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1417014

registered interest
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

registered interest
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

1170392

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Musicians: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status will be of visiting musicians from EEA countries on 1 January 2021 in the event that the UK does not reach an agreement with the EU by the end of 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	2410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced that, at the end of the transition period, EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips, without needing a visa.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is currently engaging with other government departments, including DCMS, to ensure that the future immigration system continues to support the thriving cultural sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 2411 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:15:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1139321

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of using Islamic financial certificates, sukuk to finance infrastructure projects without adding to Government debt on the public sector balance sheet; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	277616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text The proceeds from the Sukuk, like the proceeds from the wider gilt programme, flow into the consolidated fund. This is used for general expenditure, including expenditure on infrastructure. The government considers the core gilt program rather than the Sukuk to be the most cost-effective way of raising money for expenditure, including that of infrastructure projects. The main purpose behind the decision to issue a second Sukuk is to reaffirm the government’s commitment to the UK being the Western hub for Islamic finance, whilst also providing high-quality liquid assets to UK-based Islamic banks. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 277781 question first answered 22/07/2019 14:01:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1050433

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions each local authority has been subject to legal action for the provision of inaccurate advice on universal credit to claimants in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will respond to any questions relating to Universal Credit policy if asked to do so by local authorities. However, DWP would have no wider role to play in, and would collect no data in relation to, legal challenges brought against individual local authorities as a result of their advice about Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/02/2019 18:07:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1041572

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	BT Group: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from what date was BT’s Next Generation Access lines assessed separately for business rates from the rest of the BT network.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The independent Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for the valuation of non-domestic properties for business rates purposes in England and Wales. The Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 restricts VOA from providing specific information to protect ratepayer confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/01/2019 16:20:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1041575

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Immigration Controls: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which ports with regular ferry services to the UK he plans to designate as EU Border Inspection Posts by 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) are commercial ventures set up by ports and airports which are inspected and approved for operation by the relevant Competent Authority and the Commission. Any BIPs at ports with regular ferry services to the UK would be approved by the Competent Authority of that EU Member State, not the Secretary of State.</p><p>As explained in the Technical Notice on <em>“Importing animals and animal products if there’s no Brexit deal”, </em>consignments originating in the EU will not initially be required to enter the UK through a BIP. For this reason we are not anticipating a significant increase in demand for BIPs at UK ports receiving ferries coming from the EU and have not received any applications for approvals of new BIPs.</p><p>A full list of current BIP facilities across the EU can be found here: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/vet-border-control/bip-contacts_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/vet-border-control/bip-contacts_en</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/01/2019 16:26:39 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1015202

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of the claim made by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights that real time information data has a 2 per cent rate of inaccuracy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The reference to two percent within the UN Special Rapporteur report on extreme poverty and human rights relates to the impact of incorrect and late Real Time Information (RTI) on Universal Credit claimants. HMRC and DWP work closely to monitor and drive improvements. DWP agree the statement that about 2% of UC claimants, where the claimant and/or their partner are in work, are affected by misreported earnings.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/11/2018 17:30:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

947689

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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
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 what the spend from the public purse on Universal Credit benefit payments will be in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	167882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 19 July 2018 to Questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-07-16/164254/" target="_blank">164254</a> and <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-07-16/164255/" target="_blank">164255</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 167881 question first answered 04/09/2018 15:14:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms