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1175357

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of recording veteran suicides on improving the provision of support to at-risk veterans.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	900557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>I am always sorry to learn of veterans taking their own lives and I am willing to meet widows with the aim of better understanding the circumstances that lead to suicide to facilitate better targeted interventions and how we can prevent further losses. Suicide is a complicated issue and a tragedy for the families and friends left behind.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/02/2020 17:28:34 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1174258

registered interest
date	31/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union were apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	9695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Data regarding the number of apprentices in each Government Department is published yearly as part of routine Government transparency. The most recent report was published in September 2019, covering the 2018-2019 financial year, and can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 9692 question first answered 03/02/2020 15:32:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1174995

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	10314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is not currently undertaking any reviews.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2020 16:07:13 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1174013

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Homelessness: Children
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 support he is providing to (a) homeless children and (b) children in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	9145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The use of temporary accommodation means people are getting help and ensures no family is without a roof over their head.</p><p>Any accommodation secured by a local authority for a homeless household must meet the standards in ‘The homelessness code of guidance,’ which sets out in detail what the authority must take into account when considering the accommodation’s suitability for a homeless household.</p><p>The code of guidance can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homelessness-code-of-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homelessness-code-of-guidance-for-local-authorities</a>.</p><p>Reducing the number of households in temporary accommodation is a priority for this Government and we have allocated over £1.2 billion over the last three years to tackle all forms of homelessness. This includes:</p><ul><li>Implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act;</li><li>Providing a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant for homelessness services; and</li><li>The Private Rented Sector Access Fund that will enable thousands of households to be supported into long-term private rented accommodation; and</li><li>Launching Capital Letters, a project which works with London Boroughs through a centralised procurement process to improve the supply of homes, reduce the cost to local authorities of procuring these homes and achieve better outcomes of homeless families.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/02/2020 16:23:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1174194

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Law Commission plans to publish a response to its consultation on wills, which closed on 10 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Law Commission remains committed to completing its work on wills, the timetable for which remains under review. The next step will be publication of its final report rather than a response to the consultation undertaken in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 03/02/2020 18:00:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1174195

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Angola: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions his Department has had with the Angolan Government on the recent droughts in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	9717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Southern Africa is facing an urgent humanitarian crisis due to drought and other climate-related and economic factors. In southern Angola over 500,000 people are experiencing crisis-level food insecurity. The UK is pushing to put this crisis on the international agenda. On a recent visit to the country, I met with Angola’s Minister for Environment and discussed the drought and more broadly the humanitarian situation facing the wider region.</p><p>DFID is supporting the regional response through our contributions to multilaterals, notably the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The CERF has so far allocated just over £4.8 million to the response in Angola. Through Regional Vulnerability Analysis and Assessment (RVAA) programme, led by the Southern Africa Development Community, the UK is supporting assessments to inform humanitarian and resilience responses, including in Angola.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1174200

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Technology use and the mental health of children and young people, published in January 2020, what plans he has for a consultation on a voluntary harm reporting scheme for online platforms, similar to the MHRA’s Yellow Card scheme for monitoring the harms of medical products.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	9626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The government is developing world-leading plans to make the UK the safest place to be online. The Online Harms White Paper set out proposals to establish a statutory duty of care on online companies, overseen by an independent regulator with tough enforcement powers, to hold them to account. The regulator will have the power to require transparency reports from companies outlining what they are doing to protect people online, such as the processes to report content. These reports will be published so parents and children can make informed decisions about their internet use.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/02/2020 17:24:17 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1174202

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase driving test fees this year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	9652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency keeps the fees it charges for all of its statutory services, including driving tests, under continuous review. Any proposals to change any fees would be subject to HM Treasury approval and public consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2020 15:32:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1174203

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will conduct a customer insight survey to ask if candidates would like to take their driving test from their home address.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	9653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) regularly conducts research and insight with its customers about the services it provides. That helps ensure the best possible service is provided, now and in the future. The DVSA will continue to seek customer feedback, including with driving test candidates, about how its services might be best delivered in the future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2020 15:25:36 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1174204

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to privatise heavy goods vehicle testing stations.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	9654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency puts its customers at the heart of all the services it provides. The agency keeps its operational estate under continuous review to ensure it delivers the highest level of service most efficiently.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2020 15:23:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris