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1586814

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment: Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of personal independence payment reassessments on the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of dementia patients.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	146840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from a health condition or disability, rather than the health condition or disability itself. Award rates and their durations are set on an individual basis, based on the claimant’s needs and the likelihood of those needs changing. Award reviews allow for the correct rate of PIP to remain in payment, including where needs have increased as a consequence of a congenital, degenerative, or progressive condition.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that attending a PIP assessment can be a stressful experience, which is why we do not carry out face-to-face assessments where there is enough existing evidence to determine benefit entitlement, whether on a new claim or on review. Where there is sufficient evidence on which to make an assessment, the claimant will be assessed on a paper basis. Where a telephone, video, or face-to-face assessment is required, companions are encouraged to attend and can play an active role, which can be particularly helpful for claimants with mental, cognitive, or intellectual impairments who may not be able to provide an accurate account of their condition due to a lack of understanding or unrealistic expectations of their ability.</p><p> </p><p>We announced in the Shaping Future Support: Health and Disability Green Paper, that we will test a new Severe Disability Group (SDG) so that those with severe and lifelong conditions can benefit from a simplified process to access PIP, ESA and UC without needing to go through a face-to-face assessment, or frequent reassessments. We will consider the test results once complete to influence thinking on the next stages of this work.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2023 12:35:45 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1584361

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2023 to Question 133961 on Railways: South Wales, when funding will be made available for the delivery of the South Wales relief line upgrades.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	140090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government will publish an update to the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline as soon as possible to provide clarity on funding for the delivery of rail upgrades in Wales.</p><p>We are fully committed to rail infrastructure improvement in Wales with recent investment totalling £390m. This is in addition to our recent announcement of £2.7m in funding to develop improvements along the South Wales Main Line in order to ease transport congestion along the South Wales corridor.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 09/02/2023 08:24:23 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1583565

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Hospices: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Hospice UK on the impact of the cost of energy on the hospice sector.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	139160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>There is regular engagement with Hospice UK and other palliative and end of life care stakeholders at both ministerial and official level to understand the issues they face, such as the impact of the cost of energy on the hospice sector.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/02/2023 09:29:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1582379

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	136523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Honorable Member is referred to the answer that was given on 14 November 2022 to the Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-14/86483" target="_blank">UIN 86483</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 19:46:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1582380

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will order an independent review of the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	136524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Loan Charge was independently reviewed by Lord Morse in 2019, who considered the impacts of the policy on individuals. The Government recognised the impact of the Loan Charge and accepted 19 of the 20 recommendations made by Lord Morse. These changes, such as removing loans made before 9 December 2010 from the scope of the Loan Charge, reduced the impact of the policy and removed aspects which were of wider concern.</p><p> </p><p>However, taxpayers can still face large tax bills which may have significant impact. That is why HMRC puts support for those affected at the core of its work to collect the Loan Charge and bring cases to settlement.</p><p> </p><p>As well as the options available for managing tax bills, individuals affected by the Loan Charge are also supported by HMRC’s Extra Support teams. These are teams of trained advisors who, where appropriate, signpost taxpayers to Voluntary and Community organisations. HMRC and Samaritans are currently working together to deliver an 18-month project to further strengthen the support offered to taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans for a further independent review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 18:01:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1581772

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a limit on the number of times creditors can contact people in debt.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	135151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expect financial services firms to take whatever steps they can to support and provide appropriate level of care to their customers. This includes offering tailored support to customers struggling to pay their mortgage or other loans.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2022, the FCA published ‘Dear CEO’ letters to firms and reiterated the FCA’s expectations on firms dealing with borrowers in financial difficulty. This includes expectations on firms to provide appropriate level of care and support to their customers; to give borrowers in financial difficulty appropriate tailored forbearance that is in their interests taking account of their individual circumstances; and to support borrowers showing signs of financial difficulty or struggling with debt, by making them aware of and helping them access money guidance or free debt advice.</p><p> </p><p>More recently, the FCA published findings from their comprehensive review of firms’ treatment of borrowers in financial difficulty following the pandemic and is taking action to ensure high standards.</p><p> </p><p>To help people in problem debt, the Government launched the Breathing Space scheme in England and Wales in 2021. The scheme gives eligible people in problem debt who receive professional debt advice access to a 60-day period in which enforcement action is paused and most fees, charges and interest are frozen.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 03/02/2023 12:32:41 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1581888

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the loan charge on the mental health of affected workers and contractors; and whether the Government plans to change its policy on the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	135159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Loan Charge was independently reviewed by Lord Morse in 2019, who considered the impacts of the policy on individuals. The Government recognised the impact of the Loan Charge and accepted 19 of the 20 recommendations made by Lord Morse. These changes, such as removing loans made before 9 December 2010 from the scope of the Loan Charge, reduced the impact of the policy and removed aspects which were of wider concern.</p><p> </p><p>However, taxpayers can still face large tax bills which may have a significant impact. That is why HMRC puts support for those affected at the core of its work to collect the Loan Charge and bring cases to settlement.</p><p> </p><p>As well as the options available for managing tax bills, individuals affected by the Loan Charge are also supported by HMRC’s Extra Support teams. These are teams of specialist trained advisors who, where appropriate, signpost taxpayers to specialist Voluntary and Community organisations. To further strengthen the support offered to taxpayers, HMRC and Samaritans are currently working together to deliver an 18-month project.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2023 17:43:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1581933

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Russia: South Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his American counterparts on recent reports of deepening (a) defence and (b) economic ties between South Africa and Russia.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	135160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to working with international partners to mitigate the impact of Russia's actions globally. The UK regularly engages with international counterparts, including the US and South Africa, across a range of defence and economic interests in the region. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 17 January to discuss how we can best support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. The Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell also discussed a range of issues, including the Ukraine conflict, with South African Deputy Foreign Minister Botes on 19 January. Our High Commission in Pretoria regularly engages South African counterparts on Russia-related matters, and keeps in close touch with US colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/02/2023 14:59:27 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1582095

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Africa: 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 proportion of UK overseas aid funding is distributed to each Commonwealth country in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	135179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>Table 1 below provides the volume and proportion of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided for the benefit of each Commonwealth country in Africa in 2021, the latest year for which data is published. Bilateral ODA is aid that has been earmarked, usually for specific countries, regions, or programmes.</p><p>The UK also spends ODA in the form of unearmarked contributions to multilateral organisations and bilaterally to programmes which benefit multiple countries/regions, some of which may also benefit Commonwealth countries in Africa.</p><p>Table 1: Volume and proportion of UK bilateral ODA provided for the benefit of Commonwealth countries in Africa, 2021</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commonwealth Countries in Africa</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Bilateral ODA</strong><br>(£ thousand)</p></td><td><p><strong>% of UK Bilateral ODA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>2,356</p></td><td><p>0.14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>8,030</p></td><td><p>0.47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eswatini</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gabon</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>17,991</p></td><td><p>1.04%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>25,002</p></td><td><p>1.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>71,993</p></td><td><p>4.17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>899</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>42,298</p></td><td><p>2.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td>37,493</td><td><p>2.171%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>1,449</p></td><td><p>0.08%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>140,146</p></td><td><p>8.12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>34,946</p></td><td><p>2.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>50,048</p></td><td><p>2.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>102,251</p></td><td><p>5.92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>60,605</p></td><td><p>3.51%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>64,352</p></td><td><p>3.73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>27,921</p></td><td><p>1.62%</p></td></tr><tr><td>Source: Statistics on International Development</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 06/02/2023 16:34:38 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1581474

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on (a) upgrades to the South Wales relief line and (b) the rail-related recommendations in the report by Lord Burns entitled South East Wales Transport Commission: final recommendations, published on 26 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	133961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Transport Secretary on a range of transport issues, including infrastructure in Wales.</p><p>We have recently announced a further £2.7 million study with Welsh Government, funded by the UK Government, to develop options for new stations and services on the South Wales Main Line.</p><p>The study follows Lord Hendy’s recommendations from his review of transport connectivity across the UK, which put forward the need to relieve congestion on the M4. A series of options will be considered as part of this study, among which is the development of five brand new stations between Cardiff and Severn Tunnel.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 10:04:20 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden