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997271

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date	29/10/2018
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	Food: Prices
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 has plans to introduce legislative proposals to regulate food prices after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>No. It is not the Government's role to set retail food prices or to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies. Our research has found that consumer food prices depend on a range of factors, including commodity prices, currency exchange rates, and oil prices, and this will continue to be the case when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with industry to promote transparency for consumers and internationally to promote open global markets. The work we are doing helps to support a competitive domestic market so producers and retailers can offer the best prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/11/2018 14:46:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997273

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Food: UK Trade with EU
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the importation of food from EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the DExEU Secretary and other Cabinet colleagues about our readiness for leaving the EU. In recent weeks the Government published a range of technical notices which provided information on preparations for leaving the EU, including importing and exporting.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/11/2018 14:26:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997287

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
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 his Department's policy is on the provision of financial support to farmers that are unable to hire seasonal workers in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a no deal.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal, and we remain confident we will agree a mutually advantageous deal with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We do not want or expect a no deal scenario. It is however the duty of a responsible Government to continue to prepare for a range of potential outcomes including the unlikely event of no deal. Defra are taking necessary steps to ensure the country continues to operate smoothly from the day we leave.</p><p> </p><p>Defra understands the importance of seasonal labour in supporting a successful and effective agricultural sector, and is considering how best to support the needs of the sector both before and after the UK leaves the EU. Defra is working closely with the Home Office to ensure that there is a long term strategy for the food and farming workforce as part of the future immigration policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will introduce a new pilot scheme for 2019 and 2020 enabling up to 2500 non-EEA migrant workers to come to the UK to undertake seasonal employment in the edible horticultural sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/11/2018 11:54:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997288

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Fly-tipping: Rural Areas
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 steps his Department has taken to prevent fly tipping in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Policies to tackle fly-tipping are devolved. In England, the government is committed to tackling fly-tipping in rural and urban areas. Local authorities and the Environment Agency have a wide range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and we have recently strengthened these. In 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhanced local authorities’ and Environment Agency’s ability to search and seize the vehicles of suspected fly-tippers.</p><p> </p><p>This year we consulted on the power to issue fixed penalty notices to householders who fail in their duty of care and pass their waste to fly-tippers. Two thirds of fly-tipping incidents involve household waste so this will help address the main source of the crime. Subject to parliamentary approval this new power will be available to local authorities and the Environment Agency later this year. We will also support local authorities in increasing householders’ awareness of their duty of care to ensure their waste is disposed of properly.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/11/2018 16:53:21 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997290

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Electricity: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
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 discussions has he had with his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland on the shared electricity network between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to facilitating the continuation of the Single Electricity Market (SEM) between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and is keen to work with the Irish Government and the EU to ensure that the SEM is maintained in any future scenario.</p><p>The Department has a strong relationship with counterparts in Ireland and officials hold regular discussions on both EU exit and other issues of common interest. For example, the Permanent Secretary visited Ireland on 26 October and met with his counterpart at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2018 10:48:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997291

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on mobile roaming charges in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have a range of meeting with their Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, including the effect of the UK leaving the EU on mobile roaming charges in the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/11/2018 16:52:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997292

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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: Meters
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 steps his Department is taking to encourage people to install a smart meter in their home.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government established a regulatory framework requiring industry to establish an independent organisation (Smart Energy GB) to undertake consumer engagement.</p><p> </p><p>Smart Energy GB is responsible for the national public engagement campaign for the roll-out of smart meters in Great Britain, including advertising campaigns on TV, print, online and radio. They have made progress in ensuring that households across Great Britain understand the benefits of smart meters and have generated significant levels of consumer demand to upgrade from analogue meters to smart meters.</p><p> </p><p>Their recent research, published in October, showed that consumer demand for smart meters is strong, with 98% of people in Great Britain now aware of smart meters and their benefits.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2018 10:48:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997293

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on universal credit support for parents with a third child.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The policy to provide additional Universal Credit support for a maximum of two children encourages families who receive benefits to make the same financial decisions as those families who support themselves solely through work. We recognise that some claimants are not able to make the same choices about the number of children in their family and exceptions have been put in place to protect certain groups.</p><p> </p><p>When moving to Universal Credit under the managed migration process, families’ existing entitlement will be protected, so long as they remain responsible for the same children and entitled to benefit. Child Benefit continues to be paid for all children, and, within Universal Credit the additional element for any disabled children is paid regardless of the total number of children in the household.</p><p> </p><p>Additional help for eligible childcare costs are also available for all children. Universal Credit is more generous in terms of childcare costs with an increased level of support for childcare costs: from 70 per cent in legacy benefits, to 85 per cent within Universal Credit. This means that working families claiming Universal Credit can reclaim up to 85 per cent of their eligible childcare costs each month, up to a maximum of £646.35 for one child and £1,108.04 for two or more children. Universal Credit childcare costs can be claimed for one month prior to starting work, to enable a child to settle into a new routine. In addition, the Flexible Support Fund is also available to help parents pay childcare deposits or up-front fees.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/11/2018 17:56:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997294

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of universal credit that moved into full-time employment.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, we are helping on average 1,000 more people into work each and every day – the vast majority of which are full-time permanent roles.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit replaces six benefits with one, to simplify the system and make work pay. As a result, people claiming Universal Credit move into work faster, stay in work longer and spend more time looking to increase their earnings. Universal Credit also provides more help with childcare costs, a dedicated Work Coach, scraps the 16-hour ‘cliff edge’ and the prohibitive tax rates should someone start work. When it is fully rolled out we expect Universal Credit will generate £8 billion in economic benefits every year and increase the total number of hours worked by 113 million per year for those already in work.</p><p> </p><p>In our recent Universal Credit Full Service Claimant Survey, we found around six in ten claimants were looking to increase their hours and/or income, primarily by increasing the hours of their existing role. The survey can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-full-service-claimant-survey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-full-service-claimant-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the impact of Universal Credit on the labour market can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-understanding-its-impact-on-the-labour-market" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-understanding-its-impact-on-the-labour-market</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/11/2018 17:43:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

997295

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will undertake a review of the accuracy of the assessments made by personal independence payment assessors.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	184930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, objective assessments. All Health Professionals who undertake the assessments are subject to on-going audit by our assessment providers to ensure that they deliver high quality assessments. The Department also undertakes independent audit to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified.</p><p> </p><p>All Health Professionals undertaking PIP assessments are highly trained practitioners who must have at least 2 years post full registration experience or less than 2 years by individual, prior, written agreement with the Department.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/11/2018 16:38:00 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson