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1140235

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing upfront financial support for childcare to parents claiming universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	278894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) is paid in a single monthly amount directly into people’s bank accounts, giving them control over their own money and making the move into work easier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting parents with moving into work and, as part of this, we increased the level of support for childcare costs from 70 per cent in legacy benefits to up to 85 per cent in UC. The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer, which includes free childcare hours and tax free childcare. UC claimants can utilise both the free childcare entitlement and UC childcare costs in conjunction with each other for relevant hours. This offer means that reasonable childcare costs should not form a barrier to work.</p><p> </p><p>We have made other changes to ease the burden on claimants and encourage work. We recognise that upfront childcare costs or deposits may prevent a claimant from starting work so Jobcentres can now use the Flexible Support Fund to support the transition into work. When parents have good reason for late reporting of their childcare costs, the Department is piloting a more flexible approach for reimbursing these costs.</p><p> </p><p>Since February 2018, Universal Credit claimants have been able to upload digital copies of their childcare cost receipts or invoices through their online Universal Credit account.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/07/2019 11:17:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1140433

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	279155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2019 answer text <p>DWP encourages all of its employees to provide details of their personal diversity information, however this action is voluntary and therefore we do not hold a complete picture of our workforce representation.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30<sup>th</sup> June 2019, 82% of DWP’s workforce have positively shared details of their ethnicity. Details of the grades requested are:</p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of employees who have indicated they are an ethnic minority </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G7</strong></p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G5</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G3</strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>~ In line with Office of National Statistics guidance data has been suppressed as count is less than 5 people</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/07/2019 12:08:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1140161

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	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 make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue’s report, The Great Replacement: the violent consequences of mainstreamed extremism, published in July 2019 on the great replacement conspiracy theory.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	278941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>As the Home Secretary made clear in his speech on 19 July, the Government remains committed to tackling all forms of extremism, including Right-Wing Extremism. We draw on a range of sources to understand the extremism threat, including from the Home Office Extremism Analysis Unit and from reports by organisations such as the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.</p><p>In 2020 we will publish a new Counter Extremism Strategy setting out a comprehensive new approach to tackling all forms of extremism.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/07/2019 15:53:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1140424

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	279052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>For the purposes of this answer, Senior Civil Service (SCS) Pay Band 1 has been treated as equivalent to Grade 5 and SCS Pay Band 2 and Director General have been treated as Grade 3.</p><p>At 30 June 2019, there are currently the following staff in the Home Office who have declared their ethnicity as BAME:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of BAME staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: Adelphi – Home Office Human Resources Record System</p><p>Period covered: As at 30 June 2019</p><p>Employee coverage: The data is based on headcount of paid, permanent Civil Servants who were current as at 30 June 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/07/2019 16:38:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1140213

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many complaints have been made against Members since the introduction of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	279075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Proactive quarterly publication of statistics, related to the Independent Grievance and Complaints Scheme, are published on Parliament’s website. Where there are fewer than 10 cases, the exact number is not published in order to maintain the confidentiality of the parties involved. More detailed breakdown of statistics, as recommended in the Alison Stanley six-month review, are currently being collated. This includes complaints made by user groups, e.g. against MPs, House staff, MPs’ staff. This information will be reviewed and published with the next quarterly statistics in mid-October, whilst ensuring that the confidentiality of those concerned is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 24/07/2019 12:27:52 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1140214

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many complaints against Members have been resolved since the introduction of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	279076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Proactive quarterly publication of statistics related to the independent grievance and complaints scheme, are published on Parliament’s website. Where there are fewer than 10 cases, the exact number is not published in order to maintain the confidentiality of the parties involved. More detailed breakdown of statistics, as recommended in the Alison Stanley six-month review, are currently being collated and will include the number of complaints that have been resolved. This information will be reviewed and published with the next quarterly statistics in mid-October, whilst ensuring that the confidentiality of those concerned is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 24/07/2019 12:30:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1140215

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what sanctions have been imposed on hon. Members since the introduction of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	279077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2019 answer text <p>The issue of sanctions is the responsibility of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and/or the Committee on Standards, not the Commission. I note that the Committee on Standards is currently holding an inquiry on the issue of sanctions and intends to put to the House a package of proposed reforms to the sanctions regime for approval during autumn 2019.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 29/07/2019 13:27:46 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1140221

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what range of sanctions against hon. Members are available for complaints upheld under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	279078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2019 answer text <p>A number of sanctions are available to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the Committee on Standards, if a complaint is upheld against a Member of Parliament under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme. The sanction will depend on the nature of the behaviour that has been found to have taken place and can include:</p><ul><li>Letter of apology to the complainant</li></ul><ul><li>Appropriate training e.g. dignity in the workplace</li></ul><ul><li>A behaviour agreement</li></ul><ul><li>A referral by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to the Committee on Standards where a stronger sanction is warranted, up to and including a recommendation that a Member be suspended or expelled from the House.</li></ul><p /><p>Further possible sanctions, including withdrawal of services (e.g. catering or library services), or a ban on select committee membership or participation in overseas travel on parliamentary business, are being considered as part of the Committee on Standards’ current inquiry into sanctions. The Committee intends to put to the House a package of proposed reforms to the sanctions regime for approval during autumn 2019.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 29/07/2019 13:35:16 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1140189

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to allocate additional funding to the NHS in increase spending on (a) infrastructure, (b) the NHS workforce and (c) public health.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	278967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan was launched in January 2019 by the National Health Service, and thanks to the Government’s investment of £33.9 billion in cash terms by 2023-24, will transform patient care and make sure every penny of taxpayers’ money is spent wisely.</p><p>The future of budgets outside of the NHS England resource settlement will be confirmed later this year at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:35:47 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1140329

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the (a) CEO, (b) Accountable Officers and (c) chief nurses of the CCGs rated as inadequate in NHS England’s assessment framework on the performance of those CCGs; what measures have been agreed to help ensure improvement of the performance of those CCGs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Thanet
	tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
	uin	278885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has meetings with many health leaders and other key stakeholders on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>All clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) rated as inadequate in the annual performance assessment of CCGs are placed in NHS England’s special measures regime. This is a non-statutory, internal support regime, tailored to the CCG’s circumstances, requiring the delivery of an action plan for improvement.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/07/2019 15:27:09 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale