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1125232

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will take steps to establish an independent investigation into the bombing of a de-conflicted hospital in Kitaf, Yemen on 26 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	251887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned of reports of an alleged airstrike on a petrol station at a hospital facility on 26 March 2019. UK officials have been in contact with Save the Children, who fund the hospital, about this alleged incident and have raised this matter with the Saudi-led Coalition, who have announced an investigation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 14/05/2019 15:36:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1125251

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC takes to verify the income of people liable for child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	252011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are responsible for the assessment of Child Maintenance payments, including the verification of the absent parent’s income. Upon request from DWP, HMRC provide information held on their National Insurance and PAYE Service, or their Self-Assessment Service. The information is made available under a Memorandum of Understanding, and is for the latest completed tax year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 12:40:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

1125281

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Caravan Sites
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 he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban owners of caravan holiday home parks vetting potential purchasers of those caravans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	251894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/05/2019 12:33:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 117607 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1125337

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Australia: Joint Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint military exercises the UK plans to undertake with Australia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Australia continue to exercise alongside each other regularly. Plans include:</p><p>Exercise Pacific Kukri involving elements of British Forces Brunei in Australia enabled by the Australian Army.</p><p>Exercise Talisman Sabre, primarily a US/Australian Exercise, but also involving Royal Marine and RAF personnel.</p><p>Exercise Diamond Strike, a US/Australian air warfare exercise, also involving a small number of RAF personnel.</p><p>Exercise Bersama Lima, the key annual exercise for the Five Powers Defence Arrangements, including force elements from the RAF participating alongside the RAAF in 2019</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:27:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125338

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	British Nationals Abroad: Homophobia and Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department has issued to UK citizens on the prevalence of (a) racism and (b) homophobia when travelling abroad.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	252046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>​We advise British people travelling abroad on LGBT+ issues in the Local laws and customs section of the travel advice. This includes a dedicated guidance page on travel advice for LGBT+. For countries where we have evidence to suggest racial discrimination may occur, we include information in the Safety and security section of the travel advice.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/05/2019 14:41:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1125339

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Canada: Joint Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint military exercises the UK plans to undertake with Canada.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	251963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>As founding members of NATO, the UK and Canada regularly exercise together in NATO exercises, such as the US-led Baltops this summer and the UK-led Joint Warrior. Outside of NATO the UK and Canada plan to exercise together in a range of different exercises, including Cutlass Fury in September 2019, Nanook-Tuugaalik in 2020 and Maple Flag in 2021 should it be reinstated by the Canadians.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:24:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125356

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Business Premises: Change of Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the availability of business premises of permitted development rules allowing offices to be converted into housing.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	251973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. In the three years to March 2018, over 42,000 homes to buy or to rent have been delivered under the right.</p><p>Where it is felt that it is necessary to protect the local amenity or wellbeing of an area, the local planning authority can consult the local community on removing a permitted development right by making an Article 4 direction. This requires that a planning application must be submitted which the local planning authority can determine in accordance with its local plan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/05/2019 15:52:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 117693 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

1125368

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of home ownership in England in each National Statistics socio-economic classification category in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	251918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey has reported on NS-SEC classification of home owners since 2015-16. The details of this are set out in a table below. We have not published the socio-economic classification of home owners prior to 2015-16. <br> <br> <strong>NS-SEC of Household Reference Person, Home owners, 2015-16 through 2016-17</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NS-SEC classification</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>thousands of households</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>higher managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>2,933</p></td><td><p>2,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>4,248</p></td><td><p>4,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>intermediate occupations</p></td><td><p>1,531</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>small employers and own account workers</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>1,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower supervisory and technical occupations</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>semi-routine occupations</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>routine occupations</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,689</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NS-SEC classification</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>percentages</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>higher managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower managerial and professional occupations</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>intermediate occupations</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>small employers and own account workers</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>lower supervisory and technical occupations</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>semi-routine occupations</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>routine occupations</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/05/2019 15:51:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 117692 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1125385

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Hares: Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the confirmation of cases of type 2 rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in hares in January 2019, what epidemiological modelling (a) his Department and (b) the Animal and Plant Health Agency have conducted to assess the potential effect of that disease on the hare population.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	George Eustice
uin	251977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>There has not been any epidemiological modelling on rabbit haemorrhagic disease in hares carried out by Defra or the Animal and Plant Health Agency. There is insufficient evidence on rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in hares to allow valid modelling.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:47:09 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1125387

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease
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 research projects (a) his Department and (b) his department's agencies have (i) commissioned and (ii) plan to commission into type 2 rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	George Eustice
uin	251979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>There are diagnostic tests and vaccines for rabbit haemorrhagic disease available for use in rabbits. We have no immediate plans for additional research, but will keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:41:43 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice