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757559

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to support rural local authorities in the provision of emergency accommodation for homelessness cases.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We have replaced the Department for Work and Pension's Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402 million over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>The funding has been allocated according to a formula which reflects relative homeless pressures and the cost of using the private rented sector to meet them.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/09/2017 10:44:24 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757622

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of the trial of badger culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset as part of the Government's bovine TB strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Assessments of the effectiveness of all badger culls undertaken from 2013 to 2016 have been published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 12:24:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757623

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of badgers culled in the trials in Gloucestershire and Somerset were infected with bovine TB.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Badgers removed under licence during the pilot culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset were not routinely tested for TB. The RBCT and previous Road Traffic Accident surveys found TB in around one third of all badgers in these areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 12:22:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757667

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	South Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in South Sudan; and what steps is he making to support the peace process in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by the crisis in South Sudan. We continue to work with partners to lead the international response, and encourage all sides to bring an end to conflict, allow humanitarian access, and return to an inclusive political process.</p><p>We are strongly encouraging all sides to respond constructively to the recent initiative led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to revitalise the peace process. The immediate priority must be a negotiated ceasefire and a peace process that facilitates the participation of non-armed actors. We also continue to lobby the government of South Sudan to allow the UN Mission in South Sudan to effectively fulfil its mandate, and for the swift deployment of the Regional Protection Force.</p><p>The UK is one of the largest humanitarian donors to South Sudan, and spent £168 million through our bilateral aid programme in 2016/17. This year we are continuing to provide a package of support.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2017 15:50:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757666

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Iran: Human Rights
	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 his Iranian counterparts on the report to the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council by Ms Asma Jahaigir, on human rights violations in that country in 1988.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. Whilst at present we have no plans to raise the 1988 executions, we continue to take action with the international community by pressing for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty, and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 08:56:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757558

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Stroud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reassess the level of funding to be reclaimed from Stroud District Council as a result of changes to council tax and rent support arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities in England were offered a four year funding deal from 2016-17, which 97 per cent of authorities, including Stroud District Council, accepted. The 2016-17 Local Government Finance Settlement allocated Revenue Support Grant by looking at the main resources available to councils, taking account of funding that councils can raise locally, namely council tax and business rates. This ensured that councils delivering the same set of services received the same percentage change in the funding available to provide those services.</p><p>The local government finance settlement is subject to an annual statutory consultation exercise, offering an opportunity each year to consider representations from all authorities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/09/2017 14:33:18 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757557

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Refuges: Gloucestershire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure the increase in provision of refuges in Gloucestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime and we are determined to ensure that victims, regardless of their circumstances, receive the support they need when they need it.</p><p>Refuges provide a critical bedrock of support for victims of domestic abuse and their families.</p><p>Since 2014, we have invested over £33.5 million in services to support victims of domestic abuse, including refuges.</p><p>Local authorities in Gloucestershire have benefitted from this funding during the same period. They have used the funding to provide refuges, specialist accommodation-based support, community and outreach services to ensure no victims of domestic abuse is turned away from the support they need.</p><p>The funding is also being used to provide dedicated support to victims from minority communities and their families in the Gloucestershire area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/09/2017 14:36:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757556

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Salvation Army: Supported Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the representations made by the Salvation Army on the effect of universal credit on the Salvation Army's provision of supported housing.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that a response was sent to a Salvation Army letter regarding our plans for the funding reforms for supported housing on Tuesday 5 September.</p><p>Developing a workable and sustainable funding model for supported housing is a priority for the Government.</p><p>We will set out further details on our plans in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/09/2017 14:30:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757755

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for permanent leave to remain have been refused as a result of not meeting the new A2 qualification, for each parliamentary constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The A2 level English language requirement under the family Immigration Rules applies to applications for further temporary leave to remain as a partner or parent, after 30 months in the UK on a five-year route to settlement. We expect those coming to the UK on a family visa with only basic English to become more fluent over time, to support their integration. The requested breakdown of refusals would require a manual review of all relevant applications, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8952 question first answered 13/09/2017 15:58:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757754

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the new A2 qualification requirement on non-UK residents seeking permanent leave to remain.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	8952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The A2 level English language requirement under the family Immigration Rules applies to applications for further temporary leave to remain as a partner or parent, after 30 months in the UK on a five-year route to settlement. We expect those coming to the UK on a family visa with only basic English to become more fluent over time, to support their integration. The requested breakdown of refusals would require a manual review of all relevant applications, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8953 question first answered 13/09/2017 15:58:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew