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	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total monthly receipts to the public purse were from (a) the fee charged for applications to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), (b) the collection fee for paying parents using the CMS collect and pay service, (c) the collection fee for receiving payments using the CMS collect and pay service and (d) enforcement fees levied on paying parents in each month since June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	51323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of fees and on-going collection charges are designed to act as an incentive for parents to pause and consider the different options available to them for a child maintenance arrangement, rather than applying to the statutory Child Maintenance Service ‘by default’. Charges make a small contribution to a service that is heavily subsidised by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Receipts in relation to the Child Maintenance Service 2012 scheme, from June 2014 to March 2016, are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>a) Application Fees Received <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>b) Fees Received from Paying Parents <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>c) Fees Received from Receiving Parents <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>d) Enforcement Fees <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-14</strong></p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-14</strong></p></td><td><p>78.4</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p>84.4</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-14</strong></p></td><td><p>95.7</p></td><td><p>138.8</p></td><td><p>27.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-14</strong></p></td><td><p>111.0</p></td><td><p>218.7</p></td><td><p>43.3</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-14</strong></p></td><td><p>89.7</p></td><td><p>218.4</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-14</strong></p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td><td><p>244.2</p></td><td><p>48.1</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-15</strong></p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td><td><p>254.8</p></td><td><p>50.4</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-15</strong></p></td><td><p>100.9</p></td><td><p>260.7</p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-15</strong></p></td><td><p>109.6</p></td><td><p>300.9</p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p>104.5</p></td><td><p>311.8</p></td><td><p>61.6</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-15</strong></p></td><td><p>113.6</p></td><td><p>329.6</p></td><td><p>64.8</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-15</strong></p></td><td><p>125.9</p></td><td><p>378.7</p></td><td><p>74.0</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-15</strong></p></td><td><p>136.4</p></td><td><p>393.7</p></td><td><p>76.8</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-15</strong></p></td><td><p>145.3</p></td><td><p>391.3</p></td><td><p>76.7</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-15</strong></p></td><td><p>156.8</p></td><td><p>460.5</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-15</strong></p></td><td><p>160.6</p></td><td><p>479.2</p></td><td><p>93.6</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-15</strong></p></td><td><p>128.2</p></td><td><p>467.3</p></td><td><p>90.6</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-15</strong></p></td><td><p>108.1</p></td><td><p>582.1</p></td><td><p>112.6</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-16</strong></p></td><td><p>193.1</p></td><td><p>552.3</p></td><td><p>107.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-16</strong></p></td><td><p>162.3</p></td><td><p>575.5</p></td><td><p>111.6</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-16</strong></p></td><td><p>157.8</p></td><td><p>651.2</p></td><td><p>126.9</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,520.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,222.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,411.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>143.9</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/11/2016 14:11:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

63004

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 813-4W, on social security benefits, what estimate he has made of the annual savings from the fewer days on benefits for participants in the community work placement and mandatory intervention regime schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The estimated benefit savings from Help to Work, which includes community work placement and the mandatory intervention regime, is £25 million in 2013-14, £130 million in 2014-15 and £140 million in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£25 million</p></td><td><p>£130 million</p></td><td><p>£140 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This information is publicly available at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 14:23:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

63002

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 813-4W, on social security benefits, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the community work placement and mandatory intervention regime schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The costs of Help to Work, which includes community work placement and the mandatory intervention regime, is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£190 million</p></td><td><p>£230 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is publicly available at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 14:32:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

66210

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff by grade and full-time equivalence are currently employed by his Department in dealing with policy on benefit sanctioning.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	204233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 16:33:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

450291

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Unemployment: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the correlation between the reduction in the rate of unemployment in the West Midlands between 2010 and 2016 and any trend in the number of people employed on zero-hour contracts in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	25638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Figures published by ONS show that rising employment in the West Midlands since 2010 – reflected in falling unemployment – has been dominated by more people in full-time and permanent jobs.</p><p>Information on trends in zero-hours contracts over this period is not available on a consistent basis. This reflects the view of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that responses to questions about zero-hours contracts in the Labour Force Survey are likely to have been affected by greater awareness of the term itself.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/02/2016 16:23:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

522273

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	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: UK Membership of EU
	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 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to his Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	38782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister's response of 25th May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 06/06/2016 13:36:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

522263

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to his Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	38781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the Prime Minister’s response of 25 May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/06/2016 14:31:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

389475

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Monetary Policy
	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 the quantitative easing programme put in place by the Bank of England.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	6775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MPC’s macroeconomic policy tools, including quantitative easing, are designed to affect the economy as a whole, in order to meet the 2 per cent inflation target over the medium term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/07/2015 14:35:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

389476

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Monetary Policy
	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 the quantitative easing programme on (a) bank lending generally and (b) M4 lending.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	6776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p><strong>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The MPC’s macroeconomic policy tools, including quantitative easing, are designed to affect the economy as a whole, in order to meet the 2 per cent inflation target over the medium term.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Bank of England’s paper, “The United Kingdom’s quantitative easing policy: design, operation and impact”, published in 2011, notes that, “Asset purchases may also have a stimulatory impact…by influencing bank lending, though this channel would not be expected to be material during times of financial crisis.”</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/07/2015 10:23:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

353870

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the proportion of residential mortgage lending that was on (a) an interest-only and (b) a capital repayment basis in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	2346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold any information on the proportions of interest-only mortgages and capital repayment mortgages for residential properties or buy-to-let.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA in conjunction with the Bank of England publish the Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Return (MLAR) statistics quarterly. In their most recent MLAR (Quarter 1 2015) interest-only mortgages accounted for 8.61 per cent of all regulated residential mortgages.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest report (which has data back to 2007) can be found in the following link: <em>www.bankofengland.co.uk/pra/Documents/regulatorydata/mlar/2015/q1longrundetailed.xls </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no data separating the proportion of interest-only mortgages and capital repayment mortgages within buy-to-let.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 2347 question first answered 18/06/2015 12:07:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge