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1028407

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Greg Hands
uin	908302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled. <br>The Government is supporting my Hon friend the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which delivers our manifesto commitment to introducing votes for life.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 14:25:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1028408

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to protect the UK electoral system from overseas interference.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	908303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes. However, we are not complacent, as the Prime Minister said: we will do what is necessary to protect ourselves, and work with our allies to do likewise. Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect our democracy.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 14:26:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1028409

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Interserve on the viability of its public sector contracts.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	908305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We monitor the financial health of all strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and have regular discussions with the company’s management. The funding arrangements of Interserve are a matter for the company. But we welcome moves to increase the financial robustness of a company which employs 45,000 people in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/12/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1028339

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Seating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether to introduce, or revise, legislation governing the permitted extent of leg room between rows of airline seats; and what consideration has been given over the last eight years to the needs of outsize or very tall people.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL12413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certify the maximum seating capacity of aircraft types to ensure that safety requirements and seat standards (e.g. fire resistance, strength) are met. The government does not have plans to introduce new regulations regarding the leg room available between rows of seats on different aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>Seat size and pitch is a commercial matter for airlines, provided that they meet the certification requirements around safety. Many airlines choose to make seats with more legroom available at extra cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/12/2018 16:25:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1027154

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that estimates of land and property costs for HS2 given to the House of Commons were wrong; and what estimate they have made of the actual costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The HS2 land and property budget has evolved as the programme has developed. The Government welcomed the National Audit Office (NAO) report in September 2018 into the HS2 Phase One property acquisition programme.</p><p> </p><p>The report found that the property cost estimate had increased significantly from 2012 to 2017 and set out that this kind of change was to be expected on a large complex project such as HS2. The NAO noted that the increase included route changes as a result of public consultation, in response to the requests of petitioners during the parliamentary process leading up to Royal Assent and the introduction of additional property compensation schemes.</p><p> </p><p>There is also the fact that detailed land cost assessments were not possible until after Royal Assent was achieved, and re-assessing land values from 2011 prices. The Government followed the correct process in terms of how it updated Parliament of the Phase One property costs.</p><p> </p><p>As reported by the NAO, HS2 Ltd has forecasted that the cost to acquire land and property for Phase One of the route would be £3,356 million</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/12/2018 12:45:23 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1027173

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on 3 February on the feasibility study into the value of reopening the Skipton–Colne railway for passenger services and as a new freight connection between the North-West and North-East, what progress they have made on that study; whether the consultants have completed the study and delivered it to the Secretary of State and to Transport for the North; and when they expect to announce whether the proposal will be taken to the next stage.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The feasibility study into the reinstatement of the Skipton-Colne rail link as part of a route for passengers and freight, carried out in partnership with Transport for the North, has only very recently been completed and submitted to the Secretary of State. The Government is considering next steps and expects to make an announcement shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/12/2018 12:50:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1027186

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the development of short sea shipping in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
uin	HL12368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We fully support the development of short sea shipping in the UK and recognise the benefits increased uptake could provide as a means of freight transportation.</p><p> </p><p>To better understand the markets for coastal shipping and inland waterways we have commissioned a study to explore the opportunities, barriers and the potential for mode shift from inland transport networks.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Department’s forthcoming strategy – Maritime 2050 – recognises the role of short sea shipping and, more widely, sets out how the UK can remain a key competitive maritime nation through meeting the challenges of the future and taking advantage of the opportunities that arise, include those in freight transport.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/12/2018 12:48:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market

1027211

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) live births and (b) stillbirths in each part of the United Kingdom in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 17:12:34 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ202722 - Response.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027302

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.107 Census 2021 White Paper, what proportion of Gurdwaras surveyed expressed agreement with a Sikh ethnic group tick-box.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	202833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 17:27:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ202832 + 202833.pdf title UKSA Final Response
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1027336

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse has been of work done so far by the Independent Case Examiner on individual cases brought on the grounds of unjust treatment of women approaching pension age which have now been closed in response to the current Judicial Review of her Department's handling of the changes to women's pension age.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	202846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Individual government departments have long established complaints procedures. That approach has not changed under Labour governments 1997-2010 or successive governments. The DWP has a two tier complaints process which considers formal complaints about our service<strong>. </strong>Once a complainant has exhausted the DWP complaint process they are signposted to the Independent Case Examiner’s Office if they are dissatisfied with the final response to their complaint. The Independent Case Examiner is independent.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Case Examiner’s Office cost per case, which is currently £2,374, covers the whole process from receipt to investigation conclusion. The information requested relating to the total cost of work done is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2018 16:38:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin