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419834

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Scots Gaelic Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the Government does not respond to correspondence written in Scottish Gaelic with a reply in Scottish Gaelic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	10755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises and supports the cultural and historical significance of all languages spoken within the United Kingdom, and as a demonstration of its support for Scottish Gaelic, is providing the broadcaster MG ALBA with funding of £1 million in the previous and current financial years.</p><p>Given the current low levels of demand for such a service, providing official responses to correspondence in Scottish Gaelic would represent a disproportionate cost. Therefore, we have no plans to introduce a Gaelic language policy for written correspondence.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 20/10/2015 13:39:17 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

419843

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of tax credits in (a) Glasgow Central constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	10756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The latest information on the figures you have requested can be found in the April 2015 Child and Working Tax Credits published statistics, found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2015 15:26:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

419881

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Entertainers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to foster links with travelling showpeople.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	11043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>DCLG has an on-going dialogue with a range of partners. For example DCLG consulted travelling showpeople on recent changes to planning policy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/10/2015 16:47:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

420059

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department provides to the breastfeeding support line.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	10753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>In 2008 the Department granted funding to the Breastfeeding Network to help provide the National Breastfeeding Helpline. Funding from the Department ceased in 2012.</p><br /><p>Women receive information and support on infant feeding from their midwife and health visitor. Additional information and support is available on the Start4Life and NHS Choices websites.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 19/10/2015 15:01:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

420182

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applicants in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow Central constituency have been liable for the Immigration Health Surcharge since that charge's introduction.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	11042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Since its introduction in April, the Immigration Health Surcharge has collected more than £100 million in income for the NHS. The Home Office does not hold the necessary management information to determine how many visa applicants have been liable to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge by geographical location in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/10/2015 15:58:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

420216

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department considers it safe to deport failed asylum seekers to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	10754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Each case is considered on its own merits. Where a person qualifies for asylum or humanitarian protection we will grant it. Where we and the courts conclude that a person does not qualify, they are expected to leave the UK.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/10/2015 16:21:26 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

420217

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in Scotland have been employed by HM Passport Office in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	10752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of staff employed by HM Passport Office in Scotland at 31st March each year since 2005 is shown in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/10/2015 15:53:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 10752 - Table.docx title HMPO staff employed in Scotland
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

420348

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Glasgow Central, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland have been unsuccessful in claiming jobseeker's allowance because they did not meet the criteria for the habitual residence test since October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	10751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>Statistical information regarding the habitual residence test is intended for publication at a future date.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/10/2015 16:18:48 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

420378

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments in connection with claims for employment and support allowance have been carried out in (a) Glasgow and (b) Glasgow Central constituency since 1 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	11041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The total number of Work Capability Assessments completed from September 2014 to March 2015 in the Glasgow City Local Authority was 10,700 (rounded to the nearest 100). This figure includes Employment and Support Allowance initial assessments, repeat assessments and, Incapacity Benefit reassessments.</p><p>The information requested by parliamentary constituency is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/10/2015 16:30:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

390701

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Paragraph 2.103 of the Summer Budget 2015, if he will estimate the number of women who will be affected by the limit of child tax credits; and how many such women will be covered by exceptional circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	7734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The policy which limits the child element in tax credits and Universal Credit to two children, will only apply to those families with children born on or after 6 April 2017 or those making a new claim to Universal Credit after April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will work closely with stakeholders on the details of implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/07/2015 15:58:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss