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1683131

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 9262 on Universal Credit: Gower, how many universal credit recipients were subject to sanctions in Gower constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	10223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Statistics are published regularly showing the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction. These can be found in the UC sanction rates dataset on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency monthly from April 2019 to August 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/01/2024 09:58:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1683135

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Park Homes: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support park home residents with energy costs.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	10224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Last winter, the Government delivered the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding and the Alternative Fuel Payment Alternative Fund which many park homes were eligible for, delivering over £20 million in support to park home households. The Government is continuing to support those who need it the most, with millions of vulnerable and low-income households receiving £900 in further cost of living payments, including £150 to those on eligible disability benefits. This in addition to established support for vulnerable households such as the Winter Fuel Payment worth between £250 - £600.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/01/2024 09:57:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681805

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Post Office on replacing the Horizon system.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>DBT Ministers and officials engage regularly with Post Office Ltd on a range of strategically important issues, including the company’s IT platform.</p><p>The Government is supportive of Post Office’s plans to replace Horizon with a modern, fit for purpose New Branch IT system. In December 2023, I announced the award of an additional £103m to support Post Office Limited to meet its IT costs in the 2023/34 and 2024/25 financial years.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2024 11:35:05 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681633

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of constituents in Gower constituency have had their personal independence payments overturned as a result of mandatory reconsideration in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.</p><p /><p><strong>Table 1 </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>All Initial <br> Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number and percentage of Award Reviews (AR) and Change of Circumstances (CoC) awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of AR and CoC</p></td><td><p>PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Changed after MR</p></td><td><p>All ARs and CoCs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>Figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages in Table 1 and Table 2 are calculated using unrounded figures, then rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>These figures include initial decisions (New Claims, Reconsiderations), award reviews and change of circumstances following an assessment for PIP up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>These figures include mandatory reconsideration outcomes up to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more MRs could be made and completed after September 2023, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an MR to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision, award review and chance of circumstances.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/01/2024 13:32:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681634

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Gower constituency had personal independence payments overturned as a result of an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.</p><p /><p><strong>Table 1 </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>Appeals Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>All Initial <br> Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number and percentage of Award Reviews (AR) and Change of Circumstances (CoC) awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of AR and CoC</p></td><td><p>Appeals Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>% PIP Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>All ARs and CoCs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>Figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages in Table 1 and Table 2 are calculated using unrounded figures, then rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>In Table 1, the figures for the financial year 2023/24 were excluded because their values and proportions rounded to zero.</li><li>In Table 2, the figures for the financial year 2023/24 were excluded because their values and proportions rounded to zero.</li><li>These figures include initial decisions (New Claims, Reconsiderations), award reviews and change of circumstances following an assessment for PIP up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>These figures include appeal outcomes up to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after September 2023, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision, award review and change of circumstances.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/01/2024 13:35:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681636

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve broadband coverage in Gower constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Almost 98% of premises in the Gower constituency can access superfast broadband speeds (&gt;=30 Mbps), in line with the national average of 97%. Over 69% of premises have access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection, which is below the national average of 80%, but has increased significantly since January 2021, when coverage was under 25%.</p><p> </p><p>To improve coverage further, the Government is rolling out Project Gigabit, and we have launched procurements across the UK inviting suppliers to bid for contracts to bring gigabit-capable broadband to homes and businesses that are unlikely to be reached by broadband suppliers' commercial rollout plans alone. The Gower constituency is included in a cross regional procurement which launched last year, and we expect to award a contract this summer.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/01/2024 11:01:15 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1681640

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit recipients were subject to deductions in Gower constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	9262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>There were 3,000 Universal Credit households in the Gower constituency that were subject to a deduction in the period September 2022 to August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Household level figures have been provided as deductions are applied at the household level.</p><p>2. The number of households has been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>3. Data for September 2022 - August 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. Deductions include advance repayments, third party deductions and all other deductions, but exclude sanctions and fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions.</p><p>5. The figure includes the number of distinct Universal Credit households subject to a deduction in the period September 2022 - August 2023. Any household with deductions in more than one assessment period within the period requested will only be counted once.</p><p>6. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/01/2024 12:52:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1680841

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	8809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code) was put in place by the Competition Commission (CC) following a market investigation in 2008. The investigation found some unfair practices in the supply of groceries to large retailers had adversely affected competition in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority is responsible for keeping under review the effectiveness of the Code in addressing the issues identified in the CC market investigation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/01/2024 15:53:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1661917

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of legally recognising humanist marriages.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	200434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>In July 2019 we invited the Law Commission to undertake a wholesale review on weddings law in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission report was published in July 2022 and contains 57 recommendations for extensive legislative reform. The Government is carefully considering these recommendations, and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 16/10/2023 14:30:14 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1661983

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Educational Visits: France
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK-France Joint Leaders Declaration, agreed on 10 March 2023, when her Department plans to publish the timeline for implementing changes to documentary requirements for school children on organised trips from France.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	200492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>At the Leaders’ Summit in Paris on 10 March 2023 the UK committed to ease the travel of school groups to the UK by making changes to documentary requirements for schoolchildren on organised trips from France.</p><p>France and the UK further agreed to establish a Mobility Dialogue through a Technical Working Group under joint ministerial oversight to address bilateral mobility issues. The first of these was held in early June.</p><p>Work is now underway to operationalise these arrangements and more information will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 200493 question first answered 20/10/2023 11:49:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi