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971742

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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	Emergency Travel Documents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing emergency travel documents from UK embassies in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	173638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>In line with HM Treasury (HMT) guidelines, we are required to recover the full cost of providing all of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) consular services, including the provision of Emergency Travel Documents (ETDs). Fees introduced in April 2016 took account, for the first time, of the full cost of providing consular services and forecast income over the Spending Review period. Consular services are funded through income received from the Consular premium (£14.93 on each standard passport issued) and fees charged for specific services provided to British nationals abroad (for example, the issue of ETDs) and legalisation services provided in the UK. Fees are differentiated between types of service. The fee for providing any individual service is the same throughout the overseas network.</p><p>We conduct an annual review of consular fees to ensure that the fees charged are appropriate and reflect the costs of providing consular services. The costs attributed to providing consular services fluctuate from year to year depending on the overall cost to Government of operating the overseas network and how these are shared amongst the different Government Departments and FCO services using the platform. The Consular Fees Model then further allocates costs across four categories of service (providing assistance, ETDs, notarial acts and legalisation of documents). For example, the increased cost in 2017-18 reflects changes to how the Consular Fees Model makes use of staff activity recording which should allow for more consistency in future, but does make comparison with prior years less relevant.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Cost of Issuing ETDs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,493,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£5,046,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£4,632,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£8,257,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£12,918,549</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/10/2018 15:41:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 77294 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

947363

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent trends in the number of pubs closing on the night time economy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	168124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not make assessments of the effect of the number of pub closures on the night time economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of pubs to communities and the high street. At Spring Budget 2017, my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of support for pubs in England with their business rates. This provided a £1,000 discount to all pubs with a rateable value of less than £100,000. This scheme was extended by an additional year into 2018/19 at Autumn Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that he was freezing all alcohol duties.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/09/2018 13:14:58 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 73340 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

984958

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the removal or reduction of personal independence payment on claimants’ mental health.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	177753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Under Personal Independence Payment (PIP) a higher proportion of people with a mental health condition receive the top rates than under Disability Living Allowance (DLA): 65 per cent get the enhanced Daily Living rate compared to 22 per cent under DLA; and 33 per cent get the enhanced mobility award compared to 10 per cent under DLA.</p><p> </p><p>Regular reviews of PIP, which can be paid at one of eight rates, are a key feature of the benefit and ensure that not only do awards remain correct where needs may change, including where needs become greater, but that we also maintain contact with the claimant.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2018 16:37:57 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 78287 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

997762

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of disabled people who previously received a disability premium that have been migrated onto universal credit without transitional protections.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We are not currently migrating any claimants from legacy benefits to Universal Credit. Claimants only move from existing benefits to Universal Credit through natural migration when they experience a significant change in their circumstances that triggers a new claim to benefit. Their entitlement is then calculated on the rules of their new benefit. This is a long-established principle which we maintain for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliamentary approval of the Managed Migration regulations, we will be spending £3.1 billion on transitional protections to ensure that no one loses out at the point of transition. This includes those currently receiving Severe Disability Premium (SDP). These regulations will prevent these claimants from moving over before the managed migration process, and provide financial protection for those who have already moved over.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on all disabled people receiving all disability premiums that have moved onto Universal Credit; however, published data shows that of the 42,000 people who were on Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and started a claim on Universal Credit Full Service within one month of closing their claim between May 2015 and February 2018, 15,000 were on ESA (Income Related) with Enhanced Disability Premium (EDP) and/or SDP. Of those, 1,000 were in receipt of SDP only, 11,000 in receipt of EDP only and 3,000 in receipt of EDP and SDP.</p><p> </p><p>This is published here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714479/ad-hoc-statistics-income-related-employment-and-support-allowance-february-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714479/ad-hoc-statistics-income-related-employment-and-support-allowance-february-2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/12/2018 12:03:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 83317 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

752865

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Cardiff Central
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of constituents in Cardiff Central constituency who will benefit from the Government's proposals to safeguard customers on the poorest value energy tariff.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	5376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2017 14:59:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 6584 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

447050

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been transferred from community rehabilitation companies to the National Probation Service for risk escalation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	23743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>Offenders managed under the statutory Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements and those who present a high risk of serious harm are managed by the National Probation Service (NPS), while medium- and lower-risk offenders are managed by the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs).</p><p>Risk is a dynamic factor, and in many cases the degree of risk presented by an offender will change during the course of his or her sentence. The new probation structure that was put in place by the previous Government is designed to respond to this by providing for management of offenders initially allocated to a CRC to transfer to the NPS if their risk increases to the higher level.</p><p>In the first eight months following the handover of the CRCs to their new owners, 5281 offenders have been transferred from CRCs to NPS, out of a total of 234,229 offenders managed by the CRCs and NPS.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 31/03/2016 16:04:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 41551 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

818811

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to reduce overcrowding on the prison estate in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	121575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders committed to custody by the courts. This includes modernising the estate and building new accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We will modernise the prison estate, closing older prisons that are not fit for purpose and creating in their place high-quality, rehabilitative establishments. We have started to redevelop the prisons at Glen Parva (Leicestershire) and Wellingborough (Northamptonshire). We are building a new houseblock at Stocken prison (Rutland). Additionally, we plan to build four modern prisons which includes the development of sites at Full Sutton (East Yorkshire), Hindley (Greater Manchester), Rochester (Kent) and Port Talbot (Neath Port Talbot, South Wales).</p><p>The Verne, a former HM Prison and Probation Service operated immigration removal centre in Dorset, will be reopening as a prison as early as possible this year and is expected to house 580 offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/01/2018 17:28:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 33552 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

919203

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many immigration appeal cases the applicant had to represent themselves as a litigant in person in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	151211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The term “litigant in person” applies to appellants without a legal representative or a representative recognised by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner. In the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) any person may be permitted to act as a representative, including a friend, relative or litigation friend. The case management system cannot provide a breakdown between different types of representative.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/06/2018 16:08:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 63011 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

885403

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	EU Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to negotiate bilateral alternatives to the EU Mobility Partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	136266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is considering its future migration, mobility and asylum relationships with other states post-Brexit. We hope to continue to cooperate on the issue of migration and build upon the relationships we already have.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/04/2018 15:54:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 53507 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

846309

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	128974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Non departmental public bodies were asked to apply sensible judgment when providing supplier information in the absence of a specific timeframe. All suppliers are Crown Commercial Services' Non-Medical Non-Clinical framework approved.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suppliers Used</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Comment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planning Inspectorate (PINS)</p></td><td><p>Executive Agency</p></td><td><p>Artemis Search, Reed, Hays Specialist Recruitment, Methods Professional Services Ltd, Allen Lane</p></td><td><p>Suppliers used to recruit specialist IT staff (permanent contracts) and Agency staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (QEII)</p></td><td><p>Executive Agency</p></td><td><p>Admiral Group, Goodman Massons, AV Jobs, ESP Recruitment</p></td><td><p>QEII have been unable to fill roles due to high demand in their job market, therefore Agencies used to recruit specialist Event Industry and AV/Technical staff.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC)</p></td><td><p>NDPB</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>No requirement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homes England (HE)</p></td><td><p>NDPB</p></td><td><p>Adecco UK Ltd, Badenoch &amp; Clark, Brook Street, Computer Future Solutions, Depoel Managed Services Ltd, Digital Dragons Global Ltd, Evisa Solutions Ltd, Hays Accountancy &amp; Finance, Malikshaw Limited, Morgan Hunt, Odgers Berndtson, Reed Business Information Ltd, Reed Employment PLC, Sellick Partnership Limited</p></td><td><p>Access to 160 different suppliers, allow of which are CCS Non-Medical Non-Clinical framework approved. Named list based on suppliers used within the last 12 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS)</p></td><td><p>NDPB</p></td><td><p>Badenoch and Clarke, LAW Absolute, Morgan Hunt, Robertson Bell, Venn Group, Goodman Masson, Hays, Morgan Law, Reed</p></td><td><p>Supplier list based on current and previous assignments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE)</p></td><td><p>NDPB</p></td><td><p>LAW Absolute, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd, Michael Page</p></td><td><p>Seldom need to recruit contingent labour. Most recently used suppliers provided.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valuation Tribunal Service (VTS)</p></td><td><p>NDPB</p></td><td><p>Reed</p></td><td><p>Other CCS Non-Medical Non-Clinical Framework suppliers would be considered in the event of recruiting specialist professional staff</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 01/03/2018 17:14:20 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 43160 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

797379

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been awarded to local authoiities for the improvement of fire safety in their housing stock since the Grenfell Tower disaster.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures in their buildings. If a local authority building owner considers a building to be unsafe, they will need to determine what measures are essential to make a building safe, based on expert advice and taking into account any recommendations or advice from the local fire and rescue service.</p><p>Local authorities should draw on existing resources to implement these measures. However, we will consider the removal of financial restrictions for local authorities where these stand in the way of essential work being done.</p><p>36 local authorities have contacted the Department regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks. We have asked 9 of these authorities to provide more detailed information about essential works. So far, 2 authorities have provided this information and my officials are working with them on their requests.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/12/2017 17:02:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 26866 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

868500

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2018 to Question 122821, on Apprentices: Wales, whether his Department plans to have consulted with the Welsh Government before the summer recess.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	133720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has set out our intention to consult on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/03/2018 08:48:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 49840 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

868501

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2018 to Question 118400, on Brexit: Wales, what the issues are that have been brought to his attention; and what steps the Government has taken to resolve those issues.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	133721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State set out in his previous answer, since the referendum the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has been engaging with stakeholders throughout Wales to hear their views on how we make Brexit work for Wales, including through the Secretary of State’s expert panel of stakeholders. The issues raised in these discussions have been familiar ones, including the importance of maintaining access to European markets, ensuring that employers are able to recruit the workforce they require, and making sure that Wales grasps the opportunities presented by the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments including the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales to support the ongoing negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/03/2018 08:48:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 49842 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

752819

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Cardiff Central
	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 Cardiff Central constituency have had their original personal independence payments decision overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	5085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions and appeal decisions where the award was changed by year of each decision since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Cardiff Central, Swansea East, Ogmore, Wrexham and Neath</p><p> </p><p><em>Number of Initial decisions and Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by year of decision.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017 (to April)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Number of Awards Changed at Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year of Appeal Decision</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017 (to April)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Number of Awards Changed at Appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p># is used for instances where there are less than 5 cases to avoid the release of confidential data.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5160 5178 5323 5860 question first answered 25/07/2017 12:33:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 6607 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

417191

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal were notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme in 2014-15; and how many of those claims (i) were settled by conciliation by Acas, (ii) progressed to a tribunal claim and (iii) were not settled by conciliation by Acas but did not progress to a tribunal case.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The total number of potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme by individuals in 2014-15 was 1,851. Of these:</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 308 were settled by Acas at early conciliation stage and recorded on a COT3 settlement document;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 545 progressed to a tribunal claim being taken, 264 of which were subsequently settled on an Acas COT3 following further conciliation;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 998 were not settled through Acas, but did not progress to a tribunal case.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">An additional 18 notifications were made by employers. Seventeen of these were settled by Acas and the other was neither settled nor progressed to a tribunal.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government does not have data on the number of private settlements which settled claims before reaching a tribunal. The independently commissioned survey of early conciliation (a sample across all jurisdictions) found that 61 per cent of claimants (and their representatives) who did not settle but decided not to submit a tribunal claim reported that Acas was a factor in their decision.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Please note: (i) The jurisdictional provided to Acas is only indicative based on the information given by the prospective claimant; (ii) Counted individually there were a total of 1,882 notifications which means that a small number of claimants notified against more than one respondent.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/09/2015 16:40:49 question first ministerially corrected 14/09/2015 09:48:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 20420 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

806447

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are any contingency plans for a replacement for the ERASMUS+ scheme for UK Universities in the event that the UK does not renegotiate access to ERASMUS+.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	119523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education continues to make rigorous preparations for a range of possible outcomes from the UK's negotiations with the EU. Under the agreement made last week, the UK would participate in Erasmus+ until the end of the programme. No decisions have yet been made about post-2020 programme participation since the scope of this programme has not been agreed. Options will be discussed as part of phase two of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/12/2017 10:42:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 31052 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

850204

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, the number of technical incidents registered on bimodal trains on the Great Western Mainline since their inception.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	129772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of technical incidents reported by the Rail Delivery Group on the Great Western Main Line for the Class 800 bi-mode trains since entering passenger service (up to February 3, 2018) is 201.</p><p> </p><p>Technical incidents are those where a problem with the unit or rolling stock leads to a delay of 3 minutes or more; we do not however have the information to determine how many of these technical incidents were essentially minor leading to delays of only a few minutes or were other faults. The figures may additionally be revised to take account of disputes being resolved relating to the responsibility for the delay. This may happen with overhead line faults (Network Rail’s responsibility) being incorrectly described as a rolling stock fault.</p><p> </p><p>New rolling stock often experience teething problems when entering service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/03/2018 17:13:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 44323 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

919202

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, the total number of trains (a) cancelled and (b) delayed for each franchise in each month since January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	151210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The attached document provides information on the total number of trains (a) cancelled and (b) delayed for each franchise in each month since January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson attachment 1 file name 151210 - Cancelled.pdf title Cancelled 2 file name 151210 - Stevens - Late.pdf title Late question first answered 12/06/2018 15:45:55 question first ministerially corrected 18/06/2018 09:26:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 62988 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

942654

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to complete the electrification of the mainline between Cardiff and London.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	164460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail is working with train operating companies to agree the access needed to deliver electrification to Cardiff as quickly as possible in 2019 while keeping the future disruption to passengers to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2018 09:16:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 70687 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

942657

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the delay to the electrification of the mainline between Cardiff and London; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	164461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail is working with train operating companies to agree the access needed to deliver electrification to Cardiff as quickly as possible in 2019 while keeping the future disruption to passengers to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2018 09:13:53 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 70688 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

942658

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much rail track in Wales has been electrified since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	164462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>When electrification to Cardiff is complete approximately 32 geographic miles and 110 track miles will be electrified. This compares to just 10 geographic miles completed in the 13 years of the previous Labour administration across the whole of England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2018 09:10:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 70689 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

720277

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with the Department of Transport, the DVLA and the trades associations for private car parking companies reviewing the regulations for the passing of information gained from the DVLA Vehicle Keeper Database by private car parking companies to third parties as part of his Department's consideration of its approach to future Government intervention in the area of private car parking companies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	70658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Private parking companies receive DVLA data on the condition that it will only be used to help follow up alleged parking contraventions. It cannot be further processed for any other purpose. The audit by the Information Commissioner’s Office in March 2016, judged the DVLA’s procedures to offer high assurance that processes to mitigate the risks of non-compliance with the Data Protection Act are in place. My Department has no plans to carry out a review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 25/04/2017 14:19:57 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 44887 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1002719

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) due diligence was undertaken on and (b) assessment was made of the pronouncements on equality and diversity of the Chair of the Commission on Beauty in the Built Environment prior to their appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	188865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The appointment of advisory roles entails the completion of due diligence checks; these were carried out and considered prior to the appointment of Professor Sir Roger Scruton FBA FRSL as unpaid chair of the ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/11/2018 10:42:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 84529 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

935106

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a scheme of tariff-free trade for less developed countries after the UK leaves the EU similar to the Generalised Scheme of Preferences the UK currently participates in through its EU membership.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	161198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The way to end poverty is through inclusive economic growth, jobs, investment and trade. As the UK leaves the EU, we recognise the need for a smooth transition in our trading arrangements with developing countries. That is why the UK Government has introduced legislation which enables the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme. This will deliver on our commitment to maintain tariff free access to the UK for Least Developed Countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/07/2018 09:49:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 68806 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

862246

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	132665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprentices have used Gatenby Sanderson and the Office for the Children’s Commissioner have used Hays in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 16:29:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 48314 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens