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1441469

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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 Supply
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 he will set a revised date for the publication of the National Food Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	140479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The forthcoming Food Strategy White Paper is a once in a generation opportunity to create a food system that feeds our nation today and protects it for tomorrow.</p><p>It will build on existing work across Government and identify new opportunities to make the food system healthier, more sustainable, more resilient, and more accessible for those across the UK. Given ongoing wider circumstances, we expect to publish the food strategy after the pre-election period for the local elections.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/03/2022 12:57:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1402189

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening the Union.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	904982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is the world’s most successful and enduring multi-national, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural political union. Being part of the United Kingdom makes every one of us safer and more prosperous. To ensure all levels of government in the United Kingdom can work better together to deliver for the people we serve, the UK Government and the devolved governments have recently concluded our joint review of Intergovernmental Relations and agreed a new set of arrangements to promote closer and more effective joint working. I refer the Hon Member to the written Statement made by the Secretary of State on 13 January 2022 (HCWS536).</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 904986 question first answered 03/02/2022 16:21:52 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 43168 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1387476

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason she has no current plans to include options for receiving the State Pension weekly or bi-weekly on the State Pension claim form.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	91988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>There are no current plans to include options for receiving State Pension weekly/bi-weekly on the State Pension claim form.</p><p>The customer can, however, request a change to another payment frequency if they wish, at any point after the initial claim and award payment is made. A customer may telephone or write to request this change. State Pension systems do have the functionality to provide an alternative payment frequency, at any point after the initial claim and award is made. The easiest way to do this is for the customer to contact Pension Service by telephone and an operational agent can facilitate the change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/12/2021 14:37:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1378890

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	NHS Covid Pass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including confirmation of a third covid-19 booster vaccination on the NHS Covid-19 App for use by UK citizens when accessing venues and for travel overseas.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	75908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The NHS COVID-19 App is primarily a contact tracing app. App users are anonymous so it cannot be used as proof of vaccination status. The NHS App provides access to services including vaccination status and the NHS COVID pass. The NHS COVID Pass can now be used to demonstrate proof of a booster or third dose for outbound international travel and available through both the NHS App and on NHS.UK.</p><p>Booster vaccinations are currently not recorded in the domestic NHS COVID Pass as they are not required for domestic certification in England.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 24/11/2021 17:45:36 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1378892

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Football: Television
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 recent discussions she has had with terrestrial TV stations to raise the issue of their inability to deliver free to air, live broadcasts of international football matches involving each of the four constituent nations of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	75909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department has discussions regularly with broadcasters on a range of matters including those related to the broadcasting of Sport.</p><p>The Listed Events regime is designed to ensure that sporting events of national significance are accessible to as wide an audience as possible by ensuring that coverage of certain sports are offered to free-to-air broadcasters. Currently, international football matches for the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament and the European Football Championships Finals Tournament are designated on the listed events regime under Group A - where full live coverage must be offered for free-to-air broadcast. This includes the matches of the home countries that have qualified for the event.</p><p>We believe that the current Listed Events regime works well and strikes an appropriate balance between retaining free-to-air sports events for the public while allowing rights holders to negotiate agreements in the best interests of their sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 75936 question first answered 23/11/2021 11:53:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1363916

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what counselling services have been provided for Afghan personnel and their families who (a) assisted British Forces in Afghanistan and (b) have since been repatriated to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	64645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>There is significant work underway across the whole of Government to ensure the Afghans who stood side by side with us in conflict, their families and those at highest risk who have been evacuated, are supported as they now rebuild their lives, find work, pursue education and integrate into their local communities in the UK. This includes healthcare support, where the Government is providing £3 million of additional NHS funding so that Afghans arriving under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme can access healthcare and register with a GP. The plans, dubbed 'Operation Warm Welcome', are being overseen by Victoria Atkins as the new Minister for Afghan Resettlement at the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/11/2021 16:28:37 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1362211

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that the option of receiving the State Pension weekly or biweekly is made available on the claim form.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	60441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>There are no current plans to include options for receiving State Pension weekly/bi-weekly on the State Pension claim form.</p><p> </p><p>The customer can, however, request a change to another payment frequency if they wish, at any point after the initial claim and award payment is made. A customer may telephone or write to request this change. State Pension systems do have the functionality to provide an alternative payment frequency, at any point after the initial claim and award is made. The easiest way to do this is for the customer to contact Pension Service by telephone and an operational agent can facilitate the change.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/11/2021 10:38:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1362214

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department expects to meet service delivery targets with regards to the processing of new claims to state pension by the end of October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	60442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Yes. As of 4 November, there were 3,220 claims where we awaited further information from the customer before we can finalise their claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/11/2021 15:26:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1361718

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to ensure that the correct addresses have been used in letters sent to winter fuel payment recipients by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	59822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>For Winter Fuel Entitlement, and all customer notifications, DWP uses information from customer records across the Department to identify the most recent address provided by a citizen.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the citizen to inform DWP if they change their address and of any other changes that may affect their entitlement to Winter Fuel.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/10/2021 14:38:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1348389

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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: Maladministration
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 17 June 2021 to Question 15239, whether her Department is on schedule to automate the process of proactively correcting universal credit payments at risk of being reduced when coinciding with the claimant receiving multiple wages during one assessment period by mid-summer 2021.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	35698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We are currently on schedule to deliver the automation which will allow us to identify and take action when claimants are impacted by two earnings in the one assessment period by Summer 2021.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/07/2021 14:21:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman