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1022407

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	908105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for this Government. We are spending over £1.2 billion through to 2020, we have implemented the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, and have just published our plan to deliver the Rough Sleeping Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 908108 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:01:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1022408

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support local government.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	908107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget the Government announced over £1 billion of extra funding for local authorities, this year and next, to help them deliver the services their communities need and support their most vulnerable residents.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/12/2018 16:38:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

1022409

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	908108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for this Government. We are spending over £1.2 billion through to 2020, we have implemented the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, and have just published our plan to deliver the Rough Sleeping Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 908105 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:01:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1022818

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 178358 on London-Brighton Railway Line: Fares, what progress his Department has made on simplifying the fare structure for rail services on the Brighton main line.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	200662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to developing and considering options to simplify the Brighton Main Line fares structure, and work is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/12/2018 14:52:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1022819

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on UK’s future involvement in Creative Europe and Horizon2020.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	200739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Following productive discussions with the EU, a clear vision for the UK’s future relationship with the EU has been set out in the recent Political Declaration. This included an agreement that both parties will establish general principles, terms and conditions for the UK’s participation in future EU programmes in areas of shared interest, including in areas such as science and innovation, culture and education. The next generation of EU programmes are currently under negotiation in the EU. The Government will decide whether to participate in specific programmes in light of these negotiations and wider UK priorities.</p><p>Furthermore, under the terms of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement, UK entities' right to participate in EU programmes during the current Multiannual Financial Framework period, such as Horizon 2020 and Creative Europe, will be unaffected by the UK's withdrawal from the EU for the lifetime of projects financed by the current MFF. According to the Withdrawal Agreement, UK based organisations and individuals will be able to bid for funding, participate in and lead consortia, until programme closure.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/12/2018 15:41:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1022820

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Surgical Mesh Implants: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential establishment of a mesh database on a UK-wide basis.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	200663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), commissioned by the Department, has recently held two workshops which explored the scope of the three existing mesh databases maintained respectively by the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the British Society of Urogynaecologists, and the Pelvic Floor Society, and what needs to be done to establish a comprehensive database. Participants in the workshops have included representatives from devolved administrations. Departmental officials also keep in regular contact with counterparts in the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>HQIP will now produce a report with recommendations on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/12/2018 16:04:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

1022821

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to change paragraph 1.20 of the civil service nationality rules in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	200599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>There is no paragraph 1.20 in the Civil Service Nationality Rules themselves. There is a paragraph 1.20 in the Civil Service Nationality Rules Guidance which states that ‘EEA nationals are eligible for employment in all non-reserved posts in Civil Service’.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/12/2018 13:07:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1022822

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2018 to Question 194657, whether the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority was extended beyond 31 March 2016; and if she will place copies of all ministerial correspondence with the Palestinian Authority extending and amending that agreement in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	200567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the commitments in the overall development partnership between DFID and the Palestinian Authority (PA) was in effect from July 2011 to March 2016, and was not extended beyond that point. Copies of correspondence relating to the extension of that MoU prior to March 2016 have been laid in the Commons library. Since then, DFID and the PA have signed separate MoUs on an annual basis, specifically linked to the governance arrangements for our programme of financial assistance to the PA.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/12/2018 16:21:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1022823

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Department of the Treasury on creation of accidental Americans through the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	200664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The government has engaged with the US Treasury and the IRS on a number of occasions regarding the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The government recognises that FATCA is a particular concern for those who were unaware of the obligations associated with their US citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>However, to clarify, FATCA does not create new accidental Americans. Rather, FATCA created a mechanism for the financial accounts of overseas US citizens to be reported to the US.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/12/2018 14:47:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1022824

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Mediterranean Sea: Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Italian counterpart on the Italian Government's policy towards search and rescue ships in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	200665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>​Her Majesty's Government has discussed policy towards search and rescue ships in the Mediterranean with the Government of Italy, both bilaterally and in co-operation with EU partners to find a sustainable solution to the issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/12/2018 17:01:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine