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1037814

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to her oral contribution of 7 January 2019, Official Report, column 3, what discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on what date in 2020 the planned vote on managed migration to universal credit will take place.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	206210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has, in a Written Ministerial Statement today, set out a revised legislative plan for Universal Credit managed migration regulations.</p><p> </p><p>This change provides the reassurance Parliament has requested, that we will report on our findings from the pilot before bringing forward legislation to extend managed migration.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation will be subject to normal Parliamentary processes and any Parliamentary activity in relation to the revised regulations will be for parliament to consider.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/01/2019 14:15:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037937

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the amount BT has paid in direct capital contributions to local authorities in relation to each of its 44 BDUK-approved projects.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	206211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>BT contracted over £388 million to deliver Superfast broadband within the 44 BDUK approved phase one projects. A number of these contracts are still in delivery and expected to generate efficiency savings. The amount the supplier has to contribute will not diminish from the contracted value.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/01/2019 12:25:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037984

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Permitted Development Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his consultation on extending permitted development rights will take account of his recent commitment to improve design standards; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	206212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>New development should demonstrate high quality design, reflecting the character of the local area. Our consultation, “Planning Reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes,” invites views on how the use of local design codes could help to improve the design quality of upward extensions to existing premises to create new homes.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2019 13:03:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037241

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of problem online gambling in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The report on gambling behaviour in Great Britain in 2016, based on the combined Health Surveys, found that the rate of problem gambling for those who participated in any online gambling or betting being 3.5%. The full report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Levels-of-participation-and-problem-gambling/Levels-of-problem-gambling-in-England.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Levels-of-participation-and-problem-gambling/Levels-of-problem-gambling-in-England.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The government published the Review of Gambling Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May last year. This set out measures to increase player protections around online gambling. In line with this, the Gambling Commission has consulted on requiring operators to complete age and identity verification before consumers are able to deposit money and gamble and will publish a response early this year.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor this area and look closely at any evidence.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/01/2019 15:05:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037243

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Living Wage: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the minimum age to receive the national living wage was set at 25.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to increase the National Living Wage to reach 60 per cent of median earnings by 2020. Limiting the National Living Wage to workers aged 25 and over helps boost the employment prospects of younger people. For younger workers, the priority in those first years is to secure work and gain experience.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements in the youth labour market have enabled the Low Pay Commission to be more ambitious when setting the youth rates. In April 2018, those entitled to the 21-24 age rate saw the fastest percentage increase since 2006 and those entitled to the 18-20 age rate saw the fastest increase since 2004. The Government is setting minimum thresholds only and we encourage employers to pay more when possible.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/01/2019 16:01:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037245

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Candidates: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to encourage more women to stand for elected office.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>One of our aims for the Women’s Suffrage Centenary was to ensure more women participate in politics and decision-making. Whether that is to vote, to campaign or to stand for election, women must be there making the decisions.</p><p>Over the course of 2018, the Centenary Fund supported nearly 320 small and large projects. Many of them are ongoing and designed to encourage participation by offering women across the country information and training to take part in civic society at all levels. For example, on 21 November 2018, the Campaign group 50:50 Parliament’s #AskHerToStand event asked MPs to mentor women from their constituency for the day.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/01/2019 17:54:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037246

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Employment: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to reduce in-work poverty.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=165151" target="_blank">165151</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/01/2019 16:30:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1037248

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support in-work progression by universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>A key transformational element of Universal Credit is that it gives us the opportunity to support claimants to progress in work and earn more.</p><p> </p><p>We have already completed a large-scale randomised controlled trial which ran between April 2015 and March 2018, testing the application of varied levels of support and conditionality for current in-work claimants. While this was a crucial first step to help us to understand what works for this group, we are continuing to build a strong evidence base to understand how we can make a difference for this group. At Autumn Budget 2017, we secured £8m of targeted funding to develop a programme of research, Proofs of Concept and trials to develop and test our in-work services. An important first stage is research to better understand the future in-work cohort in Universal Credit. This will show, amongst other things, what the key barriers to progression might be, and how personal and household circumstances may influence a claimant’s ability to progress, ensuring DWP can design and provide the most effective in-work support.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/01/2019 16:15:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1035243

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the ending in September 2018 of the collection of school children's nationality data, whether families can withdraw consent for uses of nationality data submitted between 2016 and 2018 which is held by his Department at a national level; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department collected data on the nationality, country of birth and proficiency in English of pupils via the school census between autumn 2016 and summer 2018. The data was collected for the purposes of educational research to help better understand the impact of migration on the school system. Understanding trends in migration and the associated needs in the school system, helps us ensure that all children in the UK, regardless of their nationality, have the best possible education.</p><p>The requirement for parents and guardians to provide information on their children’s nationality and country of birth was optional and the school census guidance expected schools to ensure that they were made aware of their right to decline to provide this data. Guidance also advised schools to inform parents that if they wished to retract any nationality or country of birth information returned in a previous census, they should inform their school of this decision. This would then be transferred to the Department and the Department would remove from its systems any information previously returned. As this data is no longer collected, the last opportunity for parents to retract this information was via the last collection in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/01/2019 14:19:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1029367

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Orchestras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published on 22 November, whether the reciprocal arrangements on the future rules around some defined elements of social security coordination will include UK access to the A1 system exempting UK orchestras touring in European Union countries from paying social security contributions in those countries.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	204363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The details of which aspects of social security will be coordinated with the EU under the future relationship will be subject to negotiation with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/01/2019 18:06:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms