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1109330

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Employment: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to assess the effectiveness of the local supported proof of concept initiative in closing the autism employment gap.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	240582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Proofs of Concept are not designed to provide evidence of impacts on national employment trends. Rather, they allow us to test whether a policy idea is deliverable.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Supported Employment Proof of Concept is a relatively small scale programme exploring how combining central and local budgets enables Local Authorities to scale up delivery of Supported Employment. The initiative is designed to support people with a learning disability or autism who are known to adult social care, or who are in contact with secondary mental health services. By working with local authorities, there may be an opportunity for DWP to drive a much stronger focus on job outcomes and on evidence-based commissioning using the Supported Employment model.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering our next steps to build on this Proof of Concept.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/04/2019 13:15:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109331

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Employment: Autism
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 take steps to tackle the underemployment of people diagnosed with autism.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	240583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>DWP is committed to helping people with health conditions and disabilities, including autism move nearer to the labour market and, when ready, into work, by building more personalised tailored employment and health support.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of DWP’s schemes and programmes are focused on helping people, including people diagnosed with autism, prepare for and enter work. For example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Work and Health Programme, which rolled out between November 2017 and March 2018, will support around 275,000 people over five years - the majority whom (around 220,000) will be disabled people who can volunteer for the programme at any time.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The new Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme, which is due to be rolled out across England and Wales at the end of 2019, will provide highly personalised packages of employment support for people with both disabilities and complex barriers to employment who are considered by DWP work coaches to be more than 12 months from the labour market without intensive support</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Local Supported Employment proof of concept is currently exploring how we can combine central and local budgets to scale up delivery of Supported Employment locally. This initiative is designed to explore how a matched funding model could support people with a learning disability or autism who are known to adult social care, or who are in contact with secondary mental health services.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Disabled people who are already working, or who are about to enter work, can apply for in-work support from Access to Work scheme. The scheme has a Hidden Impairment Support Team that provides advice and guidance to help employers support employees with conditions like autism, as well as offering eligible people an assessment to find out their needs at work and help to develop a support plan.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DWP is engaging with employers through the Disability Confident scheme - supporting them to feel more confident about both employing disabled people, including autistic people, and supporting disabled employees to realise their potential. Over 11,500 employers have signed up to the scheme so far.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/04/2019 13:23:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109332

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Employment: Autism
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 take steps to collect and publish data on the employment status of adults diagnosed with autism.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	240584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions officials are considering how to robustly measure the employment rate among autistic people, including whether it might be possible to collect this information through the Labour Force Survey.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/04/2019 09:56:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109336

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing recommendation 11 of the Task and Finish Group report on Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles published in September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	240585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s response to the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group, published in February 2019, Government is considering carefully how the restriction of out-of-area journeys by taxis and private hire vehicles proposed might work in practice, with a view to legislating.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/04/2019 13:20:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109452

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shared Spaces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his provides to local authorities on the development of shared space schemes where pedestrians and cyclists, but not motorists, are required to share pavement space.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	240586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The situation in which pavements are shared by cyclists and pedestrians is known as shared use rather than shared space. The Department for Transport issued guidance on the development of these schemes in ‘Local Transport Note 1/12: Shared use routes for pedestrians and cyclists’. It stresses the importance of high quality, inclusive design which addresses the needs of all users, including older people and disabled people. It also emphasises that shared use proposals require careful consideration, and that designers need to ensure that introducing cycling to an existing pedestrian route does not make conditions significantly worse for pedestrians.</p><p> </p><p>Local Transport Note 1/12 is available from the Department’s website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-use" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-use</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 11:47:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109502

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shared Spaces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the development of shared space schemes where cyclists and motorists are required to share highway space.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	240587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport issued guidance on the design of cycling infrastructure in ‘Local Transport Note 2/08: Cycle Infrastructure Design’. This provides advice on a wide range of measures, including how to provide facilities for cyclists on-road.</p><p>Local Transport Note 2/08 is available from the Department’s website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208</a></p><p>The Department is currently updating 'Local Transport Note 2/08: Cycle Infrastructure Design'.</p><p>Guidance on providing for cyclists on the trunk road network is available in ‘Interim Advice Note 195/16: Cycle Traffic and the Strategic Road Network’, which is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards/ians/pdfs/ian195.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards/ians/pdfs/ian195.pdf</a></p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 11:43:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105848

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	High Court Enforcement: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the timeliness with which High Court Enforcement Ltd reclaim moneys awarded through a court judgment.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	238385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Justice collects statistics about the number of writs that are received and enforced, either in full or in part, by High Court Enforcement Officers, it does not monitor the timeliness with which a High Court Enforcement Officer or company reclaims moneys awarded through a court judgment.</p><p>Complaints about a High Court Enforcement Officer can be made to the company employing the High Court Enforcement Officer or to the High Court Enforcement Officers’ Association. Unfortunately, the court cannot guarantee that a creditor will reclaim the payment of a civil judgment, particularly where a debtor goes to great lengths to evade payment or simply does not have the means to pay.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 238386 question first answered 04/04/2019 16:43:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105849

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judgements: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issued to claimants who wish to make a complaint in the event that moneys owed to them through a court judgment are not reclaimed in full by high court enforcement companies.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	238386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Justice collects statistics about the number of writs that are received and enforced, either in full or in part, by High Court Enforcement Officers, it does not monitor the timeliness with which a High Court Enforcement Officer or company reclaims moneys awarded through a court judgment.</p><p>Complaints about a High Court Enforcement Officer can be made to the company employing the High Court Enforcement Officer or to the High Court Enforcement Officers’ Association. Unfortunately, the court cannot guarantee that a creditor will reclaim the payment of a civil judgment, particularly where a debtor goes to great lengths to evade payment or simply does not have the means to pay.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 238385 question first answered 04/04/2019 16:43:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105455

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to respond to concerns about the human rights situation in Equatorial Guinea.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	237688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>​We remain concerned about the human rights situation in Equatorial Guinea including; lack of freedom of expression and assembly, lack of transparency, lack of an independent judiciary, disproportionate punishment, use of torture, and detention conditions.We have no diplomatic mission or resident diplomatic staff in Equatorial Guinea. We use regular visits by our non-resident Ambassador (based in Cameroon) and discussions with the Chargé in London to raise human rights concerns.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/04/2019 14:33:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105459

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department provides to families who have been reunited through refugee family reunion.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	237689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Those granted under refugee family reunion provisions are entitled to work and have access to mainstream benefits on broadly the same basis as British Citizens. Their refugee sponsor can also apply for a refugee integration loan to support their integration into the community and help rebuild their lives here.</p><p><br>On 9 February 2019, the Government published the Integrated Communi-ties action plan, which includes measures to enable integration for recent migrants and refugees.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/04/2019 16:36:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire