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782761

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Community Hospitals: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to receive the Independent Reconfiguration Panel's report and recommendations into local authority referrals to his Department of community hospital bed closures in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	111041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is considering the case, and an announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/11/2017 15:43:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

782791

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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: Motor Neurone Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on people with motor neurone disease of being reassessed for personal independence payments and other assistance.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	111160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 October 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-10-18/108380/" target="_blank">UIN 108380</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/11/2017 11:27:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

782813

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance she has provided to the police to support the deployment of qualified specialist investigators to tackle domestic abuse, sexual offences and online crime.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	111193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Police training and guidance are the responsibility of the College of Policing, which has recently launched a sexual offences Special Investigator Development Programme, and has updated its Authorised Professional Practice on domestic abuse and rape. The College has also launched a new training programme developed by the voluntary sector called ‘Domestic Abuse Matters’ which focuses on improved evidence gathering and understanding of controlling and coercive behaviour. This training is being rolled out across forces.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Police Transformation Fund, the Home Office has also awarded £1.9 million to the College to pilot a new ‘licence to practise’ which will ensure that only those officers who are qualified to carry out specialist investigations in high risk areas like child protection, are able to do so. And, up to £12.4million has also been awarded for the Digital Policing Programme, including the Digital Evidence Transfer Service. This is designed to allow forces to rapidly transmit the increasing body of digital evidence across the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/11/2017 17:29:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

782823

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
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 is taking to improve the Disclosure and Barring Service checking service.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	111100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) has a governance framework set out in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and a performance framework agreed with the Home Office. The DBS regularly reports on performance and risk to its Board and Home Office Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/11/2017 17:28:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

782824

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police has submitted a special grant request for the terrorist attacks at (a) Westminster and (b) London Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	111106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is working closely with the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police to help manage the cost of the immediate response to the recent attacks.</p><p> </p><p>The Metropolitan Police are currently preparing an application for Special Grant to support the financial consequences of the terrorist attacks at Westminster and London Bridge.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of Greater Manchester has applied for Special Grant to support the financial consequences of the terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 111107 question first answered 07/11/2017 10:29:26 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

782828

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Manchester Arena
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Greater Manchester Police has submitted a special grant request in relation to the terrorist attacks at Manchester Arena.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	111107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is working closely with the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police to help manage the cost of the immediate response to the recent attacks.</p><p> </p><p>The Metropolitan Police are currently preparing an application for Special Grant to support the financial consequences of the terrorist attacks at Westminster and London Bridge.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of Greater Manchester has applied for Special Grant to support the financial consequences of the terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 111106 question first answered 07/11/2017 10:29:26 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

782859

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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 Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to respond to the letter of 4 July 2017 from the British Association of Social Workers on universal credit specific circumstances and the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	111057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>A response to the British Association of Social Workers will issue this week.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/11/2017 10:44:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

782884

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Research: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of the additional £4.7 billion announced by the Government in April 2017 for investment in research and development funding his Department plans to allocate to businesses in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	111115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The £4.7 billion increase in research and development funding over the next 4 years is a UK wide programme that will award funding based on the quality of applications. Wales is home to world class research and innovation and my department is working hard to ensure as many applications as possible are received from Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 07/11/2017 10:43:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

782895

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Department's target times are for getting disability benefits claims back into payment after a tribunal rules in a claimant's favour; and what the times achieved were in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	111163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>We do not have any target times, but aim to deal with any case as quickly as possible paying arrears where necessary. The times taken to process appeal decisions post hearing are not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/11/2017 11:24:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

782897

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons claimants are required to have 35 years of national insurance contributions instead of 30 years to qualify for the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Direct comparisons between the old State Pension and the new State Pension are not appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>People reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 could be entitled to a basic State Pension and an additional State Pension. The full amount of the basic State Pension (£122.30 a week for 2017/18) was reached after 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits. The amount of additional State Pension was based on earnings over a full working life and its value ranges from £0.01p a week to over £160 a week. Legislation requires that the basic State Pension is uprated by at least the increase in earnings each year and the additional State Pension by at least the increase in prices.</p><p> </p><p>The new State Pension replaced the old system for people reaching State Pension age from 6 April 2016 with a single pension which, after a transition period which recognises people’s National Insurance records in the old system, will require 35 qualifying years to achieve the full amount of £159.55 a week. Legislation requires the new State Pension is uprated by at least earnings each year.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in <em>The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (Command 8528), </em>the objective of the new State Pension is to provide a foundation for private saving by individuals and is designed to deliver an amount set at or above the level of the weekly means test which most people should be able to achieve. The new State Pension system has been designed to provide a simpler, sustainable system for decades to come, correcting some of the historic unfairness in the previous system, in particular for women, self-employed people and lower paid workers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 111220 111224 question first answered 06/11/2017 16:36:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake