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1105461

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to families who have been reunited through refugee family reunion to access the social security system.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	237691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Those who have joined a family member in the UK through refugee family reunion are entitled to the same support as any other person. As with anyone else, they will be assessed to ascertain whether they have complex needs and whether they require additional support to access DWP services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/04/2019 11:10:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105463

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on collaboration between the Home Office and her Department to ensure that refugees are able to access the employment support and social security benefits that they are entitled to.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	237692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is working in partnership with the Home Office to improve processes for refugees claiming benefits. In order to achieve this aim we have set up the Post Grant Appointment Scheme (PGAS).</p><p> </p><p>The scheme involves contacting persons at the point when they are granted refugee status to see if they wish to apply for benefits and require assistance to do so. If they say they do, an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/04/2019 10:22:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105656

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 7 March (HL Deb, col 717), whether they will set out the bodies representing different groups of universities with which they have dealings; and whether they will indicate in each case the membership of the group.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL14848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education (DfE) deals with numerous stakeholders in the higher education (HE) sector. The bodies representing HE providers are set out below.</p><p> </p><p>Universities UK is a membership body that includes the vice chancellors of most UK universities. Its membership can be found at: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/about/Pages/member-institutions.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/about/Pages/member-institutions.aspx</a>;</p><p> </p><p>GuildHE represents a number of smaller and specialist HE providers. Its membership can be found at: <a href="https://guildhe.ac.uk/our-members/" target="_blank">https://guildhe.ac.uk/our-members/</a>; and</p><p> </p><p>Independent HE (formerly Study UK<strong>) </strong>is a UK membership organisation and national representative body for independent providers of HE (alternative providers) and professional training and pathway providers. Its membership can be found at: <a href="http://independenthe.com/members" target="_blank">http://independenthe.com/members</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DfE also deal with the following self-organised mission groups:</p><p> </p><p>The Russell Group is an association of 24 long-established universities. Its membership can be found at: <a href="https://russellgroup.ac.uk/about/our-universities/" target="_blank">https://russellgroup.ac.uk/about/our-universities/</a>;</p><p> </p><p>Million+ describes itself as a university think-tank, whose members are mainly more recently established universities. Its membership can be found at: <a href="http://www.millionplus.ac.uk/who-we-are/members" target="_blank">http://www.millionplus.ac.uk/who-we-are/members</a>; and</p><p> </p><p>University Alliance represents a number of post92 universities. Its membership can be found at: <a href="https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/alliance-universities/" target="_blank">https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/alliance-universities/</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/04/2019 15:26:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1105689

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Degrees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many agriculture degrees in England offer modules on agroecology.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL14869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on UK higher education (HE).</p><p>Analysis of HESA’s ‘Student Record 2017/18’ shows that there were 2 HE institutions in England with one or more participants in agroecology[1] modules in the academic year 2017/18. These agroecology modules were all at postgraduate level at either Harper Adams University or Coventry University.</p><p>Module data for HE provided by further education colleges and alternative providers is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Relevant module titles identified in the HESA Student Record were ‘Fundamentals of Agroecology’, ‘Agroecological Techniques and Practices’ and ‘Agroecological Production Systems’.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/04/2019 10:40:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1105691

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Science: Higher Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) entomology, (2) soil science, and (3) microbial science professors, there are at English universities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL14870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on staff at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>Each staff member can be recorded as teaching and/or researching up to 3 academic disciplines[1]. Counts of the number of academic staff and professors involved in the most closely related academic disciplines to those requested have been provided in the table:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Full-person-equivalent<strong>[2]</strong> academic staff by current academic discipline at English HEIs for </strong></p><p><strong>Academic Year 2017/18</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic discipline</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Professors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All academic staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C340 Entomology</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F770 Soil Science</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C500 Microbiology</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C510 Applied Microbiology</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Education analysis of the HESA Staff Record</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 in line with HESA’s rounding strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Staff can be recorded across more than one academic discipline, so rows in the table ought not to be summed together.</p><p> </p><p>‘Professor’ indicates a member of staff holding a contract which aligns with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association contract level 5A 'Professor'. This may undercount professors because many will fall into more senior levels, e.g. Heads of department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Academic disciplines are categorised using the Joint Academic Coding System: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c17025/a/curaccdis" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c17025/a/curaccdis</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[2] The definition for full-person-equivalent is available from the HESA website:</p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c17025/fte_vs_fpe" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c17025/fte_vs_fpe</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/04/2019 11:59:04 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1105586

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Brighton Kemptown
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support convenience retailers in Brighton Kemptown that lost an estimated £147,908 due to shop theft; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	237738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) which brings together partners including the police, trade bodies and retailers and is overseeing a range of work to tackle retail crime. This includes the collation and dissemination of good practice and developing guidance on the use of Impact Statements for Business, which give victims of business crime the opportunity to set out the impact the crime has had on the business, including, for example, financial loss. The NRCSG also continues to work with retailers to improve the management and response to shop theft using a partnership approach.</p><p>Where shop theft involves anti-social behaviour, local areas may use the tools provided for by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Where appropriate, this may include the Community Remedy, which gives victims of low-level crime and anti-social behaviour a say in the punishment of perpetrators who receive an out of court punishment, and the Community Trigger, which gives victims of persistent anti-social behaviour the ability to request a formal case review.</p><p><br>The powers are deliberately local in nature, and it is for local agencies to determine whether their use is appropriate in the circumstances. The Home Office keeps use of the powers under review through an Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together key partners.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 237739 question first answered 05/04/2019 09:43:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1105587

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using existing powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, including (a) the Community Trigger and (b) Community Remedy to tackle shop theft; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	237739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) which brings together partners including the police, trade bodies and retailers and is overseeing a range of work to tackle retail crime. This includes the collation and dissemination of good practice and developing guidance on the use of Impact Statements for Business, which give victims of business crime the opportunity to set out the impact the crime has had on the business, including, for example, financial loss. The NRCSG also continues to work with retailers to improve the management and response to shop theft using a partnership approach.</p><p>Where shop theft involves anti-social behaviour, local areas may use the tools provided for by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Where appropriate, this may include the Community Remedy, which gives victims of low-level crime and anti-social behaviour a say in the punishment of perpetrators who receive an out of court punishment, and the Community Trigger, which gives victims of persistent anti-social behaviour the ability to request a formal case review.</p><p><br>The powers are deliberately local in nature, and it is for local agencies to determine whether their use is appropriate in the circumstances. The Home Office keeps use of the powers under review through an Anti-social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together key partners.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 237738 question first answered 05/04/2019 09:43:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1105628

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people working on the national law enforcement data programme are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	237615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of people working on the National Law Enforcement Data programme is made up of:<br>(a) contingent labour = 4<br>(b) supplier resource = 172<br>(c) civil servants = 34<br>(Accurate as of 1 April 2019)</p><p>The figures provided are based on the resource profile for the current stage of delivery. The resource profile of the programme will flex over time based on its delivery plan.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/04/2019 09:49:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1105629

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people working on the Technology Platforms for Tomorrow programme broken down by (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	237616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of people working on the Technology Platforms for Tomorrow Programme is made up of (a) 0 contingent labour (b) 53 supplier resources (c) 17 Civil Servants.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:43:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1105631

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mosques: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policing budget funds have been allocated to the protection of mosques.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners are responsible for setting local priorities and allocating budgets accordingly. Therefore, this information is not collected centrally</p><p>However, we know the Police and Crime Commissioner and their Chief Constables continue to place a high priority on protecting places of worship as part of their core activity particularly in relation to hate crime. Fol-lowing the attacks in New Zealand local police have increased patrolling and security measures around mosques and other places of worship to enhance safety and reassure the public</p><p>In addition, protective security advice is provided by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). NaCTSO have published sector specific protective security advice and guidance for owners and operators of crowded places sites such as places of worship, to allow them to identify key risks and consider what steps to take.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/04/2019 09:33:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105632

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Government funding is allocated to the protection of (a) mosques, (b) synagogues, (c) churches, d) Hindu Temples, e) Gurdwaras and (f) other places of worship.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Under the 2016 Hate Crime Action Plan, we committed £2.4m over three years to the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to provide protective security measures to places of worship who have been victim of or are vulnerable to hate crime attacks. Last week, we announced an uplift of funding for 2019/20 of the scheme to £1.6 million. This is double the amount awarded in 2018/19. Following the Finsbury Park terror attack in June 2017, we also announced a one year £1m fund to protect vulnerable faith institutions.</p><p>Both the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme and the Vulnerable Faith Institution Scheme are/were open to Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths. There are no specific allocations of funding per faith group, with decisions on funding being based on eligibility criteria and the recommendations of the multi-faith independent advisory panel (with security expertise).</p><p>We provide funding for the security of Jewish sites separately through the Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant, which is delivered by the Community Security Trust. Funding to synagogues is allocated on a risk assessed basis, and is as follows:</p><p><strong>2015-16</strong> - approx. £800k <br><strong>2016-17</strong> - approx. £900K<br><strong>2017-18</strong> - approx. £1.3m</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:13:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105633

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mosques: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in attacks on mosques; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Attacks on any place of worship are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our communities. We know there have been incidents at mosques following the New Zealand attacks, and we are aware of anxieties within communities around safety and security at places of worship.</p><p><br>The police continue to protect places of worship as part of their core priorities, and following the recent attacks on mosques, these patrols have been increased to provide enhanced safety and reassurance to all places of worship.</p><p><br>We recently announced an increase in funding for the Places of Worship Protective Security Fund to £1.6 million for 2019-20. This is double the amount awarded last year. This is the fourth year of the scheme, with just under 50 mosques granted funded over the first three years. In addition, we have committed £5 million over three years for the provision of security training to places of worship. We will be consulting with communities and faith groups to develop and deliver this new scheme as well as review what more should be done.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:10:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105690

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offensive Weapons Bill: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether legislative consent motions to the Northern Ireland Assembly are required for the Offensive Weapons Bill 2017-19, and how consent will be sought for the extension of provisions of that Bill to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	237679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government has been liaising closely with Northern Ireland departments in respect of devolved matters where provisions in the Offensive Weapons Bill may extend to Northern Ireland. Consideration has been given by Northern Ireland departments and UK Government Ministers on extending this legislation in the absence of an Assembly or a Legislative Consent Motion.</p><p>The Bill contains separate commencement measures for provisions extending to Northern Ireland which relate to devolved matters. These are to be commenced by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and associated regulations will not be commenced without Northern Ireland assembly approval.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:56:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1105525

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons Chamber: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the studies commissioned from the architects Feilden and Mawson investigating the feasibility of a temporary House of Commons chamber in (a) the courtyard of Richmond House and (b) the courtyard of the Foreign Office are publicly available.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	237595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>A pre-feasibility study was produced by Feilden and Mawson in 2015, to support the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster in making a recommendation on the preferred delivery option for the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme. The study considered several options for decant, including Richmond House and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building.</p><p>Additional studies of other potential decant options were commissioned by the Joint Committee during the course of its inquiry.</p><p>These studies contain information about the Houses’ security requirements, as well as other information which may be commercially sensitive, and for that reason they are not publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 04/04/2019 10:35:07 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1105501

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK's sovereign ability to manufacture complete military jets in the event that the manufacture of Hawk aircraft in the UK ceases.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	237677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 UK Combat Air Strategy along with the £1.9 billion Ministry of Defence investment in the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative will help support the skills, capability and capacity that provides combat air freedom of action and operational advantage as well as sustaining choice as to how a next generation combat air system is delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:36:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1105575

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department makes an assessment of export potential when designing and developing UK military capabilities.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	237632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence considers exportability as part of its investment decisions and capability development process. We have developed an Exportability Policy internally and are working closely with industry to implement our approach. Recent examples of this approach include the Type 31e and the Combat Air Strategy. On 14 March 2019 we announced to Parliament (HCWS1411) a series of measures on Defence Prosperity including on growing exports and inward investment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 10:52:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 14 March 2019,( HCWS1411).docx title Update on Defence Prosperity Programme
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1105756

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on procuring (a) type 31e frigates and (b) fleet support ships; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	237795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>There has been no change to our plans. On Type 31e, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence (the Rt Hon the Earl Howe), on 6 March 2019 (Official Report, Col. 608) in the House of Lords. On Fleet Solid Support procurement, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 March 2019 to Question 234164 to the hon. Member for Clwyd South (Ms Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/04/2019 15:31:09 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts Type31e.docx title Type31e Frigates
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1105479

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Epilepsy: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans are in place to ensure adequate supplies of epilepsy medication in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	237701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including ‘no deal’. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines, including epilepsy medication, can continue uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department wrote to all suppliers of medicines to the United Kingdom on 26 March to advise them of the changes to EU exit dates, and ask them to continue with preparations to protect patients in all possible outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2019 15:17:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1105555

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Junior Doctors: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to offer junior doctors mental health support and pastoral care.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	237593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is helping National Health Service trusts in their responsibility for offering junior doctors mental health support and pastoral care through the NHS staff health and wellbeing framework and NHS Improvement’s NHS staff health and wellbeing collaborative. Both incorporate the mental health standards in ‘Thriving at Work – a review of mental health and employers’ produced by Mind.</p><p> </p><p>The Workforce Implementation Plan, announced in the NHS Long Term Plan, is prioritising recommendations from Health Education England’s ‘NHS Staff and Learners Mental Wellbeing Commission’ report which should give junior doctors access to board level Well Being Guardians, personal wellbeing supervisors and ‘safe spaces’ for reflection, learning and breaks complementing work with the Care Quality Commission and NHS Improvement to ensure junior doctors have high quality supportive supervision and are not asked to work excessive hours. Doctors in training now report any pressure to work excessive hours to the Guardian of Safe Working.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2019 15:27:33 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1105573

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	NHS: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been given to the NHS on responding to freedom of information requests on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU; and whether that guidance is published.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	237618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a right of access to a wide range of information held by public authorities, including the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Parliamentary and Public Accountability Agreements Protocols in place between the Department and its arm’s length bodies cover best practice for responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. This includes consulting with the Department where necessary and sets out that the Department’s FOI team will provide informal, impartial advice on relevant legislation and duties. However, the decision as to whether a request falls under a relevant exemption and whether or not the information should be released remains with NHS England and Improvement.</p><p> </p><p>The Department expects to publish the latest Protocol for Public and Parliamentary Accountability on GOV.UK in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/04/2019 11:01:52 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

1105593

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking ensure that UK pharmaceutical and medical companies will not be disadvantaged by unregulated imports from EU companies if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	237745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the safe and effective regulation of medicines in the United Kingdom; we continue to strengthen safety while ensuring patients and the public have fast access to new, innovative medicines.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 March 2019, Parliament voted to agree legislation that would, in the event the UK left the European Union without a deal, amend the UK’s regulatory framework for the safe supply of medicines to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation would see the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency take on the functions currently undertaken by the EU and operate as a standalone regulator for human medicines on the UK market. The provisions include the introduction of various checks and balances on the medicines supply chain, including those imported from the European Economic Area, which will be required to comply with the same regulatory requirements as medicines from the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/04/2019 15:49:42 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1105520

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the list of agricultural products in schedule 1 part 1 of the Agriculture Bill does not include sheepmeat and pigmeat.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	237722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The current list of sectors in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Agriculture Bill applies to England and is based on the list in EU Common Market Organisation Regulation No 1308/2013, which provides the legislative framework for existing EU marketing standards. There is a power in Part 3 of Schedule 1 that will enable the Government to add sectors to that schedule via secondary legislation. The list of sectors and the regulation-making power (including the power to add sectors to the list) are reproduced for Northern Ireland at paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 4 of the Bill.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the power to add sectors will be exercised if, following public consultation with interested stakeholders, a decision is made to introduce a new marketing standard. As agricultural policy in the UK is devolved, it is for each administration to decide its approach and what measures it should adopt. Decisions on amending the list in Schedule 4 of the Bill will fall to the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 237723 question first answered 02/04/2019 11:11:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1105522

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the proposed process is for adding products under part 1 of schedule 1 to the Agriculture Bill.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	237723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The current list of sectors in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Agriculture Bill applies to England and is based on the list in EU Common Market Organisation Regulation No 1308/2013, which provides the legislative framework for existing EU marketing standards. There is a power in Part 3 of Schedule 1 that will enable the Government to add sectors to that schedule via secondary legislation. The list of sectors and the regulation-making power (including the power to add sectors to the list) are reproduced for Northern Ireland at paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 4 of the Bill.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the power to add sectors will be exercised if, following public consultation with interested stakeholders, a decision is made to introduce a new marketing standard. As agricultural policy in the UK is devolved, it is for each administration to decide its approach and what measures it should adopt. Decisions on amending the list in Schedule 4 of the Bill will fall to the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 237722 question first answered 02/04/2019 11:11:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1105615

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of countryside stewardship payments that are more than one year late broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	237587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Information at a regional level is not held centrally. All eligible annual revenue claims for 2015 to 2017 have received a payment, with the exception of those held for legal reasons such as probate. Payments for 2018 are underway. There is no regulatory deadline for Countryside Stewardship 2018 revenue payments; we advise most claimants to expect a payment within 12 months. 95% of claims will receive an advance payment by April 2019. There are no 2018 payments more than one year outstanding.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/04/2019 14:57:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1105620

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many initial application packs for Countryside Stewardship have been sent to (a) farmers and (b) landowners in each month in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	237798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Application packs are not issued all-year round. The Countryside Stewardship application window normally runs between February and May for High Tier and between February and July for Mid-Tier. Information on what month the pack was issued, and whether the requestor is a farmer or a landowner, is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The following number of application packs have been issued annually:-</p><p> </p><p>2019: 4,006 (to date)</p><p>2018: 12,346</p><p>2017: 10,595</p><p>2016: 8,923</p><p>2015: 5,898</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/04/2019 15:04:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1105559

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Public Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, with reference to the Carnegie UK Trust's report of March 2019, Engaging Libraries: Learning from Phase 1, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	237630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the recent Engaging Libraries programme, supported by Carnegie UK Trust and the Wellcome Trust, which enabled public library services to pilot creative public engagement projects on health and wellbeing. We also welcome the announcement that a second phase of the programme will be launched later in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the learning in this report, the Government recognises the important roles that libraries can play in promoting health and wellbeing. In December 2016, the Libraries Taskforce (which was jointly established by DCMS and the Local Government Association) published its Libraries Deliver: Ambition document. This set out seven strategic Outcomes to which libraries contribute and that local and central government is seeking to support and encourage; one of these was helping people to have healthier and happier lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce includes representatives of Public Health England and NHS England, and has been active in promoting and sharing good practice about a number of the Engaging Libraries projects through its blog on GOV.UK. In addition, the Taskforce has published an advocacy brochure to specifically showcase to library services, local councils, and partner organisations how libraries can support health and wellbeing for people and communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/04/2019 14:42:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1105588

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Cocoa: Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the UN's global goals to end poverty, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that cocoa farmers earn living incomes by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	237740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is firmly of the belief that trade has a key role to play in delivering the global goals and tackling poverty. That is why the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a trade preferences scheme for developing countries, granting duty-free, quota-free access to 48 Least Developing Countries and granting tariff reductions to around 25 other developing countries. This is critical to achieving Global Goal 17. It also remains the UK’s priority to replicate the effects of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, which includes 24 Commonwealth countries, some of whom are key cocoa producers.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 05/04/2019 09:12:51 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1105538

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Government's spending on advertising related to the exit date of the UK leaving the EU being 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	237726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the cross-departmental Prepare for EU Exit public information campaign to help fulfil the Government’s duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise them on the steps they may need to take to prepare. To date we have used a range of paid-for and no-cost channels to direct citizens and businesses to a dedicated area on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> at Gov.uk/euexit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has undertaken to publish information relating to ongoing expenditure on the public information campaign as part of the department’s regular data transparency releases. The latest release is available at <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></em></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/04/2019 14:01:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1105570

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial requirements have been issued by the Cabinet Secretary in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	237584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the honourable gentleman to recent correspondence from Justin Tomlinson MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, a copy of which has been placed in the library of the House, which clarifies previous answers on this subject.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister’s most senior policy adviser and Secretary to the Cabinet, the Cabinet Secretary provides advice on a wide range of policy issues. Policy decisions are taken by ministers, within the framework of collective Cabinet responsibility, on the advice of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/05/2019 09:56:58 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1105638

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many recent discussions he has had with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Government cybersecurity funding in the 2019 Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	237756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions on government cyber security funding are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/04/2019 09:42:35 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1105640

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Cyber Security Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2019 to Question 235803, what performance indicators are used to assess the (a) number and (b) quality of the interactions between industry and the National Cyber Security Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	237758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) works closely with a range of industry partners in order to assess cyber security resilience and have up to date knowledge of the threats and risks faced. This is a cyclical process that enables guidance to be tailored to each sector and ensures NCSC provides quality advice to industry. To support this approach NCSC gathers a range of data to ensure impact. Given the variety of methods used to capture data numbers of interactions are not centrally measured.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/04/2019 09:41:37 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1105485

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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, whether her Department receives information automatically from HMRC when a tax refund is paid directly by HMRC to a universal credit claimant.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	237574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not receive automatic information regarding a tax refund if it is paid directly by HMRC to a Universal Credit Claimant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:20:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1105486

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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, whether universal credit claimants are able to deduct the tax relief claimed by relief at source pension schemes from their earned income figure to calculate their award of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	237575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>100% of contributions to employer pension schemes, whether Net or Relief at Source pensions, will be taken into account when calculating the level of employed earnings in UC. This means that a UC claimant that contributes to either type of pension will, automatically (where employers report the information correctly), have their UC entitlement calculated on their taxable pay, after their pension contribution. This ensures fairness for all affected UC employed claimants.</p><p> </p><p>If there is some discrepancy in the way in which it’s reported, DWP will manually ensure that the Relief at Source pension contribution is deducted before any UC entitlement is calculated on their employed earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/06/2019 15:25:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1105508

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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, how many people have made use of implied consent when making a claim under the legacy system.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	237718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:18:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1105509

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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, how many people have made use of explicit consent when making a claim under universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	237719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Explicit consent is not required to make a new claim. If claimants cannot make or manage their claim on-line, they can receive face to face support through their local jobcentre, assistance through our Freephone telephone number or with support from a third party agency. Once the claim is made, claimants who require agencies to act on their behalf can provide explicit consent. As explicit consent can only be given after a claim has been made this data does not exist.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:10:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1105558

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of social security benefit recipients who will be transferred to universal credit in each local authority area of Wales in each year from 2019 to 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	237623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Forecasts for Universal Credit below national level are not available. However, our latest estimates following the Spring Statement 2019 indicate that nationally 4.3 million claimants will move to Universal Credit from legacy benefits in total. Of these:</p><p>1.8 million claimants will move to Universal Credit by the Department and</p><p>2.5 million will be as a result of a change of circumstances</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:01:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1105649

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times (a) Ministers and b) civil servants from her Department met with representatives from the Low Income Tax Reform Group in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	237766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department engages with a diverse range of stakeholders on a wide range of topics and issues including with the Low Income Tax Reform Group (LITRG).</p><p> </p><p>They are a member of the Departmental Operational Stakeholder Engagement Forum (OSEF) which meets quarterly allowing stakeholders to shape operational delivery and builds positive relationships between national stakeholders and DWP. The forum also enables key messages to be communicated to stakeholders in the most efficient and cost effective way.</p><p> </p><p>LITRG have also attended two events with Civil Servants working on Universal Credit in the last year. Further information on meetings over the past 5 years is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:29:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1105705

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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 assessment she has made of the effect of the five week wait for payment on universal credit on an individual's ability to manage their money.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	237589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No claimant has to go five weeks without receiving support, as advances, worth up to 100 per cent of a claimant’s indicative award, are available up front, if there is a need. Advances are paid back over a period of 12 months and in the Autumn Budget 2018, we announced that from October 2021, the payback period for these advances will be extended further, up to 16 months.</p><p>New Claims are often made as a result of a life event such as losing a job or separating from a partner, and these events can be associated with financial problems. To support our claimants fully at these times, the Department has introduced a number of measures to support claimants before they receive their first Universal Credit award.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Autumn Budget 2017, we have already removed waiting days and are providing an additional 2 weeks of Housing Benefit to eligible claimants to support them when they move to Universal Credit.</p><p>From July 2020, we are introducing a two-week run-on for all those on Employment Support allowance, Income Support or Jobseeker’s allowance who move to Universal Credit and their claim for Universal Credit terminates their existing benefit award</p><p> </p><p>On the 1<sup>st</sup> January 2019, The Money and Pension Service (MAPS) replaced the three existing providers of government-sponsored financial guidance – the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise – which has brought together the provision of debt advice, money guidance and pension guidance for the first time.</p><p>The new body delivers free and impartial financial guidance and a more streamlined service to members of the public providing easier access to the information and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 16:45:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1105754

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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: Glasgow South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many advance payments have been paid to universal claimants resident in the Glasgow South West constituency; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	237793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit Live Service rolled out across Glasgow in June 2015. Universal Credit full service began to rollout across Glasgow from September 2018, with the final site rolling out in November 2018. The most recent available data for, Universal Credit Live Service and Universal Credit Full service combined, shows that since rollout, 3800 advance payments have been made to claimants in Glasgow South West. Nationally, for Universal Credit Full Service, around 60% of new claims receive an advance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:54:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1105472

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what membership criteria the United Kingdom claims current membership of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	237799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a member of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in right of the British Indian Ocean Territory, which is a coastal state within the geographic scope of the IOTC (see article IV of the IOTC Agreement).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/04/2019 16:49:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1105619

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people working on the Technology Overhaul programme are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	237608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>​Technology Overhaul is a £120 million Information Technology programme in the Government's major projects portfolio (GMPP), aimed at transforming the way staff across the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its overseas Posts use technology. There are currently 12 people working as contingent labour, 15 from supplier resources and 6 civil servants working on the programme.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/04/2019 12:34:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1105714

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Haiti: Humanitarian Aid and Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Haiti on the humanitarian and political situation in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	237644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>We continue to monitor events in Haiti. Our Ambassador met the Haitian Foreign Minister on 18 January 2019 to discuss the situation. Our Ambassador meets Haitian leaders on her regular visits, and during March 2019 she also held discussions with the UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Haiti and a visiting International Monetary Fund Mission. The current government is in the process of change following a vote of no confidence by the Haitian Parliament on 18 March.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/04/2019 13:47:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1105717

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Haiti: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of UK nationals travelling, working or permanently residing in Haiti.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	237645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel to Haiti. Few UK nationals live or work there and our Embassy is in touch with the majority of them. The UK supports the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti, which is helping the Government of Haiti further develop the Haitian National Police, strengthen Haiti's rule of law institutions and promote and protect human rights.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/04/2019 13:50:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1105740

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) relocating diplomatic staff and (b) expanding or purchasing new diplomatic premises and official residences as a result of strategic changes made in light of the UK's decision to withdraw from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	237638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>A number of staff across the FCO work on a range of issues including EU Exit. We continue to keep EU Exit staffing levels under constant review to ensure that they are appropriate to deliver the government's objectives.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of our estate portfolio around the world, ensuring it is fit for purpose. No decisions on diplomatic premises in New York are influenced only by the UK's withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 237639 question first answered 05/04/2019 12:40:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1105742

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Diplomatic Service: New York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic staff have been installed in New York; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on new diplomatic premises and facilities in that city in light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	237639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>A number of staff across the FCO work on a range of issues including EU Exit. We continue to keep EU Exit staffing levels under constant review to ensure that they are appropriate to deliver the government's objectives.</p><p>We undertake regular reviews of our estate portfolio around the world, ensuring it is fit for purpose. No decisions on diplomatic premises in New York are influenced only by the UK's withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 237638 question first answered 05/04/2019 12:40:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1105747

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Africa
	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 Cabinet colleagues on extending the responsibilities of the Minister for Africa to the whole of Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
	tabling member printed	James Duddridge
	uin	237652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has had no discussions with Cabinet colleagues on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/04/2019 13:24:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

1105468

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the use of community service rather than short term prison sentences for minor offences.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	237660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>There is a strong case to abolish sentences of six months or less, with some exceptions. We are therefore exploring options to restrict the use of short custodial sentences, but we have not at this stage reached any conclusions.</p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/04/2019 22:29:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1105729

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Discipline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions (a) police officers and (b) other additional support has had to be brought in to prisons in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	237780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held by the MoJ. Police Officers can perform a variety of roles in assisting Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) establishments ranging from Scenes of Crime preservation to Perimeter Security.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/04/2019 16:57:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105657

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Oil: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department has carried out on the correlation between changes in crude oil prices and changes in petrol and diesel prices paid by motorist at the pumps.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	237769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The pump prices for petrol and diesel are affected by a number of factors including the oil price and exchange rate. It is important for motorists to be confident that they are being treated fairly, and that when wholesale costs of fuel come down, these reductions are passed on transparently, and without unnecessary delay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes this is achieved through effective market competition. In 2013, the Office of Fair Trading found that competition in the road fuels sector was working relatively effectively, although a competition problem was identified in the market for road fuels on motorways, for which action was taken at Autumn Statement 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to make it clear to industry that it expects it to pass any savings that result from lower oil prices onto customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also frozen fuel duty in every year from 2011 to lessen the impact of high fuel prices on households and business costs. By the end of 2019-20, fuel duty will have been frozen for nine successive years, saving the average car driver £1000 compared to the pre-2010 fuel duty escalator plans.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/04/2019 13:59:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1105494

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2019 to Question 226687 on Government Departments: procurement, how many bidders have been excluded from a government procurement process due to being in breach of tax and social security obligations in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	237711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/04/2019 15:09:03 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd