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1734681

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential health impacts of means-testing the winter fuel payment.
tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	9556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>No such discussions took place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing pressures on the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Health Security Agency publishes the Adverse Weather and Health Plan for England, which sets out a framework for action to protect the population from harm to their health from adverse weather including excess cold and outlines the health risks of cold homes.</p><p> </p><p>Each year the NHS makes robust plans for expected winter pressures. It is important that NHS trusts and local authorities take a joined-up approach to winter planning across the health and care system. NHS England and DHSC wrote to local authorities and NHS trusts on 16 September to set out a national approach to 2024/25 winter planning, and the key steps to be taken to support the delivery of high-quality care for patients this winter.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 21/10/2024 14:11:46 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1734691

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 8157 on Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing consular status from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in the context of Hong Kong no longer being an independent territory.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	9466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 provides the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office with certain privileges and immunities in line with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations for the purposes of furthering economic and trade interests. There are no current plans to replace this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 21/10/2024 10:13:06 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1734734

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Disability: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with the reference to the UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK, published in October 2016, what steps she is taking to help protect the human rights of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Honiton and Sidmouth
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	9581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>This government is committed to boosting opportunity and protecting the rights of disabled people. We will work closely with disabled people and their representative organisations to ensure that their needs and voices are at the heart of everything we do.</p><p> </p><p>As a first step, our Equality (Race and Disability) Bill will enshrine in law the full right to equal pay for disabled people and disability pay gap reporting for large employers.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 21/10/2024 10:55:58 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1734754

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average Pension Credit processing time is (a) per month in the latest three-month period for which data is available and (b) in each region.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	9463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>Average actual clearance times are shown in the table below from 3 June 2024. Please note, the information is not available monthly.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average (in working days) for each week.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td><p>RS PBi App / PC Claims AACT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/06/24</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/06/24</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/06/24</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24/06/24</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/07/24</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/07/24</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/07/24</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/07/24</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/07/24</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/08/24</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/08/24</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/08/24</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/08/24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/09/24</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/09/24</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/09/24</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/09/24</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/09/24</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/10/24</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, the data shown is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not collected at regional level and to calculate it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 21/10/2024 14:46:58 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1734916

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5642 on Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry, what his planned timetable is for publishing the inquiry's terms of reference.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	9642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>I am keen that the Inquiry is able to begin its work without undue delay. The Inquiries Act 2005 sets out clear steps to follow in setting up an inquiry including the appointment of the Chair, agreement on the Terms of Reference, working through the necessary logistics such as facilities and services procurement, and setting up the Inquiry secretariat.</p><p>I will provide an update on the Terms of Reference once it has been agreed with the Chair.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 21/10/2024 09:38:40 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5356

1734928

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the number of armed forces veterans who will no longer be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment as a result of proposed changes to eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Helen Maguire
uin	9654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>We have made no such estimate and are not able to do so as we do not collect specific data on veterans over pension age receiving benefits and pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged 80 and over.</p><p> </p><p>This means that the Winter Fuel Payment will be better targeted to low-income pensioners who need it. The UK Government wants those eligible for Pension Credit but not currently claiming it to receive the benefits they are entitled to, including their Winter Fuel Payment.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 21/10/2024 14:32:04 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5336

1734942

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Sleeping Rough: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people with no recourse to public funds who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) Ealing Southall constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Southall
tabling member printed	Deirdre Costigan
uin	9668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleeping Data Framework. In June 2024, there were 198 people recorded as sleeping rough over the course of the month after leaving asylum support accommodation. In London, there were 59 people and in Ealing Council 2 people. Our data is split by local authority and not by constituency areas. All data is available <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66fd6904080bdf716392ed08%2FRough_sleeping_data_framework_tables.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">here</a>. MHCLG does not publish data on no recourse to public funds amongst people sleeping rough and on undocumented migrants sleeping rough.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 9669 9670 question first answered 21/10/2024 15:58:18 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5075

1734943

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Sleeping Rough: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been granted asylum who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) Ealing Southall constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Southall
tabling member printed	Deirdre Costigan
uin	9669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleeping Data Framework. In June 2024, there were 198 people recorded as sleeping rough over the course of the month after leaving asylum support accommodation. In London, there were 59 people and in Ealing Council 2 people. Our data is split by local authority and not by constituency areas. All data is available <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66fd6904080bdf716392ed08%2FRough_sleeping_data_framework_tables.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">here</a>. MHCLG does not publish data on no recourse to public funds amongst people sleeping rough and on undocumented migrants sleeping rough.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 9668 9670 question first answered 21/10/2024 15:58:18 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5075

1734944

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Sleeping Rough: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of undocumented migrants who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) Ealing Southall constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Southall
tabling member printed	Deirdre Costigan
uin	9670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleeping Data Framework. In June 2024, there were 198 people recorded as sleeping rough over the course of the month after leaving asylum support accommodation. In London, there were 59 people and in Ealing Council 2 people. Our data is split by local authority and not by constituency areas. All data is available <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66fd6904080bdf716392ed08%2FRough_sleeping_data_framework_tables.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">here</a>. MHCLG does not publish data on no recourse to public funds amongst people sleeping rough and on undocumented migrants sleeping rough.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 9668 9669 question first answered 21/10/2024 15:58:18 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5075

1734361

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to extend the £2 bus fare cap beyond 31 December 2024.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	9149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services for passengers is one of the government’s top priorities as we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The Department for Transport is looking at the future of the £2 fare cap as a matter of urgency and is considering the most appropriate and affordable approach for the future of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 21/10/2024 08:32:35 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart