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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to his department and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of his Department that is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	130794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>DCMS does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.</p><p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/03/2018 11:43:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

855490

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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Key Forensic Services: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2018 to Question 128775, on Key Forensic Services: Insolvency, which police forces were contracted with Key Forensic Services prior to that company entering administration.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	130797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I welcome the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s and Association of Police and Crime Commissioner’s swift action to minimise the impact on the criminal justice system and protect evidence for live cases. The contractual arrangements are a commercial matter for the police and the company.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/03/2018 17:45:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

855493

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) rheumatoid arthritis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) Parkinson's disease have been (i) placed in the support group, (ii) placed in the work-related activity group and (iii) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with at least one work capability assessment outcome, with a main disabling condition of Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease or Rheumatoid Arthritis, by assessment type, assessment outcome and year 2008<sup>2</sup> to 2017<sup>4</sup>, Great Britain</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>‘000s</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Condition</strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Year of completed assessment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment type - Outcome</p></td><td><p><strong>08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cystic Fibrosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Motor Neurone Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multiple Sclerosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>16.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parkinsons Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>2.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rheumatoid Arthritis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>4.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>5.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p><strong>5.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>6.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Application data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “–” denotes zero or fewer than 50. ‘.’ denotes not applicable.</li><li>The information for 2008 covers the period from October 2008 only; this is the first month for which this information is recorded.</li><li>National roll-out of Incapacity Benefit Reassessments (IBR) began in March 2011. As a result, the 2011 figures for IB reassessment cover the period from March to December only.</li><li>The information for 2017 is provided up to June 2017 only; this is the latest data available at time of request.</li><li>An individual may have made more than one ESA claim or had more than one assessment in any given year. These individuals will only be counted once in each of the figures provided.</li><li>The primary medical condition recorded on the claim form does not itself confer entitlement to ESA. So, for example, a decision on entitlement for a customer claiming ESA on the basis of Cystic Fibrosis would be based on their ability to carry out the range of activities assessed by the work capability assessment.</li><li>Initial refers to customers who are having their first assessment after making a claim for ESA, whereas Repeat refers to any assessments done following the initial assessment.</li><li>IBR refers to customers who are having their first ESA assessment after having migrated over from Incapacity Benefit.</li></ol> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855497

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC calculations of child poverty in working households; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent publication “Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot as at 31 August 2015” published on 28 February, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs explained that the introduction of Universal Credit and the High Income Child Benefit charge would have an impact on the publication’s estimates of number of children in low income families, and made an assessment of the impacts.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, HMRC are engaging with users of these statistics to better understand the implications of these impacts so it can develop and assess options for improving these statistics so they continue to meet user needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 130805 question first answered 08/03/2018 14:06:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855498

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to improve the accuracy of HMRC estimates of the extent of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent publication “Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot as at 31 August 2015” published on 28 February, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs explained that the introduction of Universal Credit and the High Income Child Benefit charge would have an impact on the publication’s estimates of number of children in low income families, and made an assessment of the impacts.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, HMRC are engaging with users of these statistics to better understand the implications of these impacts so it can develop and assess options for improving these statistics so they continue to meet user needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 130804 question first answered 08/03/2018 14:06:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855506

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to allocate funding from the public purse for legal representation in the Court of Appeal to families who have been refused legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	130813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid continues to be available for the highest priority cases—for example, when an individual’s life or liberty is at stake, when someone faces the loss of their home, in domestic violence cases, or when children may be taken into care – subject to an applicant passing the test of means and merits. This includes all eligible cases that are taken to the Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p><p>All individual case funding decisions are taken by the Legal Aid Agency. Ministers are prevented by law from intervening in this process. It is important that these decisions are, and are seen to be, free from political and Government influence.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/03/2018 15:46:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

855515

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the number of Universal Credit claimants who have a level of deduction from the standard allowance (a) at the 40 per cent and (b) above the 40 per cent level.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Of all Universal Credit Full Service awards in January 2018:</p><p> </p><p>(a) 6% had a total deduction amount (either to a third party, for an advance, or for a fraud penalty) which equalled 40 per cent of the standard allowance</p><p>(b) Less than 0.5% had a total deduction amount which exceeded 40 per cent of the standard allowance. In these cases, a priority order is applied so that deductions for rent or fuel costs are applied first, in order to protect claimant welfare.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions being made they can contact the Department to request that a reduction in deductions be considered.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 16:02:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

855516

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March to Question 129856, and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 30 January 2018, Official Report, column 685; whether the statement by the Minister on the leak inquiry was consistent with the Government's policy not to comment on leak inquiries.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	130823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Yes, the Government has consistently applied the policy of not commenting on the specifics of leaks inquiries.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/03/2018 12:45:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

855517

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries
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 plans his Department has to reduce the incidence of ceramic manufacturers experiencing gas price spikes.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	130824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>It is normal and necessary for wholesale gas prices to fluctuate in response to changes in demand. The resulting price signals encourage a flexible supply response, and help ensure that even when the system is stressed, consumer demand is met. This is a sign of a well-functioning commodity market. Consumers in the wholesale market can benefit from price fluctuations, with companies that flexibly increase or decrease their supply of gas maximising their profit by reacting to the price signals.</p><p>There is already a liquid forward market which allows large consumers to buy gas at a pre-agreed price and minimise their exposure to price spikes. This price is historically very stable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/03/2018 16:05:13 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

855519

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the evidence base for traffic-calming measures introduced recently in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Installation of traffic calming measures is the responsibility of the relevant local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming provides a proven and effective way of saving lives and reducing casualties. Its primary purpose is to reduce vehicle speeds in areas where inappropriate speed is a problem. It plays an important role in improving road safety, and each 1 mph reduction in vehicle speed resulting from traffic calming has been found to reduce accidents by around 5%.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming has been the subject of extensive research. The Department publishes advice for local authorities on designing and installing traffic calming, in Local Transport Note 1/07: Traffic Calming, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107</a>. This brings together a summary of the research commissioned by the Department and its predecessors, together with some research from external sources, to provide advice on the use of traffic calming measures today.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 09:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George