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1200464

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of VAT arrears owed for more than 12 months is in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text As of the end of May 2020, the UK VAT debt balance for debts aged more than 12 months is £1,351m. The information is not readily available for Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency or Scotland, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2020 12:07:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200459

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Members: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the security risk to hon. Members congregating in open areas of the parliamentary estate as a result of the arrangements for physical divisions during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Whilst the Commission does not comment in public on security matters, an assessment of the security risks to hon. Members was made before physical divisions resumed, with ongoing assessments also in place. The security of hon. Members is of the highest importance and suitable mitigations have been put in place to minimise any potential risks.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 09/06/2020 19:05:42 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200466

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Jobcentres: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	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 have used the services of jobcentre offices in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested on the number of people who have used the services of the jobcentres within the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in each year since 2015 as this information is not recorded.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/06/2020 15:56:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200454

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Long Term Unemployed People: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to people aged 18 to 25 who are classified as long-term unemployed in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We acknowledge that it is important that Jobcentres continue to support young people through the economic recovery post-COVID-19. They have already started to re-engage with new and existing claimants and are signposting them to appropriate support.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone over the age of 18 can claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance if they have sufficient paid National Insurance contributions. Neither of those benefits is means-tested. Those on low incomes and with limited capital can claim Universal Credit or legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit, New Claims Advances of up to 100% of potential entitlement are available within a few days if a claimant needs support during their first assessment period. Face-to-face checks for Universal Credit advances have been scrapped due to Covid-19, so people get the support they need despite COVID-19 restrictions. We have also increased the Standard Allowance for everyone by over £80 a month on top of the existing 1.7% (CPI) increase already announced. This additional increase means all claimants will be up to £1040 better off.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also engaging with a number of external stakeholders including the Youth Employment Group (set up by the Prince’s Trust, Youth Employment UK, the Institute for Employment Studies, the Youth Futures Foundation and Impetus) as well as continuing to work across Whitehall to develop appropriate support aimed at young people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/06/2020 16:19:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200468

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passport holders there are in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>There is no requirement for holders of a British passport to inform Her Majesty’s Passport Office of a change of address during the lifetime of their passport.</p><p> </p><p>We are therefore unable to provide data relating to the number of passports where, at the point of application, the applicant provided an address within the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, or within any other geographical region within the UK, as the data could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/06/2020 13:22:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200488

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Voting Methods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to introduce the option of advance physical voting at elections.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to make such a provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/06/2020 11:40:06 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200467

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the amount of child maintenance arrears is in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The total amount of arrears for Child Maintenance Service as of December 2019 in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency is £599,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>New Compliance and Arrears powers which came in July 2019 have increased the departments enforcement powers, such as removal of driving licence to encourage parent to cooperate and pay the maintenance they owe.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, as at November 2019 the compliance in overall Child Maintenance Service payments increased to an all-time high of 90.2%.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/06/2020 12:37:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200455

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been sanctioned in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The number of Universal Credit claimants who have been sanctioned is published quarterly. The latest figures for Universal Credit sanction rates are up to February 2020 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Geographical breakdowns of the figures can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of Universal Credit claimants who have been sanctioned since 1 March 2020 will not be available until the next publication of these statistics in August 2020.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/06/2020 16:20:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200450

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Debts: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the average debt of people aged 18 to 25 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/06/2020 11:49:36 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ54956.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200451

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU nationals are resident in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/06/2020 11:51:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ54957.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day