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1051341

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date	30/01/2019
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, how many people who have made a claim for universal credit did not complete their application.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	214626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Based on our internal data for August 2018, in total 28 per cent of claims did not complete the process.</p><p> </p><p>Of this figure around 8 per cent of claims were closed due to non-entitlement, for example because of capital or not passing the Habitual Residence Test. The remainder (around 18 per cent*) were closed due to non-compliance with the process, for example failure to sign a Claimant Commitment and failing to provide evidence to support their claim.</p><p> </p><p>*percentages do not add up to 28 per cent owing to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/02/2019 18:15:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1051342

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Food: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs, if the Government will make an assessment of the importance of food security to wider national security.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	214480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Food is one of the 13 Critical National Infrastructure sectors in the UK. The UK’s Critical Infrastructure is defined by the Government as:</p><p> </p><p>‘Those critical elements of Infrastructure (facilities, systems, sites, property, information, people, networks and processes), the loss or compromise of which would result in major detrimental impact on the availability, delivery or integrity of essential services, leading to severe economic or social consequences or to loss of life.’</p><p> </p><p>Defra, as the lead Government Department for food, produces an annual Sector Security and Resilience Plan which covers risk to food supply from natural hazards and malicious threats, including Physical, Personnel, and Cyber risks. A public summary of the plan is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Food sector has a highly effective and resilient food supply chain, owing to the size, geographic diversity and competitive nature of the industry. Although there is recognised dependency on other critical services such as fuel, energy, transport and communications, the resilience of the sector has been demonstrated by its response to potentially disruptive challenges in recent years. Government and the sector will continue to work together to ensure the resilience of food supply.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/02/2019 14:38:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1051343

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on trends in the level of her Department's expenditure of the transfer of claimants from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	214569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>We continually monitor Personal Independence Payment (PIP) expenditure and manage the process of transferring Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants to PIP in a safe and controlled manner.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/02/2019 17:02:03 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1051344

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union what (a) technologies and (b) methods are included in the term alternative arrangements in relation to the Northern Ireland backstop.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	214577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement sets out a commitment to “alternative arrangements” to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and the Political Declaration is clear that the UK and EU should work together and exchange information on facilitative arrangements and technologies. The Government plans to continue discussion with members from around the House in the coming days to finalise proposals with which to go back to the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/02/2019 12:53:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051345

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, if he will place in the Library copies of his Departmental papers in relation to the viability of placing alternative arrangements at the border on the island of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	214578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Parliament will of course need to ratify the agreement that the government reaches with the European Union. A majority of members of the House have said they would support a deal with changes to the backstop. As such, the Prime Minister will now take this mandate forward and seek to obtain legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement that deal with concerns on the backstop while guaranteeing no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p>There are a number of ways that we could do this, and the Prime Minister will work constructively with MPs to see how we could take this forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/02/2019 12:46:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051346

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which versions of the Android operating system are compatible with the Government’s Application for applying for Settled Status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	214579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>EU citizens make a huge contribution to our economy and society, and we want them to stay. The EU Settlement Scheme enables them to do so. The application process is short and user-friendly, and it will be accessible on any smartphone, tablet or computer using internet browsers.</p><p>The ‘EU Exit: Identity Document Check’ app – which allows applicants to prove their identity remotely, without sending in their passport or national identity card – runs on the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) operating system and above.</p><p>Applicants who do not have access to devices with a compatible operating sys-tem can, if they wish, use a family member or friend’s compatible Android de-vice to access the app, and complete the rest of the process on their own de-vice.</p><p>Additionally, we currently have 13 locations where applicants can have their ID document scanned, if they choose to do so. Once the scheme is fully open, by 30 March 2019, there will be over 50 locations across the UK where applicants can have their identity document scanned. Applicants will also be able to post identity documents to the Home Office to be checked and returned quickly.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/02/2019 17:10:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051347

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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 the longest waiting time has been for a decision to be made on an application for Settled Status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	214580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Over the two private beta test phases, over 30,000 applications have been re-ceived and the majority of those individuals have already been successfully processed through the scheme and granted status under it. A smaller propor-tion of cases were held pending further evidence of residence to be submitted from the applicant. Caseworkers are working directly with applicants on these cases.</p><p>We have published two separate reports on the both private beta phases and we have committed to provide further details in due course of the planned phased implementation of the scheme. We will continue to update Parliament as part of that process. Please see the private beta reports here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752872/181031_PB1_Report_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752872/181031_PB1_Report_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-private-beta-2/eu-settlement-scheme-private-beta-testing-phase-2-report." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-private-beta-2/eu-settlement-scheme-private-beta-testing-phase-2-report. </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/02/2019 16:59:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051348

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Nurses
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 mental health nurses have practised in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	214581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of nurses trained in mental health who work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England as at September each year and latest available data, full time equivalent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>40,247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>39,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>38,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>37,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>36,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>35,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>35,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>35,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>35,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>36,465</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p> </p><p>The NHS workforce statistics only show those employed in the NHS, which does not reflect those working in the independent sector or in social care.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) who have an address in England and registered in the field of mental health, as at the end of September each year, headcount.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Nurses registered in the field of mental health nursing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>71,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>71,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>70,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>70,746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>71,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>70,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>69,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>68,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>69,355</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NMC registration statistics</p><p> </p><p>The NMC registration statistics show the number of nurses registered and able to practice, but does not reflect whether they are currently practicing.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/02/2019 15:21:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051349

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many holdings were tested for bovine tuberculosis using interferon gamma testing; how many animals were tested in each of those holdings using interferon gamma tests; and of those animals tested, how many tested positive in each county of England in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	214456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of holdings in English counties that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out in the attached table. This includes the number of animals that were tested and the number of samples that were positive.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/02/2019 16:37:28 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2019 10:22:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name Gamma testing - all counties.docx title Gamma testing data for England previous answer version 99444 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name PQ 214456 - Gamma testing - all counties.docx title Gamma testing - all counties
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1051350

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many herds have been subject to interferon gamma testing in each of the (a) low, (b) edge and (c) high-risk bovine tuberculosis control areas in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	214457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>In response to the question, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’. The number of holdings in England subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>TB Risk Area</p></td><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>Edge</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of holdings (CPH) to which IFN-γ test applied</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>368</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 16:41:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew