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1690790

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date	21/02/2024
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	Pakistan: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the role of the Pakistan judiciary in protecting persecuted minorities.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK does not comment or interfere with judicial processes in Pakistan. They are a matter for the Pakistan judicial system.  However, the UK does regularly engage with the Government of Pakistan to advance key priorities and interests, including on human rights and the rule of law. The former Foreign Secretary met the caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-Ul-Haq Kakar, on the 23rd September, where he raised the importance of protecting the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, condemned the violence and discrimination faced by religious minorities in his meeting with Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on 13 September.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/03/2024 09:35:09 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1690814

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
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, how many and what proportion of applications to delay migration from tax credits to universal credit have been granted in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The following table provides information on the number of extension requests granted. The data relating to the proportion of people who requested an extension and then were granted an extension cannot be provided because it is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Tax Credit claimants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Migration Notices sent to individuals</p></td><td><p>of which, extension to Migration Notice period granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month Migration Notice sent</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>4,950</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>12,880</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>23,180</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>26,970</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>44,500</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>39,410</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10</p><p>‘..’ indicates nil or negligible</p><p>Migration notices are included only until the end of September to allow households to have reached their deadline, in line with published official statistics to December 2023</p><p>Source: Move to Universal Credit operation system</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/02/2024 15:43:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689929

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Refineries: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support the refinery sector to invest in decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>All UK refineries are eligible for a range of Government schemes aimed at supporting the development of low carbon solutions in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund supports industrial sites including those in the refinery sector with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future. The Department manages the IETF for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, while the Scottish Government administers the SIETF. The two schemes have an allocation of over £500m of investment by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>The spring window of Phase 3 of the IETF is open for applications now.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 27/02/2024 07:27:08 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689930

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress her Department has made on launching a call for evidence to support an increase in gas storage in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>As per the Energy Security Plan Update, published on 6th December 2023, the Government will launch a call for evidence in the coming months. This will set out the findings from the current analysis and seek evidence on the different forms of flexibility and their role in the broader gas system, to support the work to meet decarbonisation and net zero ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/02/2024 07:25:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1690015

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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	Developing Countries: Debts Written Off
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 186930 on Developing Countries: Debts Written Off, what progress his Department has made on introducing debt relief measures for developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has provided over £2 billion in debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative and continues to provide roughly £190 million a year to compensate the Multilateral Development Banks for forgone debt repayments. In response to the COVID pandemic, the UK supported the Debt Service Suspension Initiative and suspended UK debt repayment from April 2020 to December 2021. Collectively $12.9 billion of repayments were suspended from almost 50 countries. Additionally, the UK provided £150 million towards IMF debt repayment relief through the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust.</p><p>The UK plays a leadership role in international discussions on developing country debt which we monitor closely with His Majesties Treasury. As set out in the White Paper on International Development, published last November - through our membership of the Paris Club, G20, and the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable we are pushing for improvements to the global debt architecture and using our position in official creditor committees to help return countries to debt sustainability where necessary.</p><p>The UK is also leading contractual debt innovations, notably Climate Resilient Debt Clauses (CRDCs) that pause debt repayments when a natural disaster hits. UK Export Finance (UKEF) was the first export credit agency globally to offer these, and the Government is pressing for all creditors to offer these in loans - most recently co-hosting a workshop on CRDCs at COP28 and securing several Multilateral Development Banks and other countries to offer these.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/02/2024 11:48:26 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689293

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2024 to Question 12854 on Large Goods Vehicles, if he will publish post-trial operation guidance for hauliers not included in the trial; and how those hauliers will have to prepare for implementation of post-trial operations.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The guidance referred to in the previous answer of 9 February 2024 to Question 12854 is applicable to operators who did not take part in the trial of longer semi-trailers (LSTs), as well as to those operators who took part. Steps to be taken by operators who wish to utilise LSTs are set out in that guidance.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/02/2024 16:54:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689529

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2024 to Question 7371 on High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge, when he plans to publish data on Child Benefit claimants in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The ‘Child Benefit Statistics: annual release’ will be published on the 17 April 2024. This will contain statistics on the High Income Child Benefit Charge for the tax year 2021 to 2022. This publication has been pre-announced on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-including-small-area-statistics-2023?cachebust=1706701196" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/02/2024 14:08:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689530

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of administering Child Benefit as a working age benefit via the Department for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to administer Child Benefit as a working age benefit via the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p>Administering Child Benefit as a joint claim per household could mean finding out the incomes and relationships of all Child Benefit claimants. This would pose administrative burdens on households, who do not currently need to provide this information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and on HMRC.</p><p>As with all Government policy, Child Benefit is kept under regular review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 14430 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:15:57 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689531

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of administering Child Benefit as a joint claim per household.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to administer Child Benefit as a working age benefit via the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p>Administering Child Benefit as a joint claim per household could mean finding out the incomes and relationships of all Child Benefit claimants. This would pose administrative burdens on households, who do not currently need to provide this information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and on HMRC.</p><p>As with all Government policy, Child Benefit is kept under regular review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 14429 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:15:57 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689547

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Jonathan Montgomery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what conflict of interest risk assessment was made regarding the appointment of Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery as Chair of the group of clinical, legal and social care experts to advise the Cabinet Office on detailed technical considerations of responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s recommendations on compensation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery was appointed via direct Ministerial appointment to ensure that he and the expert group could begin their work as soon as possible. The appointment of the expert group will ensure the Government has the relevant expertise to make informed choices in responding to the Inquiry’s recommendations on compensation following the publication of the final report.</p><p>In regard to the appointment process for the chair of the expert group, a number of candidates with relevant experience were shortlisted for the role. All candidates underwent thorough due diligence and conflict of interest checks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14435 14436 question first answered 26/02/2024 11:46:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day