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1012317

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of the market sounding exercise for a southern rail link to Heathrow announced on 13 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	194645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Earlier this year the Department undertook market testing. This is the first step in the development of Southern Access and will inform the further work required before any decision on whether to and, if so, how this scheme will be progressed.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of responses will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/11/2018 16:26:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

997302

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the preparedness of HMRC for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	185033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains confident we will agree a mutually advantageous deal with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>It is however the duty of a responsible Government to continue to prepare for a range of potential outcomes including the unlikely event of no deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer therefore continues to work closely with HMRC officials and has made funding available to ensure the department is ready for EU exit, whatever the outcome of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2018 17:46:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

990329

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timetable is for the publication of the tariff schedule for the possibility of a no-deal scenario.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	181234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>In the event of no deal, the Government will determine and publish its UK duty rates before we leave the EU in accordance with the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act.</p><p><br>For bound rates, we have already lodged our UK only General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) schedule at the WTO and will have also lodged our UK only General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) schedule.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/10/2018 12:25:36 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

973917

registered interest
date	14/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to approve a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	906922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is actively looking at a future Southern Rail Link to Heathrow and this scheme will be considered alongside other national priorities through the planning process for the next control period.</p><p> </p><p>In May we launched a formal Market Sounding for a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow and results of this are expected to be published later this year. The outcome of this engagement will provide further clarity on whether to and, if so, how this scheme will be progressed and funded.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/10/2018 10:27:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

874735

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to work with (a) voluntary and (b) private sector partners to deliver Family Hubs.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	135036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the development of family hubs. We know that many areas are already moving towards this model of support for children and families.</p><p> </p><p>It is ultimately up to local councils to decide how to organise and commission services in their areas, including how these can be delivered in partnership with voluntary and private sector organisations. Local councils are best placed to understand local needs and how best to meet them, and they should be the ones to determine how to deliver services to children and families in their area.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/04/2018 13:00:57 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

874736

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Farmer Review published in August 2017, what steps he is taking to help prisons to keep families together to reduce re-offending rates.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	135037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>We know that improving the quality of engagement between a prisoner and their friends or family can be a positive influence on reducing reoffending. The Government is committed to implementing the recommendations set out by Lord Farmer in his report ‘The Importance of Strengthening Prisoners Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime’. Since the publication of the Farmer Review, progress continues to be made in implementing its recommendations. Through our reforms we are placing the importance of family relationships at the centre of our revised approach.</p><p>Governors are central to reforming our prisons because they are best placed to ensure the prison is safe and secure, and understand the rehabilitative needs of the offenders in their care. In October 2017, family budgets were devolved to Governors, which coincided with the commencement of new family services contracts. This has given Governors the ability to deliver tailored support for prisoners, helping them to build or maintain their ties with family or friends. An example of this is HMP Chelmsford, which recently adapted their prison library, making it child friendly, to enable prisoners to sit down and read with their children.</p><p>To support this new approach, from April 2018 all prison Governors will now be required to produce local Strategies, which set out how they will support prisoners to improve the level of engagement with their friends and families. This will be underpinned by a guidance document, which was issued in December and a new Family Policy Framework, which will be published in Autumn of this year. These will help standardise the quality of services provided across all prisons, helping to strengthen relationships between prisoners, their family and friends.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) has appointed a lead inspector to Children and Families work. HMIP has updated its website to demonstrate good practice recognised in inspections since the publication of the Farmer Review. <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/our-expectations/prison-expectations/rehabilitation-and-release-planning/children-and-families-and-contact-with-the-outside-world/" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/our-expectations/prison-expectations/rehabilitation-and-release-planning/children-and-families-and-contact-with-the-outside-world/</a></p><p>There are a handful of recommendations, which will require longer-term structural reform to be delivered, including in-cell telephony and the use of video calling technology, such as Skype. We are in the process of developing options for these proposals.</p><p>In addition to the recommendations set out in the Farmer review relationships between prisoners and their families are maintained through a range of visiting opportunities. In addition to statutory entitlement to visits under the Prison Rules 1999, prisoners may also be granted additional visits through local privilege schemes. In a speech on the 6<sup>th</sup> of March at the Royal Society of Arts, the Secretary of State expressed his commitment to creating incentives that support and encourage offenders to turn their lives around. This includes offering access to technology like skype allowing prisoners contact with their families that they would otherwise be unable to have.</p><p>Release on temporary licence (ROTL) is another way for suitable prisoners to maintain family ties, and we will be exploring in the coming months how best to ensure access to ROTL for those who would benefit, within a robust risk assessment framework.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 135039 question first answered 16/04/2018 13:05:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

874738

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Importance of Strengthening Prisoners' Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has been made on implementation the recommendations of the Farmer Review, published in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	135039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>We know that improving the quality of engagement between a prisoner and their friends or family can be a positive influence on reducing reoffending. The Government is committed to implementing the recommendations set out by Lord Farmer in his report ‘The Importance of Strengthening Prisoners Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime’. Since the publication of the Farmer Review, progress continues to be made in implementing its recommendations. Through our reforms we are placing the importance of family relationships at the centre of our revised approach.</p><p>Governors are central to reforming our prisons because they are best placed to ensure the prison is safe and secure, and understand the rehabilitative needs of the offenders in their care. In October 2017, family budgets were devolved to Governors, which coincided with the commencement of new family services contracts. This has given Governors the ability to deliver tailored support for prisoners, helping them to build or maintain their ties with family or friends. An example of this is HMP Chelmsford, which recently adapted their prison library, making it child friendly, to enable prisoners to sit down and read with their children.</p><p>To support this new approach, from April 2018 all prison Governors will now be required to produce local Strategies, which set out how they will support prisoners to improve the level of engagement with their friends and families. This will be underpinned by a guidance document, which was issued in December and a new Family Policy Framework, which will be published in Autumn of this year. These will help standardise the quality of services provided across all prisons, helping to strengthen relationships between prisoners, their family and friends.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) has appointed a lead inspector to Children and Families work. HMIP has updated its website to demonstrate good practice recognised in inspections since the publication of the Farmer Review. <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/our-expectations/prison-expectations/rehabilitation-and-release-planning/children-and-families-and-contact-with-the-outside-world/" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/our-expectations/prison-expectations/rehabilitation-and-release-planning/children-and-families-and-contact-with-the-outside-world/</a></p><p>There are a handful of recommendations, which will require longer-term structural reform to be delivered, including in-cell telephony and the use of video calling technology, such as Skype. We are in the process of developing options for these proposals.</p><p>In addition to the recommendations set out in the Farmer review relationships between prisoners and their families are maintained through a range of visiting opportunities. In addition to statutory entitlement to visits under the Prison Rules 1999, prisoners may also be granted additional visits through local privilege schemes. In a speech on the 6<sup>th</sup> of March at the Royal Society of Arts, the Secretary of State expressed his commitment to creating incentives that support and encourage offenders to turn their lives around. This includes offering access to technology like skype allowing prisoners contact with their families that they would otherwise be unable to have.</p><p>Release on temporary licence (ROTL) is another way for suitable prisoners to maintain family ties, and we will be exploring in the coming months how best to ensure access to ROTL for those who would benefit, within a robust risk assessment framework.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 135037 question first answered 16/04/2018 13:05:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

874739

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Low Incomes: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to remove financial disincentives for people on low incomes to form lasting couple relationships.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	135040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The government is fully committed to helping families stay together, and introduced the Marriage Allowance in 2015 to recognise marriage through the tax system.</p><p> </p><p>Marriage Allowance allows taxpayers to transfer 10% of their tax free personal allowance to a spouse or civil partner, and is worth up to £238 per year. At Autumn Budget we further extended Marriage Allowance, so that personal representatives can apply on behalf of deceased partners.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/04/2018 10:56:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

874740

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase uptake of the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	135041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015, to recognise the importance of marriage in the tax system, and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ran a number of advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the savings Marriage Allowance can bring to eligible couples. The first campaign ran between October 2015 to March 2016, and the second between November 2016 to March 2017. A variety of channels were used including press, radio adverts, and digital advertising.</p><p> </p><p>2.8 million couples have successfully claimed Marriage Allowance since its introduction. In 2018-19, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of £238, or £900 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16. Couples who have yet to claim will not lose out as they have until 5 April 2020 to backdate it. Marriage Allowance can be claimed through the personal tax account, on the GOV.UK website, or by telephone to HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/04/2018 10:47:08 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

749685

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Political Prisoners: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions she has had with her Russian counterpart on the treatment of political prisoners in that country.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	3622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>While I met President Putin at this G20, my last substantive bilateral with him was at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China where we discussed a range of international and domestic issues. In our bilateral relationship with Russia we regularly raise our concerns with Russia that political freedoms in that country are becoming increasingly constrained. The interests of the Russian people and the stability of the Russian state would be best served by a political system based on strong institutions, together with a safe political space for dissenting views to be heard, and free and fair elections.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 3456 question first answered 14/07/2017 12:05:37 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord