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1134009

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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 her Department has made of the effect on a universal credit claimant’s health and well-being of the ability to repay hardship payments.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	268345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Hardship payments are available as a safeguard if a claimant demonstrates that they cannot meet their immediate and most essential needs (including accommodation, heating, food and hygiene) as a result of a benefit sanction.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches ensure they consider the claimant’s circumstances, including issues relating to their health and well-being, at the point of the new claim to Universal Credit, to tailor the service accordingly. This also includes when claimants are repaying any hardship payments.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/06/2019 14:23:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1134064

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Whirlpool on its online system for the reporting by consumers of tumble dryers which require modification for reasons of safety; and what his understanding is of the timescales involved for consumers once they have made such a report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	268526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards has been in regular dialogue with Whirlpool regarding its programme of outreach to consumers. It has been clear with Whirlpool that it expects them to ensure consumers have easy ways of reporting effected dryers and to prioritise their actions to respond to consumers and ensure public safety is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 14:26:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1134073

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Media: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of unpaid overtime in the TV, film and radio production industries; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure companies in those industries pay their employees for overtime worked.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	268533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair remuneration for workers across the economy. In April 2019, the National Living Wage rate was increased to £8.21 per hour, a rise of 4.9 percent. Over 1.8 million workers benefitted directly from this increase.</p><p> </p><p>Employers in all industries are required by law to ensure that all workers due the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (NMW) receive it, including for overtime. We take tough action against the minority of employers who underpay the NMW. Since 2015, the Government has doubled HMRC’s enforcement and compliance to £27.4m for 2019/20</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who feels they are being underpaid the NMW should contact Acas (<a href="http://www.acas.org.uk" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>, 0300 123 1100) for free impartial advice or make a complaint directly to HMRC through their online form.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and employees are free to negotiate terms and conditions that go beyond the requirements set out in legislation. It is in employers’ interests to ensure that their reward packages are competitive, in order to retain and develop the staff who are fundamental to their success.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 14:28:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1134102

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Germany: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings she held with the Chancellor of Germany between 1 and 6 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	268548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I hold meetings with other leaders regularly in order to further the UK’s foreign policy interests. Information about these meetings is in the public domain and can be found on the gov.uk website and in Hansard.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 268549 268554 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:57:44 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1134103

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what records were kept of meetings she held with European heads of state in the 12 months to 6 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	268549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I hold meetings with other leaders regularly in order to further the UK’s foreign policy interests. Information about these meetings is in the public domain and can be found on the gov.uk website and in Hansard.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 268548 268554 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:57:44 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1134111

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with which EU member states the UK has concluded a reciprocal agreement on the right of each other's citizens to (a) vote and (b) stand as candidates in local elections after the UK leaves the EU; and with which EU member states are discussions ongoing.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	268553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK has approached all EU Member States to offer bilateral agreements which protect the right to vote and stand in local elections for UK Nationals in the EU, and EU citizens in the UK after exit day.</p><p>We have reached agreements with Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg to secure the right for UK nationals in EU member states and EU citizens in the UK to vote and stand as candidates in local elections. This is a positive step and we hope this will encourage similar agreements with other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/06/2019 14:12:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1134119

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Germany: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings were held between her and the Chancellor of Germany in the 12 months to 6 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	268554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I hold meetings with other leaders regularly in order to further the UK’s foreign policy interests. Information about these meetings is in the public domain and can be found on the gov.uk website and in Hansard.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 268548 268549 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:57:44 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1134120

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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 the date of a universal credit claim is protected in the contract Citizen's Advice have with her Department to support such claims.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	268555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Help To Claim support is not a contract arrangement with Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland. They are funded by a grant agreement to deliver the Help To Claim service that runs alongside the national Jobcentre offer, and provides additional and alternative support for claimants who need help making their first claim. This personalised support helps to ensure that there is no need for a claimant to have their claim backdated to the point of contact. Instead, through either Citizens Advice or DWP, claimants are able to access immediate support to make their claim in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p>There are some specific, designated circumstances in which the Department has the ability to backdate a claim, for example if someone is taken ill. However, there is not a legal basis whereby a third party, including Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, can ‘protect the date of claim’ for Universal Credit claimants based on first contact. A Universal Credit claim begins when a completed claim is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/06/2019 13:43:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1134139

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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 estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be moved on to universal credit through natural migration in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	268561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department currently estimates that there will be approximately 600,000 households who will have moved to Universal Credit due to a change of circumstance in 2019: as with all our estimates we keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/06/2019 14:11:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1134141

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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 steps he has taken to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to increase the maximum penalty for the most serious offences of animal cruelty to five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	268563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I am pleased to say that the legislation needed to implement the increase in the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences - the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill – had its First Reading in this House on 26 June.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/06/2019 14:08:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq