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1222224

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to expand the availability of gigabit-capable broadband throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	South West Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Mr Gagan Mohindra
uin	904447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We are investing £5 billion to ensure gigabit-capable broadband is delivered for residents in those hardest to reach parts of the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alongside this £5 billion, we are also removing barriers to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to deploy new gigabit-capable broadband networks across the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For example, we have introduced legislation to make it easier for operators to deploy broadband in blocks of flats and will be legislating to mandate gigabit connectivity in new homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/07/2020 12:04:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4804 label Biography information for Mr Gagan Mohindra

1222225

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gyms and Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help gyms, health spas and similar businesses to reopen safely as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	904450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to reopening facilities as soon as it is safe to do so including indoor gyms and health spas. BEIS published guidance on 23 June to help spas prepare for reopening.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also in discussions with representatives from the sport and physical activity sector about the steps required to reopen these facilities, hopefully from mid-July.</p><p>As with all aspects of the Government’s response to Covid-19, we will be guided by science to ensure that as restrictions are eased people can return to these facilities safely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/07/2020 10:45:28 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1222226

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Theatres: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he made of the potential merits of enabling theatres to reopen with social distancing measures on the same date as cinemas.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	904451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Cinemas were able to reopen on the 4th of July thanks to the guidance that was recently published.</p><p> </p><p>We also recently published a 5-stage roadmap for reopening performing art venues - which are currently allowed to rehearse and broadcast shows without an audience.</p><p> </p><p>We hope to move to stage 3 which will allow for outdoor performances, and stage 4, indoors with social distancing soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/07/2020 16:38:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1221252

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to tackle poverty.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	904383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling poverty through a long-term, sustainable approach that focuses on employment, whilst ensuring everyone is supported by the welfare system in their time of need. Today we are rightly focused on how we can support families through Covid-19. We have announced a £6.5bn package of temporary welfare measures, including a £20 increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance, and an increase in Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/07/2020 15:47:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1221253

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to include the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust in the schedule of tax free employee benefit schemes administered by HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	904399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs, who have indicated that they are in dialogue with the taxpayer. It would not be appropriate for Treasury ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Government keeps all tax legislation under regular review and any changes are considered in line with Government priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 14:01:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1221375

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance the Government has provided to veterans on their disability supplement; and what the Government's policy is on the number of hours veterans can work without losing entitlement to that support.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	70403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Veterans UK administer two schemes for those who have been injured, suffered ill health or bereaved as a result of Service. The most recent scheme is the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), which was introduced for personnel whose injury, ill health or death was caused by Service on or after on 6 April 2005 and allows claims to be considered from personnel who are still serving. The older, War Pension Scheme (WPS) is available to ex- Service personnel whose disablement arose as a result of Service before 6 April 2005.</p><p>Information regarding the schemes is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/free-help-with-compensation-claims-for-injury-in-the-armed-forces</p><p>There is no limit to the number of hours which a veteran can work. Some claimants under the WPS can claim Unemployability Supplement (Unsupp) and claimants are allowed to retain their Unsupp if they carry out therapeutic work which is not detrimental to their health, and provided that this is not for longer than 16 hours a week or does not exceed a set earnings limit. Each individual case is different and as such, is considered on its merits. Information on Therapeutic Work can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/war-pension-scheme-unemployability-supplement-unsupp</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/07/2020 13:46:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1221383

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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: Hemsworth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit there were in Hemsworth consistency in each month since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of people on Universal Credit, by Parliamentary Constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/07/2020 15:02:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221743

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on paid for sponsored advertising in (1) the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, (2) the Times, (3) the Telegraph, (4) the Express, and (5) in total, since 23 March; what is their planned future spend for such advertising; and which department is responsible for overseeing such advertising and its cost.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has developed a strong national campaign to provide information and reassurance to the public about COVID-19. As part of this, we have utilised advertising in over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is responsible for overseeing these advertising costs. Cabinet Office publishes expenditure, including on public information campaigns, on a rolling monthly basis on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 10/07/2020 12:01:38 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1220717

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Coronavirus: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to help support communities in north Cornwall during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	904234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Armed Forces’ contribution to the Government’s COVID-19 response has been invaluable. North Cornwall is no exception.</p><p> </p><p>Mobile Testing Units deployed to Bude, Bodmin and Launceston, providing a vital service to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Nine military planners deployed to assist the Devon and Cornwall Local Resilience Forum with PPE distribution and testing, and a team of two soldiers were available to courier testing kits to Residential Care Homes across Cornwall and Devon.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2020 16:32:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1220718

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the role the armed forces have played in logistical planning during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	904241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Defence logistic planners continue to provide vital support to the Covid-19 response.</p><p> </p><p>Planners were placed into the NHS crisis response cell, supported the NHS in the management and distribution of PPE, and helped create and deliver the National Testing Programme. The Defence logistics hub at Donnington distributed critical care equipment, and military teams assisted regional hubs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2020 16:33:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell