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850066

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	European Social Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish its mid-term review of the European Social Fund Operational Programme.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	129634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>England’s Managing Authority (MA) for the European Social Fund (ESF) has conducted a ‘mid-term review’ of the ESF England Operational Programme (OP) to ensure it is fit for purpose going forward. The review notably focused on strategic objectives, lessons learned, and maximising value for money. The MA is now implementing these changes in conjunction with the European Commission (EC) through a two-stage approach. Any amended elements of the revised OP are subject to the Commission's approval under Article 96(10) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and we are unable to publish amendments until we have received the formal adoption notification.</p><p> </p><p>The first phase of the review was concluded in December 2017 through the European Commission’s Implementing Decision C(2017) 8861. We will be finalising the second phase of the review over the coming months and anticipate publishing the refreshed OP (reflecting both stages) in the spring, subject to EC approval timelines.</p><p> </p><p>ESF is a devolved matter for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/03/2018 10:26:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

850277

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Caste in Great Britain and equality law: a public consultation, which closed on 18 September 2017, when the Government plans to publish its response to that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	129845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>Government received over 16,000 responses to the public consultation, confirming that this is an extremely sensitive and emotive subject. We are currently considering these responses carefully to ensure that there is appropriate legal protection against caste discrimination in the UK, and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/03/2018 12:48:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

845689

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses raising offered salaries for non-Europeans workers to assist the approval of work visas.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Salaries paid by employers are a matter for the employers in question. It is a requirement, for all Tier 2 (General) jobs, that a migrant must be paid the appropriate salary for the occupation in question. This requirement helps to ensure fair pay for migrant workers and prevents Tier 2 being used to undercut resident workers.</p><p> </p><p>The minimum salary for Tier 2 is £30,000 or £20,800 for new entrants, or the appropriate rate for the job, whichever is the higher. The minimum salary levels are based on the salary distribution for all positions in the UK. For experienced workers, this is set at the 25th percentile, the rate for new entrants be set at the 10th percentile Tier 2 salaries have remained at their current levels since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2018 15:27:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

845690

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas for non-EU workers were refused for each tier and type of work visa in each of the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Information on grants and refusals of applications for entry clearance work visas, by Tier and category, are published on a quarterly basis, in the quarterly Immigration Statistics. (latest edition ‘Immigration Statistics, October – December 2017’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a>).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2018 15:24:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

845723

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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 (a) immigration (b) refugee and (c) citizenship cases are waiting to be processed by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The information as requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.</p><p>The Government is committed to publishing comprehensive statistics on the performance of the immigration system. On 22 February, the Government published its latest collection of migration transparency data to the end of 2017. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/02/2018 12:53:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

845724

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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 and what proportion of (a) immigration, (b) refugee and (c) citizenship cases have taken more than (i) 6 months, (ii) 12 months and (iii) 24 months to resolve in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to publishing comprehensive statistics on the performance of the immigration system. On 22 February, the Government published its latest collection of migration transparency data to the end of 2017. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/02/2018 12:55:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

844079

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2018 to Question 125536 on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, if he will publish a timetable for when the post-implementation review will (a) take place and (b) report back to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Post-Implementation Review of the reforms introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), we will be reaching out to experts and interested parties in the relevant fields to inform the evidence gathering process.</p><p>The review will report later this year. We are committed to ensuring legal aid and other forms of legal support are available to those who need it, so it is right that we take the necessary time to gather evidence.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/02/2018 17:27:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

844084

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people sent to prison for council tax non-payment were women in each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of women and men admitted to prison for non-payment: Community charge / Council Tax can be viewed in Table A2.11 at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610978/receptions-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610978/receptions-2016.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Data covering 2017 is due for publication in April 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/02/2018 16:32:38 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

844085

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Council Tax: Offenders
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 proportion of people who served time in prison for each year between 2010 and 2017 for not paying their council tax had (a) a full means assessment undertaken (b) their caring responsibilities taken into account by the court and (c) their mental health needs assessed prior to their committal.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The responsibility for sentencing administration rests with the Magistrates courts, which are overseen by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. Magistrates courts should consider imprisonment for non-payment of council tax only if the failure to pay is due to the individual's wilful refusal or culpable neglect. Local council tax support schemes are available to those householders on low incomes who have difficulty in paying their council tax.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/02/2018 16:24:19 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

844086

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the average (a) cost to the public purse of a prison sentence and (b) amount of debt outstanding in cases where people have been sent to prison for council tax non-payment in each year between 2010 and 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken any such comparative assessments. Magistrates’ courts should consider imprisonment for non-payment of council tax only if the failure to pay is due to the individual's wilful refusal or culpable neglect. Local council tax support schemes are available to those householders on low incomes who have difficulty in paying their council tax.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/03/2018 15:39:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green