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1367416

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 201 to Question 903830 on the Palestinian Authority: ODA recognising the importance of supporting Palestinian institutions, what plans her Department has to restore funding to the salaries of Palestinian health and education professionals in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our future spending allocations will be set in the next Spending Review and full budgets for 2021 will be published in due course, including in our regular Statistics on International Development website and in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/11/2021 17:21:45 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1367418

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that Palestinian communities have been meaningfully consulted in the development overseas aid initiatives intended to support them.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Development programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) work to preserve the prospect of a negotiated Two State Solution and to improve the lives of Palestinians throughout the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, in line with the UK's longstanding position. The UK engages with a broad range of stakeholders to understand the impact of UK programming, including in the OPTs.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/11/2021 17:26:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1367421

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Natural Gas: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from rising wholesale gas prices.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting customers, especially the most vulnerable. The price cap will ensure millions of households pay a fair price for energy this winter. Low income and fuel poor households will continue to be supported with their energy bills through the Warm Home Discount, which provides eligible households with a £140 discount. Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments will also ensure that the most vulnerable are better able to heat their homes over the colder months.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government announced an extra £500 million for local authorities through the new Household Support Fund to help millions with their household bills.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/11/2021 08:36:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1367431

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the State Pension in tackling pensioner poverty; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to alleviating levels of pensioner poverty.</p><p> </p><p>In the latest statistics there were 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty, after housing costs, compared to 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>The State Pension is the foundation of support for older people, providing the basis on which people can build additional private savings for their retirement. Under this Government, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension is now over £2,050 higher than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Pension Credit provides invaluable financial support for the most vulnerable pensioners and is a passport to a range of other benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2021 12:27:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1367432

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department took to ensure that disabled people were adequately engaged during the recent Health and Disability green paper consultation.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>In the 18 months prior to the formal launch of the consultation, we ran a significant engagement programme to ensure that the views of disabled people and their representatives shaped the content of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, we continued to engage with a series of virtual events organised with national charities, and a series hosted by MPs from across the political spectrum, attended by individuals and organisations from their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper was published on 20 July 2021 in a variety of accessible formats. These include braille copies, a British Sign Language video with an audio track and subtitles, a large print version, a full audio version available digitally and on CD and an easy read version.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the consultation period itself, we held more than 40 events with disabled people, people with health conditions and their representatives, including a series of virtual events as well as face-to-face events across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/11/2021 13:30:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1367433

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support benefit claimants in meeting increased living costs.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, and continue to do so through many measures, including by spending over £111 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>With the success of the vaccine rollout and record job vacancies, our focus now is on continuing to support people into and to progress in work. Our multi-billion-pound Plan for Jobs, which has recently been expanded by £500 million, will help people across the UK to find work and to boost their wages and prospects.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit recipients in work will soon benefit from a reduction in the Universal Credit taper rate from 63% to 55%, and increasing the work allowance by £504 per year means that 1.9m working households will be able to keep substantially more of what they earn. These measures effectively represent a tax cut, worth around £2.2bn a year in 2022-23, for the lowest paid in society, and are combined with a rise in the National Living Wage to £9.50 per hour.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people may require extra support over the winter as we enter the final stages of recovery, which is why vulnerable households across the country will now be able to access a new £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The Household Support Fund will provide £421 million to help vulnerable people in England with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials. The Barnett Formula will apply in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/11/2021 16:21:56 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1367434

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Universal Credit deductions on the risk of poverty among benefit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	72390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of Universal Credit deductions on the risk of poverty among benefit claimants.</p><p> </p><p>To enable households to retain more of their Universal Credit award towards day to day living costs we have reduced the normal maximum amount that can be deducted from Universal Credit, from 40% of the Universal Credit Standard Allowance, to 30% and from April 2021 to 25%. As a result, there were 792,000 people in May 2021 who potentially have had reduced deductions due to the most recent policy change. Customers can also contact DWP Debt Management if they are experiencing financial hardship to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment of benefit overpayments, or a temporary suspension, depending on financial circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/11/2021 16:00:15 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1365386

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	Dental Services: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to help asylum seekers access dental care on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	68173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers can access National Health Service dental care from any NHS dental practice.</p><p>Patients, including asylum seekers, can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance where they are unable to access a dentist or NHS 111 if seeking urgent care. Proof of address is not needed to access an NHS dentist. There is also no requirement for a patient to provide photo identification or proof of immigration status to access NHS dentistry.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 68174 question first answered 09/11/2021 14:19:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1365387

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	Dental Services: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to help asylum seekers access dental care in situations where they are unable to access a dentist on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	68174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers can access National Health Service dental care from any NHS dental practice.</p><p>Patients, including asylum seekers, can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance where they are unable to access a dentist or NHS 111 if seeking urgent care. Proof of address is not needed to access an NHS dentist. There is also no requirement for a patient to provide photo identification or proof of immigration status to access NHS dentistry.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 68173 question first answered 09/11/2021 14:19:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1360830

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to Question 50971 and the correspondence dated 23 July 2021 from the hon Member for Bolton South East regarding funding for the Remembering Srebrenica charity.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	58357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>A response to the letter was sent on 21 October.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/10/2021 15:33:28 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi