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802331

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been raised from the immigration skills charge since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Figures for 2017-18 will be available once the Home Office’s Annual Report and Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office, and laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/12/2017 16:46:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

802332

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for non-EU workers in small companies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office reviews the visa sponsorship process regularly to ensure that it is suitable for all types of sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/12/2017 16:45:37 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

802333

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to have a public consultation on the functioning of the visa system for those coming to the UK to work before the publication of the Immigration Bill.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy, which is underway. The MAC is due to report on this by September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the options for our future immigration system, post EU Exit, very carefully and will outline further details shortly. Any decisions on that future system will be based on evidence and will be discussed with a wide range of stakeholders before they are made.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/12/2017 17:07:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

802334

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the total amount spent on UK railways was raised through passenger fares for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes rail industry financial data in their annual UK Rail Industry Financial Information publication. The data are available from 2010-11 and the latest published data relate to 2015-16. See here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/rail/publications/reports/uk-rail-industry-financial-information" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/rail/publications/reports/uk-rail-industry-financial-information</a></p><p> </p><p>For the purpose of this response, the rail industry includes Great Britain’s franchised passenger train operators and Network Rail, as these data are available for the full time series. Data for Open Access operators, freight operators, High Speed 1, Rolling Stock Companies and Northern Ireland Railways are only available for 2015-16 and have therefore not been included.</p><p> </p><p>The total passenger income and gross expenditure for the rail industry from 2010-11 is set out in the table below. This includes train operators’ total gross payments to government, which will vary significantly between operators (with some making a payment to government and some receiving a net government subsidy). The expenditure total also includes Network Rail’s amortisation of capital expenditure (i.e. Network Rail’s enhancements and renewals costs spread over the useful lifetime of the investment).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Passenger income and gross rail industry expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>£Millions</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015-16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014-15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013-14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012-13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passenger income (GB)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9,160</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8,862</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8,409</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8,127</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7,841</p></td><td><p>7,588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gross TOC and Network Rail expenditure (GB)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19,061</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17,622</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17,659</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17,185</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16,467</p></td><td><p>16,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB passenger income as a % of rail industry expenditure</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>48%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>50%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>48%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>47%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>48%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/12/2017 15:27:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

801057

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) two child limit element in child tax credits and(b) the equivalent element in universal credit on the use of food banks families over the next 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>This Department has made no projection of trends in food bank use.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/12/2017 13:08:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

801058

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what account his Department took of outstanding indictments in the International Criminal Court before agreeing to the joint trade conference with Sudan set for 12 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Trade can help drive economic growth, create jobs and raise standards and we are supporting the Government of Sudan to make reforms to create a more inclusive and prosperous Sudan. There has been no change in the UK’s policy on the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment of President Bashir. We continue to make clear that we expect compliance with arrest warrants for all those indicted, and we remind countries of their legal obligations to cooperate with the ICC.</p><p>The UK-Sudan Trade and Investment Forum is a private business venture. We are not providing any financial or administrative support, however, HMG officials will attend.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 11/12/2017 17:17:14 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

801059

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 116341, whether his Department plans to replicate the 19 trade remedies currently in force against Chinese steel to which the UK adheres through its EU membership after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>DIT is preparing a UK trade remedies framework in readiness for the UK leaving the EU.</p><p>In support of this, the Department has issued a call for evidence to identify which UK businesses produce goods currently subject to anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures, or to an on-going investigation related to these.</p><p>It asks those businesses to state whether they support, are neutral to, or oppose the maintaining of those measures when the UK begins to operate its independent trade remedy framework.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/12/2017 18:00:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

800662

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used to determine which job centres in Wales would have their full transition to universal credit delayed as set out in the Universal Credit Transition to Full Service Guidance update issued on 23 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to pause or delay the rollout of Universal Credit. We have however, carefully revised the rollout plan to ensure we continue safely and gradually to rollout this important welfare reform, and this will mean a slight change in date for when Universal Credit Full Service will be rolled out in some jobcentres.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/12/2017 12:30:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

800663

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Network Rail’s total labour costs were for (a) maintenance delivered in-house and (b) works delivery in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail's total labour costs for maintenance delivered in-house and works delivery in each of the last five years are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m, 17/18 prices</p></td><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>Capital Projects</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>671</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>648</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/12/2017 13:40:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

800664

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent proposals he has received from Network Rail on (a) maintenance and (b) operational efficiencies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently published his High Level Output Statement and Statement of Funds Available for railway activities during the period covering 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024 (Control Period 6), in which he emphasised his clear expectation that Network Rail needs to make significant progress in improving its efficiency. As part of the independent Office of Rail and Road’s ongoing PR18 regulatory process, Network Rail is producing its Strategic Business Plans for Control Period 6 by February 2018, setting out what it proposes to deliver during CP6, what this will cost and the efficiencies it proposes to deliver. In addition to the Office of Rail and Road, which will scrutinise these plans, my Department will also receive them.</p><p> </p><p>I have also recently received Network Rail’s Transformation Plan Update, in September 2017, which sets out work now underway to increase efficiency in Network Rail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/12/2017 13:24:09 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens