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1226454

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date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pets: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office's oral contribution of 13 July 2020, Official Report, column 1276, what additional procedures pet owners will have to follow beyond those that currently exist; and what estimate he has made of the potential additional cost to pet owners of those procedures.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	76799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working with the European Commission to ensure that pet travel between the UK and EU continues smoothly after January 2021. The UK and Crown Dependencies has submitted its application to become a Part 1 listed third country under Annex II of the EU Pet Travel Regulations to the European Commission, and this is our preferred position. It is now for the Commission to consider our application for listed status.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/09/2020 10:21:28 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1226709

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timeframe is for the completion of his Department's review of Looked after Children.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Care Review is a fundamental part of the government’s manifesto. The urgent local and national response to COVID-19 has delayed launching the Care Review but we are making preparations to launch as soon as possible and will set out further details at that point. The review will be bold, broad and independently led, taking a fundamental look across children’s social care, with the aim of better supporting, protecting and improving the outcomes of vulnerable children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 07/09/2020 15:35:02 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226710

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the EU Settlement Resolution Centre telephone service has been closed during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Settlement Resolution Centre followed Public Health England advice to ensure staff worked from home where possible, this led to a short period during which phone lines were closed to incoming calls.</p><p> </p><p>The telephone service was quickly re-established with lines reopening, on a limited basis, on 1 May and a full service resumed on 11 May.</p><p> </p><p>While phone access was unavailable, the centre continued to receive and respond to enquiries made via the online contact form. These enquiries were from the customers themselves or were made via a dedicated contact form for organisations acting on behalf of more vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/09/2020 09:52:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226711

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Beef: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the price paid to beef farmers by wholesalers.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Defra monitors the UK agricultural markets including commodity prices and long-term trends. The beef sector has shown resilience and current prices are above the 5-year average.</p><p> </p><p>We want all farmers to get a fair price for their products and the Government is committed to tackling any unfairness that may exist in the agri-food supply chain. Through the Agriculture Bill we have set out ambitious plans to improve transparency in the supply chain, strengthening the position of those who produce our food.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/09/2020 11:21:11 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226712

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the judgment on Trans toolkit for schools and Oxfordshire County Council.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the issue referred to and will continue to work closely with colleagues across Government to consider ongoing developments in this case.</p><p>Schools should assess resources they use to ensure they are appropriate for the age and maturity of their pupils and sensitive to their needs, where relevant. The toolkit in question has not been produced or endorsed by the Department for Education. We would advise that schools work with parents, pupils and public services to decide what is best for individual children – and what is best for others in the school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/09/2020 14:41:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226713

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in his Department worked on the (a) content and (b) distribution of his Department's internal newsletter entitled, No.11 in May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This newsletter is a political publication, with no involvement from or costs incurred by Treasury departmental civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 77577 77578 question first answered 03/09/2020 14:43:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226714

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost in staff hours of work on his Department's internal newsletter entitled, No. 11 in May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This newsletter is a political publication, with no involvement from or costs incurred by Treasury departmental civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 77576 77578 question first answered 03/09/2020 14:43:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226715

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the full list of recipients of his Department's internal newsletter entitled, No. 11 in May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This newsletter is a political publication, with no involvement from or costs incurred by Treasury departmental civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 77576 77577 question first answered 03/09/2020 14:43:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226716

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of additional Dublin Regulation requests that will be decided in the UK after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	77817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK will cease to participate in the Dublin Regulation at the end of the transition period. However, the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 contain a “savings provision” to enable a Dublin family reunion request, made before 1 January 2021, to continue to be processed after that date.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/09/2020 11:40:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1226717

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to end the post code as a determining factor of access to English for Speakers of Other Languages provision.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	77818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2020 answer text <p>In 2018/19, the department supported 120,500 adult learners to improve their levels of English through fully and part-funded English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses.</p><p>The department funds ESOL through the Adult Education Budget (AEB).</p><p>Approximately half of the AEB is devolved to 7 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and delegated to the Mayor of London, acting where appropriate through the Greater London Authority (GLA). These devolved authorities are responsible for the provision of adult education, including ESOL, and allocation of the AEB in their local areas. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is responsible for the remaining AEB in non-devolved areas<strong>. </strong></p><p>In non-devolved areas, we do not ring-fence a particular amount of the ESFA AEB budget for ESOL. Colleges and adult training providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB allocation to meet the needs of their communities. They are responsible for planning, with local partners, which ESOL courses can be delivered locally.</p><p>In devolved areas, providers have the opportunity to work with MCAs and the GLA to shape the ways in which they can contribute to meeting skills needs locally so that more people of all ages and backgrounds are given opportunities to develop the skills and experience they need, including ESOL provision.</p><p>We are committed to open dialogue with MCAs and the GLA on how best skills provision and reforms can be shaped to fit the needs of local areas.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/09/2020 16:03:37 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy