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224742

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 225187, what information about the possibility of challenging a decision to transfer a case to another signatory state under the Dublin III Regulation, identifying the national authorities to which appeals and reviews are to be lodged and the relevant time limits, is provided to applicants that relates to an appeal or review that would take place prior to removal in accordance with Article 27 of the Dublin III regulations.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	226022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>As in the Answer to Question 225187 information relating to the possibility to challenge transfer decisions is given to applicants. The guide to completing appeal forms that accompanies a decision advises of an appeal right to the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and refers to the time limit of 28 calendar days to appeal. The guide also lists organisations in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, such as the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, Law Societies, Legal Aid Boards and Legal Service Commission, who are able to provide applicants with names and addresses of professional representatives. The organisations and/or professional <br>representatives may also advise on other avenues of challenge, such as judicial review in the relevant courts in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/03/2015 14:41:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

223356

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 222300, when she plans to announce the content of the inserts to be made by Member States in the Directive identifying the national authority to which appeals and reviews must be lodged and the time limits for doing so; which that national authority is; and what the time limits are.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	225187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Dublin Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 118/2014 is designed to ‘increase the efficiency of the Dublin system and improve the cooperation between national authorities’ by ensuring the ‘effective application’ by Member States of the Dublin III Regulation (EU) No. 604/2013 in practice. As part of that intent Article 4 of the Dublin Regulation concerns the provision of information to applicants, including the use of common leaflets. Many States, including the UK, are currently experiencing technical issues with the leaflets, delaying their implementation. However the necessary information they contain is provided to applicants by other means at relevant points during the consideration process. <br><br>In particular, information about the possibility to challenge a decision to transfer a case to another signatory state under the Dublin III Regulation, the national authorities to which appeals and reviews are to be lodged and the relevant time limits are provided to applicants in the papers accompanying the transfer decision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:20:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

179706

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 22 January 2015 to Question 221729, how many former Incapacity Benefit claimants that were transferred to either jobseeker's allowance or employment and support allowance had participated in a Work Programme in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK up to September 2014; and how many of those have found work as a result of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	224344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of Work Programme referrals, attachments and job outcomes, by payment group can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.</p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/02/2015 16:02:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

176146

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to implement in the UK the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 118/2014 of 30 January 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	222300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 118/2014 is directly applicable, so does not require transposition into domestic law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/02/2015 12:42:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

175291

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to provide increased support to people displaced as a result of the violence by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	221727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram.</p><p> </p><p>A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence. The UK has also contributed £1.7 million to the UN’s and EU’s relief efforts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/01/2015 17:40:06 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

175292

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to provide support for the education of girls and young women in conflict-affected areas of Northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	221728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID has a number of large education programmes across northern Nigeria, the risks to which are being actively managed to ensure that we can still get 800,000 more children into better quality primary schools by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has also committed £1 million to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in north east Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/01/2015 17:40:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

175335

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work after being reassessed for employment and support allowance between October 2010 and March 2014 have found work as a result of the Work Programme in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	221729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 29/01/2015 14:46:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

168722

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that public and private service providers are complying with their duty under the Equality Act 2010 to take action to avoid deaf service users being placed at a substantial disadvantage.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	217751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We expect both public and private sector service providers to comply with their duty to make reasonable adjustments for deaf people, but responsibility for enforcing this in particular cases is a matter for individuals themselves who may ultimately take their case to a court or tribunal; and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the equality duty in England and non-devolved bodies in Scotland and Wales. The range of enforcement tools set out for the Commission under the Equality Act 2006 also apply to the equality duty, these include: compliance notices, judicial review, assessments under section 31 of the Act, statutory agreements with employers or service providers, and interventions in legal cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission publishes guidance on the public sector equality duty and its broader technical guidance provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the detail of the law for anyone who needs to understand the law in depth, or apply it in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting the provision of Video Relay Services and the eAccessibility Forum. We are also looking at improving the accessibility of Government communications for deaf customers and participating in the Accessible Britain Challenge initiative, which aims to motivate communities, including local service providers, businesses, employers, community, voluntary and disabled people’s group to do more to be inclusive and accessible for disabled people.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 12:55:29 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

166130

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will bring forward proposals for secondary legislation to devolve further powers on road traffic matters to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	906214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Although the Government’s attention is focused on the work of the Smith Commission at the moment, in respect of further devolution, and it would be inappropriate to pre-judge the outcome of that process, I can assure the hon. Gentleman that I am happy to work with him in seeking an agreed approach to address this particular issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 26/11/2014 13:33:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

78480

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Emergency Travel Documents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many emergency travel documents were issued in (a) June 2013 and (b) June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	206105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued 2895 emergency travel documents in June 2013 and 5235 in June 2014 (as at 16 July).</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 22/07/2014 08:14:23 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz