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1124383

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	249915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/05/2019 10:50:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124304

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Health: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to use the Spending Review to invest in public health.
	tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
	uin	249887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The forthcoming Spending Review is an opportunity for the Government to make decisions on public spending in the round. As part of that, the Treasury will work closely with other departments to assess public health priorities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/05/2019 15:05:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1124132

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is his Department taking to tackle the variations in the payment of police pensions to widows and widowers in the constituent parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	249822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for the design and funding of police pensions, including provisions for widows and widowers, in those parts of the United Kingdom. The Government takes decisions on public service pensions in line with its duty to ensure that public services are affordable, sustainable and fair.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/05/2019 15:58:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1124380

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	249912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>No staff from this department have been seconded to the Department for Exiting the European Union or the Department for International Trade during the last three years.</p><p>There have been eighteen outward loans to the departments in question during the last three years as shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of outward loans by host department and the year commenced</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Exiting the European Union</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 07/05/2019 15:47:01 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1123902

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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 consultation the Government has had with EU students in Scotland on the European temporary leave to remain scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	249331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The transitional arrangements under European Temporary Leave to Remain will only be required in the event that the UK leaves the EU without securing a deal. The Government has been clear that leaving the EU with a deal remains our top priority.</p><p>The Government has regular contact with representatives of the education sector, and the Scottish Government, and will continue to consult with the relevant stakeholders during the course of our 12 month engagement with stakeholders on the UK’s future skills-based immigration system.</p><p>As we move towards the future system, the Government will continue to consult with internal stakeholders to ensure that operational capability is given due consideration as we build an immigration system that works for the whole of the UK, including the education sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 249330 249332 249333 question first answered 07/05/2019 16:23:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1124358

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	Funerals: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of families were unable to afford the funeral of family member in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	249851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Funeral poverty is not just an issue for Government. Providers of funeral services, including the church, funeral directors, local authorities and owners of crematoriums, all have a role to play in ensuring funerals are accessible for everyone.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/05/2019 13:53:59 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1124198

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ethiopia: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance her Department plans to allocate to Ethiopia in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	249872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The 2019/2020 budget for DFID Ethiopia is £292 million. This will support the delivery of essential health, education, climate resilient, water and sanitation, and humanitarian services, as well as support Ethiopia to become a more prosperous, climate resilient and stable nation that can graduate from aid in the future.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/05/2019 15:16:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1124133

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to GPs on the provision of fit notes for patients who are undergoing an appeal for employment and support allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	249916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides  guidance on the benefits system for GPs which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/05/2019 13:47:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1124370

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	249902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>BEIS does not hold centrally the records of every Department loaned staff have joined. However, according to reports from BEIS’ two Shared Services providers during this period, the total number of BEIS staff loaned out in each year is as follows:</p><p>2016 – 47</p><p>2017 – 53</p><p>2018 – 48</p><p>2019 – 27</p><p>This data only reflects the loans fully recorded on Shared Services and so may not reflect all loans out of the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/05/2019 15:26:13 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124248

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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: Maintenance
	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 plans to collect and publish (a) the number of deductions from benefits and (b) instances of sharing non-compliant parents' information with credit reference agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	249881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>This question has been interpreted as referring to actions taken by the Child Maintenance Service. The Department does hold information regarding:</p><ol><li>deductions from the benefits received by a paying parent on the Child Maintenance Service in order to pay Child Maintenance;</li><li>instances in which the details of non-compliant paying parents on the Child Maintenance Service have been shared with credit reference agencies.</li></ol><p>The Department has no immediate plans to publish this information. However, with the completion of the Child Support Agency case closure programme, and the implementation of the new Child Maintenance compliance and arrears strategy, the Department continues to review what information is included in regular publications.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/05/2019 15:39:15 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead