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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reinstate local housing allowance rates to the 30th percentile. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 286109 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text The Government took the difficult decision to freeze LHA rates for 4 years from 2016-17 as part of efforts to bring welfare spending under control.<p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the impact of the freeze will differ across the country, and has recycled 50% of the savings from the LHA freeze to increase LHA rates in areas where rental growth has been strongest.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the 2019 Spending Round, the Chancellor announced an additional £40m in funding for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) in 2020-21 to help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable claimants.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T09:25:57.267Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T09:25:57.267Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1142798
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: Innovation 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 Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the growth of new rail technologies, including hydrogen-powered trains. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284451 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The Department for Transport provides total funding of £70.6m per year which is dedicated to research, development and innovation in the rail industry, as well as additional investment in targeted major modernisation projects such as smart ticketing and digital signalling. Funding for general research and innovation includes projects to support the development of hydrogen-powered trains, with projects researching how they will be approved for entering service, as well as enabling the first mainline testing of a hydrogen train.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funds, with industry, a network of university-based centres of excellence for rail research and innovation, as well as committing £11m to a dedicated centre at the University of Leeds. BEIS also offers Industrial Strategy challenge funds for which the rail industry can bid; and has recently announced £40m to explore how the use of hydrogen can be rolled out across the UK, and £100m to enable greater supply of low carbon hydrogen for use across the economy. These funding opportunities will be important to enable hydrogen-powered trains to run on the network in the future.</p>
answering member constituency Daventry more like this
answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T13:22:04.263Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T13:22:04.263Z
answering member
3977
label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1142799
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: North West 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 Transport, what steps the Government is taking to promote innovation in the North West rail cluster. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284188 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The DfT is committed to promoting innovation through its rail franchise programme and is trialling a three-year pilot fund within the TransPennine Express (TPE) and the Arriva Rail North (Northern) franchises. This is aimed at supporting the development of innovations, focussing on decarbonisation, passenger improvements and capacity and must benefit wider railway and society.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Daventry more like this
answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T12:25:29.397Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T12:25:29.397Z
answering member
3977
label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1142966
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
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 Foster Care: Care Leavers 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, what estimate has he made of the number of care leavers required to claim universal credit to subsidise their staying put placement. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284458 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-06more like thismore than 2019-09-06
answer text <p>​Since its introduction in May 2014, the department has provided new burdens funding each year to local authorities to implement ‘Staying Put’, as set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Amount of funding given to local authorities to implement ‘Staying Put’</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£14.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£22.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£22.85 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£23.3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£23.77 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£114.32 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Decisions on funding beyond March 2020 will be subject to the department’s Spending Review settlement.</p><p>Funding for each Staying Put arrangement - including whether the young person should contribute to the cost of the placement through income they receive from earnings or benefits - is agreed on a case-by-case basis and is not reported to the department. Consequently, the information requested on whether young people are required to claim benefits to subsidise the Staying Put arrangement is not available.</p>
answering member constituency Saffron Walden more like this
answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch more like this
grouped question UIN 284191 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-06T17:30:22.103Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4597
label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1143138
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
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 Support for Mortgage Interest 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, how many Support for Mortgage Interest Loans have been repaid since April 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284563 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>Since 1 April 2018 there have been 647 Support for Mortgage Interest Loans repaid in Great Britain and 36 have been repaid in Northern Ireland.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T11:08:14.08Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T11:08:14.08Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1143175
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
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 Industry 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 the Industrial Policy Council plans to publish its next report assessing progress on the implementation of the Industrial Strategy against success measures. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284592 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy Council plan to publish its Annual Report at the end of the year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon more like this
answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T08:07:01.43Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T08:07:01.43Z
answering member
4113
label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1143176
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Manufacturing Industries: Annual Investment 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many manufacturing firms have received help from the annual investment allowance in each year since that allowance was introduced; and what the total value of savings is accrued by those firms that have received such help. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284596 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>By introducing the AIA, the Government has made tax simpler for the majority of UK businesses that invest in eligible plant and machinery below the AIA limit each year.</p><p> </p><p>The total value of capital allowances received by manufacturing firms making AIA claims in the period 2011-12 to 2016-17 inclusive is £11.2bn. Full information, including data for earlier years, is available in Table 11.10 of each year’s National Statistics Publication “Corporation Tax Statistics”, accessible online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analyses-of-corporation-tax-receipts-and-liabilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analyses-of-corporation-tax-receipts-and-liabilities</a></p><p> </p><p>The total number of manufacturing companies claiming under the AIA each year is as follows: 32,110 (2011-12); 34,154 (2012-13); 34,418 (2013-14); 36,060 (2014-15); 36,807 (2015-16); 36,756 (2016-17).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T14:56:32.947Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T14:56:32.947Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1143191
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
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 Insulin 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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that an adequate supply of insulin is available in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284604 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>As part of a responsible Government, the Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for European Union exit. We want to reassure patients that we should be fully prepared for leaving on 31 October, and that our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products remains uninterrupted when we leave the EU on 31 October.</p><p>The Department, in consultation with the devolved administrations, has been working with trade bodies, product suppliers, and the health and care system in England to make detailed plans that should ensure continuation of the supply of medicines and medical products, including insulin, to the whole of the United Kingdom and its Crown Dependencies.</p><p>On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the UK from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to support continuity of supply of medicines and medical products from 31 October.</p><p>Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p>
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T14:30:02.427Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T14:30:02.427Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1143192
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Social Media: Advertising 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to require social media companies to maintain a public archive of advertisements published on their platforms. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284607 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</em></p> more like this
answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty more like this
answering member printed Nigel Adams more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T13:52:45.393Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T13:52:45.393Z
answering member
4057
label Biography information for Nigel Adams more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
1143195
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Bus Services: Disability 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 Transport, when his Department plans to publish guidance on disability equality training for bus drivers. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 284617 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The Government remains committed to publishing best practice guidance on the provision of high quality disability awareness training for bus and coach drivers, to support operators to ensure that every driver has the knowledge and skills to assist disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish the guidance later in the year and will work with the bus and coach industry to encourage its adoption.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Wealden more like this
answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T12:27:45.83Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T12:27:45.83Z
answering member
4460
label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this