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1218228

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2020
	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	Weddings: Coronavirus
	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 plans he has to publish guidance on (a) indoor and (b) outdoor wedding receptions from August 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	65107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Any receptions that typically follow or accompany marriages or civil partnerships are strongly advised not to take place at this time.</p><p>We recently published guidance preparing for small marriage ceremonies and civil partnership formations to take place from 4 July, which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships&amp;data=02%7C01%7CElliot.Steinberg%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce11b325f8387436c8cec08d81cd2b5b5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637291038599859231&amp;sdata=sqEfcBJj5PxpHgBzIcNZOhSxHDXQk1lI%2Fz8d56Kunhc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships.</a> <br> <br> The Government is working with the wedding and civil partnership celebration industry on how receptions that typically follow or accompany marriages and civil partnerships could take place safely in the future.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/07/2020 12:11:43 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

753582

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Waterloo Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances he has received from Network Rail that the Waterloo upgrade project will be delivered on time and on budget.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and his officials receive regular updates from Network Rail on the progress of the Waterloo upgrade project.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/07/2017 10:35:40 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

422361

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the implementation of the proposed General Data Protection Regulation; and what estimate he has made of the potential liability of his Department in connection with that proposed Regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Negotiations on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation are still continuing and our negotiating position has taken into account the likely impact on Government Departments, NDPBs and agencies. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, and the Regulation has been adopted, the liabilities will be further assessed. There will then follow a maximum implementation period of two years. Between now and then, Government departments who will be affected by the Regulation are closely involved in work led by the Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport to consider the implications of the text as it develops through the negotiating process.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/10/2015 12:14:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1454139

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ease the visa application and subsequent refugee paperwork for Ukrainians who do not speak English to help them navigate the UK system at the Ukraine border.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	146591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is continually making efforts to simplify the application process for Ukrainian refugees, and keeps this under regular review.</p><p>Furthermore. the webpage for the Ukrainian Family scheme (which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fapply-for-a-ukraine-family-scheme-visa&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKeith.Edwards42%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5245f11c618847b1c2ca08da131435e8%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637843274757829762%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=hmbo%2F2tdL398VhkGrRHXZWbeQ9%2BlTYowxOZ0x2TBvjk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> is available in English, Russian and Ukrainian so that applicants can better navigate the form.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/04/2022 15:19:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 62240 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1582493

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made for British National (Overseas) visas by people aged between 18 and 25 in the period since that scheme was extended in November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	136527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold published data on the number of applications that have been made to the British National (Overseas) route by18–25-year-olds since the route was expanded on 30 November 2022.</p><p>The Home Office releases data on the BN(O) route as part of the quarterly migration statistics.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/02/2023 15:52:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1220630

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of older people who have missed a routine vaccination as a result of shielding during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	68684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>Shingles and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) are the main two routine vaccinations that are likely to have been missed by older people as a result of shielding during COVID-19. General practices are responsible for identifying those patients who have missed vaccination appointments and are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to ensure that any individual who has missed a routine appointment is caught up as quickly as possible, whilst maintaining effective protection for those who continue to be at higher risk of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/08/2020 20:24:30 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1220631

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccination: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage older people to attend primary care services to receive vaccinations.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	68685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/08/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 response, general practices (GPs) have been encouraged to continue to deliver as much routine and preventative work as can be provided safely, including vaccinations and screening appointments, as well as supporting their more high-risk patients with ongoing care needs. GPs re-opened fully from 1 July to patients who should now be able to access services by phone, online or in person.</p><p>GPs are expected to actively offer patients aged 70 years and over the shingles vaccine. There is also a catch-up programme available for individuals aged 78 or 79 years and the programme has been extended to include individuals who may have turned 80 years during lockdown. Where feasible and where vaccine stock is available, GPs were also advised to seek to identify and offer Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23) to those eligible.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/08/2020 22:51:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1249486

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the deferral of VAT payments due to the implementation of a further period of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	113035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The VAT payments deferral scheme ended on 30 June 2020 as planned.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Winter Economy Plan, the Government announced that businesses which deferred VAT due from 20 March to 30 June 2020 will now have the option to pay in smaller payments over a longer period up to March 2022. They will need to opt-in to the scheme, and for those that do, this means that their deferred VAT liabilities do not need to be paid by the end of March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses that need extra help can contact HMRC and agree a Time to Pay arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2020 12:15:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1694913

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring unmanned ground vehicles for the Army.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to increase the Army's understanding of how uncrewed ground capabilities could assist in the challenges faced by last mile resupply, Unexploded Ordnance management and route assurance.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/03/2024 16:43:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1201564

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support he plans to allocate to universities that lose income due to the loss of international student fees during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	55669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises that the COVID-19 outbreak is bringing significant financial challenges to the higher education (HE) sector and we have been working closely with the sector, including specialist providers, to monitor its likely impacts.</p><p>On 4 May 2020, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced a package of measures to ensure sustainability in HE at a time of unprecedented uncertainty.</p><p>We will stabilise the admissions system and pull forward tuition fee payments, expected to be worth £2.6 billion, for HE providers so that they receive more cash in the first term of the 2020/21 academic year. This will have no impact on students but will allow providers to better manage financial risks over the autumn. This will be available to all providers across the UK.</p><p>In reprofiling these payments, we are clear in our expectation that providers should use the cashflow benefits appropriately, taking significant steps to improve efficiencies and manage their finances in order to avoid cashflow problems in the future. Reprofiling in this way is a one-off intervention for the autumn term only, to help providers take all necessary steps now to prepare for the future.</p><p>On Friday 5 June, the department announced Sir Steve Smith as the International Education Champion, a key deliverable of the 2019 International Education Strategy. Sir Steve will assist with opening up export growth opportunities for the whole UK education sector, tackling international challenges such as those posed to attracting international students and forging lasting global connections.</p><p>In England, we will also bring forward £100 million of quality-related research funding for providers to the current academic year to help to address some of the immediate pressures faced by university research activities.</p><p>The department will consider purchasing land and buildings where they can be used for new or expanding schools and colleges in England. This will take place as part of existing programmes and using established procedures. This financial year (across purchases from all suitable vendors and including but not limited to HE providers), we have budgeted up to £100 million to acquire sites for planned projects in England. Details are available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-support-package-for-universities-and-students" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-support-package-for-universities-and-students</a>.</p><p>The government has also confirmed that providers are eligible to apply for its support packages, including business loan support schemes. The Office for Students (OfS), the regulator in England, estimates that this could be worth at least £700 million to the sector. We will only intervene further where we believe there is a case to do so and where we believe that intervention is possible and appropriate and as a last resort.</p><p>In such instances, we will work with providers to review their circumstances and to assess the need for restructuring and any attached conditions. The department will be working with HM Treasury and other government departments and with the devolved administrations to develop this restructuring regime.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 55670 question first answered 15/06/2020 11:46:28 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond