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1127524

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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	Severe Disability Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timeframe is for compensation to be made available to people who were entitled to a severe disability premium payment and who claimed universal credit before 16 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	256335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the introduction of The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019, which came into force on 16th January 2019, claimants who are entitled, or have been within the last month, to an award of an existing benefit that includes SDP have not been required to move to Universal Credit; even if they have experienced a relevant change in their circumstances. The draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, which are currently before Parliament, make provision for SDP transitional payments for those eligible claimants who have already moved to UC and for moving existing legacy claimants onto Universal Credit and implementing transitional protection.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the court judgment handed down on 3 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/05/2019 09:53:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1127171

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Guide Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to prevent taxi drivers from refusing to take passengers with guide dogs.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	255388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Sections 168 and 170 of the Equality Act 2010 already require taxi and PHV drivers to accept passengers accompanied by assistance dogs without charging them extra. The Government expects drivers to comply with the law and encourages local licensing authorities to take robust action against those unwilling to do so. Drivers convicted of a relevant offence face fines of up to £1000.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering what further action might be required to eliminate illegal discrimination against assistance dog owners, and has accepted the recommendation of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and PHV licensing that drivers should be required to complete disability awareness training through the introduction of National Minimum Standards. We will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time permits.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/05/2019 13:25:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1126483

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce beer duty in Budget 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	254273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>This government remains clear in its support for consumers, pubs and breweries, and we have taken action to this end – ensuring the price of a pint of beer is 14p is lower than it otherwise would have been since ending the beer duty escalator in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and the impact of a change to beer duty is considered at each fiscal event, including its effect on pubs and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 07:44:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1125586

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on the review into 1.6 million personal independent payment claims.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	252589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The administrative exercise to check whether claimants are eligible for more support under Personal Independence Payments, following the MH and RJ legal judgments, started in June 2018. DWP published management information on progress on checking potentially affected cases in December 2018. These figures showed that around 140,000 cases had been reviewed and cleared (as at 23<sup>rd</sup> November 2018). Figures are changing rapidly as we continue to check cases and progress is in line with our expectations. As part of December’s release, we committed to providing further updates at 6 monthly intervals.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2019 12:56:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1124133

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to GPs on the provision of fit notes for patients who are undergoing an appeal for employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	249916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides  guidance on the benefits system for GPs which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/05/2019 13:47:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1123229

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial incentives are available to his Department to help increase the number of people applying for medicine courses.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	247789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not consider that there is a requirement for national financial incentives as undergraduate medicine is a competitive subject to gain entry to. For 2018/19 entry, there were around three applicants to every place. Universities and medical schools may choose to offer local scholarships or financial awards to students which would cover or contribute to the cost of tuition fees. These may be targeted to students that are currently under-represented in medical education.</p><p>More generally, all higher education providers wishing to charge higher level fees must have an access and participation plan agreed with the Office for Students. In these plans, providers must set out the measures they intend to put in place to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups to access and then successfully participate in higher education.</p><p>For the first four years of an undergraduate medical degree, eligible students can access from Student Finance England (SFE) tuition fee support, a loan for living costs and other supplementary grants if applicable. From the fifth year of their course, medical students are able to apply for the National Health Service bursary to help with tuition fees and living costs. They can also apply for a non-means tested reduced rate living cost loan from SFE in the fifth year of their course.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/05/2019 14:49:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1110972

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce proposals for the future of the probation system.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	243574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Last year, we announced our decision to end current Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts early. Following this, we launched a consultation, <em>Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence, </em>and engaged with stakeholders and the market on the future of the probation system.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering options for future delivery arrangements and reflecting carefully on the balance of public, private and voluntary sector involvement. It is important that we take the time to get this decision right. We will aim to publish a formal response to our consultation, detailing our future plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2019 15:48:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1109749

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will reopen the compensation scheme for Equitable Life victims.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	241093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have taken more action than any previous government to resolve this issue by allocating up to £1.5bn, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders. There are no plans to allocate any further funds to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, or reopen it.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/04/2019 15:29:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1105154

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Warrington South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support convenience retailers in Warrington South that have lost an estimated £133,145 due to shop theft.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	237119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>All forms of retail crime are unacceptable, and everyone has the right to feel safe at work.</p><p>I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) which brings together partners including the police, trade bodies – including the Association of Convenience Stores - and retailers and is overseeing a range of work to tackle retail crime. This includes the collation and dissemination of good practice and developing guidance on the use of Impact Statements for Business, which give victims of business crime the opportunity to set out the impact the crime has had on the business, including, for example, financial loss. The NRCSG also continues to work with retailers to improve the management and response to shop theft using a partnership approach according to local circumstances.</p><p>On 21 January I announced that we will launch a call for evidence on violence and abuse towards shop workers to strengthen our understanding of this issue, including how existing legislation is being applied.</p><p>In addition, the Sentencing Council is reviewing its guidelines on assault and a consultation on a revised guideline is anticipated to commence this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2019 16:40:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1092238

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Missing Persons: Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to prevent unaccompanied and trafficked children going missing from care.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	234834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting all children who go missing and recognises the specific needs of trafficked children, which is why we have announced a range of actions to better protect child victims and keep them safe.</p><p>The Government has committed to expanding Independent Child Traf-ficking Advocates to one third of all local authorities by April 2019. The Child Trafficking Protection Fund which, as well as providing victim support and recovery, aims to reduce vulnerability to exploitation by preventing trafficked children from going missing and potentially being re-trafficked. In November 2017, the Department for Education published a Safeguarding Strategy for unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children. The Strategy com-missioned a further 1,000 training places for carers and support workers to equip them with the skills they need to identify when a child is at risk of going missing and of potentially being trafficked onwards. The Refugee Council are delivering this training and will have delivered 1,000 places by the end of March 2019.</p><p><br>The Home Office is also working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) through the Home Office National Law Enforcement Data Pro-gramme (NLEDP) to deliver a National Register of Missing Persons (NRMP). This will enable real time information about police reported missing persons incidents to be accessed by police forces across England and Wales. Over time the NRMP will build a national picture of historic missing persons incidents. This will assist officers when they are looking for, or en-counter a missing person, particularly if that missing person is outside their home force area. We are currently working towards the NRMP to be in use operationally in 2020/2021.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2019 16:15:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid