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1236993

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date	23/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Age UK and (b) other organisations representing older people and people with dementia on the potential effect of introducing mandatory voter ID on the ability of such groups of people to be able to vote.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	94457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Requiring proof of identity to vote in a polling station will strengthen the integrity of our electoral system, and give the public confidence that our elections are secure and fit for the 21st century.</p><p>Both Electoral Commission and Cabinet Office evaluations show that the voter identification pilots were a success and the overwhelming majority of electors cast their vote without a problem. There was no indication that any consistent demographic was adversely affected by asking for identification to vote.</p><p>Photo identification has been required in Northern Ireland since 2003, when introduced by the last Labour Government. Labour Ministers told Parliament: “The measures will tackle electoral abuse effectively without disadvantaging honest voters.... [ensuring that] no one is disfranchised because of them ” (Hansard, 10 July 2001, Col. 739) and “the Government have no intention of taking away people’s democratic right to vote. If we believed that thousands of voters would not be able to vote because of this measure, we would not be introducing it at this time” (Lords Hansard, 1 April 2003, Col. 1247). There has been no adverse effect on turnout or participation by such groups since then.</p><p>The Government has taken due regard to the public sector equality duty. We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission and other stakeholders including charities and civil society organisations to make sure that such reforms are inclusive for all voters. I have met with charities representing those who are elderly, suffer from dementia, are LGBTQ+, are BAME and other groups. For any voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic ID, a local elector ID will be available, free of charge, from their local authority.</p><p>ID is already requested normally and reasonably in many areas of life, including by many constituency Labour parties, who require voter identification to vote in Labour Party selection meetings. The Labour Party’s NEC also mandates two forms of ID for any members joining an association which is in special measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 94462 94531 question first answered 01/10/2020 08:27:05 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1236994

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polling Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made about the accessibility of polling stations to people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	94458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone who is eligible can participate in our democracy. Local authorities are responsible for designating polling places and the law requires them to make sure that, as far as is practicable, these are accessible to the local community, including those voters with a disability.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/10/2020 08:28:37 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1236995

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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	Mental Health Services: 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 plans he has to invest in child and adult mental health services for children and young people up to the age of 25.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	94459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>We are committed through our NHS Long Term Plan to investing at least £2.3 billion of extra funding a year into mental health services by 2023-24. This will see an additional 345,000 children and young people able to access support through National Health Service-funded services or school- and college-based mental health support teams.</p><p>On the 8 September, Public Health England (PHE) launched a mental wellbeing campaign for children and young people. This involves an expansion of PHE’s Better Health-Every Mind Matters website with content specifically for children and young people and their parents and carers. The Every Mind Matters campaign also targets university students with content on dealing with change, promoted via Snapchat influencers, and signposting them to resources from charity partner The Mix, which offers free information and support for under 25s on mental health, as well as relationships, sex, drugs, money and jobs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 06/10/2020 16:59:06 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1237003

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the air-strike on houses in Al-Silw on 29 October 2016 was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department's International Humanitarian Law analysis was applied and (b) which was determined to be one of the small number of incidents assessed to be a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	94356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 11th September 2020 (UIN: 84666).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 94357 94358 94359 94360 94361 94362 94363 94364 94365 94366 94367 94368 94369 94370 question first answered 01/10/2020 12:22:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1237004

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598 on Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia, whether the 14 November 2016 air-strike on a food truck in Yarim was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department's International Humanitarian Law analysis was applied and (b) which was determined to be one of the small number of incidents assessed to be a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	94357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 11th September 2020 (UIN: 84666).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 94356 94358 94359 94360 94361 94362 94363 94364 94365 94366 94367 94368 94369 94370 question first answered 01/10/2020 12:22:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1237005

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598 on Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia, whether the 23 November 2016 air-strike on a car in Hayran was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department's International Humanitarian Law analysis was applied and (b) which was determined to be one of the small number of incidents assessed to be a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	94358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 11th September 2020 (UIN: 84666).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 94356 94357 94359 94360 94361 94362 94363 94364 94365 94366 94367 94368 94369 94370 question first answered 01/10/2020 12:22:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1237006

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 26 November 2016 air-strike on houses in Al-Marawi'ah was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department's International Humanitarian Law analysis was applied and (b) which was determined to be one of the small number of incidents assessed to be a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	94359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 11th September 2020 (UIN: 84666).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 94356 94357 94358 94360 94361 94362 94363 94364 94365 94366 94367 94368 94369 94370 question first answered 01/10/2020 12:22:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1237007

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 4 December 2016 air-strike on a boat in Al-Mukha was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department's International Humanitarian Law analysis was applied and (b) which was determined to be one of the small number of incidents assessed to be a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	94360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 11th September 2020 (UIN: 84666).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 94356 94357 94358 94359 94361 94362 94363 94364 94365 94366 94367 94368 94369 94370 question first answered 01/10/2020 12:22:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1237008

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Evictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to provide one-off funding of £270 million to (a) support and (b) extend tenancies for people at risk of homelessness due to eviction during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	94382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has provided an unprecedented package of financial support for tenants, and we will continue to monitor closely the impacts of Covid19 for renters. This included increasing the local housing allowance rate to the 30th percentile, providing nearly £1bn of additional support for private renters claiming Universal Credit or Housing Benefit in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>We also introduced a stay on possession proceedings to ensure no one needed to be concerned about the threat of eviction over the summer. Now that courts are hearing possession hearings again, in addition to steps led by the Judiciary to prioritise the most serious cases, the Government has increased notice periods to six months in all but the most egregious cases. This means that renters now served notice can stay in their homes over winter, with more time to find alternative support or accommodation. There will also be no enforcement of evictions in areas of local lockdown or over the Christmas period in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 30/09/2020 09:56:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1237009

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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	Developing Countries: Supply Chains
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 he has made of the effectiveness of the Vulnerable Supply Chains Initiative in meeting that scheme's objectives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	94323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Vulnerable Supply Chains Facility seeks to enable vulnerable people and supply chains in agriculture and the garments sectors to recover from and remain resilient to the economic and social impacts of COVID-19. It will leverage the reach and influence of responsible businesses through partnerships with expert organisations such as Fairtrade or the Ethical Trading Initiative.</p><p>In just under ten weeks the Facility established partnerships with 16 of the UK's largest retailers and wholesalers. We are already starting to see some of the results, such as the commencement of COVID-19 occupational health and safety training in over 20 garment factories in Bangladesh. Over the coming 12 months the portfolio will benefit over 800,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. I have every confidence the Facility will meet its objectives and ensure Britain is a force for good in the world.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/10/2020 13:46:13 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas