The Government announced its commitment to fully fund the remediation of private sector high-rise residential blocks with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding, except where a warranty claim has been accepted. The number of buildings which will receive funding will depend on the applications received. We estimate up to 153 may be available. This number will reduce depending on the number of developers who agree not to draw down the fund<\/p>
I am pleased to report that many owners and developers including Taylor Wimpey, Legal & General, Mace Group, Lendlease, Barratt Developments and Aberdeen Standard Investments, have agreed to maintain their commitments to meet the cost of remediation without the recourse to the fund.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 259402 on high rise flats: insulation, what estimate he made of the number of blocks that would potentially draw on the fund when calculating the £200 million private sector cladding remediation fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4631", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Jones"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130590", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
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Under EU law, EU citizens living in another Member State are able to vote in their State of residence in European Parliamentary elections. Member States will, therefore, arrange for EU nationals to register to vote in their State of residence for these elections. Member States in advance of an upcoming European Parliamentary poll will exchange with each other data on EU nationals who have chosen to register to vote in another Member State. This is intended to identify and avoid double voting at European elections.<\/p>
<\/p>
In the UK, the UC1 form implements this requirement under EU law. EU Council Directive 93/109/EC requires all Member States to send the details of any EU citizens\u2019 declarations to the state they are a citizen of, \u201csufficiently in advance of polling day\u201d to ensure an EU citizen does not vote twice in the same European Parliamentary election. This is not a new requirement and has been in place for previous European Parliamentary elections. A similar provision applies to UK citizens living in the other EU Member States.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UK Government receives data about UK citizens from the other Member States via a secure online portal managed by the European Commission. Data that can be matched to a local authority is then shared with the relevant local authority via encrypted file transfers. Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for sending the data in respect of EU nationals in the UK to the relevant Member States; the Cabinet Office does not see this data. The requested figures are attached in a deposited paper.<\/p>
<\/p>
In practice, we have found that the Commission\u2019s voter information exchange process is of poor quality, as Member States record different information in respect of persons registering to vote and this may not be sufficient for other States to identify them.<\/p>
<\/p>
For the avoidance of doubt, this does not hinder the ability of the citizen to register to vote, nor indeed, to vote legally in elections.<\/p>
<\/p>
Rather, this is a deficiency in the European Commission\u2019s mechanism to identify double voting. Notwithstanding, it is a criminal offence to vote twice in such elections, and information on voting participation will be recorded in marked registers.<\/p>
<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The requested figures for the European Parliamentary elections in 2014 and 2019 are as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Belgium<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1,699<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Germany<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 13,101<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The figures for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections are not currently available.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June (HL Deb, cols 110\u201314), how many European Parliament Voter Registration (UC1) forms they received from the government of Belgium in respect of UK citizens, resident in Belgium, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (1) 2014, and (2) 2019, in Belgium under the terms of EU Council Directive 93/109/EC; where those forms were received; how they distributed those forms to the respective UK constituencies; and how many such forms they sent to the government of Belgium in respect of EU citizens, resident in the UK, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (a) 2014, and (b) 2019, in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130591/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Under EU law, EU citizens living in another Member State are able to vote in their State of residence in European Parliamentary elections. Member States will, therefore, arrange for EU nationals to register to vote in their State of residence for these elections. Member States in advance of an upcoming European Parliamentary poll will exchange with each other data on EU nationals who have chosen to register to vote in another Member State. This is intended to identify and avoid double voting at European elections.<\/p> <\/p> In the UK, the UC1 form implements this requirement under EU law. EU Council Directive 93/109/EC requires all Member States to send the details of any EU citizens\u2019 declarations to the state they are a citizen of, \u201csufficiently in advance of polling day\u201d to ensure an EU citizen does not vote twice in the same European Parliamentary election. This is not a new requirement and has been in place for previous European Parliamentary elections. A similar provision applies to UK citizens living in the other EU Member States.<\/p> <\/p> The UK Government receives data about UK citizens from the other Member States via a secure online portal managed by the European Commission. Data that can be matched to a local authority is then shared with the relevant local authority via encrypted file transfers. Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for sending the data in respect of EU nationals in the UK to the relevant Member States; the Cabinet Office does not see this data. The requested figures are attached in a deposited paper.<\/p> <\/p> In practice, we have found that the Commission\u2019s voter information exchange process is of poor quality, as Member States record different information in respect of persons registering to vote and this may not be sufficient for other States to identify them.<\/p> <\/p> For the avoidance of doubt, this does not hinder the ability of the citizen to register to vote, nor indeed, to vote legally in elections.<\/p> <\/p> Rather, this is a deficiency in the European Commission\u2019s mechanism to identify double voting. Notwithstanding, it is a criminal offence to vote twice in such elections, and information on voting participation will be recorded in marked registers.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The requested figures for the European Parliamentary elections in 2014 and 2019 are as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Belgium<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1,699<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Germany<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 13,101<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The figures for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections are not currently available.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June (HL Deb, cols 110\u201314), how many European Parliament Voter Registration (UC1) forms they received from the government of Germany in respect of UK citizens, resident in Germany, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (1) 2014, and (2) 2019, in Germany under the terms of EU Council Directive 93/109/EC; where those forms were received; how they distributed those forms to the respective UK constituencies; and how many such forms they sent to the government of Germany in respect of EU citizens, resident in the UK, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (a) 2014, and (b) 2019, in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Balfe"}
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], "uin" : "HL16135"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130592/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The independent panel\u2019s report to the government is an important step in the review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will carefully consider the panel\u2019s recommendations and will conclude the review at the Spending Review. The government has not yet taken decisions regarding the recommendations put forward.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a reduction in tuition fees in England to £7,500 per year on the lifetime student loan repayments of graduates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130593", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130593/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Access and successful participation remain a priority for this government and is enshrined in the Higher Education and Research Act (2017). Everyone with the ability to succeed in higher education should have the opportunity, regardless of their background or where they grew up.<\/p> <\/p> The independent panel\u2019s report to the government, published on 30 May, forms an important step in the review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel\u2019s recommendations carefully and will conclude the review at the Spending Review. The government has not yet taken decisions with regards to the recommendations put forward.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of withdrawing financial support for foundation years attached to degree courses on access to higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130601", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130601/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Permanent Secretary\u2019s letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on small boat attempts up to and including February 2019 can be found here:<\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of People encountered and to the point they were encountered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 177<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Data from March 2019 is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.<\/p> The Home Office is unable to report on how many people who entered the UK illegally by sea since January have (1) applied for asylum, (2) been detained pending further enquiries, as the method of entry for those who claim asylum in the UK is non recorded in a format that can easily be retrieved and to obtain this information would require a manual trawl and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.<\/p> <\/p> The Home Office does publish data on the number of applications for asylum in the UK, in its quarterly Immigration Statistics release, the latest release published 24th<\/sup> May 2019. The number of asylum applications for main applicants by country of nationality, made since January 2019 can be found in table as_01_q for main applicants:<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total asylum applications (Main applicants) <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019 Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,922<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Latest edition available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#asylum<\/p> The Home Office does publish data on the number of people entering detention, in its quarterly Immigration Statistics release, the latest release published 24th<\/sup> May 2019. The number entering detention since January 2019 can be found in table dt_01_q:<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total detainees <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019 Q1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,153<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Latest edition available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#detention<\/p> The number of illegal migrants who entered the UK illegally by small boats and have been returned to another country currently stands at 35.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "title" : "Letter - Migration Boats "}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who entered the UK illegally by sea since January have (1) applied for asylum, (2) been detained pending further enquiries, and (3) been returned to another country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4216", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Empey"}
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