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1342295

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Local indicators of child poverty after housing costs, 2019-20, published by Loughborough University Centre for Research and Social Policy in May 2021, if she will commission a report to identify the reasons for the North East experiencing the largest increase in England in child poverty from 2014-15 to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	24947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>No.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Loughborough University Centre for Research and Social Policy report ‘Local indicators of child poverty after housing costs, 2019/20’ makes an assessment of poverty figures based on relative poverty. This Government believes, and has always believed, that absolute poverty is a better measure of living standards than relative poverty which can provide counter-intuitive results. In particular, relative poverty tends to fall when median income shrinks, such as during economic downturns, which is particularly relevant in the current circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>To monitor poverty for different groups and regions the Department publishes the annual Households Below Average Incomes (HBAI) publication which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending £111 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help parents move into, and progress in, work as quickly as possible, based on clear evidence around the importance of parental employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty. The In Work Progression Commission published their report on the barriers to progression for those in persistent low pay on 1 July 2021. Government will consider the recommendations and respond later in the year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/07/2021 14:42:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 11616 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341858

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses participating in the Kickstart scheme have been investigated by her Department for failing to meet their obligations to participants.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	24156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Kickstart Scheme Grant Funding Agreement, employers and Kickstart Gateways have a responsibility to carry out their obligations in accordance with all applicable law. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will investigate any organisation where there is evidence of a failure to meet obligations. To date we have rescinded 10 grant agreements as a result of our investigations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/07/2021 16:47:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341859

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Bespoke Patterns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she taking to support people referred to Bespoke Patterns Ltd under the Kickstart scheme in response to that employer's failure to pay those workers.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	24157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions Work Coach support is available for young people employed with Kickstart employers. The Grant Funding Agreement between DWP and employers makes clear that they should carry out their obligations in accordance with all applicable law including employment law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/07/2021 16:49:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341860

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Bespoke Patterns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total pay withheld from people referred to Bespoke Patterns Ltd under the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	24158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions arranges grant agreements with employers. The grant agreement requires the employer to put in place a contract of employment with each young person that takes up a Kickstart job. DWP is not a party to these contracts because Kickstart jobs are real jobs and subject to all relevant employment law.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/07/2021 16:51:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341342

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work the non-executive directors undertake.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any non-executive directors sitting on its board. Whilst the AGO aligns its governance structures as closely as possible to Cabinet Office guidance, the appointment of non-executive directors would not be proportionate given the size of the AGO (headcount 54).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 23154 23155 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341343

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those interests are published.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any non-executive directors sitting on its board. Whilst the AGO aligns its governance structures as closely as possible to Cabinet Office guidance, the appointment of non-executive directors would not be proportionate given the size of the AGO (headcount 54).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 23153 23155 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341345

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials of his Department had of the Ministerial appointments of those non-executive directors; and what assessment his Department made of the applicants' experience against the requirements for breadth and depth of experience set out in the Cabinet Office guidance on Departmental Boards of November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any non-executive directors sitting on its board. Whilst the AGO aligns its governance structures as closely as possible to Cabinet Office guidance, the appointment of non-executive directors would not be proportionate given the size of the AGO (headcount 54).</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 23153 23154 question first answered 01/07/2021 16:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341346

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain Ministerial private offices; and whether there are closed circuit television cameras in any Ministerial private offices within his Department's estate.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	23156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2021 16:06:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1340241

registered interest
date	25/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ratings were trained on tonnage tax qualifying vessels in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	22156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>Based on the training commitment returns provided by companies paying tonnage tax prior to the commencement of each academic year, we have recorded that 25 ratings trainees were scheduled for 2019-20 and 20 were scheduled for 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 30/06/2021 14:22:33 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1339969

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure equitable access to Exjade for Myelodysplastic Syndrome patients across the country.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	21879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Exjade (Deferasirox) is not licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to treat Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Clinicians are able to prescribe any product on the National Health Service they consider necessary for the treatment of their patient, unless it is listed in Schedules 1 or 2 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004. This is known as off-label prescribing. <br> <br> The Department expects prescribers to satisfy themselves that the medicines they consider appropriate for their patients can be safely prescribed and that they take account of appropriate national guidance on clinical effectiveness. This prescribing decision is subject to the treatment being funded by the relevant commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/06/2021 16:50:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris