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1641282

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether it remains her policy to progress the Workers (Amendment to the Equality Act 2010) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	187305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, introduced by Wera Hobhouse MP, will deliver these two legislative commitments. We are aware of concerns raised by some Parliamentarians about the balance the Bill strikes between protecting free speech and tackling harassment. However, the Government remains committed to these measures: we continue to support the Bill and are engaging noble Lords to reassure them on these points.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, as the Bill has now passed to the House of Lords, progress is now in the hands of the Lords. I and my officials are in regular contact with the Lords and Commons Whips offices in relation to this Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 187306 187307 question first answered 08/06/2023 15:44:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1694591

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Women and Equalities: Defamation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in her Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	17679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code states: “The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority”, therefore we are unable to provide the details requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/03/2024 16:11:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1645731

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Weddings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law published by the Law Commission on 18 July 2022, HC 557, what steps the Government is taking to implement the changes proposed to (a) the conduct of legally binding weddings by (i) non-religious belief organisations and (ii) independent celebrants, (b) the locations in which people can get married and (c) other aspects of weddings law; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	190198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Law Commission report contains 57 recommendations for legislative reform. We are taking the time to fully consider the report’s recommendations.</p><p>Marriage will always be one of our most important institutions, and we have a duty to consider the implications of any changes to the law in this area very carefully. We will publish a response to the report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 22/06/2023 08:42:26 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1715168

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water Companies: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofwat on water companies outsourcing capital programmes to separate companies.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	24537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) involves a water or wastewater company competitively tendering for services in relation to the delivery of certain large infrastructure projects, resulting in the selection of a third-party competitively appointed provider.</p><p> </p><p>As part of Ofwat’s Price Review 2024, companies are encouraged to consider the use of DPC approach for discrete projects over £200 million. Outsourcing delivery via DPC has a range of possible benefits, including lower capital and operational costs, lower financing costs, and the provision of benchmarks for efficient costs.</p><p> </p><p>Whether a project is delivered via DPC is a decision for Ofwat.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 09/05/2024 07:40:59 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1652931

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the future visa status of Sudanese nationals who have been given leave to enter the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	194048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>We expect individuals holding a UK visa to comply with the conditions of the leave they have been granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Help and advice on immigration for those whose visas are expiring can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/07/2023 16:39:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1701886

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Hong Kong residents born before 1997 have been granted British National (Overseas) visas under exceptional circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	22375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>All applications are determined on a case-by-case basis depending on their individual circumstances.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of applications that have been granted a British National (Overseas) visa specifically under exceptional circumstances.</p><p>The Home Office releases data on the BN(O) route as part of the quarterly migration statistics which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-december-2023/safe-and-legal-humanitarian-routes-to-the-uk#overview-of-safe-and-legal-humanitarian-routes" target="_blank">Safe and legal (humanitarian) routes to the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/04/2024 11:40:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1652930

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's IT systems when processing visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	194047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>As part of the agreed service standard in Home Office Digital, Data and Technology, operational performance of Home Office IT systems that support visa processing are regularly monitored. We review and improve these systems periodically to ensure they continue to support effective processing of visa applications.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/07/2023 16:18:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1674341

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services appointments have been available at the Oxford Service Point in each month since January 2023; and what the cost to the applicant of such appointments was.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	4737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>A UK Visa and Citizenship Application (UKVCAS) service was opened in Oxford on 30<sup>th</sup> May 2023.</p><p>Capacity has fluctuated over time to meet demand, but UKVCAS has delivered on average (June 23 – Nov 23) 407 appointments per month and currently has capacity of c.480 free and chargeable appointments per month. The standard fee of £139 per appointment is applicable for chargeable appointments.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/12/2023 16:10:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1677443

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 4737 on Visas: Applications, what proportion of UK Visa and Citizenship Application service appointments in Oxford were (a) free and (b) chargeable between 1 June and 30 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	6658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Visa &amp; Citizenship Application service in Oxford initially opened as a ‘pop-up’ on 30<sup>th</sup> May 2023 to meet demand in the South East region. All appointments were chargeable initially with a good supply of free appointments available in the wider region. A mix of free and chargeable appointments were made available in Oxford from August 2023 and over 50% of available appointments have been free to the customer since.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/12/2023 12:31:32 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1700347

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many alternative payment requests for Universal Credit were made in (a) January and (b) February 2024 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	21234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 21235 question first answered 17/04/2024 10:36:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds