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1050323

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Social Media: Disinformation
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 steps he is taking to tackle the spread of disinformation on social media.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	908935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Disinformation will be one of the harms addressed in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper, which will set out legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure platforms take adequate steps to protect their users. We are considering all options available to us.</p><p> </p><p>As the White Paper is finalised, we continue to have regular and robust dialogue with these companies on their progress to tackle this critical issue.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working across academia, civil society and internationally to expose and build resilience to disinformation. This includes a media literacy roundtable hosted by Ministers today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2019 11:59:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1049984

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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: Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 207224 on Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest, how much Support for Mortgage Interest has been (a) paid, (b) recouped and (c) left outstanding since April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	213323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2018 to January 2019, £21 million has been paid for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of loans recouped and outstanding can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 31/01/2019 13:38:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1050005

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) makes policy changes, (b) will lead to a change in operational delivery, (c) will impose additional costs on (i) business, (ii) individuals, or (iii) the public sector, (d) makes changes to primary legislation, (e) will result in any additional environmental impacts compared with the legislation being amended or replaced, and (f) is only required in the event the UK leaves the EU with no deal.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The published Explanatory Memorandum to this statutory instrument provides the information requested. To summarise, the instrument only contains simple and technical changes to pieces of domestic fisheries legislation to ensure they operate correctly after EU withdrawal.</p><p> </p><p>This means that it:</p><p> </p><p>(a) Does not make changes to policy;</p><p> </p><p>(b) Will not lead to a change in operational delivery;</p><p> </p><p>(c) Will not impose any additional costs (as there are no changes to what businesses, individuals or the public sector will have to do under the regulations);</p><p> </p><p>(d) Makes minor technical corrections to the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, the Fisheries Act 1981 and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, in order to give effect to EU measures forming part of the CFP; and</p><p> </p><p>(e) Will not result in any additional environmental impacts.</p><p> </p><p>This statutory instrument will be required on EU withdrawal, but if there is an implementation period we expect to defer, revoke or amend the SI in time for the end of that period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 31/01/2019 11:42:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050007

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department charges more for applications for passports accepted through post offices compared with online applications.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	213411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The current fees charged by Her Majesty’s Passport Office for administering a passport application, as approved by Parliament in March 2018, introduced a differential depending upon whether an application is made online or by post to reflect that digital applications are cheaper to process.</p><p>Check &amp; Send is an additional service provided by Post Office Ltd. Fees charged for passport applications submitted at a Post Office include a Check &amp; Send element. This fee is levied by Post Office Ltd for the service that they provide. The fee will differ depending upon whether the customer chooses to apply via a paper form or digitally.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/01/2019 13:59:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1050010

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's transparency data, Police funding: special grant applications: 2017 to 2018, updated on 4 June 2018, for what reason his Department's policy is to fund 85 per cent of the investigation costs requested by police forces for large scale child sexual exploitation cases and not the full costs of such investigations.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	213414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners should include, within their policing and budget plans, reasonable contingencies for unexpected events within their areas. It is usual practice for PCCs to pay some costs towards most Special Grant claims. This ensures affordability, so we can support a number of PCCs in any financial year. In addition, seeking a contribution towards long term operations helps incentivise forces to ensure that such investigations are run efficiently.</p><p>Between 2017/18 and 2018/19, the Home Office has provided £22 million of Special Grant towards costs related to Grenfell Tower and £27 million towards major child sexual exploitation investigations.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 31/01/2019 14:07:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1050012

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities have (a) volunteered to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and (b) published the number of children who have been successfully rehomed since the launch of the National Transfer Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	213369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Data on the local authorities participating in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS), including the number of transfers in and out of each authority, can be found in the Asylum transparency dataset, last published in November 2018 at;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2018." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2018.</a></p><p><br>Since it was launched in July 2016, more than 700 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have been transferred via the NTS. This is a significant achievement which has seen many local authorities offer placements for children whose best interests are served by transferring to another local authority.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/01/2019 14:05:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1050013

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Pension Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pension credit claimants in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth, (b) the Vale of Glamorgan and (c) Wales who have a partner of working age and will be affected by forthcoming changes to the rules on pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	213370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The changes the government announced on January 14 will ensure that same work incentives will apply to the younger partner as apply to other people of the same age and that taxpayer support is directed to where it is needed most.</p><p> </p><p>The change will not affect mixed age couples who are entitled to Pension Credit and/or pension age Housing Benefit immediately before May 15, unless their entitlement to both those benefits subsequently ends.</p><p> </p><p>The number of future mixed age couples that are estimated to be affected by the forthcoming changes is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 31/01/2019 12:09:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1050015

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure Metro Mayors in England will have a formal role in the consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	213368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We intend to publish our consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund shortly. During the consultation period Metro Mayors will have the opportunity to respond and we welcome your views and those of other Mayors. The Government will continue to engage with stakeholders across the UK during the consultation and thereafter to ensure the fund works for all places.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 31/01/2019 14:00:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1050030

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department will take to prevent the closure of major high street retailers in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to see our high streets thriving, both now and in the future.</p><p>This is why we have announced “Our Plan for the High Street” at Autumn Budget 2018. This includes cutting business rates by a third for up to 90 per cent of eligible retail properties for two years, a High Streets Task Force to support local leadership, consultation on planning reform and a register of empty properties.</p><p>To support the long-term adaptation of high streets, we are creating a £675 million Future High Streets Fund, which will help local areas make their high streets and town centres fit for the future.</p><p>Across Portsmouth and the wider Hampshire area the Government has committed £182.92 million of Local Growth Deal funding through the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The LEP estimate that the Growth Deal will deliver 15,000 jobs; 1,000 new apprenticeships; 7,250 new homes; and 527,000 m<sup>2</sup> of employment land.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 31/01/2019 13:59:08 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050068

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 31 of the NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, what additional social care funding the Government plans to provide to meet the commitment that adult social care funding does not impose any additional pressure on the NHS over the coming five years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	213300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Funding for adult social care in future years will be settled in the Spending Review where the overall approach to funding local government will be considered.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/01/2019 11:38:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley