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1167294

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	900152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I was disappointed that the parties were unable to reach an accommodation before the 21 October deadline. Getting Stormont back up and running remains my absolute priority, and I will do everything in my power to make it happen before the 13 January deadline. At that point, the choices facing us will be very limited indeed.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:08:18 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1167295

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on ensuring that there is no hard border on the island of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Greg Hands
uin	900154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Prime Minister has negotiated a new deal which ensures that will be the case.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:09:26 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1167296

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Technology: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the economic importance of the tech sector to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	900156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Northern Ireland continues to benefit from the decision taken by this Government to build a stronger economy across the whole of the United Kingdom. Of particular importance, is the Tech Sector, which provides highly skilled and rewarding jobs, as well as boosting innovation.</p><p>The UK Government has announced economic investments of over £600m through City and Growth Deals and other initiatives that cover all 11 councils in Northern Ireland. This provides an excellent opportunity for each to enrich their Tech Sector capabilities, including digital and R&amp;D innovations; and clearly demonstrates the Government’s continued support for the development of skills provision and growth in this innovative sector.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:11:09 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1166642

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Universal Credit: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the debt incurred by individuals as a result of being scammed into claiming an advance for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	6511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>On the 18<sup>th</sup> September 2019 we brought in changes to the application process for Universal Credit advances to protect innocent people from these scams.</p><p> </p><p>In order to determine whether an individual is liable to repay an advance, we look at the strength of evidence provided. Our investigations play an important part in establishing whether a claimant has had any involvement. In some cases, we will be able to establish that a claimant was entirely innocent and did not benefit from the payment, in which case we would not seek to recover the money from them.</p><p> </p><p>As each case is different and is judged solely on its merits, and as our investigations are still ongoing, it is not possible to accurately estimate the amount individuals could be asked to repay.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/10/2019 16:46:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1166793

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	USA: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will announce the name of the successor to Sir Kim Darroch as British Ambassador to the USA.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	6199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>​A new appointment will be made in due course. The United Kingdom has a strong relationship with the US which is based on many decades of close cooperation and partnership, and that will remain the case.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/10/2019 17:07:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1156370

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes that will be built in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	5403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not publish estimates of the number of homes that will be built in future years. As part of its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2019, the Office for Budget Responsibility produced forecasts of private enterprise housing completions and net additions to the housing stock for each quarter until the end of the forecast period in 2023-24.</p><p>The government is committed to build the homes that the country needs and is aiming to deliver 300,000 homes a year on average by the mid-2020s. Over 1.3 million new homes have been delivered since 2010, including over 430,000 affordable homes. In the latest year, over 222,000 additional homes were delivered – the highest level in all but one of the last 31 years.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 30/10/2019 17:26:39 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1156375

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Restraint Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in each prison are deployed with rigid handcuffs.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	5448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>We are rolling out rigid-bar handcuffs to prison officers as part of our continued focus on improving safety and reducing violence.</p><p>Before a prison can deploy rigid bar handcuffs, all uniformed staff must be trained in their use. At the moment, only HMP Stoke Heath has completed its training, and 153 staff have been issued with rigid-bar handcuffs. At HMP Brinsford 43 staff have completed their training, with a further 13 to be trained by the end of this week. Other prisons are also at various stages of delivering their training.</p><p>In addition to these deployments, rigid-bar handcuffs are also carried by staff of the National Tactical Response Group and by Regional Search and Dog teams, as part of the operational response to incidents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/10/2019 17:30:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1156377

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the public purse has been spent on (a) posters, (b) billboards, (c) electronic communication and (d) paper communication advertising the UK leaving the EU on 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	5478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to grouped PQs 290437, 290765 and 290970 on the 30th September 2019.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 5447 question first answered 30/10/2019 17:18:26 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1156378

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the looked-after children who were cared for in a friends and family foster placement were placed there under a section 20 of the Children Act 1989 voluntary agreement in (a) 31 March 2018, (b) 31 March 2017 and (c) March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	5468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of looked-after children in foster placements with a relative or friend who were placed there under a section 20 of the Children Act 1989 voluntary agreement in (a) 31 March 2018, (b) 31 March 2017 and (c) March 2016 is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Children looked after in foster placements with relative or friend at 31 March<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(Years ending 31 March 2016 to 2018)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="3"><p>1. Under a section 20 of the Children Act 1989 voluntary agreement.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 30/10/2019 16:43:06 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1156384

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holiday Activities and Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend the Holiday Activities and Food programme to cover school holidays in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	5405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Holiday Activities and Food Programme will run again in 2020. The Department for Education has published an invitation to bid which closes on 13 December 2019. Further information is available here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cd0c5d3-e34f-4040-b0c9-17188231346b" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cd0c5d3-e34f-4040-b0c9-17188231346b</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/10/2019 16:50:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead