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818898

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Oman: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Oman.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	903146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>2017 was a very positive year for UK-Oman relations. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his visit in December, Oman is a friend and a longstanding British ally with shared interests across diplomatic, economic and security matters. We are working more closely than ever across these fields.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2018 14:18:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

818656

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce statutory sick pay at an hourly rate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	121420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>We want to see a reformed Statutory Sick Pay system which supports more flexible working – for example, to help support phased returns to work including spacing out working days during a return to work, managing a health condition, or recovering from illness. We are taking forward further policy development and will bring forward a consultation on these changes, before introducing this reform</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/01/2018 17:26:03 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

818816

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Sheffield Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children in Sheffield Central constituency who are currently eligible for free school meals who would not be considered eligible under plans in the consultation entitled Eligibility for free school meals and the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	121580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on proposals for free school meals eligibility under Universal Credit. We will consider the responses to the consultation carefully and will continue to refine our analysis as our policy on this matter develops.</p><p>Currently around 1.1 million of the most disadvantaged children are eligible for and claim a free nutritious meal. This government provides significant funding to ensure the most disadvantaged children receive free school meals. <br> <br> Under our proposals, no existing recipients of free school meals should lose their entitlement following the introduction of new eligibility criteria. We have proposed protection arrangements to ensure that every pupil who is eligible and receiving free school meals at the point at which the criteria are changed (or any claimants who gain free school meals during the rollout of Universal Credit) should be protected against losing their meals whilst Universal Credit is fully rolled out nationally. In addition, any protected pupils who are still receiving free school meals once the Universal Credit transition is complete would continue to receive protection until the end of their current phase of education.</p><p>In our proposed net earnings threshold, we estimate that around 50,000 more children will become entitled to free school meals than at present, enabling us to target support towards a greater number of families on low incomes. It is right that we make sure that free school meals reach children from the most disadvantaged families, and we are consulting on this issue to make sure this is the case.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2018 17:26:09 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

818822

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 120011, whether she has made an assessment of the accuracy of the Ever 6 model in establishing entitlement to Pupil Premium in schools with growing pupil rolls; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	121586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The department counts the numbers of pupils eligible for pupil premium using a single census point in January to enable it to allocate pupil premium to schools by June. This gives certainty to schools about their pupil premium budget to allow them to plan it’s use effectively.</p><p>To make in-year adjustments to reflect the movement of pupils would introduce uncertainty. The EVER6 FSM measure is designed as a proxy measure to reflect relative deprivation in schools and is not intended to allocate a specific amount to an individual pupil. Schools have the ability to use their pupil premium allocation flexibly to meet the various needs of all eligible pupils. The funding model does take into account growing pupil numbers for schools that are newly opened or are continuing to grow by year group following opening. The department rarely receives queries from schools on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121589 question first answered 11/01/2018 17:35:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

818825

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many representations has she received on the accuracy of the Ever 6 model in assessing the eligibility of Pupil Premium for all pupils in schools with growing pupil rolls; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	121589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The department counts the numbers of pupils eligible for pupil premium using a single census point in January to enable it to allocate pupil premium to schools by June. This gives certainty to schools about their pupil premium budget to allow them to plan it’s use effectively.</p><p>To make in-year adjustments to reflect the movement of pupils would introduce uncertainty. The EVER6 FSM measure is designed as a proxy measure to reflect relative deprivation in schools and is not intended to allocate a specific amount to an individual pupil. Schools have the ability to use their pupil premium allocation flexibly to meet the various needs of all eligible pupils. The funding model does take into account growing pupil numbers for schools that are newly opened or are continuing to grow by year group following opening. The department rarely receives queries from schools on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121586 question first answered 11/01/2018 17:35:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

818873

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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: Cardiff and Penarth
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 live service claimants have been registered at (a) Cardiff and (b) Penarth JobCentre Plus in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	121637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) full service is not yet available to claimants registered at Cardiff Alexandra House, Cardiff Charles Street and Penarth Jobcentre Plus offices.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of UC claim starts and caseload by Jobcentre Plus office is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/01/2018 17:29:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

816738

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all women born in the 1950s affected by the change in state pension age have now been informed by letter of such changes.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government sent letters to women affected by the 1995 Act changes between April 2009 and March 2011 using the address details held by HMRC at that time.</p><p>The timetable for equalising State Pension age for women and men to 65 and the subsequent increase to 66 was accelerated by the Pensions Act 2011 following sharp increases in life expectancy projections. A concession was made prior to the passing of the 2011 Act which reduced the maximum delay that anyone would experience in claiming their State Pension, relative to the previous timetable, to 18 months compared to the original proposal. Following the Pensions Act 2011 the Government wrote to all those directly affected to inform them of the changes to their State Pension age between January 2012 and November 2013.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Background to direct mail outs: </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Apr 09 – Mar11:</strong> All those affected by the 1995 Act changes alone (those born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1953) were sent letters informing them of the change to their State Pension age. Letters went to approximately 1.2 million women between 2009 and 2011.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Jan 12 – Nov 13: </strong>All those affected by the 2011 Act changes (those born between 6 April 1953 and 5 April 1960) were sent letters informing them of the change to their State Pension age. This involved mailing more than 5 million letters <del class="ministerial">with an accompanying leaflet</del> to those affected, between January 2012 and November 2013.</li><li><ins class="ministerial">Both lots of letters had appropriate supporting information.</ins></li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2018 10:42:39 question first ministerially corrected 18/12/2018 17:16:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 33458 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

810157

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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	Mahmoud Abu Zeid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the release of the photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid known otherwise as Shawkan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	120623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, and other UK officials have raised Shawkan’s case with the Egyptian authorities on a number of occasions. It is no secret we want to see more political freedoms and better protection of human rights in Egypt, and the Foreign Secretary and I have consistently raised these concerns with our Egyptian counterparts. The UK also raised concerns about human rights in Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council, and our national statement in September 2017 specifically expressed concerns about media restrictions in Egypt.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/01/2018 17:29:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

808938

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many joint and several liability notices HMRC has issued to online marketplaces due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	120047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued <ins class="ministerial">862</ins> <del class="ministerial">657</del> notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:55:22 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2018 10:20:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 31892 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

808939

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out every enforcement action taken against online marketplaces that have been issued with a joint and several liability notice due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	120048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued <ins class="ministerial">862</ins> <del class="ministerial">657</del> notices to online marketplaces making them jointly and severally liable for future VAT evasion by non-compliant overseas sellers. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the seller from its platform.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:56:47 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2018 10:20:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride previous answer version 31894 answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane