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1045557

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date	21/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the agreed budgeted FTE figure is for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	210508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>In response to your request, the agreed budgeted FTE figure for the Department and its agencies (the Driver Vehicle &amp; Licensing Agency, the Driver &amp; Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>End of Financial Year 18/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budgeted FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DfTc </strong></p></td><td><p>2676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MCA</strong></p></td><td><p>1114.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>VCA</strong></p></td><td><p>203.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DVSA</strong></p></td><td><p>4648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DVLA</strong></p></td><td><p>5387.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures represent employees and do not include contractors and other non-payroll employees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/01/2019 16:18:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1045558

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding for staff (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have received from EU exit funding.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	210509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016 the Department has received funding of £79.7m from HM Treasury for EU Exit contingency programmes. Of this funding, £12m covered the Department’s staffing and legal costs. Executive agency staff costs are included in the overall EU Exit contingency programme funding..</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 24/01/2019 15:03:06 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1042338

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 207224 on Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest, what assessment he has made of the effect of the zero-earning rule on incentivising people to move into work.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	209313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The zero earnings rule for help with mortgage interest, coupled with generous Universal Credit disregards, ensures that owner occupier claimants have the right incentives to move into work and increase their hours of work over time where possible. Certain owner occupiers receiving Universal Credit who are not also receiving help with their mortgage interest because of the zero earnings rule qualify for the higher earnings disregards that apply to those claimants who have no housing costs. My department has made no formal assessment of the effect of the rule on incentivising people to move into work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/01/2019 14:04:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1042339

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 207224 on Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest, what the policy objective is of Support for Mortgage Interest.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	209369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The prime objective of SMI is to provide short-term help for owner-occupiers who have a liability to make mortgage payments and are unable to do so themselves to prevent their home from being repossessed. SMI makes a contribution towards owner-occupier payments (principally mortgage interest payments) in the form of an interest bearing loan to enable claimants to continue making mortgage repayments during periods of unemployment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/01/2019 12:08:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1038986

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to he Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205256 on Housing: Regeneration, if he will create a fund for land clearance and the demolition of low quality, high void rate housing in circumstances whereby local authorities develop plans for housing regeneration.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	207223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The current Estate Regeneration Fund is open to bids from local authorities that have partnered with a private organisation to deliver a regeneration project. The funding can be used for land clearance, demolition and rebuilding of homes. Low quality housing and high void rates can be prevalent in areas identified for regeneration and the funding that has been allocated will support places deliver better quality homes, improved public spaces and new housing where it is needed most.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/01/2019 15:59:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1038987

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205254 on Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest, if she will ensure the rules in relation to support for mortgage interest loans mean that the 39 week waiting period is not reset when a claimant receives any income.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	207224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>We operate a zero earnings rule for Universal Credit in Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI). Receiving any earned income during the wait period or during receipt of SMI loan payments will mean that the claimant will not receive loan payments. The zero earnings rule requires claimants to satisfy a waiting period of nine consecutive Universal Credit assessment periods with no earned income before the claimants can receive loan payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this we also work closely with UK Finance and Lenders to impress upon them importance of forbearance in the wait periods for SMI support.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/01/2019 11:15:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1038472

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Gear: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing tagging for trawler fishing nets to identify the source of sea litter when those nets are washed up onshore.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	206799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing plastic litter in the marine environment from all sources, including fishing. Governance is in place to address waste, including plastic, and there are voluntary schemes run here in the UK to encourage good practice.</p><p> </p><p>For the purposes of fisheries enforcement, guidance is in place that requires masters of a fishing vessel using static gear or beam trawls to mark their fishing gear so that it is identifiable. If all or part of their gear is lost they must attempt to retrieve it as soon as possible. This would include trawler fishing nets. If they are unable to retrieve their lost gear they must notify the UK fisheries authorities.</p><p> </p><p>At the 33rd Session of the Committee on Fisheries for the Food and Agricultural Organization, the issue of marine litter, and in particular lost or discarded fishing gear, was discussed at length. The UK supports the Committee’s endorsement of voluntary guidelines for the marking of fishing gear, which assist fisheries management organisations such as regional fisheries management organisations in the development and application of gear marking policy.</p><p> </p><p>Work is now underway to begin the development of an extended producer responsibility scheme for fishing gear containing plastic. This will require producers to take responsibility for gear at the end of life stage, and schemes will be in place across the EU under the European Plastics Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/01/2019 11:26:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1037949

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Packaging: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to limit the use of excess packaging by online retailers.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	206302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Essential Requirements Regulations already require producers to ensure that the packaging they use is the minimum to ensure safety, hygiene and meet consumer expectations. The Regulations make no distinction between online and high street retailers.</p><p> </p><p>If anyone receives a product they believe to be “over packaged”, they should report it to Trading Standards who are responsible for enforcing these regulations.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the recently published Resources and Waste Strategy we have committed to exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will include a review of the effectiveness of the Essential Requirements Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>We have not made any assessment of the amount of “excessive” packaging going to landfill.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 206303 question first answered 11/01/2019 12:05:22 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1037950

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Packaging: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the quantity of excessive packaging by online retailers which is going to landfill.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	206303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Essential Requirements Regulations already require producers to ensure that the packaging they use is the minimum to ensure safety, hygiene and meet consumer expectations. The Regulations make no distinction between online and high street retailers.</p><p> </p><p>If anyone receives a product they believe to be “over packaged”, they should report it to Trading Standards who are responsible for enforcing these regulations.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the recently published Resources and Waste Strategy we have committed to exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will include a review of the effectiveness of the Essential Requirements Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>We have not made any assessment of the amount of “excessive” packaging going to landfill.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 206302 question first answered 11/01/2019 12:05:22 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1035201

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest
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 reduce the number of weeks required for a claimant to be in receipt of universal credit in order to be eligible for support for mortgage interest payments.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	205254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Working age claimants will need to claim for a period 39 weeks before Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans can be paid. It is reasonable to expect that homeowners should make arrangements by working together with their lenders to meet their housing costs during short terms of unemployment and sickness. We provide support to claimants in explaining their circumstances to their lenders, enabling them to understand that the individual is qualifying for SMI.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/01/2019 10:17:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris