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1156441

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date	25/10/2019
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Equality Act 2010, what assessment she has made of the effect of leaving the EU on people in the UK in respect of (a) age, (b) disability, (c) gender reassignment, (d) pregnancy and maternity, (e) race, (f) religion or belief (g) sex and (h) sexual orientation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	5427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to retaining all the protections in the Equality Act 2010 and equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland, when we leave the EU, so our leaving will have no effect on protections against discrimination, harassment or victimisation in relation to any of the protected characteristics listed in the Question.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/10/2019 09:34:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156175

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Pensioners: Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2019 to Question 282280, what proportion of claimants transferring from disability living allowance who were over 65 on the date of their application for personal independence payment have (a) requested a mandatory reconsideration and (b) appealed to a tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>On 12<sup>th</sup> September 2019 the Department published new experimental statistics tracking initial decisions following a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment through to Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) or appeals, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>Based on these new experimental statistics, 24% of claimants transferring from Disability Living Allowance who were over 65 on the date of their application for PIP have requested an MR and 11% have lodged an appeal, after an initial decision following a PIP assessment.</p><p> </p><p>These figures cover initial decisions following a PIP assessment since PIP was introduced up to March 2019, and for MRs and appeals to June 2019. They do not include decisions, MRs and appeals relating to decisions prior to an assessment being completed (disallowances due to failure of basic eligibility criteria or non-return of the Part 2 form within the time limit and have not been marked as requiring additional support, or disallowances following the claimant failing to attend the assessment without good reason).</p><p> </p><p>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants.</p><p> </p><p>MR and appeal figures include those awarded PIP at initial decision as well as those disallowed.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to MR or appeal.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2019 14:32:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156177

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2019 to Question 281695, how many people over 65 claiming disability living allowance have not yet been advised by her Department to apply for personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The specific information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2019 14:35:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156273

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many extant (a) single individual export licences and (b) open individual export licences there are for which the end-user is Turkey; and if she will make it her policy to suspend them.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>As of 25 October, there are a) 504 Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) [of which 331 include military rated items] and; b) 95 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) [of which 64 include military rated items] that are extant for which Turkey is the end user.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the situation in Syria very closely and are considering the licensing position in the light of recent developments. No further export licences to Turkey for items which might be used in military operations in Syria will be granted while we do so.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/10/2019 10:05:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151208

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the climate emergency.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	900052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and delivering net zero is a top priority for me and this whole Government, which is why we will be hosting COP26 next year and the Prime Minister announced he will chair a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>As the first major economy in the world to set a legally binding net zero target, we are backing words with action – from record levels of renewable power, to £2 billion of investment into clean technologies, to doubling of our International Climate Finance contribution to £11.6 billion.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:28:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151433

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent comparative assessment she has made of the number of racehorse fatalities (a) in the first nine months of 2019 and (b) in the same period in 2018; what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the British Horseracing Authority in reducing annual levels of racehorse fatalities; and with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2019 to Question 242198 on Horse Racing: Animal Welfare, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with the British Horseracing Authority.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The official annual statistics on fatality rates are published on the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) website, in an approach endorsed by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. We would expect the fatality rates for 2019 to be published by BHA in the New Year. Officials regularly meet with a wide range of stakeholders, including the BHA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 30/10/2019 14:08:57 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151434

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to set up new independent welfare body to protect race horses from abuse.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Horse Welfare Board (HWB) was formed in March 2019 and is currently developing a comprehensive equine welfare strategy, covering the whole life of the racehorse, which will be published in the coming months. The Government will stay in regular contact with the industry and the new HWB. We will continue to press them for improvements in racehorse welfare and a reduction in the number of fatalities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 30/10/2019 14:05:41 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151567

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Water: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the most recent classification by chemical status of the UK's surface water bodies.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The most recent surface classifications were published in January 2017 and can be accessed via the Catchment Data Explorer application available online at: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Chemicals status classifications will next be updated in 2020 as part of the work to review and update River Basin Management Plans.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/10/2019 12:39:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151568

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Water: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of surface water bodies have been tested for chemical status using a biota sampling methodology; and of those bodies so tested what proportion were classified as having a good chemical status.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Biota testing has now been undertaken in 2.8% (130) surface waterbodies.</p><p> </p><p>Chemicals status classifications will next be updated in 2020 as part of the work to review and update River Basin Management Plans.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/10/2019 12:53:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151569

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Water: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of unmonitored surface water bodies that would be classified as having a good chemical status using a biota sampling methodology.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to monitor biota in every water body. The Environment Agency is considering how to assess unmonitored surface water bodies to inform the classification of chemical status when this is next undertaken in 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/10/2019 12:46:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas