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1006779

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
tabling member constituency	Havant
tabling member printed	Alan Mak
uin	907579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled.</p><p>The Government is supporting my Hon friend the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which will remove the rule that bars British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years from voting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/11/2018 17:41:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak

1006780

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether the Government plans to undertake additional voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	907581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Again, Mr Speaker, the British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. Eleven local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/11/2018 17:49:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1006781

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on public sector pensions of the ability of prison officers aged over 60 to meet the physical requirements of the job.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	907582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The normal age of 65 for prison officer retirement was first introduced by the last Labour government in 2007. Lord Hutton’s pensions review in 2015 considered the issue and did not recommend any special exemptions for prison officers. We are satisfied that this continues to be the case.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:43:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1006782

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the capacity of the civil service to manage additional responsibilities arising from the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	907584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p><strong>The Government is equipping itself with the right people and the right skills for the UK to make an orderly and successful exit from the European Union. There are almost 9,000 people now working on EU exit related policy and programmes across government. </strong></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/11/2018 17:46:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1006783

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to encourage technological innovation in tackling social challenges and delivering public services.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	907585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>I am determined that government harnesses the power of technology to deliver better public services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>That’s why we are developing an Innovation Strategy for public services to be published next Spring and why I spoke at the GovTech Summit in Paris earlier this week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>And in October, the latest round of the GovTech innovation fund opened. Ten challenges have already been selected for funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:47:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1005828

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Social Rented Housing: Mental Illness
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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that the social housing system supports people with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	190549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 176245 on 11 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 15/11/2018 09:33:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1005853

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Funeral Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on supporting benefit claimants who must pay for the funeral of a family member; and if her Department will introduce an allowance for benefit claimants who must pay for the funeral of a family member to ensure that their benefit claims are not adversely affected.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	190493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment scheme makes a contribution towards the cost of a funeral for people in receipt of certain income related benefits and tax credits. To qualify, the applicant must be accepted as responsible for arranging the funeral, they (or their partner) must receive one of the qualifying benefits and they must be the partner or a close relative or close friend of the deceased.</p><p> </p><p>The amount payable depends on whether there is any other money available, for example from the deceased’s estate. As the Payment is linked to the deceased’s assets, it does not adversely affect the applicant’s savings.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme offers support by meeting the ‘necessary costs’ of a cremation or burial, including acquiring a burial plot. An allowance of up to £700 is also available to meet other funeral costs such as a coffin, religious venue and funeral director fees.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 09:55:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1005876

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many pupils were taught an instrument in class in each region in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	190474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 190475 190476 question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005877

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many of those music hubs are located in each region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	190475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 190474 190476 question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1003576

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for the Civil Legal Advice housing and debt telephone service in order to ensure continued provision of specialist advice and assistance through contracted firms and that those firms are properly paid for the services they provide.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	189790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>An assessment of the Civil Legal Advice housing and debt telephone service will be made as part of the Post-Implementation Review of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which we intend to publish by the end of the year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/11/2018 16:59:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi