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839151

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have appealed against their original personal independence payment assessment; and how many of those appeals were successful.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	127709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of Personal Independent Payment (PIP) appeals cleared can be found in the official published statistics: “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly – July to September 2017”. The relevant data can be found in Table SSCS.3 in the “Data Tables” document. This data shows the number of appeals cleared and their outcomes as a proportion. The data is broken down by year and quarter:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The appeals and overturned figures from the Ministry of Justice statistics will include appeals not related to the decision (e.g. failure to submit the form in time).</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/02/2018 11:58:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

838086

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Vietnamese children arrested by the Police were referred to the National Referral Mechanism in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	127085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the specific information you have requested.</p><p>The National Crime Agency publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism on a quarterly basis. These statistics include the breakdown of referrals for children by nationality. These statistics also breakdown the number of children referred to the National Referral Mechanism by police forces.</p><p>These reports are available via the following link:<br> <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/02/2018 11:32:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

838091

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Vietnamese children referred to the National Referral Mechanism received a conclusive grounds decision; and how many Vietnamese children that received that decision were given leave to remain in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	127087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism on a quarterly basis. These statistics includes the breakdown of referrals for children by nationality. These reports are available via the following links:</p><p><br><a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p><p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published. <br>Statistics on the total number of people granted discretionary leave for all reasons can be found online at the following address: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/02/2018 11:14:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

834324

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of Vietnamese children who were (a) arrested in and (b) deported from the UK between 2012-17.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	125944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not return unaccompanied children with no lawful basis to remain in the UK, unless we can confirm there are safe and adequate reception arrangements in the country to which they will be returned.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on Vietnam returns (both enforced and voluntary). Those statistics can be accessed here- <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662535/returns5-jul-sep-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662535/returns5-jul-sep-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>Tables rt_05 and rt_05q show returns to destination country.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2018 16:45:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

834325

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Vietnamese children have been found in (a) cannabis farms, (b) nail bars, (c) brothels and (d) other situations that suggest they were the victims of human trafficking in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	125945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism on a quarterly basis. These statistics includes the breakdown of referrals for children by nationality and primary exploitation type. Criminal exploitation is recorded as a sub category of Labour exploitation within the statistics and would include children found in cannabis farms and nail bars.</p><p>The latest published statistics can be found at: <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 14:26:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

834326

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Vietnamese children have been referred under the National Referral Mechanism since the implementation of the Modern Slavery Act 2015; what proportion of all children so referred those children represented; what proportion of those children are currently in local authority care; how many of those children so referred were granted the right to remain in the UK whilst under 18 years old; and how many of those children granted the right to remain in the UK have subsequently been deported having reached the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	125946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold all of the information requested in a reportable format. <br>The Government does not collect information on the number of children referred into the National Referral Mechanism who are in local authority care. <br>The Home Office publish data on the number of asylum claims from unaccompanied children, including nationality breakdown and initial decisions. The Home Office also publishes data on returns by nationality. However, individuals referred under the NRM cannot be identified within the data.</p><p>The latest published statistics can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 14:54:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

834327

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Vietnamese children were prosecuted between 2012-17; and, of that number, how many (a) were convicted of an offence and (b) are serving custodial sentences as a result of those convictions.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	125947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 06/02/2018 17:42:24 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

823276

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the adequacy of funding for local services.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	903307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Between 2015 and 2020 the Government will have made more than £200 billion available for local services. The Government has introduced a number of measures, including providing access to more than £9 billion additional funding for social care, which means that local government’s core spending power increases by 2.1 per cent over the period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/01/2018 15:03:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

810713

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in (a) each local authority (b) each region and (c) England that have been fitted with water meters.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	121058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Water companies provide data to the Environment Agency on households that have a meter fitted, as part of the annual review of their water resources management plans. The following table sets out the proportions by water company, as of March 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Water Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of household metering</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Affinity Water</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglian Water</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol Water</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge Water</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex &amp; Suffolk Water</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbrian Water</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth Water</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth Water</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SES Water*</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Water</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Staffordshire Water</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Water</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Water</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex Water</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire Water</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>England</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>50</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* previously Sutton &amp; East Surrey Water</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 11:51:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

806693

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Migrant Workers
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 effectiveness of her Department's procedures for identifying the exploitation and human trafficking of undocumented non-EEA nationals working in the UK fishing industry; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	119769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has introduced mandatory training for Border Force and UKVI staff to identify at risk seafarers from outside the EEA who enter the UK in order to join a vessel departing from a UK port. They are advised of their rights before they board vessels and any suspicious circumstances in relation to vessels and contracts are investigated further.</p><p>The Government also introduced specific maritime provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to provide powers to law enforcement agencies to tackle suspected slavery at sea and have provided significant additional funding to the police to improve the wider operational response to modern slavery. This funding includes provision for a dedicated ports and transport officer to provide tactical advice on all aspects of slavery and exploitation occurring in the maritime arena.</p><p>We keep the effectiveness of these measures under review, and will consider whether checks on those coming to join UK-based fishing vessels should be adjusted to reflect the ILO Work in Fishing Convention 2007 (ILO 188) which sets out minimum living and working conditions for fishermen.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/12/2017 15:27:35 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker