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1087101

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, whether he has made a risk assessment of the award of the AWACS contract to Boeing for the provision of the E-7 wedgetail.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	231535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The E-7 is based on the proven and widely used 737 NG aircraft generation of which nearly 7,000 have been produced since it was first introduced in 1996. The two recent tragic incidents involved the different 737 MAX aircraft generation. It would not be appropriate to speculate on these accidents until the competent regulatory bodies have issued their formal reports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/03/2019 11:02:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1050197

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of towns without free access to the ATM network.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	213424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on ATM numbers by Parliamentary Constituency is publicly available on the LINK website.</p><p> </p><p>LINK, the scheme that runs the UK’s ATM network, has committed to maintain the broad geographical coverage of the ATM network in the UK. The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator, which regulates LINK, is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision and has used its powers to hold LINK to account over its commitments.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has put in place specific arrangements to protect free-to-use ATMs more than 1 kilometre away from the next nearest free-to-use ATM. Furthermore, LINK recently announced new additional premiums to safeguard the presence of free-to-use ATMs in remote and deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 213425 question first answered 31/01/2019 16:09:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1050198

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of restricted access to free to use ATMs.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	213425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on ATM numbers by Parliamentary Constituency is publicly available on the LINK website.</p><p> </p><p>LINK, the scheme that runs the UK’s ATM network, has committed to maintain the broad geographical coverage of the ATM network in the UK. The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator, which regulates LINK, is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision and has used its powers to hold LINK to account over its commitments.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has put in place specific arrangements to protect free-to-use ATMs more than 1 kilometre away from the next nearest free-to-use ATM. Furthermore, LINK recently announced new additional premiums to safeguard the presence of free-to-use ATMs in remote and deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 213424 question first answered 31/01/2019 16:09:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1043108

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with LINK on the interchange rate for ATMs.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	209838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government is continuing to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has cancelled its third interchange fee reduction, due in January 2020, and put on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending further review.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator, who regulates LINK, has welcomed these adjustments, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/01/2019 11:31:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999160

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the new business rates relief announced in Budget 2018 on local authority finances.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget confirmed that local government will be fully compensated for the loss of income that results from changes to business rates announced in the Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 186408 question first answered 09/11/2018 10:54:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999161

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether local authorities that see a reduction in funding as a result of the change to business rates will receive additional funding from central Government.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget confirmed that local government will be fully compensated for the loss of income that results from changes to business rates announced in the Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 186407 question first answered 09/11/2018 10:54:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999162

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universities: Enterprise Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, where the new University Enterprise Zones announced in Budget 2018 will be; and by what process that decision was reached.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced £5m towards University Enterprise Zones in the Budget. The locations of these have not yet been decided. The process for awarding funding is currently being developed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:48:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999164

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support further education and sixth form colleges receive for students who entered the UK via the Syrian Children's Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The government considers refugees, who entered the UK via the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme or the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme, eligible for funding on the same basis for 16-19 study programmes as all other eligible students.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department provides a number of financial support programmes for economically disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds, in particular the 16-19 bursary fund, to help with the education related costs associated with staying in post-16 education such as travel and course equipment. These programmes aim to enable 16 to 19 year olds to participate whatever their financial situation, and are available to refugee students who meet the qualifying criteria for each scheme.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/11/2018 10:41:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

993726

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a list of properties in Stoke-on-Trent that were considered as alternative locations for the Stoke-on-Trent Reporting Centre.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	182860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Our estates partners were commissioned to identify an alternative site for reporting functions in Stoke that provided adequate access to the public, security and accommodation that would enable us to provide a good level of service to the reporting population. Our partners were unable to locate any such suitable premises in the local area.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/10/2018 12:33:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

993727

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department uses for the allocation of funding under the Prevent programme.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	182861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Prevent funding is prioritised based on threat and risk across the country where we assess the risk of radicalisation to be highest.</p><p><br>A number of factors, including local and national intelligence / information, the number of TACT arrests and disrupted plots, as well as Channel referral data, are used to help determine the locations where the threat from terrorism and radicalisation is greatest.</p><p>Each priority area receives funding for a dedicated Prevent Coordinator and for civil society organisations to deliver campaigns and activity that counter terrorist narratives and build resilience in communities against radicalisation. We do not provide detailed information about the funding allocation of local Prevent projects by area.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/02/2019 13:13:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent