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387884

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the position of the incumbent Director of Public Prosecutions in view of the recent decision to charge Lord Janner.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
	uin	5644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Decisions on whether or not to bring criminal charges are taken by prosecutors who are independent from government and independent from Parliament. I am confident of the independence and the integrity of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Alison Saunders, in making the difficult judgements the job of a prosecutor involves.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Victims’ Right to Review, which Alison Saunders helped to bring in, allows any victim of crime who is dissatisfied with a decision taken by a prosecutor not to proceed with their case to ask for the decision to be reviewed. This review has operated as it was designed to in the case of Greville Janner.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are world leaders in offering that safeguard for victims and since Alison Saunders has been DPP, the CPS has prosecuted and convicted more child sex offenders than ever before.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In the year to 31<sup>st </sup>December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">The Attorney General’s Office publishes statistics for unduly lenient sentences at the end of the calendar year. This is to ensure that the figures are released in a consistent format and are accurate and quality assured. Unduly lenient sentences statistics for 2013 and 2014 are published on the Attorney General’s Office website - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office</a>. </del></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/07/2015 12:58:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/07/2015 13:24:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 13176 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

348825

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the report of the Chilcot Inquiry to be published before the summer recess; and, if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Sir John Chilcot and the Prime Minister exchanged letters on 15 and 17 <ins class="ministerial">January</ins> <del class="ministerial">June</del>. In his letters, Sir John said that once the essential Maxwellisation process was complete, it was his intention to provide the Prime Minister with a timetable for the completion of the Inquiry’s report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter question first answered 23/06/2015 11:16:54 question first ministerially corrected 24/06/2015 11:40:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley previous answer version 7535 answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

171051

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants have received late pension payments from MyCSP since October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	219343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.</p><p>MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 201<del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">4</ins>. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September<ins class="ministerial"> 2014</ins>. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.</p><p>Since October<ins class="ministerial"> 2014</ins> there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September<ins class="ministerial"> 2014</ins>.</p><p>Since October<ins class="ministerial"> 2014</ins> 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.</p><p>MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme’s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September<ins class="ministerial"> 2014</ins>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/01/2015 18:02:36 question first ministerially corrected 09/01/2015 12:35:40 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham previous answer version 37627 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

177351

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average proportion was of people from a black and minority ethnic background who were unemployed for longer than (a) 12 months and (b) two years in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	223154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 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 09/02/2015 17:19:56 question first ministerially corrected 11/02/2015 17:30:26 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 223154 ONS 37 amended.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Unemployment (amended) previous answer version 43606 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 223154 ONS 37.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Unemployment
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348378

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much financial assistance the Government has given to the children's charity Kids Company since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	1061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">YEAR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">AMOUNT PAID</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007 / 08</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£3.52m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008 / 09</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.35m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009 / 10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.48m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010 / 11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.66m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011 / 12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.85m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012 / 13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.69m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013 / 14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£0.25m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014 / 15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.265m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/06/2015 17:02:07 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2015 13:26:40 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 3077 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348379

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what government funding to the children's charity Kids Company will be for the financial year 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	1062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">YEAR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">AMOUNT PAID</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007 / 08</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£3.52m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008 / 09</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.35m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009 / 10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.48m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010 / 11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.66m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011 / 12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.85m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012 / 13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.69m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013 / 14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£0.25m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014 / 15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.265m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/06/2015 17:02:08 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2015 13:26:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 3142 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348380

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what government funding was provided to the children's charity Kids Company in financial years (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	1063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">YEAR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">AMOUNT PAID</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007 / 08</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£3.52m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008 / 09</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.35m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009 / 10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.48m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010 / 11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.66m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011 / 12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.85m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012 / 13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.69m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013 / 14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£0.25m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014 / 15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.265m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/06/2015 17:02:08 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2015 13:26:13 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 3143 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348381

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the children's charity Kids Company about the provision of long-term government funding to that charity.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	1064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">YEAR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">AMOUNT PAID</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007 / 08</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£3.52m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008 / 09</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.35m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009 / 10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.48m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010 / 11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.66m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011 / 12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.85m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012 / 13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.69m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013 / 14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£0.25m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014 / 15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.265m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/06/2015 17:02:09 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2015 13:25:36 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 3144 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

385427

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Death: Kettering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) gender of the deceased person, (b) international classification of disease code for the underlying cause of death, (c) time taken to register the death, (d) year of death and (e) year the death was registered was for each death registered in Kettering constituency at least 366 days after the date of death in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014; and whether for each such death the deceased person was aged (A) under five, (B) five to 15, (C) 15 to 24, (D) 25 to 34, (E) 35 to 44, (F) 45 to 54, (G) 55 to 64 or (H) over 65 years when they died.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	4196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 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 attachment 1 file name PQ 4196-9.pdf title UKSA Lerter to Member - Cause of Deaths 2 file name Table2_Kettering.docx title Table 2 - for Member - Registration Delays question first answered 29/06/2015 14:20:42 question first ministerially corrected 14/07/2015 16:43:51 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 9563 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 4196-9.pdf title UKSA Lerter to Member - Cause of Deaths
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

178691

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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	European Union
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of the Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its associated agencies, broken down by (1) staff time, (2) printing costs, (3) running of engagement events, (4) witness expenses, (5) publicity of the reports, and (6) any and all other associated costs.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL4840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>As you will be aware, the Balance of Competences Review concluded in December. It was the most comprehensive analysis of the UK’s relationship with the EU ever undertaken. The review involved a large number of Departments across Whitehall to produce 32 reports. The Review was based on the evidence and views received through widespread consultation with interested parties from across society. Across the whole review, departments received close to 2,300 evidence submissions. Departments held over 250 events, attended by around 2,100 stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It was important that what is an unprecedented examination of EU membership was done with appropriate time and care. But the government is also very conscious of the need to ensure value for money in everything it does.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) Staff time</p><p> </p><p><strong>Between 2012-2013, the Balance of Competences Review Team in the Department was staffed by the equivalent of one Grade 7 (salary range £47, 545 - £55,882), and one intern (salary range £23,869 – £27, 281) dedicating 100% of their time to the review to project manage 7 BIS led reports and 1 joint report. Between 2013 – 2014 this was reduced to one Grade 7. Between 2012 – 2014 one Deputy Director (salary range £62,000 - £117,800) dedicated 20% of their time as the senior reporting officer for the review. All other work on the review was allocated, according to need, to existing staff within the Department. Therefore, providing a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>(2) Printing costs</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Printing and publication for the 8 Departmental reports, was coordinated centrally but paid for by the Department, with the exception of the Single Market Report which was printed in-house. Printing and publication costs for all 8 reports totalled £32,821.94. The costs for all 32 reports was £133, 053 </strong><ins class="ministerial"> This figure was a partial figure, covering the printing of some, but not all, reports across the whole review.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>(3) Running of Engagement events</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Each policy team in the Department held a wide range of engagement events over the 2 years; the department did not incur any costs for the running of these events. The facilities for hosting these events were either provided by other Government Departments or by business partners or were held on department premises at no extra cost to the department. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>(4) Witness </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>From centrally held figures, we understand that across the whole of the Balance of Competences Review witness expenses amounted to approximately £2,255.00.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>(5) Publicity</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Department did not incur any publicity costs as we published the reports and the call for evidence via email, social media and the Government website.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>(6) All other associated costs</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Between 2012 – 2014 the Department commissioned research and analysis to form part of the literature review to provide the reports with legal analysis to ensure the reports were neither too analytical or too speculative and political, but instead adhere to the agreed treaties. The cost for all 8 reports was £108, 738.28. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><br /> Department officials incurred some additional associated costs due to travel to meetings and stakeholder events in the UK. Some officials also incurred costs related to events in Brussels. We estimate that the additional travel costs incurred amounted to less than £300.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/02/2015 16:48:27 question first ministerially corrected 10/03/2015 16:18:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 45530 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin