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100578

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole: Learning Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to ensure reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities who are released from custody on licence so that the licence conditions are (1) necessary, and (2) proportionate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL2315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All offenders released from custody on licence are subject to six standard conditions. There are no exceptions. The standard licence conditions include requirements to keep in touch with their supervising officer, to seek permission prior to obtaining employment or moving address, and restrictions on travel outside the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is also possible for additional conditions or restrictions to be placed upon the licence - for example, to prevent the offender in question from contacting a previous victim, or from visiting certain locations or premises. Any additional condition must be justified as being necessary for the effective management of the offender in question, as well as being proportionate to the risk the offender poses.</p><p> </p><p>The process for requesting and approving any additional conditions is the same for all offenders released on licence, so that the supervising officer may have specific regard to any offender with learning disabilities. If the supervising officer who manages the case considers that additional conditions are necessary and proportionate, they must request these of the Governing Governor of the releasing prison, or the Parole Board, whoever has responsibility for release in that case. The decision on whether to include such conditions rests with that authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/11/2014 17:35:25 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

102060

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to answer Questions 210325, 210324 and 210323 due for answer on 17 October 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	212855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>It was not possible to answer these questions within the timeframe for the original questions as the information was being assembled from a variety of statistical sources. It is still not ready, but I will write to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/11/2014 17:30:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

102070

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions are in place to protect whistleblowers in (a) Jobcentre Plus and (b) Work Programme providers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	212845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>(a) Whilst Jobcentres remain the branding of the Department's frontline face to face service, the executive agency status of Jobcentre Plus ended during 2011-12 as DWP integrated its frontline agencies into one operation. DWP has a Whistleblowing policy which covers all employees. This encourages employees to raise any concerns about wrongdoing. Where an employee raises a concern under this policy, the procedures ensure that they are provided with protection, help and support.</p><p> </p><p>(b) Responsibility for the protection of whistleblowers in Work Programme providers rests with their employers. Employers are subject to the Public Interest Disclosure Act which protects whistleblowers from suffering any detriment as a result of raising a genuine concern.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/11/2014 14:42:39 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

100579

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that, when a person with learning disabilities is released from custody on licence, the person understands (1) the licence conditions, (2) what is expected of them, and (3) the implications of non-compliance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL2316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All those due to be released on licence must have explained to them the conditions of their licence, what they are required to do upon release, and the implications of non-compliance. This is explained by a member of the prison staff prior to release, with the offender asked to sign their licence to confirm that they have understood this. It is explained again following release, by their supervising officer from the probation service responsible for managing their licence. These requirements are set out clearly in Prison Service Instruction 18/2014, and Probation Instruction 11/2014.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Ministry of Justice has produced an ‘easy read’ guide to licences to enable staff to explain the licence conditions to those who have learning disabilities in as clear a way as possible. These documents contain simple text and illustrations to help the understanding of an offender who may otherwise have difficulty comprehending the requirements made of them on release.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/11/2014 17:32:28 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

101664

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record expenditure on focus groups and surveys. To obtain this information from across the Ministry would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/11/2014 17:32:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

102078

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will raise the carer's allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	212851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The level of Carer’s Allowance is considered by the Secretary of State as part of the annual benefit uprating process. The benefit rates for 2015 will be announced in December and will come in to force from April next year.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:46:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

102062

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014 to Question 200962, on mobile telephones, how many mobile telephones and SIM cards were found in each prison in England and Wales in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	212857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of finds in each prison establishment for the calendar year 2013 is shown in the table below. Please note that one find may constitute a handset containing one SIM card or media card, a handset only, or a SIM card only.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is clamping down on the use of mobile phones in prisons, and seizures have increased. Prisons use a comprehensive range of robust searching and security measures to detect items of contraband such intelligence-led searches, body searches, use of x-ray machines, metal detectors and CCTV surveillance cameras, as well as body orifice scanners.</p><p> </p><p>The Offender Management Act 2007 made it a criminal offence to convey specific items, including mobile phones and associated equipment into or out of a prison or to transmit sounds or images from within a prison. In March 2012, the Crime and Security Act 2010 also made it an offence, with a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine, to possess an unauthorised mobile phone or other electronic equipment or component element that can receive or transmit information electronically within a prison.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRISON</p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,451</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ALTCOURSE</p></td><td><p><strong>290</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHFIELD</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHWELL</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASKHAM GRANGE</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AYLESBURY</p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BEDFORD</p></td><td><p><strong>53</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BELMARSH</p></td><td><p><strong>126</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRMINGHAM</p></td><td><p><strong>133</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLANTYRE HOUSE</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLUNDESTON</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRINSFORD</p></td><td><p><strong>182</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRISTOL</p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIXTON</p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRONZEFIELD</p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BUCKLEY HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>111</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BULLINGDON</p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BULLWOOD HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURE</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CANTERBURY</p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDIFF</p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHANNINGS WOOD</p></td><td><p><strong>39</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHELMSFORD</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COLDINGLEY</p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COOKHAM WOOD</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DARTMOOR</p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEERBOLT</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DONCASTER</p></td><td><p><strong>182</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DORCHESTER</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVEGATE</p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVER</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOWNVIEW</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DRAKE HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DURHAM</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST SUTTON PARK</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EASTWOOD PARK</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ELMLEY</p></td><td><p><strong>103</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ERLESTOKE</p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EVERTHORPE</p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXETER</p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FEATHERSTONE</p></td><td><p><strong>42</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FELTHAM</p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FORD</p></td><td><p><strong>202</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOREST BANK</p></td><td><p><strong>165</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOSTON HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRANKLAND</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FULL SUTTON</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARTH</p></td><td><p><strong>33</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARTREE</p></td><td><p><strong>57</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLEN PARVA</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLOUCESTER</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRENDON/SPRING HILL</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>GRENDON</em></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>SPRINGHILL</em></p></td><td><p><strong><em>117</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GUYS MARSH</p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HATFIELD</p></td><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HASLAR</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HAVERIGG</p></td><td><p><strong>172</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP HEWELL</p></td><td><p><strong>166</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIGH DOWN</p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIGHPOINT</p></td><td><p><strong>203</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOLLESLEY BAY</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOLLOWAY</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOLME HOUSE</p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HULL</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HUNTERCOMBE</p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ISIS HMP/YOI</p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ISLE OF WIGHT</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>ALBANY</em></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>CAMP HILL</em></p></td><td><p><strong><em>1</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>PARKHURST</em></p></td><td><p><strong><em>16</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KENNET</p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KINGSTON</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KIRKHAM</p></td><td><p><strong>488</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KIRKLEVINGTON GRANGE</p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LANCASTER CASTLE</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LANCASTER FARMS</p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LATCHMERE HOUSE</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEEDS</p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEICESTER</p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEWES</p></td><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEYHILL</p></td><td><p><strong>49</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LINCOLN</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LINDHOLME</p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LITTLEHEY</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LIVERPOOL</p></td><td><p><strong>65</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONG LARTIN</p></td><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOWDHAM GRANGE</p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOW NEWTON</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAIDSTONE</p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MANCHESTER</p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOORLAND CLOSED</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MORTON HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE MOUNT</p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEW HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH SEA CAMP</p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHALLERTON</p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHUMBERLAND</p></td><td><p><strong>130</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORWICH</p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NOTTINGHAM</p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OAKWOOD</p></td><td><p><strong>194</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ONLEY</p></td><td><p><strong>85</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PARC</p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PENTONVILLE</p></td><td><p><strong>149</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PETERBOROUGH</p></td><td><p><strong>44</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PORTLAND</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRESTON</p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RANBY</p></td><td><p><strong>229</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>READING</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RISLEY</p></td><td><p><strong>84</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROCHESTER</p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RYE HILL</p></td><td><p><strong>113</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEND</p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEPTON MALLET</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHREWSBURY</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STAFFORD</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STANDFORD HILL</p></td><td><p><strong>270</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STOCKEN</p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STOKE HEATH</p></td><td><p><strong>44</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STYAL</p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUDBURY</p></td><td><p><strong>134</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWALESIDE</p></td><td><p><strong>103</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWANSEA</p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWINFEN HALL</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THAMESIDE</p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THORN CROSS</p></td><td><p><strong>109</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USK</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRESCOED</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VERNE</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WAKEFIELD</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WANDSWORTH</p></td><td><p><strong>119</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WARREN HILL</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WAYLAND</p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEALSTUN</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WELLINGBOROUGH</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WERRINGTON HOUSE</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WETHERBY</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHATTON</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHITEMOOR</p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINCHESTER</p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOLDS</p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOODHILL</p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORMWOOD SCRUBS</p></td><td><p><strong>128</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WYMOTT</p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All figures in this answer have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/11/2014 17:38:37 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

102079

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people spending fewer than 35 hours a week caring for someone with substantial caring needs.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	212852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of informal carers (those who provide help for an adult or child within or outside the household), as recorded in the Family Resources Survey, is 5.6 million. Of these, it is estimated that 71% are providing less than 35 hours care per week. The FRS is known to underestimate the number of carers and the true figure is likely to be higher than this.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of those being cared for with ‘substantial care needs’ is not available as it is not possible to identify those individuals and their carers in existing survey or administrative datasets.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:52:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

102010

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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 8 July 2014 to Question 203682, whether the Government has met its expectation that no-one is waiting longer than 26 weeks for a personal independence payment assessment.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	212537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are absolutely committed to improving performance and will continue to work to further reduce processing times and levels of work outstanding. Both providers have more than doubled the number of assessment reports they are returning to the Department since January, as shown in the official statistics published in September, and the number of decisions made has further increased over recent months.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of personal independence payment performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:59:19 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

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	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the system for registering new .uk domains with Nominet is accessible and straightforward.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	212644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>Nominet is responsible for managing the UK registry and any policy changes, such as the introduction of new .uk domain names, is done in full consultation with its stakeholders, which includes the Government. The Government favours this multi-stakeholder model approach to internet governance. The processes for .uk domains are fully transparent and Nominet has justified their policy position when publishing the response to the consultation on second level domain names.</em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:55:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins