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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

175892

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of links between terrorist organisations and the illicit tobacco market in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL4472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) currently has no direct evidence that profits from tobacco fraud fund any specific terrorist groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The joint HMRC/Border Force strategy to tackle tobacco smuggling has been successful in driving a consistent and sustained reduction in the illicit market in the UK, reducing the market share for illicit cigarettes by more than half and hand-rolling tobacco by one-third since 2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest tobacco anti-fraud strategy ‘Tackling Tobacco Smuggling – building on our successes’ was launched in April 2011. Its objective is to achieve further sustainable downward pressure on the illicit market in cigarettes through to 2015. A copy was placed in the House of Commons library at that time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, HMRC referred 328 cases for prosecution and seized 1,437 million cigarettes and 330 tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 16/02/2015 16:42:52 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

223730

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was received by HM Treasury from the banks in penalties for the manipulation of Libor.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Since June 2012, the Treasury has received LIBOR fines from the FCA; to date, they have imposed total fines in excess of £450 million relating to its investigations of LIBOR manipulation. This Government promised that this policy would reflect that those who have paid fines in our financial sector, because they demonstrated the very worst of British values, are paying to support those in our Armed Forces and emergency services who demonstrate the very best of British values. We are working with OGDs and relevant charities to ensure that all LIBOR fines received to date will be committed within the life of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administration of LIBOR fines varies according to the type of organisation applying and receiving the money. In particular, where a Government Department, such as the MoD has been identified as the organisation best suited to deliver the outcome – for example, support for childcare at military establishments – normal Departmental processes have applied. In other circumstances – such as those in support of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Covenant Reference Group – a cross-Whitehall representative body which includes charity representation, provides the guidance on those areas where LIBOR funds could be used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL5216 HL5220 HL5240 question first answered 11/03/2015 17:29:26 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

223731

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the money received in penalties for the manipulation of Libor has been distributed to charities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Since June 2012, the Treasury has received LIBOR fines from the FCA; to date, they have imposed total fines in excess of £450 million relating to its investigations of LIBOR manipulation. This Government promised that this policy would reflect that those who have paid fines in our financial sector, because they demonstrated the very worst of British values, are paying to support those in our Armed Forces and emergency services who demonstrate the very best of British values. We are working with OGDs and relevant charities to ensure that all LIBOR fines received to date will be committed within the life of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administration of LIBOR fines varies according to the type of organisation applying and receiving the money. In particular, where a Government Department, such as the MoD has been identified as the organisation best suited to deliver the outcome – for example, support for childcare at military establishments – normal Departmental processes have applied. In other circumstances – such as those in support of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Covenant Reference Group – a cross-Whitehall representative body which includes charity representation, provides the guidance on those areas where LIBOR funds could be used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL5215 HL5220 HL5240 question first answered 11/03/2015 17:29:26 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

223732

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether full accounts of the money received in penalties for the manipulation of Libor and distributed will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The money received in penalties for the manipulation of LIBOR, net of enforcement costs, is accounted for in HMT’s annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced that the funds collected from the LIBOR fines will be given to good causes, specifically military and other uniformed charities. The distribution of this funding is accounted for through the relevant department’s annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 09/03/2015 17:51:18 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

223733

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what records are kept of the way in which distributed money received in penalties for the manipulation of Libor is spent after it is received by charities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury provides monies allocated as LIBOR fines to the relevant Government Department to administer on its behalf through the normal Estimates process. Full details of all transfers are provided in Departmental accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 09/03/2015 17:53:06 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

223734

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what auditing arrangements are made in relation to the money received in penalties for the manipulation of Libor and distributed by HM Treasury.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Because the Treasury provides monies allocated as LIBOR fines to the relevant Government Department to administer on its behalf through the normal Estimates process the normal audit rules are in place as prescribed in Managing Public Money. The Accounting Officer for each Department is responsible for ensuring that the monies are distributed, accounted for and audited correctly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 09/03/2015 17:53:34 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

223735

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the names of those people and organisations represented on the Advisory Board in respect of the money received in penalties for the manipulation of Libor.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Since June 2012, the Treasury has received LIBOR fines from the FCA; to date, they have imposed total fines in excess of £450 million relating to its investigations of LIBOR manipulation. This Government promised that this policy would reflect that those who have paid fines in our financial sector, because they demonstrated the very worst of British values, are paying to support those in our Armed Forces and emergency services who demonstrate the very best of British values. We are working with OGDs and relevant charities to ensure that all LIBOR fines received to date will be committed within the life of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administration of LIBOR fines varies according to the type of organisation applying and receiving the money. In particular, where a Government Department, such as the MoD has been identified as the organisation best suited to deliver the outcome – for example, support for childcare at military establishments – normal Departmental processes have applied. In other circumstances – such as those in support of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Covenant Reference Group – a cross-Whitehall representative body which includes charity representation, provides the guidance on those areas where LIBOR funds could be used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL5215 HL5216 HL5240 question first answered 11/03/2015 17:29:26 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

223858

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all money received in penalties for the manipulation of Libor is subject to the advice of the Advisory Board appointed by HM Treasury; and if not, what is the amount distributed outwith the recommendations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL5240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Since June 2012, the Treasury has received LIBOR fines from the FCA; to date, they have imposed total fines in excess of £450 million relating to its investigations of LIBOR manipulation. This Government promised that this policy would reflect that those who have paid fines in our financial sector, because they demonstrated the very worst of British values, are paying to support those in our Armed Forces and emergency services who demonstrate the very best of British values. We are working with OGDs and relevant charities to ensure that all LIBOR fines received to date will be committed within the life of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administration of LIBOR fines varies according to the type of organisation applying and receiving the money. In particular, where a Government Department, such as the MoD has been identified as the organisation best suited to deliver the outcome – for example, support for childcare at military establishments – normal Departmental processes have applied. In other circumstances – such as those in support of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Covenant Reference Group – a cross-Whitehall representative body which includes charity representation, provides the guidance on those areas where LIBOR funds could be used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL5215 HL5216 HL5220 question first answered 11/03/2015 17:29:26 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen