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1059062

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether in assessing universal credit payments the Department deducts payments in lieu of holiday as part of temporary work.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	219535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit seeks to take earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount of Universal Credit paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household each monthly assessment period, including any earnings reported by the employer during that assessment period.</p><p>This includes earnings from employment that has ended which encompasses pay in lieu of notice and any accrued holiday pay, regardless of when they were paid or which month they relate to.</p><p>This is in line with the principle that Universal Credit is designed to reflect the cash flow available to a household.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/02/2019 17:38:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1059063

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Tidal Power and Wave Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the economic benefits of the UK's wave and tidal stream energy sectors.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	219536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>Wave and tidal energy are still at a pre-commercial stage of development. A report published by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult in February 2018[1] estimated that if cost competitive, wave energy had the potential to add a net positive contribution to the UK economy but the sector lagged around ten years behind the tidal sector.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://ore.catapult.org.uk/?attachment_id=6260" target="_blank">https://ore.catapult.org.uk/?attachment_id=6260</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/02/2019 14:36:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1059065

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Tidal Power and Wave Power: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of the potential export market for the UK's wave and tidal stream energy technologies.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	219537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>Wave and tidal stream technologies are still at a pre-commercial stage of development. A report published by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult in 2018[1] estimated that, if the technologies can reduce their costs sufficiently to compete with other forms of generation, the by 2050 the global market for tidal stream energy could be up to 101GW installed capacity and for wave energy, 236GW.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://ore.catapult.org.uk/?attachment_id=6260" target="_blank">https://ore.catapult.org.uk/?attachment_id=6260</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/02/2019 14:38:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1059066

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Tidal Power and Wave Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the UK's wave and tidal stream energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	219538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a long history of supporting the development and deployment of wave and tidal stream technologies in the UK. Since 2010, various bodies across Government have made almost £80m of grant funding available to the wave and tidal sectors. Wave and tidal stream projects are eligible to enter the forthcoming Contract for Difference allocation round.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/02/2019 14:39:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1054778

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	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, what steps she is taking to implement safeguards in situations where her Department makes backdated payments of benefits to vulnerable people with mental health issues or drug or alcohol dependencies.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	216416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>On legacy benefits when we identify a customer is vulnerable every endeavour is made to contact the claimant or their appointee, discuss and explain the high value payment we intend to issue and identify if they have any concerns over receiving such an amount of money. As part of this process both from the conversation and the earlier information we had available we would encourage using split or phased payments if we viewed a risk in making one large payment to the claimant. If we cannot make contact, we will refer to our visiting team to make attempts to visit them at home and have those conversations. On Universal Credit, vulnerability is dealt with on a case-by-case basis so that the necessary support can be given to claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Current payment regulations only permit us to restrict amounts of payments with a claimant’s consent. If we did not feel that claimant was able to manage their affairs, or make that decision for themselves, we would then consider if an appointee was appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently working to enhance safeguarding procedures across all benefit products to help staff to identify claimants who may need additional support because their circumstances make them vulnerable. A multi-disciplinary working group is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the processes and procedures we have in place across DWP to identify and support vulnerable claimants who are entitled to backdated payments of benefits. This will include sharing best practice from legacy processes and exploring what more we can do to ensure vulnerable claimants in this situation are given access to the support they need, and developing a proposal for the implementation of these improvements. This will ensure that the Department will be able to fully support the eligible claimants on Universal Credit who will be entitled to a Severe Disability Premium transitional payment.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/02/2019 15:42:22 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1041778

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the siblings of children with life threatening and terminal conditions are identified as young carers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	208947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting young carers - to improve their health and wellbeing, and to protect them from excessive or inappropriate caring responsibilities. Since April 2015, all young carers are entitled to an assessment of their needs for support, under Section 17 of the Children Act (1989).</p><p>The ‘carers action plan’, a two-year programme of tailored work to support unpaid carers of all ages, aims to improve the identification of young carers; improving their educational opportunities and outcomes; providing support to young carers, particularly to vulnerable children; and improving access to services. The plan can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a>.</p><p>In December 2016 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published the guidelines ‘End of life care for infants, children and young people with life-limiting conditions: planning and management’. The guidance emphasises the need to be aware that siblings will need support to cope with: their brother's or sister's condition and death, and the effects of their parents' or carers' grieving. This may include social, practical, psychological and spiritual support. The guidance can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng61" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng61</a>.</p><p>The Department for Education provides schools with £2.4 billion each year in additional funding through the pupil premium to support disadvantaged pupils; each eligible pupil attracts £1,320 to primary schools and £935 to secondary schools. Eligibility for the pupil premium is based largely on current or past claims for free school meals. Some research with young carers aged 14 to 16 suggested that around 60% already attract the pupil premium through their eligibility for free school meals.</p><p>We expect schools to make effective use of their pupil premium and do not tell them how to use it - schools know their pupils best and will spend the grant to meet pupil needs, which may include needs arising from a caring role. Schools are held to account for their pupil premium use through school inspection and information in performance tables, and most schools are required to publish details about their pupil premium strategy and its impact.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 208948 question first answered 21/01/2019 11:21:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1041779

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding the Government provides to support the siblings of children with palliative care needs who meet the definition of being young carers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	208948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting young carers - to improve their health and wellbeing, and to protect them from excessive or inappropriate caring responsibilities. Since April 2015, all young carers are entitled to an assessment of their needs for support, under Section 17 of the Children Act (1989).</p><p>The ‘carers action plan’, a two-year programme of tailored work to support unpaid carers of all ages, aims to improve the identification of young carers; improving their educational opportunities and outcomes; providing support to young carers, particularly to vulnerable children; and improving access to services. The plan can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-action-plan-2018-to-2020</a>.</p><p>In December 2016 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published the guidelines ‘End of life care for infants, children and young people with life-limiting conditions: planning and management’. The guidance emphasises the need to be aware that siblings will need support to cope with: their brother's or sister's condition and death, and the effects of their parents' or carers' grieving. This may include social, practical, psychological and spiritual support. The guidance can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng61" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng61</a>.</p><p>The Department for Education provides schools with £2.4 billion each year in additional funding through the pupil premium to support disadvantaged pupils; each eligible pupil attracts £1,320 to primary schools and £935 to secondary schools. Eligibility for the pupil premium is based largely on current or past claims for free school meals. Some research with young carers aged 14 to 16 suggested that around 60% already attract the pupil premium through their eligibility for free school meals.</p><p>We expect schools to make effective use of their pupil premium and do not tell them how to use it - schools know their pupils best and will spend the grant to meet pupil needs, which may include needs arising from a caring role. Schools are held to account for their pupil premium use through school inspection and information in performance tables, and most schools are required to publish details about their pupil premium strategy and its impact.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 208947 question first answered 21/01/2019 11:21:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1041262

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the risks of smart home and internet-connected devices being used to enable domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	208306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Last year we launched a public consultation on the Government response to domestic abuse in which we asked about the risk of technology being used to perpetrate abuse.</p><p>We will be publishing a response to the consultation and draft Domestic Abuse Bill soon.</p><p>The Government will also shortly publish a white paper detailing how we will tackle online harms, including domestic abuse.</p><p>We have also provided Refuge with £250,000 of funding through the Tampon Tax to provide specialist nationwide support to staff and survivors who experience technologically facilitated abuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 208307 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:26:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1041263

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the misuse of smart home and internet-connected devices to enable domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	208307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Last year we launched a public consultation on the Government response to domestic abuse in which we asked about the risk of technology being used to perpetrate abuse.</p><p>We will be publishing a response to the consultation and draft Domestic Abuse Bill soon.</p><p>The Government will also shortly publish a white paper detailing how we will tackle online harms, including domestic abuse.</p><p>We have also provided Refuge with £250,000 of funding through the Tampon Tax to provide specialist nationwide support to staff and survivors who experience technologically facilitated abuse.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 208306 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:26:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1027547

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to publish proposals on ensuring equitable reward for small scale renewable energy producers exporting to the grid.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	203335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We published a call for evidence on the future of small-scale low-carbon generation in the summer and we intend to follow this up with a consultation on proposals for future arrangements in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/01/2019 12:05:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones