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784701

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date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the eligibility of Antigua and Barbuda to receive aid and assistance following the recent hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL2919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Antigua and Barbuda is eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA). The island of Barbuda, with a population of 1,800 persons, was recently devastated by Hurricane Irma and the UK is providing humanitarian assistance, through the Red Cross and the Pan American Health Organisation, to the affected population. We have also released £14 million, to Antigua and Barbuda, for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to help the islands build back better and stronger. DFID is awaiting the World Bank’s post disaster needs assessment and will review future needs accordingly, in collaboration with other donors. All of this UK support will be classified as ODA.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:38:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

783186

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's spend in the last year has been with Government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>In financial year 2016-17, Ministry of Defence total expenditure with Government strategic suppliers was £7.8 billion. This amounts to 32.4% of the Department's overall spend on goods and services.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2017 14:35:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783230

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's spend in the last year has been with Government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/17, 0.2% of DFID’s total spend was with Government Strategic Suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2017 10:07:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783268

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Forms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the PIP2 form and the requirement that it be returned to his Department within four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Where a claimant finds it difficult to complete the “How your disability affects you” form within the 4-week period, they are advised to contact the Department who will automatically provide an additional two weeks when needed. Where a claimant still has difficulty, they will be granted further time where it is considered reasonable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Recent research carried out by Ipsos MORI indicated that 85% of claimants were able to complete all sections of the PIP2 questionnaire and only 4% were unable to do so. This has been the subject of a government publication</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:01:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783269

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability-specific training personal independence payment assessors receive to enable them to adapt their communication and assessment methods so that claimants can better understand and take part in their assessment.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has set clear requirements on the professions, skills, experience and training of the Healthcare Professionals that the providers should use to carry out assessments. Healthcare Professionals are medically qualified professionals who have previous clinical experience of communicating with individuals who have varied conditions.</p><p> </p><p>All Healthcare Professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes communication skills and understanding the communication needs of those with specific disabilities. This training builds on prior clinical knowledge to develop an understanding as to how conditions affect claimants in their day-to-day activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:37:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783273

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review its policy on exemptions from reassessment for personal independence payments claimants.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-17/5325/" target="_blank">UIN 5325</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:15:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783275

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has published to raise awareness of requesting a home assessment for personal independence payments applicants.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Consultations may potentially be carried out in a variety of locations and some will need to be carried out at a claimant’s home. Information relating to when a home consultation should be considered can be found in the PIP Assessment Guide which is publically available on gov.uk</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:34:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783277

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the personal independence payments claims process.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>We constantly look to review and improve the experience of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). We are currently considering the recommendations made in the second independent review of Personal Independence Payment (published on 30 March 2017) which included recommendations to improve our communications for claimants. We plan to respond to the review’s findings later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:08:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783285

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement
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 proportion of his Department's spend in the last year has been with Government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2016-17 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy spent 5.5% of its procurement with the Government strategic suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/11/2017 12:04:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783286

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Commercial Secrets: EU Law
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 definition of trade secrets will be used for the purposes of implementation of the European Trade Secrets Directive.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Article 2(1) of the European Trade Secrets Directive provides a definition of the term ‘trade secret’. The Government proposes to consult on the implementing regulation to bring the Directive into force in the UK in due course.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/11/2017 09:49:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett