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92879

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government Digital Service has made of the viability of the British Sign Language interface for online services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	210276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service is planning to trial Video Relay System (VRS) technology on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 16/10/2014 07:38:57 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

92914

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total private finance initiative liabilities of his Department are for the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	210082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on the Cabinet Office’s expenditure under Private Finance Initiative contracts is available in the department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 (pages 156 to 157), available in the Library of the House and on the GOV.UK website below at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 16/10/2014 07:40:38 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92447

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Driving: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations have been made to his Department from local authorities on Clauses 8, 9 and 10 of the Deregulation Bill currently before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	210034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has received representations on behalf of Trafford, Oldham and Kirklees councils in relation to provisions in the Deregulation Bill on taxis and private hire vehicles. The Department for Transport, which has policy responsibility for taxi and private hire vehicles, has also received representations on behalf of St Helens and South Ribble councils, and from the Local Government Association.</p><p>These representations raised issues relating to safety and to the Law Commission report on taxis and private hire vehicle licensing which the Government is currently considering.</p><p>The Government will withdraw clause 10, which would have allowed anyone with an ordinary driving licence to drive a private hire vehicle when it is ‘off-duty’, from the Bill when clauses 10-12 are debated at Lords Committee Stage on 21 October.</p><p>The remaining clauses in the Deregulation Bill are:</p><p>· clause 11 which will standardise the duration for all taxi and private hire vehicle driver licences at three years; and five years for all private hire vehicle operator licences. Shorter durations will only be granted on a case by case basis, where it is justifiable for a particular reason. This will reduce the financial and administrative burden of more frequent licence renewals; and</p><p>· clause 12 which will allow private hire operators to sub-contract bookings to operators licensed in a different district.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 16/10/2014 11:01:46 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

92449

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Driving: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the safety of passengers in taxis and private hire vehicles of implementation of the provision in Clause 8 of the Deregulation Bill currently before Parliament that unlicensed drivers will be able to drive a licensed vehicle when it is not being used for work purposes.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	210033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that Clause 10 (previously Clause 8) of the Deregulation Bill is a common-sense measure with adequate safeguards. However, after listening to concerns about this proposal during the passage of the Bill, the Government has concluded that a better course of action would be for this measure to be considered as part of the package of measures recommended by the Law Commission to reform taxi and private hire vehicle licensing which the Government is considering.</p><p>The Government will withdraw clause 10 from the Bill when clauses 10-12 are debated at Lords Committee Stage on 21 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 16/10/2014 11:03:01 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

92450

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will arrange for a substantive reply to be sent to the hon. Member for Edinburgh East in response to her letter of 26 March 2014 to Richard Heaton CB, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office and First Parliamentary Counsel.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	210000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>A response to this letter has been sent</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 15/10/2014 16:29:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

92405

registered interest
date	06/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the ministerial membership of the National Security Council; what are the criteria for membership; and what is the process for appointments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The permanent members of the National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, are: the Deputy Prime Minister, the Leader of the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary, the Defence Secretary, the Home Secretary, the International Development Secretary, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, and the Minister for Government Policy.</p><p><br> The National Security Council considers a wide range of issues relating to national security policy. The Cabinet Office works with the lead Department to prepare each issue for discussion. <br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL1968 question first answered 14/10/2014 14:28:13 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

92406

registered interest
date	06/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether members of the National Security Council lead on specific thematic issues; and, if so, what are the thematic issues and who leads on each.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The permanent members of the National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, are: the Deputy Prime Minister, the Leader of the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary, the Defence Secretary, the Home Secretary, the International Development Secretary, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, and the Minister for Government Policy.</p><p><br> The National Security Council considers a wide range of issues relating to national security policy. The Cabinet Office works with the lead Department to prepare each issue for discussion. <br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL1967 question first answered 14/10/2014 14:28:15 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

92414

registered interest
date	06/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish Sir John Jenkins’ report on the Muslim Brotherhood.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Work is under way across Government to consider the findings of the Muslim Brotherhood review. We will make the main findings of the review public in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 15:23:15 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

91898

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pay: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly pay for (a) men and (b) women in Barnsley East constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 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 14/10/2014 07:00:14 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209397 ONS 341.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Median Gross Weekly Pay
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91899

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people owned their own home in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 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 14/10/2014 06:59:03 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209401 ONS 342.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Home Owned
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher