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1350825

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants had deductions made to their monthly payment (a) in March 2020 and (b) in the most recent month for which figures are available, by (i) categories of third party debt deductions, (ii) advance payments and (iii) benefit overpayments and (iv) other types of deductions.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	40869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>We carefully balance our duty to the taxpayer to recover overpayments, with support for claimants. Safeguards are in place to ensure deductions are manageable. From 12 April 2021, we further reduced the cap on deductions from Universal Credit awards to 25 per cent and lengthened the period from 12 to 24 months, meaning in effect someone can receive 25 payments over 24 months, giving them more flexibility over the payments of their Universal Credit award. This will also allow claimants to retain more of their award, giving additional financial security, and follows a previous change in October 2019 that reduced the cap from 40% to 30%.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can contact the Department if they are experiencing financial hardship to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment, depending on their financial circumstances, whilst work coaches can also signpost claimants to other financial support.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided in the attached spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/09/2021 12:50:22 question first ministerially corrected 15/10/2021 12:33:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince attachment 1 file name Spreadsheet 40869.xlsx title Spreadsheet previous answer version 20231 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1351389

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings he has had with counterparts in countries neighboring Afghanistan on the needs of Afghan refugees in those countries and the support his Department could provide; and when those meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	41124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Foreign Secretary’s statement to Parliament on September 6th, he visited Qatar and Pakistan from 1-3 September and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 1-3 September. The Foreign Secretary has also had telephone conversations with the Uzbek Foreign Minister on 6 September, the Tajik Foreign Minister, on 2 September, and with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on 27 <del class="ministerial">and 25</del> August. Lord Ahmad has additionally called the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, on 3 September, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan on 25 August and Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan on the same day. They held discussions with counterparts on securing safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan and advancing the government’s international priorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/09/2021 13:33:50 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2021 10:33:09 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 20351 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1351487

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Taliban
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the international counterparts he has discussed the Taliban upsurge in Afghanistan with, including the dates and times of those discussions, during the period 12 to 16 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary made clear in Parliament on September 6th, Ministers and senior officials have undertaken sustained engagement with international partners throughout the crisis. Amongst a range of other activity, the Foreign Secretary visited Qatar and Pakistan from 1-3 September and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 1-3 September. The Foreign Secretary has also had telephone conversations with the Uzbek Foreign Minister on 6 September, the Tajik Foreign Minister, on 2 September, and with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on 27 <del class="ministerial">and 25</del> August. Lord Ahmad has additionally called the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, on 3 September, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan on 25 August and Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan on the same day. They held discussions with counterparts on securing safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan and advancing the government’s international priorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/09/2021 13:31:26 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2021 10:33:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 20340 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1351494

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to work with countries neighbouring Afghanistan on keeping their borders open and resettling refugees that flee by land.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	41333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p><strong>The Foreign Secretary visited Qatar and Pakistan from 1-3 September and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 1-3 September. The Foreign Secretary has also had telephone conversations with the</strong><strong> Uzbek Foreign Minister on 6 September, the</strong><strong> Tajik Foreign Minister, on 2 September, and with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on 27 <del class="ministerial">and 25</del> August. Lord Ahmad has additionally called the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, on 3 September, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan on 25 August and Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan on the same day. They held discussions with counterparts on securing safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan and advancing the government's international priorities. In addition, FCDO Rapid Deployment Teams have been sent to Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to reinforce our Embassy staff to process arrivals from Afghanistan.</strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams previous answer version 18905 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams 19144 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams question first answered 07/09/2021 16:49:23 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2021 10:32:37 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1351675

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Taliban
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future of Afghanistan under Taliban control; and whether they intend to recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/08/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Our absolute priority is to evacuate as many people as possible. Our ability to do that is determined by the security situation on the ground, which is extremely changeable and complex, and we are taking this operation day by day.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The policy of the British Government is to recognise States, not Governments. As the Prime Minister has said, we will judge the Taliban by their actions not their words and respond accordingly. We will take a coordinated approach with our partners as the Prime Minister announced at the G7 Leaders meeting on 24 August.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/08/2021 10:01:36 question first ministerially corrected 31/08/2021 08:25:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 17962 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1348619

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed Royal Yacht will be classified as a warship and its construction restricted to UK shipyards.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	36758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Ministry of Defence does not classify the National Flagship as a warship. It will be built in the UK.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The procurement of the Flagship will be compliant with the UK’s obligations, under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. Construction of the National Flagship will be limited to the UK in order to protect the essential interests of national security.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 17507 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace 17508 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/07/2021 07:09:24 question first ministerially corrected 02/08/2021 08:28:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1348894

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Fundraising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to discuss with the National Lottery Community Fund ways to assist small sports clubs with fundraising events after the COVID-19 lockdowns.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2021 answer text <p>HMG have worked closely with the Fundraising Regulator and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising to produce guidance to support safe and effective fundraising, in line with restrictions under each step of the COVID-19 roadmap. Current guidance is available on the Fundraising Regulator’s website.</p><p>The National Lottery Community Fund is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), which means that it operates at ‘arm’s length’ from government. As a distributor of Lottery money, rather than of government funds, it makes its individual funding decisions independently, within the framework of the policy directions set by the Secretary of State for DCMS. <del class="ministerial">The government cannot, therefore, intervene in o</del><ins class="ministerial">The government cannot, therefore, intervene in or influence the Fund’s decision-making process or support individual applications for funding.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/08/2021 11:51:58 question first ministerially corrected 03/08/2021 14:16:16 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran previous answer version 17816 answering member printed Baroness Barran answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1348112

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	SME Brexit Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) total number of applications made by businesses to the SME Brexit Support Fund, (b) number of grants that have been approved, and (c) total amount of funding in grants provided to date for each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	35505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2021, 5,414 businesses completed applications for grants of up to £2,000. Of this number, 4,<del class="ministerial">7</del>3<ins class="ministerial">7</ins>6 have been offered a grant.</p><p> </p><p>A regional breakdown of the figures shows that businesses in England have been offered £5,862,213, in Scotland £387,387, in Wales £196,546 and in Northern Ireland £360,174.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:54:02 question first ministerially corrected 26/07/2021 08:10:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 16360 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1347353

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Housing Revenue Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29857 on Housing Revenue Accounts, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) fire safety remediation works and (b) carbon reduction retrofitting on the levels of debt of housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	33987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made a series of funds available to local authorities in support of necessary fire safety remediation works. This includes the £400 million Social Sector Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Cladding Remediation Fund, to fully fund the remediation of unsafe ACM cladding on social sector residential buildings over 18 million in height, including council-owned blocks. <del class="ministerial">All eligible publicly owned buildings have started remediation and 69% have completed</del><strong><del class="ministerial">.</del></strong><ins class="ministerial">Remediation has either completed or started on 157 social sector residential buildings (98% of social sector buildings, equating to 100% of buildings identified at 31 December 2019).</ins></p><p>The Government has also provided support for local authorities carrying out important and necessary carbon reduction retrofitting, including the £3.8 billion Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), to support local authorities and housing associations to improve the energy performance of social rented homes. In addition, there will be around £160 million total funding for the first wave of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund programme in 2021/22, to make further progress towards delivering the government's commitment to invest in the energy performance of homes.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/07/2021 16:34:06 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2021 12:07:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 15565 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1346710

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2021 to Question 18563 on Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund, what estimate he has made of the potential future cost to the public purse in the (a) short term and (b) long term in relation to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s role as a sponsoring employer of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund scheme.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	33321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) seafarers are Ministry of Defence (MOD) employees and members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In addition, my answer to Questions 18563 and 18564 on 28 June 2021 contained an error. It stated:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It should have said:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Royal Navy is a participating employer for the Merchant Navy Pension Fund for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who were members of this scheme prior to the RFA transitioning to the main Civil Service Pension Scheme. The fund closed to new members on 31 May 2001 and is in the process of running down.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/07/2021 14:58:09 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 15860 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda