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1678364

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the number of households that will be subject to the benefit cap due to (a) increases in the local housing allowance and (b) the uprating of benefits in 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	7221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. There are various factors that determine whether a household is brought into scope of the benefit cap.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 7222 question first answered 11/01/2024 11:46:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1327924

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there will be health area dental recovery plans under plans for dental services to move to integrated care systems.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>National Health Service dentistry is currently commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) and regional NHSEI teams have a critical role in planning and delivering recovery of dental services. In the future, developing and delivering plans to meet the health needs of their area will be a key role for integrated commissioning boards, as part of their overall responsibility for population health.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2021 16:08:23 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1172882

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support and (b) facilitate the establishment of disabled rights support groups.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	7221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The National Strategy for Disabled People will focus on removing barriers to ensure disabled people are able to achieve their potential, can lead a life of opportunity and fully participate in British society. Working across Government, with disability organisations and charities, the strategy will be developed with the lived experience of disabled people at its heart and will focus on the issues that affect disabled people the most, including housing, education, transport and jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Regional Stakeholder Network we are establishing a channel for disabled people and disability organisations from across England to engage with Government and share their views on policies and services. This will facilitate ongoing regular discussions both during the development of the National Strategy for Disabled People and beyond.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/01/2020 17:12:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1167155

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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	Kashmir: Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the communications blackout in Kashmir; and what plans he has to support the humanitarian effort in Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	7221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>​The continued use of detentions and restrictions on communications in India-administered Kashmir is of concern. It is important that individual rights are fully respected and that there is constructive dialogue with affected communities.</p><p>We are monitoring the situation in Kashmir closely and are in regular contact with the Indian Government. The Prime Minister has spoken to Prime Minister Modi about the situation in Kashmir<strong>,</strong> and the Foreign Secretary has spoken to Indian Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar to express concerns around the situation. The Minister for South Asia has also had regular engagement with the Indian High Commissioner. He raised the situation in Kashmir with the Indian Minister for Minority Affairs earlier this month.</p><p>We urge the Governments of India and Pakistan to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the people of India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir are being met, and encourage India and Pakistan to engage in dialogue to find lasting, diplomatic solutions to maintain regional stability.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/11/2019 17:24:49 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

755924

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department has blacklisted citizenship applications from applicants who took the TOEIC test through companies accused of fraudulent activities; when those applicants were defrauded by those companies; and what steps she is taking to ensure that those applicants can still apply with an alternative proof of their level of English being of the required standard to process their application fairly.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	7221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>It is open to any person to apply for citizenship if they meet the statutory requirements.</p><p>Those applying for naturalisation as a British citizen are required to demonstrate a knowledge of English at B1 level or above, and that they are of good character.</p><p>As a TOEIC test is no longer a recognised English test qualification, an alternative qualification must be presented to satisfy the knowledge of English requirement.</p><p>Where evidence is available which identifies individuals as having obtained an invalid test certificate, additional scrutiny is applied by caseworkers as part of the assessment of good character, as would be applied to any other potential indication of adverse character or deception. The decision reached is based on the facts of the case and the overall assessment of the applicant’s suitability for naturalisation in accordance with nationality law and published policy.</p><p>Further guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nationality-policy-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nationality-policy-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 16:26:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

390433

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Insolvency: Conditional Fee Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to consult the insolvency profession on provisions in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on reform of conditional fee agreements for insolvency proceedings.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	7221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is taking forward the Coalition Government’s commitment to review this issue and it will set out further details later in the year. As part of that process, the Government will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders, including Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Insolvency Service and insolvency practitioners and their representatives.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/07/2015 13:10:44 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon