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856186

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date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to prevent landlords from discriminating against people on the basis that they are in receipt of benefits.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	131352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>We strongly encourage landlords and agents to look at all potential and existing tenants in receipt of housing benefit on an individual basis and we will shortly be publishing a new How to Let guide to help landlords better understand their responsibilities.</p><p>Legislation exists to prohibit acts of discrimination against individuals in terms of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/03/2018 16:28:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

856187

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2018 to Question 125256, for what reasons she will not change this long-standing policy and revoke regulation three of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2017.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	131353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The policy on uprating pensions abroad is a long-standing one of successive post-war Governments. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, however they are up-rated overseas only where there is a legal requirement to do so.</p><p> </p><p>There are two main reasons for not paying annual up-ratings to non-residents. First, up-ratings are based on levels of earnings growth and price inflation in the UK which have no direct relevance where the pensioner is resident overseas. Second, the cost of up-rating state pensions overseas in countries where we do not currently up-rate would increase immediately by over £0.5 billion per year if all pensions in payment were increased to current UK levels.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/03/2018 13:49:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

856189

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the US’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports on the British steel and aluminium industries.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	131355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Total US imports of steel from the UK in 2017 were 351 thousand tonnes with a value of £360m. This represents 5% of UK steel production in 2017, in tonnage. For aluminium, the equivalent figures were nine thousand tonnes with a value of £29m. We are working closely with the steel and aluminium industries to assess the potential impact of these measures.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/03/2018 15:51:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

856194

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the US’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports on the future negotiation of a strong trading partnership between the US and UK after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	131360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The United States and United Kingdom are strong partners and allies. The US-UK bilateral trading relationship is an important one and vital to our economy. Total trade between the UK and US in 2016 was £167.6bn and both sides have committed to deepening our commercial relationship further.</p><p>The Government has made representations to the US Administration at the highest levels, on the proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, including when the Prime Minister raised the UK's concerns with President Trump.</p><p>We will continue our positive and productive conversations with the US, on strengthening our bilateral trade and investment relationship, through the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/03/2018 17:18:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

856196

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the US’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports on international trade relations.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	131362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>We have a long-standing and special relationship with the US. The US and UK are strong partners and allies and the US-UK economic and security relationship is crucially important.</p><p>As the Prime Minister outlined to President Trump, when she raised the UK's concerns relating to these tariffs on 4 March, multilateral action is the best way to resolve the problem of global overcapacity, in commodities such as steel and aluminium. The Government is continuing to make representations to the US Administration, at the highest levels on the proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/03/2018 17:48:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

856197

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations the Government has made to the (a) White House and (b) US Department of Commerce on the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the US.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	131363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has and will continue to make representations to the US Administration, at the highest levels on the proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. The Prime Minister raised the UK's concerns personally with President Trump on 4 March.</p><p>The Government has made clear that it does not support these tariffs and is working closely with affected UK businesses and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/03/2018 16:03:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847723

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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: British Nationals Abroad
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 number of UK pensioners who live overseas who will return to live in the UK due to the lack of uprating to state pensions.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision to move abroad is voluntary and remains a personal choice dependent on the circumstances of the individual. The policy on up-rating UK state pensions overseas is a long-standing policy of successive Governments. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide without regard to nationality to those people who meet the eligibility criteria and are up-rated for recipients resident abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so. HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions publish information on the effect of moving abroad on the State Pension which is available at: www.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2018 15:47:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847033

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Future Accommodation Model survey, what assessment he has made of the effect of the level survey’s response rate on the efficacy of the survey’s results and conclusions.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) Survey was conducted in 2016 to gauge the views of serving Armed Forces personnel on current accommodation provision and proposed options under FAM.</p><p> </p><p>The Survey was open to approximately 137,000 personnel. The response rate was 18%, based on 24,302 valid responses. Full details of the methodology used in the FAM survey can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-future-accommodation-model-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-future-accommodation-model-survey-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Response rates tended to be lower among the more junior ranks, which means these groups are under-represented within the data. To compensate for this non-response bias, FAM Survey results were weighted by Service, Rank and Marital Status as the key variables affecting both responses rates and views on FAM.</p><p> </p><p>The results are now being considered alongside qualitative data, collected from focus groups and workshops, and quantitative data from other surveys.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2018 16:58:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847034

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria the Government uses to award contracts to private companies.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p> </p><p>Regulations covering selection and award criteria are included in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 13:58:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

847035

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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, with reference to her Department’s response to Freedom of Information request 378/2016, for what reasons transitional arrangements No. 22 and 23 of Table A have not been costed.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	129209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Table A shows all of the options considered by the Government during the passage of the Pensions Act 2011. At the time the options were prioritised for costing, and those which were less specific in scope were not costed.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2018 15:44:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid