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917165

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held recent discussions with the insurance industry on consumer rights relating to life insurance products; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	149633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The government remains in regular discussion with the insurance industry, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and other interested parties on the functioning of the insurance industry in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government is focused on ensuring that everyone has access to suitable insurance products.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is directly responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry, including insurance firms. It sets the conduct standards required of insurers, which aim to ensure that consumers are treated fairly and can access appropriate insurance products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/06/2018 14:07:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

918276

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that Scotland benefits from the modern industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	905620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been working collaboratively with the Scottish Government to implement the Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced sector deals in Life Sciences, Creative Industries, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive and Construction. I am also aware of further proposals for sector deals from the oil and gas, and food and drink sectors which have the potential to make a significant contribution in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 905623 question first answered 06/06/2018 14:10:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

918277

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that Scotland benefits from the modern industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	905623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been working collaboratively with the Scottish Government to implement the Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced sector deals in Life Sciences, Creative Industries, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive and Construction. I am also aware of further proposals for sector deals from the oil and gas, and food and drink sectors which have the potential to make a significant contribution in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 905620 question first answered 06/06/2018 14:10:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

918278

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Scottish Government Ministers on the economic effect of the industrial strategy on Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	905625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues relating to the Scottish economy, including ensuring we continue to build on the UK and Scottish Governments’ commitment to maximising the impact of the Industrial Strategy in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/06/2018 14:12:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

918361

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has issued to Serco on the number of times it should contact by phone a claimant of Support for Mortgage Interest on the offer of a loan after an unsuccessful initial attempt to contact that claimant.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	150700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s contract with Serco requires that Serco make a total of five calls over a two week period to a claimant who has been referred to them to be provided with information on support for mortgage interest loans. Where none of these contacts results in an informed discussion with the claimant Serco write to the claimant advising they contact DWP and refer the case back to DWP. DWP then write to the claimant to confirm their phone number and availability for an informed discussion. The case is then referred back to Serco for five further Informed Discussion attempts.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2018 14:49:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

918362

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has a target for full-time equivalent prison officers to be in post in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	150720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer to PQs 137608-10, given on 27 April 2018. Prison officer staffing levels are not set centrally, but are determined by each prison governor.</p><p> </p><p>Prison officer numbers are at their highest in five years, which is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent. Nearly ninety per cent of our additional 3,111 prison officers are due to be on landings by the summer, with an additional 1,543 candidates booked on to prison officer training courses.</p><p> </p><p>We will not stop there though. The recruitment drive will continue until we reach required levels across the prison estate, ensuring prisons can fulfil their purpose - protecting the public, reducing reoffending and crucially, rehabilitating offenders.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2018 14:00:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

918363

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timeframe is for her Department to terminate a claim for Support for Mortgage Interest in cases where Serco has been unsuccessful in contacting a claimant by phone about the offer of a loan.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	150701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Where Serco has been unsuccessful in contacting a Support for Mortgage interest benefit recipient they will write to the claimant advising they contact DWP and return the case to DWP. DWP will then write to the claimant to confirm their phone number and availability for informed discussion, they will issue a reminder if required. The claimant can continue to receive SMI as a benefit for up to 10 weeks following the date the loan offer is made or from when DWP write to them requesting information, to give them time to decide whether to accept the offer and for the loan payments to be put in place.</p><p> </p><p>Where an existing claimant lacks mental capacity to make decisions about entering into the loan agreement, the regulations enable SMI benefit to continue until an appropriate person is appointed to act on the claimant’s behalf.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/06/2018 14:45:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

918364

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to prisoners on (a) applying for and (b) the rules on bail.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	150721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The majority of bail information services are delivered at Court and provide factual, verified information to the Court to assist in deciding whether there are grounds to release a defendant on bail rather than remand them in custody. The bail information provided by prisons is in addition to that which is provided at Court. The National Probation Service also provide Bail Assessment reports when asked to do so by the Court.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s focus is on ensuring applicants access to the relevant information at the court stage of the process.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/06/2018 16:58:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

918365

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings were held by members of her Majesty's Government between the start of formal discussions on the Northern Ireland Peace process and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	150745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold information regarding the number of such meetings, many of which were not hosted by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 12/06/2018 09:08:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

918366

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Director General of UK Visas and Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 23 June 2017 in relation to a constituent of West Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	150628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office can find no record of receiving the letter from the hon. Member dated 23 June 2017. The Home Office contacted the hon. Member’s office on the 7 June 2018.</p><p>The Home Office will respond to this correspondence separately.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/06/2018 15:05:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper