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882283

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of how annual bonuses affect the payments recipients of such bonuses are required to make through Child Maintenance Service arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	135386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>A central principle of the statutory child maintenance scheme is that parents should support children in line with the money they have earned. Bonus payments as well as any other earned income subject to tax are taken into account by the Child Maintenance Service to assess the amount of maintenance due. No estimate has been made on the difference such payments make to liabilities created.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/04/2018 14:44:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

882284

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints her Department has received in relation to the effect on the calculation of child maintenance payments of annual bonus payments.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	135424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collate information on complaints received specifically in relation to the effect on the calculations of child maintenance payments due to annual bonus payments. Obtaining such information to answer this question could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/04/2018 14:49:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

862166

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the food industry to adopt the front-of-pack traffic light food labelling system.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	132585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the food and drinks industry on calorie labelling, including carbohydrate content, on pre-packaged foods or food sold in restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and takeaways.</p><p> </p><p>The mandatory nutrient declaration for pre-packaged food must include values for carbohydrate and calories. We welcome the actions taken by responsible producers and retailers who have adopted the front of pack and out of home nutrition labelling schemes. Businesses that have adopted the front of pack nutrition labelling scheme account for approximately two thirds of the market for pre-packed foods and drinks, and around a quarter of the food consumed outside the home currently has calories labelled at the point of choice, for example on menus and menu boards. But the challenge to industry to make further progress remains.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will give us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food, and how it should be displayed. We want to build on the success of our current labelling scheme, and review additional opportunities to go further and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information. This might include clearer visual labelling, such as teaspoons of sugar, that help consumers understand more about the sugar content in packaged food and drink.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no central assessment of the merits of introducing mandatory recommended dietary allowance guidelines on fast food packaging or in fast food outlets.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132569 132571 132586 132587 132888 132890 132943 question first answered 22/03/2018 17:35:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

862167

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage food retailers to adopt calorie labelling on menus or at the point of purchase.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	132586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the food and drinks industry on calorie labelling, including carbohydrate content, on pre-packaged foods or food sold in restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and takeaways.</p><p> </p><p>The mandatory nutrient declaration for pre-packaged food must include values for carbohydrate and calories. We welcome the actions taken by responsible producers and retailers who have adopted the front of pack and out of home nutrition labelling schemes. Businesses that have adopted the front of pack nutrition labelling scheme account for approximately two thirds of the market for pre-packed foods and drinks, and around a quarter of the food consumed outside the home currently has calories labelled at the point of choice, for example on menus and menu boards. But the challenge to industry to make further progress remains.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will give us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food, and how it should be displayed. We want to build on the success of our current labelling scheme, and review additional opportunities to go further and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information. This might include clearer visual labelling, such as teaspoons of sugar, that help consumers understand more about the sugar content in packaged food and drink.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no central assessment of the merits of introducing mandatory recommended dietary allowance guidelines on fast food packaging or in fast food outlets.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132569 132571 132585 132587 132888 132890 132943 question first answered 22/03/2018 17:35:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

862168

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve food labelling for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	132587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the food and drinks industry on calorie labelling, including carbohydrate content, on pre-packaged foods or food sold in restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and takeaways.</p><p> </p><p>The mandatory nutrient declaration for pre-packaged food must include values for carbohydrate and calories. We welcome the actions taken by responsible producers and retailers who have adopted the front of pack and out of home nutrition labelling schemes. Businesses that have adopted the front of pack nutrition labelling scheme account for approximately two thirds of the market for pre-packed foods and drinks, and around a quarter of the food consumed outside the home currently has calories labelled at the point of choice, for example on menus and menu boards. But the challenge to industry to make further progress remains.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will give us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food, and how it should be displayed. We want to build on the success of our current labelling scheme, and review additional opportunities to go further and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information. This might include clearer visual labelling, such as teaspoons of sugar, that help consumers understand more about the sugar content in packaged food and drink.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no central assessment of the merits of introducing mandatory recommended dietary allowance guidelines on fast food packaging or in fast food outlets.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132569 132571 132585 132586 132888 132890 132943 question first answered 22/03/2018 17:35:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

855589

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Benefit Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to regulate employee benefits trusts following the Roadchef Employees Benefit Trust case; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my written answer of 5 July 2017 (UIN 1465).</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/03/2018 16:01:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

853246

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the inspection regime is for Compass contracts; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Asylum accommodation is subject to a rigorous inspection regime to ensure that it meets the requirements of the contract and the needs of service users. Providers are required to inspect each property when a service user moves in and out of a property, then again every month. The Home Office also inspects a significant proportion of accommodation each year and prioritises its inspections on an intelligence led basis to target accommodation where there have been issues.</p><p>The Home Office conducts some of its inspection jointly with the accommodation provider to ensure better access to the properties, agree what the defects are and allowing rectification work to start immediately. The Statement of Requirements for the Contracts, which is in the public domain, sets out the standards that are expected of asylum accommodation, including examples of defects and clear timelines on the timescales within which any defects must be remedied.</p><p>Home Office inspections have found that accommodation generally meets the required standards and where defects are identified they are resolved within the timescales set out in the contract. Where Providers have failed to meet these contractual service standards sanctions have been imposed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2018 19:47:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

853247

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS has taken as a result of the BBC Panorama programme, Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets of 4 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Sussex Police have sought early investigative advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), South East Area, in respect of possible criminal offences. The CPS has received some documentation and had a meeting with the officer in charge of the investigation in February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The police investigation is still ongoing and CPS will only be in a position to provide advice regarding charging or otherwise once all the papers are received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/03/2018 16:06:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

853248

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Government response to the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, Session 2014-15, HC 816, whether the Department has developed its position paper on health systems strengthening.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As recognised by the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, DFID is a world-leader in health systems strengthening. A good health system delivers quality services to all people when and where they need them, addresses the social determinants of health such as nutrition and sanitation, and can prevent and respond to shocks such as disease outbreaks. DFID is in the final stages of developing a position paper on how we will work with developing countries to create strong and resilient health systems.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/03/2018 16:42:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

853249

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication, Immigration Bail, version 1.0, published on 12 January 2018, what estimate she has made of the number of immigration detainees who will face homelessness if they are released without bail accommodation under schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Accommodation will be provided to immigration bail applicants if the person does not have adequate accommodation or the means of obtaining it – whether from a public body under different legislative powers or through their own efforts - and the provision of accommodation is necessary in order to avoid a breach of their human rights under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>However, accommodation should only be provided if it is clear that the person cannot reasonably be expected to leave the UK. Any person who could leave the UK in order to avoid homelessness should do so.</p><p>The exceptional criteria set out in the immigration bail policy apply where a residence condition is set as a condition of immigration bail and the individual is unable to support themselves at that address.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 130699 question first answered 06/03/2018 15:20:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald