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1166707

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer on 22 October 2019 to Question 151 on Extradition: USA, how many (a) US citizens have been extradited to the UK and (b) UK citizens have been extradited to the US since the implementation of the Extradition Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	6351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Since 2007, the UK has surrendered 49 UK nationals to the US. During the same time period the US has surrendered 11 US nationals to the UK.</p><p>All figures are taken from local management information, and have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics. As such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. The figures do not include Scotland, which deals with its own extradition cases.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 17:18:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1166709

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants and Ministerial Policy Advisers: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 September 2019 to Question 290323 on Civil Servants and Ministerial Policy Advisers, the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 291490 on Democracy: Subversion and pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 529 on Ministerial Policy Advisers, what assessment he has made of compliance by (a) officials and (b) special advisers that (i) developed and (ii) recommended proposals on the unlawful prorogation of Parliament with National Security vetting requirements in relation to activities intended to undermine Parliamentary democracy by political means.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	6352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Over and above routine security practices in place for vetted individuals, no further assessment has been made. In relation to the decision to prorogue Parliament, at all times the Government acted in the good faith and belief that its approach was both lawful and constitutional.</p><p>With regards to security practices, it would be inappropriate to comment on the compliance of any individual as to their National Security Vetting outside of the proper channels for doing so; these being internal to the security vetting regime. All such channels are confidential in order to ensure the integrity of the process, and the privacy and confidentiality of the subject(s).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 31/10/2019 15:41:41 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1166710

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Convictions: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer on 16 October 2019 to Question 999 on Convictions: biometrics, if she will undertake an assessment of the accuracy of different facial composite methods and the subsequent effect on conviction rates.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	6353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of software to produce composite facial images is an operational matter for the police</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2019 17:27:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1166712

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to parents who are returning to work from parental leave who have to pay childcare costs upfront and get reimbursed in arrears under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	6354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting parents with moving into work and, as part of this, we increased the level of support for childcare costs from 70 per cent in legacy benefits to up to 85 per cent in Universal Credit (UC). The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer, which includes free childcare hours and tax free childcare and UC claimants can utilise both the free childcare entitlement and UC childcare costs in conjunction with each other for relevant hours. This offer means that reasonable childcare costs should not form a barrier to work.</p><p> </p><p>The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer, which includes free childcare hours and tax free childcare and UC claimants can utilise both the free childcare entitlement and UC childcare costs in conjunction with each other for relevant hours. This offer means that reasonable childcare costs should not form a barrier to work.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the UC childcare element, claimants can be considered for two additional methods of funding childcare costs: the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) and Budgeting Advances.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches can support individual claimants with barriers that may prevent them from moving into employment. Each case is considered carefully on its own merits with financial help available to eligible claimants in advance for childcare. Where agreed, FSF will pay 100% of the upfront childcare costs up to the payment limits set that the claimant incurs between starting work and receiving their first wage.</p><p> </p><p>A budgeting advance is available for one-off urgent financial events for eligible UC claimants, such as upfront childcare, and is repayable over a period of up to 12 monthly instalments. Only one Budgeting Advance will be paid at a time and further advances will be unavailable until the balance of the previous Budgeting Advance is cleared.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 6355 question first answered 31/10/2019 17:41:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1166713

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to provide the childcare element of universal credit to eligible parents before they pay high childcare costs without any support; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	6355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting parents with moving into work and, as part of this, we increased the level of support for childcare costs from 70 per cent in legacy benefits to up to 85 per cent in Universal Credit (UC). The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer, which includes free childcare hours and tax free childcare and UC claimants can utilise both the free childcare entitlement and UC childcare costs in conjunction with each other for relevant hours. This offer means that reasonable childcare costs should not form a barrier to work.</p><p> </p><p>The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer, which includes free childcare hours and tax free childcare and UC claimants can utilise both the free childcare entitlement and UC childcare costs in conjunction with each other for relevant hours. This offer means that reasonable childcare costs should not form a barrier to work.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the UC childcare element, claimants can be considered for two additional methods of funding childcare costs: the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) and Budgeting Advances.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches can support individual claimants with barriers that may prevent them from moving into employment. Each case is considered carefully on its own merits with financial help available to eligible claimants in advance for childcare. Where agreed, FSF will pay 100% of the upfront childcare costs up to the payment limits set that the claimant incurs between starting work and receiving their first wage.</p><p> </p><p>A budgeting advance is available for one-off urgent financial events for eligible UC claimants, such as upfront childcare, and is repayable over a period of up to 12 monthly instalments. Only one Budgeting Advance will be paid at a time and further advances will be unavailable until the balance of the previous Budgeting Advance is cleared.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 6354 question first answered 31/10/2019 17:41:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1156102

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Greece: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the Paraskevopoulos Law in Greece.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	4993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>​We are concerned about the implications of the Paraskevopoulos Law, which allows early release of potentially dangerous convicted criminals in Greece. The European Parliament raised concerns in February this year about the Law's effect on security within the Schengen area.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/11/2019 11:33:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1156103

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greece: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she (a) has taken or (b) plans to take steps to prevent the entry of convicted criminals and terrorists who have been released early from prison in Greece under that country's Paraskevopoulos Law.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	4994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has the power to exclude a non-EEA national on the grounds that it is conducive to the public good. An EEA citizen or their non-EEA family member can be excluded or refused admission on the grounds of public policy or public security. Exclusion is normally used in circumstances involving national security, criminality, international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide), corruption and unacceptable behaviour, such as glorification of terrorist violence.</p><p>The Immigration Rules also provide for the refusal of entry on the grounds of previous criminal convictions or the individual’s character, conduct or associations, on general grounds, regardless of the category in which the application is made.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2019 11:35:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1156104

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greece: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons released from Greek prisons under the Paraskevopoulos Law have subsequently entered the UK.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	4995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold information on individuals released from Greek prisons under the Paraskevopoulos Law.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 05/11/2019 12:22:55 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1156164

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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: Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his department has made of (a) the implications for his policies of the WHO report entitled Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 and (b) the potential effect of a new TB vaccine on achieving the (i) SDG target of ending the TB epidemic by 2030 and (ii) WHO End TB Strategy of reducing TB deaths by 95% and cutting new cases of TB by 90% between 2015 and 2035.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	4996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 provides important evidence on the challenge in tackling tuberculosis as an issue of global public health importance. We remain committed to the global effort and the World Health Organisation End Tuberculosis Strategy. We are proud to be at the forefront of work to prevent, detect and treat tuberculosis, including funding research to develop new treatments to tackle drug resistant tuberculosis. Our commitment to provide £1.4 billion to the latest replenishment of the Global Fund will help provide tuberculosis treatment and care for over 2 million people.</p><p> </p><p>A new tuberculosis vaccine could potentially have a significant effect on reducing tuberculosis deaths, and there is cautious optimism about the results for one potential vaccine, although there is still a very high degree of uncertainty for this high-risk research. DFID carefully considers robust data on specific vaccines before taking a view on its role in tackling a disease, including its relative impact alongside other established interventions.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/10/2019 13:21:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1150339

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) compliance of the Government of the United States with the 2003 UK-US extradition treaty and (a) effectiveness of that treaty for UK purposes.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	1660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK-US extradition treaty is fair and balanced. The United States is fully compliant with its obligations under the treaty and it is effective for the purpose of extraditing wanted persons to the UK.</p><p>Where someone in the UK is wanted by any country, the courts are able to exercise appropriate scrutiny over any request.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/10/2019 12:07:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin