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1058795

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department sets targets for the number of final immigration court appeals brought against rulings allowing (a) asylum seekers and (b) other migrants to stay in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	219570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>All allowed appeals are considered on their merits. Determinations are only appealed where the Home Office considers there is an error of law and strong grounds that the appeal would be dismissed if the error had not been made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/02/2019 14:03:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1058809

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Preventive Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish the prevention green paper.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	219457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss MP) on 16 January to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-09/206879/" target="_blank">206879</a>.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/02/2019 12:00:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1058972

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2019 to Question 205963, for what reason the contract with Seaborne Freight was withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	219478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Following the withdrawal of an important prospective backer, Arklow Shipping, the Secretary of State concluded that the core requirements of the contract could no longer be met, and therefore exercised his right to terminate.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 10:17:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1059060

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status of EU Member State driving licences will be in the event of the UK leaving the EU (a) without a deal and (b) with the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration as currently drafted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	219534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In all EU exit scenarios, the UK will continue to recognise EU driving licences for both visitors and residents as we do currently. We have published this information on gov.uk. This was confirmed in an SI which was passed in October 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/02/2019 13:16:03 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1057008

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the proportion of capacity used was of trains between London and Birmingham during (a) peak and (b) out of peak hours in each of the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	218738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>There are no published statistics on the train capacity used between London and Birmingham. The Department publishes rail crowding statistics by city which gives information on passenger numbers and capacity on arrival and departure from city centre stations.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available from the links below.</p><p> </p><p>Peak rail capacity on a typical autumn weekday by city:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728192/rai0212.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728192/rai0212.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>Peak rail capacity on a typical autumn weekday by London terminals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728193/rai0213.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728193/rai0213.ods</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/02/2019 16:11:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1057011

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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 the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 214626 on universal credit, of the 18 per cent of claims for universal credit which were not completed due to non-compliance with the process, what support her Department offered to those applicants (a) during and (b) after the application process.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Most people claiming Universal Credit will be able to access and navigate the internet, to make and maintain their Universal Credit account. Our published Universal Credit Claimant Survey found that 98 per cent of claimants did claim online, and the majority of those said they found the claim process overall to be straightforward.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit has been designed with accessibility in mind and we are committed to providing personalised support for all claimants. Where a claimant requires assistance to complete the initial application process support is available via the Universal Credit helpline, face to face in the Jobcentre or in exceptional circumstances through a home visit.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant needs more intensive or specific support to make their claim, face-to-face and other help is available through our current Universal Support Assisted Digital Service offer, which provides bespoke help, support and skills for claimants to make and maintain their digital account online. Since 2017, Universal Support has been delivered by individual local authorities, funded by grants from DWP.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2019 Citizens Advice (England and Wales) and Citizens Advice Scotland will deliver a new “Help to Claim” service to support vulnerable claimants through the process of making a claim to Universal Credit, and managing their money afterwards.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 218739 question first answered 13/02/2019 17:36:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1057012

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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, how many claims for universal credit have been refused as a result of the applicant not having a fixed address.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>A claim to Universal Credit can still be made if a claimant does not have a permanent address, so this would not be a reason for a refusal.</p><p> </p><p>Where a claimant does not have sufficient documentary evidence to verify their identity, DWP follows a process known as a biographical security check, whereby the claimant is asked a series of security questions to validate their identity. Should the claimant fail the biographical security check, as an additional safeguard we can approach a third party to validate the claimant’s identity (subject to the claimant giving their consent).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/02/2019 17:44:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1057026

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2019 to Question 210701 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, how many local authorities have (a) contacted his Department with concerns about their ability to meet the decent homes standard in social housing blocks requiring remediation and (b) have been offered support from Government to maintain efficient heating and insulation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	218841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Government is providing funding for the remediation of social residential buildings over 18 metres, owned by local authorities and housing associations. We are providing this funding because we want to make sure that local authorities and housing associations can focus their efforts on making their buildings safe without impacting negatively on other services, improvements to housing quality or new supply. This might include meeting the decent homes standard. 159 applications were received by 31 August deadline and assessed as part of the first tranche of applications, with funding allocated to 135 buildings. We expect to confirm the outcome of the remaining applications shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/02/2019 16:54:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1057027

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have made to the European Commission to remove the cap in Article 3(2) of the proposed draft Regulation on air connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218848 218849 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057035

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Jamaica
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 the flight chartered to deport people to Jamaica in February 2019, if he will publish the (a) offences for which those people were deported, (b) date on which when they first arrived in the UK and (c) the age of those people when they first arrived in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	218817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual case. However, on 6 February 2019, 29 serious foreign criminals were flown to Jamaica on a chartered flight. The crimes committed by the individuals include murder, rape and serious violence. The total combined sentence of their crimes is over 150 years imprisonment.</p><p>The law requires we seek to deport foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes in the UK. This ensures we keep the public safe.</p><p>None of the people on the flight were British citizens or members of the Windrush generation, who are exempt under section 7 of the Immigration Act 1971.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 218818 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:48:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald