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1123710

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport: Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the President of the Board of Trade on the effect on trade of improving the Reading to Gatwick Airport road corridor through the building of an M31.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	248734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance to trade of high-quality and reliable transport to and from airports, and is considering how to improve connectivity in the south of England, including the Reading to Gatwick Airport area, through the M25 South West Quadrant strategic study.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2019 10:21:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1122670

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	X-rays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether hospitals frequently need to rely on the family members of patients to assist in x-ray procedures.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	247137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/05/2019 13:40:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1121794

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Divorce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on reform of the legal requirements for divorce, what steps he took to consult with the public before proposing change to the divorce laws.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	245898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation was predicated on the clear need for reform to reduce hostility and conflict between divorcing parents, which leave their mark on children and damage their life chances. We therefore sought views on how best to achieve this, not on the case for reform.</p><p>We held a full public consultation over twelve weeks last year to test our detailed proposals in light of the widest possible range of views and insights. We have reflected on the points raised in the consultation from all perspectives, not just from the many individuals and organisations who were supportive. A YouGov poll on the day we set out our proposals suggested 73% support for removing blame from the legal process. We have detailed the final results of the consultation in our response and outlined people’s views on all sides, and we remain grateful to everyone who responded.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/04/2019 16:27:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1121886

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of an automated delay repay compensation scheme that is interoperable across train operating companies.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	245899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department requires operators of new franchises to provide automated Delay Repay compensation processes that make claiming swift and simple and is working with the rail industry and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to deliver more automated claims processes across all DfT-let franchises. The Delay Repay compensation scheme has now been rolled out to all but one of these franchises. Since announcing ‘one-click’ compensation in October 2018, the Government has also introduced a requirement for new franchises to introduce simple one-click automated claims systems, available via smartphones and smartcard registration, to make it easier for passengers to claim compensation when they have suffered delays.</p><p> </p><p>In practice, train operating companies work with one another to ensure that the Delay Repay compensation scheme works in an interoperable way between franchises. For example, if a passenger submits their claim for compensation to an operator other than the one responsible for the delay, then the operator receiving the claim should forward this to the one that was responsible for the delay and advise the passenger that they have done this.</p><p> </p><p>We can advise that South Western Railway (SWR)’s compensation offering was improved earlier this month with the announcement of Automated Delay Repay, which is a new simpler way of claiming compensation for Season ticket holders using SWR Touch smartcards and for holders of Advance tickets purchased through SWR’s website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/refunds-and-compensation/automated-delay-repay" target="_blank">https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/refunds-and-compensation/automated-delay-repay</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/04/2019 10:08:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1121717

registered interest
date	17/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential effect on UK international trade of improving the Reading to Gatwick Airport road corridor.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	910521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade makes the case for high-quality infrastructure across all parts of the UK to ensure our ambition of becoming a truly global trading nation as we leave the EU can be achieved.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/04/2019 11:18:10 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1109899

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the marriage allowance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	910318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Every time the personal allowance increases, the marriage allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p><p>The increase to personal allowance to £12,500 means that, from April this year, eligible couples will be able to transfer £1,250, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16.</p><p>This means that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150 if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/04/2019 16:11:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1110020

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the £1.5 billion allocated for Equitable Life compensation, what proportion of that sum has been paid out; and what the reasons are for the amount that has not yet been paid out.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	241466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme published a final report in 2016 which set out the details of payments made and how the remaining funds will be allocated. A copy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/04/2019 15:32:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1110023

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help those who are ready to move on from their first property to move up the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	241467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014 the government reformed SDLT on residential properties, cutting the tax for 98% of buyers who pay it, unless they are purchasing additional property. These changes benefit those who are moving up the housing ladder.</p><p> </p><p>However, the government’s priority remains helping first time buyers because this group are particularly cash constrained. So far, over 240,000 people have benefited from the Stamp Duty relief announced for first time buyers at Autumn Budget 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In all, the government are providing at least £44 billion in financial support for housing over a five-year period to help improve affordability and support homeownership.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/04/2019 09:48:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1105401

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its use of tax powers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	909985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on issues of importance for Scotland’s economy, including tax.</p><p>The UK Government has delivered on its promise to devolve additional tax powers. Once the Scotland Act 2016 is fully implemented, more than 50% of the Scottish Government’s funding will come from revenues raised in Scotland, giving the Scottish Government greater power to decide the levels of tax and spend in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 14:58:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1104890

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Lord Chancellor on the effectiveness of short custodial sentences for people convicted of knife offences in reducing levels of knife crime.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	236544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that robust and consistent sentences for knife crime are an important part of the effort needed to reduce these crimes. Right across Government we are very clear that we must continue to give judges the powers they need to impose tough sentences on those involved in serious violence including knife crime. While individual sentencing decisions are a matter for the courts, we are catching and prosecuting more people who carry a knife, and those who are convicted are now more likely to go to prison, and for longer. Through the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, the Government introduced the sentencing provision that anyone caught in possession of a knife for a second time will now face a mandatory minimum custodial sentence of at least six months for adults and a detention and training order of at least four months for those aged 16 and 17 years old. This came into force on 17 July 2015.</p><p>We know that this can only ever be part of the response, and that tackling knife crime requires action on many fronts. This is reflected in the Government’s Serious Violence Strategy which sets out our response to serious violence and outlines an ambitious programme involving 61 commitments and actions. Since launching the Strategy in April last year, we have made significant progress in delivering on our key commitments including:</p><p>• The Early Intervention Youth Fund of £22m, which is already supporting <br> 29 projects in England and Wales;<br>• Provision of £3.6m for a new National County Lines Co-ordination <br> Centre. The centre was established to tackle violent and exploitative <br> criminal activity associated with county lines and became fully <br> operational in September 2018;<br>• The National County Lines Coordination Centre has co-ordinated two <br> separate weeks of intensive law enforcement action resulting in more <br> than 1000 arrests, over 1300 individuals engaged for safeguarding, <br> and significant seizures of weapons and drugs; <br>• An anti-knife crime Community Fund which provided £1.5 million in <br> 2018/19 to support 68 projects;<br>• The Offensive Weapons Bill to strengthen legislation on firearms, <br> knives and corrosive substances; and<br>• A national knife crime media campaign - #knifefree - to raise <br> awareness of the consequences of knife crime.</p><p>On 2 October 2018 the Home Secretary announced further measures to address violent crime, as follows:</p><p>• a consultation on new legal duty to underpin a ‘public health’ approach to tackling serious violence- this would mean police officers, educa-tion partners, local authority and health care professionals will have a new legal duty to take action and prevent violent crime.</p><p>• a new £200 million youth endowment fund- this will be delivered over 10 years and will support interventions with children and young people at risk of involvement in crime and violence. It will focus on those most at risk, such as those displaying signs such as truancy, aggres-sion and involvement in anti-social behaviour; funding interventions to steer children and young people away from becoming serious offend-ers; and</p><p>• an Independent Review of Drug Misuse. On 8 February, we <br> appointed Dame Carol Black to lead a major review that will look into <br> the ways in which drugs are fuelling serious violence. The approach <br> establishes a new balance between prevention and the rigorous law <br> enforcement activity. It will shift our approach towards steering young <br> people away from crime in the first place and put in place measures <br> to tackle the root causes. We believe that the approach set out in the <br> Strategy, with a greater emphasis on early intervention, will address <br> violent crime and help young people to develop the skills and <br> resilience to live happy and productive lives away from violence but <br> we cannot deliver this alone.</p><p>On 13 March the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Spring Statement that there will be £100 million additional funding in 2019/20 to tackle serious violence, including £80m of new funding from the Treasury. This will allow police to swiftly crack-down on knife crime on the areas of the country and also allow investment in Violence Reduction Units.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:10:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena