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805408

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date	12/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on extending the special China visitor visa pilot scheme to include other nations; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	119079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2016 the UK has offered a two-year validity visit visa to Chinese nationals for the same price as a six-month visa. This is a pilot scheme which we are running to assess the benefits and impacts of such an approach more broadly. There are currently no plans to extend this pilot to any other countries.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2017 17:03:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

805409

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
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 potential merits of introducing regional railcards.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	119080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>A number of regional railcards already exist. These typically arise from local agreements with train operators. As such any proposal for, or development of, new offers or railcards would fall to individual train operators following an assessment of and in response to local demand.</p><p> </p><p>National Railcards are governed by the railcard scheme council and any changes to existing railcards, or new railcards, would therefore be for the industry to propose not Government.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/12/2017 17:07:21 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

805410

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Naval vessels are (a) Fleet Ready vessels, (b) Atlantic Patrol Tasking North and South, (c) Gibraltar Squadron d) Operations East of Suez and (e) supporting EU and NATO counter-migration operations in the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea?
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	119081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>There is always one Royal Navy ship that is designated as the Fleet Ready Escort (FRE), although there are always a number of Royal Navy units available in UK waters that could conduct this role depending on the tasking. As of 1 December 2017 the designated FRE ship was HMS WESTMINSTER.</p><p>The Atlantic Patrol Tasking North is being conducted by RFA MOUNTS BAY, with HMS CLYDE and HMS PROTECTOR operating in the South Atlantic area. The Gibraltar squadron consists of HMS SCIMITAR and HMS SABRE. HMS MIDDLETON, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS BANGOR, RFA CARDIGAN BAY and RFA FORT ROSALIE are on operations east of Suez. HMS ECHO is supporting EU counter-migration operations and HMS ENTERPRISE and HMS OCEAN are commanding NATO maritime groups in the Mediterranean.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/12/2017 17:53:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

805411

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Commonwealth citizens have been recruited into (a) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	119082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Intake into the UK Regular Forces - Commonwealth Nationalities</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ol><li>Figures cover the 12 months ending 30 September in each year.</li><li>Figures of 5 and below are indicated by &quot;~&quot;. Figures above 5 have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in a 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Intake comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers) and intake from the Reserves.</li></ol> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/12/2017 16:59:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

805412

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the starting salary for (a) cooks and (b) stewards is in (i) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (ii) the Army and (iii) the Royal Air Force; and what the starting salary is for stokers in the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	119083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Details are available at this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-pay-review-body-forty-sixth-report-2017</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2017 15:01:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

805413

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Swindon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend the Network Railcard area to cover Swindon.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	119084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The network railcard is a concessionary railcard arising from an agreement between the relevant train operators.</p><p> </p><p>National Railcards are governed by the industry’s railcard scheme council and any changes to existing railcards, or new railcards, would therefore be for the industry to propose not Government.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 19/12/2017 12:25:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

805414

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 116912, whether it is his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to refund all VAT paid by Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service since the establishment of those services in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	119085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Autumn Budget 2017 announced the government’s intention to amend legislation so that Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be eligible for VAT refunds from April 2018. This change will be enacted through the Finance Bill and will save these services c.£40 million a year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/12/2017 17:25:37 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

805415

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure universal credit claimants can save their online claim forms throughout the process of completing the form.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	119086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Claims made on-line do not need to be saved separately when gathering information. In Universal Credit full service the claim is made using the claimants account where the ‘save and return’ functionality is available. This has all the security features necessary to safeguard the claimant’s data by confirming the identity of the returning user.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/12/2017 16:42:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

805416

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department has no plans to collect or publish statistics on food bank usage since the roll-out of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	119087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The provision of food aid ranges from small local provision, through to regional and national schemes. This is mostly community-led provision responding to local needs and as such, we do not believe it is possible to keep a record of the number of food banks, nor the potential number of people using them, without placing unnecessary burdens on volunteers trying to help their communities.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 119088 question first answered 18/12/2017 17:34:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

805417

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 109156, if he will make it his policy to collect statistics on food bank usage since the start of the roll-out of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	119088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The provision of food aid ranges from small local provision, through to regional and national schemes. This is mostly community-led provision responding to local needs and as such, we do not believe it is possible to keep a record of the number of food banks, nor the potential number of people using them, without placing unnecessary burdens on volunteers trying to help their communities.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 119087 question first answered 18/12/2017 17:34:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis