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436160

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Science: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ring-fence the capital and resource elements of the science budget settlement announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	19182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>Total science resource spending of £4.7 billion will be protected in real terms for the rest of the Parliament.</p><br /><p>Government has also made a long term science capital commitment of £6.9 billion between 2015-2021 to support the UK’s world-class research base.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/12/2015 17:35:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1023945

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on ending violence against children in the Rohingya.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	201701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the risk of violence to Rohingya children in Bangladesh. Of our latest £70m funding to the Rohingya crisis, up to 18% is devoted to protection of rights for refugees, including prevention and monitoring of exploitation and abuse, support to survivors of sexual and gender based violence and strong safeguarding and referral practices by service providers in the camps. This includes: 30 child friendly spaces to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support; child protection monitoring systems in camps; and support to survivors of violence and trafficking. We have funded improved camp lighting to help keep the most vulnerable Rohingya safer. DFID conducts thorough due diligence processes with all funding and will only work with partners with strong safeguards in place.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 600,000 Rohingya, including children, are still in Rakhine State and are vulnerable. The UK supports agencies that have access to those that remain, such as International Committee of the Red Cross. The UK continues to press for unhindered humanitarian access to Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201702 question first answered 17/12/2018 14:25:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1023948

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to monitor its spending on ending violence against children in the Rohingya crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	201702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the risk of violence to Rohingya children in Bangladesh. Of our latest £70m funding to the Rohingya crisis, up to 18% is devoted to protection of rights for refugees, including prevention and monitoring of exploitation and abuse, support to survivors of sexual and gender based violence and strong safeguarding and referral practices by service providers in the camps. This includes: 30 child friendly spaces to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support; child protection monitoring systems in camps; and support to survivors of violence and trafficking. We have funded improved camp lighting to help keep the most vulnerable Rohingya safer. DFID conducts thorough due diligence processes with all funding and will only work with partners with strong safeguards in place.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 600,000 Rohingya, including children, are still in Rakhine State and are vulnerable. The UK supports agencies that have access to those that remain, such as International Committee of the Red Cross. The UK continues to press for unhindered humanitarian access to Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201701 question first answered 17/12/2018 14:25:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029560

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will define a (a) high-skilled, (b) medium-skilled and (c) low-skilled migrant in the context of The UK's future skills-based immigration system White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, we propose to define high, medium and lower skilled occupation by referring to the national Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) levels. High-skilled roles require skills at degree level or above (RQF 6 and above); medium-skilled require skills between A-Level and Foundation Degree, or equivalent (RQF 3-5) and lower-skilled roles include those at GCSE level or below (below RQF 3).</p><p>Occupations falling into each of these skill levels will be set out in codes of practice. The existing codes of practice for our current main immigration work route under Tier 2 can be found at Appendix J of the published immigration rules, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-j-codes-of-practice-for-skilled-work</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204529 question first answered 07/01/2019 12:59:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029563

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries his Department has identified as a high risk of abuse of the immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be higher will usually be subject to our visa regime and will be visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:41:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1029564

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries his Department has identified as a low risk of abuse of the immigration system.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	204531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We use our immigration system to help mitigate a wide range of threats to the UK. Risk is used and assessed at many places within the immigration system and the risk posed by different countries is determined by looking at the full range of threats to the UK, not just immigration abuse.</p><p>Those countries where such risks may be lower will not usually be subject to our visa regime and will be non-visa nationals. All cases are decided on the individual merits of the application.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/01/2019 12:42:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

349446

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect on democratic participation of the extension of the franchise in the Scottish independence referendum to 16 and 17 year olds.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	900160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>It was inspirational to see the level of engagement in Scotland during the independence debate. Following the vote to remain within the United Kingdom, and in line with Smith recommendations, we devolved the power for the Scottish Parliament to legislate to reduce the minimum voting age to 16 at Scottish Parliament and local government elections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/06/2015 14:47:56 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

383850

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Ministers' Private Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff at each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	3131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of staff employed at each grade in each Minister’s private office is as follows. All staff are full-time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ministerial Private Office</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Secretary of State, the Rt hon. Nicky Morgan MP</strong></p></td><td><p>EA AO</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>2 (including a member of staff employed by the Government Equalities Office)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>SCS Band 1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP</strong></p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Minister of State for Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP</strong></p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2"><p>EO</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Childcare and Education, Sam Gyimah MP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, Lord Nash</strong></p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/06/2015 13:04:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

388383

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Malawi: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what forecast her Department has made of its spending in Malawi in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	900815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>This year, the UK is delivering a £72m bilateral programme through DFID in Malawi, with significant additional support reaching Malawi through civil society, research, Global Funds and multilateral agencies. Plans for 2016/17 and beyond are subject to the spending review in Autumn 2015.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/07/2015 15:04:15 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

390876

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits: Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy not to require those undergoing radiotherapy to undertake fit-for-work assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	7589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>People claiming Employment and Support Allowance whose capacity to work is identified as being significantly limited by cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, are already placed in the Support Group without the need for the whole of the claimant questionnaire to be completed, and without the need for a face-to-face assessment.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/07/2015 10:17:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan