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1134255

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Business: Billing
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the Prompt Payment Code compulsory for large businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	268619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>In the recent Government Response to the Creating a Responsible Payment Culture Call for Evidence we announced that responsibility for the voluntary Prompt Payment Code (the ‘Code’) is to move to the Small Business Commissioner and that the Code will be reformed, following engagement with existing Code signatories.</p><p> </p><p>Turning a voluntary code into a compulsory code would be further legislation respect of payment terms. UK legislation already establishes maximum 30-day payment terms for transactions with public authorities and 60-day payment terms between businesses, unless they agree longer terms and those terms are not grossly unfair to the supplier.</p><p> </p><p>Government has worked closely with trade bodies and businesses to develop this. Mike Cherry, FSB National Chairman, said of the recent announcement: “Small businesses will be delighted with today’s announcement” and “the measures today could finally see an end to poor payment practice. Changing our business culture will boost the small business community, productivity and growth.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/07/2019 14:10:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1133137

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the assisted digital locations in Scotland will be; and what type of visa applicants will be able to use that service.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	266700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Since September 2017, UK Visas &amp; Immigration has offered customers across the UK a free ‘Assisted Digital’ service. The service is designed to help people who need to use UK Visas &amp; Immigration online services but don’t have the appropriate access, skills or confidence to do so on their own. Support can be provided over the phone, at a local centre or in home with a trained tutor.</p><p>As of the 20th June, across the UK, there are over 300 centres across the UK supplemented by a network of over 60 tutors. In Scotland, there are 2 tutors offering in home support and 43 centres offering face to face support.</p><p>Customers should contact the Assisted Digital helpline on 03333 445 675 or by texting the word “VISA” to 07537 416 944 and they will be able to advise on the closest support centre. <br>The Assisted Digital service is available to all UKVI customers except for those applying through the following immigration routes, as support should be provided to them by their sponsoring employers or colleges</p><p>• Tier 1 (including entrepreneur and exceptional talent)<br>• Tier 2 (people working for a specific employer in the UK)<br>• Tier 4 (students in the UK)<br>In January 2019 the service was extended to support EU citizens and their family members applying for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/06/2019 14:46:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1133144

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average time taken to reach an outcome for mandatory re-considerations of personal independence payment applications.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	266707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on the average clearance time for Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) for Personal Independence Payment are found in Table 7C, ‘MR Clearance Time (median calendar days), Normal Rules, by month of clearance’ of the quarterly statistical publication ‘Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to April 2019’ published by the Department for Work and Pensions and available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2019</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2019 12:58:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1125764

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Doctors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he had had with the Secretary of State for Health on the flexibility of pensions available to NHS (a) doctors and (b) consultants.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	252656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by NHS doctors who are impacted by annual allowance tax charges, and we are currently discussing the issue with the Department of Health and Social Care. All public sector pay and pensions policies are kept under constant review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 12:57:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1125765

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Doctors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he had had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on reviewing the annual allowance taper in relation to NHS doctor and consultant pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	252657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by NHS doctors who are impacted by annual allowance tax charges, and we are currently discussing the issue with the Department of Health and Social Care. All public sector pay and pensions policies are kept under constant review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 13:30:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1110792

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with AB postcodes have been seen at service and support centres broken down by (a) month and (b) support centre.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	242855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Unfortunately the data requested is not recorded in a form that can be reported.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/04/2019 12:10:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1110793

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with AB postcodes have been seen at UKVCAS centres broken down by (a) month and (b) UKVCAS centre.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	242856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of people seen at UK VCAS Centres from postcodes beginning AB are not published. This information could only be provided by interrogation of individual case records, which could only be achieved at disproportionate costs.</p><p>The UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service centre in Aberdeen, which provides enhanced services to customers, has 21 slots available per week. On average 87% of those slots have been filled from 3 December to 5 April. In response to an increase in demand for appointments at this service centre, UK Visas &amp; Immigration’s delivery partner, Sopra Steria Ltd have increased their appointment slots by &gt;50% from 9 April.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 242857 question first answered 15/04/2019 12:16:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1110794

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appointment slots are available each week at the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services Centre in Aberdeen; and how many of those appointment slots are filled each week.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	242857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of people seen at UK VCAS Centres from postcodes beginning AB are not published. This information could only be provided by interrogation of individual case records, which could only be achieved at disproportionate costs.</p><p>The UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service centre in Aberdeen, which provides enhanced services to customers, has 21 slots available per week. On average 87% of those slots have been filled from 3 December to 5 April. In response to an increase in demand for appointments at this service centre, UK Visas &amp; Immigration’s delivery partner, Sopra Steria Ltd have increased their appointment slots by &gt;50% from 9 April.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 242856 question first answered 15/04/2019 12:16:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1108728

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with the Scottish Government on borrowing limits for the proposed Scottish National Investment Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	239253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have regular discussions with our counterparts in the Scottish Government on matters of importance to Scotland and the wider UK, including the Scottish Government’s plans to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government’s new fiscal framework was agreed in December 2016, including increased borrowing powers and a larger Scotland Reserve. It is for the Scottish Government to decide how to use these flexibilities to support the Scottish National Investment Bank.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 239254 question first answered 04/04/2019 12:49:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1108729

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish Government in establishing the Scottish National Investment Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	239254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have regular discussions with our counterparts in the Scottish Government on matters of importance to Scotland and the wider UK, including the Scottish Government’s plans to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government’s new fiscal framework was agreed in December 2016, including increased borrowing powers and a larger Scotland Reserve. It is for the Scottish Government to decide how to use these flexibilities to support the Scottish National Investment Bank.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 239253 question first answered 04/04/2019 12:49:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman