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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

802093

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, 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, (e) Monarch Holdings Limited and (f) Waitrose Limited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department holds no record of any such representations.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/12/2017 17:25:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802108

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Fracking: Ryedale
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 evidence his Department has used to make an assessment of the potential effect of hydraulic fracturing at the KM8 site on (a) public health and (b) the environment in connection with sour gas.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	117795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Hydrogen Sulphide levels are measured every 2 weeks by passive monitoring as required by Planning Condition 25 stipulated by North Yorkshire County Council. This information is provided in Third Energy’s Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Plan, a requirement of both the Environment Agency’s permit and North Yorkshire County Council planning permission conditions. Both these permissions are required before an operator can apply to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for hydraulic fracturing consent.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is carefully considering the evidence relating to the KM8 site and will respond appropriately in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/12/2017 15:58:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

802115

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	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to collect data relating to young people making the transition to adult mental health services from child and adolescent mental health to show the (a) number of those young people, (b) age of those young people, (c) time taken to transfer those young people between those services and (d) number of those young people discharged without their being transferred to adult mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	117802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Mental Health Services dataset was introduced in January 2016 and collects data on people in contact with National Health Service funded secondary mental health services. The dataset includes people of any age. This means that it is possible to collect data on the transition of people from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services. This includes data relating to the number of those young people; the age of those young people; the time taken to transfer those young people between children and young people’s mental health services; and, the number of those young people discharged without their being transferred to adult mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/12/2017 17:58:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

802125

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will consider immediately exempting from the benefit cap lone parents with children aged under two, in accordance with the verdict delivered by the High Court on 22 June 2017 in the case of DA and others v. the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	117812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>DWP took the case of DA and others v. the Secretary of State to the Court of Appeal; it was important that we did so and we now await the judgment. Nothing changes and the benefit cap remains as it is while we await the outcome of the appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Many parents with young children are employed, which we encourage as it’s the best way to raise living standards. The benefit cap incentivises work, even if it’s part-time, as anyone eligible for working tax credits or the equivalent under Universal Credit, is exempt. Even with the cap, lone parents can still receive benefits up to the equivalent salary of £25,000, or £29,000 in London and we have made Discretionary Housing Payments available to people who need extra help.</p><p> </p><p>There is help available for childcare costs for children of any age. Claimants can recover up to 70% of their eligible childcare costs through working tax credits, or 85% of those costs through Universal Credit (in each case, up to a cap). Further assistance may be available through the Flexible Support Fund. Jobcentre Plus staff can help parents to find work that fits around childcare responsibilities and provide intensive support to lone parents.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 117813 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:01:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

802126

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to provide an update on his Department's appeal against the High Court ruling of June 2017 in the case of DA and others v. the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	117813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>DWP took the case of DA and others v. the Secretary of State to the Court of Appeal; it was important that we did so and we now await the judgment. Nothing changes and the benefit cap remains as it is while we await the outcome of the appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Many parents with young children are employed, which we encourage as it’s the best way to raise living standards. The benefit cap incentivises work, even if it’s part-time, as anyone eligible for working tax credits or the equivalent under Universal Credit, is exempt. Even with the cap, lone parents can still receive benefits up to the equivalent salary of £25,000, or £29,000 in London and we have made Discretionary Housing Payments available to people who need extra help.</p><p> </p><p>There is help available for childcare costs for children of any age. Claimants can recover up to 70% of their eligible childcare costs through working tax credits, or 85% of those costs through Universal Credit (in each case, up to a cap). Further assistance may be available through the Flexible Support Fund. Jobcentre Plus staff can help parents to find work that fits around childcare responsibilities and provide intensive support to lone parents.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 117812 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:01:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

802127

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Unified Patent Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to proceedings of the Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee on the Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2017 on 29 November 2017, what plans he has to maintain UK membership of the Unified Patent Court after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	117814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Although the Court is not an EU institution, it is established under an international agreement that is presently only open to EU Member States. Our future relationship with the Court will therefore be subject to negotiation with our European Partners, in order to reflect the UK’s changing status, as we leave the EU. It would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in advance of those negotiations, which have not yet begun.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/12/2017 14:19:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802128

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Patents
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 assessment he has made of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in relation UK patents before the Unified Patent Court after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	117815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Unified Patent Court will be an international court with jurisdiction over patent disputes across multiple states. The Court will draw on multiple sources of law when making its rulings and is bound to follow relevant EU Law. Consequently it will be able to send queries (through preliminary references) to the Court of Justice of the EU on the correct interpretation of EU law. The Court of Justice of the EU is not an appellate court of the UPC, which has its own Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Court is not an EU institution, it is established under an international agreement that is presently only open to EU Member States. Our future relationship with the Court will therefore be subject to negotiation with our European Partners, in order to reflect the UK’s changing status, as we leave the EU. It would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in advance of those negotiations, which have not yet begun.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/12/2017 14:21:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802129

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: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of businesses that will be in a state of readiness for the General Data Protection Regulation compliance by May 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	117816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We are working with the Information Commissioner Officer (ICO) to raise awareness and help businesses to comply with the new data protection legislation. The ICO continue to update their guidance as well as providing a self-assessment checklists for businesses (https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/resources-and-support/data-protection-self-assessment/getting-ready-for-the-gdpr/).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/12/2017 10:20:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

802130

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Chemicals: EU Law
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 estimate he has made of the number of businesses in the chemical industry considering relocating from the UK to the EU in the event that the UK does not remain part of the REACH system for authorising chemicals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	117817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working closely with the chemical industry to understand the impacts resulting from UK’s exit from the EU. We want to minimise the regulatory and market access barriers for UK businesses, including for those in the chemicals sector. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/12/2017 15:56:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson