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1300042

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the level of welfare support required by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	913013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting disabled people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak and has delivered an unprecedented package of support, putting £7 billion into the welfare system.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the impact on disabled people using existing and new data sources, whilst ensuring that they are able to access the support they need.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/03/2021 17:58:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1300043

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Pensions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she has taken to strengthen protections for pension savers.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	913014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to safeguarding pension savings. <br></p><p />The Pension Schemes Act 2021, notably Section 125, will strengthen rules around pension transfers and<br />introduce new criminal offences for unscrupulous employers who mismanage schemes. These measures will protect savers in Bury South and across the United Kingdom<p /><p /><p>Many pension scams are initiated and perpetuated online, and that is why I am meeting with Google on 10 March to explore what action is being taken against online pension fraud<br>and persuade them to stop fraudsters using their site.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2021 16:23:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1300044

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	913023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay provides a minimum level of income for employees who are unable to work and we have made temporary changes to support people to follow public health advice on coronavirus.</p><p>Individuals can receive further financial support through the welfare system and the Test and Trace support payment scheme depending on individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/03/2021 17:58:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1299900

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
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, what estimate she has made of the number of families in temporary accommodation subject to the (a) benefit cap and (b) two-child limit.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	913012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Benefit Cap and the two-child limit policies restore fairness between those receiving working age benefits and taxpayers in employment and a benefits structure adjusting automatically to family size is unsustainable</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/03/2021 17:41:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1299605

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help small Fairtrade producers tackle climate change without making their produce unaffordable ahead of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	163333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to addressing the challenges of climate change, whilst ensuring that developing countries benefit from of a global transition to low emission, sustainable land use and food systems. Ahead of COP26, the UK will be convening a global dialogue on trade in forest and agricultural commodities, to support producer countries in achieving their economic goals, while transitioning to more sustainable land use.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Vulnerable Supply Chains Facility, the UK is working in partnership with the Fairtrade Foundation and Mondelēz International in Ghana to ensure cocoa farmers and their families are resilient to the pandemic, and to accelerate income diversification through climate-smart farming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/03/2021 11:20:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1299608

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Development Aid: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to renew his Department's commitment to reach 50 million people with nutrition interventions over the next four years.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	163175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department is undertaking a rigorous internal prioritisation process in response to the spending review announcement. We will update on the implications of this for any new commitment to nutrition in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 10/03/2021 13:27:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1299610

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	UN Climate Conference 2021: UK Delegations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the (a) Conference of the Parties and (b) Meeting of the Parties to which the Government is planning to send a delegation in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	163163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>There are numerous international Conferences of the Parties and Meetings of the Parties organised on both environmental and non-environmental issues (e.g. Biodiversity COP, Desertification, Chemical Weapons).</p><p>Our attendance at these spans several government departments across Whitehall and the aim of the UK Government is to attend all it is permitted to join.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/03/2021 11:22:21 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1299614

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals to reform the funding of adult social care.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	163309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to bringing forward a proposal for social care this year to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and to find long term solutions for one of the biggest challenges we face as a society.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/03/2021 16:53:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1299616

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	GPC Computer Software: Uber
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 the planned timescale is for the Competition and Markets Authority to report on its investigation of the acquisition by Uber of GPC Software Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	163156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Competition investigations into mergers are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is an independent non-Ministerial department. On 29 January 2021, the CMA began a merger inquiry in relation to this transaction, which is being carried out independently. The CMA is working to a deadline of 29 March 2021 to complete its initial review. Following its initial review, the CMA can either clear the merger or launch an in-depth assessment of the competition issues. The CMA will publish on its website updates on its review of this merger.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/03/2021 12:20:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1299619

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to enable Commonwealth veterans who have served in the UK's armed forces to settle in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	163157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government hugely values every member of our outstanding Armed Forces and we are humbled when non-UK nationals choose to serve our country.</p><p>It is for these reasons we explicitly provide for all non-UK veterans discharged from HM Forces to obtain settlement in the UK having served for four years or more or having been discharged for medical reasons due to their service via the online form SET(AF):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-settle-in-uk-as-former-member-of-hm-forces-setaf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-settle-in-uk-as-former-member-of-hm-forces-setaf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/03/2021 13:28:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn