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887107

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve disabled access to public buildings through the tax system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to combatting all types of discrimination in the workplace and wider society.</p><p> </p><p>Many public-sector bodies are exempt from corporation tax and can either reclaim VAT on their purchases or are funded to cover their VAT liabilities. Therefore, they could not be incentivised through tax reliefs to invest further in accessibility to public buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 requires all companies and organisations to make reasonable adjustments to remove the barriers faced by the disabled to ensure they have access to the same services as someone who is not disabled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 12:53:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

887108

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support charities undertaking building works through the tax system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vitally important work the charity sector does in the UK, which is why we currently provide tax relief to charities and donors worth over £5 billion per year. This includes over £1.3 billion for Gift Aid alone and a zero rate of VAT for the construction of buildings used for relevant charitable purposes. The zero rate means that charities do not pay tax on the construction of new buildings or services closely connected to the construction of a new building.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 12:51:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

887170

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the minimum standards are for inspection covers embedded in live lanes of motorways.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	136734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The minimum standards for inspection covers embedded in live lanes of smart motorways are set out in Highways England’s Interim Advice Note (IAN 161/15) and Chief Highway Engineer’s Memorandum (CHE Memo 397/17).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The M3 between junction 3 and the M25 has a number of drainage pipes and associated inspection chambers located under the inside lane. During the upgrade to smart motorway, which included converting the hard shoulder into the new inside running lane, Highways England strengthened the inspection chambers and replaced the inspection covers where necessary in order that they meet the required wheel loading and skid resistance standards.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 136735 question first answered 25/04/2018 14:02:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for John Redwood

887171

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason inspection covers have been embedded in the inside lane of the M3 between junction 3 and the M25.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	136735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The minimum standards for inspection covers embedded in live lanes of smart motorways are set out in Highways England’s Interim Advice Note (IAN 161/15) and Chief Highway Engineer’s Memorandum (CHE Memo 397/17).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The M3 between junction 3 and the M25 has a number of drainage pipes and associated inspection chambers located under the inside lane. During the upgrade to smart motorway, which included converting the hard shoulder into the new inside running lane, Highways England strengthened the inspection chambers and replaced the inspection covers where necessary in order that they meet the required wheel loading and skid resistance standards.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 136734 question first answered 25/04/2018 14:02:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for John Redwood

887102

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will introduce the use of the Dun and Bradsheet human trafficking risk index when allocating funding.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	136667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Tackling modern slavery is a priority for DFID, and we are expanding our work in developing countries through £40 million of new programming that will reach at least 500,000 people at risk of slavery.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses have a key role to play in tackling modern slavery, and though we are not currently using the Dun &amp; Bradstreet Index, we are supportive of approaches like these which help business assess risk in their supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Responsible, Accountable, and Transparent Enterprises Programme, we are working with organisations including the Ethical Trading Initiative, the World Benchmarking Alliance, and Humanity United to develop responsible business approaches.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/04/2018 15:45:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

887265

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) levying VAT against (i) flight training and (ii) aviation gas on the number of trained UK pilots and (b) the shortage of trained UK pilots on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	136829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs do not hold information on VAT revenues that can be broken down to assess the impact of VAT on the number of trained UK pilots.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 13:29:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

887266

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2018 to Question 128682, for what reasons the claimant service and experience survey does not include personal independence payment claimants whose claims were unsuccessful.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	136830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The claimant Service and Experience Survey (CSES) measures satisfaction with the services provided by DWP and therefore only includes within its sample those that have had contact with DWP in the previous three months to aid recall.</p><p>Historically satisfaction surveys were conducted by separate surveys of each DWP benefit group, some of which included disallowed claimants whist others did not. It was therefore decided to revert to a consistent approach across all benefits from 2015/16 and to focus on service performance rather than outcome.</p><p> </p><p>For all benefits, at the time of drawing the sample, cases are live and in payment. However, between the date on which the sampke is drawn and the date in which a claimant is interviewed, some claimants may have withdrawn their claim, or had it disallowed. Some disallowed PIP claims are included for those that report a change of circumstances. These PIP claimants will still be interviewed.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/04/2018 14:06:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

887267

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2018 to Question 128682, what assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) value of the Claimant Service and Experience Survey.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	136831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Claimant Service and Experience Survey (CSES) is an operational tool to inform delivery improvements and measure performance across ten benefits. Claimant satisfaction is measured against four areas of the DWP customer charter (getting it right, keeping you informed, ease of access and right treatment).</p><p> </p><p>CSES is an externally commissioned survey and is conducted by an independent research organisation (selected through an open and rigorous competition). The design of the survey, fieldwork and outputs are extensively quality assured by DWP in line with Government Social Research guidance to ensure high standards of accuracy and robustness.</p><p>The DWP utilises the research in the following ways:</p><ul><li>Performance monitoring of claimant satisfaction with services provided by DWP across benefits, to inform service design and delivery improvements;</li><li>Understanding claimant use of digital services and different communication channels;</li><li>Feeding into DWP annual report and accounts, as well as Cabinet Office equality report.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/04/2018 13:17:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

887268

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2018 to Question 128682, whether the PIP Claimant Experience Evaluation included responses from people whose claims were disallowed.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	136832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Claimants who applied but did not get a PIP award were purposely included in the evaluation. Consequently the experiences of people with different award outcomes, including those who decided to appeal, are fully reflected in the research findings.</p><p> </p><p>This externally commissioned evaluation is known as the Personal Independent Payment Evaluation. It comprised of three waves of research conducted in 2016-7 and focussed on how PIP processes are working from a claimant perspective.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/04/2018 08:47:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

887269

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to Question 129209, on state retirement pensions: women, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of transitional arrangement number 23 of Table A of her Department’s response to Freedom of Information request 378/2016.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	136833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We do not have an estimate of the cost to the public purse of transitional arrangement number 23 of Table A of her Department’s response to Freedom of Information request 378/2016 as the information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2018 15:00:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid