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1035007

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date	04/01/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Bangor University: Chemistry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with representatives from Bangor University on the effect of that university's proposed closure of its chemistry department on the development of skills in North Wales as set out in the North Wales Growth Deal; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	205241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with Universities in North Wales regarding the North Wales Growth Deal, and the UK Government Minister for Wales recently visited Bangor University on 15 November 2018. However, growth deals are locally led and it is for the region to determine the impact of such developments on their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 10/01/2019 10:51:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

1035008

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of implications for his policies of the recommendation in the Staying put: an unfulfilled promise, published by the Fostering Network in November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	205212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>‘Staying Put’ has helped thousands of care leavers to transition more smoothly from care to living independently. It provides continuity of relationships and care arrangements, enabling care leavers to benefit from a stable and secure family setting, and to prepare for independence at a more gradual pace, rather than facing a ‘cliff-edge’ at age 18.</p><p>The government keeps the Staying Put policy under constant review, including through monitoring data from local authorities on take-up by young people, engagement with the sector, and reviewing information from Ofsted inspections of local authorities. Staying Put was also considered as part of the independent fostering review undertaken by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers, published in February 2018.</p><p>The latest data show that increasing numbers of care leavers are living in Staying Put arrangements. In the year ending March 2018, 55% of 18-year-olds chose to Stay Put, which is an increase of 4% on 2017. Furthermore, the data show that 31% of 19-year-olds, and 26% of 20-year-olds were still living with their former foster carers, which represent increases on the previous year.</p><p>In 2018 to 2019 the government provided £23.3 million to local authorities to implement Staying Put, with a further £23.77 million committed for 2019 to 2020. Decisions on funding beyond March 2020 will be subject to the outcome of the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government does not believe that introducing a national minimum allowance for Staying Put carers is the right way forward. Unlike children in foster care, young people in Staying Put arrangements are adults, and may be in work or claiming benefits. These financial sources can be used to contribute to the cost of providing the Staying Put arrangement, in a similar way that young people who are still living at home with their parents may contribute to the costs of running the household.</p><p>The government does not believe a foster carer’s approval should automatically lapse after 12 months if they are a Staying Put carer. We will communicate this message to the sector.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/01/2019 17:48:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1035009

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fact-finding hearings where domestic abuse is alleged have been conducted since the revised Practice Direction PD12J – Domestic Abuse was introduced on 2 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	205332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested data. Family court statistics are published on a quarterly basis in the Family Court Statistics Quarterly, which is publicly available on gov.uk. However, this data does not distinguish between fact-finding hearings and the number of hearings overall.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2019 14:38:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1035012

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Politicians: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on (a) delays to, (b) cancellations of and (c) refusals of visas to foreign Parliamentarians intending to visit the UK in recent years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	205232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>There have been no discussions on these specific topics between the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary. Officials in both departments regularly communicate about the UK's visa system, including on occasions raising individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/01/2019 16:44:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1035013

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fadia Kiwan and Intisar al-Jabouri
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the visas of (a) Intisar al-Jabouri, member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, and (b) Dr Fadia Kiwan, Director General of the Arab Women Organization, were delayed in advance of their attendance at an event in Parliament on the 5 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	205233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases. All applications for a visa to travel to the UK are considered on their individual merits, in accordance with the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/01/2019 15:52:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1035014

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of possible links between UK-based individuals and far-right extremists within the German (a) Bundeswehr, (b) Kommando Spezialkräfte, (c) Militärische Abschirmdienst and (d) Spezialeinsatzkommando.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	205234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat from international far right extremism seriously and we share the Hon member’s concern about the rise of the far right across Europe, including in the UK. We do not comment on assessments concerning links between UK based individuals and Far Right extremists in foreign security services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/02/2019 17:10:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1035015

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Politicians: Visas
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 make an assessment of the effect of visa refusals for foreign parliamentarians on bilateral relations with those countries.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	205235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK engages with bilateral partners on a wide range of issues including any concerns which they may raise.</p><p>Foreign government Ministers visiting the UK on official visits are exempt from immigration control (including the visa requirement). In addition, all diplomats posted to the UK are exempt from the visa requirement.</p><p>Applications from Parliamentarians for visit visas are assessed against the published Immigration Rules (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules</a>)</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/01/2019 15:49:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1035016

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	EU Countries: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of recent reports of (a) human rights abuses and (b) systematic summary returns in violation of (i) the European Union Asylum Procedures Directive or (ii) the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees by Greek authorities against migrants travelling from Turkey.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	205236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of alleged human rights abuses and forced returns of migrants at the Greek/Turkish land border. The Ambassador to Greece visited the border area in November to meet officials there and learn more about the situation. In our contact at official and Ministerial level we have consistently raised concerns about the humanitarian situation faced by some migrants in Greece, and we will continue to do so. The UK continues to provide support, including through sharing of personnel and expertise, to help Greece deal with migrant flows.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/01/2019 13:55:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1035017

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the decision was taken to submit a planning application for the proposed National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre to Westminster City Council a day before the parliamentary recess.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	205424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The planning application was submitted at the earliest practical opportunity following the second public exhibition. The full statutory consultation period will commence following Westminster City Council’s validation of the application, which we expect in January.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/01/2019 15:10:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1035018

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Television Licences: Older People
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 his Department has plans to provide free TV licences to people over the age of 75 after the end of the current scheme in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	205422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed with the BBC at the 2015 funding settlement that responsibility for the concession will transfer to the BBC in 2020. It is entirely the BBC’s decision on the future of the concession. However, we have been clear that we would want and expect the concession to continue.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/01/2019 16:04:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid