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1255421

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Child Maintenance Service: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service and (b) level of consistency that service provides to both parties.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	120999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>As of June 2020, 741,200 children are covered by Child Maintenance Service arrangements; the majority of cases use Direct Pay, where parents arrange maintenance payments between themselves.</p><p> </p><p>During the quarter ending June 2020, £238.4 million in child maintenance was paid through the Collect &amp; Pay service, or due to be paid through Direct Pay.</p><p> </p><p>When measuring the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service, the Service collects data on the rate of compliance of paying parents using the Collect &amp; Pay service. The most recent quarterly statistics show that 74 per cent of all paying parents due to pay through the Collect &amp; Pay Service cleared some of their child maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2020, 41,800 Paying Parents on the Collect &amp; Pay service had a Deduction from Earnings Order / Request in force. £27.1m was collected from these Paying Parents during the quarter. In the quarter ending June 2020, £2.6m was deducted directly from Paying Parents’ bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are published quarterly as part of the Child Maintenance Service experimental statistics, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-june-2020-experimental</a></p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Service offers an accessible, impartial and secure service for all clients. The Department and Ministers continue to meet stakeholders regularly, and maintain an open dialogue on how to improve the service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/11/2020 15:54:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1247391

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Retention Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether businesses that are closed as a result of Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level restrictions will be eligible for the Job Retention Bonus in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	109617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has always been clear that the Government would keep the situation under review, adapting its approach as the context evolved. The purpose of the Job Retention Bonus (JRB) was to encourage employers to keep previously furloughed staff in work until the end of January. However, as the CJRS is being extended to the end of March 2021, the policy intent of the JRB falls away. As such, the JRB will not be paid in February. The Government will instead redeploy a retention incentive at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:04:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1247525

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support the Commonwealth Veterans 8 faced with unaffordable bills for healthcare due to their residential status.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	109618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The NHS provides a range of outstanding physical and mental health care support for the Armed Forces community. There are some Armed Forces veterans whose residency status does not currently entitle them to free healthcare for conditions not related to their Armed Forces service; discussions are underway to address this anomaly. All non-UK personnel who serve in the Armed Forces for a minimum of four years, and those medically discharged before then as a result of an attributable injury or illness, have the option to settle in the UK at the conclusion of their service through bespoke Armed Forces immigration arrangements which include the full use of the NHS.</p><p>There is also provision in existing immigration rules for individuals who have served in the Armed Forces to re-apply to have their immigration status reviewed under certain circumstances or to apply where the normal timeframes for an application have expired. There should be no doubt the Government is committed to making it easier for service personnel and their families to settle in the UK once they have completed their service and is exploring ways to achieve this</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 10/11/2020 17:31:26 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1241286

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Events Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional support for (a) fairgrounds and other outdoor events and (b) the wider events sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	100540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department has taken a number of steps to support fairgrounds, other outdoor events, as well as the broader events sector through Covid-19.</p><p>The events sector has been able to access support such as the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and the Bounce Back Loans scheme. We have also cut the rate of VAT applied on most tourism and hospitality-related activities, including admission to circuses and fairs, from 20% to 5% until March 2021.</p><p>On 22 October, the Chancellor increased the reach of the Government’s winter support schemes to further help businesses and workers impacted by COVID-19, including those in the events sector. Measures include doubling the size of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme Extension Grant so that it covers 40% of previous earnings.</p><p>We continue to meet with stakeholders, including through the Visitor Economy Working Group and the Events and Entertainment Working Group, to monitor the ongoing impacts on the sector.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/10/2020 09:08:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1240858

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure costs incurred by local authorities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak do not lead to reductions in the provision of (a) youth work, (b) youth services and (c) other non-statutory services.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	99726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>This government has provided local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including over £4.8bn in funding for spending pressures. On Monday 12 October, the Prime Minister confirmed around £1bn of new funding will be made available to councils across England to support them during this unprecedented time.</p><p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to secure youth services to young people under the Education and Inspections Act 2006, and the government expects them to fulfil that duty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/10/2020 15:02:59 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley