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797967

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants have been granted permission to work in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK unless their claim has been outstanding for at least 12 months through no fault of their own. Those who are granted permission to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. The policy is designed to protect the resident labour market so that access to employment is prioritised for British citizens and lawful residents, including those granted refugees status. We have no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p><p>The data requested on the number of asylum seekers granted permission to work is only held on paper case files or within the notes sections of the Home Office's databases. This data is not aggregated in national reporting systems, so information on the number of asylum seekers allowed to work could only be obtained through a manual case search at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 116873 question first answered 05/12/2017 14:04:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

797968

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase the period for which refugees continue to receive asylum support after receiving a positive decision on their asylum application to 50 days on account of issues with gaining National Insurance numbers within the current 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to increase the period to 50 days.</p><p> </p><p>If an asylum seeker receiving support from the Home Office is granted refugee status they are given notice that their support will stop 28 days later and provided with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). The BRP is the main document they need to prove their eligibility to take employment or apply for benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions. Additionally, under new arrangements the Home Office offers the refugee assistance to make a benefits claim by arranging an appointment with a local DWP office.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office also issues the refugee with a national insurance number (NINO). Possession of a NINO at this stage is not essential to make a benefits application as the DWP can provide one as part of the benefits claim process. We have, however, been working to ensure that the NINO is issued at the same time as the BRP and plan to implement a new process in the new year whereby the number is printed on the BRP.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/12/2017 14:04:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

797969

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of asylum support on the physical and mental well-being of people seeking asylum who have been waiting on a decision for more than six months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office ensure that asylum seekers are not left destitute by providing accommodation and a weekly cash allowance. The level of the allowance is reviewed each year to ensure that it is sufficient to cover their essential living needs. The Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenge to the methodology used to assess the adequacy of the cash allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers also have full access to the NHS, including mental health services if they are needed.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/12/2017 14:05:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

797980

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Liability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the introduction of the duty of care; and what the (a) process and (b) timescale is for introducing the Duty of Care.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The government believes that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as the UK’s independent conduct regulator for the financial services industry, is best placed to evaluate the merits of a duty of care for financial services providers. We therefore welcome the FCA’s commitment to publish a Discussion Paper on the subject, which the FCA plans to publish after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/12/2017 16:13:15 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

797421

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	National Insurance: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his is taking to ensure that national insurance numbers are issued within 28 days for people who have been granted refugee status to avoid a gap between receiving asylum support and jobseeker's allowance or housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>For those granted leave to remain as a result of a successful asylum claim, a joint fast track NINo process operates between the Home Office (HO) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Adult NINo Allocation. This system has been in place since 2005 and means that an application for a NINo is made by the HO on behalf of the individual.</p><p>We have introduced a new process for those refugees who come to the UK via either the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme or the Gateway Protection Programme. Our joint working with the HO enables DWP Adult NINo Allocation to utilise the refugee’s identity and immigration status details provided by the HO immediately before the refugee arrives in the UK; enabling a NINo to be allocated and printed on their Biometric Residence cards (BRP) as soon as the individual enters the UK, helping to join up services between HO, DWP and Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/12/2017 17:40:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

797437

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review transport services for older people to attend hospital appointments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The provision of appropriate patient transport services is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/12/2017 17:23:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

795693

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when he (a) ordered the drawing up of and (b) received the completed Brexit impact assessments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Since the referendum my department has undertaken a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analysis across all sectors of the economy. However, the Secretary of State and I have made consistently clear that our analysis does not exist in the form of Impact Assessments.</p><p>Following the motion on 1 November, my department began collating our analysis into an accessible and informative set of reports for the Exiting the European Union Committee and the European Union Committee in the House of Lords. This has been a very substantial undertaking.</p><p>Cabinet Committee clearance was given on Monday 27 November and the reports were delivered immediately to the Committees. These sectoral analyses are being made available in reading rooms for all colleagues to access.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/12/2017 15:00:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

795694

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what relationship the Government plans to have with the EU's Permanent Structured Cooperation, known as PESCO, after leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The aim of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is to strengthen EU Member States' cooperation in military matters. PESCO is voluntary and works on an opt-in basis.</p><p>The UK Government has not committed to PESCO but supports its ambition to develop military capabilities that address the shortfalls in EU and NATO contexts. We welcome PESCO as a tool to support the development of capabilities that Europe needs for its security, provided it remains complementary to NATO and encourages EU-NATO cooperation; and that projects carried out under PESCO remain Member State-owned and the capabilities delivered are available not only to the EU but can also be used in support of NATO and UN operations.</p><p>There are no associated working groups but UK officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence have attended PESCO workshops at both the technical and policy level.</p><p>We are encouraging Member States to develop PESCO to be open to third country participation where there is clear value in doing so.</p><p>Our vision is of a unique third country partnership that enables unprecedented levels of practical cooperation in tackling common threats building on our shared values and interests. We believe that PESCO must be designed in a way that promotes an open and competitive European Defence industry.</p><p>Our approach reflects our commitment to European defence and security, and protecting the interests of UK industry.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/12/2017 14:54:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

795348

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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, how many Service Family Accommodation properties allocated under a civilian licence or as part of a sub-letting programme made included trial lets made to civilians.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 106 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties allocated under a civilian licence and 213 SFA being let as part of the Sub-Letting Programme. There were no trial lets made to civilians as part of these programmes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/11/2017 16:44:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

795349

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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, how many of the Service Family Accommodation properties allocated under a civilian licence or as part of a sub-letting programme are managed by (a) Carillion Amey and (b) other private contractors.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of Service Family Accommodation properties allocated under a civilian license or as part of a subletting programme that are managed by CarillionAmey and other private contractors are shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Management Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of properties</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CarillionAmey</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Private Contractors</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/12/2017 16:49:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel