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1131371

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress has been made on the Government Equalities Office review of its engagement with women and women's organisations; and when she plans to publish the findings of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The former Minister for Women and Equalities, my Rt Hon. Friend for Portsmouth North, told the Women and Equalities Select Committee in December 2018 she had commissioned a programme to enable the Equalities Office to better engage with women’s organisations.This was a programme of work and not a formal review of engagement. The programme is reaching organisations across the country and includes a City Listening project in Bristol, Leicester and Leeds where forums are being held for women to make their voices better heard by policy makers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/10/2019 16:03:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1144147

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Business: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support Northern Ireland's business community.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting businesses across the UK as part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to levelling up our regions. In doing so, the UK Government has supported NI businesses through:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The British Business Bank, which has supported 1,250 SMEs in Northern Ireland with £80.2m (as at December 2018) since 2014. In the last year alone, over 1,000 loans have been granted to NI businesses, valued at £7.3m;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>At Spring Statement, a UK-wide review of the Aggregates Levy was launched which will consider the impact of the levy on businesses in Northern Ireland; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Delivering an ambitious set of City Deals worth over £400m.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 08/10/2019 11:26:48 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1145275

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2019 to Question 282383 on Yemen: Overseas Aid, which UK funded assets were damaged and which parties were identified as responsible for that damage; and how much UK Aid funding has been spent on those facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Since the Yemen conflict started in 2015, our partners have reported two UK funded assets have been damaged by alleged airstrikes. These are a Norwegian Refugee Council warehouse in the Harradh area of Hajjah governorate on 21 June 2015 and a UNICEF water and sanitary health facility in Sahar district on 22 July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We closely monitor such incidents, but we are not able to conduct investigations which would allow us to conclude which parties were responsible.</p><p> </p><p>Losses to DFID following the Norwegian Refugee Council warehouse incident were £3,127, while DFID suffered no direct losses as a result of damages to the UNICEF facility.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/10/2019 11:38:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1145295

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2019 to Question 285408 on Department for International Development: Brexit, how many staff from her Department have been placed in each Government Department to work on preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>As at 1<sup>st</sup> October, the Department for International Development has deployed 114 employees on short term loan to other government departments to support projects related to the UK leaving the EU. DFID employees have been deployed to the following departments:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Government Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of DFID Staff Deployed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Exiting the European Union</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borders Delivery Group (HMRC)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Border’s Supply Chain Impact Group (HMRC)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/10/2019 12:33:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145297

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The majority of Brexit planning has been managed through existing resource within DFID.</p><p> </p><p>No additional costs have been accrued in preparing for a deal. In preparing for no deal, the Government has committed to ensuring UK organisations are able to continue delivering vital programmes should the EU cut funding.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has allocated £416,345 to a fund manager to prepare and deliver the financial assurance to be provided to UK organisations should their EU funding be cut, and for research into the impact of Brexit on the Civil Society sector.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, up to £150,000 has been allocated to DFID’s Get Ready communications campaign by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/10/2019 12:30:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145299

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bahamas: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support humanitarian relief efforts in the Bahamas responding to the effects of Hurricane Dorian.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID responded immediately to help those affected by hurricane Dorian through the deployment of a team of humanitarian experts to The Bahamas. Working alongside the Bahamas Government’s National Emergency Management Association, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency and international partners, they helped assess the scale of needs, coordinate the emergency response and ensure aid quickly reached those affected.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay the UK were able to rapidly distribute emergency supplies, assist communities who were cut off, and clear debris to enable additional support to arrive. Mounts Bay has been in the Caribbean, loaded with relief supplies, since June to prepare for and provide life-saving emergency assistance in emergencies like Dorian.</p><p> </p><p>The UK committed up to £1.5 million towards the immediate humanitarian response. Working closely with the Bahamian Government, this funding has enabled the delivery of critical aid supplies and helped coordinate the international response.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/10/2019 11:45:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1145037

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to set a delivery target and an investment plan to support that target for social rent homes.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes for a wide range of tenures. This includes at least 12,500 homes for social rent to meet the needs of struggling families and those most at risk of homelessness in areas of the country where affordability is most pressured. This is the minimum number of social rent homes we expect to be delivered – the programme is flexible and the precise number will depend on the bids that are received for the funding.</p><p>We previously announced an additional £2 billion of long-term funding certainty for housing associations. This extra funding will deliver more affordable homes and stimulate the sector’s wider building ambitions, through strategic partnerships. On 27 June 2019, bidding was opened on £1 billion of this funding through Homes England. We are working closely with the Greater London Authority to open bidding on £1 billion for London as soon as possible. Our ten-year funding commitment through strategic partnerships marks the first time any government has invested such long-term funding in new homes through housing associations.</p><p>We have also removed the Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps for local authorities and have set out a long-term rent deal for councils and housing associations in England from 2020. Housing associations and local authorities now need to accelerate delivery and build more affordable homes.</p><p>Since 2010 there has been an increase in the number of homes for social rent by 79,000, in contrast to the decline between 1997 and 2010, whilst the Right to Buy for council tenants has been preserved.</p><p>Investment in social rent homes beyond the current programme will be decided as part of the forthcoming spending review.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 10:31:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1145150

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which of his Department's consultations have not been (a) completed and (b) analysed and responded to; and on what date those consultations (a) commenced, (b) closed and (c) are expected to report.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>As set out on Gov.uk, MHCLG currently has 33 live consultations. Of these, 25 consultations have closed and the Department intends to respond in due course. 8 consultations are open. They are:</p><p> </p><p>Homelessness Reduction Act 2017: call for evidence</p><p> </p><p>A new deal for renting: resetting the balance of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants</p><p> </p><p>The Future Homes Standard: Changes to Part L and Part F of the Buildings Regulations for new dwellings</p><p> </p><p>Review of local authority financial reporting and external audit: call for views</p><p> </p><p>Local Government Finance Settlement 2020 to 2021: technical consultation</p><p> </p><p>Rogue landlord database reform</p><p> </p><p>Sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats</p><p> </p><p>Proposed reforms to permitted development rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/10/2019 15:59:21 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1145282

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.11 of Spending Round 2019, how the £1 billion in funding for social care will be distributed between (a) adult and (b) children's social care.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Proposals for distribution of the Social Care Grant in 2020-21 have now been put to the sector in a technical consultation, published on 3 October <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Flocal-government-finance-settlement-2020-to-2021-technical-consultation&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc1e93007461e4919888108d74b3503b2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637060563368347928&amp;sdata=pkH2TMK7z3vA7iFSnkjKIxNOpnZpwsr81SRCgVX93%2Bg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-finance-settlement-2020-to-2021-technical-consultation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 287924 question first answered 08/10/2019 14:35:27 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1145283

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.11 of Spending Round 2019, how much additional funding will be allocated to each local authority in England for children's social care.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Proposals for distribution of the Social Care Grant in 2020-21 have now been put to the sector in a technical consultation, published on 3 October <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Flocal-government-finance-settlement-2020-to-2021-technical-consultation&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc1e93007461e4919888108d74b3503b2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637060563368347928&amp;sdata=pkH2TMK7z3vA7iFSnkjKIxNOpnZpwsr81SRCgVX93%2Bg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-finance-settlement-2020-to-2021-technical-consultation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 287923 question first answered 08/10/2019 14:35:27 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner