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1147008

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has for Access to Work to fund communication support for disabled people who are required to undertake work-related activity as a condition for receiving employment and support allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	292299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>I have no plans to expand the eligibility criteria for Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work is a grant that provides practical and financial support for individuals whose health or disability affects the way that they do their job. The type of support is tailored to an individual’s needs and can include travel to work, support workers, communication support and specialist aids and equipment for the individual, as well as advice for employers and awareness raising sessions for their staff.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work does not replace the duty an employer has under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments. Instead it provides support that is over and above that which is a reasonable adjustment.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible for this grant, the person must be in work or about to enter work. This can include disabled people who are undertaking employment and support allowance permitted work, support permitted work and permitted work Personal Capability assessment as a work-related activity.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/10/2019 13:37:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1147009

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what standards are in place to ensure that disabled people are effectively supported when making a claim to the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	292300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Access to Work (ATW) applicants can apply for the scheme in a number of ways including telephony, on-line and by text-phone. The on-line service is continually being improved to ensure it meets accessibility and user needs. There is also information about how to make an application and a range of supporting material on Gov.uk. This includes use of British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service and alternative formats such as braille, large print and audio CDs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/10/2019 14:53:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145897

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to encourage financial institutions to adopt investment policies which consider (a) human and (b) labour rights.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to enhancing the stewardship role of financial institutions, in particular asset managers. This includes their responsibility to monitor and actively engage with the companies they invest in and hold such companies to account on material issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has consulted on a revised Stewardship Code which will set high expectations on institutional investors about how they allocate, manage and oversee capital on behalf of their beneficiaries and clients. Signatories will need to report on how they have considered material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and how directors of the companies they invest in have applied section 172 of the Companies Act, in their investment and stewardship decision-making. The revised Code will be published later in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the FRC have also published a joint discussion on paper on stewardship, which seeks to advance the debate about what effective stewardship should look like, what the minimum expectations should be for financial services firms who invest for clients and beneficiaries, the standards the UK should aspire to and how these might best be achieved. The discussion paper closed on 30 April and the FCA and FRC will publish a feedback statement later in the financial year 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also committed to ensuring that individuals are able to invest in line with their values and has supported the establishment of the Impact Investing Institute and the Green Finance Institute, which will aim to bring such investments into the mainstream.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/10/2019 18:09:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145850

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on developing countries of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s exit from the European Union will not stop us driving forward our core mission of reducing poverty around the world. The vast majority of DFID’s work is not done via the EU. We remain committed to spending 0.7% of our national income on Official Development Assistance and to achieving the UN’s Global Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030.</p><p>After Exit DFID will continue to deliver on our commitments to our developing country partners. Our aid budget will be spent to help the poorest people in the world and in the best interests of UK taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/10/2019 16:12:27 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145851

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department are deployed to other Departments and working on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>As at 3<sup>rd</sup> October, the Department for International Development has deployed 118 employees on short term loan to other government departments to support EU exit priorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 03/10/2019 16:19:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145852

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which Departments staff in his Department are seconded and transferred as a result of preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Staff have been deployed to the following departments:</p><p>- Department for Exiting the European Union</p><p>- Department for International Trade</p><p>- Cabinet Office</p><p>- Border’s Delivery Group (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)</p><p>- Border’s Supply Chain Impact Group (HMRC)</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/10/2019 16:12:57 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1146088

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Government's report on Investing in a better world: results of UK survey on financing the SDGs, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to delivering and promoting the Sustainable Development Goals at home and abroad. The UK’s Voluntary National Review of progress towards the Goals, published in July, was an important step to showcase the UK’s work and raise public awareness.</p><p>The Government undertook awareness raising activities including a nationwide youth art competition and press and social media support for the #MyGlobalGoal campaign which encouraged the public to think about their New Year’s resolutions in relation to the Goals.</p><p>We include the Goals in our key public engagement work. Every charity donation we double through the UK Aid Match scheme goes towards the delivery of a Goal. And our Connecting Classrooms programme, run with the British Council, includes free resources for schools, allowing children across the UK to learn about the Goals.</p><p>During the recent UN General Assembly, the Government highlighted its commitment to girls’ education, raising awareness of Goal 4 on Quality Education. DFID also used this important global moment to publicise the Government’s support for the Goals on social media.</p><p>The Government will continue to seek further opportunities to raise public awareness of the Goals.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/10/2019 16:13:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145919

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Sleeping Rough: Life Expectancy
	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 assessment his Department have made of the average life expectancy of rough sleepers in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the average age of death of rough sleepers. The Office for National Statistics does collect data on average age of death of rough sleepers. This data, which covers 2013 to 2017, can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fbirthsdeathsandmarriages%2Fdeaths%2Fbulletins%2Fdeathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales%2F2013to2017&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHomelessness-commissions%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc111947193df40bf8b8608d745925317%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637054367068611167&amp;sdata=Et%2FseeXgbhXbc40w30Zo5wxw4BatWSCkTG6YFZwxrYY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales/2013to2017</a>. These figures do not relate to life expectancy. We are aware that poor health is prevalent amongst individuals who sleep rough which is why we are working with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that those who are homeless get the health care that they need.</p><p>The government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. It includes measures to improve the health outcomes of those who sleep rough.</p><p>This government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period to April 2020. In 2020/2021 we are providing a further £422 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £54 million increase in funding from the previous year. This highlights the government’s continued focus on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping, and we will announce how this additional funding has been allocated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/10/2019 12:47:44 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145861

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Psychiatry: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the number of child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists. NHS Digital provides information on psychotherapists and the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists employed in National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England, but it does not separately identify specialist psychotherapists.</p><p>Through the Long Term Plan, the NHS has committed to ensuring that by 2023/24 at least an additional 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 will be able to access support via NHS-funded mental health services and school or college-based mental health support teams. These teams are one of the key proposals set out in our Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health, which aims to improve the provision of children and young people’s mental health support. Health Education England’s 2019/20 Annual Mandate includes provision of training to help achieve these ambitions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/10/2019 15:02:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145847

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Living Wage
	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 steps she has taken to encourage companies operating in the UK to ensure that workers throughout its supply chain are paid a living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Through the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) the Government helps to protect the lowest paid in society. In April, the Government increased the NLW by 4.9% to £8.21. This means that a full-time worker on the NLW will be £2,750 better off over the course of a year, compared to when the policy was first introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are required by law to ensure that all workers due the NMW or NLW receive it. The Government takes tough action against the minority of employers who underpay the NMW. We have doubled the budget for NMW enforcement and compliance to £27.4 million since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also encourages employers to pay more than the NLW where they can but recognises that the ability to do so will vary across businesses and sectors.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/10/2019 10:03:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 136324 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill