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795376

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Universal Credit: Personal Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	whether savings held in the name of children are taken into account in applications for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	115797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Savings and other capital held in the name of children are not taken into account in the assessment of Universal Credit entitlement. As with other means tested benefits, however, there are rules to prevent claimants depriving themselves of capital in order to claim Universal Credit or increase their entitlement to Universal Credit. If claimants deprive themselves of capital by gifting the capital to their children or placing it in a child’s account, notional capital of the amount deprived may still be taken into account when assessing entitlement to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/12/2017 15:25:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

795443

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all letters and communications it sends to disabled and vulnerable people are accessible and available in easy-read and alternative accessible formats.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	115864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Where our customers need assistance to access our services and information, we make reasonable adjustments to meet their individual needs. This means the Department communicates with customers in a variety of different formats such as Braille, audio, large print, through third party interpreters or by arranging for a member of staff to visit the customer in their home.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuously working to improve its written customer communications products, including letters, forms and leaflets, so they are clear and accessible to as many of our customers as possible. We follow accessible design principles, including the use of plain language.</p><p> </p><p>Easy Read is available by request for certain kinds of information. As some of our letters are necessarily complex and difficult to translate into an Easy Read format, we support customers in other ways and will discuss the most appropriate method of communication with the customer, to meet their individual needs. We will be making more customer communications products available in Easy Read in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/12/2017 14:43:38 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

793227

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strength of the Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of the devolved governments on maintaining the union after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	901975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>I meet regularly with the devolved administration Ministers, including the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and the First Minister of Wales on the UK’s exit from the EU. This is through regular bilaterals and through the Joint Ministerial Committee for EU Negotiations, which I will chair again in December.</strong></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 901976 question first answered 22/11/2017 14:46:14 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

793134

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many English language tests are available in China for student visas through the International English Language Test system.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	114919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>China has 22 permanent and 5 pop-up test centres across the country operated by IELTS and approved by UKVI. Tests are held at each venue on a regular and frequent basis in accordance with demand. An expansion plan to increase this number has been approved and will add an additional 6 permanent test centres and 3 pop-up venues.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:38:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

782212

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many domestic energy customers with SMETS1 smart meters have switched energy suppliers since the roll-out programme began.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	110762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide statistics on how many consumers with SMETS1 meters have switched energy suppliers since the programme began.</p><p> </p><p>According to Ofgem’s report, ‘Consumer engagement in the energy market 2017’, 23% of consumers who say they have a smart meter have switched supplier in the past 12 months, compared to 17% of those who say they do not have a smart meter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/11/2017 14:12:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

782213

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many SMETS1 smart meters have been fitted in domestic premises in each nation and region of the UK since the start of the smart meter roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	110761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are unable to provide statistics on smart meter installations broken down by region and nation.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively across both large and small suppliers, around 7.36 million smart meters (SMETS1) have been installed in domestic properties in Great Britain to the end of June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that large supplier statistics are collected at the end of each calendar quarter and small supplier statistics are collected annually, at the end of the calendar year. Therefore installations carried out by small suppliers since 31 December 2016 are not reflected in the above figure. The rollout is also across Great Britain only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/11/2017 14:14:30 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

782216

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
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 steps he is taking to publicise the services his Department provides to enable small business to grow their businesses throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	110743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is working hard to support businesses and entrepreneurs across the UK to ensure they can access the finance and wider support to grow and have the right conditions for companies to invest long-term. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy publicises these services in a range of ways, including online channels, information delivered by local partners; and regular engagements with businesses, entrepreneurs, representative bodies and others.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/11/2017 16:15:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

776184

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Cyprus: Travel Information
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 the Government provides on potential health risks of travel to Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	108945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The FCO's travel advice pages include links to both the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) and NHS (Scotland)'s websites. Travellers are encouraged to consult these pages before visiting Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/10/2017 17:00:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

776185

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what bilateral assistance her Department is providing to reduce malaria cases and deaths in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	108946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Since 2008 DFID has delivered 11 million insecticide treated nets to Nigerian families, 4.5 million malaria treatments, 5 million rapid diagnostic kits and has also trained 22,000 health workers to improve their malaria treatment skills. DFID’s new malaria programme for Nigeria is currently being tendered.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 16:17:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

776186

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the implications of the increase in malaria cases in Venezuela for the World Health Organisation target of malaria elimination in the Americas by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	108947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation is aware of the increase in malaria cases in Venezuela. Progress towards the region meeting the goals of the Regional plan of action for malaria elimination 2016-2020 is threatened by the current levels of transmission in Venezuela, though their attainment remains possible dependent on transmission levels in other affected countries. The WHO Regional Office of the Americas issued an alert in February 2017 with recommendations for countries to strengthen national responses to increased cases</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/10/2017 16:04:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr