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1174195

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Angola: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions his Department has had with the Angolan Government on the recent droughts in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	9717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Southern Africa is facing an urgent humanitarian crisis due to drought and other climate-related and economic factors. In southern Angola over 500,000 people are experiencing crisis-level food insecurity. The UK is pushing to put this crisis on the international agenda. On a recent visit to the country, I met with Angola’s Minister for Environment and discussed the drought and more broadly the humanitarian situation facing the wider region.</p><p>DFID is supporting the regional response through our contributions to multilaterals, notably the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The CERF has so far allocated just over £4.8 million to the response in Angola. Through Regional Vulnerability Analysis and Assessment (RVAA) programme, led by the Southern Africa Development Community, the UK is supporting assessments to inform humanitarian and resilience responses, including in Angola.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1174197

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for asylum from detention in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	9718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Migrants, including asylum claimants, may be detained for immigration purposes only in accordance with Home Office detention policy, as set out in Detention general guidance and adults at risk in immigration detention. The detention decision must always be made on the basis of the individual’s particular circumstances and eligibility for detention.</p><p>If at any time it is concluded that a particular detainee’s ongoing detention would not be appropriate, the individual must be released, with bail conditions appropriate to their particular circumstances.</p><p>Most people detained under immigration powers spend only short periods in detention. At any one time, 95% of those liable to be detained, are instead managed in the community.</p><p>We do not currently hold the data in the format you have requested, however published data on the number of Asylum claims made can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019</a></p><p>The great majority of asylum claims are processed in the non-detained system, with claimants living in the community. Only a small minority of claimants are detained whilst their claim is considered.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 13:25:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1170942

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Companies: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward regulations on the amount that companies can charge when their services automatically renew; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling so-called subscriptions traps and other business practices that harm consumers.</p><p> </p><p>In response to specific complaints about these practices in telecoms, insurance, and cash savings, regulators (Ofcom and the FCA) are taking action to ensure that longstanding customers are not charged more. For example, Ofcom has agreed with most major mobile and broadband providers to give discounts to customers that have been paying high “out of contract” prices in mobile and broadband.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consult on stronger enforcement powers to ensure harmful trading practices like these are tackled.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/01/2020 14:39:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1170948

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Angola: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support people affected by recent droughts in Angola.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Southern Africa is facing an urgent humanitarian crisis due to drought and other climate-related and economic factors. In southern Angola over 500,000 people are experiencing crisis-level food insecurity.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is pushing to put this crisis on the international agenda. DFID is supporting the regional response through our contributions to multilaterals, notably the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The UK is the largest overall contributor to the CERF since its inception. The CERF has so far allocated approximately £4.8 million to the response in Angola.</p><p> </p><p>Through Regional Vulnerability Analysis and Assessment (RVAA) programme, led by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the UK is supporting assessments to inform humanitarian and resilience responses, including in Angola.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2020 16:35:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171078

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Drugs: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what level of funding his Department has made available for drug addiction treatment in (a) the UK (b) Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Spending on health care, including drug treatment services is a devolved matter. In England, local authorities are responsible for the commissioning and uptake of drug treatment services. They are funded to do so through the public health grant. In 2019-20, £3.1 billion has been provided for public health services, including drug treatment.</p><p> </p><p>Any death related to drug use is an avoidable tragedy. Heroin-related deaths are rising across the United Kingdom, including in Bristol. This increase is linked to an ageing group of older heroin users with multiple and complex needs and in increasingly poor health. Half of opiate-related deaths occur among those who have never – or have not for several years – been in drug treatment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 3785 question first answered 22/01/2020 13:43:32 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171079

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Heroin: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the trends in the level of heroin-related deaths in (a) the UK and (b) Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Spending on health care, including drug treatment services is a devolved matter. In England, local authorities are responsible for the commissioning and uptake of drug treatment services. They are funded to do so through the public health grant. In 2019-20, £3.1 billion has been provided for public health services, including drug treatment.</p><p> </p><p>Any death related to drug use is an avoidable tragedy. Heroin-related deaths are rising across the United Kingdom, including in Bristol. This increase is linked to an ageing group of older heroin users with multiple and complex needs and in increasingly poor health. Half of opiate-related deaths occur among those who have never – or have not for several years – been in drug treatment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 3784 question first answered 22/01/2020 13:43:32 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171080

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Naloxone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of naloxone for preventing death caused by heroin overdose.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on the adequacy of the availability of naloxone for preventing death caused by heroin overdose.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing local needs and commissioning drug prevention, treatment and harm reduction services to meet these needs. This includes making sure they have sufficient coverage of naloxone to prevent drug-related deaths.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/01/2020 14:17:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171083

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of EU citizens resident in the UK that have not applied for (a) settled (b) pre-settled status.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest published information shows that more than 2.7 million (2,756,100) EU Settlement Scheme applications had been received up to 31 December 2019. The latest figures can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019</a></p><p>The published figures refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. The published figures include non-EEA family members, Irish nationals, and eligible EEA citizens not resident in the UK, none of whom are usually included in estimates of the resident EU population. Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.</p><p>In order to ensure that resident EEA nationals and their family members understand how and by when to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office has put in place a comprehensive communications and engagement plan, using all available channels to reach our audiences – such as marketing, presentations, email updates, toolkits and webinars.</p><p>The Home Office has delivered a £4 million marketing campaign to encourage resident EEA nationals to apply and further campaign activity is planned. Alongside this campaign activity, we have also undertaken extensive engagement and outreach with stakeholder groups, including employers, local authorities and community organisations. No-one will be left behind, which is why we are working in partnership with representatives of vulnerable groups and other experts to make sure everyone knows what they need to do and has the right level of support.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 3790 question first answered 23/01/2020 18:03:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1171084

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department have taken to contact EU citizens resident in the UK who have not yet applied for settled or pre-settled status, in order to regularise their residency in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	3790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest published information shows that more than 2.7 million (2,756,100) EU Settlement Scheme applications had been received up to 31 December 2019. The latest figures can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-december-2019</a></p><p>The published figures refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. The published figures include non-EEA family members, Irish nationals, and eligible EEA citizens not resident in the UK, none of whom are usually included in estimates of the resident EU population. Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.</p><p>In order to ensure that resident EEA nationals and their family members understand how and by when to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office has put in place a comprehensive communications and engagement plan, using all available channels to reach our audiences – such as marketing, presentations, email updates, toolkits and webinars.</p><p>The Home Office has delivered a £4 million marketing campaign to encourage resident EEA nationals to apply and further campaign activity is planned. Alongside this campaign activity, we have also undertaken extensive engagement and outreach with stakeholder groups, including employers, local authorities and community organisations. No-one will be left behind, which is why we are working in partnership with representatives of vulnerable groups and other experts to make sure everyone knows what they need to do and has the right level of support.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 3789 question first answered 23/01/2020 18:03:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1156354

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
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	Public Health: Emergencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to identify public health emergencies.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2019 16:49:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire