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784701

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date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the eligibility of Antigua and Barbuda to receive aid and assistance following the recent hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL2919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Antigua and Barbuda is eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA). The island of Barbuda, with a population of 1,800 persons, was recently devastated by Hurricane Irma and the UK is providing humanitarian assistance, through the Red Cross and the Pan American Health Organisation, to the affected population. We have also released £14 million, to Antigua and Barbuda, for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to help the islands build back better and stronger. DFID is awaiting the World Bank’s post disaster needs assessment and will review future needs accordingly, in collaboration with other donors. All of this UK support will be classified as ODA.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:38:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

783165

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 110240 on the Royal Bank of Scotland, what plans he has to extend the responsibilities of the Financial Conduct Authority to oversee business lending.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending the regulatory perimeter only where there is a clear case for doing so, in order to avoid putting additional costs on lenders that would ultimately lead to higher costs for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>However, unincorporated sole traders and small partnerships borrowing less than £25,000 do receive regulatory protection. In practice, the effect of this is that the smallest SMEs are more likely than not to receive regulatory protections when borrowing.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/11/2017 14:53:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

783173

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Job Creation: Enterprise Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 108119, on job creation: enterprise zones, how many jobs enterprise zones were planned to create in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>We do not collect data on forecast job numbers for Enterprise Zones and do not publish estimates for net additional jobs.</p><p>Enterprise Zones are a twenty five year programme to support local economic growth, helping businesses to expand and ensure there is the high quality office and industrial space needed for them to do so. Local Enterprise Partnerships report that since 2012 and up to September 2016, Enterprise Zones had attracted over 822 businesses and more than £3.3 billion in private investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 09/11/2017 14:37:21 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

783186

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's spend in the last year has been with Government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>In financial year 2016-17, Ministry of Defence total expenditure with Government strategic suppliers was £7.8 billion. This amounts to 32.4% of the Department's overall spend on goods and services.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2017 14:35:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783199

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Trees: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2017 to Question 108716, on trees: imports, for what reasons the UK intercepts a higher proportion of harmful organisms than other EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	111333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Since 2014, we have invested in improving border security by recruiting new inspectors, enhancing training provision and facilitating closer working with Border Force. This additional investment has allowed the UK to increase its risk based inspections on goods which are not controlled at an EU level and therefore where mandatory inspections are not required. Uncontrolled trade inspections see relatively higher interception rates than inspections of controlled trades (15% vs 3%) and this data provides helpful intelligence and evidence to support new regulations and targeted monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2017 17:56:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

783229

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 110167, on Department of International Development: visits abroad, whether that Answer applies to both journeys.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Yes</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2017 10:09:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783230

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's spend in the last year has been with Government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/17, 0.2% of DFID’s total spend was with Government Strategic Suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2017 10:07:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783268

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Forms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the PIP2 form and the requirement that it be returned to his Department within four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Where a claimant finds it difficult to complete the “How your disability affects you” form within the 4-week period, they are advised to contact the Department who will automatically provide an additional two weeks when needed. Where a claimant still has difficulty, they will be granted further time where it is considered reasonable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Recent research carried out by Ipsos MORI indicated that 85% of claimants were able to complete all sections of the PIP2 questionnaire and only 4% were unable to do so. This has been the subject of a government publication</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:01:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783269

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	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, what disability-specific training personal independence payment assessors receive to enable them to adapt their communication and assessment methods so that claimants can better understand and take part in their assessment.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has set clear requirements on the professions, skills, experience and training of the Healthcare Professionals that the providers should use to carry out assessments. Healthcare Professionals are medically qualified professionals who have previous clinical experience of communicating with individuals who have varied conditions.</p><p> </p><p>All Healthcare Professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes communication skills and understanding the communication needs of those with specific disabilities. This training builds on prior clinical knowledge to develop an understanding as to how conditions affect claimants in their day-to-day activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:37:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783270

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what venues were used for assessments for personal independence payments in Manchester in the last 12 months; and what assessment his Department made of the accessibility of those venues before choosing them.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Independent Assessment Services undertake PIP consultations in Manchester at the following venues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Unit 1 &amp; 2, Deva City Office Park, Trinity Way, Salford, Manchester, M3 7BB.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Lilac Centre, Manchester General Hospital, Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5RB</strong></p><p> </p><p>DWP has set clear requirements in terms of geography/travel, security and claimant experience in relation to the sites used for PIP consultations. All Assessment Centres are compliant with the Equality Act 2010. If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an Assessment Centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:40:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan