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1604429

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timeframe is for electrifying the Midland mainline to Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	166237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The next phase of MML electrification is already underway with overhead line equipment being installed between Kettering and Wigston.</p><p> </p><p>We continue the development of HS2 East, for which MML electrification is essential. We intend to publish the RNEP shortly which will confirm the latest position on all Network Rail schemes including electrification of the MML to Sheffield and Nottingham.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:31:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605583

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether flights to the UK for people in Pakistan who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy have been suspended.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We continue to accommodate and support ARAP eligible people in Pakistan while they await relocation to the UK. When relocation becomes possible for individuals or family groups, we use commercial flights to bring individuals to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/03/2023 11:08:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605584

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad are under the age of 18.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>As of 22 March 2023, there are currently 500 ARAP eligible individuals under the age of 18 accommodated by the British High Commission (BHC) in Islamabad. There are no ACRS-eligible individuals currently accommodated by the BHC in Islamabad.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/03/2023 11:07:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605585

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad have been there for over one year; and what is the longest time spent at the High Commission in Islamabad by someone accommodated in that place.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>As of 22 March 2023, there are 63 ARAP-eligible individuals currently accommodated by the British High Commission (BHC) in Islamabad who have been there for longer than one year. The longest time that an ARAP-eligible individual has spent in BHC accommodation in Islamabad is 506 days as of 22 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Relocating those eligible under ARAP to the UK as quickly as possible remains a Government priority, but we must carry out necessary checks which can sometimes take a significant amount of time. Furthermore, appropriate preparations in the UK must be made to accommodate and support incoming people with diverse needs.</p><p> </p><p>As people await relocation to the UK, we rightly continue to provide accommodation and welfare support in third countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/03/2023 11:06:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605586

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Injuries: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injury compensation claims submitted to his Department in the UK by (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians (i) have been accepted and (ii) are pending more than (A) 6 and (B) 12 months after submission.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been 31 claims to the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme in the last 10 years that have been either accepted or are pending. We are working on ways to resolve those pending claims as swiftly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The 31 claims are broken down as follows:</p><p>· There are 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, or who have appealed the original decision not to award them a payment under the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme. Some of the outstanding claims relate to injuries sustained more than ten years ago.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Of the 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, three were submitted within the last six months. The remaining 17 are pending more than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Eleven former interpreters who worked directly for HMG in Afghanistan and now reside in the UK have made claims within the last 10 years, which have been settled. Our records show that, of those settled cases, eight claims were made in 2018, one made in 2019 and two made in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no claims for other locally employed civilians during the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 169301 question first answered 28/03/2023 11:03:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1605587

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Injuries: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians have submitted injury compensation claims to his Department in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been 31 claims to the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme in the last 10 years that have been either accepted or are pending. We are working on ways to resolve those pending claims as swiftly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The 31 claims are broken down as follows:</p><p>· There are 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, or who have appealed the original decision not to award them a payment under the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments Scheme. Some of the outstanding claims relate to injuries sustained more than ten years ago.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Of the 20 former interpreters who have an outstanding claim, three were submitted within the last six months. The remaining 17 are pending more than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Eleven former interpreters who worked directly for HMG in Afghanistan and now reside in the UK have made claims within the last 10 years, which have been settled. Our records show that, of those settled cases, eight claims were made in 2018, one made in 2019 and two made in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no claims for other locally employed civilians during the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 169300 question first answered 28/03/2023 11:03:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606051

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	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	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) implementing the Law Commission’s April 2020 recommendations and (b) extending the time limit for all Employment Tribunal claims to 6 months.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	170606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the Law Commission’s report on Employment Law Hearing Structures and is keeping the recommendations made, under consideration. While the time limit for bringing most claims is three months, tribunals have the discretion to provide extensions. We believe that the current approach, taken on a case by basis, is the most proportionate at this time</p><p><br> The Government continues to look closely at extending the time limit for bringing Equality Act 2010 based cases to the employment tribunal and are looking to assess the impact of such a change on all aspects of the Employment Tribunal System. Any decision will need to take account of the effect on the wider justice system and on the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/03/2023 16:04:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606678

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	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	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to implement the Law Commission's April 2020 recommendation on extending to six months the time limit for bringing any employment tribunal claim.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	904348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 27<sup>th</sup> March 2023, UIN 170606.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/03/2023 11:46:11 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606827

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it has been the policy of her Department to place people who were relocated to the UK through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy into hotel bridging accommodation in the period since 23 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	172408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The use of hotels to accommodate those we are relocating and resettling from Afghanistan under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is a temporary solution. We do not want to see Afghan families in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary. We continue to work at pace with over 350 local authorities to find appropriate long-term accommodation for them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 15:42:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1606830

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Leisure Centres: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of leisure centres that will receive financial support for energy bills, as part of the package of measures announced in the Spring Budget 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	172409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>At the Budget, we announced a dedicated £63 million support package for swimming pools, which is targeted at addressing cost pressures facing public swimming pool providers. It will also help provide investment in energy efficiency measures to reduce future operating costs and make facilities sustainable in the long-term. Eligibility criteria for the fund will be published shortly, which will determine the number of beneficiaries through a competitive process. The Government intends for community and charitable trusts to be eligible for support.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/03/2023 08:19:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis