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1282410

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Manufactured Goods: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to remove the Equality Act 2010 exemption on manufactured goods to ensure that products must be accessible for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	146919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The protections of the Equality Act 2010 do not extend to manufacturing, so there is no exemption to remove. The Act’s protections, including for disability, are extensive. Service providers have an anticipatory duty to make reasonable adjustments, including ensuring their facilities and products are accessible to disabled people who wish to use them. What is reasonable will depend on the specific circumstances of the case and will be determined by such factors as practicality, cost and the extent to which people with disabilities are likely to want to use the service.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 17:24:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1285640

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Community Access to Cash Pilots operating in Post Office branches.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	152567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Community Access to Cash Pilots are an industry-led initiative taking place in nine locations across the UK. These pilots are to trial and test sustainable solutions for ensuring that communities can conveniently withdraw and deposit cash, and identify ways basic banking services can be better delivered, that could be adopted in other locations.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots include 3 ‘banking hubs’ in dedicated retail spaces on the high street, which combine the cash-transaction facilities of a Post Office with access to community banking services offered by the key retail banks. The locations for these trialling this service are Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Rochford in Essex and Cambuslang near Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes these initiatives and looks forward to the outcomes of these pilots.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/02/2021 09:55:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1353496

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued payment of (a) tax credits and (b) child benefit to recipients when the Post Office card account ends.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	44378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>In order to ensure the continued payment of Child Benefit and Tax Credit, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been contacting all of their affected Post Office Card Account customers to tell them of the forthcoming change and facilitate moving their payments into other bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>For any customers unable to open a bank account, HMRC operate a specific Payment Exception Service.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 44379 44380 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:21:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1353499

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued payment of (a) tax credits and (b) child benefit to recipients who (i) may experience difficulties in opening and (ii) are unable to open a bank account.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	44379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>In order to ensure the continued payment of Child Benefit and Tax Credit, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been contacting all of their affected Post Office Card Account customers to tell them of the forthcoming change and facilitate moving their payments into other bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>For any customers unable to open a bank account, HMRC operate a specific Payment Exception Service.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 44378 44380 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:21:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1353506

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to operate a Payment Exception Service for (a) tax credits and (b) child benefit payments when the Post Office Card Account ends.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	44380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>In order to ensure the continued payment of Child Benefit and Tax Credit, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been contacting all of their affected Post Office Card Account customers to tell them of the forthcoming change and facilitate moving their payments into other bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>For any customers unable to open a bank account, HMRC operate a specific Payment Exception Service.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 44378 44379 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:21:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1360271

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will provide additional financial support for people who are immunocompromised and who are unable to return to work as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and who cannot work from home, following the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	57130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s health, jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses and public services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the concerns that immunocompromised people may have about returning to the workplace. People who are immunocompromised are being offered a third dose of the vaccine, and their adult household contacts are also being prioritised for the booster vaccination programme currently underway.</p><p> </p><p>The vaccination campaign, along with our improved understanding of the virus and the clinical risks it poses means that those previously classed as clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) are no longer advised to shield. The government will continue to assess the situation based on clinical advice, to keep the most vulnerable safe.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals should also talk to their employer to discuss and agree options in relation to work, for example the ability to work from home, or returning to the workplace in a different role if their previous position cannot be fulfilled in a Covid-secure manner.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 07:35:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1519286

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) help support and (b) provide assistance to the customers of Safe Hands Funeral Plans.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	59872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that 1.6 million funeral plan customers are, for the first time, protected by compulsory and robust regulation as they seek to put their affairs in order.</p><p> </p><p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this will be very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>While the detailed investigation being carried out by the administrators is ongoing, the government continues to work closely with the FCA to monitor the implementation of regulation in this sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government has been supportive of steps taken by the sector to provide assistance to Safe Hands customers. Dignity and Co-op – two of the largest providers in the country – have recently offered Safe Hands’ customers new funeral plans at a substantially discounted price. This may go some way towards supporting affected planholders.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 18/10/2022 14:48:27 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1354820

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of the operation of the Sewel Convention and (b) ability of the Scottish Parliament to carry out its legislative functions on devolved matters.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	903455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Scotland’s two governments continue to work well together in line with the established practices of the Sewel Convention, a convention that has been used hundreds of times since the creation of the devolution settlement. The Scottish Government supported legislative consent motions for 19 UK Government bills in the last UK Parliamentary session.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government fully respects the devolution settlement as set out in the Scotland Act 1998, including the Scottish Parliament’s competence to legislate in respect of devolved matters.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 16/09/2021 13:35:27 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1315404

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on plans to review the relationship between Government and the courts.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	900185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty last week announced that there will be a bill in this session. our aim in any measures we take forward following our recent consultation will not be to curtail the power of the courts, as the Government’s critics have suggested, but rather to enhance it, and to restore the proper balance between courts, parliament and the executive.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 14:57:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1455884

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's procedure is when establishing whether an armed forces member convicted of domestic violence, sexual assault or abuse should be (a) dismissed and (b) discharged.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	150199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>In relation to sexual offences, on 30 March 2022 Defence published a '<em>Zero Tolerance to Sexual Offences</em>' policy: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-publishes-its-zero-tolerance-approach-to-sexual-offences. This policy mandates that anyone convicted of a sexual offence will be discharged. In relation to other non-sexual offences which may be committed under the catch-all term of 'domestic violence', such as battery or actual bodily harm, the Services will consider any conviction awarded to a Service person (Regular or Reserve) and take proportionate action in response. Serious offences will result in discharge.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/04/2022 14:19:18 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows