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1043081

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date	18/01/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made on the consultation on a renewed access to elected office fund.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	209832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. We are undertaking a programme of work to help political parties to better support disabled candidates. As part of this my officials have met with political parties and disability organisations and continue this engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Access to Elected Office Fund has been closed since 2015. We have launched the EnAble Fund for Elected Office, which is a £250,000 commitment to support disabled candidates, primarily for the forthcoming local elections in May. The fund will help cover disability-related expenses people might face when seeking elected office.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/01/2019 16:06:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1043169

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who the members of the reconvened Board of Trade are; and what assessment he has made of the most significant achievements of that Board for the Scottish economy have been since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	209848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP Secretary of State for International Trade, in his role as President of the Board of Trade, Chairs the Board of Trade meetings. The advisers can be found online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/board-of-trade" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/board-of-trade</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Board meets four times a year, with meetings rotated around the UK. Doing so guarantees all parts of the Union have a chance to raise the issues most important to them. The Board has met five times since it was convened in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The third meeting took place at Stirling Castle on 17 May 2018. The networking reception involved local Scottish businesses and government representatives, and aimed to support and celebrate trade and investment with Scotland. During the reception the Secretary of State for International Trade launched the High Potential Opportunities programme (part of the FDI Strategy) and presented Board of Trade Awards to Aggreko, Alexander Dennis Limited, Bowalds Energy Ltd, Speyside Distillers Company Limited, Enerquip Limited and McGavigan Ltd. The Board of Trade Awards celebrate businesses which show exceptional innovation, deliver prosperity to their local communities, and champion free trade.</p><p> </p><p>The National Trade Academy Programme also ran a Global Trade and Investment Seminar on 17 May 2018 in Stirling, which brought together expert speakers from academia, business and government to discuss the importance of trade and internationalization for business. Over 50 students from three local academic institutions had the opportunity to gain insight into the importance of international trade and investment in national economic</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/01/2019 09:06:41 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1043686

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the total debts owed by domestic energy suppliers that have ceased trading in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	210011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The debts from a company that ceases to trade are matter for the company, their creditors and, in the case of insolvency, the appointed administrators. The Department is not in a position, therefore, to be able to estimate these debts.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem, the sector regulator, deals with any unpaid industry obligations, working with administrators as necessary. Ofgem also operates the Supplier of Last Resort process that has been put in place by the Government. This ensures that customers do not experience any disruption to their supply when a company ceases trading, and limits the impact on the wider market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/01/2019 09:05:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1043687

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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	Electronic Tagging: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on the testing of microchips intended for implantation in humans.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	210034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Products made available on the UK market are required to be safe. The Department has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the testing of microchips intended for implantation in humans.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/01/2019 16:30:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 97073 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1043688

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 18 have been denied UK citizenship in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	210012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The available published information on the total number of decisions to refuse applications for British citizenship are published in Home Office’s Immigration Statistics, year ending September 2018, Citizenship tables cz_09 (Refusals of citizenship by reason) available from</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/01/2019 14:43:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1043692

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the scale of anti-vaccination fake news in (a) Pakistan and (b) Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	210005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned about anti vaccination messaging on social media, and the further impact this can have, including in Afghanistan and Pakistan. These “fake news” messages have the potential to spread more rapidly and widely than traditional routes.</p><p> </p><p>Our emphasis has been on our own positive messaging, and supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to understand anti-vaccine sentiment at a local level and the root causes of concerns. These organisations use a range of tools to monitor this – including population surveys, media and social media monitoring and through community dialogue. In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, health organisations have developed strategies to increase acceptance and demand for vaccination, which includes community engagement and trust-building, regular national assessment of vaccine concerns, and crisis response planning.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 209731 question first answered 23/01/2019 16:35:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1043693

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of potential concern on violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen his Department has tracked in each month since January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	210006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>As at 21 January 2019, the number of alleged instances of breaches or violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Yemen listed on the &quot;Tracker&quot; database maintained by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is 409. Of these, 15 are duplicate entries, which means that some incidents will have been recorded on more than one occasion likely because of the incomplete nature of Non-Governmental Organisation and media reporting upon which the MOD relies to update the &quot;Tracker&quot;.</p><p>The MOD does not assess allegations of IHL violations. The Saudi-led Coalition is best placed to do this and does so through its Joint Incident Assessment Team.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/01/2019 14:55:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1043694

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2018 to Question 142518 on employment support allowance, what guidance her Department has issued to GPs on the provision of medical notes to claimants of employment and support allowance that are appealing her Department's decision on their claim.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	210007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The guidance issued to GPs is published on the gov.uk website. The relevant information can be found on pages 8 and 9 of the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691502/the-benefits-system-a-short-guide-for-gps.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691502/the-benefits-system-a-short-guide-for-gps.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/01/2019 16:26:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1043695

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of nurses and non-clinical staff paid under £30,000 per annum who will be able to continue to work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	210018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s future immigration system is set out in the Government’s Immigration White Paper, which was published on 19 December 2018. At the time of publication, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department announced that the salary threshold would be the subject of further engagement. The Government is continuing to work with employers, representative bodies and charities in the health and social care sector to help contribute to the discussion on an appropriate threshold.</p><p> </p><p>European Union nationals currently working in the health and social care sectors can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to secure their long-term status in the UK. The scheme is now open and, further to the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 January 2019, from 30 March 2019 onwards, EU nationals will not have to pay for their application. Any application made before that date, including those that have already been made, will be reimbursed.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/01/2019 17:23:49 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1043696

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release Funding announced to train 900 new children’s social workers dated 8 January 2019, how many applications his Department’s tender 142495-2018 received.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	210038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Engagement events were held in London and Manchester in June last year, these events were attended by approximately 16 organisations.</p><p>Three bidders expressed an interest in submitting a tender; however, one bidder withdrew their interest prior to submitting an initial bid<em>.</em></p><p>Following a robust and thorough commercial process Frontline were selected to run a fast-track programme that will see an additional 900 social workers join the profession by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 210039 question first answered 23/01/2019 17:43:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck