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1020667

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has filed the case of Bahraini death-row inmate and victim of torture Zuhair Ebrahim under his Department's torture and mistreatment reporting guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	199917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the case of Zuhair Ebrahim, and we are seeking further information. <br> <br>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office registers details of alleged torture whenever this comes to the attention of a UK official in the course of their duties, in line with the UK Torture and Mistreatment Reporting Guidance.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:48:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1020668

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Bahraini Government on the case of Zuhair Ebrahim who was sentenced to death on 29 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	199918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office monitors events in Bahrain closely. We are aware of the case of Zuhair Ebrahim and are seeking further information. It is the UK's longstanding position to oppose capital sentences in all circumstances and countries. We continue to make this clear to the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:47:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1052510

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the level of humanitarian need in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	215612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with nearly 80 per cent of the entire population – 24 million people – requiring some form of humanitarian assistance and protection. The number of food insecure people has also risen from 17 million to over 20 million and for the first time, there are people (almost 240,000) in the most severe food security category, IPC 5 - at high risk of death.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is providing £170 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen this financial year, including food for the equivalent of 4 million Yemenis for one month. Our funding over the next three years will screen 2.2 million children under the age of five for malnutrition and provide urgent treatment for 70,000 of the most vulnerable children. However, a political settlement is the only way to address the worsening humanitarian crisis and we encourage further constructive engagement from all parties to achieve this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/02/2019 17:39:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

931513

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Witnesses: British Nationals Abroad
	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 adequacy of the support provided to British witnesses who are interviewed by foreign police forces in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	157860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Foreign law enforcement officers have no powers in the UK and cannot interview witnesses here without the consent of the individual. If the witness does consent, the foreign law enforcement officer is subject to the law of the UK in the same way as any other foreign visitor, so any such interview must be conducted accordingly.</p><p>An interview of a witness in the UK is, in the vast majority of cases requested via mutual legal assistance or joint investigation teams, but can be requested through police to police cooperation for voluntary witness interviews – though the latter is an unusual route which is not used very often. How an interview is conducted would be a matter for agreement between the UK police and foreign law enforcement officer but it is a routine requirement that UK police are present when anyone is interviewed by foreign police in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2018 16:13:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

865181

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2018
	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	Widowed Parent's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the changes made to the Widowed Parent's Allowance on the long-term financial security of widowed spouses.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	133048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>Current recipients of Widowed Parent’s Allowance will continue to receive that benefit for the natural lifetime of their award. There will be no change in payments of Widowed Parent’s Allowance to these claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) replaced Widowed Parent’s Allowance for those whose spouse or civil partner died on or after 6 April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>BSP is designed to provide targeted support to help with the immediate costs of bereavement without affecting access to financial help towards everyday living costs.</p><p>It is for this reason that BSP is paid in addition to income related benefits, is not taxable and is not taken into account when calculating income for the benefit cap. These measures protect the financial security of the least well off families and ensure that they are not disadvantaged by the reform.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/03/2018 12:21:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1012479

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to amend the immigration visa application process to allow the use of printed bills as acceptable documentation.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	194782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration has made changes to evidential requirements and its front end service arrangements so that customers no longer need to send paper evidence by post, but will either have their evidence scanned at an application centre, or upload their own digital image of their evidence as part of the application process. For many, customers, these changes mean they will be able to retain their key documents while their application is considered.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/12/2018 17:07:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

926985

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to implement a helpline number for hon. Members' constituency offices for casework inquiries relating to Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	155400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-20/6374/" target="_blank">Question 6374</a> on 5 September 2017 by the then Minister of State for Employment, Damian Hinds.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2018 11:01:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

864446

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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: Lincoln
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the reduction in funding for Lincoln’s Citizens Advice on the provision of advice to claimants of Universal Credit in Lincoln.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	132929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not directly fund Lincoln’s Citizens Advice to provide Universal Support.</p><p> </p><p>For 2017/18, we estimated the City of Lincoln Council’s funding to help them provide Universal Support to Universal Credit claimants to be £4,107, and for 2018/19 we are increasing this funding to £11,131 to reflect that the City of Lincoln went live with Universal Credit full service on 7 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The City of Lincoln Council has full discretion as to whether they provide this Universal Support themselves or contract out to another organisation, such as Citizens Advice.</p><p>Any such sub-contraction is a matter between the council and the sub-contractor.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/03/2018 14:36:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1077715

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional funding will be provided for supply teachers while permanent staff undertake the accelerated teaching programme.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	226211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Through the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund, the Department for Education is funding Accelerate – a professional development programme that will provide specialist support for early career teachers.</p><p>Accelerate, delivered by the Education Development Trust, is free to eligible teachers in their first five years of teaching. As a part of the programme, schools will be remunerated for teachers or leaders who are involved in aspects of delivery, for example, for coaching participants. No additional funding is provided to cover supply staff costs for staff undertaking the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/03/2019 17:57:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1135854

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Suffolk Fire Service: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of Suffolk Fire Service’s (a) fire engine crewing levels, (b) emergency response times, (c) delivery of training and (d) firefighter numbers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	271579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The independent inspection of Suffolk Fire Service is underway, led by HMICFRS with a final inspection report anticipated in December.</p><p><br>The specific issues in the question will all be considered as part of the inspection.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/07/2019 16:10:36 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee