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1005836

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Universal Credit: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been made for universal credit hardship payments in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	190509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/11/2018 15:43:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1005839

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Landlords: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many landlords who own properties in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and b) Lewisham Deptford constituency are on the Government's register of rogue landlords.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	190510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>No landlords who own properties in the London Borough of Lewisham and the Lewisham Deptford constituency are on the database of rogue landlord and property agents, which records landlords and agents who have received banning orders.</p><p>The Government does not expect the database of rogue landlords and property agents to be populated until the New Year.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1002174

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of premature births in (a) England, (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	188219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Data for the number of premature births in England, London and the London Borough of Lewisham is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/11/2018 15:57:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1002175

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Childbirth
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 any recent estimate of the average amount of time premature babies spend in neonatal units.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	188220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the average amount of time spent in neonatal units for babies born before 37 weeks’ gestation in 2015, the latest year for which information is currently available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Gestation at birth</p></td><td><p>Average length of stay (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Before and up to 27 weeks</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28-31 weeks</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32-36 weeks</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/11/2018 15:54:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1002183

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the average amount of parental leave taken by (a) women and (b) men in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) the London Borough of Lewisham in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	188224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The most recent official data on average length of family-related leave taken by parents is from the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey in 2009, which collected data from parents of children born in 2008 across Great Britain.</p><p>This shows that in 2008,</p><ul><li>mothers took an average of 39 weeks of maternity leave, up from 32 weeks in 2006.</li><li>amongst fathers who took some paternity leave, 16% took more than two weeks, 50% took two weeks and 34% took less than two weeks of leave.</li></ul><p>This does not contain information on average weeks of unpaid Parental Leave, nor of Shared Parental Leave which was introduced in 2015.</p><p>Information on the amount of leave taken at the regional or local level is not available.</p><p>The full Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey 2009/10 Research Report can be found here:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214367/rrep777.pdf</p><p>We are currently evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes. As a part of this, we are commissioning a new survey which will provide updated information. Subject to the progress of data collection, we anticipate publishing findings in Summer 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/11/2018 16:43:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

999296

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Birth Rate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the (a) birth and (b) infant mortality rate in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) the London Borough of Lewisham for each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	186401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</del> <ins class="ministerial">The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and their response will be <strong>placed</strong> in the <strong>Library</strong>.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/11/2018 16:11:45 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2018 10:15:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington attachment 1 file name PQ186401.pdf title UKSA response previous answer version 83529 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington attachment 1 file name PQ186401.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

999297

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Health Visitors
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 number of health visitors in (a) England, (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	186402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the full time equivalent (FTE) figures of health visitors in England, London and the London Borough of Lewisham as at 30 September in the specified years and the latest available data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Of which: London</p></td><td><p>Of which: London Borough of Lewisham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>8,959</p></td><td><p>1,308</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8,644</p></td><td><p>1,276</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>8,100</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>7,849</p></td><td><p>1,074</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>7,802</p></td><td><p>1,056</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>7,687</p></td><td><p>1,118</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8,304</p></td><td><p>1,193</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9,162</p></td><td><p>1,411</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10,236</p></td><td><p>1,639</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9,521</p></td><td><p>1,556</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td><td><p>1,307</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 July 2018</p></td><td><p>7,852</p></td><td><p>1,259</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS HCHS monthly workforce statistics, NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Due to changes in the data collection and processing methodology, figures for 2007 and 2008 are not directly comparable to figures from September 2009 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2015 NHS Digital has been collecting Independent Healthcare Provider Workforce statistics. These statistics are collected biannually and published as experimental statistics. The following table shows the FTE figures of health visitors employed by Independent Healthcare Providers in England, as at 30 September each year since 2015 and the latest data available:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>31 March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>957</p></td><td><p>1,132</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>1,187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Independent Healthcare Provider Workforce Statistics, England, March 2018, NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Information is not held centrally on the number of health visitors in London and the London Borough of Lewisham from independent healthcare providers.</p><p> </p><p>As health visitors are employed by a range of organisations, including National Health Service trusts, CCGs, local authorities and private providers, current data collections do not cover the complete range of these organisations. Consequently, it is not possible to provide accurate data on the total size of the health visitor workforce.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/11/2018 12:39:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

997607

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Lift the Ban report entitled Why people seeking asylum should have the right to work, published in October 2018, what assessment the Government has made of the economic cost of preventing people seeking asylum from working.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	185666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it and this Government is committed to delivering a fair and humane asylum system.</p><p>Whilst the Government has not assessed the economic cost of granting asylum seekers the right to work in the UK, our current policy is consistent with EU law and permits asylum seekers to work, in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, if they have been waiting for a decision on their claim for 12 months or more and the delay is through no fault of their own. We are tackling delays in decision-making and have plans in place to improve the speed at which outstanding claims are decided.</p><p>It is important to focus on providing support for those who are recognised as refugees, to help them to integrate and find employment, so that they can rebuild their lives here.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2018 14:52:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

997608

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of restrictions on the right to work for people seeking asylum on the long-term integration prospects of people who are subsequently granted leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	185667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Government support towards integration is focussed on those recognised as those being in need of protection.</p><p>This Government is committed to ensuring that all those recognised as refugees in the UK are able to integrate and realise their potential. The Government published the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper in March 2018, which included measures relating to integration for refugees. We are considering responses to the consultation, and plan to publish the Government’s response later this year.</p><p>Our current policy on the right to work for asylum seekers is consistent with EU law and permits asylum seekers to work, in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, if they have been waiting for a decision on their claim for 12 months or more and the delay is through no fault of their own.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2018 14:46:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

997609

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the number of asylum seekers living in the UK awaiting a decision on their claim for refugee status and (b) the average amount of support from the public purse that those asylum seekers are receiving each week.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	185668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information. We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim before a decision is taken. Where an asylum claimant establishes a well founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country of origin, they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.</p><p>The number of asylum seekers living in the UK awaiting a decision on their claim for refugee status currently stands at 22,579. This figure has been taken from Asylum Transparency data - August 2018, found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2018</a></p><p>The COMPASS contracts provide asylum seekers, who claim to be destitute, with full board accommodation, in Initial Accommodation, while their means are assessed. Dispersal Accommodation is available to those who qualify, and a small weekly allowance of £37.75 per person per week for food and other essential expenses is provided whilst their application for asylum is being considered.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2018 14:54:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft