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419540

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on integrating universal credit with eligibility criteria for services provided by the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health has been part of ongoing discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions, and other Government departments, on the best approach for enabling those in receipt of Universal Credit to receive entitlement to passported benefits. It has been agreed that a system of earnings thresholds will be introduced as claimant numbers expand to ensure that these benefits continue to be targeted at those who need them most.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2015 15:11:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

425792

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11786 and the Answer of 12 October 2015 to Question 10360, on universal credit, whether a box for universal credit exists on NHS charges claim forms.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	14672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Some NHS Help with Health Costs claim forms, for example HC5 refund claim forms, have been amended to include a specific tick box to enable Universal Credit recipients to claim entitlement.</p><br /><p>Form HC1 (NHS Low Income Scheme application form) has been amended to include a sentence about Universal Credit, to advise those applying that until 31 October 2015, anyone in receipt of Universal Credit does not need to complete the form, as they will already be entitled to Help with Health Costs.</p><br /><p>Other forms, including: NHS prescription forms (FP10); dental treatment claim forms (FP17) and claims for NHS funded sight tests (GOS 1) and for vouchers for glasses or contact lenses (GOS 3) will be amended to include a Universal Credit box in due course.</p><br /><p>A patient can make a claim for entitlement by ticking the “gets income based Jobseekers Allowance” on relevant forms. Guidance for both the public and healthcare practitioners (such as pharmacists, dentist and opticians) has been included on NHS Choices with links from the Universal Credit webpages on Gov.uk.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/11/2015 15:59:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

426118

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS charges claim forms include a box for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	14935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Some NHS Help with Health Costs claim forms, for example HC5 refund claim forms, have been amended to include a specific tick box to enable Universal Credit recipients to claim entitlement.</p><br /><p>Form HC1 (NHS Low Income Scheme application form) has been amended to include a sentence about Universal Credit, to advise those applying that until 31 October 2015, anyone in receipt of Universal Credit does not need to complete the form, as they will already be entitled to Help with Health Costs.</p><br /><p>Other forms, including: NHS prescription forms (FP10); dental treatment claim forms (FP17) and claims for NHS funded sight tests (GOS 1) and for vouchers for glasses or contact lenses (GOS 3) will be amended to include a Universal Credit box in due course.</p><br /><p>A patient can make a claim for entitlement by ticking the “gets income based Jobseekers Allowance” on relevant forms. Guidance for both the public and healthcare practitioners (such as pharmacists, dentist and opticians) has been included on NHS Choices with links from the Universal Credit webpages on Gov.uk.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/11/2015 17:21:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

427291

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that it provides its staff with sufficient guidance to ensure that sanctions are not placed on universal credit claimants who do not have an applicable box to tick on NHS charges claim forms when claiming help with NHS health costs.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	15688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Various sources of information for the public and relevant staff, such as NHS Choices, are provided on the arrangements for Help with Health Costs, including how Universal Credit claimants should claim. However, the Department for Work and Pensions has also issued general guidance to staff signposting key information.</p><br /><p>Any claims for exemption from National Health Service charges or remission or repayment of relevant health costs made by a person because they meet the qualifying criteria may be the subject of a validation check. This is to protect NHS resources from fraud and error.</p><br /><p>Where a patient meets the criteria in place for Universal Credit and is therefore entitled to claim entitlement to Help with Health Costs, but there is no Universal Credit box available to tick on relevant forms, they can claim by ticking the “gets income based Jobseekers Allowance” box. Those whose claim is selected for a validation check will be able to explain their position to the relevant authority, and use their Universal Credit award notice to support their claim.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2015 17:40:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

774073

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to protect local staff on programmes funded by her Department from sexual harassment and to provide routes to report sexual harassment.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	108856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>All organisations which DFID plans to fund are first subject to a rigorous Due Diligence assessment to ensure that they, and any organisations they fund, have adequate controls in place. This includes controls to protect staff from harm, such as sexual harassment.</p><p>In addition, DFID’s new Supply Partner Code of Conduct mandates that suppliers and their sub-contractors must have a workforce whistleblowing policy. All of our funding mechanisms allow DFID to terminate funding projects early if suppliers do not fulfil their obligations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2017 16:39:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

782313

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Israel: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October to Question 10164, what the Government's position on Israel's 27th amendment to its Entry into Israel Law.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	110921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>​It is for Israel to decide its immigration policy. We have updated our Travel Advice recommending that concerned UK nationals contact the Israeli Embassy for further information.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/11/2017 15:28:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

850951

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Syria: Kurds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 17 January 2018 to Question HL4467 on Syria: Kurds, whether the Government plans to provide (a) diplomatic, (b) military, and (c) humanitarian support to the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Diplomatically, the UK does not support any unilateral declaration of autonomy or independence in Syria – Syria's constitutional arrangements must be decided through the UN-led Geneva process. In that context, we will continue to support a political settlement which provides protection for the rights of all Syrians including the Kurds. Militarily, we will continue to play an active role in the Global Coalition against Daesh which has supported the Syrian Democratic Forces in pushing Daesh out of territory in north-east Syria. We will continue to provide humanitarian aid to help meet the needs of the population in north-east Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 17:45:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170546

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	218794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The electronic Q&amp;A system has removed the requirement to subscribe to the TSO feed for Parliamentary Questions (PQs) resulting in a saving to the Department of £6,504.40 per year.</p><p>The reduced paper costs, although relatively small, are also welcome both in environmental and financial terms.</p><p>The Wales Office has not had to introduce, plan to introduce or improve any existing ICT systems.</p><p>The Q&amp;A system has allowed the department to answer PQs later in the day than the previous paper-based system, mitigating against the small number of cases where answering close to the deadline was unavoidable. It also allows hon and Rt hon Members to receive their answers instantly once uploaded, and on the electronic platform of their choosing.</p><p>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.</p><p>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/01/2015 15:16:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179684

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The average number of formal training days undertaken by staff at the Wales Office in the last three financial years is shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/02/2015 12:39:01 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179685

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office budget for training over the last three financial years is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Training Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>25,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>25,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/02/2015 13:10:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah