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1190144

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring that students tied into private rental agreements are supported during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	39750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have both made clear, the government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and student maintenance loans are devolved matters, as is higher education. However, the department has been working closely with colleagues in Northern Ireland to discuss a range of higher education areas affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The government encourages universities and private hall providers to be fair in their decisions about rent charges for this period.</p><p> </p><p>Students who are tenants with individual private landlords should discuss the possibility of an early release from their lease.</p><p> </p><p>If a student thinks that their accommodation provider is treating them unfairly, they can raise a complaint under the UK accommodation codes of practice as long as their provider is a code member. The codes can be found at: <a href="https://www.thesac.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.thesac.org.uk/</a> and <a href="https://www.unipol.org.uk/the-code/how-to-complain" target="_blank">https://www.unipol.org.uk/the-code/how-to-complain</a>. The code of practice for the Landlords Association for Northern Ireland is at: <a href="https://www.lani.org.uk/about/code-of-practice/" target="_blank">https://www.lani.org.uk/about/code-of-practice/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Students with a part-time employment contract should speak to their employer about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>) which has been set up to help pay staff wages and keep people in employment.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 29/04/2020 16:26:42 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1187838

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Pest Control: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether pest control services are classified as a key service in relation to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	35061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s guidance for critical workers specifically relates to the continued offer for education provision for their children. The indicative list of critical sectors published in the guidance does not have wider implications, and does not confer special status on individuals included in the guidance pertaining to travel, business or any other services. <br> <br> Pest control services come under the ‘Food and other necessary goods’ section of the government’s guidance here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a></p><p><br> In the first instance, employees should confirm with their employer if their role is critical and if they are able to work from home, to establish whether they meet the criteria for their children to attend school. We are asking individuals, employers and schools to make sensible judgments about the policy. <br> <br> The Government's position remains that everyone who can work from home should do so. Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they (or members of their household) are not symptomatic, following relevant PHE guidance. This applies to pest control services. The guidance for employers and businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/04/2020 17:02:07 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1186580

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Basic Income: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on introducing a universal basic income scheme for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	32229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is doing whatever it can to ensure that individuals, families and businesses are supported during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority has been to focus on measures that can be operationalised as quickly as possible in order to provide support to those who need it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support individuals and families affected by Covid-19. These measures include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>making Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) available for individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 or those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with Government guidance. This is in addition to the change announced by the Prime Minister that SSP will be payable from day one instead of day four for affected individuals.</li><li>introducing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment. Businesses can put workers on temporary leave and the Government will pay cash grants to cover 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500 per month, providing they keep the worker employed.</li><li>ensuring that those who are not eligible for SSP can now more easily make a claim for Universal Credit or Contributory Employment and Support Allowance.</li><li>increasing the standard allowance in Universal Credit and the basic element of Working Tax Credit by up to £20 per week.</li><li>a further temporary relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed Universal Credit claimants</li><li>increasing the Local Housing Allowance for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</li></ul><p> </p><p>While all welfare policy is devolved to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Executive will be fully funded to deliver these measures and the Government expects them to replicate GB policy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/03/2020 15:22:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1186586

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 25212 tabled on 4 March 2020 by the hon. Member for Foyle.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	32234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>The response for UIN 25212 was given on the 6th April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/04/2020 15:53:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1183066

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Flybe: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he plans provide to Belfast City Airport to help ensure that vacant routes are filled by other airlines following the collapse of Flybe.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	25746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>We are urgently working with industry to identify opportunities to re-establish key Flybe routes throughout the UK, and have kept in close contact with airlines and airports over the last few days to emphasise this. We are pleased to see that a number of airlines have already committed to operating many of these routes in the near future, including from Belfast City Airport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/03/2020 17:14:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1183068

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
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	Flybe
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 he has to allocate additional funding to the Northern Ireland Executive for the support for staff affected by the collapse of Flybe.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	25747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government appreciates the impact this insolvency will have on Flybe passengers and employees. Our immediate priorities are to ensure passengers are kept informed of alternative travel options, and that employees who have lost their jobs are assisted in accessing support and advice. We know this will be a worrying time for Flybe staff; our Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service will help anyone whose job may be at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The powers to provide financial support in this situation are devolved in Northern Ireland, and it is therefore within the responsibility of the Executive.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government will continue to closely monitor the situation, working with the Northern Ireland Executive and local partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/03/2020 17:54:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 11696 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1182682

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Greek Islands: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the UK Government is providing to the Greek Government in moving refugees from the Greek Islands to a place of safety.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	25209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government remains committed to supporting the Greek Government's efforts to manage migration effectively. Current UK support includes provision of both interpreters in the migrant camps and search and rescue operations in the Aegean.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2020 14:41:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1182685

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Greek Islands: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government is providing assistance to (a) UK-based NGOs and (b) UK citizens undertaking humanitarian work on the Greek island of Lesbos.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	25210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government remains committed to supporting Greece's efforts to manage migration effectively and is working with the Greek Government to this end. Current UK support continues to be through provision of interpreters in the migrant camps, £500,000 funding for humanitarian supplies for the hotspot islands, as well as search and rescue operations in the Aegean.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2020 14:37:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1182686

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Greece: Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Greece on (a) that Government's methods of monitoring and patrolling its borders and (b) the effect of those methods on the humanitarian programme to assist refugees.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	25211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned by the situation on the Greek border and UK officials remain in close contact with the Greek Government. The British Government remains committed to supporting Greek efforts to manage migration effectively. We are working both bilaterally and with our international partners to this end.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2020 14:43:08 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1182696

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bombings: Guildford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has reclassified more than 600 files relating to the 1974 Provisional IRA Guildford pub bombings resulting in some files remaining closed for an additional 84 to 100 years.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	25212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>These files have not been reclassified. The files were held as a single collection with a closed status at The National Archives and a review date of 2019.</p><p>Following review of the files, it was decided that it was necessary to apply to extend the closure periods. The Freedom of Information Act exemptions engaged can be found by searching individual records at: <a href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3043" target="_blank">http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3043</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/04/2020 15:53:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood