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886215

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: 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 steps she is taking with her international counterparts to ensure that processes are in place to manage registered sex offenders who have been issued a green notice or been included in an Interpol diffusion when they are travelling outside of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	136410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working closely with other countries and international agencies to minimise the risk posed by serious offenders travelling to and from the UK. UK law enforcement authorities flag UK sex offenders and other high-risk individuals to European partners using the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) and the National Crime Agency’s Liaison Officers work with countries around the world to ensure host countries can take appropriate action in relation to the highest harm individuals. INTERPOL systems underpin our international law enforcement cooperation with countries outside the EU but decisions on the use of INTERPOL notices are an operational matter for UK law enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/05/2018 09:59:27 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

886203

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated for the compensation of Windrush generation children for (a) legal costs and (b) other fees incurred in proving their immigration status; and whether that compensation will be available retrospectively for those who have already paid such fees.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	136398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office will be setting up a new scheme to deliver this which will be run independently. I will set out further details and will consult around its scope and how people will be able to access it in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 16:46:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

886195

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Windrush children have paid (a) legal fees and (b) documentation fees as a result of (i) the Government's hostile environment policies in respect of immigration status and (ii) proving their immigration status; and how much was spent on those fees in each of the last 8 years.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	136390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on legal fees paid. If children of the Windrush generation have been adversely affected by immigration enforcement measures because they have not been able to evidence their status that they should have been entitled to, they will be able to make that case to the independent compensation scheme which the Home Office will be setting up.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 16:44:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

886180

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number people living in poverty who are not eligible for legal aid.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	136375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer these questions. This is because eligibility for legal aid is determined by the applicant’s financial means as well as the merits and circumstances of their case.</p><p>Legal aid eligibility is a crucial way in which the government protects the legal aid fund for those who need it most while balancing this with cost to the taxpayer. As announced by the Lord Chancellor, we are conducting a review of legal aid reforms and plan to take this opportunity to inform wider consideration on the future of legal support in the justice system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 136377 question first answered 01/05/2018 16:05:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

886182

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled people living in poverty who are not eligible for legal aid.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	136377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer these questions. This is because eligibility for legal aid is determined by the applicant’s financial means as well as the merits and circumstances of their case.</p><p>Legal aid eligibility is a crucial way in which the government protects the legal aid fund for those who need it most while balancing this with cost to the taxpayer. As announced by the Lord Chancellor, we are conducting a review of legal aid reforms and plan to take this opportunity to inform wider consideration on the future of legal support in the justice system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 136375 question first answered 01/05/2018 16:05:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

886164

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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	Fire Prevention: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question 134374 on Fire Prevention: Preston, what discussions his Department has had with Preston City Council on the external cladding installed on the exterior of properties in the (a) Fishwick, (b) St Matthews and (c) Town Centre wards under the Community Energy Saving Programme; and whether that cladding has made properties unsafe to reside in due to risk of fire or mould.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	136359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has been in contact with all local authorities in England about high rise residential buildings and cladding as part of its Building Safety Programme. Information being collected through this exercise is set out in monthly data releases which are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme#data-on-the-building-safety-progamme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme#data-on-the-building-safety-progamme</a>. The issue of mould was raised at an earlier time with the Department and general advice on Building Regulations would have been provided.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/05/2018 12:21:32 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 53574 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

886292

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for assessing houses in Service Family Accommodation as grade (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E, and (f)F.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	136487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The methodology for assessing the appropriate Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) band for each individual Service Family Accommodation (SFA) is set out in JSP 464 Volume 3, Part 1, Chapter 5. It can be accessed through the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699815/20180416-JSP_464_Volume_3_Part_1_-_Version_7.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699815/20180416-JSP_464_Volume_3_Part_1_-_Version_7.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of SFA within each CAAS Band is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>CAAS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Band</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>F</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SFA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,083</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,315</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,932</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,346</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>921</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All Service Personnel who meet the criteria for SFA are entitled to housing at decent homes standard or above as set by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. No Service family is obliged to accept a home below this standard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 136486 question first answered 30/04/2018 16:09:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 54718 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

886291

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties in Service Family Accommodation are graded (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E and (f) F.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	136486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The methodology for assessing the appropriate Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) band for each individual Service Family Accommodation (SFA) is set out in JSP 464 Volume 3, Part 1, Chapter 5. It can be accessed through the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699815/20180416-JSP_464_Volume_3_Part_1_-_Version_7.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699815/20180416-JSP_464_Volume_3_Part_1_-_Version_7.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of SFA within each CAAS Band is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>CAAS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Band</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>F</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SFA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,083</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,315</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,932</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,346</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>921</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All Service Personnel who meet the criteria for SFA are entitled to housing at decent homes standard or above as set by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. No Service family is obliged to accept a home below this standard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 136487 question first answered 30/04/2018 16:09:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 54716 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

886218

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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	Batteries: Manufacturing Industries
	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 representations he has received on the use of child labour in the production of batteries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	136413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>I confirm I have not received any representations on the use of child labour in the production of batteries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a signatory to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; which are voluntary standards intended to promote responsible business conduct by enterprises in all sectors, based in the signatory countries.</p><p> </p><p>The Guidelines include a standard on the abolition of child labour. The UK maintains a National Contact Point to promote the Guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/05/2018 17:03:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

886361

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which regulations his Department (a) has introduced as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016 to date and (b) expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	136556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>All regulations implementing EU legislation that have been introduced since 2013 can be found on <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk</a>. Impact assessments, where available, can also be found here which provide details of costs of the implemented regulations.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, we expect to introduce a further 6 regulations. In 2019, we expect to introduce 6 regulations. However, the exact number is subject to ongoing negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/05/2018 17:01:49 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies