Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

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

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

802089

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Voting Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on voting rights for prisoners with short sentences.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	117776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Our policy on prisoner voting is well established – this Government will not allow convicted offenders behind bars to vote.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, we are addressing an anomaly which allows those offenders on Home Detention Curfew to vote but not offenders who are released on temporary licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the changes, up to a hundred offenders on short sentences, released on temporary licence into the community within twelve months of sentencing will be eligible to vote if an election is called during that period.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/12/2017 11:15:40 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 30114 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

802091

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Gender Recognition Act in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	117778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Minister for Women and Equalities became responsible for the Gender Recognition Act 2004 on 16 November 2017, following a ‘Machinery of Government’ change.</p><p>The government has committed to carrying out a broad consultation on the Gender Recognition Act to look at making the process of legally changing gender less bureaucratic and intrusive for transgender people.</p><p>We will encourage employers to respond to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/12/2017 14:18:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

802095

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	Department for Education: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations any Minister of her Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) Waitrose Limited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold a record of any such representations received by ministerial colleagues since taking office.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2017 14:53:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802096

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) DS Smith plc, (d) Ernst & Young, (e) Heads of the Valleys Development Company Limited and (f) Monarch Holdings Limited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers from the Department for Exiting the European Union have not have organised and undertaken more than 400 recorded engagements with business and civil society stakeholders since July 2016.</p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/12/2017 14:54:47 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802100

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) DS Smith plc, (d) Ernst & Young, (e) Heads of the Valleys Development Company Limited and (f) Monarch Holdings Limited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has received no representation from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) DS Smith plc, (d) Ernst &amp; Young, (e) Heads of the Valleys Development Company Limited and (f) Monarch Holdings Limited.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/12/2017 10:35:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802102

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) Ernst & Young, (d) Heads of the Valleys Development Company Limited and (e) Monarch Holdings Limited
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department has received no representations from Bell Pottinger on behalf of Atos IT Services UK Limited, Centrica PLC, Ernst &amp; Young, Heads of the Valleys Development Company Limited or Monarch Holdings Limited in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/12/2017 10:07:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802110

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	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115398, whether her Department has set targets for the uptake of apprenticeships for the year following the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	117797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has not set annual targets for the uptake of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>However, we aim to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. There have already been over 1.1 million apprenticeship starts since May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/12/2017 13:25:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt