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1184731

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date	13/03/2020
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	Affordable Housing: Sheffield City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.91 of the Budget 2020 Red Book, HC 121, whether the Affordable Homes Programme will allocate funds to the Sheffield City Region.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	28770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>We announced at Budget 2020 that we are investing £12 billion to build affordable homes between 2021/22 and 2025/26. This will be the biggest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade.</p><p>The Affordable Housing Programme is flexible, and providers are able to bid into the programme to deliver a range of affordable homes across the country. The exact location these homes will depend on the bids received. We will announce further details on the new programme in due course</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/03/2020 12:47:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1184854

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allow the free childcare entitlement to be used to allow parents to utilise fewer hours in a more expensive childcare setting; and what consideration his Department has given to allowing that entitlement to be used more flexibly.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	29247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The department wants parents to have access to a range of affordable childcare, giving them increased flexibility in their working hours. The government funded early years entitlements is intended to deliver 15-30 hours a week (for 38 weeks of the year) of free, high quality, flexible childcare for eligible two-, three- and four-year olds. It is not intended to cover the costs of meals, other consumables (such as nappies and sun cream), additional hours or additional services (such as trips) and providers may charge parents for these.</p><p>While many providers will offer 15-30 hours of free childcare per week during term time (38 weeks of the year), this offer can be delivered flexibly. All of the free entitlements can be stretched by taking fewer hours per week over up to 52 weeks of the year to cover term-time and the school holidays.</p><p>Some providers will only offer free hours during school term times or only offer free hours stretched over the year whilst others provide a mixture of the two. As set out in the department’s statutory guidance for local authorities, to ensure that parents can make informed decisions on their choice of childcare, providers should publish a statement of how they deliver the free entitlements and any additional charges for optional activities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 23/03/2020 15:44:00 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1184855

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
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	Towns Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 291442 on Towns Fund, whether the EU exit data referred to in that answer exists.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	29230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Yes. EU Exit data was used in the criteria for selecting towns. The formula used to determine which towns are eligible for funding is key to the development of the future competitive round of the Towns Fund, and as such cannot be disclosed at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/03/2020 14:07:00 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1184856

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of custodial sentences imposed of the requirement for Gender Recognition Certificates when imposing a custodial prison sentence.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	29248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>There is no requirement for Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) when imposing a custodial prison sentence. The Government’s policy in relation to the care and management of individuals who are transgender in custody, including those holding a GRC, was published in July 2019 and is available on Govt.UK. The number of transgender offenders in custody is published annually as part of the HMPPS Equality Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2020 14:52:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1184857

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cocaine: Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received representations on the effect of the sale and supply of so-called ethically sourced cocaine on trends in the level of cocaine use in the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	29249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has not received representations on this matter. However, the Government is clear that cocaine is a harmful drug and we remain absolutely committed to reducing its supply and use. The first part of Professor Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs, published on 27 February, sets out the evidence on trends around the supply and use of cocaine.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/07/2020 16:21:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1184858

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) advice and (b) guidance her Department is providing to claimants of social security benefits on the administration of those (i) claims and (ii) benefits during the covid-19 outbreak; and what such (A) advice and (B) guidance her Department is providing to those claimants at high-risk of developing a severe illness as a result of a covid-19 infection.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	29197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>On 12 March 2020 regulations (The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020) were laid to give effect to the measures outlined in the Budget, designed to help delay the spread of COVID-19 and ensure people are not penalised for doing the right thing. This will represent a boost of almost £500 million to the welfare system and ensure work search and work availability requirements within Universal Credit (UC) are switched off. Affected self-employed claimants will also not have a Minimum Income Floor (as assumed level of income) applied for a period of time within UC.</p><p> </p><p>To avoid increasing the burden on health care professionals and the risk of further infection, we are removing the requirement for fit notes in relation to both Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and UC claims relating to COVID-19 only. In line with current NHS guidance; anyone required to self-isolate or having COVID-19 will be treated as having Limited Capability for Work in ESA and UC without the requirement for medical evidence or undergoing a Work Capability Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to better support the needs of people (particularly the self-employed and those not eligible for SSP) and/or not entitled to UC, we are removing the seven waiting days that currently apply to ESA. This means that everyone who makes a new claim for ESA; is entitled to the benefit and is infected with Covid-19 or required to self-isolate will be paid from day one of their claim.</p><p> </p><p>Government officials continue to work closely together to understand the potential impacts of COVID-19 on employment and benefits. The Department has introduced new guidance about claiming benefits which can be found at: <a href="https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/" target="_blank">https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/03/2020 13:40:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1184859

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Health: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ONS data on the well-being of adults, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the well-being of children at the same (a) level and (b) frequency and (c) data size as for adults.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	29250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 29256 question first answered 24/03/2020 12:16:46 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ29250_29256.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1184860

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to reserve broadband capacity for essential (a) workers and (b) services in the event that networks are overloaded as a result of increased home-working.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	29216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>DCMS is liaising closely with the main broadband providers to ensure network capacity is able to cope with the potential peak of home workers as a consequence of Covid-19. The telecoms sector has undertaken a significant amount of work over recent years to prepare for a pandemic, DCMS is reassured that those plans are extensive and that there is sufficient network capacity. However, we will remain in regular touch with companies and will continue to keep the situation under review.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 18/03/2020 18:50:19 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1184861

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
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 are being taken to support self-employed professionals to compensate for lost business during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	29251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring developments in relation to potential economic impacts on the UK economy, including on individuals, individual businesses, supply chains and for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>We want to make sure our welfare system works quickly and effectively to provide security for people.</p><p> </p><p>Self-employed individuals who are not eligible to receive sick pay may be able to claim Universal Credit and/or new style Employment and Support Allowance. For the duration of the outbreak, the requirements of the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor will be temporarily relaxed for those who have COVID-19 or are self-isolating according to government advice. The Government have announced additional financial support which includes £330bn in loans and £20bn in other aid, business rates holiday and grants for retailers and pubs.</p><p> </p><p>A dedicated helpline has been set up to help self-employed individuals in financial distress and with outstanding tax liabilities receive support with their tax affairs through HMRC’s Time To Pay service. These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and liabilities. HMRC’s new dedicated COVID-19 helpline can be contacted from 11 March 2020 for advice and support. To ensure ongoing support, HMRC have made a further 2,000 experienced call handlers available to support firms and individuals when needed.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/03/2020 13:44:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 13287 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1184862

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2020 to Question 901399, what her policy is on the proportion of housing rents that Local Housing Allowance rates should cover in (a) Lambeth and Southwark, (b) London and (c) the rest of England outside London.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	29252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance (LHA) policy is designed to ensure a fair balance between public spending and supporting vulnerable people to meet their housing costs. LHA rates are not intended to meet all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020 LHA rates will be increased by CPI, up to a maximum of the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents. The national maximum caps have also been increased by CPI which means those rates in London that are currently capped will also receive a CPI increase.</p><p> </p><p>For people in particular circumstances who may require more support, discretionary housing payments are available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/03/2020 15:31:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes