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registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to undertake a comprehensive investigation of intimidation of candidates and canvassers during the 2017 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	116639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p><strong>At the request of the Prime Minister, the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) is currently carrying out a review of the intimidation of Parliamentary candidates, including those who stood at the 2017 General Election. The Committee will be publishing its report ‘Intimidation in Public Life: A Review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life’ on Wednesday 13 December. The Government will consider the report and its recommendations carefully.</strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/12/2017 10:30:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

800981

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government policy is on introducing visa bans on military personnel from Burma.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	117540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Burma is currently on the visa national list and nationals of Burma therefore need to apply for a visa in advance of travel to the UK. All applications for visas are considered on an individual basis.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals subject to a UN or EU travel ban will be automatically refused a UK visa or leave to enter the UK should they be encountered at the border.</p><p> </p><p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes are always taken in the round, and reflect key facets of the bilateral relationship with the country concerned. The Government is monitoring the situation in Burma.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to change the visa policy for individuals from Burma.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/12/2017 11:42:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

800989

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisons: Ambulance Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of times is that ambulances have been called to prisons in England and Wales per prison since March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	117548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The information on the average number of times an ambulance has been called to a prison, and the average number of incidents of a prisoner attending accident and emergency departments at local general hospitals is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2013, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) (now HM Prison and Probation Service) issued guidance to prisons and immigration removal centres operated by NOMS concerning emergency ambulance call-outs. This guidance, Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 03/2013 Medical Emergency Response Codes outlines the medical symptoms in a prisoner, for which a prison must always call out an emergency ambulance. This PSI is mandatory in all prisons in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 117552 question first answered 12/12/2017 14:36:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

801158

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Data Protection: Parish and Town Councils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has issued guidance to parish councils on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	117717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government and the Information Commissioner recognise the challenges facing organisations across the UK in their preparations for the Data Protection Bill and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). There are already resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help organisations employing fewer than 250 people, including parish councils, prepare. The Commissioner has launched a dedicated helpline service for smaller organisations and has updated its 'SME toolkit' to reflect the requirements of the GDPR. The Commissioner will also be simplifying her &quot;12-step&quot; GDPR preparation guidance in response to feedback from small and micro-enterprises and will continue to develop further guidance on both the Bill and GDPR.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/12/2017 16:22:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

802081

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on people seeking housing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>At Budget, the Chancellor announced that from April 2018, Housing Benefit claimants will receive an additional two weeks’ support during their transition to Universal Credit (UC), providing them with extra support at a time of change in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also making it easier for claimants to have the housing element of their UC award paid directly to their landlord, ensuring that UC claimants are supported throughout their transition into work.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:47:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802082

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has already been successful in getting more people into work by ensuring that work always pays, and that has boosted household incomes. UC claimants are four percentage points more likely to be in work within six months than a matched sample of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:45:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802084

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook a consultation on the use of the Post Office to pay self assessment tax bills ahead of the decision to remove that service on 15 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The facility to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at the Post Office in its current format is being withdrawn by the service provider Santander. HMRC are not the only users of this service and had no influence on this decision or the timing of the withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802087

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Charities: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation on the Full-time social action review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	117774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The independent review of Full Time Social Action is due to make recommendations to Government by the end of December 2017. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will respond to these recommendations in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/12/2017 14:15:37 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

802088

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Government policy is on EU citizens voting in local elections in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	117775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>EU citizens can vote in local elections in the UK.The Government was clear from the start of withdrawal negotiations that EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU should have their voting and candidacy rights protected.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/12/2017 16:15:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

802090

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of complaints to the Student Loan Company have been dealt with in the advertised timescale in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>In the last 12 months (December 2016 to November 2017), the Student Loans Company (SLC) has responded to 93.5% of Stage 1 complaints within the advertised 15 day response time.</p><p> </p><p>When measured from the start of this financial year (2017-18), the SLC has responded to 96.9% of Stage 1 complaints within the advertised response time.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/12/2017 20:22:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel