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1169679

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the length of the transition period on the outcome of negotiations with the EU on the future relationship between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	900015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Political Declaration, both the UK and EU have committed to reaching an agreement on our future relationship by the end of 2020. This is in everyone’s interests.</p><p>As set out in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, we will not be extending the Implementation Period beyond 2020.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/01/2020 15:24:31 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1308523

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	Television Licences: Older People
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 has made of the effect of the introduction of means-testing for the TV licence concession for people aged over 75 on levels of pension credit take-up.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	180552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The latest estimates of Pension Credit take-up, published in October 2020, relate to the financial year 2018/19 and do not reflect any potential impacts of the BBC TV license.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2021 12:12:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1150088

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Autism: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance on the duties of (a) statutory health providers and (b) local authorities in meeting the care needs of adults with autism.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	1018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Autism Act 2009 places a duty on the Secretary of<br>State for Health and Social Care to publish a strategy for meeting the needs of<br>autistic adults in England, and to review it periodically.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p>In April 2014, the cross-Government adult autism strategy,<br>‘Think Autism’, was published. Statutory guidance for local authorities and National<br>Health Service organisations was published in March 2015 to support the adult<br>autism strategy’s implementation.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p>We are currently reviewing the cross-Government autism<br>strategy and extending it to include children and young people. The Government<br>expects to publish the revised all age autism strategy by the end of the<br>calendar year.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/10/2019 15:08:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1287042

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the winter fuel payment available to all people in receipt of state pension for winter 2021-2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	155482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/02/2021 14:08:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

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

1330692

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	Local Housing Allowance: Shared Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's announcement during Budget 2020 to extend the exemptions from the Shared Accommodation Rate, if he will bring forward the planned exemption for survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking; for what reasons that category of persons were not included in the recent decision to bring forward the exemption for rough sleepers aged 16-24 and care leavers up to age 25 to June 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The additional support to expand existing exemptions for care leavers and former residents of homeless hostels has been brought forward by over two years and made available from 31<br>May 2021. <br><br></p><p />However, the new exemptions from the shared accommodation rate for victims of domestic violence and modern slavery will require more significant amendments to legislation as well as local<br />authority and Universal Credit IT systems, which will take time to develop and implement. <p /><p /><p>For those who require additional housing support and whose circumstances may make it difficult for them to share accommodation, Discretionary Housing Payments are<br>available. Since 2011, the government has provided over £1 billion in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities to help support vulnerable people.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/06/2021 17:02:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1180099

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former Thomas Cook employees are facing deductions from payment of (a) universal credit and (b) legacy social security benefits as a result of being defined as being in a couple.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	20043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The data for this request is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is offering a range of support to anyone affected by the closure of Thomas Cook, through our Rapid Response Service (RRS) and wider services. This is designed to give practical support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/02/2020 16:18:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1176897

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how the additional £85 million for the Crown Prosecution Service will be spent; and if he will take steps to make an assessment of the effect of that additional funding on the number of prosecutions taken forward for the offence of rape.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	13533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The<br>additional £85 million for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will be spent<br>over two financial years; £5 million in 2019-20 and £80 million in 2020-21. This<br>investment will enable the CPS to respond effectively to the expected increase<br>in caseload resulting from the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers; to<br>better meet their disclosure obligations; to work with investigators to pursue<br>all reasonable lines of inquiry; and to deliver much needed changes to external<br>counsel fees. Investing in the CPS to meet these pressures is essential for<br>justice to be served.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p>The<br>additional resources for disclosure will support the development of stronger<br>cases, including rape offences.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/02/2020 17:03:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1205041

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Save the Children to increase the child component of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credits by £20 a week, following their research showing that 7 in 10 families with children in receipt of Universal Credit are cutting back on essentials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL5845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>This Government has introduced an unprecedented package of welfare support of over £6.5 billion to help families cope with the financial impact of COVID-19. This has included increases to<br>Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit worth up to £1,040 this financial year. In addition, we have increased Local Housing Allowance, lifting rates to the 30th percentile in the Private Rented Sector, putting an average of £600 into people’s pockets.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p>Local Authorities in England will now be able to use the £500 million Hardship Fund announced at the Spring Budget, to help working people on Local Council Tax Support to provide additional help to vulnerable people locally through arrangements such as Local Welfare Schemes. On 10 June, it was announced that we are now providing £63 million in additional funding to local authorities in England to help people who find themselves in severe financial difficulties, through local welfare assistance programmes.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 06/07/2020 14:00:45 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1151900

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of a new £500 million youth investment fund, what the (a) capital and (b) revenue expenditure of that investment fund will be in each of the next five years; how that funding will be allocated; and when that funding will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	4397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text Funding from the Youth Investment Fund will be released from 2020-21, and DCMS officials are working alongside HM Treasury to confirm the details.<p /><p />We will be designing the fund in close consultation with young people, the organisations that work with them and other departments. We will communicate our plans for this as soon as possible. answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 28/10/2019 20:02:34 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith