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1110951

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times has she stayed overnight in Northern Ireland in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	243320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Since I became Secretary of State in January 2018 I have made over 30 overnight stays in Northern Ireland. In addition, I have made 12 overseas visits in my capacity as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/04/2019 09:22:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1110986

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to ensure that new immigration rules for EU nationals do not limit the recruitment of care workers.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	243533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “the UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 and above, irrespective of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped allowing all of those who meet our requirements to come to the UK.</p><p>The White Paper also includes a transitional route for temporary workers which will be open to anyone from qualifying countries, wishing to fill positions at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use the route.</p><p>The White Paper is the start of a new conversation and we have launched a year-long engagement programme to take the views of a range of stake-holders across the UK, including the health and social care sector. <br>We are determined to ensure that the future immigration system is efficient and able to respond to users’ needs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/04/2019 11:38:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1111001

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Greenwich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on the proposed closure of the Angerstein pedestrian level crossing as a result of upgrade works.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	243536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not had any discussions with Network Rail on the proposed closure of Angerstein pedestrian level crossing.</p><p> </p><p>The management of level crossings on the UK rail network is an operational matter for Network Rail, who are the infrastructure managers of Britain’s railways.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/04/2019 10:07:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1111030

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensuring that ID document scanner locations are accessible for people living in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	243506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The application process for the EU Settlement Scheme is straightforward and user-friendly, and it is accessible on any smartphone, tablet or computer using internet browsers.</p><p>There are multiple ways to have identity documents checked, including using the EU Exit: ID Document Check app or by posting identity documents to the Home Office. We have also opened 50 locations nationwide where applicants can have their passport scanned and verified.</p><p>The ID document scanning service is provided at the discretion of each local authority. The Home Office would encourage as many local authorities as possible to offer the service, and we continue to work with local government bodies across the UK to increase the provision of this service by local authorities, including in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/04/2019 11:35:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1111032

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department (a) has paid and (b) plans to pay to Caerphilly Council for the operation of an ID document scanner location for EU citizens settlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	243507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The ID document scanning service is provided at the discretion of each local authority. The viability and cost of offering the ID document scanning service in each location is a matter for each local authority.</p><p>Participating local authorities, such as Caerphilly, do not receive funding from central Government to provide this service. Charges for using the service, payable directly to the local authority, can be set to cover the costs of providing the service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/04/2019 11:34:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1111094

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will revise his country policy and information notes on (a) Sudan and (b) Khartoum as a safe site for internal relocation following reports of violence by government forces against protestors.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	243457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation in Sudan. Should we consider that it has a material impact on our assessment of the situation, we will update the respective country policy and information notes. Where additional information is needed, decision makers can ask for bespoke research to be undertaken on a case by case basis or we would issue an interim summary of the situation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/04/2019 11:40:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1111147

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Chemicals: Regulation
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 full-time equivalent staff have been allocated to work under the UK-REACH IT system.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	243376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>In a no deal scenario, Defra, the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency will require an estimated 170 full-time equivalent staff across the three organisations to deliver a functioning regulatory framework for chemicals, including the operation of a UK REACH IT system.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/04/2019 11:18:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1111153

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Waste: Crime
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 his Department has made of the environmental cost of waste crime in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	243364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has published an evaluation of the effect of additional funding on tackling waste crime, identifying £5 worth of potential benefits for each £1 invested. This included an estimated environmental cost of £1.86-£1.88 per tonne of waste on illegal waste sites.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-crime-interventions-and-evaluation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-crime-interventions-and-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Rethinking Waste Crime, published by the Environmental Services Association in 2017, estimated the economic impact of waste crime in England at over £600 million. This includes wider economic impacts and is not limited to environmental costs.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ciwm-journal.co.uk/downloads/Rethinking_Waste_Crime.pdf" target="_blank">www.ciwm-journal.co.uk/downloads/Rethinking_Waste_Crime.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/04/2019 09:35:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1111171

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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: Waste
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 recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on reducing food waste in schools throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	243365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, the Government launched its Resources and Waste Strategy which sets out a new approach to address food waste from farm to fork. Within the food waste chapter, the Government committed to tackling food waste in schools. Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) guidance will be developed and widely promoted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/04/2019 11:03:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1111174

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of cash withdrawal fees on small businesses that host ATM machines.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	243569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision. The PSR regulates LINK, the scheme which runs the UK’s ATM network and has used its powers to hold LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of the ATM network.</p><p> </p><p>LINK cancelled its third interchange fee reduction, due in January 2020, and put on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending further review. The PSR welcomed these adjustments, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/04/2019 11:21:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran