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982488

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date	08/10/2018
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: Housing
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 direct to landlord payments to all claimants of the housing element of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	176608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit incentivises work by making the journey from unemployment to employment as smooth as possible, without the hurdles that exist within the current system. Paying claimants their housing costs direct means their landlord sees no changes in rent payments when they move into work. Consequently the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will, in the majority of cases, pay eligible housing costs directly to the claimant as has been the case for Housing Benefit in the Private Rented Sector since 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, both the claimant and landlord are able to request an alternative payment arrangement (APA) to have rent paid direct to the landlord at any point in the claim should the need arise.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/10/2018 10:57:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

982545

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to create a dedicated fund for the legal needs of the affected community arising from the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	176685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is keen to ensure that the bereaved, survivors and affected residents of the Grenfell Tower tragedy can receive appropriate help and support in a timely manner. Legal aid is available for civil legal aid services as set out in Schedule 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, subject to means and merits tests. Additionally, legal aid may also be available under Exceptional Case Funding, where not providing it would breach or carry a serious risk of breaching the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have met recently with representatives from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the Law Society, and understand that RBKC has put in place a comprehensive compensation and rehabilitation offer, which extends to all residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk. The Government will continue to work with bodies such as RBKC and the Law Society to assist people in claiming what they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/10/2018 16:23:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

982681

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) fund and (b) ensure the viability of youth organisations.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	176693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. Government is investing in youth organisations in a number of ways including:</p><ul><li>Investing £40 million (in partnership with Big Lottery Fund) in the Youth Investment Fund which supports over 90 youth organisations around the country to create, expand and strengthen the sustainability of open access youth provision, and is expected to benefit over 300,000 young people. Part of that programme ensures the grantees have dedicated support to enhance their viability beyond the period of the grant;</li><li>Funding National Citizen Service (over £1bn has been allocated to NCS between 15/16 and 19/20) which is delivered via a supply chain network of over 100 organisations, including many youth organisations;</li><li>Investing £40m (in partnership with Big Lottery Fund) in the #iwill fund which supports voluntary and community organisations that work with young people;</li><li>Releasing £1.2m of funding using money from dormant accounts to boost the capacity of vital grass-roots youth organisations working with young people, who are not in education, employment or training, in three areas of the country; and</li><li>The £2m Building Connections Fund, in partnership with the Co-op Foundation, which is available to youth organisations helping to support young people to avoid long-term loneliness.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/10/2018 17:32:00 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

982756

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Honourable Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which housing estates (a) in the Greater London area and (b) elsewhere have been sold by the Church Commissioners; and whether guarantees were sought that those estates would remain in social housing ownership.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	175982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2005 and 2006 following careful consideration the Church Commissioners took the decision to sell what were known as the Octavia Hill Estates, comprising approximately 1,580 flats and houses within the Greater London area.</p><p> </p><p>The sales, to a joint venture between Grainger plc and Genesis Housing Group, were subject to the residents’ leases, and the rights and obligations contained in these remained. A commitment was made to engage with residents’ associations and to keep in touch with tenants as the sales progressed to keep them fully informed. Some tenants had the right to purchase their properties and this was communicated to the qualifying tenants.</p><p> </p><p>In 1985 the Church Commissioners took the decision to sell their residential property holdings in Brixton to a housing association. According to the records of the Commissioners covenants were not placed on these properties and to the best of knowledge these properties are still owned by a housing association.</p><p> </p><p>The Church Commissioners are not and have never been a social housing provider and have a statutory duty to deliver the best possible return on their investments to fund the work and mission of the Church of England across the country. The Church Commissioners continue to provide new housing across the country where they have land holdings and affordable housing is a key part of that provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 19/10/2018 15:07:24 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman previous answer version 77536 answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

982762

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of benefits claims made by migrants with the right to work in the UK but not in possession of a Biometric Residence Permit in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	176460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>DWP procedures require non-UK nationals to provide proof of their UK immigration status upon application for an income related benefit. This may be in the form of a Home Office Biometric Residence Permit or a valid passport or visa stamped by the Home Office granting leave to remain and recourse to public funds. Claimants who provide proof of UK immigration status with recourse to claim public funds are eligible to claim DWP income-related benefits on the same basis as UK citizens.</p><p> </p><p>Biometric Residency Permits were introduced by the Home Office in December 2012. As of 31 May 2015 new regulations require non-EEA nationals, seeking permission from overseas to enter the UK for more than six months to apply for a Biometric Residence Permit from the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not centrally collect statistical information categorised by the type of immigration status document provided and the information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/10/2018 10:45:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

982857

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Crown Dependencies: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Crown Dependencies of (a) the UK leaving the EU without a deal and (b) the EU accepting the Chequers proposals.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	176040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to engaging fully with the Crown Dependencies as we exit the EU to ensure they are prepared for all exit scenarios and their interests and priorities are properly taken into account. My officials have fortnightly engagements with representatives of the Crown Dependencies and the Minister of State responsible, Robin Walker MP, holds formal quarterly meetings with the Chief Ministers of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.</p><p>Officials from the UK and Crown Dependency governments have worked together on readiness planning, the transition of International Agreements, and on the drafting of primary and secondary exit legislation, as well as broader discussions on the future EU-UK relationship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 18/10/2018 14:25:51 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

982952

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Jon Venables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what information about the whereabouts of Jon Venables who was convicted of the murder of James Bulger in 1993 has been released by his Department to the media.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has complied with the terms of the court injunction that prohibits the publication of information purporting to identify this individual or his past, present or future whereabouts.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/10/2018 08:46:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

982953

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Jon Venables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what information his Department holds on the publication of the location of Jon Venables in open court (a) by and (b) on behalf of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not hold transcripts of previous court proceedings relating to the original granting of this injunction or subsequent applications relating to it. Any publication by the media of anything said in open court must comply with the terms of the injunction.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/10/2018 08:47:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

982954

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Jon Venables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the injunction granted by the Family Division of 22 June 2001 in relation to Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, what policies and procedures his Department has put in place to ensure that officials responsible for authorising the release of information relating to Jon Venables are compliant with that injunction.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Through staff training and knowledge management, the Attorney General’s Office has policies in place to ensure compliance with all anonymity orders, including those related to Jon Venables and Robert Thompson.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/10/2018 08:49:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

982955

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Jon Venables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish the job titles and grades of officials in his Department that (a) have been and (b) are currently responsible for ensuring that communications in relation to Jon Venables are compliant with the injunction granted by the Family Division on 22 June 2001.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office Legal and Communications teams deal with a range of cases. All staff are aware of the terms of this injunction and the need to ensure that any communications comply with those terms.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/10/2018 09:19:05 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth