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1199980

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date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Black Lives Matter: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to raise awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the statement of 8 June by my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister, published on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-minister-message-on-black-lives-matter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-minister-message-on-black-lives-matter</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/06/2020 11:38:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1199981

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date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds contracts for the supply of (a) tear gas, (b) rubber bullets or (c) riot shields, to the (i) US Federal or State Governments, (ii) US Law enforcement agencies, or (iii) US Army.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not entered into any contracts with the US for the provision of tear gas, rubber bullets or riot shields.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/06/2020 16:07:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1200027

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when (a) the Government and (b) Public Health England first held discussions with the companies selected to participate in the covid-19 antibody testing programme.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>In April 2020, an industry call to action was announced. A number of existing suppliers and United Kingdom-based global companies responded positively to the Government’s call to action for a national effort on testing.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/07/2020 11:11:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 26747 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1200174

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date	03/06/2020
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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the £20 weekly increase to universal credit to legacy benefits during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income Support were increased by 1.7% in April 2020following the Government’s announcement to end the benefit freeze. .</p><p> </p><p>It has always been the case that claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim for UC if they believe that they will be better off. There are special arrangements for those in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium, who will be able to make a new claim to Universal Credit from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants should check their eligibility before applying to Universal Credit as legacy benefits will end when they submit their claim and they will not be able to return to them in the future. For this reason, prospective claimants are signposted to independent benefits calculators on GOV.UK. Neither DWP nor HMRC can advise individual claimants whether they would be better off moving to UC or remaining on legacy benefits.</p><p> </p><p>From 22 July 2020, a two-week run on of Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance (IR) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (IB) will be available for all claimants whose claim to UC ends entitlement to these benefits to provide additional support for claimants moving to UC.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 53477 question first answered 08/06/2020 15:38:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson