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1131127

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Supermarkets: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the equity of employment contract terms and conditions in the supermarket sector.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	911256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to upgrading workers’ rights and protecting the most vulnerable workers. Our legal framework already ensures that employers should always treat their employees fairly, and our Good Work Plan will introduce the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation.</p><p> </p><p>In the retail sector specifically, the industry-led Retail Sector Council has identified employment as a priority workstream and this will be discussed at our next meeting on 20 June.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/06/2019 14:06:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1131128

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Economic Growth: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to promote clean growth.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	911258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in clean growth – leading the G20 in cutting emissions while growing the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Offshore Wind Sector Deal is a fantastic example of how this government and industry are partnering to create good jobs in new low carbon supply chains whilst further decarbonising our power sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working to support clean growth internationally, which is why we have bid to host COP26 in 2020, to demonstrate our commitment towards the Paris agreement and maintain momentum.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/06/2019 14:06:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1131129

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Business: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to support businesses in North Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	911259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Businesses across North Yorkshire are benefitting from this Government’s investment of over £840 million through the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding and Leeds City Region Growth Deals. This is providing financial assistance to local businesses, as well as improving infrastructure and skills.</p><p> </p><p>For instance, £47 million LGF award will release significant private sector investment in the York Central project. This £100 million urban regeneration will accommodate up to 7,000 jobs, and create more than 112,000 square meters of new retail, leisure and commercial space.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/06/2019 14:06:06 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1131130

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Business: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to support businesses in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	911266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>We’ve committed to invest up to £560 million through both the Borderlands Growth Deal and the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, demonstrating our commitment to supporting growth and prosperity in the Scottish Borders.</p><p> </p><p>As of May 2019, the British Business Bank’s Start-Up Loans programme has made 45 loans totalling over £340,000 for businesses in his constituency.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/06/2019 14:06:31 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1130757

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect on Scotland of required income levels for skilled migrants.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	911216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Our future immigration system is designed to drive up wages and productivity across the UK and allow us to bring in the most talented while responding to public concerns about immigration.</p><p>We have been very clear that no decision on the levels at which salary thresholds should be set will be taken until we have completed the UK-wide engagement process that is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 10/06/2019 15:56:21 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1130446

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average duration of stay is at (a) Dungavel and (b) other immigration detention centres in the UK in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	261290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested on individual detainees from Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in a reportable format. The last known addresses of detainees are not included in the underlying datasets used to produce the Home Office’s published detention figures and the information requested could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The median length of detention of people leaving the detention estate in Q1 2019 was between 8 and 14 days, and of people in the immigration detention estate as at 31 March 2019 between 15 and 28 days. Information on the length of detention of people leaving and in the detention estate is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_11_q of the detention tables in the latest releases of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending March 2019’.</p><p>The UK ended the routine detention of children in immigration removal centres in 2010, and enshrined this in law under the Immigration Act 2014. There remain limited circumstances where, very exceptionally, unaccompanied children may be detained in the absence of suitable alternatives.</p><p>A range of educational resources and other welfare services are provided to families with children in detention. The short time that families spend at the dedicated family accommodation near Gatwick means that formal education is not provided. The most recent Independent Monitoring Board report for the centre praised the learning equipment provided to children during their short stay.</p><p>The average cost to detain an individual in immigration detention is provided on a per day basis. The current daily cost per detainee is £88.68, which corresponds to an annual cost of £32,368 (£88.68 multiplied by 365 days). Data can be found at the link below:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019 </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 261287 261288 261289 261291 261292 question first answered 10/06/2019 15:54:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1130453

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the weekly cost is to detain an individual from Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in (a) Dungavel and (b) other UK immigration removal centres.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	261291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested on individual detainees from Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in a reportable format. The last known addresses of detainees are not included in the underlying datasets used to produce the Home Office’s published detention figures and the information requested could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The median length of detention of people leaving the detention estate in Q1 2019 was between 8 and 14 days, and of people in the immigration detention estate as at 31 March 2019 between 15 and 28 days. Information on the length of detention of people leaving and in the detention estate is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_11_q of the detention tables in the latest releases of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending March 2019’.</p><p>The UK ended the routine detention of children in immigration removal centres in 2010, and enshrined this in law under the Immigration Act 2014. There remain limited circumstances where, very exceptionally, unaccompanied children may be detained in the absence of suitable alternatives.</p><p>A range of educational resources and other welfare services are provided to families with children in detention. The short time that families spend at the dedicated family accommodation near Gatwick means that formal education is not provided. The most recent Independent Monitoring Board report for the centre praised the learning equipment provided to children during their short stay.</p><p>The average cost to detain an individual in immigration detention is provided on a per day basis. The current daily cost per detainee is £88.68, which corresponds to an annual cost of £32,368 (£88.68 multiplied by 365 days). Data can be found at the link below:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019 </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 261287 261288 261289 261290 261292 question first answered 10/06/2019 15:54:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1130454

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what education provision is provided to children detained at (a) Dungavel and (b) other UK immigration removal centres.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	261292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested on individual detainees from Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in a reportable format. The last known addresses of detainees are not included in the underlying datasets used to produce the Home Office’s published detention figures and the information requested could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The median length of detention of people leaving the detention estate in Q1 2019 was between 8 and 14 days, and of people in the immigration detention estate as at 31 March 2019 between 15 and 28 days. Information on the length of detention of people leaving and in the detention estate is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_11_q of the detention tables in the latest releases of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending March 2019’.</p><p>The UK ended the routine detention of children in immigration removal centres in 2010, and enshrined this in law under the Immigration Act 2014. There remain limited circumstances where, very exceptionally, unaccompanied children may be detained in the absence of suitable alternatives.</p><p>A range of educational resources and other welfare services are provided to families with children in detention. The short time that families spend at the dedicated family accommodation near Gatwick means that formal education is not provided. The most recent Independent Monitoring Board report for the centre praised the learning equipment provided to children during their short stay.</p><p>The average cost to detain an individual in immigration detention is provided on a per day basis. The current daily cost per detainee is £88.68, which corresponds to an annual cost of £32,368 (£88.68 multiplied by 365 days). Data can be found at the link below:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-february-2019 </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 261287 261288 261289 261290 261291 question first answered 10/06/2019 15:54:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1130455

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diabetes: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure each hospital diabetes team includes a mental health professional.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	261213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>It is for individual clinical commissioning groups to commission treatment and services for people with diabetes and they are best placed to identify what is needed in their local areas.</p><p>On 21 March 2018 NHS England and NHS Improvement along with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health published ‘The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Pathway for People with Long-term Physical Health Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms’ which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-long-term-conditions-pathway.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-long-term-conditions-pathway.pdf</a></p><p>IAPT services provide evidence based treatments for people with anxiety and depression and the services are co-located in existing primary and secondary care physical health pathways. IAPT services will target the needs of people with depression and anxiety disorders who also have long term conditions such as diabetes.</p><p>In addition, a project working group has been established involving NHS England, Diabetes UK and other stakeholders which aims to develop a care pathway which, when adopted locally, would help improve access to emotional and psychological support for people with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 15:47:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1130456

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many deduction of earning requests made by the Child Maintenance Service have been declined by the (a) MoD Defence Council and (b) Authorised Officer; and if she will publish the reasons for those requests being declined.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	261264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Defence Business Services, within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), is responsible for administering requests and orders from the Child Maintenance Service.</p><p> </p><p>In financial year 2018-19 818 deduction of earning requests were received from the Child Maintenance Service for Service personnel; of these, 129 were rejected. The reasons for the rejection were:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>No. of Rejections</p></td><td><p>Reason for Rejection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>Service person not in receipt of pay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>Insufficient information on request to validate a Service person’s identity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Service person had been discharged</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Service person was a reservist</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>A deduction of earning order was issued, rather than a deduction of earning request</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>Request addressed to a Service person directly and not to Defence Business Services</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Departmental policy ~ represents five or fewer.</p><p> </p><p>For MOD civilian staff, the number of deduction orders declined is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost, however, a deduction of earning order would only be rejected if an individual was no longer employed by the MOD or if they were in receipt of insufficient earnings to meet the request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/06/2019 15:13:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows