"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150810","Ministry of Defence","false","2019-10-21","
The prosecution of veterans is something that we take very seriously. Our Service personnel are of course subject to the law, but veterans should not have to face repeated investigations many years after the events in question. This is why we have just completed a public consultation on proposed legal protections measures for serving personnel and veterans. Once we have analysed the responses, we will bring forward legislation.
","Plymouth, Moor View","Johnny Mercer","2019-10-21T16:42:04.767Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150810/answer","Biography information for Johnny Mercer","11","Defence","Defence","2019-10-21","Armed Forces: Prosecutions","1","House of Commons","If he will introduce a statute of limitations to protect servicemen and women from prosecution.","false","Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena","North East Hampshire","Mr Ranil Jayawardena","900016" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150811","Ministry of Defence","false","2019-10-21","I understand and sympathise with the veterans affected. However, the issue of pre-1975 pensions is common to all contemporary public service schemes. Given the likely number of former employees, the financial impact of resolving legacy pension issues is expected to be very significant. There would also be potentially overwhelming practical and administrative difficulties in recreating precise service and pay records and calculating pension awards for people who served about half a century ago, or for their surviving dependants.
","Plymouth, Moor View","Johnny Mercer","2019-10-21T16:41:21.943Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150811/answer","Biography information for Johnny Mercer","11","Defence","Defence","2019-10-21","Veterans: Pensions","1","House of Commons","If he will take steps to ensure that veterans who served before 1975 for less than 22 years are granted a service pension.","false","Biography information for Helen Goodman","Bishop Auckland","Helen Goodman","900020" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150219","Department for Work and Pensions","false","2019-10-21","Women born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1953 were affected by State Pension age equalisation under the Pensions Act 1995. The Pensions Act 2011 accelerated the equalisation of State Pension age, and included transitional arrangements limiting State Pension age delays, affecting women born between 6 April 1953 and 5 December 1953. It also brought forward the increase in State Pension age from 65 to 66 which affected women born between 6 December 1953 and 5 April 1960.
The Department for Work and Pensions only holds estimates at a Great Britain level.
The Office for National Statistics publishes data bi-annually on population numbers and projections. This is not segmented into income categories. They do offer data segmented into local area groups and region. The next release of population data will be available on the 21/10/2019 at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/nationalpopulationprojections2018based
","Hexham","Guy Opperman","2019-10-21T13:37:37.533Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150219/answer","Biography information for Guy Opperman","29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2019-10-17","State Retirement Pensions: Females","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of women on low incomes born in the 1950s who have had their state pension age changed in (a) Blackpool, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.","false","Biography information for Gordon Marsden","Blackpool South","Gordon Marsden","895" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150220","Department for Work and Pensions","false","2019-10-21","
The Secretary of State has committed to meeting the joint chairs of All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on State Pension inequality for Women.
","Hexham","Guy Opperman","2019-10-21T16:32:23.15Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150220/answer","Biography information for Guy Opperman","29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2019-10-17","State Retirement Pensions: Females","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions Ministers in her Department have had with groups representing women born in the 1950s who have had their state pensions age changed as a result of the Pensions Act 2011 on options for those women to draw their pensions at a reduced rate at 64 years of age.","false","Biography information for Gordon Marsden","Blackpool South","Gordon Marsden","896" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150222","Department for Work and Pensions","false","2019-10-21","
For people who cannot work, the welfare system will continue to provide a safety-net, as it does for people of all ages now. We will spend around £55 billion this year (2019/20) on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. This is around 2.5 per cent of GDP, and over 6 per cent of government spending, and as a share of GDP, the UK’s public spending is second highest in the G7 [OECD 2015 data].
The new State Pension is actually more generous for many women, who often did less well in the past. Women who reached State Pension age in 2016 are estimated to receive more State Pension on average over their lifetime than women ever have before. By 2030, over 3 million women stand to gain an average of £550 more per year as a result of the recent reforms.
There are now 5 million women aged 50 and over in the workforce compared to 4.2 million five years ago. This is a record high.
This Government is committed to improving the outlook for older workers, including women, affected by increases in the State Pension age, and removing the barriers they may face. We have removed the default retirement age, meaning most people can choose when to retire, and extended the right to flexible working.
To support people with their future planning, DWP launched an online web page in February this year which brings together money, job and health elements of the mid-life MOT: https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/
To support employers, Business in The Community has also created MOT guides that support business. https://age.bitc.org.uk/tools-impact-stories/toolkits
","Hexham","Guy Opperman","2019-10-21T15:07:15.673Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150222/answer","Biography information for Guy Opperman","29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2019-10-17","State Retirement Pensions: Females","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to help reduce the financial losses incurred by women on low incomes born in the 1950s who have had their state pension age changed.","false","Biography information for Gordon Marsden","Blackpool South","Gordon Marsden","897" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150340","Department for Work and Pensions","false","2019-10-21","Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving, and reversing the decline in workplace pension participation in the decade prior to these reforms. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.
The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates1.
I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as at end of September 20192:
In the Scunthorpe constituency since 2012, approximately 9,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1370 employers have met their duties.
1Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf.
2The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink:
https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests
","Hexham","Guy Opperman","2019-10-21T17:00:48.88Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150340/answer","Biography information for Guy Opperman","29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2019-10-17","Workplace Pensions: Scunthorpe","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Scunthorpe constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.","false","Biography information for Nic Dakin","Scunthorpe","Nic Dakin","1661" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150351","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2019-10-21","The Government’s position has not changed. As the Prime Minister’s former Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, said in Parliament on 25 July,
“I note the time and energy that the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China has dedicated to this issue. Officials have reviewed the evidence thoroughly. While the evidence is not incontrovertible, we take these allegations seriously and have consulted the World Health Organization and international partners. The evidence provided disturbing details about the mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners, and raised worrying questions about China’s transplant system. We continue to monitor all available evidence.”
","South Derbyshire","Mrs Heather Wheeler","2019-10-21T16:35:28.203Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150351/answer","Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2019-10-17","China: Prisoners","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 3 September 2019 to Question 281598 on Organs, what assessment the Government has made of the validity of reports of organ harvesting in the People’s Republic of China; and what steps the Government is taking in response to those reports.","false","Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown","West Ham","Lyn Brown","1644" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150440","Department for Exiting the European Union ","false","2019-10-21","
Britain’s Jain community makes a positive contribution to life in this country. This Government values its contribution immensely.
The Government is always keen to work with the Jain community on matters that are important to them, and we will continue to do so.
","Rochford and Southend East","James Duddridge","2019-10-21T14:04:23.05Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150440/answer","Biography information for Sir James Duddridge","203","Exiting the European Union ","Exiting the European Union ","2019-10-17","Department for Exiting the European Union: Jainism","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by his Department; and if he will make a statement.","false","Biography information for Gareth Thomas","Harrow West","Gareth Thomas","1535" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1149863","Department for International Development","false","2019-10-21","
DFID’s UK estate comprises two joint-headquarters, 22 Whitehall in London and Abercrombie House in Glasgow. DFID’s current energy supplier for both offices are EDF Energy for electricity. DFID’s energy is contracted via the Cabinet Office’s Crown Commercial Service Framework. DFID intends to take advantage of renewable energy options under the new Crown Commercial Service Framework when putting in place new energy supply arrangements. As highlighted in DFID’s 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts (link), DFID has a strong record of improving environmental performance and is working towards meeting the Greening Government Commitment targets (link) in the UK by end of financial year 2019-20.
","South West Wiltshire","Dr Andrew Murrison","2019-10-21T17:00:33.46Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1149863/answer","Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison","20","International Development","International Development","2019-10-16","Department for International Development: Energy Supply","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290329 on Department for International Development: Energy Supply and to the Answer on 1 October 2019 to Question 290324 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Energy Supply, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.","false","Biography information for Nic Dakin","Scunthorpe","Nic Dakin","1003" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1149864","Ministry of Justice","false","2019-10-21","Government departments are mandated to use Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of electricity. EDF is the current supplier and the current arrangement lasts until March 2022.
We are exploring with CCS how to increase the percentage of energy sourced from renewables. This includes the feasibility of changing the current percentage mix, the costs of securing matched renewable energy through obtaining Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origination (REGOs), and the timescales for doing so.
To date the Department has prioritised energy efficiency and spend to save investment on its estate. But as part of the MoJ’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner, the Department is exploring options for increased on-site renewable energy generation, and low and no carbon energy supply.
","Croydon South","Chris Philp","2019-10-21T14:46:13.92Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1149864/answer","Biography information for Chris Philp","54","Justice","Justice","2019-10-16","Ministry of Justice: Energy Supply","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 291004 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.","false","Biography information for Nic Dakin","Scunthorpe","Nic Dakin","1004"