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170297

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Scottish Power
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	218595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170304

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the financial sustainability of the Universal Postal Service in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22, (d) 2022-23 and (e) after 2023.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	218700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2015 answer text <p>Parliament has given Ofcom, as an independent regulator, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of a universal postal service and to have regard for its financial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom have a detailed monitoring and forecasting regime in place to assess the health of the universal postal service on a monthly basis and if the evidence suggests the need for a further review – which can be carried out at any given point in time - Ofcom would not hesitate to do this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/01/2015 14:02:44 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

170305

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether end-to-end postal providers other than the Universal Service Provider will be required to publish Quality of Service standards.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	218701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to require postal providers other than the Universal Service Provider to publish quality of service standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/01/2015 11:51:06 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

170306

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what time constraints would apply to Ofcom in conducting a review of the net cost of the Universal Service Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	218702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2015 answer text <p>Section 44 of the Postal Services Act 2011 covers “Review of costs of the universal service obligations”. Section 44(10) states that “Unless directed to do so by the Secretary of State, Ofcom may not carry out a review under this section before the end of 5 years beginning with the day this section came into force.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This means that Ofcom cannot carry out such a review before October 2016 unless directed to do so by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After October 2016 Ofcom “may from time to time review the extent (if any) of the financial burden for a universal service provider of complying with its universal service obligations” [section 44(1)].</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/01/2015 12:36:12 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

170307

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Postal Services: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the number of workers in parcel delivery companies who are (a) self-employed and (b) on zero hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	218703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 05/01/2015 13:51:56 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 218703 ONS 466.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Zero Hour Contracts
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

170309

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office are integral parts of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The new Q&amp;A system replaces an outdated paper-based process with a digital solution for responding to Written Parliamentary Questions. This has made things considerably more simple for officials, particularly those working in my parliamentary team. In addition, following the introduction of the Q&amp;A system within my Department, a decision was taken to end an existing contract with The Stationery Office that resulted in an annual saving of £6,508 (Ex VAT).</p><p>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the Q&amp;A system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 218777 218790 question first answered 06/01/2015 17:38:46 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170311

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Treasury ministers are committed to providing timely answers to Parliamentary Questions. The Q&amp;A system, which was introduced in June 2014, has led to greater efficiencies, particularly in relation to the electronic transmission of finalised answers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/01/2015 12:12:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170317

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade worked in the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and teams is available in HMRC’s annual report and on GOV.UK.<br><br>HMRC altered a number of its compliance scoring policies in 2011/12. Therefore, the Local Compliance's compliance revenue for 2010-11 are not directly comparable with later years. <br><br>Year Total Compliance Revenue<br>2011-12 £6,880m<br>2012-13 £7,767m<br>2013-14 £8,907m</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218589 218592 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:53:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

170318

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade resigned from the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and teams is available in HMRC’s annual report and on GOV.UK.<br><br>HMRC altered a number of its compliance scoring policies in 2011/12. Therefore, the Local Compliance's compliance revenue for 2010-11 are not directly comparable with later years. <br><br>Year Total Compliance Revenue<br>2011-12 £6,880m<br>2012-13 £7,767m<br>2013-14 £8,907m</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218588 218592 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:53:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

170319

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade worked in the Large Business Service team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Until 31 March 2014 HMRC’s Large Business Service dealt with the tax affairs of the 800 largest businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2014 HMRC’s new Large Business directorate deals with the tax affairs of the 2,100 largest businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>LBS (a) 2010-11</p><p> </p><p>Staff in Post end March 2011</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>SIP by Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SCS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Band T</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Senior Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assistant Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Admin Assistant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p><strong>1438 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>59.08</p></td><td><p>133.12</p></td><td><p>244.13</p></td><td><p>28.00</p></td><td><p>128.43</p></td><td><p>417.67</p></td><td><p>175.84</p></td><td><p>112.58</p></td><td><p>54.13</p></td><td><p><strong>1352.98 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>LBS (b) 2011-12</p><p> </p><p>Staff in Post end March 2012</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>SCS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Band T</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Senior Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assistant Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Admin Assistant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p><strong>1306 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>60.89</p></td><td><p>117.75</p></td><td><p>225.91</p></td><td><p>21.00</p></td><td><p>111.23</p></td><td><p>362.47</p></td><td><p>161.24</p></td><td><p>100.34</p></td><td><p>50.89</p></td><td><p><strong>1211.72 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>LBS (c) 2012-13</p><p> </p><p>Staff in Post end March 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>SCS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Band T</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Senior Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assistant Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Admin Assistant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p><strong>1194 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>51.87</p></td><td><p>117.97</p></td><td><p>198.46</p></td><td><p>22.00</p></td><td><p>100.58</p></td><td><p>314.24</p></td><td><p>140.22</p></td><td><p>113.10</p></td><td><p>36.47</p></td><td><p><strong>1094.91 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>LBS (d) 2013-14</p><p> </p><p>Staff in Post end March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>SCS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade 7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Band T</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Senior Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assistant Officer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Admin Assistant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p><strong>1303 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>50.33</p></td><td><p>148.24</p></td><td><p>243.01</p></td><td><p>12.00</p></td><td><p>113.88</p></td><td><p>356.82</p></td><td><p>147.68</p></td><td><p>105.61</p></td><td><p>20.19</p></td><td><p><strong>1197.76 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>e) 2014-15 to date</p><p> </p><p>Not Available</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/03/2015 09:58:47 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood