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999601

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date	01/11/2018
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	Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the effect of the full roll out of universal credit on the number of children living in poverty in (a) the UK, (b) the north east, (c) Northumberland and (d) Wansbeck constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	187025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>However, Universal Credit is designed to help people out of poverty. In line with this strategy, Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work, and it is working. Universal Credit claimants move into work faster and spend more time looking for work.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Universal Credit provides improved support for childcare for parents, enabling them to reclaim up to 85% of their eligible childcare costs, which is expected to help 500,000 additional families at a cost of around £350m per year.</p><p> </p><p>Further improvements to UC were also announced in the Budget. For example, work allowance rates will be increased by £1000 from April 2019, directing additional support to some of the most vulnerable low paid working families. A two-week run-on of legacy benefits was also announced, enabling claimants to continue to receive Jobseekers’ Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, or Income Support for the first fortnight of a Universal Credit claim, with no need to pay back the overlap.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/11/2018 15:52:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

994047

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the presence of pathogens in contaminated blood products.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	183374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for the collection of donated blood and the production of blood products for the National Health Service in England. Modern safety standards are rigorous, and our blood supply is now one of the safest in the world. A donation which falls short of our standards during testing will be discarded.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent safe supplies annual report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-supplies-annual-review/safe-supplies-a-year-of-change" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-supplies-annual-review/safe-supplies-a-year-of-change</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/11/2018 16:53:33 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

994048

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the average life expectancy of all sub-groups who were affected by contaminated blood products.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	183375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>An assessment of average life expectancy for people who received infected blood products has not been carried out.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/11/2018 16:55:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

994052

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of contaminated blood products on the mental health of people who received those products.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	183378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>An assessment of the potential mental health impact on people who have received infected blood products has not been carried out. However, in addition to non-discretionary payments to beneficiaries, the England Infected Blood Support Scheme also offers additional, time-limited discretionary support, which can include payments for counselling.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/11/2018 16:57:16 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

982819

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Career Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been internally promoted (a) temporarily and (b) permanently without competition in the last three years; and what proportion of those civil servants were (a) women and (b) BAME.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Management Code is clear that all promotions and lateral moves within the Civil Service must be based on merit. Data is not currently gathered centrally on promotions (either temporary or permanent), and it is therefore not possible to compare the experience of ethnic minority or female civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/10/2018 10:54:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

982820

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment he has made of the the average waiting time for visa applicants in (a) the last six months and (b) 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Information for the latest quarter available is published online.</p><p>Data on entry clearance visa processing times, including the percentage and number of visas that are processed within service standards, is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/10/2018 14:03:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

982821

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence claimants claimants had their decision overturned at (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) Tribunal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration clearances by type is given in Table 7b of the quarterly statistical publication “Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to July 2018”, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals by outcome is given in Table SSCS_3 of the quarterly statistical publication “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly: April to June 2018”, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced 3.5m decisions have been made, of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2018 13:31:57 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

983377

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the announcement, Government announces new generation of council housing, published on 3 October 2018, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to build adequate numbers of social housing.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 3 October at the Conservative Party Conference that the caps on local authorities borrowing to fund the construction of new homes will be removed, enabling them to fund a new generation of council housing that meets the needs of local people. This ground breaking announcement will enable councils to build up to 10,000 homes per year in the short term, with potential to go even further over time.</p><p>In addition, local authorities can bid alongside housing associations for the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme to build affordable homes. We are also providing a longer term rent deal for 5 years from 2020 to provide local authorities with a stable investment environment to deliver new homes and we have consulted on options for allowing local authorities more flexibility in the use of their Right to Buy receipts, including extending the time limit for spending Right to Buy receipts from three years to five years for existing receipts.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/10/2018 14:19:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

939924

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2018 to Question 158255, on Western Sahara: Imports, whether products entering the UK under the ISO code EH pay import duty.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	163555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Goods entering the UK under the ISO code ‘EH’ are chargeable to customs duty.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2018 15:58:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

939925

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2018 to Question 158255, on Import Duties: Western Sahara, for what reasons the Western Sahara Campaign UK is included in the list of consultees when it states that it was not consulted.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	163556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 6 July to PQ UIN 158256. It is for the European Commission to respond to any questions about its report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2018 16:01:03 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery