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date	10/04/2019
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	Bahrain: Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question HL13129, what the nature of the support provided to independent oversight bodies in Bahrain is.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	243511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been working with Bahrain’s independent human rights oversight bodies since their creation following recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in 2012. Our work has supported the building of effective institutions in order to carry out their set mandates. While these bodies still have more to do, they have already demonstrated their abilities including through the prosecution of over 80 police officers accused of human rights abuses.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/04/2019 14:54:35 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1111125

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date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an increase to the national funding rate for sixth form students a priority in his Department’s spending review submission.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	243512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>We are looking carefully at funding for 16 to 19 year olds in all types of institutions in preparation for the Spending Review and we do recognise the funding challenges in the sector at the moment. We are considering how effective our funding and regulatory structures are in supporting high quality provision, and in line with the aims of the Post-18 Review, to ensure a coherent vision for further and higher education.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/04/2019 13:45:30 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1111126

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Children: Day Care
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 she has made of the financial effect on parents of upfront childcare costs under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	243513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit is more generous in terms of childcare costs with an increased level of support, from 70 per cent with legacy benefits to 85 per cent within Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that the upfront cost of childcare may cause some claimants financial difficulty. Consequently, the Secretary of State announced in her speech of 11 January 2019, that where the initial month’s childcare costs may prevent a claimant from starting work, Jobcentres have been instructed to use the Flexible Support Fund where possible, to enable a smoother transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Government now provides more support than ever before to help parents with the costs of childcare, including providing 15 hours a week of free childcare in England for all 3 and 4 year olds and disadvantaged 2 year olds, and doubling free childcare available for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds to 30 hours a week.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/04/2019 13:50:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith