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806062

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date	13/12/2017
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	Papua: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Departments policies of the research on pathways to peace in West Papua by the Politics of Papua Project at the University of Warwick.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Embassy officials carry out regular assessments of the political and human rights situation in Papua and West Papua provinces including keeping up to date with research and visiting the province (most recently in November 2017). Where we have concerns, these are raised with the Government of Indonesia. Officials were not consulted prior to the publication of the research on pathways to peace, but UK government officials met researchers from the Politics of Papua Project in August 2016.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 16:52:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

805160

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the 106 service family accommodation properties, how many are currently allocated to people who are not civil servants or reservists and to whom those properties are allocated.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	118832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>None of the 106 Service Family Accommodation properties referred to are allocated to people who are not civil servants or reservists. The properties are let on a civilian 'license' and are therefore let exclusively to either civil servants or reservists.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/12/2017 15:42:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

805161

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service family accommodation properties as part of a sub-letting programme to civilians have been allocated to (a) civil servants (b) reservists and (c) any other civilian group by group in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	118833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>As part of a sub-letting programme, the number of Service Family Accommodation properties allocated to the following groups of people in each of the last three years is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Servants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reservists</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Civilians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18 - Present</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>Not Held</p></td><td><p>Not Held</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>Not Held</p></td><td><p>Not Held</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2017 14:57:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

804346

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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	Chechnya: LGBT People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department provides development assistance to human rights organisations helping LGBT people in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	118601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​Officials from across Whitehall and in Russia continue to work closely with non-governmental organisations who are supporting the victims fleeing persecution in Chechnya. We continue to make our concerns clear to the Russian Government at a senior level; most recently I raised this with First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov in Moscow on 8 December. This is all in keeping with the UK's longstanding support for LGBT rights in Russia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:16:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802081

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on people seeking housing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>At Budget, the Chancellor announced that from April 2018, Housing Benefit claimants will receive an additional two weeks’ support during their transition to Universal Credit (UC), providing them with extra support at a time of change in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also making it easier for claimants to have the housing element of their UC award paid directly to their landlord, ensuring that UC claimants are supported throughout their transition into work.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:47:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802082

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has already been successful in getting more people into work by ensuring that work always pays, and that has boosted household incomes. UC claimants are four percentage points more likely to be in work within six months than a matched sample of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:45:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802083

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid their self-assessment tax demand at a branch of the Post Office in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are not able to identify the exact number of people who paid their self assessment tax demand at a branch of the post office in the last 12 months. Individuals can make payments to HMRC multiple times a year, and sometimes do so using different payment methods.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 14:46:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802084

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook a consultation on the use of the Post Office to pay self assessment tax bills ahead of the decision to remove that service on 15 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The facility to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at the Post Office in its current format is being withdrawn by the service provider Santander. HMRC are not the only users of this service and had no influence on this decision or the timing of the withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802090

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of complaints to the Student Loan Company have been dealt with in the advertised timescale in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>In the last 12 months (December 2016 to November 2017), the Student Loans Company (SLC) has responded to 93.5% of Stage 1 complaints within the advertised 15 day response time.</p><p> </p><p>When measured from the start of this financial year (2017-18), the SLC has responded to 96.9% of Stage 1 complaints within the advertised response time.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/12/2017 20:22:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802221

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Industry: Natural Resources
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the pledge in the Industrial Strategy to protect and enhance all aspects of Natural Capital will also apply to Natural Capital in other countries that will be potentially affected by UK decisions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We will set out the Government’s proposals to develop our lead in protecting and improving the global environment, drawing on the principle of Natural Capital, in our forthcoming 25 Year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2017 13:59:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel