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1001909

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date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of recent reductions to funding for concessionary bus passes on adults with (a) learning difficulties and (b) autism.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities for concessionary travel is not provided in isolation, but as part of their Local Government Finance Settlement. This Formula Grant funding is not ring-fenced, which enables authorities to make spending decisions that more closely match local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for the statutory concession on medical grounds is assessed by local authorities on a case by case basis, using the seven criteria set down in legislation and supported by the Department’s published guidance.</p><p>Local authorities also have the powers to offer concessions over and above the statutory minimum, for instance by extending the concession to residents who may not qualify under the statutory criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 14:39:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1001910

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Torture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the the use of torture in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Okitundu in October. I met with him during the United Nations General Assembly in September and with a range of government contacts when I visited the DRC in April. We made clear that we have zero tolerance for any human rights abuses or violations of international humanitarian law. The UK played a key role at the June 2018 Human Rights Council, which mandated the UN Joint Human Rights Office to document and profile human rights violations in DRC.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/11/2018 15:27:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

997208

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral contribution of 25 October 2015 on Immigration: DNA Tests, Official Report, column 467. whether he plans to reinstate funding for DNA tests in refugee family reunion applications.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	184999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Those applying for refugee family reunion are not required to provide DNA evidence to prove their family relationship and can rely on other evidence to support their application. However, if they wish to do so, they can voluntarily provide DNA evidence at their own expense and this will be considered alongside all other supporting evidence provided.</p><p>Our guidance on considering family reunion applications highlights the challenges that applicants may face in obtaining documents to support their application and makes clear the types of evidence that can be provided. This is available on Gov.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-reunion-instruction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-reunion-instruction</a>.</p><p>We have no current plans to change the policy, but we will keep our approach to DNA evidence in refugee family reunion cases under review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/11/2018 16:15:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

983249

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes in the UK are in Energy Performance Band E or lower.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	176377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Latest figures for the number of homes (thousands) in Energy Performance Band D or higher and Band E or lower for England and the Devolved Nations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England <em>(2016)</em></p></td><td><p>Scotland <em>(2016)</em></p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland <em>(2016)</em></p></td><td><p>Wales <em>(2008)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band D or higher (thousands)</p></td><td><p>18,290</p></td><td><p>2,031</p></td><td><p>643</p></td><td><p>558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band E or lower (thousands)</p></td><td><p>4,707</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of homes (thousands)</p></td><td><p>22,996</p></td><td><p>2,452</p></td><td><p>742</p></td><td><p>1,268</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, these figures should not be summed to give a UK total, or compared between nations due to the following differences:</p><p>(1) The latest data available for Wales is from 2008, 2016 data will be published in November 2018.</p><p>(2) Figures for Wales relate to number of dwellings (which includes vacant properties) whereas figures for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland relate to number of households (excluding vacant properties).</p><p>(3) Each nation uses a different methodology for calculating Energy Performance. The main difference being Welsh figures are based on SAP 2005, whereas figures for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are based on SAP 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Data sources</p><p>MHCLG. (2016). English Housing Survey.</p><p>Scottish Government. (2016). Scottish House Condition Survey.</p><p>Housing Executive. (2016). Northern Ireland House Condition Survey.</p><p>Welsh Government. (2008). Living in Wales Survey.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 176378 question first answered 17/10/2018 15:38:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

983250

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes in the UK are in Energy Performance Band D or higher.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	176378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Latest figures for the number of homes (thousands) in Energy Performance Band D or higher and Band E or lower for England and the Devolved Nations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England <em>(2016)</em></p></td><td><p>Scotland <em>(2016)</em></p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland <em>(2016)</em></p></td><td><p>Wales <em>(2008)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band D or higher (thousands)</p></td><td><p>18,290</p></td><td><p>2,031</p></td><td><p>643</p></td><td><p>558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band E or lower (thousands)</p></td><td><p>4,707</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of homes (thousands)</p></td><td><p>22,996</p></td><td><p>2,452</p></td><td><p>742</p></td><td><p>1,268</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, these figures should not be summed to give a UK total, or compared between nations due to the following differences:</p><p>(1) The latest data available for Wales is from 2008, 2016 data will be published in November 2018.</p><p>(2) Figures for Wales relate to number of dwellings (which includes vacant properties) whereas figures for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland relate to number of households (excluding vacant properties).</p><p>(3) Each nation uses a different methodology for calculating Energy Performance. The main difference being Welsh figures are based on SAP 2005, whereas figures for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are based on SAP 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Data sources</p><p>MHCLG. (2016). English Housing Survey.</p><p>Scottish Government. (2016). Scottish House Condition Survey.</p><p>Housing Executive. (2016). Northern Ireland House Condition Survey.</p><p>Welsh Government. (2008). Living in Wales Survey.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 176377 question first answered 17/10/2018 15:38:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

983255

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Estate Agents: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a legal requirement for property companies to provide (a) a breakdown of monies requested from companies operating from their properties, and (b) receipts for expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	176380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/10/2018 16:25:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

983342

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he undertook an impact assessment of his decision not to carry over excess validity from previous passports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	176381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, passport holders would be considered third country nationals and would need to comply with different rules for travel in the Schengen Travel Area. These rules stipulate that passports over ten years old cannot be used for travel within the Area.</p><p>Some British passports are valid for more than ten years due to the carryover of validity from a previous passport. The UK was the last country in the world to carryover validity. International guidelines recommend that an adult passport should be valid for a maximum of ten years, and a child passport for a maximum of five years. In light of this, the impact of continuing to carryover validity was considered for all passport holders and was subsequently stopped on 10 September.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/10/2018 14:45:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

963985

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Key Performance Indicators his Department has put in place for the performance of commercial visa application centres in African countries.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	169468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The contract for providing Visa Application Centres in Africa was awarded to Teleperformance UK Ltd in 2014 initially for a five year period and extended recently for a further two years until 31 March 2021.</p><p>Seventeen critical and non-critical service levels are incorporated into the contract which provides provision of Visa Application Centres in Africa.</p><p>The service levels are intended to measure whether the supplier is meeting the levels of performance necessary to satisfy the Home Office’s business and regulatory requirements. The service levels are regularly reviewed between the supplier and the Home Office.</p><p>The contract awarded to Teleperformance for Visa Application Centres in Africa predates the launch of the current version of Contracts Finder though summary detail has been published for transparency purposes and can be found at</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1394970/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1394970/</a></p><p>In complying with the Governments transparency agenda, the Home Office will be publishing a redacted version of the Teleperformance contract to Contracts Finder within the next 4 weeks. The detail of the service levels is contained within Schedule 7.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 12:41:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

964001

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has developed proposals for the free movement of capital with in relation to pensions for (a) UK citizens that have accrued pensions in the European Union and (b) for non-UK EU citizens that have accrued pensions in the UK after the UK has left the EU; and will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	169471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>UK pensions legislation already ensures that any member of a UK pension scheme has a statutory right to transfer their pension, which includes the option to transfer to any overseas pension scheme where that scheme meets certain requirements. Equally, UK pensions legislation does not prohibit a UK pension scheme from receiving capital from overseas pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and EU have already agreed the terms of an implementation period lasting until the end of 2020. During this implementation period, access to one another’s markets will remain unchanged and on the current terms, ensuring continuity for consumers and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Under any other scenario to the rights of members of UK pension schemes to transfer their pension, will not be affected. Whether they are a UK citizen or a non-UK EU citizen, they will continue to be able to transfer their pensions to overseas pension schemes. Equally, UK pension schemes will continue to be able to receive transfers from overseas pension schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/09/2018 10:48:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

964160

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in the Department for Health and Social Care on the development of a national alcohol strategy to ensure that the strategy includes the harm caused by alcohol, including cancer.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	169473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to tackling harms caused by alcohol, including cancer-related harms. That is why we are developing a new alcohol strategy that will set out targeted action to prevent and reduce harmful drinking, support vulnerable people affected by others’ alcohol misuse and improve the pathways into treatment for people with alcohol dependency.</p><p>This is a cross-government strategy announced by the Home Office and the Department for Health and Social Care, who are working closely with a range of stakeholders and have engaged with industry, clinicians, academia and the voluntary sector.</p><p>In July 2018, the Minister for Public Health and Primary Care hosted a roundtable with health experts including representation from the Alcohol Health Alliance, Institute of Alcohol Studies, Collective Voice UK, the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, British Society of Gastroenterology, Alcohol Research UK, Association of Directors of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Association of Mental Health providers, Adfam, Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum.</p><p>In addition the Minister also hosted an ‘experts by experience’ roundtable in collaboration with the charities Collective Voice and NHS Substance Misuse Providers Alliance, and with families in collaboration with the charity Adfam. Another expert roundtable on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is scheduled in September 2018, alongside further engagement with experts in the coming months on priority areas for the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 169472 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:44:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire