Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-flight files of EU legislation exist that effect the policy areas managed by her Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
Answered by Lord Sharma
The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law. During the time-limited implementation period, EU law will continue to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.
After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.
Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vehicles her Department (a) owns and (b) leases.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Department currently own 15 vehicles but are unable to share any details as they are used for benefit fraud detection and prevention.
The department lease 814 vehicles. These vehicle types are:
790 Cars
24 Vans
Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to Question 129578, how many households in Yorkshire and the Humber his Department has written to regarding the change in Support for Mortgage Interest from a benefit to a loan.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Information on the number of Support for Mortgage Interest claimants in Yorkshire and the Humber is published here: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-02-19/128199/.
The Department has put in place a programme to contact all SMI claimants and that programme is nearing completion.
Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Wakefield constituency his Department has written to regarding the change in Support for Mortgage Interest from a benefit to a loan.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Department does not hold the data requested. The data needed to make robust estimates of the number of recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) at geographies smaller than Government Office Region is not available to Departmental analysts.
Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vehicles in her Department's fleet are (a) electric vehicles and (b) ultra-low emission vehicles.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Department does not currently have any a) electric vehicles and b) vehicles producing less 75 g/km CO2 (current definition of Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle) in its fleet.
Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to update the advice of The Pensions Regulator when the Financial Reporting Council publishes its reviewed UK Stewardship Code in 2018.
Answered by Guy Opperman
It is for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to decide what action it will take following the publication of the updated UK Stewardship Code by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). TPR consider revisions to its guidance as a part of its ongoing guidance review, while taking account of its statutory objectives including to protect member benefits and promote good administration of pension schemes.
Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to update the advice of The Pensions Regulator when the Financial Reporting Council publishes its reviewed UK Stewardship Code in 2018.
Answered by Guy Opperman
It is for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to decide what action it will take following the publication of the updated UK Stewardship Code by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). TPR consider revisions to its guidance as a part of its ongoing guidance review, while taking account of its statutory objectives including to protect member benefits and promote good administration of pension schemes.