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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Sexual Assault Referral Centres more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2019 to Question 259358 on Medical Examinations: Sexual Offences, how many Sexual Assault Referral Centres there are in England; and whether those centres offer a forensic medical examination to victims of sexual assault in cases where that victim does not wish to report that assault to the police. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 277235 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-18more like thismore than 2019-07-18
answer text <p>There are 47 sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in England. At the SARC, there is an offer of a forensic medical examination, if clinically appropriate to do so, available to all clients. If victims have not decided whether to involve the police, any forensic medical evidence collected will be stored at the SARC to allow the victim time to decide if they do want to report the assault.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-18T14:49:24.677Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-18T14:49:24.677Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1138958
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading District Heating more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the public consultation on proposals for the regulation of district heating networks. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 277236 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
answer text <p>Heat networks are an important part of the Clean Growth Strategy and we expect them to play an important role in the long-term decarbonisation of heat. We are committed to this within a framework that protects consumers and supports market growth.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government set out our intention to introduce regulation of heat networks and published our priorities for the sector – protecting consumers; building investment and maximising the decarbonisation benefits of heat networks. This built on recommendations by The Competition and Market Authority.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to consult on more detailed policy proposals later this year. Any subsequent legislation would be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-23T13:44:48.937Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T13:44:48.937Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1138697
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Welfare Assistance Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of supplementing the Local Welfare Assistance Scheme with a centrally allocated fund. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 276576 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
answer text <p>The reforms to the Social Fund in 2013 allowed local authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales to deliver their own local provision for people who are in need of urgent help. Local authorities are best placed to decide how to promote and target flexible help to support local welfare needs. The Government has no further plans to review provision.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2015-16 identifies a notional amount relating to local welfare provision in each upper-tier and unitary authority’s general grant, totalling £129.6 million for England. The notional allocation for local welfare provision remains at £129.6 million in England in the Local Government Financial Settlement until 2019/20. There are no plans to ring-fence this notional allocation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
grouped question UIN
276564 more like this
276565 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-22T15:11:48.417Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T15:11:48.417Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Lord Sharma more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1137037
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Local Housing Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of uprating local housing allowance rates from April 2020; and if she plans to bring forward proposals to extend the current exemption from the shared accommodation rate for people who have lived in a homeless hostel to include people aged 18 to 25 years-old. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 273462 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
answer text <p>There are no current plans to extend or maintain the Benefit Freeze after March 2020. Specific decisions on how to uprate the Local Housing Allowance rates from April 2020 will form part of the discussions in support of fiscal events later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is an exemption from the shared accommodation rate for those aged 25-34 who have previously spent 3 months (which doesn’t have to be continuous) in a homeless hostel/hostels specialising in rehabilitation and resettlement. There are no plans to extend this exemption to those under the age of 25.</p><p> </p><p>For other individuals who may require more support and whose circumstances may make it difficult for them to share accommodation, Discretionary Housing Payments are available.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-12T12:11:40.357Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-12T12:11:40.357Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1136339
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-02more like thismore than 2019-07-02
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Local Housing Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of uprating Local Housing Allowance rates from April 2020; and if she will bring forward proposals to extend the exemption from the shared accommodation rate for people who have lived in a homeless hostel to include people aged 18 to 25. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 272268 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-09more like thismore than 2019-07-09
answer text <p>There are no current plans to extend or maintain the Benefit Freeze after March 2020. Specific decisions on how to uprate the Local Housing Allowance rates from April 2020 will form part of the discussions in support of fiscal events later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is an exemption from the shared accommodation rate for those aged 25-34 who have previously spent 3 months (which doesn’t have to be continuous) in a homeless hostel/hostels specialising in rehabilitation and resettlement. There are no plans to extend this exemption to those under the age of 25.</p><p> </p><p>For other individuals who may require more support and whose circumstances may make it difficult for them to share accommodation, Discretionary Housing Payments are available.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-09T14:29:46.41Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-09T14:29:46.41Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1135934
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Healthy Start Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the value of eligible Healthy Start vouchers that have not been used in (i) England, (ii) London and (ii) Ealing; and (b) the cost to the public purse on promoting Healthy Start vouchers in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 271516 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-09more like thismore than 2019-07-09
answer text <p>It is not possible to provide information on the value of vouchers that have not been used in a geographical area. Vouchers are sent to a specific address but they can be spent in any location. We do not track where individuals choose to spend their vouchers and therefore cannot monitor unused vouchers by specific location</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocated to the Healthy Start scheme is accounted through a single cost centre together with the Nursery Milk scheme. A split by individual scheme is therefore not available. In 2017-18 funding for these schemes was £104,709,791. Audited spend data for the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available. This includes funding for the Healthy Start website which costs approximately £12,000 per year and which, together with the Start4Life website, promotes the Healthy Start scheme to the public and retailers.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-09T13:21:42.447Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-09T13:21:42.447Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1135478
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-28more like thismore than 2019-06-28
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill (HL) more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the Government supporting the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill [HL] 2017-19. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 270808 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
answer text <p>The Government is very clear that there is a significant difference between an intimate partner relationship (for which civil partnerships are intended) and a relationship between siblings or other family members.</p><p>We have no intention of extending civil partnerships to siblings, and are not supporting the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) [HL] 2017-19 Private Members Bill.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-23T14:49:43.04Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T14:49:43.04Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1134519
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-25more like thismore than 2019-06-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Medicine: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are studying medicine as a second degree; and what proportion of those students did not apply for study grants or financial support for their first degree. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 269099 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled in higher education. HESA categorise subjects using the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS). More information on JACS codes can be found on the HESA website here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs</a>.</p><p>Latest available data show that 6,680 full-person-equivalents[1] entered full-time first degrees in the subjects A1) Pre-Clinical Medicine and A3) Clinical Medicine at English Higher Education Institutions in the academic year 2017/18. Of these, 1,390 (21%) held a highest qualification on entry of first degree or higher.</p><p>The department does not hold information on the grants or financial support applied for by these students during their different study instances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Counts are based on full-person-equivalents; where a student is studying more than one subject they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course.</p>
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-01T16:32:39.093Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-01T16:32:39.093Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1134140
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-24more like thismore than 2019-06-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Refugees more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) allowing child refugees to sponsor their close family and (b) changing the definition of family to include young people over the age of 18 and elderly people over the age of 65 so that families can be reunited in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 268562 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-02more like thismore than 2019-07-02
answer text <p>The Government provides safe and legal routes to bring families together through its family reunion policy. This allows a partner and children under 18 of those granted protection in the UK to join them here, if they formed part of the family unit before the sponsor fled their country.</p><p>There is currently no provision in the Immigration Rules for children with refugee status in the UK to sponsor family members to join them. Allowing children to sponsor parents would create further incentives for more children to be encouraged, or even forced, to leave their family and risk hazardous journeys to the UK to sponsor relatives. This plays into the hands of criminal gangs who exploit vulnerable people and goes against our safeguarding responsibilities.</p><p>Our policy makes clear that there is discretion to grant visas outside the Immigration Rules, which caters for extended family members in exceptional circumstances – including young adult sons or daughters who are dependent on family here and living in dangerous situations.</p><p>Refugees can also sponsor adult dependent relatives living overseas to join them where, due to age, illness or disability, that person requires long-term personal care that can only be provided by relatives in the UK.</p><p>The Government is listening carefully to calls extend refugee family reunion policy and we will continue our productive discussions with stakeholders on this complex and sensitive issue. However, any changes must support the principle that those who need protection claim in the first safe country they reach – and use safe and legal routes to come here.</p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-02T15:41:39.807Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-02T15:41:39.807Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1134141
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-24more like thismore than 2019-06-24
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare: Sentencing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to increase the maximum penalty for the most serious offences of animal cruelty to five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 268563 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-27more like thismore than 2019-06-27
answer text <p>I am pleased to say that the legislation needed to implement the increase in the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences - the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill – had its First Reading in this House on 26 June.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-27T14:08:21.677Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-27T14:08:21.677Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this