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1130371

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has pans to encourage local authorities to reduce rates of council tax.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	261214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Council tax levels are determined by local authorities, although the Government maintains a referendum threshold to ensure local residents can have the final say on excessive increases. Referendum principles are set each year alongside the Local Government Finance Settlement, and proposals for 2020-21 will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 261215 question first answered 11/06/2019 09:26:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1130372

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to reduce the two per cent referendum threshold on council tax increases to zero.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	261215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Council tax levels are determined by local authorities, although the Government maintains a referendum threshold to ensure local residents can have the final say on excessive increases. Referendum principles are set each year alongside the Local Government Finance Settlement, and proposals for 2020-21 will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 261214 question first answered 11/06/2019 09:26:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1130379

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable houses have been built in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London and (c) Ealing in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	261275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including social rent.</p><p>In 2017-18 47,355 affordable homes were completed, an increase of 12 per cent on the previous year, of these over 7,100 (15 per cent) were in London.</p><p>Details for homes delivered in 2018 -19 will be published in the Departments annual Affordable Housing Supply statistics.</p><p>Breakdowns of delivery by borough are available in live table 1011 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2019 09:30:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1130068

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2019 to Question 220844 on Offences Against Children: Compensation, (a) what the conviction was for and (b) how much was awarded in compensation in each of the 26 cases where a criminal compensation order was issued.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	260612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The amount of compensation awarded for child sexual abuse offences where a criminal compensation order was issued in 2017 can be viewed in the table attached.</p><p>Compensation rarely appears as a primary disposal, it is almost exclusively a secondary disposal and will usually be accompanied by another sentencing outcome such as immediate custody. Data presented in this PQ response is from administrative court records and needs to be considered in the context it is collected. In some court cases especially for the most serious offences, courts may prioritise recording of the primary disposals (such as custody, community sentences etc.).</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 16:44:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 260612 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

1130101

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	The Brexit Party: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what updates it has received from the Electoral Commission following the commission's visit to the offices of the Brexit Party on 21 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	260707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission attended The Brexit Party’s office to take a closer look the systems the party has in place to receive funds.</p><p>Its review is still ongoing. This work will inform the Commission’s regulatory work following the European Parliamentary elections and any recommendations it makes to the party. The Commission will also make any recommendations on the wider issue of the workings of the political finance rules in its statutory report on the administration of the poll.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 11/06/2019 09:20:32 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1130120

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Licensing Laws: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2019 to Question 256966, whether Hospitality Ulster responded to the recent consultation of the Northern Ireland Department of Communities on whether changing the law for special events would be beneficial to the hospitality and tourism sectors in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	260575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and as such is the responsibility of the Department for Communities. Information can be requested from the Department for Communities.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 10/06/2019 16:43:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1130143

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which school meal catering companies do not serve school meals to children whose meal payments are in arrears.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	260659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>Schools are responsible for the day-to-day running of their school meals service, including their policy around collecting payment for school lunches. Schools have a general duty of care to their pupils and must consider the welfare of their pupils when taking decisions on how they operate on a day to day basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/06/2019 17:06:52 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1130159

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Discharge Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Discharge Grant for prisoners in respect of (a) inflation and (b) the five week waiting period for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	260669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that prisoners have sufficient financial support upon release from custody.</p><p>We have recently explored the current use of the Discharge Grant. This will help inform future Discharge policy direction, and help to ensure that Discharge policy contributes to ensuring the immediate basic needs of prisoners are met when they return to the community. We are currently analysing findings.</p><p>The purpose of the Discharge Grant is not to provide for all the prisoner’s needs after release; it is intended solely to assist them in the first few days after release and before they might reasonably be able to get a job or an appointment at a jobcentre and/or begin to access state benefits</p><p>We also are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to improve access to Universal Credit and ensure that they have the relevant identification documents. Offenders are able to access a DWP Work Coach prior to release, who can make an appointment as early as the day of release to complete their claim, and can receive an advance of a full month’s benefit, including the housing element where appropriate, within hours.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 16:48:22 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1130164

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Libya: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 248760 on Libya: Undocumented Migrants, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the urgent humanitarian evacuation from Libya of refugees and migrants held in detention centres in that country.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	260618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the situation in Libya and reports of violence in Libyan detention centres. The UK is clear that all parties to the conflict must commit to a ceasefire, ensure unconditional humanitarian access, and return to political talks. All parties to the conflict must do all they can to prevent any further loss of life, including by respecting their obligations under International Humanitarian Law, and evacuating those at risk to safety. The UK has announced a contribution of £1 million to the UN Flash Appeal. This includes: funding to the World Health Organisation to deliver life-saving medical care; and funding to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to improve humanitarian access for agencies on the ground. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $2 million to provide life-saving assistance to civilians caught up in the fighting, including vulnerable migrants and refugees. The UK was the biggest donor to the CERF in 2018, providing £114.3 million.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/06/2019 16:48:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1130166

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, of 4 June 2019, Official Report, column 47, if he will publish the findings of the further analysis that his Department conducted on the potential effect of changes to the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme on the number of employers named; and when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy last met the Director of Labour Market Enforcement to discuss the Naming Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	260713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enforcing the National Minimum Wage (NMW). In 2018/19, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) identified a record £24.4 million in arrears for over 220,000 workers and issued over £17 million in penalties to non-compliant employers. We have more than doubled HMRC’s budget for NMW compliance and enforcement since 2015 to £27.4 million for 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will resume naming employers found underpaying the NMW. We are reviewing the Naming Scheme to ensure that it continues to effectively support NMW compliance. We will conclude the review during the summer and publish any resulting effects on the operation of the Naming Scheme through the NMW Enforcement policy documents.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing the Naming Scheme in response to recommendations made by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME), Professor Sir David Metcalf</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/06/2019 16:52:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock