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795376

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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: Personal Savings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	whether savings held in the name of children are taken into account in applications for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	115797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Savings and other capital held in the name of children are not taken into account in the assessment of Universal Credit entitlement. As with other means tested benefits, however, there are rules to prevent claimants depriving themselves of capital in order to claim Universal Credit or increase their entitlement to Universal Credit. If claimants deprive themselves of capital by gifting the capital to their children or placing it in a child’s account, notional capital of the amount deprived may still be taken into account when assessing entitlement to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/12/2017 15:25:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1045794

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Christianity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the persecution of Christians overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	908710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has commissioned an independent, global review into the additional practical steps the Government can take to support persecuted Christians. The review will report by Easter.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/01/2019 17:07:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1140088

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of new rolling stock on the east coast main line.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	912039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>LNER’s new Azuma trains entered service on their Hull and Leeds routes in May this year are due to launch on Edinburgh services from 1st August and will then be serving destinations North of Edinburgh by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>These state-of-the-art trains, delivered as part of the government-funded Intercity Express Programme, have more seats, better legroom and will be more reliable.</p><p> </p><p>The full fleet of 65 trains compared to 45 old trains will be in service from 2020 enabling additional services to be run increasing capacity further.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:59:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1148106

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps she has taken to increase the (a) strength and (b) reliability of mobile phone signals in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	912547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants the UK to have high-quality mobile coverage where people live, work and travel, including Scotland, and we are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK.</p><p>There is currently 77% 4G geographic coverage from at least one Mobile Network Operator for the Stirling Local Authority area, up from 49% in June 2017. We are in discussions with the Mobile Network Operators about their proposal for a Shared Rural Network to improve coverage. We will consider all options.</p><p>I also welcome Ofcom’s proposal for their forthcoming spectrum auction, which aims to deliver two operators to 90% geographic mobile coverage.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 13:20:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1130757

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect on Scotland of required income levels for skilled migrants.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	911216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Our future immigration system is designed to drive up wages and productivity across the UK and allow us to bring in the most talented while responding to public concerns about immigration.</p><p>We have been very clear that no decision on the levels at which salary thresholds should be set will be taken until we have completed the UK-wide engagement process that is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 10/06/2019 15:56:21 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1144037

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress has been made on implementing the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of Truro's Independent review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO support for persecuted Christians.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	912260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has accepted all the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s report and work is underway to take them forward. We have established an implementation team, and have allocated £200,000 this year for research into concrete actions the UK can take in countries mentioned in the Report. My ministerial colleague, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, will oversee the recommendations’ implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2019 16:34:22 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1023106

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Block Grant: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent budgetary decisions on the Scottish block grant.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	908140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>At Budget we announced a £700m increase in the Scottish block grant for 19/20 because of the additional money we are spending across the country.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2018 14:36:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760124

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of her Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	10401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The former Home Secretary the Rt. Hon Amber Rudd last meeting with a Scottish Minister was in Glasgow on 27 July 2017. The Home Secretary has yet to meet with with Scottish Ministers but looks forward to doing so in due course and in line with departmental business.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/07/2018 15:12:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

882693

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of tier 4 visa applications for students have been processed within the service level agreement timescales in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	135755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2018 answer text <p>The available information on processing of Tier 4 out of country visa (and in-country visa) applications against service standards is published in the transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The latest available data indicates the vast majority, 98.1% (and 99.8%) of straightforward cases were dealt with within service standards.</p><p>Information on students who may have missed their university start date is not collated for publication on Home Office visa case-working systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 135756 question first answered 13/08/2018 13:46:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

850675

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to take steps independently of the United Nations to increase the number of Christians from Syria and Iraq receiving resettlement in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	129924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Our resettlement schemes prioritise the most vulnerable refugees regardless of race, religion or ethnicity – we do not discriminate in favour of, or against, any particular group. This is why we work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which has well-established procedures and criteria for identifying and resettling the most vulnerable refugees. Apart from the criteria we set for each scheme, we do not seek to influence which cases are referred to us by UNHCR.</p><p>However, we recognise how important it is that UNHCR is accessible to the most vulnerable refugees, including members of minority religions, and this is why we are working with UNHCR and their partners to intensify their outreach to groups that might otherwise be reluctant to register. This includes people in formal refugee camps, informal settlements and host communities. The efforts undertaken by UNHCR include mobile registration teams, outreach teams, and Help Desks for areas where different minority groups are concentrated to facilitate registration and access to services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/03/2018 19:19:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

927059

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Driving: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for police forces in England to certificate blue light driving for volunteers in charities.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	155359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no legal requirement for voluntary and charitable organisations to gain police certification for those volunteers who need to drive in response to emergency situations. In order to discharge their duty of care to their volunteers and other road users, such organisations are encouraged to make arrangements with police forces or other suitable training providers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/06/2018 12:32:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

882694

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 4 applications that have not been processed within the timescale set out in the service level agreement for processing such applications have caused students to miss university start dates in the latest academic for year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	135756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2018 answer text <p>The available information on processing of Tier 4 out of country visa (and in-country visa) applications against service standards is published in the transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The latest available data indicates the vast majority, 98.1% (and 99.8%) of straightforward cases were dealt with within service standards.</p><p>Information on students who may have missed their university start date is not collated for publication on Home Office visa case-working systems.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 135755 question first answered 13/08/2018 13:46:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

793134

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many English language tests are available in China for student visas through the International English Language Test system.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	114919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>China has 22 permanent and 5 pop-up test centres across the country operated by IELTS and approved by UKVI. Tests are held at each venue on a regular and frequent basis in accordance with demand. An expansion plan to increase this number has been approved and will add an additional 6 permanent test centres and 3 pop-up venues.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:38:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

850078

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Christians from Syria and Iraq have been resettled in the UK to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	129646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>Our resettlement schemes prioritise the most vulnerable refugees regardless of race, religion or ethnicity – we do not discriminate in favour of, or against, any particular group. This is why we work closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees which has well-established procedures and criteria for identifying and resettling the most vulnerable refugees.</p><p>The refugees that we are bringing to the United Kingdom are very vulnerable people. Our primary concern is their safety and protection as they arrive here. We believe that one way to protect their privacy and enable their recovery and integration is to limit the amount of information about them that we make publicly available. We therefore do not plan to publish a breakdown of resettled refugees’ religious affiliations.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/03/2018 12:58:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

834364

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's test and learn approach to universal credit, what her Department has learned about universal credit during the January pause of its roll-out; and what changes her Department plans to make as a result that learning.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	125984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Universal Credit Agile methodology means we continuously learn during rollout, listening to feedback from our staff, claimants and stakeholders, and building improvements into the system.</p><p>We release fortnightly updates of the Universal Credit IT build, with the latest release due on 14 February 2018. In addition to various technical fixes, this release will include the changes necessary to remove waiting days for all new claims made on or after 14 February, as announced in the 2017 Budget. It will also include improvements to the processes for referring claimants for Work Capability Assessments and for claimants to record their work search activity.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/02/2018 11:32:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757839

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to bring forward proposals to include redundancy payments and savings in the mandatory disclosure to the Child Maintenance Service in the event of loss of employment by the paying parent.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to require parents to routinely disclose information about redundancy payments or savings as they are not taken into account as income within the calculation, nor can arrears be deducted from a redundancy payment prior to it being deposited into a bank account. Child maintenance arrears can be enforced against both savings and redundancy payments which have been paid out to the non-resident parent.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/09/2017 12:04:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

851507

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	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	Employment: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to take steps to encourage companies to improve the health and well-being of their employees.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	130270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the recent Command Paper, <em>Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability</em>, we want to work in partnership with employers to help them draw fully on the talents of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions and build workplaces that promote the health and wellbeing of their workforce. In turn, this can help businesses prosper and grow by attracting and retaining valuable skilled employees and increasing the productivity of the workforce. We are taking a number of steps to do this, including improving advice and support for employers and exploring how to achieve the right balance of incentives and expectations.</p><p> </p><p><em>Thriving at Work</em>: The Stevenson/Farmer Review of mental health and employers sets out a compelling business case for employer action to support staff’s mental health and wellbeing and offers support and advice for businesses. This includes a recommended set of mental health core standards for all employers to adopt, which we will support and encourage employers to take up.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/03/2018 11:21:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

964242

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to introduce the video recording of assessments for personal independence payments in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	169674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to improve the Personal Independence Payment assessment process, we are progressing options to video record PIP face to face assessments across Great Britain. Following comprehensive work over the summer, we are designing a live testing pilot, due to begin in England later this year. The pilot will inform any full wider roll out decisions, which will be discussed with the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/09/2018 16:28:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760178

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	10407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below lists the most recent meetings between Ministers from his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations and the next planned meetings.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Minister</p></td><td><p>Devolved Administration</p></td><td><p>Date of most recent meeting</p></td><td><p>Next planned meeting</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secretary of State for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>Scottish Government</p></td><td><p>14 September 2017</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister for Employment</p></td><td><p>Welsh Government</p></td><td><p>13 July 2017</p></td><td><p>Provisional 27 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health</p></td><td><p>Scottish Government</p></td><td><p>25 October 2016</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/10/2017 16:33:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

768213

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	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: Stirling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time in days is that a universal credit applicant waits for their initial payment in Stirling constituency; what proportion of such applicants are assessed within six weeks in that constituency; and what the maximum and minimum times is in days from the date of first application to payment in that constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	107025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/10/2017 16:09:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

795443

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all letters and communications it sends to disabled and vulnerable people are accessible and available in easy-read and alternative accessible formats.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	115864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Where our customers need assistance to access our services and information, we make reasonable adjustments to meet their individual needs. This means the Department communicates with customers in a variety of different formats such as Braille, audio, large print, through third party interpreters or by arranging for a member of staff to visit the customer in their home.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuously working to improve its written customer communications products, including letters, forms and leaflets, so they are clear and accessible to as many of our customers as possible. We follow accessible design principles, including the use of plain language.</p><p> </p><p>Easy Read is available by request for certain kinds of information. As some of our letters are necessarily complex and difficult to translate into an Easy Read format, we support customers in other ways and will discuss the most appropriate method of communication with the customer, to meet their individual needs. We will be making more customer communications products available in Easy Read in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/12/2017 14:43:38 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

860581

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to prevent parents from accruing arrears under the Child Maintenance Service's collect and pay system.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	131938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has wide ranging powers to enforce the collection of both ongoing child maintenance liability and also arrears. We recently consulted on a new Compliance and Arrears Strategy with the aim of increasing these powers. The Government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 131937 question first answered 16/03/2018 16:33:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

860580

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the outstanding money under the Child Maintenance Service's collect and pay system is swiftly collected.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	131937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has wide ranging powers to enforce the collection of both ongoing child maintenance liability and also arrears. We recently consulted on a new Compliance and Arrears Strategy with the aim of increasing these powers. The Government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 131938 question first answered 16/03/2018 16:33:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731427

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on roll-out of Universal Credit in Scotland to date; and what lessons have been learned from that process.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>From the early stages of the development and rollout of Universal Credit we have collaborated closely with Scottish Government, Local Authorities and stakeholders. Our roll out so far includes a mixture of rural and urban sites to help us better understand the complex requirements that a reform of this scale entails. We have noted concerns and unique circumstances in Scotland and have taken action to ensure that they are accommodated. We are also working closely with Scottish Government to plan for implementation of the UC flexibilities devolved to Scotland in the Scotland Act 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is available in every jobcentre in Scotland to all new claims from single jobseekers. We are expanding the UC full service and nine jobcentres are taking claims for all claimant types.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the lessons we have learned include the need for better communications with landlords and a smoother process for gathering information to make the first claim. We have made improvements to our processes as a result of this.</p><p> </p><p>The full details of when all Local Authorities and Jobcentres will roll out to Universal Credit is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571711/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule-phase-4-to-6-2017-to-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571711/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule-phase-4-to-6-2017-to-2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:43:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

908993

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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	Unemployment: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	146320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department publishes a range of measures of living standards in the Households Below Average (HBAI) publication. The latest estimates are to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201617" target="_blank">2016/17</a> and 2017/18 results have been <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718" target="_blank">pre-announced</a> to be published in February / March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/05/2018 13:56:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

851525

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service's collect and pay system.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	130288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>When measuring the effectiveness of collect and pay cases we collect data on rate of compliance. These figures are published quarterly in table 6 of the Child Maintenance Service experimental statistics data tables, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684262/tables-child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-december-2017.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684262/tables-child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-december-2017.ods</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/03/2018 11:18:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1052463

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	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	Post Office Card Account: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on elderly people in rural areas of the planned discontinuation of the Post Office card system.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	215600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s contract for the Post Office card account comes to an end on 30 November 2021. For those claimants and pensioners who are unable to open a mainstream account ahead of this date, the DWP will implement an alternative payment service that allows users to obtain cash payments in their local area (including suburban and rural locations) before the end of the contract. When commissioning this alternative payment service, it will be our priority to ensure that elderly vulnerable people are protected and catered for.</p><p> </p><p>Our communications with Post Office card account users will highlight that 99% of a banks’ personal customers, are able to withdraw cash, deposit cash and cheques, and make balance enquiries at a Post Office counter via its network of 11,600 branches. Therefore, those receiving benefit and pension payments into a bank account can continue to collect their money from the Post Office so there should be minimal effect on elderly people in rural areas. We have already introduced a phased conversion process ahead of 2021 and we will be writing to all Post Office card account users to ensure they are provided with an alternative payment service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/02/2019 13:01:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

804319

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	First Aid: Adrenaline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of including training in the use of Epinephrene auto-injectors in guidance for first aid training course providers.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	118549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for regulating first aid provision in the workplace, as set out in the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, but is no longer responsible for the regulation of general workplace first aid training.</p><p> </p><p>The training syllabus for first aid at work requires workplace first aiders to be trained in administering first aid to a casualty in anaphylactic shock; training providers may choose to include the use of adrenaline (epinephrine) auto-injectors as part of this. It is the employer’s responsibility to conduct a first aid needs assessment. If this highlighted a need for training around the use of auto-injectors it would be for them to identify a suitable training provider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/12/2017 12:05:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

850031

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents there are in the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay process; how many of those parents have arrears greater than (a) 12 weeks and (b) 6 months.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	129599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>As at the end of December 2017 there were 105,300 Paying Parents using the Collect &amp; Pay Service provided by the Child Maintenance Service. This figure is published quarterly in table 6 of the Child Maintenance Service experimental statistics data tables, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-aug-2013-to-dec-2017-experimental</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The amount of maintenance unpaid by Paying Parents is reported in table 9 of our quarterly published statistics, and annually in the Child Maintenance Service Client Fund Accounts, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-client-funds-account-2016-to-2017</p><p> </p><p>Analysis of this unpaid maintenance by age is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/03/2018 11:16:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

824525

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons arrears payable for child maintenance that require the Child Maintenance Service to arrange payments via the employer only attract a one off fee rather than an additional percentage charge of the arrear.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	123326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>When the Child Maintenance Service arranges for maintenance payments to be taken directly from the parent’s earnings via the employer, this is done through a Deductions from Earnings Order. The Paying Parent is charged a one off £50 enforcement fee for the Deduction from Earnings Order, as well as on-going collection charges of 20% of the maintenance liability (including any arrears) for using the Collect and Pay service. Charges are designed to encourage compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/01/2018 15:29:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760159

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	10405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met with Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure on 7<sup>th</sup> September this year. The pair are due to meet again on 16<sup>th</sup> October. The Secretary of State also met with Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work on 3rd July.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2017 10:56:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1123972

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the arrangements are for the governance and accountability of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; and what plans there are to review those arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	249350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has robust governance and accountability arrangements in place, which are published at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency/about/our-governance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency/about/our-governance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is planning a tailored review of the DVSA’s control and governance arrangements, later this financial year. The review will ensure that the DVSA is complying with recognised principles of good corporate governance, and that it has the capacity to deliver its services effectively and efficiently.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:27:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

944855

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of a greater uptake in electric bikes for (a) older people, (b) people on low incomes and (c) people with mobility problems.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	166233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS), published in April 2017, encourages people to take up cycling, either on conventional bikes or electric bikes. The Department recognises that electric bikes offer a wide range of potential benefits, including to health and to the environment, and that they can make cycling easier and more attractive. The Department has not undertaken any formal assessment of the potential benefits of a greater uptake of electric bikes by those particular groups, but the measures set out in the CWIS should lead to an overall increase in the use of electric bikes, and the benefits associated with this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2018 14:44:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1123973

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what policies and guidance there are to ensure that people living in rural areas have adequate access to driving centres through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency network.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	249351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has policies and guidance in place to ensure that people living in rural areas where the population is equal to, or fewer than, 100 persons per square kilometre, should not have to travel more than 30 miles to take their test. The DVSA takes this travel distance criterion into account when deciding on locations for new driving test centres.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:30:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1052462

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to private hire and other licensed taxi drivers to support disabled passengers (a) with and (b) without guide dogs, and whether he has plans to review that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	215599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for ensuring that taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers understand the rights and requirements of disabled passengers, including through effective training and communication, rests with respective local licensing authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are considering the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including the recommendation that disability awareness training should be mandatory in all areas. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are also undertaking research to understand why disabled people sometimes still face discriminatory behaviour when using taxis and PHVs, and to identify what further steps could be taken so that every disabled passenger can travel with confidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/02/2019 14:53:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750776

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	British Transport Police: Police Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Scottish Government on the merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland; and what steps have been agreed to maintain coordination of intelligence and operations between police forces.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	4160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The two Governments have established an official level Joint Programme Board (JPB) to oversee arrangements for delivering the transfer of the British Transport Police’s functions in Scotland. Membership of the Board includes representatives from both Governments, the two Police Authorities and the two Police Forces. Ensuring the continued effective policing of the railways once responsibilities are split between the British Transport Police and Police Scotland, including appropriate coordination arrangements, is a key component of the work of the Board.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2017 16:50:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750305

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme works.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	4050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Scottish Government, who have executive devolved responsibilities in relation to the railway infrastructure in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/07/2017 11:44:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750308

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on noise and vibration pollution caused by certain types of freight wagons in use on the rail network; and whether any changes to regulations (a) have been or (b) are under consideration to reduce noise and vibration pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	3753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department frequently holds discussions with Network Rail about the environmental impact of the railway, including measures to mitigate noise and vibration.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the UK has also been involved in discussions with the European Commission and other EU Member States about proposed changes to the Technical Specifications for Interoperability that deals with Noise and how this might apply to freight wagons. These discussions are still ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/07/2017 11:10:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

944856

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating the Cycle to Work Scheme guidance to facilitate a greater uptake in electric bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	166234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Cycle to Work Scheme can already be used to assist with the purchase of electrically assisted pedal cycles, and is one of the many ways in which the Government is supporting active travel choices, as set out in the 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. The Department is currently in the process of updating the Cycle to Work Scheme guidance and will make a further announcement later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2018 14:49:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757798

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	City Region Deals: Stirling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress has been made to conclude the heads of agreement with Clackmannanshire Council on the Stirling city region deal.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Ochil and South Perthshire on 6 September 2017, UIN 6224.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2017 12:45:29 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

753753

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Urban Areas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress is being made on the Government's negotiations with the Scottish Government and local partners on delivering the next phase of City Deals in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	900495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We are making good progress on our commitment to a City Deal for every city region in Scotland, and I hope to have some good news very soon on the Edinburgh City Deal.</p><p>We have opened negotiations on Stirling and Clackmannanshire, and we are working with the Tay Cities partners to develop the Deal.</p><p>We are also driving forward with the innovative, cross-border Borderlands Deal, which will see transformative investment into the local economies along the Border.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 900498 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:08:46 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731433

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Urban Areas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Chancellor announced in November 2016 that the UK Government will support a City Region Deal covering Stirling and Clackmannanshire.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, we have been working with local partners and the Scottish Government to agree the elements of such a deal, most recently to discuss Innovation proposals (9 May), Tourism proposals (17 May), Housing proposals (30 May) and Transport proposals (31 May).</p><p> </p><p>I am confident that these negotiations will lead to a transformative City Region Deal that will give a boost to key sectors of the economy while delivering the necessary support infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 410 question first answered 29/06/2017 10:32:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731434

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Urban Areas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of local authorities on the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Chancellor announced in November 2016 that the UK Government will support a City Region Deal covering Stirling and Clackmannanshire.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, we have been working with local partners and the Scottish Government to agree the elements of such a deal, most recently to discuss Innovation proposals (9 May), Tourism proposals (17 May), Housing proposals (30 May) and Transport proposals (31 May).</p><p> </p><p>I am confident that these negotiations will lead to a transformative City Region Deal that will give a boost to key sectors of the economy while delivering the necessary support infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 408 question first answered 29/06/2017 10:32:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760142

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	10404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Since the general election on 8 June 2017, the following meetings have taken place between ministers from the Ministry of Justice and counterparts in the devolved administrations:</p><ul><li><p>Telephone meeting between the Secretary of State for Justice and the First Minister for Wales on 22 June 2017</p></li><li><p>Telephone meeting between Minister Gyimah and the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children in the Welsh Government, on 6 July 2017</p></li><li><p>Telephone meeting between the Secretary of State for Justice and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in Scotland on 23 August 2017.</p></li><li><p>Meeting between the Secretary of State for Justice and the First Minister of Wales on 18 September 2017 in Cardiff.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>Dr Lee, is due to meet Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children in the Welsh Government, in Cardiff on 30 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 10/10/2017 15:22:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

824471

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Motor Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Global Vehicle Trust on export support for the Ox flat-packed truck for the developing world.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	123272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department has actively supported the Global Vehicle Trust (GVT) in promoting the OX, and in seeking investors and manufacturing partners. This support included helping arrange for the OX to be displayed at the Low Carbon Vehicle show at Millbrook, Bedfordshire in 2016, and introducing GVT to potential international partners at the show; and discussions in 2017 between our Post in India and potential local partners. My Department continues to offer its support to this project.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/01/2018 16:20:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760194

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	10403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>DIT Ministers and officials engage with the Devolved Administrations in a variety of ways, including having given evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee. We will continue to engage closely with the Devolved Administrations in the future to support trade and investment across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 10/10/2017 09:47:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

769128

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Meat Products: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has made to his US counterpart on lifting the US ban on haggis imports.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	901083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We are working with the US authorities to ensure the restrictions on British lamb are lifted as soon as possible. The US has a longstanding ban on the use of animal lungs as food, but the Scottish haggis industry is working on a US-specific recipe to allow the industry access to the US market at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/10/2017 15:54:55 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757883

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what programmes his Department provides to small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland to support the expansion of export sales.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade provides support to businesses in all four nations of the Union, through programmes like the Overseas Market Information Service and via the High Value Campaigns. In addition, our digital platform GREAT.GOV.UK provides access to millions of pounds’ worth of business opportunities; and provides a searchable export directory to match businesses.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) offers finance and credit insurance to Scottish businesses to ensure no viable export fails. UKEF has Export Finance Managers based in Scotland to help businesses get paid for their overseas sales.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/09/2017 06:42:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

809772

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to support export businesses grow the sales talent required to take advantage of new export markets.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	120392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2017 answer text <p>As announced in the Industrial Strategy, My noble Friend the Minister for State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead) will lead the creation of a new export strategy. Reporting in spring 2018, the Export Strategy review will ensure that the government has the right financial, practical and promotional support in place for new and existing exporters to sell overseas as we leave the EU. My noble Friend will be engaging with a number of government departments across Whitehall.</p><p>In addition to our existing services, we are already piloting intensive export growth support for potential scale-ups and particularly ambitious medium sized businesses.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 120006 question first answered 28/12/2017 10:54:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

933963

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Kenya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to encourage bilateral trade with Kenya.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	159695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently appointed the first ever HM Trade Commissioner for Africa, to champion trade between the UK and Africa. In Kenya, we are promoting bilateral trade opportunities in many areas, including infrastructure and energy.</p><p>The Department for International Trade works closely with the British Chamber of Commerce in Kenya, which works to support UK companies seeking to enter and grow in the market.</p><p>The full range of UK Export Finance support is available for UK exports to Kenya, with financing available in Kenyan Shilling for purchases from UK exporters.</p><p>Senior level talks on the bilateral trading relationship are ongoing to ensure continuity in market access arrangements post-EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/07/2018 16:46:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr