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1227460

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2020 to Question HL6367, if she will publish the (a) guidance to Work Coaches and Case Managers, and (b) performance framework by which those coaches will be monitored.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	78811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all our claimants to meet their individual circumstance. Jobcentre and Service Centre staff undergo a comprehensive learning journey designed to equip them with the tools, skills and behaviours required to provide a high quality service to all claimants. They receive on-going learning in their roles and have access to guidance which is refreshed at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Team Leaders are responsible for monitoring and assuring the quality of services provided to individual claimants. This is completed through a combination of observation (of interviews), feedback, coaching and appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit guidance for Work Coaches and Case Managers is routinely placed in the House of Commons library and it is updated at regular intervals. There are no plans to depart from that practice. This guidance covers the quality of service expected of Work Coaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 78810 question first answered 07/09/2020 17:05:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227459

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the performance framework for job centre advisers measures performance by the proportion of claimants who have left benefit regardless of whether the claimant entered employment or training.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	78810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all our claimants to meet their individual circumstance. Jobcentre and Service Centre staff undergo a comprehensive learning journey designed to equip them with the tools, skills and behaviours required to provide a high quality service to all claimants. They receive on-going learning in their roles and have access to guidance which is refreshed at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Team Leaders are responsible for monitoring and assuring the quality of services provided to individual claimants. This is completed through a combination of observation (of interviews), feedback, coaching and appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit guidance for Work Coaches and Case Managers is routinely placed in the House of Commons library and it is updated at regular intervals. There are no plans to depart from that practice. This guidance covers the quality of service expected of Work Coaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 78811 question first answered 07/09/2020 17:05:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226784

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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	Health and Safety: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations of workplace concerns relating to (a) covid-19 and (b) non-covid-19 concerns, where checks have been made to ensure that measures have been put in place to comply with the law, have been made in (i) Birmingham and (ii) the West Midlands in each month since January 2020; and how many enforcement notices served in respect of those investigations.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Covid-19 and non Covid-19 workplace concerns investigated by operational staff i.e. either Inspectors or Visiting Officers, by region and the number of Notices served.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Non-COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p><strong>346</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Non-COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p><strong>309</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>*includes those currently under investigation</p><p> </p><p>NB the data was extracted from HSE’s live operational database on 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2020 and the numbers of investigations are based upon the date that the record was created. The Notice numbers are based upon the issue date and may change due to a lag between the date issued and the details being recorded in the operational database.</p><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/09/2020 16:56:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226765

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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	Buildings: Insulation
	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 estimate he made of the number of buildings in (a) Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands which require remedial work to remove flammable cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The number of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding materials unlikely to meet building regulations, and their remediation progress, is available in the Building Safety Programme’s monthly data release here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-june-2020</a>. This includes information specifically for the local authority of Birmingham, and other local authorities in the West Midlands, in Appendix 2. Information by constituency is not available due to the higher risk of identification of particular buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/09/2020 13:58:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226766

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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 Safety Fund: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications to the Building Safety Fund have (a) been submitted and (b) were successful in relation to residential buildings in (i) Edgbaston constituency, (ii) Birmingham and (iii) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Registration for the Building Safety Fund opened on the 1 of June and closed on 31 July. As explained in the application guidance, published on 31 July, buildings that registered for the fund that are found to be eligible will be invited to complete the application process. We are currently reviewing registrations to the Building Safety Fund and verifying the registration data. We will publish registration statistics shortly.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/09/2020 13:59:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1230179

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Investigatory Powers Commissioner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 to allow temporary judicial commissioners (JCs) to be appointed at the request of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, in the event that there are insufficient JCs available to operate the system under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, how many JCs have been appointed in accordance with those provisions since the 2020 Act came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	83900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Ten temporary Judicial Commissioners have been appointed by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner under the Coronavirus Act.</p><p>They were appointed for terms of six months.</p><p>Details of the temporary Judicial Commissioners can be found on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office website.</p><p>In addition, the Prime Minister appointed Lord Justice Fulford, the former Investigatory Powers Commissioner, as a Judicial Commissioner to assist during this period.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2020 11:26:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1230180

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Investigatory Powers Commissioner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 to allow the Home Secretary to vary the time allowed for urgent warrants to be reviewed at the request of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, how many times have those powers been used since the 2020 Act came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	83901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>It was important to ensure that urgent warrants – which are used in the most pressing of circumstances – did not fall away due to a lack of available Judicial Commissioners. While the appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners went a long way to make this scenario less likely, it could not mitigate every situation whereby Covid-19 may delay Judicial Commissioner approval.</p><p>We expect IPCO to publish full statistics on the use of the amended urgent warrant procedure in their 2020 Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2020 11:31:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226782

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of antisocial behaviour have been recorded in (a) Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands in each month in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on the number of Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents recorded by Police Forces. Data is collected on a quarterly basis and is not available for individual months.</p><p>During the first quarter of 2020, 7,547 Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents were recorded by the West Midlands Police. The number of Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents recorded between April 2020 and June 2020 is not currently available.</p><p>The Home Office only collects data at Police Force Area level and not at lower levels of geography. However, monthly data on incidents of anti-social behaviour recorded by the police at lower levels of geography can be found on the https://www.police.uk/ website.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/09/2020 10:30:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1192102

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's covid-19 testing data for every day of the last three weeks, for what reasons the efficiency of tests, calculated as an average of the number of covid-19 tests conducted per person (a) peaked on 25 and 26 April 2020 and (b) was at a low on 22 and 23 April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	42151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not recognise this as a measure of the efficacy of its testing programme. There are a range of reasons why testing numbers could fluctuate on a day to day basis, but we are confident in the testing programme as a means of controlling the virus and saving lives.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/09/2020 13:35:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 19582 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226789

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the timescale is for launching the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office; and what estimate he has made of the length of transition period required before that Department will be fully operational.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The new department will be formally established this month under the leadership of the Foreign Secretary to meet the objectives of the UK's ambitious international agenda. Full transformation will be developed and delivered through the phased transformation programme.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 07/09/2020 15:20:38 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill