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792659

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prepare the Border Force for the possibility of a no deal exit from the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	114586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Border Force is working closely with other Government Departments on the detailed logistical and operational planning for managing all the impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, on and at the border, including in a possible ‘no deal’ scenario..</p><p>Future customs and immigration controls required following EU exit will depend on the outcome of the negotiations. All options are being considered. In the unlikely event that an agreement with the EU is not reached, the Government will work to ensure that trade between the UK and the EU is as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:27:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

782161

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Stress
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what number of police officers left the police force due to workforce stress in each the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	110838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on officers who have left the force are published as part of the police workforce statistics, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The College of Policing supports chief constables by advising forces on matters of health, safety and welfare and by supporting them in a range of measures to help reduce sickness and stress.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/11/2017 17:24:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802777

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 114587, what the evidential basis is for her Department's conclusion that an additional 300 Border Force officers is adequate in preparation for when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	118324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Recruitment of an additional 300 Border Force officers is underway. The Government has been clear that this additional resource will be dedicated to undertaking work to prepare for changes brought about by Brexit.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force is ensuring flexibility in recruitment plans to ensure the approach can be flexed and adapted as future requirements become clearer.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/12/2017 17:47:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792660

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional Border Force employees her Department plans to recruit in preparation for when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	114587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Border Force actively monitors workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force has already begun recruitment of an additional 300 frontline Border Force officers to enable training to be delivered to existing workforce, in preparation for any future arrangements required for EU exit at the border. This number will be kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:28:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

782207

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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: Leigh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming universal credit in Leigh have requested an advance on their payments in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	110869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>There is no data broken down by area or region. The latest statistics on Universal Credit Advances were published on 02 October 2017 which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-advances-may-2016-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-advances-may-2016-to-june-2017</a>. This shows that, in July 2017, 8,400 new claims to UC Full Service received either a New Claim or Benefit Transfer Advance. This represents 52% of new claims that are eligible for a UC payment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/11/2017 10:21:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

786463

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the planned £300 million infrastructure spending to connect Northern towns and cities with High Speed 2 will be allocated for strategic planning purposes in addition to certification purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	112095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave the Hon Member for Leigh on the 7 November 2017 (UIN 110675).</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/11/2017 11:44:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

773300

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Leigh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to allocate Northern and Midland High Speed 2 infrastructure funding to connect Leigh with High Speed 2.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	108482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Leigh’s closest HS2 station, Wigan North Western, will be served by HS2 trains following completion of HS2 Phase One in 2026, and by 2033 will be served by HS2 trains from London, Birmingham, Preston and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The department has made no assessment of the costs of a direct rail line or rail journey times between Leigh and HS2.</p><p> </p><p>The government has provided Greater Manchester Combined Authority with £2.5m to develop HS2 Growth Strategies, which include plans for improving connectivity across Greater Manchester to the planned HS2 stations. Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Transport for Greater Manchester are advancing their wider plans for connectivity across the city region through their Greater Manchester 2040 Transport Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £300m to future-proof HS2 to support Transport for the North’s ambition for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) between the North’s largest cities. Transport for the North are currently developing the business case for NPR, which includes investigating serving other significant economic centres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 108495 108496 108497 question first answered 25/10/2017 14:19:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

773308

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Leigh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment on the (a) feasibility and (b) cost of a direct rail line between Leigh and HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	108495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Leigh’s closest HS2 station, Wigan North Western, will be served by HS2 trains following completion of HS2 Phase One in 2026, and by 2033 will be served by HS2 trains from London, Birmingham, Preston and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The department has made no assessment of the costs of a direct rail line or rail journey times between Leigh and HS2.</p><p> </p><p>The government has provided Greater Manchester Combined Authority with £2.5m to develop HS2 Growth Strategies, which include plans for improving connectivity across Greater Manchester to the planned HS2 stations. Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Transport for Greater Manchester are advancing their wider plans for connectivity across the city region through their Greater Manchester 2040 Transport Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £300m to future-proof HS2 to support Transport for the North’s ambition for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) between the North’s largest cities. Transport for the North are currently developing the business case for NPR, which includes investigating serving other significant economic centres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 108482 108496 108497 question first answered 25/10/2017 14:19:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792689

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned criteria are for the allocation of the £1.7bn Transforming Cities Fund to improve transport connectivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	114627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Budget, Greater Manchester will receive £243 million from the Transforming Cities Fund. It will be for the Mayor and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to decide whether to use this allocation to develop projects to improve connectivity in Leigh constituency. After allowing for allocations to the other Mayoral combined authorities, the remaining half of the fund will be open to bids from English cities<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 114628 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:03:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

781447

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the eligibility criteria will be for the planned £300 million infrastructure funding to be connected to northern towns and cities with High Speed 2.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	110675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The HS2 scheme itself will already be positive for the North, delivering capacity, connectivity and economic growth benefits. In addition, in October the Chancellor announced £300m to ensure that HS2 infrastructure can accommodate future Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and Midlands Connect services. This includes connections:</p><p> </p><ul><li>in the Leeds area, enabling trains from for example Sheffield and the Midlands to travel via Leeds and on to York and the North East;</li><li>to the HS2 Western Leg line to connect Liverpool to Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly stations;</li><li>in the Manchester area to enable NPR services from Liverpool to continue from Manchester Piccadilly station east towards for example Leeds; and</li><li>to enable services from East Midlands to the North to travel via HS2, for example between Leicester and Leeds.</li></ul><p>These uses of HS2 infrastructure could be reflected in the Phase 2b hybrid bill if practical and affordable propositions can be developed that deliver value for money for the taxpayer whilst ensuring significant benefits for passengers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/11/2017 14:03:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt