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731121

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date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Glasgow East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) external organisations on attracting trade and international investment to Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	89
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is working with citizens and businesses from across the UK to ensure we develop a trade policy that works for the whole of the UK, and reflects the interests of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.</p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has met and exchanged correspondence with Keith Brown, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work; attended the Joint Ministerial Committee with the Devolved Governments to discuss trade and investment issues and met with international companies based in Glasgow. The Department's Ministers have appeared in front of the Scottish Parliament's Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee and discussed trade issues with Paul Wheelhouse, MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/06/2017 13:42:02 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731122

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Glasgow East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion in Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	90
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling digital exclusion. The Digital Skills and Inclusion chapter of the Digital Strategy, published in March of this year, describes some of the many ways in which we are working across government and with industry and the charity sector to address the digital divide.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for digital inclusion in Scotland is devolved, but the UK Government also funds Good Things Foundation to deliver the Future Digital Inclusion Programme. Good Things Foundation oversees the network of more than 5,000 UK Online Centres, including in Glasgow East.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/06/2017 11:32:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731123

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with officials of the Republic of Zimbabwe on human rights.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	91
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, particularly the continuing harassment and detention of political activists ahead of Presidential elections in 2018. We frequently raise our concerns with the Zimbabwean government, urging it to end abuses and restore internationally accepted standards. Our Ambassador in Harare most recently raised these concerns with the Zimbabwean Foreign Ministry on 17 June and officials in London raised them with the Zimbabwean Embassy on 19 June.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 12:34:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731124

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with officials of the Republic of Zimbabwe on that country's rate of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	92
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>​We regularly discuss Zimbabwe's serious economic problems with its government, including rising inflation fuelled by monetary financing of the budget deficit. We agree with the May 2017 IMF recommendations for the government to take urgent action to curtail public expenditure and refrain from further central bank financing. Zimbabwe urgently needs to embark upon a comprehensive package of reforms through full re-engagement with the International Financial Institutions. We have been clear that this will require genuine commitment to reform in both the economic and governance spheres. Our Ambassador in Harare raised this with the Minister of Finance in April.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 12:36:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731125

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with counterparts in the EU on free and fair elections in the Republic of Zimbabwe in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	93
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>​The Government remains in close contact with EU counterparts on the 2018 Presidential elections in Zimbabwe. We share a concern about the risks of the elections not being free and fair, especially because of voter registration, human rights violations and restrictions on political activity. The EU is funding a UNDP programme to support the elections in 2018, which we regularly review and discuss with EU counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 12:38:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731126

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Glasgow East
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 child benefit payments in Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	94
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The number of Child Tax Credit recipients and the number of Working Tax Credit recipients broken down by Parliamentary constituency are published on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525473/cwtc_awards_geog.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525473/cwtc_awards_geog.pdf</a></p><p>The latest available figures are for 2014-15.</p><p>The number of Child Benefit recipients, broken down by Parliamentary constituency are published on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601984/Child_Benefit_Geographical_Statistics_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601984/Child_Benefit_Geographical_Statistics_Aug_2016.pdf</a></p><p>The latest available figures are as at 31<sup>st</sup> August 2016.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 95 96 question first answered 28/06/2017 13:46:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731127

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been sanctioned; and for what reasons those claimants were sanctioned in Maidenhead constituency in each month since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and Universal Credit sanction decisions, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:26:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731128

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been sanctioned; and for what reasons those claimants were sanctioned in Glasgow East constituency in each month since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and Universal Credit sanction decisions, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:30:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731129

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Jobcentres: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which date (a) he and (b) a Minister in his Department last visited Shettleston Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last Ministerial visit to the Shettleston Jobcentre Plus could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, it can be confirmed that since May 2015, there have been no visits to the above Jobcentre Plus by the Secretary of State or his Ministers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 14:00:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731130

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) on which dates and (b) by which means his Department has taken steps to raise awareness by way of publicity about changes to the UK state pension age for women born in the 1950s.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Between April 2009 and March 2011, the Department mailed women born between 6th April 1950 and 5th April 1953, informing them of their State Pension age under the 1995 Pensions Act. This involved sending 1.16 million letters to the affected women.</p><p>Following the 2011 changes, DWP wrote to individuals directly affected to inform them of the change to their State Pension age. This applied to women born between 6th April 1953 and 5th April 1960. These letters were sent between January 2012 and November 2013. This involved sending 5.77 million letters to the affected men and women.</p><p>In addition to writing directly to those affected, the Government provided a range of information in order for all individuals to be able to find out their State Pension age and conditions of their benefits. For example, following the Pensions Act 1995, State Pension estimates, issued to individuals on request, made the changes clear. Since 2000, the Department has issued 14 million State Pension estimates on request. Between 2003 and 2006, the Department issued about 16 million automatic pension forecasts, which were accompanied by a leaflet about State Pension age including equalisation. DWP also ran a pensions education campaign in 2004, which included informing people of the future equalisation of State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/06/2017 16:22:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden