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800891

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date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Student Finance England on extending the eligibility for the adult dependency grant to include couples living together but who are not married or in a civil partnership.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	117450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>I have not discussed any changes to eligibility for Adult Dependants’ Grant with Student Finance England.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/12/2017 12:20:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

800893

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) timetable and (b) remit is for the independent review of funding and financing for Crossrail 2 announced in the Autumn Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	117452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to Crossrail 2 which is why we see an independent review to examine the funding and financing options to pay for the scheme as a crucial next step to give the scheme the best chance of success.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with Transport for London and the Mayor of London to establish the terms of reference of the review. We are also working with them to determine the precise timetable. I will update the House when further details are available.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/12/2017 15:47:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

800895

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that toilet facilities accredited to the Changing Places standard are available in all motorway service stations in England.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	117454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Whilst all Motorway Service Areas (MSAs) are privately operated businesses, they are required to fully comply with the Equality Act 2010 legislation. The application of the Act does not require operators to provide accessible changing facilities, but I have made it clear to operators my wish to see MSAs offer more than the legal minimum they are required to.</p><p> </p><p>I have agreed to address this issue through my forthcoming Taskforce on the design and facilities of MSAs. The Taskforce will commission independent advice on the options and potential levers to increase well-being of all visitors to MSAs in England.</p><p> </p><p>We will also consider the accessibility requirements of disabled and older travellers when visiting MSAs as part of the final Accessibility Action Plan due to be published in 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/12/2017 15:12:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

800896

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of motorway service stations in the North West which provide toilet facilities to the Changing Places standard.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	117455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>According to figures provided by Motorway Services Online, there are currently 14 toilet facilities provided to the Changing Places standard in England, with none in the North West. But I am clear that customers should have access to toilet facilities at motorway service areas that are appropriate to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>I have therefore agreed to address this issue through my forthcoming Taskforce on the design and facilities of Motorway Service Areas (MSAs). The Taskforce will commission independent advice on the options and potential levers to increase well-being of all visitors to MSAs in England.</p><p> </p><p>We will also consider the accessibility requirements of disabled and older travellers when visiting MSAs a part of the final Accessibility Action Plan due to be published in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/12/2017 15:17:29 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

800897

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of motorway service stations in England that provide toilet facilities to the Changing Places standard.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	117456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>According to figures provided by Motorway Services Online, there are currently 14 toilet facilities provided to the Changing Places standard in England. But I am clear that customers should have access to toilet facilities at motorway service areas that are appropriate to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>I have therefore agreed to address this issue through my forthcoming Taskforce on the design and facilities of Motorway Service Areas (MSAs). The Taskforce will commission independent advice on the options and potential levers to increase well-being of all visitors to MSAs in England.</p><p> </p><p>We will also consider the accessibility requirements of disabled and older travellers when visiting MSAs as part of the final Accessibility Action Plan due to be published in 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/12/2017 15:07:06 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

800901

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Gaza: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times in the past two years he has made representations to the Government of Israel on lifting the blockade of Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	117460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the issue of restrictions on Gaza with Israeli authorities, stressing their effect on Gaza’s economic development, and urging Israel to go further in easing movement and access restrictions. The Foreign Secretary most recently raised the situation in Gaza during his visit to Israel in March. I went to Gaza in August and raised the matter with Israeli authorities. We also continue to urge Egypt to show maximum flexibility in opening the Rafah crossing.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2017 17:46:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

800912

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make it a requirement for future housing targets to take account of the effect of additional housing on local infrastructure planning and budgets.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	117471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>It is for local planning authorities to determine their housing requirements, which should be deliverable and take account of infrastructure capacity. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that locally-produced plans should identify the development and infrastructure required in the area.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the right infrastructure is in place to support communities with their housing needs. At Autumn Budget 2017 we more than doubled the Housing Infrastructure Fund to £5 billion. We also announced an additional £1.5 billion for the Home Building Fund for loans to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Custom Builders and innovators, who cannot easily access development finance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:03:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

800915

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of greater numbers of housing co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	117474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to demonstrate its support for the community-led housing sector, which offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will help deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p><p>I have recently announced that a new programme to deliver the annual £60 million Community Housing Fund will be launched in January and delivered by Homes England (currently the Homes and Communities Agency). We will be inviting any appropriate organisation – including co-operatives, registered providers and local authorities – to apply for capital and revenue funding. The new programme will run for at least a further 3 years. The announcement can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/community-led-housing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/community-led-housing</a></p><p>We have also encouraged community-led groups – including housing co-operatives – to apply for funding from the Affordable Homes Programme.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/12/2017 17:14:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

800921

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Electrical Goods: Safety
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 his Department plans to take into account the Regulation 28: Report to prevent future deaths by David Lewis, Assistant Coroner for the area of North Wales (East and Central) on the Llanrwst fire inquest when it responds to the report from the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	117480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department has been closely monitoring this tragic case and we will be considering whether there are any wider implications for product safety in light of the Coroner’s Report and Whirlpool’s formal response to the Coroner, which is due by 26<sup>th</sup> December.</p><p>The Government’s response to the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety will consider the recommendations made in their Report in July. Our response will consider any factors that are relevant to improving the system of product safety and recalls so that consumers can have confidence in the safety of electrical products.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/12/2017 15:10:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

800922

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Jobcentres: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the effect on benefit claimants of outsourcing jobcentre telephony work to Capita.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	117481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>In delivery of the JSA New Claim service the Provider has received and accepted complaints that equate to 0.003% of the total Customer interactions, which is comparable with services delivered internally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/12/2017 16:56:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham