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1270661

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date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress her Department has made on introducing a points-based immigration system.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	910172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Mr Speaker the Government has made excellent progress on delivering one of the key promises made to the British people at the last election.</p><p>I am very pleased to say we have now launched a number of new routes under our firmer, fairer, skills-based points-based system, including the flagship Skilled Worker route.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 15:49:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1270662

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the effect of changes to the immigration system on the UK's ability to attract overseas students.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	910174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes international students and we are committed to increasing their number.</p><p>We recently opened the new Student route, which simplifies and improves upon the previous Tier 4 route, and in summer 2021 we will further improve our offer to international students by launching the Graduate route, which will enable students to work or look for work post-study.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 15:50:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1270663

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online hate speech and extremism.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	910175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s responsibility is to protect all people equally and we are challenging extremism in all its forms.</p><p>We are committed to vigorously countering extremist ideology – making sure every part of government is taking action.</p><p>This includes recent ongoing work on the implementation of the Online Harms framework to tackle hateful content.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/12/2020 15:52:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1270664

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on support for victims of domestic abuse who are travelling to flee their abuser.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	910180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>We have been clear in our communications and guidance that self-isolation restrictions do not apply to those at risk of abuse who need to leave home to seek help or refuge.</p><p>To help make this possible, the Department for Transport announced in June new rail to refuge schemes which provide free travel to those seeking refuge from domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/12/2020 15:53:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1270665

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate she has made of the number of non-UK nationals who are at risk of deportation under the updated Immigration Rules as a result of rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	910183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The rough sleeping Immigration Rules, which allow for permission to stay in the UK to be refused or cancelled, will be used sparingly and only where a foreign national repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour and refuses offers of support.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/12/2020 15:54:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1270666

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometrics: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that people can enrol their biometric data while covid-19 restrictions are in place.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	910190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>We acknowledge the impact of global travel and health restrictions on people in, or seeking to come to, the UK.</p><p>As restrictions eased, commercial partner immigration services reopened in a phased and COVID secure way. UK capacity now exceeds pre-covid levels.</p><p>UKVI began reusing existing fingerprint biometrics, for certain UK customer cohorts across summer 2020, allowing customers to progress their applications.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/12/2020 15:56:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1270734

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with bradycardia in the UK in each of the last last three years, by (a) age and (b) gender.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	128972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The information is not available in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:32 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1270735

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Business: Christmas
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 steps the Government is taking to encourage people to support local businesses in the run up to Christmas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	128973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting local businesses during this crucial trading period.</p><p>To support retailers in tiers 1-3, we have eased planning rules to allow shops to be open for longer Monday to Saturday from 2 December, giving consumers greater flexibility to choose when they shop. These measures will run through the January sales.</p><p>Retailers in tier 4 can continue to offer click and collect, and delivery services which will help businesses keep trading.</p><p>We have modified the closing time for hospitality to last orders at 10pm and closing time at 11pm. This allows customers to depart gradually and provides greater flexibility.</p><p>The excellent Small Business Saturday UK event took place on the 5 December and was a great way to celebrate small and micro businesses across the UK, raise awareness of the importance of SME’s to our local communities and help them get back on their feet.</p><p>My ministerial colleagues across Government and I were delighted to be able to take part on the day itself to champion our small businesses and draw attention to the brilliant campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/12/2020 15:44:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1270736

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ethiopian counterpart on preventing civil war in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	128974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with Prime Minister Abiy on 10 November and called for the immediate de-escalation of violence, for the protection of civilians and for unfettered humanitarian access. He reiterated these messages when he met Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke on 25 November and made clear that all parties to the conflict need to want to find a political solution. I also stressed these points when I spoke with the Ethiopian Minister of Finance on 16 November and the Ethiopian Ambassador in London on 18 November, as well as in my tweets of 9 December and 24 November. Our Ambassador in Addis Ababa continues to engage the Government of Ethiopia in support of these objectives.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/12/2020 18:57:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1270737

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	128975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>To ensure essential and urgent treatment for all cancers have continued throughout the response to the pandemic, COVID-protected surgical hubs have been established for cancer surgery across the country to keep often vulnerable cancer patients safe. This particularly protects cancer patients from immunocompromised infection. All 21 Cancer Alliances across England now have arrangements in place for cancer hubs.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/01/2021 12:11:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon