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1239326

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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: Stockton North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children are affected by the benefit cap in Stockton North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	97574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households, receiving Housing Benefit or Universal Credit, who are subject to the Benefit Cap, by Family Type and Parliamentary Constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 97722 question first answered 05/10/2020 12:10:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238461

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Natural Gas: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the introduction of a short-haul tariff scheme for gas transportation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is an important issue. I am in regular dialogue with Ofgem and understand they are examining five industry proposals on the short-haul tariff, with varying impacts on different consumers groups.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238836

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason (a) humanist wedding ceremonies and (b) religious marriages are treated differently under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	96886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>One is not a ceremony that has legal force; the other does have legal force. Humanist weddings can take place with 15 people present under these Regulations, as is the case for religious ceremonies and civil ceremonies.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:53:44 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238837

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will allow people to gather in groups of up to 15 when attending a humanist wedding ceremony during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	96887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Humanist wedding ceremonies can take place at this time with 15 people present.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:54:10 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238839

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable legal recognition of humanist marriages through section 14 of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013 as an interim step before further reform.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	96889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission's recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission has now published a consultation paper as part of its review and will welcome responses from all.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 05/10/2020 16:09:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1237632

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many referrals there have been to children’s social care in each month since March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	95070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The department has undertaken a new Vulnerable Children and Young People Survey which has collected data from local authorities in England since May 2020. It includes data on contact with children supported by children’s social care, workforce, cost and system pressures. The report includes the number of referrals to children’s social care and referral source. Findings from the survey are published monthly and are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vulnerable-children-and-young-people-survey%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vulnerable-children-and-young-people-survey</a>.</p><p>The attached table shows the data we have collected from the survey on the number of referrals to children’s social care services between May and August. The survey collects data fortnightly and asks for the number of referrals received over a one-week period, meaning there are gaps in the data. The total number of referrals to children’s social care received over a full month is not held.</p><p>Figures on the number of referrals and referral source are also published annually in the characteristics of children in need statistical release. The latest published data relates to the period up to 31 March 2019. The statistics are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need</a>.</p><p>The department has been working closely with local authorities to assess the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, setting up dedicated regional teams that are in frequent contact. Bringing together expertise from across the department, these teams monitor the challenges that local authorities are facing, including any increases in demand, and can provide support and guidance where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 29/09/2020 16:53:14 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford attachment 1 file name 95070_table_showing_the_number_of_referrals_to_children's_social_care.xls title 95070_table
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1237207

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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	Universal Credit: Stockton North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children have received the £20 per week uplift in universal credit standard allowance payments in Stockton North in each month since that uplift was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	94415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children on Universal Credit, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/09/2020 12:10:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1237210

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Stockton North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families with children have received the £20 per week uplift in Working Tax Credit basic element payments in Stockton North in each month since that uplift was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	94416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>This information is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>Provisional information on the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit at the parliamentary constituency level is published twice a year. In April 2020, the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit in Stockton North was 1,700: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The next update to this publication will be available in January 2021 with statistics relating to December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Finalised annual information on families with children receiving Working Tax Credits is published once a year and is updated each July: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/09/2020 14:19:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1232998

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which dates each of the Nightingale courts started trials; when those courts will be operating at full capacity; and what plans the Government has for further Nightingale courts.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	87544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The table below provides the dates on which each Nightingale court began to conduct hearings including civil, family, tribunals and non-custodial crime work.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Hearings commenced</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prospero House, London</p></td><td><p>03/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former Telford County Court</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former Fleetwood Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>24/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Hertfordshire Development Centre</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea Civic Centre</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cloth Hall Court, Leeds</p></td><td><p>28/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough Town Hall</p></td><td><p>18/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Pallant House, Chichester</p></td><td><p>20/07/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petty France, London</p></td><td><p>24/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Cathedral</p></td><td><p>01/09/2020</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The venue in Hertfordshire was hired for a specific period to meet a targeted operational need. This site is now closed.</p><p> </p><p>We are listing cases for all the available hearing space at the nine Nightingale courts that are currently open in order to maximise our hearing capacity.</p><p>HMCTS has published an update on their response to Covid-19 in the criminal courts in England and Wales (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-and-tribunal-recovery-update-in-response-to-coronavirus). This provides a comprehensive update on recovery plans and includes details about Nightingale courts and our plans to open additional locations.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2020 14:16:30 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1232449

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the (a) public inquiry planning decisions he has yet to make where a planning inspector’s report has been submitted to his office and (b) the date on which each of those planning inspectors’ reports were submitted to his office.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	86647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Of the 12 cases listed in the Answer of 20 July 2020 to Question UIN 72897, six have since been determined, and one addendum report received. Those cases remaining to be determined are set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Case (local planning authority)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Inspector’s Report submitted to MHCLG</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broad Lane Essington &amp; Holyhead Rd Wergs (South Staffs)</p></td><td><p>13/5/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land north of Barleycastle Lane, Appleton Thorn (Warrington)</p></td><td><p>11/12/19, plus addendum report received 09/09/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Adjacent Dinnington Road, Woodsetts (Rotherham)</p></td><td><p>6/1/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ellesmere Port Wellsite, Portside One (Cheshire West and Chester)</p></td><td><p>6/1/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South-west Sittingbourne/Wises Lane (Swale)</p></td><td><p>13/2/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglia Square (Norwich)</p></td><td><p>8/6/20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are a variety of reasons why decisions may be delayed including policy complexities, and changes in local or national policy which require further correspondence with parties.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 86648 question first answered 11/09/2020 16:22:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 46604 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham