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1007888

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date	15/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government is planning to protect R&D funding in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	191916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The draft withdrawal agreement sees the UK continuing to participate in EU programmes until the end of 2020 – providing certainty for British organisations and their European counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury will guarantee funding for UK organisations which successfully bid directly to the European Commission - through projects like Horizon 2020 - until the end of this EU budget period if no deal is agreed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2018 13:34:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1007889

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making carer's allowance available to (a) pensioners and (b) students in full-time education.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	191917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises and appreciates the vital contribution made by informal carers who provide invaluable support for relatives, partners, friends and neighbours who may be ill, frail or disabled. We are already supporting carers in a number of ways, including through the benefit system. Since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance (CA) has increased from £53.90 to £64.60 a week, meaning an additional £550 a year for carers. By 2022/23 we are forecast to spend £3.7bn a year on CA, a real terms increase of more than a third since 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>Access to CA for pensioners and full-time students reflect long-standing principles of the benefit system and we have no plans to change the rules.</p><p> </p><p>Although there is no age limit to claiming CA, it cannot normally be paid with the State Pension. CA replaces income where the carer has given up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to care for a severely disabled person, while State Pension replaces income in retirement. For this reason, social security rules operate to prevent them being paid together, to avoid duplicate provision for the same need. However, if a carer’s State Pension is less than CA, State Pension is paid and topped up with CA to the basic weekly rate of CA. Where CA cannot be paid, the person will keep underlying entitlement to the benefit. This gives access to the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit of £36.00 a week, and even if a pensioner’s income is above the limit for Pension Credit, he or she may still be able to receive Housing Benefit.</p><p>The Government thinks it is right that people in full-time education should be supported by the educational maintenance system, via its range of loans and grants, and not the social security benefit system. That is why, as a general principle, full-time students are usually precluded from entitlement to income-related and income-maintenance benefits. Part-time students may be able to claim CA though.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/11/2018 17:52:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1007890

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to require people who request an extension to their deadline day as part of the process of managed migration on the grounds of ill health to provide medical evidence in support of that claim.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	191918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>This is one of the areas of detailed design where we will be looking to work collaboratively with external organisations, which will allow DWP to develop the detailed design drawing on the collective experience, evidence and insight of organisations who also actively support our claimants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/11/2018 15:31:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1007891

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Oral Answer of 14 November 2018, Official Report, column 310, to the hon. Member for Makerfield, what the evidential basis is for the statements that (a) the Government has invested nearly £7 billion this year in further education and (b) funding to support adult participation in further education will be higher than at any time in England’s history by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	191938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The government plans to invest nearly £7 billion during the 2018/19 academic year, to ensure there is a place in education or training for every 16 to 19 year old who wants one. This is made up of £5.7 billion as set out in the 2018/19 published 16 to 19 allocations (available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-allocation-data-2018-to-2019-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-allocation-data-2018-to-2019-academic-year</a>.) along with our estimates of: additional high needs funding from the Dedicated Schools Grant that will be invested by local authorities in young people with complex special educational needs or disabilities (whose support costs more than schools and colleges can meet from their annual budget); and investment in apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.</p><p>By 2020, funding in adult skills participation will have increased through maintaining the Adult Education Budget at £1.5 billion per annum, by investing nearly £2.5 billion in apprenticeships per year, double what was spent in 2010, and by extending the reach of Advanced Learner loans so that funding has been available to meet demand. In addition, the total amount of investment in skills through the European Social Fund (ESF) is between £250 and £300 million per annum. Plans are being made to determine what provision should be delivered as a replacement for ESF.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/11/2018 10:18:39 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1007892

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help SMEs tackle domestic abuse in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government are committed to transforming their approach to domestic abuse, and that includes improving the response of employers to this devastating crime.</p><p>We have therefore awarded £1 million to the charity Hestia for its “Tools for the Job” pilot project, which will help employers to improve their HR policies on domestic abuse and will fund specialist employment domestic violence advocates.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/11/2018 17:14:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1007893

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Dover: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the dates of each visit he has made to the Port of Dover since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	191951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Since May 2015 the Secretary of State for Transport has visited the Port of Dover on 16 February 2016 (Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP) and 25 October 2018 (Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP).</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is briefed regularly about the Port of Dover. Numerous officials from across the Department for Transport engage with and visit the Port of Dover in the course of their duties.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 16:05:00 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1007894

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	New Businesses: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to support graduate women to start their own businesses.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a cohesive society, where everyone – no matter what their background – has the opportunity to enter into and progress at work and achieve on merit. We know that companies with diverse workforces perform better and are more profitable. An inclusive economic policy is vital to the success of our Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting female graduates is captured in our Government support offer which is available to all, regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. There are now 1.1 million female-led small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. This accounts for 19% of SMEs in the UK, 5% higher than in 2010. The Government is also pleased that the female employment rate is 71% and a higher percentage of women are on FTSE 350 company boards than ever before.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-owned British Business Bank provides Start-Up Loans for individuals wishing to start a business and women account for 39% of recipients. The Bank is also conducting a review into the specific barriers female-led businesses face in accessing Venture Capital.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 September 2018, HM Treasury also launched a review into the barriers women face getting into business. Businesswoman Alison Rose, Chief Executive of RBS Commercial and Private Banking, will lead the government review to identify the extent of these barriers and explore what can be done to overcome them. This review will bolster our work to make it easier for them to access the support they need to get their ideas off the ground and grow their businesses.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/11/2018 16:51:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1007895

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Candidates: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will take steps to help hold events in Northern Ireland to mark the 100th anniversary of women being allowed to stand for Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is for the devolved administrations to decide whether, and how, they choose to mark the centenary.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive was provided £171,000. In the absence of Ministerial authority for grants to local groups, the civil service arranged a lecture series, a commemorative album as well as a number of exhibitions and workshops.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/11/2018 16:07:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon