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1362167

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date	21/10/2021
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: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to utilise the twelve month discretion to delay a determination of gainful self-employment until 31 July 2022, as contained in Regulation 2(1)(b) of the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020, and continued by Regulation 2 (1) of the Universal Credit (Coronavirus) (Restoration of the Minimum Income Floor) Regulations 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>Due to the significant increase of self-employed people claiming Universal Credit during the pandemic, it will take the Department up to 12 months to meet with each of these claimants, consider their circumstances and determine if they are gainfully self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/10/2021 13:26:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361892

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Central America: Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support and strengthen the rule of law in Central America.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	59902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by the degradation of democratic institutions and the rule of law across several Central American countries. The UK Government is particularly concerned by events in Nicaragua and the steps being taken by the Ortega-Murillo regime to reduce the democratic space and misuse its law enforcement powers in advance of the presidential election in November. In addition to Ministerial and FCDO statements condemning the unwarranted arrests of political opponents, we have raised our concerns at the UN Human Rights Council and the Organisation of American States (OAS). UK sanctions targeting individuals are an important tool in challenging corruption around the world and promoting fair and open societies. On 31 December 2020, the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came into force. This sanctions regime targets six individuals in Nicaragua involved in serious human rights violations and abuses. The Regulations were followed with the launch of the UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions regime in April 2021, under which individuals were designated from Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras. I have also publicly raised my concerns on several occasions regarding rule of law issues elsewhere in Central America, including concerns over the removal of the head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity in Guatemala, and over the process by which the Attorney General and Constitutional Court judges were removed in El Salvador. Her Majesty's Ambassadors to Guatemala and El Salvador both made representations to their respective host governments regarding these issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 11:27:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361896

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is planning to take to ensure access to cash for elderly and vulnerable people in response to bank closures.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	59903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash is important to the daily lives of millions of individuals and businesses across the UK, particularly to those who may be in vulnerable groups. That is why the Government has committed to protecting access to cash for those who need it and ensuring that the UK's cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term.</p><p> </p><p>The Government made legislative changes via the Financial Services Act 2021 to support the widespread offering of cashback without a purchase, which will allow shops and other businesses to offer a new form of cash withdrawal service to local communities. The Government also recently closed an Access to Cash Consultation on 23 September, setting out further proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2020, the FCA published guidance for regulated firms setting out its expectations for banks, building societies and credit unions when they are considering closing branches or ATMs. It requires them to notify customers and the FCA of upcoming branch closures and consider the provision of alternatives for customers.</p><p> </p><p>Banks themselves are best placed to make the commercial decisions required to operate their businesses for their customers. However, the Government believes that the impact of branch closures should be understood, considered, and mitigated where possible so that all customers, wherever they live and especially the most vulnerable, continue to have access to face-to-face banking services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/10/2021 13:51:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361981

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Central America: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Central American counterparts on UK support for those countries in achieving net zero emissions.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	59909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Central America is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. Since August 2021, COP President-designate Alok Sharma, Minister Trevelyan and the UK Government's Regional COP26 Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean have between them visited every country in the region to understand their concerns and encourage each of their governments to commit to and publish ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. Though several Central American countries are already world-leaders when it comes to mitigation and adaptation efforts - 89% of the region's energy is renewable - a number complain of the lack of available finance to implement further measures to reduce carbon emissions. One of our key objectives as COP President is to mobilise finance: developed countries must deliver on their promise to raise at least $100 billion every year in climate finance to support developing countries and help them implement strategies which bring them closer to net zero.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 11:25:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361203

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2021 to Question 50116, what progress has been made on establishing a vaccine data sharing process with Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	58977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We expect that these data streams will be live within the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 25/10/2021 15:31:23 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361485

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Armenia: Prisoners of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Azerbaijani counterpart on the need to release Armenian prisoners of war.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	58978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to raise the importance of the return of all prisoners of war and we welcome the most recent return on 19 October. During visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan in February, I urged both parties to work with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to expedite the return of all prisoners of war. In my most recent conversations with the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers, on 14 June and 6 September respectively, I raised the importance of the return of all prisoners of war and detainees.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/10/2021 08:38:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1361489

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Azerbaijan: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Azerbaijan on the protection of historical and cultural sites in occupied and contested territories.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	58979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to raise the importance of the protection of all cultural heritage sites with both the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan and is deeply concerned by reports that both parties have destroyed cultural heritage.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/10/2021 08:42:06 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1362750

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the planning system enables local authorities to contribute to the Government’s net zero emissions target.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	903794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>As Members will be aware, the Secretary of State is currently considering the best way forward on planning reforms and we will announce next steps in due course.</p><p>However, the hon lady will be aware that we are already taking action to ensure the homes we build are fit for the future through the Future Homes Standard and the 2021 interim uplift to the energy efficiency standards for new homes. And last week the Government published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out our commitments to enable local areas to deliver net zero.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 25/10/2021 16:40:42 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1360662

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance she is proving to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to host vulnerable Afghan nationals hoping to resettle in the UK while the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme is closed.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	58461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has announced that UK aid to Afghanistan this year will double to £286 million, one of our largest bilateral programmes. The first tranche of this funding announced £30 million of life-saving aid to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries to help those who choose to leave Afghanistan as part of the Government's efforts to support refugees and safeguard regional stability. The UK's total aid contribution to the country since 2001 is now around £3.5 billion.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 25/10/2021 16:12:26 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1360663

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Taliban
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Prime Minister’s special envoy has had with members of the Taliban government in Afghanistan on the safe evacuation of Afghan nationals to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	58462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>On 5 October, Sir Simon Gass (the Prime Minister's Special Representative for the Afghan Transition) and Dr Martin Longden (Chargé d'Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha) visited Kabul where they met senior members of the Taliban. On 12 October, Dr Longden met a senior-level Taliban delegation with other international partners in Doha. During these conversations the UK underlined the importance of safe passage to the UK for British Nationals and eligible Afghans, as well as the UK's key interests on counterterrorism, humanitarian issues, and human rights (including girls' education).</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/10/2021 14:14:13 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West