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1696723

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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	Debts: Standard of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the findings in the Christians Against Poverty report entitled Pushed under, pushed out, published on 12 March 2024, relating to the impact of high debt repayments on people's living standards.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 18960 question first answered 25/03/2024 11:57:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1696739

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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	Universal Credit
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 an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the maximum benefit deduction rate for people on Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The primary aim of the deductions in Universal Credit is to protect claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services.</p><p> </p><p>Making deductions from a claimant’s benefit is a cost effective and efficient mechanism to recover third party debt and benefit debt. Regulations protect claimants from excessive deductions. There are limits set for individual deduction items, there is also an overall deduction cap set at 25% of standard allowance, although where necessary to support the claimant, this can be exceeded for rent and fuel debts.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/03/2024 12:02:48 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1696741

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to encourage businesses to pay the real living wage.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The National Living Wage (NLW) will increase to £11.44 on 1 April and be extended to workers over 21. It is reaching two-thirds of median earnings, meeting our commitment to end low hourly pay for those eligible.</p><p>The Government commends employers who are able to go beyond the legal minimum. However, the ability to do so varies across sector and region.</p><p>Unlike other voluntary rates of pay, the statutory NLW is based on the advice of the Low Pay Commission, which takes into account the impact on business and the wider economy, as well as the living standards of workers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 25/03/2024 16:51:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1696742

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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	Debts: Standard of Living
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 an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Pushed Under, Pushed Out, published by Christians Against Poverty on 12 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 18957 question first answered 25/03/2024 11:57:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1696798

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a contract and schedule of requirements for the contract with procurement reference tender_422492/1326965.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The contract and schedule of requirements for reference tender_422492/1326965 was published on 20 March 2024 and can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d08dc21c-90ec-4912-bc7b-766b17bf266b" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d08dc21c-90ec-4912-bc7b-766b17bf266b</a>.</p><p>HMPPS does not tolerate violence under any circumstance, therefore it is vital we do everything in our power to eradicate dangerous behaviour behind bars. This information relates directly to an early-stage trial of equipment, which alongside wider investments into prison security measures such as body warn cameras and x-ray body scanners, will ensure we enhance prison safety and security for our hardworking staff and prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/03/2024 17:17:29 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1695259

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were (a) subject to deportation action and (b) living in the community by the length of time since the end of their custodial sentence as of 1 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does publish statistics on foreign national offenders (FNOs) subject to deportation action and living in the community by the length of time since the end of their custodial sentence. This is available from Table FNO_08 in: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-q4-2023" target="_blank">Immigration Enforcement data: Q4 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The latest data is published to September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 19/03/2024 14:50:53 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1695260

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Rwanda were granted asylum on (a) human rights and (b) other grounds in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Those who need protection are normally granted refugee status or humanitarian protection.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum decisions by nationality are published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets" target="_blank">Asylum Applications, Decisions and Resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>All asylum and human rights claims lodged from within the UK and admitted to the UK asylum system, including those seeking asylum from Rwanda, are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations, and against the background of relevant case law, policy guidance and the latest available country of origin information.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/03/2024 14:37:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1695261

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children that are looked-after.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The latest information on the number of children looked after in England on 31 March 2023 can be found in the annual statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoptions’, which is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 19/03/2024 14:55:50 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1683697

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-first Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2022-23 on Tackling Defra’s ageing digital services, HC 737, published on 21 July 2023, whether his Department has shared the document on key lessons and success factors behind the progress it has made in addressing legacy IT with the Central Digital and Data Office.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	10584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Yes, we have shared the document, and will be providing more detail as part of the Treasury Minute process.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/01/2024 10:53:05 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1683698

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many digital roles within his Department are vacant.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	10585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra’s Digital, Data and Technology Services has 240 approved vacancies. This represents 19% of 1,285 full time equivalent. 206 of these vacancies are roles on the Government Digital and Data framework.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/02/2024 17:39:30 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh