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853268

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK EU nationals have applied for permanent residency since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	130717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on outcomes of applications for documents certifying permanent residence for European Union (EU) nationals are published quarterly in the Immigration Statistics. These include data for documents issued, refusals and applications deemed invalid and hence rejected. The most recent edition (Immigration Statistics October to December 2017, European Economic Area data table ee_02_q,) is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea</a></p><p>Information on the total number of European casework cases awaiting a decision and performance against Service Standards is published in the Migration Transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 130719 130720 130721 130723 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:43:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

853270

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK EU nationals have been granted permanent residency since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	130719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on outcomes of applications for documents certifying permanent residence for European Union (EU) nationals are published quarterly in the Immigration Statistics. These include data for documents issued, refusals and applications deemed invalid and hence rejected. The most recent edition (Immigration Statistics October to December 2017, European Economic Area data table ee_02_q,) is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea</a></p><p>Information on the total number of European casework cases awaiting a decision and performance against Service Standards is published in the Migration Transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 130717 130720 130721 130723 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:43:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

853271

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK EU nationals have been refused permanent residency since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	130720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on outcomes of applications for documents certifying permanent residence for European Union (EU) nationals are published quarterly in the Immigration Statistics. These include data for documents issued, refusals and applications deemed invalid and hence rejected. The most recent edition (Immigration Statistics October to December 2017, European Economic Area data table ee_02_q,) is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea</a></p><p>Information on the total number of European casework cases awaiting a decision and performance against Service Standards is published in the Migration Transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 130717 130719 130721 130723 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:43:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

853272

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications submitted by non-UK EU nationals for permanent residency that have been received since 23 June 2016 are still being processed.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	130721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on outcomes of applications for documents certifying permanent residence for European Union (EU) nationals are published quarterly in the Immigration Statistics. These include data for documents issued, refusals and applications deemed invalid and hence rejected. The most recent edition (Immigration Statistics October to December 2017, European Economic Area data table ee_02_q,) is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea</a></p><p>Information on the total number of European casework cases awaiting a decision and performance against Service Standards is published in the Migration Transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 130717 130719 130720 130723 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:43:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

853274

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time for completion of the process for a non-UK EU national to gain permanent residency has been since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	130723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on outcomes of applications for documents certifying permanent residence for European Union (EU) nationals are published quarterly in the Immigration Statistics. These include data for documents issued, refusals and applications deemed invalid and hence rejected. The most recent edition (Immigration Statistics October to December 2017, European Economic Area data table ee_02_q,) is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#european-economic-area-eea</a></p><p>Information on the total number of European casework cases awaiting a decision and performance against Service Standards is published in the Migration Transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 130717 130719 130720 130721 question first answered 07/03/2018 13:43:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

853305

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits extending the eligibility for the older person's bus pass to 60 year olds in England.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	130754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been no assessments on extending the statutory scheme for older person’s bus passes to all 60-year olds in England. Government is committed to retaining the current benefit which means ensuring its financial sustainability. The process of equalising the difference in the age of eligibility between men and women will go some way to support this.</p><p> </p><p>However, local authorities have powers to provide enhancements to the statutory scheme should they wish to put these in place based on their assessments of local funding priorities and resources.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/03/2018 11:30:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

853310

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Government Departments: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Departments are compliant with (a) Government Buying Standards and (b) the balanced scorecard approach for the procurement of food and drink.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	130759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The balanced scorecard (BSC) approach becomes mandatory for central Government departments in July 2018. The procurement of food and catering services for central Government departments is currently measured via The Greening Government Commitment, which measures the actions that UK Government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment in the period 2016 to 2020. The 2015/2016 annual report shows that 13 out of 22 Government departments are compliant with Government Buying Standards.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently working with Crown Commercial Services to implement a new quarterly evaluation system to measure the adoption of the BSC in Government departments. This will begin in summer 2018 after the BSC has been mandated by Crown Commercial Services in the Facilities Management Framework.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/03/2018 10:50:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

853311

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Local Government: Food
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 information his Department holds on the number of local authorities which use (a) Government Buying Standards and (b) the balanced scorecard for the public procurement of food and drink.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	130760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold information regarding Government Buying Standards for Food or the Balanced Scorecard for wider public sector bodies with delegated funding.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/03/2018 10:54:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

853312

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Local Government: Food
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 steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to use the (a) Government Buying Standards and (b) balanced scorecards in the procurement of food and drink.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	130761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Plan for Public Procurement of Food and Catering Services provides tools, including the balanced scorecard (BSC), to help contracting parties balance a range of criteria beneficial to the consumer, the environment and producers. Use of the toolkit is mandated for central Government and strongly encouraged for wider public sector bodies who have delegated funding from central Government. There is a range of activity going on to support local authorities to use the Government Buying Standards (GBS) and the BSC, with highlights as below:</p><p> </p><p>The Government Food Procurement Implementation Taskforce was formed on 7 December 2017. The Taskforce is a sector led body made up of trade bodies, procurers, food producers and processors, distributors, caterers and other interested parties. It has agreed to focus on driving up the use of the BSC and the GB Food Marketplace, which is a recently launched online service that includes a self-assessment questionnaire to help suppliers evaluate how they measure up against the GBS and the BSC. There are currently three Taskforce working groups looking at communications, measurement and analysis, and supply chain issues including opening up new ways to market for small and medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The School Food Plan, published in 2013, aims to significantly increase the number of children eating good food in schools. It sets standards for caterers to meet, meaning that pupils will have access to better quality, more nutritious food. Defra officials formed part of the implementation Project Board, providing advice on how Defra’s Food Marketplace could help school caterers source high quality, locally produced supplies.</p><p> </p><p>Bath and North East Somerset Council has implemented the BSC in their food procurement practices, and have set up a Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board to provide a conduit for public sector bodies to increase the amount of local and fresh food that is procured. Defra is part of this group.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/03/2018 10:35:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

853313

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Food: Public Sector
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 the Government will ensure support for British horticulture in the balanced scorecard approach for public procurement of food and drink.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	130762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Plan for Public Procurement aims to open up the Government market to more small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and local producers by providing a level playing field on which UK producers, including horticultural businesses, can compete.</p><p> </p><p>The balanced scorecard (BSC) approach to food procurement encourages caterers and wholesalers to source products that open up the supply chain to SMEs, such as letting supply contracts in smaller lots. It also encourages businesses which supply locally sourced, seasonal produce. These measures will make it easier for horticultural growers to participate in contracts to supply food to central Government and other participating public sector bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the GB Food Marketplace allows producers and suppliers to quickly certify themselves against the key BSC measurements, including healthy, local, seasonal food and SMEs. This helps ensure there is a consistent buying approach across the public sector that supports locally sourced, seasonal produce.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/03/2018 10:41:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy