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1145042

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to (a) implement the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to compel all creditors that will benefit from Statutory Debt Repayment Plan to contribute towards funding it.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	287540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2019 answer text <p>The breathing space scheme, including administration of Statutory Debt Repayment Plans (SDRPs), will be funded from a share of the money paid to all creditors who benefit from repayments through SDRPs. The government intends to implement the breathing space in early 2021 and the SDRP to a longer timetable.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/09/2019 13:37:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1145044

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Respite Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether guarantor loans will be included in the Breathing Space Scheme to increase protection for the (a) borrower and (b) guarantor and provide and ensure that customers have the time to receive appropriate advice.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	287541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>Under the breathing space scheme individuals in debt will receive protections on a wide range of their debts, including guarantor loans.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/09/2019 09:43:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1142751

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Carers and Parents: Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to implement the European Council directive on work-life balance for parents and carers.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	284329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers’ rights as we leave the EU. We will not be bound by EU law but will be able to raise employment standards where it is right for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are already working on measures designed to increase take-up of family-related leave and flexible working arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to consulting on high-level options for how we can better balance the gender division of the parental leave and pay system, the department is considering the question of dedicated employment rights for carers alongside existing employment rights (such as the right to request flexible working and the right to time off for family and dependents).</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/09/2019 14:18:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1142753

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proof of settled status is required for an EEA national who has been granted settled status and is applying for benefits.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	284336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) benefits, such as Universal Credit, depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK.</p><p>EEA nationals who are habitually resident in the UK and have been granted settled status are eligible to access income-related benefits.</p><p>Mechanisms are in place between DWP and the Home Office to verify settled status through the Habitual Residence Test Process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2019 11:00:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1142353

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	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds his Department has allocated to no deal preparation and how much of that funding has been spent in (a) the last two years and (b) in the current financial year.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	282336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s preference is to leave the EU with a deal. However, the Prime Minister has said that the UK will be leaving on 31 October – whatever the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 August 2019, the Treasury announced £2.1 billion specifically to prepare for leaving the EU without a deal. £1.1 billion of this is an immediate cash boost to prepare critical areas for EU exit on 31 October, with a further £1 billion to enhance operational preparedness this financial year, if needed.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to this, the Government had already allocated £4.2 billion to prepare for a range of EU exit scenarios. Within this, work on no-deal exit preparations cannot be readily separated from other EU exit work, given the significant overlap in plans in many cases.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 03/09/2019 13:36:06 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1140380

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Citizenship: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the number of (a) students training to be citizenship education teachers and (b) schools providing GCSE citizenship education as an option.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	278986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The annual Initial Teacher Training (ITT) census provides data on the number of trainee teachers recruited each year in which citizenship trainees are included in the “Other” subject category.</p><p>Analysis of the underlying data shows that in the academic year 2018-19, 37 postgraduate trainees began training in citizenship.[1][2] Of the 385 trainees included in the “Other” subject category, 146 trainees do not belong to any of the available subject categories and therefore it is not known if any of these are citizenship trainees.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on the subject options provided in schools therefore entries into GCSE citizenship by schools included in Key Stage 4 performance tables has been provided instead. In 2018, 492 schools included in Key Stage 4 performance tables had pupils with entries into GCSE Citizenship. [3][4][5] This accounts for 9.3% of schools included in Key Stage 4 performance tables for that year.</p><p> </p><p>Citizenship is an important part of the national curriculum at Key Stage 3 and 4. We want all children to leave school with the knowledge, skills, and values that will prepare them to be citizens in modern Britain. Schools have freedom to decide how they wish to teach the citizenship curriculum to meet the needs of all their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures for 2018/19 are provisional and subject to change.</p><p>[2] Data was extracted on 19 November 2018.</p><p>[3] Includes state funded and independent schools, excludes alternative provision and pupil referral units. School performance tables includes schools based on their status as of 12 September the previous year.</p><p>[4] Only entries by pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 at schools which were published Key Stage 4 performance tables are included and no discounting has been applied so these totals may differ from those reported in our statistical release.</p><p>[5] In 2018, the reformed 9-1 GCSE in Citizenship counted in performance tables for the first time, replacing the unreformed A*-G qualification in the same subject. Once a reformed qualification is included in performance tables, the unreformed qualification no longer counts, regardless of when it was entered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/07/2019 14:07:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 130614 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1140381

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Citizenship: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to make citizenship education a priority subject for teacher training.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	278987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that teaching remains an attractive profession and that graduates can access high quality teacher training across all subjects. That’s why in January the Department launched the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy. Designed collaboratively with the sector, the centrepiece of the strategy is the Early Career Framework (ECF) which will underpin a fully-funded, two-year support package for new teachers, providing them with the early career support enjoyed by other top professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government offers student finance for all tuition fee funded citizenship teacher training courses, including a tuition fee loan which means that trainee teachers do not need to pay fees upfront. Citizenship trainee teachers can also apply for a maintenance loan to support their living costs. Those considering citizenship Initial Teacher Training (ITT) are eligible for one to one support from Teacher Training Advisers, to guide them through their journey into teaching. They can access this support by registering with Get into Teaching.</p><p> </p><p>For some subjects, the Department provide bursaries to incentivise applications. The Department has had to take difficult decisions about where to focus this bursaries budget. As schools enter more pupils for English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects, it is expected that there will be more demand for specialist teachers in these subjects. The Department has therefore focused the bursaries budget on EBacc subjects to secure as many applicants as possible in the subjects where schools are likely to devote the most teaching time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2019 15:49:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1134088

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Hospitals: Construction
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 new NHS hospital facilities specifically for secondary and acute care in England (a) have been built, (b) are under construction and (c) are planned for completion between 2015 and 2025; what the (i) location and (ii) estimated capital value is of each of those new hospital facilities, including those that are valued at less than £100 million; and what the proportion of financing for each project is (A) public and (B) private financing.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	268474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In the 2017 Spring and Autumn Budgets, the Government committed £3.9 billion in new capital investment for the National Health Service. £2.4 billion of this has been allocated to over 150 sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) schemes to modernise and transform buildings and services across the country. In the Spending Review later this year, the Government will consider proposals from the NHS for a multi-year capital plan to support the health service as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Separate from the STP capital programme, the Department has also supported a variety of other investments in new NHS facilities. Under Section 40 of the NHS Act 2006, the Secretary of State may give financial assistance, such as loans or Public Dividend Capital to any NHS foundation trust.</p><p> </p><p>The Papworth Hospital and the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital were completed in 2018 and 2015 respectively under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). The Royal Liverpool Hospital and Midland Metropolitan Hospital started off as PFI schemes and are now being completed with public capital.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 27/06/2019 12:57:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1134092

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Corporation Tax
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 companies previously registered as non-resident for corporation tax purposes in countries other than Luxembourg provided an address in Luxembourg to the Land Registry in May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	268475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Land Registry do not hold information about a company’s tax status as this is not required for land registration purposes.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 11:27:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1134094

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of applications for (a) universal credit and (b) job seekers allowance were rejected on the Habitual Residency Test in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	268476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Long-standing policy has always been eligibility for income-related (means-tested) social security benefits depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK. Claimants must be exercising a legal right to reside and be habitually resident before they are eligible to claim income related benefit. This is assessed through the Habitual Residence Test (HRT), which has been in place since 1994.</p><p /><p>Information on the number of JSA claims which failed the Habitual Residence Test are available in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639597/analysis-of-migrants-access-to-income-related-benefits.pdf" target="_blank">“Analysis of Migrants’ Access to Income-Related Benefits”</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on Universal Credit contracts which have a recorded failed Habitual Residence Test are as follows: 2016/2017 – 800 failed claims, 2017/2018 – 7,600 failed claims and 2018/2019 – 30,700 failed claims, this reflects the increasing caseload on UC since it’s rollout. UC data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution. UC cases may be closed for other reasons (for example, “ineligible”) but may have failed the HRT – these are not captured in the estimates above.</p><p> </p><p>Information for JSA claims from 2017/18 is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. No data was recorded on UC data for HRTs prior to 2016/17</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/06/2019 17:01:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy