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982819

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Career Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been internally promoted (a) temporarily and (b) permanently without competition in the last three years; and what proportion of those civil servants were (a) women and (b) BAME.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Management Code is clear that all promotions and lateral moves within the Civil Service must be based on merit. Data is not currently gathered centrally on promotions (either temporary or permanent), and it is therefore not possible to compare the experience of ethnic minority or female civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/10/2018 10:54:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

982820

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment he has made of the the average waiting time for visa applicants in (a) the last six months and (b) 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Information for the latest quarter available is published online.</p><p>Data on entry clearance visa processing times, including the percentage and number of visas that are processed within service standards, is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/10/2018 14:03:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

982821

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence claimants claimants had their decision overturned at (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) Tribunal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration clearances by type is given in Table 7b of the quarterly statistical publication “Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to July 2018”, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals by outcome is given in Table SSCS_3 of the quarterly statistical publication “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly: April to June 2018”, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced 3.5m decisions have been made, of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2018 13:31:57 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

983377

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the announcement, Government announces new generation of council housing, published on 3 October 2018, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to build adequate numbers of social housing.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 3 October at the Conservative Party Conference that the caps on local authorities borrowing to fund the construction of new homes will be removed, enabling them to fund a new generation of council housing that meets the needs of local people. This ground breaking announcement will enable councils to build up to 10,000 homes per year in the short term, with potential to go even further over time.</p><p>In addition, local authorities can bid alongside housing associations for the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to build affordable homes. We are also providing a longer term rent deal for 5 years from 2020 to provide local authorities with a stable investment environment to deliver new homes and we have consulted on options for allowing local authorities more flexibility in the use of their Right to Buy receipts, including extending the time limit for spending Right to Buy receipts from three years to five years for existing receipts.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/10/2018 14:19:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

939924

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2018 to Question 158255, on Western Sahara: Imports, whether products entering the UK under the ISO code EH pay import duty.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	163555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Goods entering the UK under the ISO code ‘EH’ are chargeable to customs duty.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2018 15:58:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

939925

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2018 to Question 158255, on Import Duties: Western Sahara, for what reasons the Western Sahara Campaign UK is included in the list of consultees when it states that it was not consulted.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	163556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 6 July to PQ UIN 158256. It is for the European Commission to respond to any questions about its report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2018 16:01:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

939926

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) potential effect of increased water rates on people with (i) Chrones and (ii) similar conditions who use more water than the average household and (b) requirement to put in place plans for those people in the event of such an increase; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	163557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government-mandated tariff, WaterSure, is in place to support customers on low incomes who have unavoidably high water usage, due to either a qualifying medical condition or having three or more children under 19. Eligible customers must be on a water meter and in receipt of a means tested benefit, and they or someone living in the household must have the qualifying medical condition. This includes Crohn’s. All water companies must offer the tariff.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Water bills are rigorously safeguarded by Ofwat, the industry’s independent economic regulator, through five-yearly price reviews, which set an overall cap on the total amount that each water company may recover from their customers. Ofwat expects the average real water and sewerage bill to fall 5% from 2015 - 2020, and potentially up to 10% by 2025.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661803/sps-ofwat-2017.pdf" target="_blank">strategic policy statement</a> to Ofwat challenged the water industry to do more for vulnerable customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 163558 question first answered 18/07/2018 14:18:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

939936

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is planning for an increase in water rates; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	163558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government-mandated tariff, WaterSure, is in place to support customers on low incomes who have unavoidably high water usage, due to either a qualifying medical condition or having three or more children under 19. Eligible customers must be on a water meter and in receipt of a means tested benefit, and they or someone living in the household must have the qualifying medical condition. This includes Crohn’s. All water companies must offer the tariff.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Water bills are rigorously safeguarded by Ofwat, the industry’s independent economic regulator, through five-yearly price reviews, which set an overall cap on the total amount that each water company may recover from their customers. Ofwat expects the average real water and sewerage bill to fall 5% from 2015 - 2020, and potentially up to 10% by 2025.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661803/sps-ofwat-2017.pdf" target="_blank">strategic policy statement</a> to Ofwat challenged the water industry to do more for vulnerable customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 163557 question first answered 18/07/2018 14:18:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

933772

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
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	Universal Credit: Wansbeck
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of people in receipt of universal credit in Wansbeck constituency who will have a household income of £7000 or less.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	159612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Based upon DWP administrative data, we estimate between 60% to 70% of people on Universal Credit in Wansbeck constituency currently have a household income of £7,000 or less.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>There may be additional income or support that we have not included in the calculation, such as child benefit or passported benefits.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2018, there were 783 individuals claiming Universal Credit in Wansbeck of which 34% were in employment.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit Full Service is due to roll out later this year.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/07/2018 16:40:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

933819

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what time target his Department has for the answer of Departmental correspondence relating to constituency cases.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	159613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury’s target to answer correspondence relating to constituency cases is 15 working days. In 2017 we achieved this in 77% of cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2018 14:35:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery