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944651

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the technological changes needed for a reduction in maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	166245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text On 17 May, as part of its response to the Consultation on proposed changes for Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, the Government announced that the maximum stake for B2 machines would be reduced to £2. Officials have made good progress on drafting the SI to implement the change and will continue to engage with stakeholders on the technological requirements. answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2018 11:14:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

891535

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of premiums claimed for universal credit after the age of 20; and how many of those people requested a mandatory reconsideration of the work capability assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	138098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The data requested is going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with National Statistic and Official Statistics publication standards. We will announce the release date, as per the protocol of release of statistics, when they are ready.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:28 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2018 16:22:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 54947 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

889900

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government’s equality impact assessment for universal credit identified any potential negative impacts on women.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	136952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>DWP published an Equality Impact Assessment for Universal Credit in 2011 which included a gender analysis.</p><p> </p><p>That, and subsequent analyses, show that women and men are benefitting from the positive employment outcomes and improved childcare support within Universal Credit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Equality Impact Assessment can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-equality-impact-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/04/2018 14:27:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

889898

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the gender balance in the take-up of STEM apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	136950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>As apprenticeships and skills are devolved matters, statistics provided are for England only. Women have accounted for over half of apprenticeship starts in recent years (53.4 per cent in 2016/17, 52.8 per cent in 2015/16, 53.0 per cent in 2014/15).</p><p> </p><p>The number of starts in STEM apprenticeships (both male and female) has grown from 95,000 in 2012/13 to 112,000 in 2016/17, when they accounted for 22.6% of all starts. The proportion of STEM apprenticeship starts by female learners was 7.7% in 2014/15, 8.3% in 2015/16 and 8.2% in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to address gender disparities in the take up of STEM-related apprenticeships through a range of activities. These include taking part in the Year of Engineering 2018 and use of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA) Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN). We have also made it easier for part-time workers to undertake apprenticeships, such as those with caring responsibilities and lone parents.</p><p> </p><p>Since being established last year, the ADCN has advocated activity around championing women in STEM apprenticeships to address this issue, including developing best practice to share across employers.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking action in regard to employers and career advice. Working with employers, we are taking action to help inform the decisions girls make about their future education and career choices. We are undertaking work to assess the breadth and effectiveness of current careers provision in schools and colleges on STEM, and evaluating approaches to careers provision to encourage girls to consider jobs in STEM industries. Finally, we are involved with wider government work such as Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy’s STEM Ambassador programme.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/04/2018 16:51:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

927819

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the technological changes bookmakers would need to undertake to ensure that maximum stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals are to be reduced from £100 to £2.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	155919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As the Government's response to the <em>Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures </em>set out on 17th May, a key priority for implementation will be engaging with the gambling industry to ensure that there is an appropriate lead-in period to enable technological changes needed for the reduction in maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals to be completed.</p><p>​</p><p>Alongside the response to the consultation, the Government also published an Impact Assessment (IA) which set out the costs and benefits associated with this policy. The IA can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 155920 question first answered 28/06/2018 15:10:54 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

927820

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has undertaken an impact assessment of legislative proposals to limit maximum stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals to £2 on (a) customers and (b) the wider community.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	155920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As the Government's response to the <em>Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures </em>set out on 17th May, a key priority for implementation will be engaging with the gambling industry to ensure that there is an appropriate lead-in period to enable technological changes needed for the reduction in maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals to be completed.</p><p>​</p><p>Alongside the response to the consultation, the Government also published an Impact Assessment (IA) which set out the costs and benefits associated with this policy. The IA can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 155919 question first answered 28/06/2018 15:10:54 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

891531

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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, whether she plans to publish a breadcrumb trail of the universal credit application form to enable claimants to see all of the questions ahead of applying.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	138096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Claimants apply for Universal Credit online and answer a series of relevant questions. This application asks certain questions based on a claimant’s personal circumstances, and some given answers will prompt further associated questions. As claimants’ circumstances will be different, not all claimants will be asked the same questions and the application is personalised to each individual.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

870183

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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	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, when her Department last discussed the use of universal credit split payments with the Scottish Government; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	134053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>DWP and the Scottish Government have had early discussions about the Scottish Government’s split payment policy, with the most recent on 22 March. We will be holding an initial workshop in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit Alternative Payment Arrangements, including split payments, are already available across the country for vulnerable claimants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/04/2018 14:21:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

800563

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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	Universal Credit: Veterans
	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 armed forces veterans medically retired by the Ministry of Defence have to undertake further assessments in order to claim universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	117184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>DWP uses Service Medical Board evidence so a severely disabled person does not have to undergo additional examinations for Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit purposes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2017 13:33:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

931867

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Construction: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support the construction industry in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	158327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Due to spending decisions taken by the UK Government at the Autumn Budget 2017 and the application of the Barnett Formula, the Scottish Government’s capital budget will increase by £1.7 billion through to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Business support is devolved to the Scottish Government. It is for the Scottish Government to determine the allocation of funds from within its own budgets to provide business support or infrastructure investment for the benefit of the construction industry in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2018 12:58:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley