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1127463

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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled The Homelessness Monitor: England 2019 published by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, what recent assessment he has made of the correlation between the freeze in local housing allowance and the increase in homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	256221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. There are many factors that contribute to homelessness, and these factors are varied and complex.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/05/2019 15:13:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127582

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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	Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding has been allocated to (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) Food Standards Scotland for preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	256234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>For financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 the Food Standard Agency was allocated £30,900,000 cumulatively for preparations for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Food safety in Scotland is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 23/05/2019 15:06:37 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1127586

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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	NHS: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff appointments are awaiting ministerial sign-off.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	256286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>Ministers do not sign-off National Health Service staff appointments. These are managed locally.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/05/2019 14:01:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1127094

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
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 ensure that Tier 4 visa applications are treated equitably in respect of (a) country of application and (b) intended place of study.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	255294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Tier 4 visa applications are assessed in accordance with the Immigration Rules. Applicants are treated equitably and must meet the same requirements to qualify for leave under a given Tier 4 route and type of sponsor. Nationals of countries listed in Appendix H are subject to reduced documentary requirements although they must meet the same substantive requirements as other nationals. This list is kept under review and we may add or remove countries and competent authorities based on objective criteria. Applicants intending to study at Tier 4 Visa Pilot Scheme institutions are also subject to reduced documentary requirements.</p><p>We will keep the visa application process for international students under review, with the aim of improving the customer journey both for students and their sponsoring institutions. This will include reviewing processes for conducting interviews to ensure that these are appropriately focussed and to minimise any inconvenience for applicants.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/05/2019 13:03:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127102

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of recent polls in respect of whether to hold a second referendum on EU membership.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	255330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it does not support a second referendum. The priority of the Government is to deliver on the result of the first referendum by trying to find a compromise deal that could command majority support in Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/05/2019 12:31:37 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127106

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government plans to make it its policy not to leave the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	255332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>It remains Government policy to leave the EU with a deal as soon as possible. We do not want to leave the EU without a deal and it is also clear that there is no Parliamentary majority for pursuing this outcome. However ‘no deal’ remains the legal default on 31 October and we continue to prepare for such a scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/05/2019 12:33:28 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127133

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Pathology: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to consult on any future changes to pathology services in South East London.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	255373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The South East London pathology network is being created as part of a national strategy to network all National Health Service pathology services in England, following identification of significant opportunity in the 2016 Carter review.</p><p>Due to the significant benefits to quality and cost of service, all NHS trusts are expected to network as per the direction set out by NHS Improvement in September 2017.</p><p>There are different ways to approach networking and the delivery of pathology services and the trust may wish to lead public consultation on any chosen delivery model, however the decision to consult would be for the South East London hospitals involved to decide. Neither the Department or NHS England have plans to consult on this specific network.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 255250 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:02:55 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1127134

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on promoting and advertising universal credit since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	255342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides services to around 22 million people and, as with other government departments, it has a responsibility to communicate policy and essential information to customers and other key audiences.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Opening Up Work’ campaign aims to increase understanding of how Universal Credit removes barriers to work and career progression, and to ensure people can access information to help people make a claim. The Department has dedicated funds to this campaign to make sure claimants know how to access the support that they need.</p><p> </p><p>Advertising spend to date from 2016-17 onwards on the Universal Credit Opening Up Work campaign is around £6.3 million.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/05/2019 12:33:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1127188

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	Bus Services: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2019 to Question 205992, what steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to require bus operators (a) Arriva, (b) Comfort DelGro and (c) RATP franchise to report their bus safety performance data on an annual basis.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	255352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>London bus services are the responsibility of Transport for London and the London Mayor who is responsible for all aspects of services including bus safety.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Bus services outside London are deregulated and provided on a commercial basis by private operators. It is for individual local transport authorities in those areas to determine what powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 are used to address bus safety issues. For example, under a franchising scheme, bus operators could be required, by the franchising authority, to provide bus safety data at specified intervals.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/05/2019 12:54:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1127204

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2019 to Question 253698 on Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse, what progress has been made on establishing the practicalities of delivering separate payments in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	255374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The development of a detailed policy to split payments of Universal Credit in Scotland is something for the Scottish Government to determine.</p><p> </p><p>Any policy has to be capable of implementation and as a consequence must fit with the existing architecture of the system if it is not to undermine system stability for all claimants across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Scottish Government final proposals have not yet been shared with the Government. We welcome the great care Scottish Government is taking with this.</p><p> </p><p>When a comprehensive set of proposals has been decided upon by the Scottish Government, we will provide advice on timing and implementation dates, with regard to the wider plan to deliver Universal Credit and the relative priorities of split payment proposals against other demands.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from both Governments continue to explore these issues together to see if a workable solution to the many issues raised can be found.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/05/2019 12:50:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley