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1058909

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date	11/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Intestacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will in the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall were referred to the law firm Farrer and Co. Solicitors in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
uin	219365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor is appointed by Royal Warrant to administer the estates of persons domiciled in England &amp; Wales who die without leaving a will or entitled relatives (known as ‘bona vacantia’) but this explicitly excludes the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.</p><p> </p><p>The bona vacantia estates of persons domiciled in Cornwall and Lancaster are administered by Farrer &amp; Co Solicitors on behalf of the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster and are referred directly to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor does not hold any information about the numbers of estates which are referred to Farrer &amp; Co.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:24:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1058911

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Health Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the procedure to follow for dealing with the estates of people for whom they assume responsibility for a public health funeral.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
uin	219366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued guidance to local authorities on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/02/2019 16:40:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1058912

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made on preparations for public involvement in the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	219403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review (VNR) that showcases activity across the UK. To date, 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our VNR website. In March, we will host a number of sector-focussed engagement events – including with the private sector, civil society, young people, local organisations, and trade unions. Details on how to get involved will be published shortly at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/02/2019 16:18:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1058914

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Emigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to develop a communication strategy to help publicise the Government's ex gratia payment scheme for former British child migrants.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	219412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>On 19 December the Government published its response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Interim Report and its report on Child Migration Programmes. The response states that the Government will establish an ex-gratia payment scheme and will ensure that former child migrants receive a payment as soon as possible, in recognition of the fundamentally flawed nature of the historic child migration policy. Further details were provided at the end of January on the Child Migrants Trust website.</p><p> </p><p>The figure of £20,000 has been set using the methodology of the Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry, which recommended a payment of £20,000 for former child migrants sent from Northern Ireland as part of the Child Migrant Programmes. This is to ensure fairness between former child migrants sent from different parts of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>We have coordinated communications about the payment scheme with the Child Migrants Trust and the International Association of former Child Migrants and their Families. We have also publicised the scheme through High Commissions in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p><p>The ex-gratia payment will be £20,000 for each former British child migrant and we anticipate that about 2000 former British child migrants will be eligible. Through the business planning process, the Government will ensure that there is sufficient funding to support the scheme based on the current estimates of payments and demand. The scheme is open to any former British child migrant who was alive on 1 March 2018, or the beneficiaries of any former British child migrant who was alive on 1 March 2018 and has since passed away.</p><p> </p><p>The payments are being made in respect of the harm done to former British child migrants in being separated from their families and sent overseas as part of the UK Government’s historic participation in child migration programmes. Children who went overseas with their parents or guardians, or were sent overseas by their parents or guardians, are clearly in a different category: they were not the responsibility of local authorities or Government organisations in the United Kingdom and their parents or guardians made the arrangements voluntarily.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 219413 219414 219415 question first answered 14/02/2019 12:03:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1058915

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support internally displaced people in (a) Syria and (b) Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	219319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The ongoing conflict in Syria has caused immense human suffering, displacing over 6 million people within Syria. The UK has committed £2.71 billion in response to the Syria Crisis since 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We monitor displacement and maintain close contact with other donors and humanitarian partners to ensure our programmes are supporting those most in need, including internally displaced people (IDPs). In September 2018, DFID provided an additional £32 million for Northern Syria to provide essential services such as shelter and clean water for those in need, including the up to 1.4 million IDPs in Idlib. We also fund the life-saving provision of water for thousands of IDPs at the Rukban camp and are supporting efforts to help those affected by hazardous winter conditions at Al-Hol camp. But our efforts are hampered by access problems caused by Assad’s regime and violence on the ground.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In Iraq, DFID has committed £252.5 million in humanitarian support since 2014. This includes an additional £10 million which I announced during my visit to Baghdad last month. UK aid has been a lifeline for IDPs and others in need. The UK has provided healthcare services to 4.1 million people, sanitation and safe water to 2.1 million people and food to over 400,000 people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has also committed over £47 million to directly improve conditions in areas liberated from Daesh in Iraq, including an additional £6.9 million which I announced during my recent visit. UK aid is having real impact. For example, it enabled the repair of a water treatment plant serving 300,000 people in East Mosul, the rehabilitation of 2,000 homes in West Mosul and the reopening of 38 schools across Northern Iraq. This action makes it easier for IDPs to return safely.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/02/2019 17:13:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1058916

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Exercise: Children
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 levels of physical activity among primary school children in (a) Bexley Borough, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	219320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Data for school-age children and young people at local authority level is only available for the 2017/18 academic year. Data split by primary and secondary school age is not available at local authority level. Estimates are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey.</p><p> </p><p>Data for adults using the current Chief Medical Officers’ definition at local authority is only available for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Estimates are published by Public Health England, using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the estimated percentage of people meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations among school-age children and adults for Bexley, London and England.</p><p> </p><p>Percentage meeting physical activity recommendations</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Aged 5-16 years</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Aged 19 or over years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley Borough</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td><td><p>61.5%</p></td><td><p>66.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td><td><p>64.6%</p></td><td><p>65.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>66.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The data for children aged five to 16 years are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey which is available to view at the following link:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The data for adults aged over 19 years are only available for the years 2015/16 and 2016/17 using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey. The data is available to view via the links:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13217/v-mass-markets-digital-content-editorial-team-active-lives-march-2018-active-lives-adult-survey-nov-16-17-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13217/v-mass-markets-digital-content-editorial-team-active-lives-march-2018-active-lives-adult-survey-nov-16-17-final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 219321 219322 question first answered 19/02/2019 17:13:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1058917

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Exercise: Children
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 levels of physical activity among secondary school children in (a) Bexley Borough, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	219321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Data for school-age children and young people at local authority level is only available for the 2017/18 academic year. Data split by primary and secondary school age is not available at local authority level. Estimates are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey.</p><p> </p><p>Data for adults using the current Chief Medical Officers’ definition at local authority is only available for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Estimates are published by Public Health England, using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the estimated percentage of people meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations among school-age children and adults for Bexley, London and England.</p><p> </p><p>Percentage meeting physical activity recommendations</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Aged 5-16 years</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Aged 19 or over years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley Borough</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td><td><p>61.5%</p></td><td><p>66.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td><td><p>64.6%</p></td><td><p>65.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>66.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The data for children aged five to 16 years are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey which is available to view at the following link:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The data for adults aged over 19 years are only available for the years 2015/16 and 2016/17 using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey. The data is available to view via the links:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13217/v-mass-markets-digital-content-editorial-team-active-lives-march-2018-active-lives-adult-survey-nov-16-17-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13217/v-mass-markets-digital-content-editorial-team-active-lives-march-2018-active-lives-adult-survey-nov-16-17-final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 219320 219322 question first answered 19/02/2019 17:13:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1058918

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Exercise
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 levels of physical activity among adults in (a) Bexley Borough, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	219322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Data for school-age children and young people at local authority level is only available for the 2017/18 academic year. Data split by primary and secondary school age is not available at local authority level. Estimates are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey.</p><p> </p><p>Data for adults using the current Chief Medical Officers’ definition at local authority is only available for 2015/16 and 2016/17. Estimates are published by Public Health England, using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the estimated percentage of people meeting the aerobic physical activity recommendations among school-age children and adults for Bexley, London and England.</p><p> </p><p>Percentage meeting physical activity recommendations</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Aged 5-16 years</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Aged 19 or over years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley Borough</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td><td><p>61.5%</p></td><td><p>66.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td><td><p>64.6%</p></td><td><p>65.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>66.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The data for children aged five to 16 years are published by Sport England, using data from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey which is available to view at the following link:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13698/active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The data for adults aged over 19 years are only available for the years 2015/16 and 2016/17 using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey. The data is available to view via the links:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13217/v-mass-markets-digital-content-editorial-team-active-lives-march-2018-active-lives-adult-survey-nov-16-17-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13217/v-mass-markets-digital-content-editorial-team-active-lives-march-2018-active-lives-adult-survey-nov-16-17-final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/11498/active-lives-survey-yr-1-report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 219320 219321 question first answered 19/02/2019 17:13:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1058920

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Sports: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage children to participate in a range of sports outside of the school day.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	219323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>We want all young people to be healthy and active. That is why Sport England is investing over £194 million (between 2016-21) into projects focusing on improving children’s engagement in and enjoyment of physical activity. This includes £40m for projects which support families with children to get active together, and continued investment into satellite clubs.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Departments for Education and Health and Social Care on a new cross-government action plan, to get kids active in and out of school, which will be published in spring.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/02/2019 13:29:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1058921

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the November 2018 High Court judgement and reinstatement of subsistence rates of £65 a week for possible victims of trafficking in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), what the current subsistence rates are for people in the NRM who are (a) in outreach support, (b) in safe house accommodation (not catered), (c) in safe house accommodation (catered) and (d) in National Asylum Support Service accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	219560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive the same level of financial support they were receiving before the judgement.</p><p> </p><p>This is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£35 per week for those in outreach support</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>£65 per week for those in non-catered safe house accommodation</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>£35 per week for those in catered safe house accommodation (catering covers all food costs and considers dietary and religious restrictions)</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>A top-up for those in receipt of financial support from the National Asylum Support Service so that they receive a total of £65 per week which means £27.25 for those in receipt of section 95 support £29.61 for those in receipt of Section 4(2) support</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/02/2019 17:17:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris