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1277773

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing child benefit to cover the cost of free school meals.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	139186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a responsible way by targeting support where it is most needed. Child Benefit is not one of the qualifying benefits for Free School Meals. As individuals with an income of up to £60,000 are entitled to Child Benefit, many claimants will not have children who are eligible for Free School Meals and increasing Child Benefit to support this cohort would be poorly targeted. From April 2021 Child Benefit will increase in line with CPI (0.5 percent) to ensure that it retains its value. We will continue to review levels of Child Benefit alongside other benefits annually through the uprating process.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have continued to receive their core funding in full, including for free school meals, during the national lockdown. In addition to this, we are providing extra funding to support schools to work with their school catering team or food provider to supply food parcels or meals to eligible pupils learning at home. Schools can alternatively claim funding to provide local vouchers worth £15 per child per week, giving families the flexibility to use these where it is most convenient for them and on healthy, nutritious items of their choice.  Where schools cannot offer food parcels or use local solutions, a national voucher scheme is in place to ensure that every eligible child can access free school meals.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 21/01/2021 17:46:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1277033

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that asylum seekers at Penally Camp can register and receive primary care and GP services free of charge; and whether those arrangements will continue once a decision has been made on their claim.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>Refugees, asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers can register for and receive primary care free of charge in the same way as any other patient in any nation of the UK.</p><p>At Penally Training camp the Home Office have worked closely with the Local Health Board in Pembrokeshire to ensure that arrangements are in place for asylum seekers to access health care as required.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 138518 question first answered 20/01/2021 11:38:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1277034

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Penally Camp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the asylum seekers at Penally Camp can receive mental health and specialist support from a GP, accompanied by a professional interpreter; and whether those arrangements are planned to continue when a decision has been made about those people's claims.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>Refugees, asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers can register for and receive primary care free of charge in the same way as any other patient in any nation of the UK.</p><p>At Penally Training camp the Home Office have worked closely with the Local Health Board in Pembrokeshire to ensure that arrangements are in place for asylum seekers to access health care as required.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 138517 question first answered 20/01/2021 11:38:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1277035

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to speed up the processing of applications for asylum.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>We are fixing a broken asylum system and creating a new one which will be fairer and firmer and compassionate towards those who need our help.</p><p>There are a number of factors that contribute to the length of time to process asylum claims but we are determined to clear the backlog, speed up decisions and prevent people becoming stuck in the system for long periods of time.</p><p>We are working to streamline cases and have already made significant progress in prioritising cases with acute vulnerability, those in receipt of the greatest level of support including, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, and those that require a reconsideration.</p><p>Asylum Operations has developed a recovery plan focused on returning interviews and decisions back to pre-COVID-19 levels as soon as possible. We are also seeking to secure temporary resources to assist from within the Home Office and other government departments, along with other potential options.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/01/2021 11:36:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1277134

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households where total earnings are over £50,000 but where each member of the household earns less than £50,000 they are not subject to the High-Income Child Benefit Charge.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>The information requested could only be made available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/01/2021 09:38:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1276738

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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	Assistance Animals: Pet Travel Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to obtain Part 1 Listed Status under the Pet Passport scheme for assistance dogs and their owners.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department previously submitted an application to the European Commission to become a 'Part 1' listed third country in relation to non-commercial movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets. On 3 December 2020 the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed of the EU voted in favour of, and has now adopted, the UK as a ‘Part 2’ listed status third country for the non-commercial movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets. The rules that govern pet travel also apply to assistance dogs.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear we meet all the animal health requirements to become a Part 1 listed third country and have one of the most rigorous pet checking regimes in Europe to protect our biosecurity. Our disease risk has not changed, and we recognise the challenges that ‘Part 2’ listed status pose for assistance dog users. We will continue to press the EU Commission on securing Part 1 listed status.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/01/2021 17:46:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1276739

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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	Assistance Animals: Pet Travel Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU trade deal on travel (a) to the EU and b) to Northern Ireland for assistance dogs and their owners.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement does not include provisions relating to the movement of pet animals and assistance dogs. These movements are separately governed under the EU’s Pet Travel Scheme, and for Great Britain to continue to take advantage of eased pet and assistance dog movements we applied to become a ‘Part 1’ listed third country specifically for these movements. This was a technical process that was separate to the wider negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>On 3 December 2020 the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF) of the EU voted in favour of giving the United Kingdom “Part 2” listed status for the purposes of non-commercial pet travel after the Transition Period, and this has now been formally adopted. A Part 2 listed status means similar health requirements for assistance dogs travelling to the EU, but new documentation and rules on points of entry. These rules also now apply for movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/01/2021 17:44:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1276761

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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	Pension Schemes Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 1311810 on Pension Schemes Bill powers, by what means she plans to ensure that none of the provisions in Part 3 can be applied retrospectively.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	138081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>I confirm that Part 3 of the Pension Schemes Bill does not contain any provision which would enable it to have retrospective effect.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/01/2021 16:17:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1275871

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Penally Camp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 130841, what progress she has made on timescales for the relocation of asylum seekers at the Penally Camp; and what assessment she has made of the safety of that camp.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	136619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The current global pandemic has presented us with significant challenges when it comes to the provision of asylum accommodation, including sourcing sufficient suitable accommodation to meet demand.</p><p>The use of hotels and wider government facilities are a short-term measure and we are working to move people to longer-term dispersal accommodation as soon as it becomes available.</p><p>Following a review of available government property, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) agreed to temporarily hand over two of their sites: the Penally Training Camp in Pembrokeshire and the Napier Barracks in Kent. These sites were immediately available to be used to house asylum seekers and are safe, secure, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped in line with existing contractual requirements for asylum accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office have undertaken a number of assessments at the Penally Camp; Equality Impact, Fire, Evacuation controls/plans and Infection controls – including for Covid 19. A rapid review of asylum accommodation was undertaken with the assistance of Human Applications who conducted a ‘deep dive’ on our approach to initial accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic. We continue to work closely with the Welsh Health leads and if necessary, conduct an internal evaluation of asylum support provision in Penally with any recommendations being actioned accordingly.</p><p>It remains our intention to move all individuals in contingency accommodation into suitable dispersed accommodation as soon as reasonably practical, we are hoping to commence moves for small numbers of people out from week commencing 18<sup>th</sup> January, however our immediate priority is to ensure that we continue to meet our legal duty to house destitute asylum seekers and ensure their safety and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/01/2021 11:12:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1275277

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral answer of 8 December 2020, Official Report, column 710, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on giving priority to (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners for the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	136057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The decision about who will be eligible for the vaccine and the priority in which it is given is being decided by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, but detailed planning is underway between HMPPS, NHS and public health bodies to prepare for the delivery of vaccinations in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare teams are also prioritising influenza vaccination clinics in prisons and have been encouraged to complete these as early as possible, to minimise any impact on the Covid-19 vaccine programme.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2021 17:25:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain