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1180489

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Menopause
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve workplace support for women going through the menopause.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	20605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting working women at all stages of their lives and enabling them to reach their potential.</p><p>We have worked with businesses and academics to highlight the role employers can play in supporting women going through menopause transition. This includes setting out practical actions employers can take. This also sits alongside other policies and programmes, such as flexible working, which can help everyone remain economically active as long as they choose to.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 20606 question first answered 02/03/2020 10:59:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1179101

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have been made in each year since the passing of that Act; how many victims of those offences have received compensation as a result of those reparation orders; and what (a) total and (b) average amount of compensation was awarded.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	18940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>Data centrally held by the Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service records reparation orders issued as part of a community sentence and does not separately identify slavery and trafficking reparation orders issued under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The latest available data on community sentences up to 2019 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx </a></p><p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, which took place during 2018/19 examined the effectiveness of this provision and the compensation awarded to victims. The Reviewers recommended that this compensation should be at the forefront of the Court’s mind.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/07/2020 12:12:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1178752

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Greek Islands: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the (a) overcrowding of the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos and (b) resettlement and repatriation of refugees on (i) other islands and (ii) mainland Greece.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	15101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Our Ambassador last raised the situation of migrants on the Greek islands with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) when the UNHCR visited Greece in November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/02/2020 17:03:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1177427

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of Storm Ciara on public transport in (a) Nottingham and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	14789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Storm Ciara impacted all modes of transport, both in Nottingham and across the UK, and I extend my sympathies to all those affected. Operators and highway authorities implemented contingency arrangements and resumed services as quickly and safely as possible, whilst keeping the travelling public informed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:42:28 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1177428

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Sleeping Rough: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of Storm Ciara on rough sleepers in (a) Nottingham and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	14790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we have committed to end rough sleeping within this Parliament and to fully enforce the Homelessness Reduction Act.</p><p>Adverse weather conditions can be felt keenly amongst rough sleepers. In periods of severe weather, Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) can be triggered and local authorities work closely with charities to provide accommodation and support to rough sleepers. <br> <br>In response to Storm Ciara, the Government is working closely with local authorities to agree activity to mitigate the impacts of the storm, including the implementation of continuity plans. Irrespective of the storm, people who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough can approach their local authority for support. Local authorities have a duty to work to actively relieve people of their homelessness or to prevent homelessness for people at risk.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/02/2020 17:35:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1177430

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Home Care Services: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of Storm Ciara on the provision of home care in (a) Nottingham North constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	14792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/02/2020 14:32:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1176702

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
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 prevalence of online live-streaming of the sexual exploitation of children that originates from (a) the UK and (b) other countries.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	13537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out in the Serious Organised Crime Strategy 2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/serious-and-organised-crime-strategy-2018 that companies must be at the forefront of efforts to deny offenders access to children and child sexual abuse material via their platforms and services, and that a priority area is to stop the live streaming of child sexual abuse.</p><p>The National Crime Agency’s National Strategic Assessment 2018 <a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/173-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-and-organised-crime-2018" target="_blank"> https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/173-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-and-organised-crime-2018/file</a>described self-broadcast live-streaming as a growing concern, with 1 in 8 teens having broadcast on Instagram and 1 in 10 on Facebook. Children were then being coerced and extorted into streaming child abuse content. Such images can be harvested and redistributed leading to blackmail and extortion for further images. The NCA has assessed in the National Strategic Assessment 2019 <a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/296-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-organised-crime-2019/file" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/296-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-organised-crime-2019/file</a> that livestreaming is a key threat, with some UK offenders paying overseas facilitators to abuse children.</p><p>The 2019 WePROTECT Global Alliance global threat assessment <a href="http://www2.paconsulting.com/rs/526-HZE-833/images/WePROTECT%202019%20Global%20Threat%20Assessment%20%28FINAL%29.pdf" target="_blank">global threat assessment</a> <a href="http://www2.paconsulting.com/rs/526-HZE-833/images/WePROTECT%202019%20Global%20Threat%20Assessment%20%28FINAL%29.pdf%20" target="_blank">http://www2.paconsulting.com/rs/526-HZE-833/images/WePROTECT%202019%20Global%20Threat%20Assessment%20%28FINAL%29.pdf </a>on demonstrates the nature, scale and complexity of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. The assessment outlined that technology increasingly enables the live streaming of child sexual abuse material.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/03/2020 19:09:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1176837

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to improve the benefits claim process by (a) sharing assessment data between benefits and (b) making the criteria for claiming different benefits consistent.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	13599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>DWP are developing a single, integrated service which will simplify the assessment process for millions of people claiming health related benefits. This includes, with individuals’ consent, better information sharing and re-using relevant information already held within DWP. Also by gathering better evidence earlier in the claim to enable a decision to be made without meeting face-to-face, will help reduce the number of face-to-face assessments.</p><p>The criteria, entitlement and purpose of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are different as the benefits are paid for different reasons. ESA is an income replacement benefit for working age people, with entitlement based on an assessment of the functional impact of a claimant’s health condition or disability on their capability for work. PIP looks at the needs arising from a claimant’s health condition or disability and is intended to act as a contribution towards meeting extra costs associated with a long-term health condition or disability.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/02/2020 10:48:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1176838

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment, whether her Department plans to make exempt people with long-term health problems from assessments to include people assessed before 2017.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	13600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Since 29 September 2017, those placed in ESA’s Support Group and the UC equivalent who have the most severe and lifelong health conditions or disabilities, whose level of function would always mean that they would have Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity, and be unlikely ever to be able to move into work, will no longer be routinely reassessed.</p><p> </p><p>These criteria are applied at either the initial Work Capability Assessment or for existing claimants at their next assessment. We need to ensure that we have the right and most up to date information to apply the criteria fairly and make sure we identify everyone who should benefit from it. The people who best understand how their health problem or disability affects them are the individuals themselves, and so it is only right that we ask them for their information. However, we will do this in the least intrusive way possible – the vast majority of people who will fall into this category, will be assessed on paper and will not need to attend a face-to-face assessment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/02/2020 10:48:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1176523

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2020 to Question 9106, on Transport: Midlands, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of funding allocated from the public purse to transport programmes in the (a) East Midlands and (b) West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	13044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>All transport schemes are assessed on the merits of their case. We are taking steps to improve transport infrastructure where needed, to level-up the country, including across the Midlands, such as developing the Midlands Rail Hub. Our most recent public analysis shows that over the period 18/19 to 20/21 we will have spent an average of £264 per head in the East Midlands each year and £255 in the West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/02/2020 17:08:45 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris