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765255

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date	06/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nepal: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Nepal to amend Article 26(3) of the Nepalese constitution to uphold freedom of religion or belief in line with Nepal's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	105561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Constitution of Nepal guarantees freedom of religion and belief under article 26 (1) as a fundamental right. However sub-article 3 and the new 2017 Penal Code include provisions which could limit that right. I raised the importance of ensuring freedom of religion and belief in line with international obligations and standards when I met the Nepali Ambassador on 9 October. The British Embassy in Kathmandu has also urged the Nepali Government to ensure the final wording and implementation of the new Penal Code is consistent with the rights enshrined in the international laws that Nepal has ratified.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/10/2017 16:09:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

765258

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nepal: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for religious organisations and places of worship of having to register as non-governmental organisations in Nepal.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	105557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The reforms to Nepal's 2017 National Penal Code require most religious groups to register as non-governmental organisations. However, non-governmental organisations in Nepal are not permitted to promote or preach religion. This risks threatening freedom of religious expression.</p><p><br>I raised my concerns about freedom of religious expression with the Ambassador of Nepal on 9 October with particular reference to Christian minorities. The British Embassy in Kathmandu has also raised this matter with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We will continue to press the Government of Nepal to ensure the legal framework governing this freedom fully complies with international standards.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/10/2017 16:08:21 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

758875

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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, how many universal credit claimants received advance payments in each month from January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	9501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Any need for an advance payment or other financial or budgeting support should be established at the outset of a claim for Universal Credit. This includes existing benefit claimants who move to Universal Credit through a change of circumstances. In the initial new claim interview, work coaches are trained to offer personal budgeting support and assess whether claimants need help to manage until their first Universal Credit payment. If so they are advised to apply for an advance. Furthermore, additional work has been done by the Department to raise awareness of advances nationally, including providing options on the UC Helpline, and signposting through the new “Universal Credit &amp; you” guide for claimants and on the new online Money Manager tool offered by the Money Advice Service. We will shortly be publishing data on advances.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7326 7497 7616 7617 question first answered 11/09/2017 14:26:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

758876

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of universal credit claimants have fallen into rent arrears in each month from January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	9500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not currently available. However, in order to address the issue of rent arrears in Universal Credit DWP are undertaking a number of initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>Following successful pilots of the ‘Trusted Partner’ scheme and the ‘Landlord Portal Service’, DWP will rollout both initiatives together. We will start enrolling more landlords in stages from October, in tandem with the expansion of the Universal Credit Full Service. We will start with the largest landlord groups, in order to ensure the highest possible number of tenants are able to benefit from the schemes, as early as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Trusted Partner scheme allows social landlords to play a key role in engaging with their tenants who are Universal Credit claimants, helping those who can’t manage their housing payments to access the support available. The Landlord Portal provides social landlords with the ability to submit information directly to the Universal Credit online system, which supports timely and accurate payment of housing costs to Universal Credit claimants. The next stage of rollout for both initiatives means that all Trusted Partner landlords will have access to the Landlord Portal and we have already introduced this to the landlords involved in our Trusted Partner pilot.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/09/2017 12:21:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

758877

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 the average time for first payments to be made to new claimants of universal credit between application and receipt of payment was in each month from January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	9499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Members to the answer I gave on 18 July 2017 to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=4898" target="_blank">4898</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 9190 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:08:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

758878

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of claimants have received hardship payments under universal credit in each month from January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	9498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Currently, the information requested is not readily available from our systems. However, work is planned to make this data accessible in the forthcoming months. To access this data in the meantime would involve a disproportionate cost to the Department.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/09/2017 12:15:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

756708

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternity Services: East Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what risk assessment East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust carried out on perinatal and other maternity-related deaths before removing consultant-led maternity services from that Trust area.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	7564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS Improvement advises that when making the decision in 2013 to consolidate consultant-led maternity services at one site, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust considered a number of risks and mitigations, including risks to patient safety. As part of this assessment, the trust also looked at travel times.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that all service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver better outcomes for patients. Any changes should meet the four tests for service change: they should have support from general practitioner (GP) commissioners, be based on clinical evidence, demonstrate public and patient engagement, and consider patient choice. Implementation of the agreed service changes is a matter for the local National Health Service. It is for the local NHS to keep any service change under review, in line with its role in ensuring services provided are high quality, safe and sustainable.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 7780 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:49:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

756709

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternity Services: East Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what risk assessment East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust carried out on the implications of potentially longer travel time resulting from the move of consultant-led maternity services to Hastings for the health of mothers and pre-born or new-born babies.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	7780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS Improvement advises that when making the decision in 2013 to consolidate consultant-led maternity services at one site, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust considered a number of risks and mitigations, including risks to patient safety. As part of this assessment, the trust also looked at travel times.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that all service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver better outcomes for patients. Any changes should meet the four tests for service change: they should have support from general practitioner (GP) commissioners, be based on clinical evidence, demonstrate public and patient engagement, and consider patient choice. Implementation of the agreed service changes is a matter for the local National Health Service. It is for the local NHS to keep any service change under review, in line with its role in ensuring services provided are high quality, safe and sustainable.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 7564 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:49:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

754192

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Eastbourne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will keep Eastbourne magistrates court, county court and family court open until alternative provision has been made.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	6274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Local stakeholders and the Hon. Member’s predecessor as the MP for Eastbourne were informed in April 2017 that the HMCTS Property Board had agreed alternative provision arrangements for Eastbourne.</p><p> </p><p>The courthouse at Eastbourne is expected to close in October 2017. The Eastbourne Traffic Commissioner’s Office will be used for hearings where appropriate. In addition, video link facilities for victims and witnesses will also be available at a local Police facility. Notice of closure has been provided to local legal stakeholders and is also displayed on public notices outside the building.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 6273 question first answered 05/09/2017 12:11:59 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

720373

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers with responsibility for providing careers advice have had training in autism.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	70437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education (DfE) does not hold information on the number of teachers with responsibility for careers advice who have been trained in autism.</p><p>Since 2011 the DfE has funded the Autism Education Trust (AET) <a href="http://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk" target="_blank">www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk</a> to deliver autism training at three levels to staff in early years, school and post-16 settings. Level 1 training is a basic 90-minute awareness session and Levels 2 and 3 are more in depth and aimed at staff who are working with autistic pupils on a daily basis. The AET has also developed a competency framework and standards for supporting pupils with autism.</p><p>To date, the AET has trained more than 130,000 people – not just teachers and teaching assistants, but also support staff such as receptionists, dining hall staff and caretakers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 21/04/2017 11:53:10 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell