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1142105

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to support people affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	282454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In 2010 the government allocated up to £1.5bn, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders. More detail on the history of the action taken on this issue can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/09/2019 08:16:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142267

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will estimate the gross value in pounds sterling of Welsh lamb exports to the EU in 2017 based on trade with the EU under WTO Most Favoured Nation terms.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	282535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government’s preferred position is to leave the EU with a deal that works for all parts of the UK, at which point the WTO MFN terms would not apply. It should be noted that data for lamb exports is not published at a regional level.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 03/09/2019 09:01:50 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1141093

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to operate a triage system for imports in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	280336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>In the event of a 'no deal', the Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. As the customs authority, HMRC will act to ensure that border processes are as smooth as possible, without compromising security.</p><p> </p><p>After listening to concerns from businesses, the Government is introducing temporary easements for a ‘no deal’ scenario to help businesses keep trading. This includes Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP), where once registered traders will be able to import goods from the EU into the UK without having to make a full customs declaration at the border and will be able to postpone paying any duties.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force and HMRC will continue to carry out risk based checks on goods entering the UK as they do now.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:39:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1139393

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is his Department's policy that food which meets the standards of the US Food and Drug Administration’s food defect levels handbook guidance will be saleable in the UK in the event of a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	277768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>We do not wish to pre-empt discussions relating to a future UK-US trade deal, however the Government is proud of our high standards of food safety and these will not be watered down when we leave the EU. High standards and high quality are what our domestic and global customers demand, and that is what we will provide.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that we explore new trading opportunities, but these should not mean a dilution of the standards for which British food is world renowned.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/07/2019 11:11:00 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1138926

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received under-occupancy penalty charges in each year since the introduction of those charges.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	277204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Figures on the number of households receiving Housing Benefit affected by the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy are publically available through the DWP Stat Xplore website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures on DWP Stat Xplore do not include claimants on Universal Credit with a Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy deduction, as this data is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/07/2019 14:23:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1138928

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
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	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 the average time taken was to process a claim for personal independence payment in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	277206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The median clearance time from registration to DWP decision for Personal Independence Payment claims cleared under normal rules from 1<sup>st</sup> May 2018 – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2019, the latest 12-month period for which data is available is 100 calendar days, which is approximately 14 weeks. The median clearance time for claims decided in April 2019 was 13 weeks, down by over two thirds since July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP ADS</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>The status of claims as 'normal rules' is shown as at the DWP decision. It is possible for claims to transition between normal/special rules during the course of the claimant journey.</li><li>The 'Registration to DWP decision (end to end)' clearance time is measured as the average time between the date of registration of the claim and the date of the DWP decision to either award or disallow the claim. It does not include claims that were withdrawn by the claimant or claims that were disallowed by DWP pre-referral to the Assessment Providers (e.g. for failure to meet basic eligibility criteria or failure to return the Part 2 form within the time limit).</li><li>The median time is the middle value if you were to order all the times within the distribution from lowest value to highest value. The median is presented here instead of the mean because the mean can be unduly affected by outlying cases (e.g. cases were the person has been hard to reach due to being in prison, hospital, failed to attend the assessment on numerous occasions etc.)</li><li>Great Britain only.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>The median clearance time is rounded to the nearest whole day.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/07/2019 13:18:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1138100

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Coroners: Government Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) legal advice and (b) representation at inquests for Government Departments in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	275781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out the total amounts billed by the Government Legal Department (GLD) Litigation Group in relation to inquests in which they have been instructed by Government Departments and other public bodies.</p><p>GLD represents most, but not all, Government Departments in litigation. In addition, during parts of the period covered by the table, a small number of Departments (that GLD now acts for in litigation) handled their own litigation (including inquests).</p><p>The amounts are set out by financial year from 2010-11 and are exclusive of VAT. It is not possible to provide a separate breakdown of the totals by reference to legal advice and representation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p>2011-12</p><p>2012-13</p><p>2013-14</p><p>2014-15</p><p>2015-16</p><p>2016-17</p><p>2017-18</p><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£2,600,951</p><p>£2,476,100</p><p>£2,621,377</p><p>£3,575,348</p><p>£3,405,809</p><p>£3,883,929</p><p>£4,283,521</p><p>£4,851,059</p><p>£5,783,648</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/07/2019 14:21:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 129156 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1135301

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Divorce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for decrees nisi there were in 2018 in which the grounds for divorce was two years separation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	270426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>A decree nisi is the provisional decree of divorce pronounced when the court is satisfied that a person has met the legal and procedural requirements to obtain a divorce. The sole ground for divorce is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. Currently, the law requires a person seeking a divorce to satisfy the court of one of five ‘facts’. One fact requires that the parties of the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition for divorce, and that the respondent consents to a decree being granted.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 there were 118,355 divorce petitions, of which 32,297 (27%) cited the two-year separation fact. Following a divorce petition, further applications are required for the decree nisi to be granted and then for it to be made absolute, bringing a legal end to the marriage.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 02/07/2019 16:18:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1134950

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sovereign Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue forgone to the public purse from the recalculation of the Sovereign-Grant from 15 per cent to 25 per cent of the Crown Estate profits for the financial years 2017-18 to 2027-28.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	269792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, the Sovereign Grant is set by reference to the revenue of The Crown Estate. In exchange for the Sovereign Grant, The Queen surrenders the revenue from The Crown Estate to the government, which in 2018-19 was £343.5 million, and over the last ten years has resulted in an over £2.8 billion contribution to supporting our vital public services. The Sovereign Grant for 2019-20 is £82.4 million.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 8 of the Sovereign Grant Act, HM Treasury can vary by order the percentage for the Sovereign Grant where the Royal Trustees consider that the current percentage is not appropriate. Following the 2016 Report of the Royal Trustees on the Sovereign Grant Review, in 2017 the percentage was increased from 15% to 25% in order to enable substantial works to reservice Buckingham Palace, to ensure that the Palace can continue to be able to support the Sovereign in the performance of Her official duties. This report set out in detail that Buckingham Palace’s infrastructure urgently needed a major overhaul to avoid the very real danger of catastrophic failure leading to fire or flood. The reservicing will be a ten year programme, at a total cost of £369 million.</p><p> </p><p>The report is available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-the-royal-trustees-on-the-sovereign-grant-review-2016</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/07/2019 14:12:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1134588

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people had their benefit payments reduced to (a) less than £6 per day, (b) less than £5 per day and (c) zero due to the imposition of sanctions by her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	269074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>In Universal Credit, sanctions are calculated with reference to the claimant’s standard allowance only and not any other elements such as housing or children. A sanction will reduce the Universal Credit award by no more than 100% of the standard allowance.</p><p>We have a well-established system of hardship payments, available as a safeguard if a claimant demonstrates that they cannot meet their immediate and most essential needs (including accommodation, heating, food and hygiene) as a result of their sanction.</p><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/07/2019 16:14:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens