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999512

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date	01/11/2018
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	Heroin: Medical Treatments
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 allocate funding to local authorities that plan to implement heroin assisted treatment.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	187009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for making decisions on how to spend their allocation of the public health grant based on the needs of their local population. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug treatment to meet those needs, including heroin assisted treatment services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/11/2018 15:08:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999513

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the terms of reference for the review of the market for illegal drugs.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	187010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>On 2 October the Home Secretary announced that there will be a major independently led review of drug misuse. The Review will make sure that we know as much as possible about who drug users are, what they are taking and how often so that law enforcement agencies and the police can target and prevent the drug-related causes of violent crime effectively.</p><p>We will set out further details of the review shortly, including timescales and terms of reference.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187011 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:12:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999514

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to launch a review of the market for illegal drugs.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	187011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>On 2 October the Home Secretary announced that there will be a major independently led review of drug misuse. The Review will make sure that we know as much as possible about who drug users are, what they are taking and how often so that law enforcement agencies and the police can target and prevent the drug-related causes of violent crime effectively.</p><p>We will set out further details of the review shortly, including timescales and terms of reference.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187010 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:12:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999128

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Discrimination and Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has a policy of zero tolerance of bullying, harassment and discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	186306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The DfT Handbook includes the following statements:</p><p> </p><p>“DfT(C) is committed to creating and maintaining a working environment that is free from hostility, abuse, offensive behaviour, harassment, bullying, prejudice, discrimination and victimisation.”</p><p>and</p><p>“Acts of inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the disciplinary procedures set out in [this handbook].”</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/11/2018 16:37:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999129

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for reducing the mean average gender pay gap in his Department to (a) 10 per cent and (b) zero.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	186307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working to reduce its gender pay gap in support of the Government’s ambition to close the gender pay gap within a generation. An update on our gender pay gap will be published by the end of the year which will set out our plans in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/11/2018 15:36:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

997617

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Self-employed
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 make an assessment of the effect of the introduction of full service of universal credit on people that are self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	185567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit encourages all claimants with a work expectation to find and progress in work. The Minimum Income Floor (MIF) is intended to encourage claimants to grow their monthly earnings to what they could expect to earn at minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The 2018 Autumn Budget announced a 12 month exemption period from the MIF for all gainfully self-employed claimants new to Universal Credit or new to self-employment. We plan to introduce this from July 2019 with full implementation from September 2020. We will also continue with the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme from April 2019 onwards. The NEA provides support and mentoring for benefit claimants who are looking to start or develop their business.</p><p> </p><p>Plans are in place for an evaluation of the MIF and a large-scale tracking survey of self-employed Universal Credit claimants with a MIF applied to their claim.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 185568 question first answered 06/11/2018 16:46:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 83318 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

997618

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Self-employed
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 review the effectiveness of the universal credit minimum income floor in supporting self-employed people who experience significant earnings fluctuation.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	185568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit encourages all claimants with a work expectation to find and progress in work. The Minimum Income Floor (MIF) is intended to encourage claimants to grow their monthly earnings to what they could expect to earn at minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The 2018 Autumn Budget announced a 12 month exemption period from the MIF for all gainfully self-employed claimants new to Universal Credit or new to self-employment. We plan to introduce this from July 2019 with full implementation from September 2020. We will also continue with the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme from April 2019 onwards. The NEA provides support and mentoring for benefit claimants who are looking to start or develop their business.</p><p> </p><p>Plans are in place for an evaluation of the MIF and a large-scale tracking survey of self-employed Universal Credit claimants with a MIF applied to their claim.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 185567 question first answered 06/11/2018 16:46:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 83320 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

995542

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his officials had with trade union health and safety representatives on the decision to move staff from Great Minster House.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	184379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Trade unions were informed of the decision to rent additional space but were not consulted on the matter. As part of the preparation for the move from GMH officials engaged with trade union representatives, including trade union health and safety representatives. This engagement included two site visits to the new office space prior to occupation and a response to a questionnaire raised by trade union representatives related to compliance with all aspects of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/11/2018 16:41:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

995543

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the length of time it will take women on the minimum of the London grade seven pay scale in his Department to get to the maximum of that pay scale.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	184380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no guarantee of or automatic progression through pay ranges within the DfT pay structure. Movement through any pay range is achieved through the application of a pay award, the value of which is in excess of any changes to the values of pay range maxima and minima. Annual pay awards are negotiated with the unions and based on Civil Service Pay Policy and the funds available for any given year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/11/2018 17:05:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

995544

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurance he can provide that female staff on the minimum of the London grade seven pay scale in his Department will get to the maximum of that pay scale if they remain at that grade.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	184381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no guarantee of or automatic progression through pay ranges within the DfT pay structure. Movement through any pay range is achieved through the application of a pay award, the value of which is in excess of any changes to the values of pay range maxima and minima. Annual pay awards are negotiated with the unions and based on Civil Service Pay Policy and the funds available for any given year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/11/2018 16:11:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris