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810746

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Universal Credit: Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether jobcentre plus staff inform clients claiming universal credit that they are eligible to claim council tax relief in those local authority areas where this relief is still available for working-age people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	121091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>When making an online claim for Universal Credit, claimants are signposted to independent websites and benefit calculators which highlight other support that may be available in their area, including Council Tax reduction.</p><p> </p><p>DWP staff are aware of support available locally and this forms a key part of the conversations during the initial stages of a Universal Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>They also promote national products of support, such as the online money manager developed by the Money Advice Service.</p><p> </p><p>There is a section on Gov.uk relating to budgeting support which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-budgeting-support-for-universal-credit-claimants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-budgeting-support-for-universal-credit-claimants</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/01/2018 14:00:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806625

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	County Courts: Judgements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of county court judgements; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>The Registry Trust which maintains the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines collates and publishes quarterly reports including analysis and commentary on County Court Judgments on behalf of the Lord Chancellor. The statistics are available at <a href="http://www.trustonline.org.uk" target="_blank">www.trustonline.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly statistics available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/01/2018 09:37:47 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 32534 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806626

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corruption: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the report of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the United Nations’ efforts to understand and address the problem of illicit financial flows in Africa and is committed to supporting African countries to effectively tackle this issue. The Government provides financial and advisory support to the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group and provides technical assistance to many countries across the continent in areas such as anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, tax transparency and public financial management. This support includes capacity building for Financial Intelligence Units and tax administrations, including in relation to exchange of information for tax purposes and implementation of the outcomes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/12/2017 10:53:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806647

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Universal Credit: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how information on a tenant's rent arrears against housing payments are provided to social landlords within the transaction information entered in the universal credit landlords' portal.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Landlord portal is designed for a landlord to verify housing costs and apply for an Alternative Payment Arrangement. The landlord portal does not include functionality to track pre-existing and/or arrears levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Rented Sector landlord is responsible alongside the claimant for managing their rent account. The Social Rented Sector landlord must maintain responsibility for the management of the tenants’ rent accounts as there are various reasons beyond the control of DWP that may impact arrears increasing or decreasing. For example, a tenant may choose to pay the landlord directly to reduce rent arrears. DWP would not be aware of this, making it impossible and impracticable to manage and track this type of rent arrear.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 14:27:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806650

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	County Courts: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of county court actions for debt recovery, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The latest data published in the ‘Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly’ by the Ministry of Justice shows that in England &amp; Wales from July to September 2017 there were 445,000 specified money claims (where the claimant seeks to recover a specific sum of money), an increase of 15% compared to the same period in 2016. This increase is driven by low value (£1000 or less) specified money claims.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice continues to engage with court users to gain further insight on the increase.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 19/12/2017 14:25:12 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

805994

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of HM Revenue and Customs staff trained in customs regulations and procedures with the number of such staff in other EU countries per capita of relative population size.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not carried out a comparative assessment of the numbers of trained customs staff across EU countries. The European Commission collates data on the number of customs staff in the EU but recognises that Member States are not able to provide definitive answers.</p><p> </p><p>This is because the administrative structures to deliver customs functions differ considerably across the EU. Customs functions are often merged with tax administrations or interior ministries and this prevents a comparative assessment between Member States from being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/12/2017 17:15:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806072

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Nuclear Weapons: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons the Government decided not to participate in, or send an observer to, talks on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 13 March 2017 (PQ 66495).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/12/2017 08:51:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806126

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the number of staff in HMRC with information technology skills as a result of the introduction of the Customs Declaration Service system and the extension of existing Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight systems.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC is on track to deliver the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) programme which will provide a more flexible customs declaration system to meet future needs.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of resources needed are already in place for the introduction of the CDS and for the extension of the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF). HMRC are – and will continue to – resource and reprioritise as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will be migrating customers from the current CHIEF system to CDS between August 2018 and January 2019, when CDS is due to be fully implemented.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:52:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806153

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Indonesia: Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the Government has provided to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation for the training of (a) Detachment 88 and (b) other Indonesian police units and officers in (i) 2014 (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016 and (iv) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding for training of Detachment 88 officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding for training of other Indonesian police units and officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£26,000</p></td><td><p>£119,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>£59,000</p></td><td><p>£32,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£219,000</p></td><td><p>£42,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£276,000</p></td><td><p>£182,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 16:56:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806154

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Indonesia: Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British trainers have been attached to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Permanent UK trainer at JCLEC</strong></td><td><strong>No. of UK trainers involved in programme delivery</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015</strong></td><td>None</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2016</strong></td><td>No trainers. 1 x UK Programme Manager</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2017</strong></td><td>No trainers. 1 x UK Programme Manager</td><td>82</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 17:01:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds