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1037965

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date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place under the terms of the proposed UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement to ensure that the UK can (a) maintain, (b) oversee and (c) carry influence over those matters for which the UK could be held responsible for contingent liabilities after 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	206317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>We have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and have ensured a fair deal for UK taxpayers. The Withdrawal Agreement gives the UK audit rights with respect to the implementation of the financial provisions of the withdrawal agreement, including, contingent liabilities. On the UK’s request, the EU will provide these auditors with information and assistance to allow them to assure the implementation of the financial settlement. The application of these rights will be a significant source of assurance for Parliament in respect of payments under the financial settlement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2019 14:22:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1038003

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Forced Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of victims of forced marriages who have signed emergency loan agreements in each of the last 10 years; and of those people how many have (a) not repaid within six months and (b) been charged the additional 10 per cent surcharge; and what the total value of those surcharges is.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	206334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight to tackle out the brutal practice of forced marriage, with our joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) which leads efforts to combat it both at home and abroad. After careful consideration, the Foreign Secretary has decided that victims of forced marriage who are helped to return to the UK by the FMU will no longer be asked to take out a loan for their repatriation costs.</p><p>From now on, none of those who are assisted by the FMU - and would previously have been offered a loan - will have to cover the costs of their repatriation. Where possible, the Government will continue to seek to ensure the costs fall on the perpetrators by means of Forced Marriage Protection Orders.</p><p>The Government has also agreed to ensure that those victims who have outstanding loans will have no further cost fall to them. Their passports will also be unblocked.</p><p>The FMU provides support and advice for victims, those at risk, and professionals, through its public helpline. The support offered ranges from providing information and guidance to organising rescue and repatriation to the UK for victims overseas.</p><p>Between 2012-2017, the FMU supported almost 1,500 victims of forced marriage who were overseas, of whom 52 took loans. There were nine cases where surcharges were added. The total value of the surcharges was £588.26.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 206338 question first answered 11/01/2019 13:45:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1038007

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	British Nationals Abroad: Forced Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the Government policy on assistance available to repatriate British nationals who have been the victims of forced marriages; on what date it was decided that those people should enter into emergency loan agreements if they do not have the resources to fund travel themselves; and if he will change the policy to ensure that victims of forced marriage are exempt from reliance on emergency loan agreements.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	206338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight to tackle out the brutal practice of forced marriage, with our joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) which leads efforts to combat it both at home and abroad. After careful consideration, the Foreign Secretary has decided that victims of forced marriage who are helped to return to the UK by the FMU will no longer be asked to take out a loan for their repatriation costs.</p><p>From now on, none of those who are assisted by the FMU - and would previously have been offered a loan - will have to cover the costs of their repatriation. Where possible, the Government will continue to seek to ensure the costs fall on the perpetrators by means of Forced Marriage Protection Orders.</p><p>The Government has also agreed to ensure that those victims who have outstanding loans will have no further cost fall to them. Their passports will also be unblocked.</p><p>The FMU provides support and advice for victims, those at risk, and professionals, through its public helpline. The support offered ranges from providing information and guidance to organising rescue and repatriation to the UK for victims overseas.</p><p>Between 2012-2017, the FMU supported almost 1,500 victims of forced marriage who were overseas, of whom 52 took loans. There were nine cases where surcharges were added. The total value of the surcharges was £588.26.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 206334 question first answered 11/01/2019 13:45:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1037808

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Skin Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that strategies to (a) tackle and (b) prevent skin cancers are based on the most up to date research.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	206461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how the National Health Service plans to improve outcomes against all cancers. The Long Term Plan was developed together with stakeholders across the health and care sector, and is based on the latest evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is carrying out research to investigate the contribution of ultraviolet light (UV) to skin cancer in a comprehensive way, which aims to minimise the detrimental effects of UV while maximising the potential benefits of UV in vitamin D production and potentially in mitigating high blood pressure. Through public events, PHE informs the public of the risk and potential benefits of sunshine and practical measures to take to prevent skin cancer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 13:08:48 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1037918

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to Question 201628, what postcodes have the adverts from the Facebook page road to brexit been targeted since 21 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	206350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>No adverts running on the Road to Brexit Facebook page have been targeted based on postcodes, therefore this information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/01/2019 14:16:05 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1037922

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Dentistry: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2018 to Question 167266, how many FP17 forms have not been accepted by the NHS Business Services Authority due to concerns about the address provided for the patient.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	206351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 13:09:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1037836

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Distributed Ledger Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory steps his Department is taking to (i) support UK and (ii) encourage overseas blockchain and crypto-based companies establish themselves in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	206446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invested over £10 million through Innovate UK and the research councils to support a wide variety of DLT related projects. The Government has also created a £20 million GovTech Catalyst Fund to explore technology-based solutions for public sector challenges, potentially including the use of DLT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out its approach to cryptoassets and the underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the report of the Cryptoassets Taskforce<sub><sub>[1]</sub></sub>. The Government wants to encourage responsible development of legitimate distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cryptoasset-related activity in the UK, while also mitigating risks.</p><p> </p><p>The financial regulators continue to provide a platform that facilitates innovation and the development of new technologies in the financial system. For example, the Financial Conduct Authority has accepted a significant number of DLT-based projects into its Regulatory Sandbox. The Bank of England has also committed to ensure that its new RTGS service will be compatible with DLT-based payment systems.</p><p>[1] The full report of the HM Treasury/Financial Conduct Authority/Bank of England Cryptoassets Taskforce is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752070/cryptoassets_taskforce_final_report_final_web.pdf</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/01/2019 11:18:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1037857

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been allocated in new homes bonus payments to Wirral council in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	206257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out New Homes Bonus allocations to the Wirral Council in each year since 2011. Provisional allocations for 2019/20 were announced in December last year and will be confirmed alongside the final Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>Table: Wirral Council New Homes Bonus allocations</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1 (2011-12)</p></td><td><p>£260,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2 (2012-13)</p></td><td><p>£1,000,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3 (2013-14)</p></td><td><p>£1,516,283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4 (2014-15)</p></td><td><p>£1,768,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5 (2015-16)</p></td><td><p>£2,597,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 6 (2016-17)</p></td><td><p>£3,177,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 7 (2017-18)</p></td><td><p>£2,264,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 8 (2018-19)</p></td><td><p>£1,519,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/01/2019 13:04:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1037866

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Housing Benefit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the amount her Department has spent on housing benefit in each local authority area in Wales in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	206264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Housing Benefit expenditure by Local Authority from 1996/97 to 2017/18 is published on GOV.uk at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741593/hb-and-ctb-by-la-2017-18.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741593/hb-and-ctb-by-la-2017-18.ods</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2019 09:45:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1037888

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the validity of research commissioned by his Department and undertaken by UCL on the effect of vehicle goods checks on traffic levels in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	206265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>This analysis was procured by the Department and undertaken by a third party consultant two years ago. The modelling relies on a set of stylised assumptions to assess a range of scenarios. Those scenarios were developed to examine the sensitivity of traffic flows to delays. They are not a prediction of likely events.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has been fully preparing for a range of scenarios and has focused on no deal planning for some time. We continue to work closely with a range of partners on plans to ensure that trade and traffic can continue to move as freely as possible between the UK and Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/01/2019 10:51:01 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane