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1148825

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact assessment was undertaken before the decision was made not to guarantee continued funding for organisations through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>All projects under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) will continue to receive funding for the lifetime of their projects, even if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:38:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1167377

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime: South Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by Sentry entitled The Taking of South Sudan, what steps her Department is taking to identify and seize criminally-derived assets as a result of state corruption in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	7751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-2022 sets out commitments to work with other countries to tackle corruption. A number of these are particularly relevant to developing countries – where corruption can result in money laundering via opaque financial centres.</p><p>In July 2019 HMG also published its asset recovery action plan which sets out steps we are taking to deliver a whole system approach to depriving criminals of their criminal assets We have also brought in additional civil powers to strengthen the asset recovery regime, such as Unexplained Wealth Orders to require a person to explain the sources of their wealth and Account Freezing Orders, which allow the freezing of assets while investigation is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/11/2019 17:17:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168359

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Energy: Meters
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 assessment her Department has made of the effect on people on low incomes of increasing the minimum top up amount on a prepayment meter; and whether she has had discussions with (a) British Gas and (b) other energy providers on such a change.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>British Gas are introducing a minimum top up of £5 for most of their prepayment customers starting on 1 January. This is a commercial decision of British Gas. Although a £5 minimum top up is not uncommon practice amongst suppliers, there are many that offer a minimum top up of £1.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials are liaising with Ofgem to confirm whether they were given prior notification of British Gas’ decision, and also that British Gas has met its obligation to treat customers fairly and ensure that each customer was provided with information about the assistance and advice that is available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Customers are protected through the price caps on standard variable and prepayment meter tariffs. A key challenge now is for suppliers to put the consumer first and improve their customer service.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 07/01/2020 13:45:05 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168361

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) Hong Kong and (b) Chinese counterparts on the scale of protests in Hong Kong since the local elections in that territory.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary summoned the Chinese Ambassador on 19 November and set out his concerns about the situation in Hong Kong. The Foreign Secretary has previously set out concerns directly to both the Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, and to the Chinese Foreign Minister, State Councillor Wang Yi. Since the District Council elections, officials have remained in regular contact with the Hong Kong SAR government and the authorities in Beijing. They have stressed the urgent need for political dialogue and underlined that the peaceful conduct of the elections demonstrates political engagement is the way to resolve the current impasse. The leadership in China and Hong Kong is in no doubt about the strength of UK concern, and our commitment to seeing the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Joint Declaration upheld.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:17:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168362

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to amend the Hunting Act 2004 with regard to fox hunting.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government will not amend the Hunting Act 2004.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/01/2020 10:46:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168363

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether her Department plans to commission an independent review into the cost of energy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The government plans to publish an Energy White Paper in 2020, which will address the transformation of the energy system in line with our net zero commitment and will set out the importance of affordable energy in support of a high productivity economy.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 07/01/2020 10:13:07 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168407

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Supported Housing: Safety
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 (a) unexpected deaths and (b) serious injuries there have been in supported living in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on unexpected deaths and serious injuries in supported living is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/01/2020 15:57:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168876

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
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, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the recommendations of the 2018 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>The final reports of the four Boundary Commissions in the 2018 Boundary Review were submitted to the Government and laid before Parliament in September 2018.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor closely the current legal proceedings in relation to the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland’s final report.</p><p>As we set out in our manifesto, the Government will ensure we have updated and equal parliamentary boundaries, making sure every vote counts the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 975 question first answered 09/01/2020 15:11:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168877

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
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	Care Homes: Learning Disability
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 (a) unexpected deaths and (b) serious injuries have occurred in residential care homes among people with learning difficulties in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>The following table shows Unexpected Death and Serious Injury Notifications raised against 'Residential social care home' locations with a Service User Band of 'Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder', from 1 April 2010, provided by the Care Quality Commission:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Notifications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Raised Year</p></td><td><p>16-1 Unexpected Death</p></td><td><p>18-2a,b Serious Injury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,201</p></td><td><p>2,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,248</p></td><td><p>3,112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>936</p></td><td><p>3,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p>3,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>3,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td><td><p>4,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td><td><p>4,573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td><td><p>4,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>959</p></td><td><p>4,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>10,086</p></td><td><p>34,666</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The data does not indicate whether a notification relates directly to someone with a learning disability or autism, only that the location has the Service User Band of 'Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder'. A location may have more than one Service User Band.</li><li>'Residential social care home' locations are defined as locations with a Primary Inspection Category of 'Residential social care', or with an Organisation Type of 'Social Care Organisation' and any of the Service Types 'Care home services with nursing', 'Care home services without nursing' or 'Specialist college services'</li><li>This data is at location level only.</li><li>The data for 2010 reflects both an incomplete year of reporting, i.e. from 1 April<ins class="ministerial"> 2010</ins><del class="ministerial">, and</del> from a starting point of data from <del class="ministerial">the</del> National Health Service <ins class="ministerial">providers </ins>alone<ins class="ministerial">,</ins> before <ins class="ministerial">social care and independent healthcare </ins>providers across <del class="ministerial">the United Kingdom</del> <ins class="ministerial">England </ins>were included.</li><li>Data for 2020 is up to and including 7 January.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2020 12:17:38 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2020 16:11:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 388 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1168969

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the economic value of continuing with the policy of culling badgers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Bovine TB is one of the greatest animal health threats to the UK and is a major source of distress for hard-working farmers and rural communities. The most recent badger control policy value for money analysis, carried out in 2019, estimates the Net Present Value of Badger Control over eleven years at £1.08 million per area.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found on Gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-badger-control-policy-value-for-money-analysis</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/01/2020 17:55:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West