision for operations and maintenance, including vegetation management. The removal of Japanese Knotweed would come from this funding.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1012475

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which 20 local authorities will benefit from the £84 million in additional funding for children's social care services announced in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	194687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We are pleased to be investing £84 million to support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making.</p><p>We will be working closely with the sector between now and April 2019 to determine how best to allocate funding; looking at those authorities who are struggling to meet challenges caused by rising pressures and who would benefit most from this support. Building on lessons learned from promising innovation programmes in Hertfordshire, Leeds and North Yorkshire, this support will enable target councils to work more effectively with vulnerable children and their families.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/11/2018 17:23:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1012406

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Alternative Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether providers of alternative education will benefit from the £400 million capital bonus for schools, announced in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	194753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is allocating an additional £400 million of capital funding to schools in 2018–19. This funding is in addition to the £1.4 billion of condition allocations already provided this year to those responsible for maintaining school buildings. This will ensure that the school estate is well maintained.</p><p>As with Devolved Formula Capital, pupil referral units, alternative-provision academies, alternative-provision free schools, and general hospital schools will benefit from the funding, along with maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools, academies and free schools, special schools, non-maintained special schools and sixth-form colleges. It will also be allocated to those specialist post-16 institutions that have eligible state-funded pupils.</p><p>In December, the Department plans to publish a ready reckoner, which is a self-service calculation tool that will allow schools to estimate their allocations. The final allocations are expected to be published in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/11/2018 16:08:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1012455

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people that have had to sell their home to pay for social care costs in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	194677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people should not be forced to sell their home in their lifetime to pay for their care. Deferred Payment Agreements (DPAs) were introduced through the Care Act 2014 as part of the wider reforms of social care provided for in that Act.</p><p>DPAs allow eligible individuals to access the equity in their home to pay for their care, without having to sell it and this provides individuals and their families time to make important decisions about their care and finances.</p><p>Data on the number of people that have had to sell their home to pay for social care costs is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/11/2018 17:23:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1012456

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) males and (b) females under 18 with an eating disorder have been admitted to a child and adolescent mental health inpatient bed in every year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	194678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/11/2018 17:10:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley