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1241422

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Green Deal Scheme: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many intention notices proposing a reduction of a Green Deal loan mis-sold by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd have been carried out without appeal in each of the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	100448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Green Deal Framework Regulations require that, before imposing any sanction, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State gives notice to affected parties of his intention to impose a sanction (an initial notice, referred to as an Intention Notice) and provides them with an opportunity to make representations before it is made final.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8<sup>th</sup> October 2020, there were 117 appeals against mis-selling by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS) for which no Intention Notice or final decision has been issued.</p><p> </p><p>The average time between receipt of an appeal case by the Secretary of State and the Issue of an Intention Notice is 13 months.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows how many Intention Notices were issued by month proposing reduction or cancellation of Green Deal loans in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS, and the number of these cases for which no representations have been received.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Intention Notices Sent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases for which no representations have been received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Complainants can appeal final decisions (set out in final Sanction Notices) to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First–tier Tribunal. For one case recorded in the above table, the complainant did not submit representations but, following receipt of a final Sanction Notice, appealed to the Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>No Intention Notices have been issued since April. In April, two decisions were made by the First-tier Tribunal in response to appeals. Following this, the issuing of Intention Notices was paused to allow for full consideration of the First-tier Tribunal decisions in future Intention Notices.</p><p> </p><p>During this period, 43 Sanction Notices have been issued in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 100449 100450 question first answered 12/10/2020 11:33:06 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1241423

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Green Deal Scheme: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases are awaiting a decision on whether to serve intention notices proposing a reduction of a Green Deal loan mis-sold by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	100449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Green Deal Framework Regulations require that, before imposing any sanction, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State gives notice to affected parties of his intention to impose a sanction (an initial notice, referred to as an Intention Notice) and provides them with an opportunity to make representations before it is made final.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8<sup>th</sup> October 2020, there were 117 appeals against mis-selling by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS) for which no Intention Notice or final decision has been issued.</p><p> </p><p>The average time between receipt of an appeal case by the Secretary of State and the Issue of an Intention Notice is 13 months.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows how many Intention Notices were issued by month proposing reduction or cancellation of Green Deal loans in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS, and the number of these cases for which no representations have been received.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Intention Notices Sent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases for which no representations have been received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Complainants can appeal final decisions (set out in final Sanction Notices) to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First–tier Tribunal. For one case recorded in the above table, the complainant did not submit representations but, following receipt of a final Sanction Notice, appealed to the Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>No Intention Notices have been issued since April. In April, two decisions were made by the First-tier Tribunal in response to appeals. Following this, the issuing of Intention Notices was paused to allow for full consideration of the First-tier Tribunal decisions in future Intention Notices.</p><p> </p><p>During this period, 43 Sanction Notices have been issued in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 100448 100450 question first answered 12/10/2020 11:33:06 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1240418

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of public sector websites (a) comply and (b) do not comply with accessibility requirements mandated by the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	99015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is testing websites in accordance with the Accessibility Regulation.</p><p>GDS is encouraging organisations to engage with them to increase the accessibility of their websites for users.</p><p>GDS will periodically publish information about their monitoring. GDS will also, on behalf of the Minister for Cabinet Office, publish a list of websites with non-compliant accessibility statements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 99016 question first answered 08/10/2020 16:42:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1240419

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the legal accessibility requirements for public sector websites mandated by the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	99016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is testing websites in accordance with the Accessibility Regulation.</p><p>GDS is encouraging organisations to engage with them to increase the accessibility of their websites for users.</p><p>GDS will periodically publish information about their monitoring. GDS will also, on behalf of the Minister for Cabinet Office, publish a list of websites with non-compliant accessibility statements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 99015 question first answered 08/10/2020 16:42:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1235570

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Post Office: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the public subsidy to Post Office Ltd was spent on operations in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	91668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the amount of public subsidy given to Post Office Ltd. to use for operations cross the UK are operational matter for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/09/2020 11:30:27 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1235109

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness in preventing fraudulent samples being provided of the DNA testing used by the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	91085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service DNA testing process requires the person attending the DNA sampling to provide photographic evidence and the DNA test sampler to verify that the person attending is the person in the photo. The photos are retained in case of future challenge.</p><p> </p><p>If a negative DNA test result is challenged, it is referred to the Financial Investigation Unit’s Criminal Division for investigation.</p><p> </p><p>Those found to be abusing the system are subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers and the Child Maintenance Service will pursue these, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/09/2020 16:46:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1232829

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
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	Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2020 to Question 71096 on Post Office Horizon IT System Independent Review, whether he plans to maintain the timetable for (a) appointing a chair and (b) beginning the review by the end of September.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	87580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to see the Horizon Independent Review start as soon as possible. We are making good progress with the appointment of a Chair. Once this process is complete, the Review will be formally launched.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/09/2020 15:09:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1231716

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating additional funding for (a) further and (b) higher education.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	905538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>In Further Education, we are providing up to £96 million to support disadvantaged students whose studies have been disrupted.</p><p>We have announced a number of measures to help ensure there are no barriers to students being able to progress to Higher Education in 20/21. We have lifted caps on domestic medicine and dentistry courses in the next academic year and we are supporting providers to offer places to as many students who have met the grades for their current offer as they have physical capacity for, and where there are clinical placements available, through additional grant funding to support the costs of this provision. Health Education England and the Office for Students will be contacting all medical and dental schools to discuss their capacity to take on additional students in the 2020/21 academic year.</p><p>I can now confirm that providers will be eligible to bid for a share of up to £10 million funding to support capital expenditure on infrastructure required to accommodate additional students recruited as a result of the changed policy on A level grades. The fund will be administered by the Office for Students, and providers will be eligible to bid for projects that support expansion in 2020/21.</p><p>Additional teaching grant funding will also be provided to increase capacity in medical, nursing, STEM and other high-cost subjects which are vital to the country’s social needs and economy. All high cost subjects, which already receive additional funding from the Office for Students will potentially see further increases where there is an unexpectedly high distribution of students. The Office for Students will consult the sector on the details of how the allocations are made.</p><p>We will also be considering all Departmental funding as part of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 905537 question first answered 07/09/2020 15:58:01 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1231937

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of each Post Office branch type were temporarily closed in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England on 31 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	86091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the number and type of temporarily closed branches across the UK is an operational matters for Post Office Limited.</p><p>​I have asked Nick Read, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Hon Member about this matter. A copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House. ​</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/09/2020 16:32:43 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1231945

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2020 to Question 71096 on Post Office Horizon IT System Independent Review, for what reason a Chair has not yet been announced for the review; and when that review will begin.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	86092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to see the Horizon Independent Review start as soon as possible. We are making good progress with the appointment of a Chair. Once this process is complete, the Review will be formally launched.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/09/2020 14:14:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows