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692475

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Political Impartiality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made representations to the US Administration related to allegations made by Sebastian Gorka on bias and the impartiality of the BBC on Newsnight on 16 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	64782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The BBC, by virtue of its Royal Charter is operationally and editorially independent. It has a duty to deliver duly impartial and accurate news under both its Charter and the Broadcasting Code. The Government has not made any representations to the US Administration on this matter.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/03/2017 10:14:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

692484

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army leavers aged under 25 have received (a) financial and (b) other assistance with housing resettlement in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	64783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>This information related to Under 25s is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a robust and effective resettlement system in place which utilises the highly successful Career Transition Partnership (CTP). All personnel are eligible for the CTP resettlement provision including those medically discharged, or leaving the Armed Forces due to redundancy. These free resettlement services are offered to all ranks and ages of Service personnel and offers flexible support which can be accessed two years before discharge, through to two years post discharge in order to ensure that making the transition to civilian life is as smooth as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The resettlement process includes the provision of housing advice via the Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO). The past three years JSHAO statistics are given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Financial Year 2013-14</p></td><td><p>Financial Year 2014-15</p></td><td><p>Financial Year 2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing Advice Briefs Delivered</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of Army Attendees</p></td><td><p>No figures available</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Enquiries</p></td><td><p>No figures available</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that it is not possible to determine the age of those who attended these briefs. Figures were not broken down by Service prior to Financial Year 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>The JSHAO provides specific housing information and advice to encourage Service personnel and their families to consider their civilian housing options at any point in their career. This is to ensure that those leaving the Services have an understanding of the civilian housing options available to them and the differing financial implications when occupying civilian housing compared to Service accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD also works closely with the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Devolved Administrations to ensure Service personnel do not experience disadvantage as a result of their military service when applying for social housing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/02/2017 13:35:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

692646

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Hackney Carriage and (b) private hire licences are currently issued in each local authority in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	64785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department produces statistics every 2 years on the number of taxi and private hire vehicle licences issued. The latest statistics show the position as at 31 March 2015 in England and Wales and can be found in table TAXI0104 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/taxi-and-private-hire-vehicles-statistics-england-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/taxi-and-private-hire-vehicles-statistics-england-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/02/2017 11:39:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

692655

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	Housing Benefit: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what special provision is made for veterans aged under the age of 25 related to housing benefit eligibility, and how many veterans have benefited from such provision in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	64784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>Housing Benefit provisions permit local authorities to disregard beyond the standard disregard of £10 a week the whole or part of any war disablement pensions, war widow’s pensions, war widower’s pensions and guaranteed income payments under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Most local authorities operate a disregard scheme, but as they meet the costs it is a matter for each authority to decide the extent of the disregards they operate.</p><p> </p><p>There are no special provisions in Housing Benefit specifically for veterans under the age of 25, therefore the information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/02/2017 13:29:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

692660

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	ASW: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department last met representatives of Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme members.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	64781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>No meetings have taken place in this parliament between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, or his Ministers and representatives of Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme members.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/02/2017 12:58:16 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

690266

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel received a resettlement grant after a level one medical discharge from the armed forces in each of the last three years, broken down by service branch.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	64285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>No personnel received a resettlement grant after a Tier One medical discharge from the Armed Forces in any of the last three years. When a member of the Armed Forces is medically discharged they receive a lump sum payment; there is no entitlement to a resettlement grant.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/02/2017 16:18:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

683010

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
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	Kenya: Missing Persons
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 Kenyan authorities on the safety and whereabouts of Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri, who have been missing from Nairobi since 23 and 24 January 2017 respectively.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of the two individuals and we will continue actively to engage the Government of Kenya, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a senior level. We are in close communication with human rights organisations who are voicing concern over the disappearance of the two. We will continue to urge the Kenyan authorities to respect the principle of non-refoulement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/02/2017 16:52:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

681323

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	USA: Travel Restrictions
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 he has made of whether the recent Executive Order on travel to the US applies to people resident in the UK who were born in Somaliland and (a) are British citizens, (b) are citizens of another EEA country, (c) have indefinite leave to remain in the UK and (d) have another immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has received assurances that all British passport holders remain able to travel to the United States, and the Executive Order makes no difference to any British passport-holder, irrespective of their country of birth or whether they hold another passport. Questions about non-uk passport holders are a matter for the government of the USA.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/02/2017 17:33:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 33873 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

681343

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which contracts have been suspended by Ministers of her Department in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>No contracts over the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) threshold (currently £106,047) have been suspended by Ministers in the Department for International Development in the last three months.</p><p>A number of procurements and payments were paused following recent concerns about DFID suppliers. We have also recently examined DFID programmes in OPT’s.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/02/2017 17:52:12 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

681356

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	USA: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, on what date she issued a formal invitation to the President of the US to make a state visit to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the joint press conference following my meeting with President Trump, a transcript of which can be found on gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 02/02/2017 14:07:45 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty