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1381370

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date	23/11/2021
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the success rate is for applications to the Support for Mortgage Interest loan scheme compared to the previous Support for Mortgage Interest payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Entitlement to help under the Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans system is the same as it was under the previous SMI benefit system. The key difference is that acceptance of the offer of a loan is optional. Around 20% of those eligible to receive a loan have taken up the offer so far, according to Management Information published in August 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Information on take up of SMI can be found via this link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-of-support-for-mortgage-interest-smi-from-a-benefit-into-a-loan" target="_blank">Conversion of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) from a benefit into a loan</a></p><p> </p><p>Further statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans can be found via the following link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/support-for-mortgage-interest-statistics" target="_blank">Support for Mortgage Interest statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/12/2021 17:01:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381371

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the actual cost of the implementation of the automated identification process in universal credit compared to estimate of £7.35 million, as stated in evidence to the court in the Johnson litigation.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal case was based on our understanding of the High Court’s decision with regards to the interpretation of Regulation 54. The Court of Appeal disagreed with the High Court’s interpretation of Regulation 54 and replaced it with a judgment of much narrower scope which was capable of implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Costs are not readily identifiable for the implementation of the automated identification process as teams work in an agile way, and make a number of changes to specific parts of the system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/12/2021 17:38:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381372

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	MSC Virtuosa: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many positive covid-19 cases have been linked to the MSC Virtuosa outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>On 4 September 2021, Public Health England (PHE) was made aware of 21 positive COVID-19 cases onboard MSC Virtuosa by the Southampton Port Health team. PHE supported Port Health with onboard control measures.</p><p>The Virtuosa docked in Liverpool on 7 September and PHE was informed by the Port Health team of 22 crew members and 14 passengers who had tested positive. PHE worked with the port health team and the vessel to manage these cases.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/12/2021 10:35:49 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381373

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2021 to Question 47041 on Veterans: Identity Cards, what is the timetable for delivery of phase two of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a timetable for delivery at this time, but hope to be able to provide an update on this soon.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/11/2021 10:00:11 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381374

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Import Controls: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a (a) list of the companies his Department has engaged in the delivery and operation of inland border control posts and (b) a timetable for any contracts awarded for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Defra has engaged Mott MacDonald under contract to provide Design Assurance services to support the delivery of the Sevington Border Control Post (BCP) and the Dover Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) BCP. Their contract in support of Sevington BCP currently runs until 31 January 2022 and their work in relation to Dover SPS BCP until 4 February 2022. The Department is also in the process of engaging other companies to support the delivery and operation of its three inland border control posts.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/12/2021 11:33:10 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381375

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Standards
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 increasing the support available for asylum seekers since the removal of the six month service standards for the processing of asylum applications by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>If an asylum seeker would otherwise be destitute they are provided with free accommodation and a weekly cash allowance. The standard level of the allowance is currently set at £39.63 for each person in their household. This is reduced if the individual is accommodated in a full-board facility where food and other essential items accounted for are provided in kind.</p><p>The level of the standard allowance is reviewed annually to ensure it is sufficient to cover their essential living needs, the legal test provided for in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p><p>There are no plans to increase the level of support provided to asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/12/2021 11:56:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381376

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the oldest outstanding asylum application was submitted to her Department as at 23 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office cannot provide an answer on <strong>what date the oldest current outstanding asylum application was submitted to her Department because </strong>this information is not held in a reportable format and to gather it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/12/2021 15:03:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381377

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Summit Resorts & Developments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish all details of meetings between Ministers and officials from his Department and representatives of Summit Resorts and Developments Limited, or its predecessor David Lloyd Developments Limited, since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/12/2021 16:34:59 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381378

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department made of rental prices prior to the decision to maintain the Local Housing Allowance levels.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the year, rent officers collect data about local market rents for both new tenancies and renewals of tenancies, which is available on: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/indexofprivatehousingrentalprices/september2021" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/indexofprivatehousingrentalprices/september2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/12/2021 17:33:40 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1381379

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Summit Resorts & Developments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish all details of meetings between Ministers and officials from his Department and representatives of Summit Resorts and Developments Limited, or its predecessor David Lloyd Developments Limited, since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. Details for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data for July to September 2021 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 02/12/2021 15:59:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders