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838962

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Doctors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the minimum salary threshold for granting visas to overseas doctors with offers of employment in UK hospitals; and will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	127523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 2 (General) minimum salary thresholds for overseas doctors were set following consultation with the independent Migration Advisory Committee and are based on pay scales published by the NHS – and have not been recently changed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/02/2018 11:19:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

838963

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will add (a) consultant and (b) non-consultant, non-training and medical staff posts in (i) general medicine, (ii) pathology, (iii) psychiatry, (iv) surgery and (v) anaesthetics to the United Kingdom Shortage Occupation list.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	127524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Consultants and non-consultant, non-training, medical staff posts in general medicine and old age psychiatry appear on the current Tier 2 (General) Shortage Occupation List (SOL). All grades in anaesthetics appear on the Scotland specific SOL.</p><p>The SOL is based on advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/02/2018 11:18:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

838973

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure services which support children who have experienced sexual abuse receive adequate funding.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	127534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that child victims of sexual abuse have the support that they need. We recognise that effective, timely support for victims is a matter of national importance. It is for this reason that Government has provided funding of £7 million for services supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence in each of the past three years, and will be doing so once more in 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/02/2018 11:23:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

837738

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is taking steps to prevent people from incurring debt as a result of overdraft charges.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	126769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on overdraft fees and charges are a commercial matter for firms. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires firms to treat their customers fairly and has broad and robust powers to enforce breaches of its rules.</p><p> </p><p>In its July 2017 review of high-cost credit, the FCA concluded that it had concerns about both arranged and unarranged overdrafts. On 31 January 2018 the FCA published an update on its review, confirming it had seen evidence of consumer harm and would be undertaking further analysis to identify the extent of that harm, and how it might be resolved. The FCA has committed to publishing the results of this analysis in May 2018. The FCA also confirmed that overdrafts would be considered as part of its wider Strategic Review of Retail Business Banking Models and that it would look to consult on any further remedies towards the end of 2018, taking into account the findings of the Strategic Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the FCA’s work in this area and will continue to work with it to ensure that all consumers who use high-cost credit products are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/02/2018 15:26:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

835933

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Charities: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the Government has not raised to 100 per cent the rate of business rate relief for charities on property with a rateable value of under £12,000; and if he will take steps to ensure that charities have 100 per cent such relief.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	126288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Properties used for charitable purposes are eligible for 80 per cent mandatory business rates relief, which can be topped up to 100 per cent at the discretion of the relevant local authority. This relief is significantly more generous than small business rate relief would be for most charities, given that the latter can generally only be claimed by ratepayers with just one property.</p><p>Business rate relief for charities was worth nearly £1.9 billion in 2016-17. Overall, the Government’s support for charities and their donors, including through tax reliefs, was worth over £5 billion in 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 08/02/2018 17:12:42 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

833689

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her Department’s policy guidance on safe return reviews for refugees applying for settlement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	125448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the safe return review policy.</p><p>Those who need protection are normally granted 5 years’ limited leave after which they are able to apply for permanent settlement. This policy has been in place since 2005 when automatic settlement for refugees was abolished.</p><p>All settlement applications are carefully considered on their individual merits and whilst we have always been clear that protection will be grated for as long as it is needed, we will assess whether there have been significant changes in country conditions or personal circumstances, which means that an individual no longer needs our protection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:26:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

833694

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help bring about a peaceful resolution to the recent unrest in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	125453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned by recent clashes along the internal border between Somali Regional State and Oromia, especially where this has led to loss of life, displacement, or delayed the delivery of humanitarian assistance in response to drought. In recent bilateral dialogues with the Ethiopian Government, we have reinforced the need for all actors to resolve grievances peacefully rather than through violence, and for all security forces to exercise restraint. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/02/2018 17:15:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

833702

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to re-evaluate the feed-in tariff for households with solar panels with an energy performance certificate of band C and lower.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	125461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government undertook a review of the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2015. In 2016 revised tariffs were published, out to the end of March 2019. We have no plans to review these tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/02/2018 12:55:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

833703

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to vary the feed-in tariff for households with solar panels.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	125462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government undertook a review of the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2015. In 2016 revised tariffs were published, out to the end of March 2019. We have no plans to review these tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/02/2018 12:54:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

833721

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the the procurement documents for the new Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contracts.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	125480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>All Home Office contracts are tendered in compliance with the EU Procurement Directives, which ensure that there is a transparent and equitable procurement process</p><p>The Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts details and procurement timescales are available at:<br><a href="http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:461664-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML" target="_blank">http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:461664-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 14:44:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire