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802082

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
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 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has already been successful in getting more people into work by ensuring that work always pays, and that has boosted household incomes. UC claimants are four percentage points more likely to be in work within six months than a matched sample of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:45:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802084

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook a consultation on the use of the Post Office to pay self assessment tax bills ahead of the decision to remove that service on 15 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The facility to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at the Post Office in its current format is being withdrawn by the service provider Santander. HMRC are not the only users of this service and had no influence on this decision or the timing of the withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802090

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of complaints to the Student Loan Company have been dealt with in the advertised timescale in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>In the last 12 months (December 2016 to November 2017), the Student Loans Company (SLC) has responded to 93.5% of Stage 1 complaints within the advertised 15 day response time.</p><p> </p><p>When measured from the start of this financial year (2017-18), the SLC has responded to 96.9% of Stage 1 complaints within the advertised response time.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/12/2017 20:22:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802222

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Coal Fired Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will rule out co-firing and conversion as an abatement option in the coal phaseout.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We are leading the world by ending unabated coal generation in Great Britain by 2025. The Department consulted on proposals on ending unabated coal generation last year and we will soon be publishing our detailed government response.</p><p>The positive example we are setting to the world will yield significant benefits and help put the world on track to meet the ambition agreed at Paris in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/12/2017 17:07:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802229

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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 tenants of Service Family Accommodation properties allocated under a civilian licence are (a) civil servants and (b) reservists.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) allocated under a civilian licence to civil servants and reservists are shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Servants</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reservists</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Licence Total</p></td><td><p><strong>76</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/12/2017 18:07:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

800485

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to tackle corporate tax evasion following the publication of the Panama Papers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has taken significant action to tackle avoidance, evasion, and non-compliance; including securing almost £160 billion of additional tax revenue since 2010, introducing over 100 measures, and investing around £2 billion extra in HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the government took further steps to tackle these issues, which are forecast to raise £4.8 billion between now and 2022-23 for our vital public services. These efforts have helped the UK tax gap fall to 6.0% - its lowest level ever, and one of the lowest in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to engage with our international partners to achieve a consistent and targeted approach for tackling tax avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/12/2017 13:58:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

800616

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report by Action for ME, Spotlight on specialist services: UK healthcare for people with ME, published in July 2017, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of collecting data on the prevalence of ME for each Clinical Commissioning Group area.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence reports that the annual estimated prevalence is at least 0.2–0.4% (around 190,000) in the United Kingdom. Population prevalence estimates, along with data on services usage and other local intelligence can support commissioners to deliver high quality services for the populations they serve.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2017 16:56:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

800623

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to (a) amend or (b) remove the 50 per cent faith-based cap on admissions to Catholic schools.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p><em>The ‘Schools that work for everyone’</em> consultation document recognised that some faiths, including the Catholic Church, have felt unable to open new free schools subject to the 50% cap because they say it contravenes religious rules.</p><p>The department plans to respond on this in due course. We greatly value the important role Catholic schools play in our education system and that will continue.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/12/2017 17:05:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

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