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1464166

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish a response to the recommendations made in the report by Wendy Williams entitled Windrush Lessons Learned Review: progress update, published on 31 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>In response to Recommendation 2 of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, Wendy Williams returned to the Department in September 2021 to review our progress in implementing the recommendations of that Review and the commitments we made in the Comprehensive Improvement Plan. Her Progress Update was published in March this year.</p><p>Wendy concludes there is no doubt the Department has risen to the challenge she set for us, and she acknowledges there are several areas where very good progress has been made. Wendy also rightly holds us to account where we have not made sufficient progress. We know there is more to do.</p><p>The progress update does not include new recommendations and we will continue to drive forward progress on Wendy’s original 30 recommendations. Having laid the foundations for radical change in the department and a total transformation of culture, we are committed to delivering long-lasting and meaningful improvements.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 09:23:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2242 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1462873

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of potential data protection risks for applicants to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	900029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is being undertaken by DLUHC, as part of its due diligence work.</p><p>This assesses privacy risks to applicants and sponsors under UK data protection law.</p><p>A Privacy Notice has been published, which informs data subjects how their personal data will be used.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 16/05/2022 15:46:58 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1461813

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people held valid leave to remain from which the No Recourse to Public Funds condition had been lifted at the most recent date for which data is available, irrespective of whether the person’s first recorded leave was in-country or out-of-country; and of those people how many (i) were main applicants, (ii) were dependants and (iii) held visas in each category.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Due to the cross cutting nature across the department, the cost would be disproportionate due to manual trawl required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 580 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:18:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1461814

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people held valid leave to remain at the most recent date for which data is available, irrespective of whether the person’s first recorded leave was in-country or out-of-country; and of those people how many (i) were main applicants, (ii) were dependants and (iii) held visas in each category.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Due to the cross cutting nature across the department, the cost would be disproportionate due to manual trawl required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 579 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:18:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1461519

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Oxfam: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the Indian Government's decision to refuse the renewal of Oxfam India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act license.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	27
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license was most recently raised on 10 February 2022, during the annual UK-India Home Affairs Dialogue, co-chaired by Home Office Permanent Secretary, Sir Matthew Rycroft, and Indian Home Secretary Bhalla. The Permanent Secretary addressed the difficulties that some NGOs in India have faced due to the enforcement of the FCRA, which is impacting both on the work we are funding and the work of UK-headquartered global NGOs in India.</p><p> </p><p>The British High Commissioner to India also met with the CEO of Oxfam India on 14 January to understand their concerns and offer support. We continue to monitor developments related to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, especially impacts on UK Government-funded programmes in India, and the work of British NGOs in India.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2022 13:11:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1458274

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral evidence to the Liaison Committee of 30 March 2022 and his acknowledgment that previous assertions that employment is higher than before the covid-19 outbreak had been incorrect, what plans he has to correct the record in relation to assertions in the House of Commons on (a) 24 November 2021, Official Report, column 344, (b) 5 January 2022, Official Report, columns 11, 14 and 15, (c) 12 January 2022, Official Report, column 568, (d) 19 January 2022, Official Report, column 323, (e) 2 February 2022, Official Report, columns 268 to 269 and (f) 23 February 2022, Official Report, column 314.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	155564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>During my appearance before the Liaison Committee I committed to respond in writing on a number of issues that were raised with me. I will arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 25/04/2022 15:16:38 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1458386

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Humanitarian Aid
	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 assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the new UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	155565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The UN Humanitarian Response Plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provides a high-level overview of humanitarian needs in DRC. It is one of many assessments that the UK uses to determine where and how to respond in the country. As one of the largest humanitarian donors in DRC, the UK has been providing annual life-saving support to over one million affected people through our funding to UN, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and Red Cross partners.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 25/04/2022 15:21:19 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1457402

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department made the most recent equality impact assessment of (a) the benefit cap and (b) local housing allowance rates.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	153695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment of the benefit cap was published on 26 August 2016 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap</a>.</p><p>The Secretary of State has complied with her duties under the Equality Act 2010 and had due regard to the equality impacts of the benefit cap for example in respect of the Covid 19 policy changes. There is no requirement to record or publish this in the form of an equality impact assessment and we do not intend to publish the analysis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In November 2021 the Secretary of State considered the equality impacts of the decision to maintain Local Housing Allowance rates in 2022/23 at the elevated cash rates agreed for 2020/21. Following PQ UIN 120618, a copy of the equality analysis was placed in the House of Commons library.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/04/2022 16:48:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1456263

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Flats: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of measures announced by his Department on 21 July 2021 on the availability of mortgages to purchase leasehold homes in medium and lower-rise buildings without an EWS1 form; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	150971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>An EWS1 form is not a statutory or regulatory requirement, nor ​a​ safety ‘test’. Not all lenders ask for an EWS1, but when or whether they do remains a commercial decision. The measures in the January Statement provide a clear framework for proportionate risk assessments whilst encouraging lenders to base their risk management on the presumption that medium- and low-rise buildings are safe, unless there is evidence to the contrary.</p><p>We will continue to work with lenders to enable them to accept forms of assurance other than EWS1s, such as a comprehensive fire risk assessment. We will also continue to challenge industry on the use of the EWS1 process. The Department publishes quarterly data on the number of EWS1s required on mortgage valuations by the seven largest lenders, including for medium- and low-rise buildings on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fews1-or-equivalent-lender-data-on-mortgage-valuations-for-flats-april-to-december-2021-united-kingdom&amp;data=04%7C01%7CClaire.Strombeck%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc2652980b9424903212608da13f36bd7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637844233440977450%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=oGTutYHPpqZYBCqL%2BiZz3Dw9GFTStu%2FWhsDBGev2T54%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/04/2022 16:52:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1455851

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering a fee-waiver to people applying to come to the UK from Afghanistan using the Appendix FM route.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	150070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>Those applying to come to the UK from Afghanistan using the Appendix FM route can apply for an overseas fee waiver.</p><p>The guidance for the discretion to waive a fee from overseas is being revised and is not currently operational. We expect to publish the new guidance by the Summer of 2022. The delay in publishing the new guidance has been caused by the need to develop a new online application system to meet the additional requirements of the affordability test for overseas applicants.</p><p>An applicant can still apply for a fee waiver, but their application will be put on hold pending the revised guidance. Consideration will be given as to whether the need to travel to the UK is urgent, and if so, the fee waiver application will be assessed. Each urgent case will be considered on its individual merits.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2022 08:49:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms