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1178748

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make the proposed Online Harms Bill subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	15097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>We will announce our intentions for the legislative process shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/02/2020 12:10:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1177629

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce statutory access rights for grandparents to their grandchildren.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the difficulties that some grandparents face in continuing relationships with their grandchildren following disputes arising from parental separation. We also recognise the importance of ensuring that the child’s welfare is paramount in court decisions regarding future arrangements for them following parental separation.</p><p> </p><p>We wish to understand the outcome of the President of the Family Division’s consultation – which concluded last year - on recommendations for reforming how child arrangements cases are dealt with by the family court before deciding whether any specific proposals are needed in respect of child arrangements and grandparents.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/02/2020 15:45:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1177338

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Paternity Leave
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 she is taking to improve access to paternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	14738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers’ rights, and to supporting people to balance their work and caring responsibilities. We recently consulted on parental leave and pay reform, including Paternity Leave and Pay through a survey of approximately 3,300 parents, we are also collecting data on various parental leave and pay policies, including barriers and enablers to take-up. We will publish the consultation response and survey findings in due course.</p><p>The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to work and grow a business. As announced in the Queen’s Speech, we will bring forward an Employment Rights Bill to deliver the greatest reform of workers’ rights in over 20 years.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/02/2020 14:51:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1172604

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Vans: Input Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue updated guidance on the makes and models of car-derived vans and combi-vans which HMRC defines as (a) cars and (b) vans for input tax deduction purposes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	6747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text HM Revenue and Customs update the list of relevant vehicles upon receipt of a notification from manufacturers or sole concessionaires of new vehicles that qualify as car-derived vans and combi-vans for input tax deduction purposes. The current list was discussed with The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders trade body in April 2019 and to date no new notifications have been received. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2020 10:25:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1172687

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to reform calculation of monthly equivalents for universal credit claimants with weekly rent liabilities by multiplying the weekly rent by the (a) number of rent weeks in the year, and dividing that figure by 12 or (b) average number of weeks in a year.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	6774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Neither tenants or landlords lose a week’s rent in a 53 weekly rent payment year as has been alleged; no year contains 53 weeks. The problem is alignment between weekly and monthly cycles. Each month the UC housing element is a constant figure but claimants with weekly tenancy agreements will be required to make either four or five rent payments within this period. When rent is always paid on time, in five payment months they are effectively making payment for part of the following month. That month will always be a four rent payment month, so the combination of the advance payment and the ‘overpayment’ of housing support during that month will result in the correct amount of housing element being paid.</p><p> </p><p>Where a landlord charges rent weekly on a Monday, because of the way the calendar falls every 5 or 6 years, they will seek 53 rent payments in a year, with the 53rd payment in part covering the tenancy for the first few days of the following year. The effect of this is that, over the course of the next housing association rental year, a tenant’s UC payments will accurately reflect their liability, irrespective of the 53 payment weeks.</p><p> </p><p>There is a separate issue with respect to the way the calculation in the Universal Credit regulations converts a weekly liability into a monthly allowance. The conversion is achieved by multiplying the weekly rent by 52 and then dividing by 12. This effectively means one day’s rent a year (two days in a leap years) are not covered by UC. We are currently considering whether this formulation around weekly rents, and potentially other weekly amounts in the UC calculation, should be amended.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/02/2020 17:36:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1171943

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to phase out the use of EEA national identity cards as a valid form of identification at the UK border.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	5503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The documents that EEA and Swiss nationals need to travel to the UK will not change until at least 2021.</p><p>We will announce further details of our plans to phase out the use of EEA national identity cards in due course.</p><p>However, EU Settlement Scheme status holders and others who are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement and equivalent agreements with the EFTA states will continue to be able to use national identity cards for travel to the UK until at least December 2025, in accordance with the terms of those agreements. Thereafter, they will continue to be able to travel here on their national identity card, provided it meets International Civil Aviation Organisation standards.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/06/2020 15:17:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1171417

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Horizon Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will take steps to secure associate membership of Horizon Europe at the same time as the Multi-Annual Financial Framework is agreed, prior to the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>We will continue to collaborate with the EU on scientific research and we have been clear that, where it is in the UK’s interests, we will seek to participate in some specific EU Programmes.</p><p>The shape and content of the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework Programmes for 2021-2027, including Horizon Europe, are currently being negotiated in the EU Institutions and have not yet been finalised. Horizon Europe must be adopted by the EU before any potential formal negotiations on association could begin.</p><p>The UK has played a constructive role in the development of Horizon Europe to ensure that it aligns with UK priorities and we look forward to continuing our relationship in research and innovation with our European partners.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/01/2020 11:35:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1168914

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive will receive the full £1 billion extra funding agreed in the Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative and Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party during the last Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2020 answer text <p>The Confidence and Supply financial annex committed the UK Government to providing £1 billion to Northern Ireland. £<del class="ministerial">736</del> <ins class="ministerial">763 </ins> million has been released so far and the release of further funding would take place following Parliament’s approval in the normal way through the Estimates process.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/01/2020 08:41:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/01/2020 15:12:48 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 432 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1168980

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Eyesight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will make an assessment of the merits of the requirement provided for in the Third European Driving Licence Directive for a minimum horizontal visual field of 120 degrees for Group 1 licence eligibility after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>As part of our preparations future relationship negotiations with the EU, we will be considering all aspects of applicable EU law. However, we would want to ensure that our high safety standards are maintained on UK roads while considering opportunities that may arise from the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/01/2020 13:28:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1150434

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Health Services: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maintain free health care provision for British citizens living in the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	1769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal with the European Union and is working in an energetic and determined way to achieve this.</p><p>The United Kingdom Government has proposed to all Member States that we should maintain existing reciprocal healthcare arrangements, including the S1 scheme, until 31 December 2020 if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. These arrangements would safeguard healthcare for the hundreds of thousands of UK-insured persons who live in Europe.</p><p>I laid a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-26/HCWS1832/" target="_blank">HCWS1832</a>) on 26 September 2019, setting out the Department’s progress on ‘no deal’ reciprocal healthcare arrangements, and updated information has been published on GOV.UK and NHS.UK on the situation for each Member State, including what arrangements have been put in place. These pages will be kept updated as further assurances from Member States are received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/10/2019 14:19:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones