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900398

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been refused infinite leave to remain on the grounds of being (a) a threat to national security and (b) undesirable under section 322(5) of the Immigration Rules in each year since the implementation of those Rules.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	142483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/05/2018 14:40:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

900202

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Act 2014
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2018 to Question 136029, on Immigrants: Commonwealth, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential effect of the Immigration Act 2014 on (a) older Commonwealth citizens, (b) undocumented British citizens and (c) other vulnerable groups prior to its implementation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	141833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government balances the need to tackle illegal immigration with protecting vulnerable individuals and those who are here lawfully from any unintended consequences. We conduct impact assessments to consider policy objectives, reasons for government intervention and the likely impact of that intervention. An impact assessment was published for the Immigration Act 2014, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250069/Overarching_Impact_Assessment_final.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250069/Overarching_Impact_Assessment_final.PDF</a></p><p>The right to rent scheme created by the 2014 Act was also the subject of a full public consultation and related documents can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226713/consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226713/consultation.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249616/Consultation_Response.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249616/Consultation_Response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We have introduced additional safeguards through the Home Office checking services for landlords and employers to ensure members of the Windrush generation are not impacted by measures designed to tackle illegal immigration.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/05/2018 12:06:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

900206

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what support the UK Government has offered to the Welsh Government to gain European funding for the South Wales Metro project.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	141834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed £500 million of funding for the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, which includes delivery of the South Wales Metro project. Responsibility for bidding for EU funding in relation to the South Wales Metro project lies with the Welsh Government. On 13 August 2016, the Chancellor confirmed that where UK organisations, including the Welsh Government, bid directly to the European Commission on a competitive basis for EU funding projects while the UK is still a member of the EU, the Treasury will underwrite the payments of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/05/2018 11:15:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

900207

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) quantitative and (b) qualitative analysis his Department has conducted with the Department for International Trade to identify trading opportunities for Wales with countries with which the European Union does not have a trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	141835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>I am working with my colleagues in the Department for International Trade to identify future trading opportunities, post EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has established working group and high-level dialogues with a range of key trade partners, including the United States, Australia, China, Japan, India, the Gulf Cooperation Council and New Zealand. Our priority is to be in a position to begin formal negotiations with key partners immediately after we leave the EU and progress towards substantive deals as swiftly as possible so long as such deals work for Wales and the UK.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/05/2018 11:16:54 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895235

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential humanitarian effect of ending restrictions on trade between Gaza and the West Bank by building a secure route through Israel.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	140143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>It is clear that if restrictions on trade, movement and access between the West Bank and Gaza were eased via creation of a secure route between the two through Israel, humanitarian goods and personnel would be able to reach the intended beneficiaries in a more timely and cost-effective manner. Easing trade restrictions would help to ensure that humanitarian relief reaches those in need, helping to save lives and reduce suffering. More broadly, the benefits of increased trade flow would enhance Gaza’s economy, and relieve the humanitarian situation by lifting the overall standard of living. An analysis by the World Bank shows that lifting restrictions on Gaza could lead to additional cumulative growth of approximately 32% by 2025. We continue to press Israel to ease restrictions on trade, movement and access in line with their legitimate security concerns, and urge Hamas to renounce violence and move towards the quartet principles; the UK is committed to the unimpeded movement of humanitarian goods and personnel.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/05/2018 16:26:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895236

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential humanitarian effect of expanding the capacity of the Kerem Shalom goods crossing between Gaza and Israel.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	140144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Humanitarian agencies currently have to devote considerable time, resource, and effort to coordinating the passage of humanitarian goods and personnel through crossings between Israel and Gaza. Kerem Shalom is the only crossing for goods to enter and exit Gaza via Israel. In 2017 an average of 218 trucks a month were leaving Gaza into Israel, compared to a monthly average of 961 trucks between January and July in 2007. This severely constrains the economic development of Gaza, which contributes to the dire humanitarian situation. By operating Kerem Shalom at capacity, humanitarian and essential goods would be able to reach the intended beneficiaries in a more timely and cost-effective manner. This would expedite the delivery of humanitarian relief to those in need, helping to save lives and reduce suffering. The UK regularly raises the need to ease trade, movement and access restrictions with the Government of Israel, in line with their legitimate security concerns, and urges Egypt reopen the Rafah crossing.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/05/2018 16:28:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895000

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Wembley Stadium
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 is taking to ensure that the public interest is safeguarded in any potential sale of Wembley Stadium.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	139523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>My Department, along with Sport England and the Greater London Authority will be discussing the potential sale of the stadium with the Football Association over the course of this month.</p><p> </p><p>We will be seeking reassurances that both the interests of the national teams and the grassroots are protected and would benefit from any potential deal.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/05/2018 13:42:31 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895001

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Immigration: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has sought representations from the Welsh Government on the effect of the UK Government's immigration policies on the ability of the Welsh NHS to (a) recruit and (b) retain staff.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	139524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including the workforce in Wales.</p><p>Specifically on immigration; Tier 2 (General), the main immigration route for skilled non-EEA workers, is subject to an annual cap of 20,700 places. The cap, set in 2011 on advice by the independent Migration Advisory Committee, enables the Government to demonstrate commitment to reducing net migration and to protecting the resident labour market.</p><p>When demand exceeds the month’s allocation of Tier 2 (General) visas, priority is given to applicants filling a shortage.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 03/05/2018 14:54:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895003

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to respond to Questions 136029 on Immigrants: Commonwealth, tabled by the hon. member for Cardiff Central.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	139525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>The response for UIN 136029 was answered on the 8th May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/08/2018 14:23:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895005

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the progress made by the banking sector in ensuring that the needs of vulnerable consumers are met.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	139526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes it is vitally important that the banking sector meets the needs of vulnerable consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has given the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the independent conduct regulator for the financial services sector, a statutory objective to protect consumers. The FCA continually assess whether the banks they regulate are meeting the rules regarding the needs of vulnerable consumers.</p><p> </p><p>UK banks’ treatment of their customers is governed by the FCA in its Principles for Businesses, as well as specific requirements in its Handbook. The FCA's Principles require firms to conduct their business with due skill, care and diligence, and to pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly.</p><p> </p><p>The nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer fee-free basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account. The Treasury’s December 2017 publication shows that in total there are nearly 8 million basic bank accounts open in the UK, and that just over 900,000 new accounts were opened between July 2016 and June 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/05/2018 12:55:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens