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1110169

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Food Banks
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 2 April 2019 to Question 238363 on Food Banks, what her timescale is for publication of the final report.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	242147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently working on the literature review and a release date is yet to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/04/2019 12:55:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1110171

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the merits of extending the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme to cover all electric motorcycles.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	242196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to carry out such an assessment at present. Government funding for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme is focused on cars and vans, since they produce a much greater proportion of road transport emissions than motorcycles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1110175

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been raised through the apprenticeship levy in each month since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	242225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Monthly receipts data for the Apprenticeship Levy is published by HM Revenue &amp; Customs in their Tax &amp; NIC Receipts publication which can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>A condensed version of the relevant table has been copied below:</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs receipts</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Apprenticeship Levy</td></tr><tr><td>May-17</td><td>162</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-17</td><td>198</td></tr><tr><td>Jul-17</td><td>211</td></tr><tr><td>Aug-17</td><td>210</td></tr><tr><td>Sep-17</td><td>206</td></tr><tr><td>Oct-17</td><td>207</td></tr><tr><td>Nov17</td><td>208</td></tr><tr><td>Dec-17</td><td>176</td></tr><tr><td>Jan-18</td><td>252</td></tr><tr><td>Feb-18</td><td>218</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-18</td><td>223</td></tr><tr><td>Apr-18</td><td>278</td></tr><tr><td>May-18</td><td>228</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-18</td><td>212</td></tr><tr><td>Jul-18</td><td>220</td></tr><tr><td>Aug-18</td><td>228</td></tr><tr><td>Sep-18</td><td>213</td></tr><tr><td>Oct-18</td><td>218</td></tr><tr><td>Nov-18</td><td>219</td></tr><tr><td>Dec-18</td><td>213</td></tr><tr><td>Jan-19</td><td>233</td></tr><tr><td>Feb-19</td><td>227</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Amounts : £ million</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/04/2019 13:37:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1110176

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants that no longer receive the severe disability premium after migrating to universal credit receive the financial benefits they are entitled to.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	242183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 were laid in Parliament on 14 January 2019, and will introduce provision for those claimants who were in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and who have moved on to Universal Credit following a change in their circumstances. These regulations will provide both an on-going monthly payment to eligible claimants who have already lost the SDP as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit, and an additional lump sum payment to cover the period since they moved.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations are subject to parliamentary debate and approval before they come in to force. Once introduced we will implement our processes to identify those who are potentially eligible for payments, aiming to make all payments as quickly as possible and within 6 months of the regulations coming into force. This will be a time consuming process, as we have to identify claimants and assess their eligibility, possibly needing to check some information directly with claimants. We aim to finish making payments within 6 months of the regulations coming into force.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2019 13:17:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1110195

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was collected in unpaid tax by HMRC as a result of successful tribunal cases in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	242160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC protected £2.5bn tax as a result of tribunal cases found in its favour in 2018-19.</p><p>In 2018-19 £389m was protected as a result of direct tax cases which were found in HMRC’s favour. In these cases, tax is not normally payable until the outcome of the appeal. In 2018-19 £2.1bn was retained as a result of successful indirect tax cases in the tribunals.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/04/2019 13:43:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1110203

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	242118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Our objective has always been to have a functioning statute book in place by Exit Day and to ensure that the most critical secondary legislation was made by this point.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra requires 125 SIs to be in force for Exit day of which 122 have been laid and the other 3 SIs will be laid before Exit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each SI that is planned to be laid after 12 April has been carefully considered to ensure that this would not have legal or other consequences that cannot be addressed by temporary non legislative arrangements. In most cases the SIs would apply only very minor technical corrections to current legislation which would not impact operability or transfer functions from the EU which would not be required in the immediate period after Exit. We have also consulted the Devolved Administrations in reaching these conclusions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of this due diligence, Defra will have laid all critical secondary legislation immediately required for EU Exit. The laying of EU Exit SIs allows Parliament to fulfil its essential scrutiny role. The exact nature of this scrutiny, and the steps required before an SI completes its passage, is dependent on the type of SI and determined under the relevant primary powers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/04/2019 12:24:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1110208

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Company Accounts: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring companies to publish reports on on their R&D spend.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	242131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The ONS publish annual R&amp;D statistics, including Business Enterprise R&amp;D (BERD). BERD statistics are based on a business survey and include analysis of regional and sectoral trends. We use the ONS statistics to track progress towards our commitment of increasing overall investment in R&amp;D to 2.4% of GDP by 2027 and 3% in the longer-term.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/04/2019 13:08:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1110227

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Food Supply
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on food supplies of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and what plans his Department has to (a) maintain food supply and (b) protect against increases in food prices.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	242204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a high degree of food security, built on access to a range of sources including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. We have a highly resilient food supply chain and consumers in the UK have access to a range of sources of food. This will continue to be the case when we leave the EU, with or without a deal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The food industry is experienced in dealing with scenarios that can affect food supply, from adverse weather damaging crops in other countries to transport issues abroad. We are meeting weekly with industry and retailers to make sure we are prepared for all scenarios as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>On food prices, we have observed that the most important drivers of change in the cost of food are global food commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. This will continue to be the case once the UK has left the EU; the UK Government has no direct control of these factors. The UK Government does not have any role in setting food prices nor does it comment on the pricing policies of the food industry. We are working closely with industry to promote transparency for consumers and internationally to promote open global markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/04/2019 12:30:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1110248

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential role youth work can play in tackling youth unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	242171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Youth work is coordinated by local authorities and/or other local third party organisations and so DWP has made no recent assessment of the role youth work plays in tackling youth unemployment.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP is committed to providing targeted support for young people so that everyone, no matter what their start in life, is given the very best chance of getting into work. We work with young people to tackle youth unemployment in a number of ways. For example, the Jobcentre Plus Support for Schools programme (England only) targets young people aged 12-18 who are at particular risk of being out of education, employment or training (NEET).</p><p> </p><p>JCP School Advisers attend secondary schools and provide information for students, teachers and parents on the alternatives to further or higher education into the world of work, such as, through traineeships and apprenticeships. They use their connections with local employers to facilitate the offer of work experience.</p><p> </p><p>An external evaluation was published in April 2018 which found that, overall, it was clear the programme has been well-received by schools and other stakeholders. It was seen to take a flexible, school-led approach to provision that has allowed a range of different schools to fill gaps in their provision relating to post-school pathways. The evaluation of the programme can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-jobcentre-plus-support-for-schools-programme-national-roll-out-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-jobcentre-plus-support-for-schools-programme-national-roll-out-evaluation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/04/2019 13:34:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1110288

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications his Department has received from Afghan interpreters since the Government's commitment to grant 50 such visas ten months ago.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	242047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish the information requested. Published data available regarding visa applications by category and nationality as well as asylum and those to whom the UK provides protection can be found at the link below. However, the data does not break down as far as Afghan interpreters:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/04/2019 12:43:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones