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1606678

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to implement the Law Commission's April 2020 recommendation on extending to six months the time limit for bringing any employment tribunal claim.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	904348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 27<sup>th</sup> March 2023, UIN 170606.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/03/2023 11:46:11 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606051

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) implementing the Law Commission’s April 2020 recommendations and (b) extending the time limit for all Employment Tribunal claims to 6 months.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	170606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the Law Commission’s report on Employment Law Hearing Structures and is keeping the recommendations made, under consideration. While the time limit for bringing most claims is three months, tribunals have the discretion to provide extensions. We believe that the current approach, taken on a case by basis, is the most proportionate at this time</p><p><br> The Government continues to look closely at extending the time limit for bringing Equality Act 2010 based cases to the employment tribunal and are looking to assess the impact of such a change on all aspects of the Employment Tribunal System. Any decision will need to take account of the effect on the wider justice system and on the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/03/2023 16:04:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605583

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether flights to the UK for people in Pakistan who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy have been suspended.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	169297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We continue to accommodate and support ARAP eligible people in Pakistan while they await relocation to the UK. When relocation becomes possible for individuals or family groups, we use commercial flights to bring individuals to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/03/2023 11:08:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605584

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad are under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	169298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>As of 22 March 2023, there are currently 500 ARAP eligible individuals under the age of 18 accommodated by the British High Commission (BHC) in Islamabad. There are no ACRS-eligible individuals currently accommodated by the BHC in Islamabad.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/03/2023 11:07:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605585

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad have been there for over one year; and what is the longest time spent at the High Commission in Islamabad by someone accommodated in that place.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	169299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>As of 22 March 2023, there are 63 ARAP-eligible individuals currently accommodated by the British High Commission (BHC) in Islamabad who have been there for longer than one year. The longest time that an ARAP-eligible individual has spent in BHC accommodation in Islamabad is 506 days as of 22 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Relocating those eligible under ARAP to the UK as quickly as possible remains a Government priority, but we must carry out necessary checks which can sometimes take a significant amount of time. Furthermore, appropriate preparations in the UK must be made to accommodate and support incoming people with diverse needs.</p><p> </p><p>As people await relocation to the UK, we rightly continue to provide accommodation and welfare support in third countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/03/2023 11:06:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605586

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Injuries: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injury compensation claims submitted to his Department in the UK by (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians (i) have been accepted and (ii) are pending more than (A) 6 and (B) 12 months after submission.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	169300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been 31 claims to the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme in the last 10 years that have been either accepted or are pending. We are working on ways to resolve those pending claims as swiftly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The 31 claims are broken down as follows:</p><p>· There are 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, or who have appealed the original decision not to award them a payment under the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme. Some of the outstanding claims relate to injuries sustained more than ten years ago.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Of the 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, three were submitted within the last six months. The remaining 17 are pending more than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Eleven former interpreters who worked directly for HMG in Afghanistan and now reside in the UK have made claims within the last 10 years, which have been settled. Our records show that, of those settled cases, eight claims were made in 2018, one made in 2019 and two made in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no claims for other locally employed civilians during the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 169301 question first answered 28/03/2023 11:03:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605587

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Injuries: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians have submitted injury compensation claims to his Department in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	169301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been 31 claims to the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme in the last 10 years that have been either accepted or are pending. We are working on ways to resolve those pending claims as swiftly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The 31 claims are broken down as follows:</p><p>· There are 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, or who have appealed the original decision not to award them a payment under the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme. Some of the outstanding claims relate to injuries sustained more than ten years ago.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Of the 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, three were submitted within the last six months. The remaining 17 are pending more than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Eleven former interpreters who worked directly for HMG in Afghanistan and now reside in the UK have made claims within the last 10 years, which have been settled. Our records show that, of those settled cases, eight claims were made in 2018, one made in 2019 and two made in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no claims for other locally employed civilians during the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 169300 question first answered 28/03/2023 11:03:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1604429

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timeframe is for electrifying the Midland mainline to Sheffield.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	166237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The next phase of MML electrification is already underway with overhead line equipment being installed between Kettering and Wigston.</p><p> </p><p>We continue the development of HS2 East, for which MML electrification is essential. We intend to publish the RNEP shortly which will confirm the latest position on all Network Rail schemes including electrification of the MML to Sheffield and Nottingham.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:31:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1603985

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department is taking to work with (a) mayoral combined and (b) local authorities on locally-led initiatives on reducing unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	165279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>DWP already recognises the importance of a place-based approach in reducing unemployment and values the knowledge and expertise of local government. Our job centres work with them all the time.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/03/2023 13:08:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1603987

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Avian Influenza
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 recent assessment she has made of the spread of Avian Flu amongst domestically-kept bird flocks.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	165281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra’s approach to avian influenza disease prevention and control measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice. To facilitate this the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) carry out routine surveillance of disease risks both in the UK and around the world to help Government anticipate future threats to animal health and understand the risk of spread of avian influenza in both kept and wild birds in Great Britain during outbreaks.</p><p> </p><p>The latest APHA outbreak and risk assessments are published and available on GOV.UK through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/avian-influenza-bird-flu-in-europe" target="_blank">'Animal diseases: international and UK monitoring'</a> collection. In summary, APHA currently assess the risk of incursion of highly pathogenic (HPAI) avian influenza H5 in wild birds in Great Britain as very high (i.e. event occurs almost certainly). The risk of poultry exposure to HPAI H5 in Great Britain is currently assessed as high (with low uncertainty) where there are substantial biosecurity breaches and poor biosecurity and medium (i.e. event occurs regularly) (with medium uncertainty) where good biosecurity is applied.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 17/03/2023 13:32:54 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis