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1418341

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Photographs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on passport photographs from people with white hair on a white background not being accepted; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing a default pastel background in passport photographs.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	114939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not hold information on passport photographs from people with white hair on a white background not being accepted within the examination process.</p><p>HM Passport Office provides clear guidance on photo standards, which includes advice for taking digital passport photographs using a ‘plain light-coloured background’ and for paper photograph using a ‘plain cream or light grey background'. This guidance is available on GOV.UK<br></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fphotos-for-passports&amp;data=04%7C01%7CIPSPQs%40hmpo.gov.uk%7Cdf4c0ba18ae34f319a4a08d9e57e8194%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637793153757354994%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=HGUakObAeyZERaBEZxbC6j6Ah8W6TGWhqNZeHqQXOm4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Get a passport photo - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fphotos-for-passports%2Fphoto-requirements&amp;data=04%7C01%7CIPSPQs%40hmpo.gov.uk%7Cdf4c0ba18ae34f319a4a08d9e57e8194%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637793153757354994%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=co4%2FPuNTrQp2eX%2BqRkETNU1nbA38Gd0uuTYAWsX%2Fuxo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Get a passport photo: Printed photos - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/02/2022 16:39:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1418365

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review worldwide subsistence rates set by HMRC used by British overseas workers to cover living costs in line with local inflation rates.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	114940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Overseas Scale Rates guidance was last updated in February 2019 and applied from 6 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The published rates are designed to reflect the average cost of subsistence, including local taxes and gratuities, when staying overseas. It is possible these rates will increase and fall as they do not consider fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Employers can use the rates to pay or reimburse employees’ allowable travel expenses free of tax and National Insurance contributions without checking an employee’s receipts. Employers can also reimburse employee’s actual expenses, but they must check the employee’s receipts.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, if an employee spends more than the amount their employer pays, they can claim tax relief on the difference. Therefore, it is not necessary to review the rates at this time.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/02/2022 16:14:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1366344

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he is making on recognising covid-19 vaccination certificates from overseas countries, particularly among British ex-pats who have received Sinovac or another vaccine rather than Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Janssen.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	70320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>From 22 November, vaccines on the WHO Emergency Use Listing will be included in the Government’s inbound travel rules. In practice, this will mean accepting anyone with a valid vaccine certificate who has been fully vaccinated with Sinopharm Beijing, Sinovac or Covaxin (in addition to the vaccines currently accepted), from a country listed on the fully vaccinated travel policy, for the purposes of international travel.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/11/2021 09:22:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1366185

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
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: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department is making on clearing the backlog of state pension payments; and what her Department's timeframe is for making those payments.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	69702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>As of 4 November, there were 3,220 claims where we await further information from the customer before we can finalise their claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2021 12:16:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1350958

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Turing Scheme: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether staff working for the Turing Scheme delivery partner continue to be in receipt of training on the processing and assessment of applications to the Turing Scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	41300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Turing Scheme will provide funding for more than 40,000 participants from schools, colleges and universities to study and work across the globe during the 2021-22 academic year. 48% of these opportunities will be for disadvantaged participants.</p><p>Turing Scheme assessors received training early this year in preparation for bid assessment. The team that is processing applications and subsequent projects will receive ongoing training to support the delivery of the scheme.</p><p>All assessments on applications have been completed. All applicants have now been notified of the outcome of their application. A list of all funded organisations in higher education, further education and schools, as well as all destinations countries and territories, can be found on the Turing Scheme website at: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/project-community/funding-results/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/project-community/funding-results/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 41301 question first answered 06/09/2021 09:28:17 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1350959

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Turing Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for notifying organisations on whether their application to the Turing scheme has been successful.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	41301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Turing Scheme will provide funding for more than 40,000 participants from schools, colleges and universities to study and work across the globe during the 2021-22 academic year. 48% of these opportunities will be for disadvantaged participants.</p><p>Turing Scheme assessors received training early this year in preparation for bid assessment. The team that is processing applications and subsequent projects will receive ongoing training to support the delivery of the scheme.</p><p>All assessments on applications have been completed. All applicants have now been notified of the outcome of their application. A list of all funded organisations in higher education, further education and schools, as well as all destinations countries and territories, can be found on the Turing Scheme website at: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/project-community/funding-results/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/project-community/funding-results/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 41300 question first answered 06/09/2021 09:28:17 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1200443

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the £22 million in cash grants awarded by the Government to health charities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, what assessment his Department made of the (a) funding needs of those charities and (b) effectiveness of the services those charities provide prior to that award; and what criteria the Government used to determine which charities should receive grants.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	55043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has set out a £750 million package of support for charities providing key services and supporting vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis. This will enable such organisations to continue providing essential services to those most in need. Part of the funding for charities is being disbursed with £360 million directly allocated by government departments. The most up to date information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-the-charity-sector#government-financial-support-for-charities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-the-charity-sector#government-financial-support-for-charities</a>. Our aim is to get funding to those in greatest need as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>These services have never been more needed than they are now, especially health charities. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is responsible for allocating funding to health charities and making decisions about the criteria and effectiveness of the services they are funding. Further details about the £22 million awarded to this sector and the types or organisations supported is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/22-million-awarded-to-life-saving-health-charities-during-virus-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/22-million-awarded-to-life-saving-health-charities-during-virus-outbreak</a>.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/06/2020 08:54:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1200112

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Females: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on women born in the 1950s.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	54256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced significant measures to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19. It is committed to providing financial support for people at every stage of their life, including when they near or reach retirement. The welfare system will continue to provide support to men and women who are unable to work or those who are on a low income but who are not eligible to pensioner benefit<strong>s</strong> because of their age.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/06/2020 12:43:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1199846

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the risk of covid-19 spreading in the House as a result of hon. Members and staff not wearing face coverings.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	53632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Commission is led by the current Government advice on the use of face masks and coverings.</p><p>The Covid Planning Group has assessed the potential merits of wearing face coverings. It considered the advice from Public Health England (PHE) which states that face coverings may be beneficial in places where it is hard to follow and maintain social distancing measures, e.g. on public transport. PHE advised that the only work on the estate that requires face masks for protection against the coronavirus is undertaken by the occupational health team. Face coverings are available for the security team to wear if they wish, whilst processing a person through search and screening, but they are not an essential risk control.</p><p>Face coverings are not a replacement for social distancing and regular handwashing which remain the most important actions. As hon. Members and staff can maintain social distancing and have easy access to handwashing facilities or hand sanitiser, it was concluded that face coverings were not necessary, though of course Members and staff are free to wear masks should they wish to.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 10/06/2020 22:46:22 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1198450

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Pension Credit: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had on the potential merits of granting 1950s-born women that are not eligible for universal credit but would otherwise be eligible for pension credit, early access to pension credit in response to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	52508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced significant measures to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19. It is committed to providing financial support for people at every stage of their life, including when they near or reach retirement. The welfare system will continue to provide support to men and women who are unable to work or those who are on a low income but who are not eligible to pensioner benefits because of their age.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/06/2020 13:38:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan