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1580638

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hove
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recent reports of the abduction of unaccompanied children from a Home Office residence in Hove, what training was provided to security staff contracted by her Department to manage the security of those children.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	132556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, extremely seriously. The wellbeing of children is our number one priority and our accommodation providers are required to ensure accommodation is safe and in line with contractual requirements.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">It is also not true to say that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are being kidnapped from Home Office hotels. Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are not detained and are free to leave the accommodation. They may choose to leave for a number of reasons, such as visiting family.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Local authorities have a statutory duty to protect all children, regardless of where they go missing from. This can be from home or from a care setting as a looked-after child.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Home Office Safeguarding Hub works closely with accommodation providers to ensure early identification of vulnerabilities, where issues are not disclosed by customers, and onward referral to the statutory agencies of health, police, and social services. Asylum seekers have full access to the advisory services provided by Migrant Help who are available to contact 24/7. Contracted security staff within UASC hotels complete comprehensive training.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We take the safety and welfare of those in our care, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, extremely seriously.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Contracted security staff within UASC hotels complete comprehensive training.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The wellbeing of children is our number one priority and our accommodation providers are required to ensure accommodation is safe and in line with contractual requirements.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Home Office Safeguarding Hub works closely with accommodation providers to ensure early identification of vulnerabilities, where issues are not disclosed by customers, and onward referral to the statutory agencies of health, police, and social services.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/01/2023 17:31:58 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2023 15:18:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 51879 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1580822

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received evidence from the life sciences industry of the impact on UK R&D investment and potential increases in payment rates under the voluntary and statutory schemes for branded medicines; and if it will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	132374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department has been consulting on a proposed update to the <ins class="ministerial">s</ins><del class="ministerial">S</del>tatutory <ins class="ministerial">s</ins><del class="ministerial">S</del>cheme for branded medicines and the life sciences industry has been able to <ins class="ministerial">give evidence</ins><del class="ministerial">express its views</del> as part of this consultation process.</p><p><del class="ministerial">In considering the responses, the Department is carefully taking into account any evidence submitted on potential impacts for the United Kingdom life sciences sector.</del></p><p>The Government remains firmly committed to the <ins class="ministerial">s</ins><del class="ministerial">S</del>tatutory and <ins class="ministerial">v</ins><del class="ministerial">V</del>oluntary schemes for branded medicines and to working with the pharmaceutical industry to deliver on the ambitions set out in the Life Sciences Vision to create an environment that facilitates innovation for the development of medicines in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/02/2023 11:22:27 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2023 11:38:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 51971 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1580921

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations or feedback he has received from (a) small business community, (b) the science community and (c) the investment community on the changes to R&D tax credit announced in the Autumn Statement 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor set out at the Autumn Statement that the Government will work with industry ahead of Spring Budget to understand whether and how to provide further support for R&amp;D intensive small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while also considering fiscal sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to engage with industry in the coming months and any further changes will be set out in detail in the usual way at the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has launched a consultation on R&amp;D Tax Relief Reform which closes on <ins class="ministerial">1</ins>3<del class="ministerial">0</del><sup>th</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2023 17:55:15 question first ministerially corrected 03/02/2023 10:15:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 51416 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1580253

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Home Office spent on employing caseworkers to make conclusive grounds decisions in the National Referral Mechanism in financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	131309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Single Competent Authority (SCA) and the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) are currently recruiting a large number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and reduce decision making timescales<ins class="ministerial">. </ins><del class="ministerial">; this brings additional resource pressures initially (for training and upskilling) but will have substantial long-term benefits for decision making timescales.</del></p><p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) does not publish payments made to victims of modern slavery and this does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics.</p><p>All victims who consent to receiving support will receive this via the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC) in England and Wales which is delivered by The Salvation Army. Details of the MSVC Contract can be found in a redacted version of the contract requirements here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F974794%2FMarch_2021_-_Modern_Slavery_Statutory_Guidance__EW__Non-Statutory_Guidance__SNI__v2.1_.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1df98c91565a46b0727408dafebb99ac%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638102378924848126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JOPE%2B0AOOysTFpdmfUUQEL7UGSWCUoukqsiIuwcLvQo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>All victims who consented to support under the previous Victim Care Contract <del class="ministerial">were also</del> <ins class="ministerial">are</ins> eligible for financial support under the same policy and a redacted version of the previous contract requirements can be found here (<a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e03ceb15-27ad-4bad-b8ae-43dbc1e9481e" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e03ceb15-27ad-4bad-b8ae-43dbc1e9481e</a>).</p><p>As of September 2019, following a CG decision, financial support needs for those in support are considered in a Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA) as part of a holistic assessment of recovery need, as per the published RNA policy.”</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2023 13:31:50 question first ministerially corrected 30/01/2023 15:28:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 51058 answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines answering member 4816
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1580400

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many FTE employees have been working in the HMRC Wealthy Team in each tax year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	131454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>HMRC’s Wealthy team was formed in April 2017. Data on full time equivalent (FTE) employees for the years 2017-2021 has previously been provided under FOI202<ins class="ministerial">0</ins>/0307<del class="ministerial">1</del>0. For 2021-22 there were 961 Staff equivalent to 887 FTE.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2023 16:24:49 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2023 12:46:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 51234 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1568760

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS staff who have emigrated to work in Australia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	127844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There are no plans to make an estimate.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The department does not hold an estimate of the information requested.</ins></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince previous answer version 50765 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince 51754 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2023 16:17:40 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2023 09:22:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1568201

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Situation
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 assessment he has made of the availability of (a) food, (b) medicine and (c) energy supply in Nagorno Karabakh; and what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on recent developments and ensuring freedom and security of movement along the Lachin corridor.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences, particularly during winter. I [Leo Docherty] spoke to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan on 18 January where we agreed on the importance of the immediate re-opening of the Lachin Corridor and the need to ensure gas and electricity supplies into Nagorno-Karabakh are not switched off. <ins class="ministerial">UK officials, including our Ambassador in Baku, have engaged extensively with Azerbaijani counterparts. </ins>On 18 January officials spoke to the ICRC regarding the humanitarian situation, including the dwindling food and medical supplies, and will remain in contact in the coming weeks to share their assessment of the impact of the closure. <del class="ministerial">The UK Government will continue to engage with counterparts and with humanitarian agencies to support efforts aimed at resolving the current closure of the Lachin corridor.</del></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 23/01/2023 17:28:22 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2023 17:37:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 49300 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1567773

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Universal Credit: Cold Weather Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people in receipt of Universal Credit who work but have limited capacity to work to be eligible for the Cold Weather Payment.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	125487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Cold Weather Payments make an important contribution towards the additional heating costs incurred during periods of exceptionally cold weather, between 1st of November and the 31st of March each year. <ins class="ministerial">There are no plans to change eligibility.</ins></p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/01/2023 17:45:51 question first ministerially corrected 26/01/2023 10:05:08 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott previous answer version 49806 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1566750

registered interest
date	13/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 118815 on Challenger Tanks, how many main battle tanks he plans to upgrade to Challenger 3 each year until the completion of the upgrade programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 prototypes will be delivered through 2023 and <del class="ministerial">2024</del><ins class="ministerial">early 2025</ins> for use in demonstration trials. Once the design has been proven it is currently planned that the Challenger 3 tanks will be delivered to the Army from 2027, with Full Operating Capability delivered by 2030. The number of tanks to be delivered is under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/01/2023 17:50:04 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2023 10:11:44 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk previous answer version 48221 answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566574

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) UK citizens who have returned from the EU to the UK and (b) EU citizens who have returned to EU countries who are over the age of 60 in the period since June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	122030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Hon. Gentlemen’s Parliamentary Questions of 12 January is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/01/2023 17:36:29 question first ministerially corrected 30/01/2023 18:16:48 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ122030_122031.pdf title UKSA Full Response to 122030/122031 previous answer version 47754 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ122030_122031 HR (1).pdf title UKSA Response to 122030/122031
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies