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1337937

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 make it her policy to provide universal credit claimants who have taken temporary trips overseas special dispensation when that trip has been extended as a result of travel bans or restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	17894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It is a general requirement that a claimant must be in Great Britain (GB) to be entitled to Universal Credit but there are circumstances when a person is still entitled to Universal Credit whilst temporarily being absent from GB.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants generally should notify Universal Credit of the intention to go abroad. Claimants can go abroad on holiday for any reason for up to one month, but they must still satisfy their work related requirements on the claimant commitment. An absence can be extended and in some specific circumstances work-related requirements may be ‘switched-off’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has put into place measures to support existing benefit recipients in exceptional cases where their absence abroad goes over the period allowed under the temporary absence benefit rules and are awaiting repatriation due to covid-19 travel restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>Foreign, Commmonwealth &amp; Development Office consular staff continue to provide advice and support to British nationals who face financial difficulties overseas due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Those in real financial distress whilst stranded overseas can seek advice and support from their local consular team, who will be able to advise on any local support that may be available, as well as facilitate contact with friends and families who may be able to help.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/06/2021 16:05:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1334132

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department operates a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	15456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not operate such a rating system for Freedom of Information requests.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/06/2021 15:59:59 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1334133

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department operates a red amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	15457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The department does not operate such a system for categorising Freedom of Information requests. All FOI requests are treated exactly the same, regardless of who the request is from and their occupation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/06/2021 14:50:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1334134

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department operates a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	15458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not operate a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests in terms of sensitivity. It does, however, use a process by which requests are assessed according to their complexity and sensitivity of the subject matter. On that basis, requests are assigned as either a “trigger” or a “non-trigger” request. If a request is complex and or concerns a sensitive topic it will be a “trigger” request. Responses to such requests will attract extra levels of compliance check by officials and may include contextual lines to explain any information being disclosed.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office’s guidance requires public authorities to be requester and motive blind. This means that responses provided are not influenced by whom has submitted a request, or by the motive that may have prompted it. Any information being disclosed under the terms of the Act will be the same, no matter whom the requester.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice consistently receives some of the highest volumes of Freedom of Information requests compared to other Government Departments and has sustained performance above the ICO timeliness target of 90% for 43 consecutive months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/06/2021 14:52:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1334135

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department operates a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	15459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>No. All FOI requests are treated in exactly the same way.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/06/2021 12:11:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1315641

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will publish guidance to advise employers on how to support physically disabled workers to return to the workplace in a covid-safe way, while having their needs met, to ensure that disabled people are able to return to the workplace on an equal basis as covid-19 restrictions ease.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	3214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has existing guidance for employers of people with disabilities: <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/disability/employers.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/disability/employers.htm</a> which remains applicable to those returning to work following absence related to COVID-19. Employers are required to ensure that their workplaces are COVID secure for all employees and there is extensive guidance on the HSE web site to help them do that.</p><p> </p><p>Under equality law, employers are required to make reasonable adjustments to ensure, as far is reasonable, that employees with disabilities have the same access to everything required to do the job as a non - disabled worker.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2021 16:05:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1310674

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protections are in place for leaseholders in buildings eligible for Government assistance to remediate defective cladding whose owners decide not to apply and to charge leaseholders for the work instead.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	184584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that it is the responsibility of the building owner, landlord or responsible person to ensure the safety of residents in buildings with unsafe cladding systems. We expect building owners and landlords to pursue all avenues to fund the remediation costs for unsafe cladding without passing on costs to leaseholders, by meeting these costs from their own resources, by claiming on insurance policies or warranties, or taking legal action. Where this is not possible the Government is making an unprecedented £5 billion available to fund the cost of replacing unsafe cladding for leaseholders in residential buildings 18 metres and over in England. Building owners and landlords should therefore not be seeking to charge leaseholders for the costs of remediation of unsafe cladding on buildings that are eligible for Government funding and should instead apply for the funding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/04/2021 14:49:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1310675

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support employment projects for disabled people through the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	184585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities.</p><p>As set out at Spending Review 2020, one portion of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will support investment in people and skills, in communities and places and in local businesses, all tailored to local needs. A second portion of the Fund will be targeted differently to people most in need, through bespoke employment and skills programmes. This will support improved employment outcomes for those in and out of work in specific groups of people who face labour market barriers.</p><p>The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework later this year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 26/04/2021 16:26:10 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1307125

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to provide early access to covid-19 vaccinations for single parents who are at risk of being unable to care for their children in the event that they fall ill with covid-19 and do not have support from another parent or carer during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	178688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Prioritisation for COVID-19 vaccination in phase one of the programme is based on reducing mortality, morbidity and protecting the health and social care system. Phase two, which started on 13 April, has been based on risk of serious health outcomes from COVID-19 therefore individuals have not been prioritised on the basis of factors such as responsibility for child-care. There are currently no plans to prioritise on this basis.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/04/2021 08:51:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1307126

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to review the number of proscribed far-right groups classified as terrorist.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	179733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the Home Secretary may proscribe an organisation if she believes it is concerned in terrorism, and it is proportionate to do so.</p><p>We keep the list of proscribed organisations under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 10:50:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi