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1002738

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to countries neighbouring Venezuela that are hosting refugees from that country.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	188711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID has deployed two humanitarian experts and funded additional roles for UN agencies in the region. The UK is also supporting the international response through core funding to the UN, humanitarian agencies, the European Commission and Red Cross movements.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to urge the Venezuelan Government to accept humanitarian aid and DFID is supporting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s efforts to urge Venezuela to meet their population’s needs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 188712 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:41:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

992609

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What priority his Department accords to the preservation of UK shipbuilding capacity when awarding contracts to build the fleet solid support ships.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	907175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy was clear that for reasons of national security warships must be built in the UK.</p><p>Fleet solid support ships do not fall under the National Shipbuilding Strategy definition of a warship. All non-Warships are procured through international competition to secure best value for money.</p><p>We have encouraged UK shipyards to participate in the competition and have been pleased with the positive engagement so far.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:47:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

984407

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Water Supply
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 recent estimate he has made of the ratio between (a) fixed and (b) variable costs in the provision of domestic water supply.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	177177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Ofwat sets limits on the expenditure that water companies can recover from customers every five years. In setting these limits, Ofwat does not assess company expenditure with reference to fixed and variable costs.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/10/2018 10:27:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

984409

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Bank Services and Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is his Department taking to ensure that people permitted to reside and work in the UK have the ability to (a) open bank accounts and (b) obtain employment while his Department are in possession of their passports.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	177179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Where migrants need to undergo a right to work check while their immigration application is outstanding and their documents are with the Home Office, their status can be confirmed by the employer contacting the Home Office employer checking service. Those applying to extend their stay in the UK are likely to have opened bank accounts already.</p><p>From November 2018, the majority of immigration applicants who apply to confirm or extend their stay in the UK, or apply for citizenship, will be managed by the Home Office’s new commercial partner Sopra Steria on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration. As part of this new service applicants will be able to retain their passport and supporting evidence as part of the application process.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/10/2018 16:01:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

984410

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Planning Permission: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning decisions were (a) appealed to the Planning Inspectorate and (b) overturned on appeal in the last year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	177180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is available on the Planning Inspectorate website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/planning-inspectorate-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/planning-inspectorate-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/10/2018 15:56:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

971342

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Bright Tribe Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when (a) he and (b) officials in his Department were made aware of the financial concerns relating to Bright Tribe academy trust; and what steps his Department has taken to address those concerns.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	172421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have a robust intervention strategy, built on a clear framework and communicated and regulated through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook.</p><p> </p><p>The former Secretary of State (Nicky Morgan), my right hon. Friend for Loughborough, was initially made aware of the financial concerns relating to Bright Tribe Trust in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA has worked closely with Bright Tribe Trust since 2015. An initial Financial Management and Governance Review was completed in November 2015, with follow up visits in September 2016 and August 2017. In June 2018, we made a further visit to Bright Tribe Trust in relation to the outstanding capital issues at The Whitehaven Academy.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA reviews all allegations received about Bright Tribe Trust and individual schools within the trust. Following most recent allegations, a warning letter was issued by the EFSA on 7 August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 14:59:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

971408

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department was first made aware of the delayed start to through-running on Crossrail.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	172424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Crossrail Board took the decision to delay the opening of the Elizabeth line central section between Paddington and Abbey Wood on Wednesday 29<sup>th</sup> August 2018 and Crossrail Limited notified the Secretary of State of that decision on Thursday 30th August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/09/2018 09:46:17 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

937753

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 2 July to Question 157630 on UK Border Force: Heathrow, how many times UK Border Force did not meet its target for processing non-EEA nationals at Heathrow in the first six months of this year and what the comparable figure was for 2017.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	162473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Border Force service standards are that 95% of British and other European Economic Area (EEA) passengers, from the point they join an immigration queue, are seen by an officer within 25 minutes. For non-EEA passengers, the service standard is that 95% of passengers are seen by an officer within 45 minutes.</p><p>We do not publish data on performance at individual ports. Published data on the clearance of passengers at the border can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-may-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-may-2018</a>.</p><p>Data relating to Border Force activity at Heathrow is published on the Heathrow Airport website at <a href="https://www.heathrow.com/company/company-news-and-information/performance/airport-operations/border-force" target="_blank">https://www.heathrow.com/company/company-news-and-information/performance/airport-operations/border-force</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/07/2018 16:55:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

934741

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Midland Metropolitan Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has he made on restarting work on the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	160684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the answer I gave in reply to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=150571" target="_blank">150571</a>, Ministers across Government are determined to finish construction as quickly as possible and to do this in a way that secures best value for the tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>Following the decision that a contractual solution should now be considered, we remain in active discussions with all relevant parties to restart the project as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 09/07/2018 14:37:00 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

934742

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Midland Metropolitan Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials of his Department have had with officials of the Department of Health on the restart of work on the Midland Metropolitan Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	160685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring the new hospital is built as quickly as possible on the best terms for taxpayers. Work is being led by DHSC and meetings and discussions are held between HMT and DHSC on a regular basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/07/2018 11:18:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar