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1332389

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rents: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support he is providing to people in rent arrears as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	901101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided an unprecedented package of support to renters, and it has made a real impact. The vast majority - 91% - of renters are up to date with their rent.</p><p>However, we have kept in place longer notice periods of four months until the end of September, giving people who need it the time to agree a way forward with their landlord.</p><p>For renters who require additional support, financial measures remain in place. We have made available £140 million this year for local councils to help people pay their rent through Discretionary Housing Payments, and we extended the Job Retention Scheme and the £20 weekly uplift in Universal Credit until the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 12273 901096 901105 question first answered 14/06/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1334039

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Fraud Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for publishing his Department's response to the consultation on the expansion of the National Fraud Initiative data matching powers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	15385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>Over the 12 week consultation period, a high volume of responses were received and are currently being analysed. A statement will be published on GOV.UK in due course with further details, including the anticipated timetable.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 22/06/2021 16:14:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1334050

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the IEA report entitled Net Zero by 2050, A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector; and whether his Department plans to take steps in response to its conclusions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	15386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 report, which sets out a clear roadmap to net zero emissions and shares many of the priorities we have committed to in the UK’s Energy White Paper and my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, as well as in our role as COP Presidency.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to our existing ambitious plans, we will publish a new comprehensive Net Zero Strategy in the lead up to COP26, setting out the Government’s vision for transitioning to a net zero economy by 2050, making the most of new growth and employment opportunities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/06/2021 13:59:05 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1334237

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Poverty: Children
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 on 28 May 2021 to Question 6445 on Children: Poverty, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	15387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Looking at the impact on poverty of an individual policy is complex and inherently speculative as it requires projecting how incomes will change for every individual in society which are affected by a huge range of unknown factors.</p><p> </p><p>To monitor poverty for different groups the Department publishes the Households Below Average Incomes (HBAI) publication which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>Data at constituency level is unavailable in this publication due to insufficient sample size.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/06/2021 16:35:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1329956

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for announcing the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	11654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2021 answer text <p>While the Government's immediate focus is on protecting the lives and livelihoods of the nation, there is nonetheless the need to mourn those who have died, and to mark and remember this period as one of immense struggle.</p><p>The Prime Minister announced on 12 May that the Government will establish a UK Commission on COVID Commemoration to consider the appropriate way to remember those who have lost their lives and to recognise those involved in the unprecedented response. The Government will set out the Commission membership and terms of reference in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 10455 question first answered 11/06/2021 14:30:48 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1328924

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the guidance for visiting patients in (a) hospitals and (b) hospices in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	8729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>Visiting guidance for inpatient settings, including hospitals and hospices is regularly reviewed.</p><p>Most recently, visitor lateral flow testing has been added to the guidance to facilitate safer visiting across a number of hospital settings following assessment of levels of community prevalence of COVID-19.</p><p>Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations, with visiting policies at the discretion of the hospice manager.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/06/2021 16:21:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1329003

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 6457 on Department of Work and Pensions: Correspondence, when data on the timeliness of responses to hon. Members from Government departments and agencies will be made available to hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	8730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Further to the answer to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-24/6450" target="_blank">PQ6450</a> on 27 May 2021, we expect this data to be released and made available to members ahead of Parliament rising for Summer recess.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/06/2021 12:10:44 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1328194

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ahmed Mansoor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his UAE counterpart on the release of human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	7935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>Officials have raised the case of Ahmed Mansoor with Emirati authorities, including the UAE Ambassador to the UK. We encourage all states, including the UAE, to uphold international human rights obligations.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/06/2021 16:39:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1327352

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending an estimated £112 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme providing funding to Local Authorities in England to help the most vulnerable children and families stay warm and well fed during the coldest months. It will now run until June as the Covid Local Support Grant, with a total investment of £269m.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/05/2021 14:06:59 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1327353

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>This Government is wholly committed to tackling poverty. Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been to support the most vulnerable including through spending an additional £7.4billion to strengthen the welfare system, taking our total expenditure on welfare support for people of working age to an estimated £112 billion in 2020/21. Additionally, in December 2020 we introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme, providing funding to Local Authorities in England to enable them to support people with food and essential utility bills during the coldest months. It will now run until June as the Covid Local Support Grant, with a total investment of £269m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National Statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. Data for Manchester Gorton is unavailable due to insufficient sample size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the levels of children who are in low income in England, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a>,“children-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables” in table 4.16ts (relative low income, before and after housing costs) and in table 4.22ts (absolute low income, before and after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>In the three years to 2019/20, the absolute child poverty rate, before housing costs, in England was 18%, down 3 percentage points since the three years to 2009/10</p><p> </p><p>The Department now publishes supplementary official statistics on the number of children in low income families at constituency level. Children in Low Income Families data is published annually.</p><p>The latest figures on the number of children who are in low income in Manchester Gorton and in England, covering 2019/20, can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Due to methodological differences, the figures in these two publications are not comparable</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/05/2021 13:41:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan