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746372

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of personal independence payments have a mental illness.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department publishes a range of Official Statistics on PIP here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>These include data tables showing a breakdown of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment by their main disabling condition.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/07/2017 09:32:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732880

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Architecture: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of ceasing mutual recognition of architects qualifications as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	1310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of analysis to support our negotiations, covering the entirety of the UK economy. The Government is also continuing to discuss the implications of leaving the EU with a broad range of stakeholders from across the professional and business services sector. The UK will continue to welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make a positive contribution.</p><p>As set out in the Government's publication, 'Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU', the UK will seek to ensure that professional qualifications obtained prior to the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU continue to be recognised after the UK’s exit from the EU. The UK will also give due regard to these professionals’ ability to practise without unfair detriment or discrimination.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 03/07/2017 08:05:36 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

732882

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has had discussions with EU negotiators on the need for a data adequacy decision in respect of the UK at the point that the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	1311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>As negotiations commence our future data sharing relationship with the EU will be one of a wide range of issues we need to discuss with the EU.</p><p>The government is clear that the ability to collect, share and process personal data is crucial for the economy, and also for our wider ability to cooperate across borders, including on law enforcement and security issues. As part of plans for the UK’s exit from the EU, we are considering how best to maintain our ability to share, receive and protect EU data with EU member states.</p><p>Incorporating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) into UK law will be the foundation of our data protection legislative framework. We will continue to provide a very high standard of data protection rules once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 03/07/2017 08:07:17 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

733080

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Supermarkets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with UK supermarkets on the effect of Fairtrade certification on producers in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s Economic Development Strategy sets out the importance of growth and jobs for sustainable poverty reduction. Fair and ethical trade standards have an important contribution to make to this especially in combatting modern slavery and child labour. Officials are engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including business, standards organisations and NGOs on these issues. DFID has been a long term partner of Fairtrade and is currently supporting innovative new work under the Fairtrace initiative. This is a technology-based supply chain mapping programme that will help increase transparency of supply chains.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 08:33:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

733081

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of Fairtrade certification for producers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is long standing supporter of Fairtrade. Fairtrade plays an important role in helping producers around the world improve their lives in a sustainable way; ensuring farmers receive fair prices for their products, workers receive better wages and by making agricultural practices more sustainable. Fairtrade provides a minimum price for sales, as well as a premium, and certifies smallholder and plantation supply chains, as well as extractives such as gold. Producers received an estimated £123 million premium as a result of being part of a Fairtrade supply chain in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 08:34:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

733121

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Act 2007
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish recommendations on reforming the Mental Health Act 1983, as outlined in the Queen's Speech.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Queen’s Speech confirmed the Government’s intention to reform mental health legislation. Details will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/07/2017 08:24:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

733122

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the heritage sector on continuing access to imported specialist materials for restoration work after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	1288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Government fully recognises the value of our heritage, which makes an important contribution to our economy and well being. The Secretary of State and the Minister for Heritage have held round tables with sector representatives to assess the impact of leaving the EU on the heritage sector. The Department remains committed to working with the UK heritage sector to ensure that its needs and views are understood.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/07/2017 08:51:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

732552

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people opted to review decisions made by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute their cases in the financial year 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/17, the CPS received 1,988 Victims Right to Review (VRR) appeals.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/07/2017 09:13:42 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732601

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 15 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to extend the measurement of poverty indicators to working-age adults without children, and to pensioners.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	1096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of working-age adults without children and pensioners in relative and absolute low income in the UK are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income series.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 on a Before Housing Cost basis (BHC) 14% of working-age adults without children in the UK were in relative low income, and 12% in absolute low income.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 on a After Housing Cost basis (AHC) the proportion of pensioners in relative low income was 16%, with 14% in absolute low income.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, 8% of UK pensioners aged 65 and over were estimated to be in material deprivation.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to publish data on low income through the annual Households Below Average Income statistics.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/06/2017 13:34:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732602

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71090, how much spending was forecast to be spent on education for 16 to 19-year-olds as a result of announcements in the Autumn Statement 2015; and how much was allocated to institutions offering education to 16 to 19-year-olds as a result of those announcements.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Following the 2015 Autumn Statement, the department’s budget for spending on 16-19 education in the 2016-17 financial year was £5.9bn. High needs funding is included in this figure but funding for student support is not. The funding allocations for institutions in the 2016/17 academic year can be found at the following location:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/06/2017 13:51:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas