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1714979

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) the Personal Independence Payment were made for children in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	24176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>There were 199,000 new claims made in the last 12 months (Apr 2023 to March 2024 inclusive), for DLA Child in Great Britain. This figure includes claims made under normal rules and special rules, rounded to the nearest 1,000. The figure is sourced from unpublished internal data, and therefore have been quality assured to a different standard compared to official data publications by DWP.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment claims can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a> The requested data can be found in the ‘PIP Clearances’ dataset by going to ‘Age (bands and single year)’ and selecting the relevant age range.</p><p> </p><p>Children are not eligible to claim PIP until they are 16 years old. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is available for those under 16.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:15:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1714981

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badges were issued due to children having a medical condition in 2023.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	24177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not collect this information. Each local authority is responsible for their own data retention policies and may or may not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:53:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1682031

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change and Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to UK International Development's white paper entitled International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change, published in November 2023, if his Department will publish a plan to deliver the policy commitments in that white paper.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	9371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p><em>International development in a contested world</em>, the International Development White Paper, sets out our strategic goal, to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, and how the UK can accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, through to 2030. The FCDO will set out how it is delivering the White Paper through existing departmental planning processes, including the Outcome Delivery Plan and the Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/01/2024 10:50:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1682032

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure maximum value for money in overseas development assistance spending decisions.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	9372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO employs robust systems and frameworks to ensure we achieve value for money for UK taxpayers. The suitability of organisations receiving ODA, including the projects undertaken, is assessed through FCDO business cases and annual reviews, as set out in the Department's Programme Operating Framework. The Department uses evidence to inform spending decisions and maximise the impact of the UK's ODA. FCDO officials are empowered to adjust programming using our approach to prioritisation set out in the White Paper on International Development.</p><p>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) independently scrutinises UK ODA to assess value for money and impact [https://icai.independent.gov.uk/].</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/01/2024 10:48:41 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1681112

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	King James Academy Royston: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the King James Academy in Royston following recent flooding and the loss of its roof.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	8878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The department is working with The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, the responsible body for the school, to return pupils to face-to-face education as soon as possible. The trust is considering using alternative teaching sites and whether to install temporary facilities on the existing site. A loss adjustor from the Risk Protection Arrangement scheme is carrying out a site assessment on 12 January 2024. The department will discuss next steps with the trust once the outcomes from the site assessment have been received.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/01/2024 12:55:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1680803

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of when Mrs Jasvinder Barang will receive compensation in respect of her overturned conviction by the Post Office.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	8644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Our aim is to ensure that every affected postmaster is fully recompensed for their losses and the suffering they have had to endure as a result of the Horizon scandal. To date, more than £148 million has been paid to 2,700 victims across all compensation schemes, 95 convictions have been overturned and, of those, 30 have agreed full and final settlements. Just over £30 million has been paid out in compensation to those with overturned convictions, including interim payments.</p><p>I cannot comment on individual claims for reasons of confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/01/2024 17:18:50 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1657854

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to strengthen the marine protected area around (a) the South Sandwich Islands and (b) South Georgia.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	197331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is currently undertaking the second 5-year review of its Marine Protected Area (MPA). GSGSSI launched the review with a 2-day science symposium in June 2023 and is currently assessing the extent to which existing provisions are delivering the objectives of the MPA. GSGSSI is committed to reporting on its review by early next year.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 15:00:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1657855

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of industrial fisheries on the (a) penguin and (b) whale populations around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	197332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) manages a highly regulated fishery, in accordance with its Marine Protected Area legislation. Only vessels which fully meet requirements of both the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and strict GSGSSI licensing requirements are able to conduct fishing activities. Scientific observers are deployed on every fishing vessel, and there are seasonal and spatial controls to ensure the fishery does not impact on the conservation of all animals living around these islands.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 15:00:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1657857

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Blue Belt Programme and Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much has been spent from the public purse on the (a) Blue Belt Programme and (b) domestic Marine Protected Area roll out around the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	197336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>From 2018-19 to 2022-23, Blue Belt spend has been £7 million, £5.4 million, £6.9 million, £7.7 million and £7.7 million respectively. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) does not keep the detail of funding specifically devoted to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Defra's MPA team is funded through general administrative budgets to deliver management, monitoring and enforcement working alongside Defra's Arms Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:23:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1654438

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 30 June 2023 from the hon, Member for North East Hertfordshire, enclosing a letter from the Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	194960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>I responded to the Rt Honourable Member on 20 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:37:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald