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1725503

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date	30/08/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 February 2024 on Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme Update, HCWS233, whether he plans to investigate the reasons for the inconsistent application of ARAP criteria for members of (a) CF333 and (b) ATF444.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South and Walkden
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	2799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>I am deeply concerned that many members of CF333 and ATF444 (the Triples) - our friends and allies - who should be eligible for ARAP remain in grave circumstances. As such, my clear focus is getting the Triples Review back on track and bringing all those individuals receiving overturned decisions to safety in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with officials since my Ministerial appointment to put in place the necessary conditions to get this right and ensure that the ARAP criteria are applied consistently across all applications in scope.</p><p> </p><p>I fully intend to update the House on the review as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 09/09/2024 13:12:18 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1671808

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has taken steps to promote tourism from the rest of Europe to (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government works to promote the whole United Kingdom as a destination for tourists, both domestic and international, working with the devolved governments and administrations across the UK.</p><p>VisitBritain has in-market teams for Europe, including France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and the Nordics, where they promote Britain through various campaigns and marketing of Britain’s regional diversity. VisitBritain also has in-market teams for Australia, Canada and India for the Commonwealth.The latest figures from VisitBritain’s International Passenger Survey indicate there were 21 million visitors from Europe to the UK in 2022, accounting for 67% of total inbound visits to the UK and 44% of total inbound spend.</p><p>VisitBritain recently kicked off the next phase of our GREAT-funded international marketing campaign in France and Germany to showcase Britain as a dynamic, diverse and exciting destination and to drive tourism outside of London.</p><p>Each year, VisitBritain welcomes more than 120 international travel trade buyers for a series of educational visits across Britain. They showcase the latest tourism products to international buyers. Last year, we had buyers from 16 international markets taking part including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the Nordic countries, Australia, India and Canada.</p><p>VisitBritain recently hosted ‘Destination Britain India’, its first trade mission to India since the pandemic. It saw dozens of British industry suppliers from across the nations and regions meet with 75 top buyers from India. The suppliers included hotels, retailers, visitor attractions, tour operators, transport providers and local destinations from across Britain.</p><p>VisitBritain is developing a new multi-million-pound GREAT Britain marketing campaign for the USA, the UK’s largest and most valuable visitor market, as well as Canada and Australia, with a focus on screen tourism.</p><p>VisitEngland is creating a portfolio of nationally supported, strategic and high-performing Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) to transform the English visitor economy landscape and appeal more strategically to domestic and inbound visitors. 26 LVEPs have now been accredited, including VisitEssex which covers the Romford area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 2798 question first answered 29/11/2023 17:55:08 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150956

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is Government policy to deliver full fibre broadband to to all premises by 2025.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	2799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to secure nationwide coverage of gigabit capable broadband as soon as possible. Both the Prime Minister and I have set out the Government's ambition to achieve this by 2025. We expect full fibre broadband and upgraded cable networks to play a major role in delivering our ambitions but we are also open to other technologies, such as 5G fixed wireless access, providing they can deliver similar outcomes for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 2801 question first answered 24/10/2019 17:17:18 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

748273

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders supervised by community rehabilitation companies in England or Wales report to call centres.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	2799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire; Dorset, Devon and Cornwall; Wales; Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire; Essex; Norfolk and Suffolk; Cumbria and Lancashire; Northumbria; and South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) currently use telephone reporting as just one part of their operating models, in addition to regular reporting in person, where it is an appropriate tool for the individual case.</p><p> </p><p>Contract management teams continue to closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/07/2017 15:46:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

381586

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have waited more than five weeks from making an application before receiving their first payment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	2799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is paid to claimants on a monthly basis. This monthly payment cycle mirrors the approach that claimants would experience in work and is designed to prepare claimants for employment. The first payment is made within a calendar month plus a week of the original date of claim, providing all the information required has been supplied by the claimant.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 14:27:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead