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1417014

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date	26/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to Afghan citizens associated with minority-faith based humanitarian and development organisations wishing to resettle in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	112463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme commenced on 6 January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>The scheme will prioritise those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values such as democracy, women’s rights, freedom of speech and rule of law; and vulnerable people such as women and girls at risk, and members of minority groups (including ethnic and religious minorities and LGBT+).</p><p>Details of how the ACRS will operate including the referral pathways for those outside and inside Afghanistan are set in the oral statement of 6 January can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/oral-statement-on-the-afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/oral-statement-on-the-afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/02/2022 13:41:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 47635 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1357468

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date	22/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of extending means-tested free school meals to all universal credit or equivalent benefits claimants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	53167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Under this government, eligibility for free school meals (FSM) has been extended several times, and to more groups of children than any other government over the past half century. Our analysis in 2018 estimated that extending eligibility to all families on Universal Credit would result in almost half of all school pupils becoming entitled to FSM. We think it is important that FSM support is targeted at those that need it most, and FSM is an integral part of our provision for families on low incomes, and our wider actions to promote social mobility.</p><p>In 2018, the government introduced new eligibility criteria for families on Universal Credit, following a consultation in 2017. It is estimated that this will be more generous in its reach by 2022, in comparison to the legacy benefit system. Further to this we included generous protections, which mean any family eligible for FSM transitioning to Universal Credit from a legacy benefit will continue to have access to FSM even if they move above the earnings threshold.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/10/2021 16:16:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1315147

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
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	Overseas Students: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preparations his Department has made for covid-19 hotel quarantine for international students from (a) India and (b) other countries in autumn 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	2175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department will continue to ensure that the system has enough capacity to meet the challenges of arrivals from overseas, which includes international students arriving from red-list countries. The Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education are working together on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/05/2021 16:40:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

678682

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Members: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the level of online abuse of female hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	61644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>Members are encouraged to report all social media abuse and threats to the Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team (PLAIT), based in Westminster. This police unit provides support to individual Members about security concerns and co-ordinates the response with local forces.</p><p>The House has a policy of not commenting publicly on specific security matters. However, the Parliamentary Security Director is happy to meet the right hon. Member to discuss the level of online abuse of female hon. Members.</p><p>The Parliamentary Security Department, in conjunction with the police digital crime unit and social media companies, have run workshops for Members on this issue and provides general security advice on social media harassment.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 30/01/2017 12:05:54 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

657361

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date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what preparations his Department is making for the coordination with EU member states of efforts to tackle climate change after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	57172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The relationship between the UK and our EU partners after we exit the EU will be the subject of negotiations that will start after we trigger Article 50, which my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has said will be no later than the end of March next year. This will include, amongst others, our future relationship with the EU on climate change.</p><p>UK policy on climate change has not changed following Brexit and the UK remains committed to international efforts to tackle climate change. Domestically, we are committed to delivering dependable, secure and low-carbon energy. Our Emissions Reduction Plan will set out how we will reduce emissions over the 2020s and will be produced in tandem with our Industrial Strategy. While we remain in the EU we will continue to engage constructively on new and existing EU legislation and regulation in this area.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/12/2016 14:50:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

533303

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: 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 excluding agency workers from the pay bill when determining a company's liability for paying the Apprenticeship Levy due to such workers' ineligibility for apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	42076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Where an employment agency supplies labour to a client and pays Class 1 secondary National Insurance contributions for those workers, they will be liable to pay the levy, providing their annual pay bill exceeds £3million.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the important contribution that contingent labour makes to the economy, however, excluding agency workers would create adverse incentives to hire all staff off-payroll.</p><p> </p><p>The government will support all employers in using the levy funds to invest in apprenticeships and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills is working with employers to create apprenticeships across all sectors.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/07/2016 15:06:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

524080

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Staff: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38408, what the budget of the European Fast Stream was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	40073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The European Fast Stream was re-established in 2010 with the dual aim of increasing UK representation in the EU institutions, as well as building EU capability. It has been managed centrally by Civil Service Resourcing since 2014. The budget for the European Fast Stream for each year since 2010 is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£713,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£713,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£756,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£821,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£771,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£795,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is the specific EFS budget, it does not include the employment costs for individuals which are met by central charging to departments who are hosting fast streamers.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/07/2016 07:41:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 3381 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms