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1226858

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Cycle to Work scheme in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that scheme in each of the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	77767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>In May 2020, the cost of the Cycle to Work scheme in 2018/19 was published in the Non-Structural Tax Relief statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p><p>In addition to this, the cost of the Cycle to Work scheme (rounded to nearest £5m) for each of the last five years has been estimated as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The cost of the Cycle to Work scheme for the next two years has not been estimated.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/09/2020 13:56:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1225115

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will enable maintained nursery schools to access the School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) programme.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	74711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises that maintained nursery schools are an important part of the early years sector and provide valuable services, especially in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>All nurseries, including maintained nursery schools, are benefiting from the continuation of early years entitlement funding during the COVID-19 outbreak. On 20 July, we set out our plans for funding local authorities and providers in the autumn term which is available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-free-early-education-entitlements-funding-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/use-of-free-early-education-entitlements-funding-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-free-early-education-entitlements-funding-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/use-of-free-early-education-entitlements-funding-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p>Unlike most state-funded schools, maintained nursery schools typically rely on private income for a significant proportion of their total income. Therefore, they cannot claim for specific costs incurred due to COVID-19, but they can access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as set out in the published guidance available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care</a>.</p><p>Maintained nursery schools can also access free school meals vouchers via Edenred.</p><p>We are continuing to work with the early years sector to assess the support required to cope with the impact of COVID-19.</p><p>We remain committed to funding for maintained nursery schools in the longer term, with appropriate protections in place to accompany any reforms of that funding. Future funding will be considered as part of the next spending review.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 23/07/2020 16:55:01 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1224485

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Oak National Academy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Government funding has been allocated to Oak National Academy to provide online learning resources and digital lessons; and for what period of time that funding has been so allocated.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	73940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made £4.84 million available for the Oak National Academy for the summer term of this academic year and for the 2020-21 academic year to provide video lessons for Reception up to year 11.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of this funding is to enable Oak to provide support to schools in developing the ability to switch from classroom teaching to remote provision immediately in case of local lockdowns or self-isolation. This is time-limited funding which is being made available to Oak National Academy as an emergency response to the COVID-19 outbreak and recovery period.</p><p> </p><p>We have also published an updated list of high quality online educational resources, which have been assessed with the support of some of the country’s leading educational subject experts to help pupils to learn at home while they may not be able to attend their normal setting. The list includes resources in six priority areas including maths, English, science, PE, mental wellbeing and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), from early years to key stage 5, and which are currently available for free.</p><p> </p><p>Resources published can be found using the link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/07/2020 14:01:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1224486

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support her Department provides for extremely clinically vulnerable people advised by their health care teams to continue shielding during the covid-19 outbreak beyond 1 August 2020 and as a consequence are unable to work.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	73941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Where an individual is notified by their doctor or health service to continue to shield in cases of local lockdown and where shielding guidance is reinstated, they will be eligible for ESA or SSP. If an individual is no longer required to shield they may still be entitled to ESA or SSP where they are sick, or self-isolating and meet the eligibility conditions. People can also apply for Universal Credit.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/07/2020 14:00:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1221144

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to develop a national strategy for tackling violence against retail workers.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	69649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the Call for Evidence on Violence and Abuse Towards Shop Staff on 7 July. In response to its findings, we are already working with retailers, the police and others through the National Retail Crime Steering Group to develop and deliver a programme of work to drive down violence and abuse towards shopworkers.</p><p>You can access the report here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-and-abuse-toward-shop-staff-call-for-evidence</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/07/2020 16:22:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1220374

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
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	Freehold: Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give freeholders who pay charges for the maintenance of communal areas and facilities on a private or mixed use estate access to equivalent rights as leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of such service charges.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	68411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to give freeholders on private and mixed tenure estates equivalent rights to leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of estate rentcharges as well as a right to apply to the First-tier Tribunal to appoint a new manager for the provision of services covered by estate rentcharges. We will bring forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/07/2020 12:02:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1219883

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
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	Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to review the date for the reopening of (a) massage therapist, (b) reflexology and (c) other therapeutic services as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	67737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>We’ve now provided other close contact services like massage therapists, reflexologists and other therapeutic services in England except Leicester with the certainty they need to reopen from Monday 13 July, subject to them following the COVID-secure guidelines.</p><p>We need to be confident services are able to reopen in a COVID-secure way for the staff and customers. Our approach is guided by the scientific and medical advice, and our guidance has been developed with input from firms, unions, industry bodies and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and in consultation with Public Health England (PHE) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/07/2020 07:53:04 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1218811

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	Child Maintenance Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in enforcing payments for resident parents during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	66175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Where payments have been missed we have asked parents to report the changes via the self-service portal.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run, we will update cases with notified changes as soon as possible. Where payments have been missed the Service will take action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued.</p><p> </p><p>No one will get away with giving false information. Those found to be abusing the system can be subjected to the full extent of our enforcement powers and the Child Maintenance Service will pursue these, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2020 13:11:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1218035

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Directors of micro limited companies in the second payment of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	64999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer to Parliamentary Question 54215 given on 9 June 2020: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 65032 question first answered 30/06/2020 15:36:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1202303

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral contribution of 9 June 2020, Official Report, column 180, when the 230,000 laptops for school pupils were ordered by his Department; and what schedule for delivery has been agreed with the supplier.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	58056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has ordered over 200,000 laptops and tablets. This order was placed on 19 April.</p><p>The Department is providing these devices in the shortest possible timeframe. Over 100,000 devices have been delivered to local authorities and academy trusts and thousands of devices continue to be delivered each day. Laptops and tablets will continue to be delivered throughout June.</p><p>Computacenter is a supplier on a government framework. Computacenter has been contracted to provide laptops and tablets in order to meet the requirement for disadvantaged and vulnerable children across England to receive devices to support remote education and access to social care services during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>Further details of the contract are publicly available: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9047eeb-be82-4506-8a97-448ff0d73cfe" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9047eeb-be82-4506-8a97-448ff0d73cfe</a>.</p><p>As with all Government contracts, due diligence checks have been undertaken to assess the suitability of the supplier.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 58057 question first answered 15/06/2020 16:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western