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1523690

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Schengen Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the compatibility of the Common Travel Area with Schengen Area membership.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	65964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK, along with the other members of the Common Travel Area - Ireland and the Crown Dependencies are not signatories to the Schengen agreement. There are no plans to change this position and all members are committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2022 16:40:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1487441

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an estimate of the (a) number of people waiting and (b) the average waiting time to take a category F driving test in the Scottish Borders in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	32612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>As at 8 July 2022, there are 22 people waiting to take a category F (tractor) driving test in the Scottish Borders.</p><p> </p><p>To accommodate the tractor testing manoeuvres, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducts category F tests at the closest, suitable location to the candidate’s home address. The DVSA allocates the most suitable examiner to do this. As the test does not take place at a DVSA test centre, the examiner needs time to travel to and from the meeting point for the test as well as the time to conduct the test itself.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA does not calculate an average waiting time for the category F test as the very low test demand and non-standard booking procedure for tractor tests could distort the waiting time, which would not be representative.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/07/2022 09:45:10 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1483653

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an estimate of (a) the number of people waiting for and (b) the average waiting time to take a category B driving test at (a) Duns, (b) Hawick, (c) Galashiels, (d) Kelso, (e) Peebles and (f) Berwick-upon-Tweed driving test centres.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	25967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of car (category B) tests that are booked at the following driving test centres (DTC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Duns DTC</p></td><td><p>Hawick DTC</p></td><td><p>Galashiels DTC</p></td><td><p>Kelso DTC</p></td><td><p>Peebles DTC</p></td><td><p>Berwick Upon Tweed DTC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of car (category B) tests booked</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average waiting time in weeks for a car (category B) test</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving test centre type</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Permanent</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/07/2022 08:59:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465231

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2022
	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: Standards
	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 performance standards for clearance times for Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	8101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 31/05/2022 13:57:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465076

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has set for standard waiting times for new claimants of PIP to receive their first payment.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 6869 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:58:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465077

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to assess performance standards for average clearance times for new claims made under normal rules for Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 6868 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:58:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465078

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Monkeypox: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assistance his Department is providing to Public Health Scotland on the outbreak of monkeypox.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Experts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are working with Public Health Scotland to provide support in managing the case recently identified. The UKHSA is working with public health agencies in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to provide the latest scientific, clinical and public health advice on the management of cases and coordinate the response across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/05/2022 14:44:15 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont