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751656

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to include milk-based products.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	4785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to review the exemption for milk-based products in 2020 based on evidence from Public Health England on the progress the industry has made on reformulating their products.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 14:52:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

751666

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Central Motoring Police Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the decision of West Mercia Police to withdraw from the Central Motorway Police Group on its responsibility to collaborate effectively with other police forces.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	4773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on how the police enforce the law and deploy their available resources, including collaboration arrangements, are the responsibility of individual Chief Officers, taking into account the specific local problems and demands with which they are faced.</p><p>The Home Office has therefore not made any assessment of the effect of the withdrawal of West Mercia Police from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) on levels of public safety.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 4774 question first answered 18/07/2017 12:45:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

751670

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make an announcement on the successful bidders for funding under New Station Fund 2.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Assessment of the New Stations Fund bids is now complete and I hope to announce the successful projects shortly.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/07/2017 11:30:23 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

751671

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applying for employment and support allowance in Scotland had to wait more than six weeks to receive their benefit in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	4794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>The management information system used to report Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) clearance times only shows data on the average time or the number cleared within 5, 10, 16 or 21 days. The system cannot produce data on cases which had to wait more than 6 weeks to receive their benefit.</p><p> </p><p>However ESA claimants are paid an assessment rate of benefit based on a preliminary decision prior to going through the work capability assessment. This means that the majority of claimants receive a decision on their claim with the first 10 working days.</p><p> </p><p>From April 17 – June 17 85.2% of claimants have received a decision on their claim within 10 working days.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/07/2017 13:30:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

751672

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2017 to Question 3597, what form of dispute resolution body he envisages enforcing the rights in the Withdrawal Agreement which will have the status of international law.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The large majority of ​international agreements involve some form of dispute resolution or enforcement mechanism​ and there are a range of models for dispute resolution mechanisms in international agreements.</p><p>We have been clear that we will bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom. The dispute resolution mechanisms adopted as part of our future relationship with the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/07/2017 11:15:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

751679

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people were self-employed in (a) each parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area of Wales in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ4963 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ4963 2 file name PQ4963.xlsx title Tabla to PQ4963 question first answered 18/07/2017 14:11:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

751687

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of reversing the decision to renew the UK nuclear deterrent over the next 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	4782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>This government is committed to upholding its responsibility for the protection and defence of the country. It therefore remains government policy to maintain the nuclear deterrent and this was backed by Parliament on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:29:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

751693

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the benefit cap in November 2016 on the level of homelessness since that date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>I am replying to both questions as assessments of the effect of the benefit cap are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new, lower, tiered benefit cap was introduced from 7 November 2016. The change reduces the total amount a working-age household can receive in benefits to £20,000 for couples and lone parents (£13,400 for single adults with no children) in Great Britain outside Greater London. Within Greater London the level is £23,000 for couples and lone parents (£15,410 for single adults with no children).</p><p>Evidence from the 2014 evaluation of the cap showed very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. In the cases of a small numbers of capped households who had been evicted, the Local Authorities noted that they had other reasons for rent arrears and they also failed to engage with relevant services, they were considered intentionally homeless.</p><p> </p><p>The lower cap is still the equivalent of gross family earnings of £25k, and £29k in London. There are a number of exemptions, for example, for people receiving disability payments or people who work and qualify for Working Tax Credits. Discretionary Housing Payments can be made by local authorities to help people adjust to the benefit cap and those payments can be made to prevent people becoming homeless.</p><p> </p><p>To help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable and to support households adjusting to the reforms, the Government has provided around £900 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme since 2011.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 4987 question first answered 18/07/2017 14:29:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751734

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Low Flying: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3581, how much his Department has paid in compensation to complainants affected by low-flying aircraft in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Compensation paid by the Ministry of Defence to complainants affected by low-flying aircraft in the last six months is as follows:</p><p>January – June 2017 inclusive £87,450.99</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/07/2017 13:27:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751735

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect that rerouting the South Atlantic air bridge has had on (a) treatment and (b) aeromedical evacuation of his Department's personnel from the Falkland Islands.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>When taking the decision to reroute the South Atlantic Airbridge, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) took into account a number of factors to ensure both our operational commitments and the care of our personnel in the Falkland Islands were maintained. The MOD continue to retain a range of options, including aeromedical capability, to ensure that the necessary level of medical care can be provided to our personnel in the South Atlantic.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2017 13:20:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones