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1083557

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date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 13 February 2019 to Questions 218813 and 218814, what the timescale is for the delivery of a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow; and when he plans to set out further opportunities for market involvement in that project.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	229599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the recently published Market Sounding Report on Southern Rail Link to Heathrow, Government is now working to further develop and clarify the outcomes we want to be delivered from this project and consider appropriate commercial models. The Secretary of State has committed to complete this work as soon as possible and we will set out further engagement opportunities in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/03/2019 13:46:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1083634

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	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 the total number and proportion of universal credit claimants who have applied for advance payments is in each of the past five years; and what number and proportion of such applications have been approved.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	229665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Applications for a Universal Credit advance can be made in a number of ways: in person, by telephone and also online. To identify and collate the total number of applications made would incur disproportionate cost. Consequently, we do not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit claimants may be eligible for an advance payment, in order to provide extra financial support for those who need it most. The Department has increased the maximum advance a claimant may receive at the start of their claim to 100 per cent of their indicative award and has extended the repayment period to 12 months. From October 2021, this maximum repayment period will be extended further to 16 months.</p><p> </p><p>Around 60% of eligible new claims to Universal Credit received an advance in January 2019. This shows that claimants are being made aware of advances and that our advance system is being utilised so people receive help when they need it.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/03/2019 15:24:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1083652

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Members: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask The Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Committee will undertake a survey of hon. Members on the (a) cost and (b) resources allocated by hon. Members to responding to e-mails from (i) 38 Degrees and (ii) other campaigning organisations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	229668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority (IPSA) was established to ensure MPs have the funding and support they need to conduct their parliamentary duties effectively. IPSA is also responsible for setting the level of the MPs’ Staffing Budget and for periodically consulting on all aspects of its expenses scheme, including on Members’ staff expenditure. At these times, Members and others are invited to respond to IPSA’s consultations and to suggest amendments to its scheme.</p><p>It is for individual MPs themselves to decide how their own staffing arrangements best support their work and how they respond to campaigning organisations such as 38 Degrees.</p><p>In respect of oversight of IPSA’s budgets, the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is in place to approve its annual estimates of resources. In addition, the Administration Committee meets representatives from IPSA to consider its support for Members and the way it operates its scheme.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 14/03/2019 15:04:11 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1083655

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for Getting It Right First Time units to visit (a) Northern Lincolnshire and (b) Goole NHS Trust in relation to (i) gastroenterology and (ii) dermatology.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>A timeframe for the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme to begin work with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust regarding its gastroenterology and dermatology specialties has yet to be established. The GIRFT team has been in touch with the Trust about this work and it has agreed that the Trust will notify the team when it is ready to commence.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/03/2019 13:31:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083660

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Homelessness: Bethnal Green and Bow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died as a result of issues related to homelessness in Bethnal Green and Bow in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	229795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/03/2019 17:12:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ229795 - Uploaded.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1083675

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Independent Case Examiner
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 8 February 2019 to Question 217031 on Independent Case Examiner, what the (a) mean and (b) median waiting time is for complainants who are not informed within four weeks of whether their complaint has been accepted for investigation in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	229799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Case Examiner’s Office can only accept a complaint for investigation once it has (a) established that the complainant has exhausted the relevant business complaints process, and (b) reached agreement with the complainant regarding the scope of any investigation. The Office retain case specific information for 26 months following case closure, and as such the requested information is only available for 2017/18 and the current reporting year. The available information is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean – Time taken to inform complainants whether their complaint could be accepted for investigation, in those cases that exceeded the four week internal target</p></td><td><p>Median – Time taken to inform complainants whether their complaint could be accepted for investigation, in those cases that exceeded the four week internal target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 (April to March)</p></td><td><p>11 weeks</p></td><td><p>8 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (Year to date – April to February)</p></td><td><p>15 weeks</p></td><td><p>11 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/03/2019 15:44:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1083676

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Eurostat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government will take to ensure that UK statistics remain cross-comparable with Eurostat in the event (a) of the UK leaving the EU without a deal and (b) that the UK otherwise ceases collaboration with Eurostat.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	229800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/03/2019 16:06:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ229800 response.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1083682

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Disease Control and Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government's programmes to increase humanitarian relief and disease prevention in Yemen will be delivered in Houthi-controlled areas.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to show leadership in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, with the Prime Minister recently committing £200 million of support for the 2019/2020 financial year. This funding will meet the immediate food requirements of over 3.8 million Yemenis for a month and brings the total UK commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015.</p><p>The UK only channels support through organisations with a strong record of delivering and monitoring assistance, such as UN agencies and international NGOs. These organisations continue to deliver aid in Houthi controlled areas, where the majority of Yemen’s population live, with the UN Humanitarian Coordinator working tirelessly to improve aid delivery and ensure those most in need are being reached.</p><p>Humanitarian actors often report facing bureaucratic obstacles, including waits for visas and multiple permissions to travel through governorate and district-level checkpoints. The UK continues to call urgently on all parties to facilitate safe, rapid, and unhindered access for both the humanitarian response and commercial supplies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:50:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083690

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 12.3 of the Explanatory Memorandum to The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 instrument, from what budget the funding will be drawn to pay the estimated £1.9m capital costs for a domestic REMIT reporting system.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	229808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Following a no-deal exit, Ofgem intend to review the domestic reporting requirements of the Regulation for Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) in consultation with industry. In the event that new reporting systems are required, alternative arrangements will remain in place for up to 2 years, until these systems are available. These alternative arrangements will not reduce Ofgem’s ability to maintain appropriate oversight of the wholesale gas and electricity markets and will not diminish their ability to enforce REMIT requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Costs relating to initial development and on-going operation of domestic REMIT market data and registration systems would be funded through Ofgem license income.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 229809 question first answered 12/03/2019 11:40:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1083691

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 12.3 of the Explanatory Memorandum to The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 instrument, what payment mechanism will be used for Ofgem to recover the estimated operational costs of £500k per annum to operate a new domestic REMIT system.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	229809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Following a no-deal exit, Ofgem intend to review the domestic reporting requirements of the Regulation for Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) in consultation with industry. In the event that new reporting systems are required, alternative arrangements will remain in place for up to 2 years, until these systems are available. These alternative arrangements will not reduce Ofgem’s ability to maintain appropriate oversight of the wholesale gas and electricity markets and will not diminish their ability to enforce REMIT requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Costs relating to initial development and on-going operation of domestic REMIT market data and registration systems would be funded through Ofgem license income.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 229808 question first answered 12/03/2019 11:40:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown