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50373

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that a claimant suffers no financial hardship as a result of paperwork lost by a jobcentre.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	198186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>In the event of maladministration, the Department provides for a special payment scheme. The scheme is designed to allow us to restore the claimant to the financial position they would have been in, had there been no maladministration. Information about the scheme can be found on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

50374

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures his Department has put in place to ensure that mail received by recorded delivery at jobcentres is logged and dealt with immediately; and what assessment he has made of whether such procedures are carried out across all jobcentres.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	198187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>All DWP mail, whether recorded delivery or otherwise, is opened and distributed to the appropriate office for action from one of the 2 Mail Opening Units. The only exceptions being items identified “OFFICIAL–SENSITIVE”, “SECRET”, or “TOP SECRET” and providing a named individual is included.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

50372

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to front-desk jobcentre staff on understanding and being sympathetic to the variety of difficulties that some people with ill health or disability face.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	198185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It's really important that DWP staff have the skills required to support a range of claimants: to respect their individual needs, including those related to their health conditions and disabilities and it is DWP Policy to ensure staff have those necessary skills.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre Advisers, after initial compulsory training sessions can regularly update their knowledge through access to a comprehensive training programme. This training focuses on raising awareness of the individual's personal circumstances, and also recognises that disabilities and health conditions can affect individuals in different ways.</p><p> </p><p>Further support for claimants is available from Disability Employment Advisers who receive additional training which has been designed in conjunction with Specialist DWP Occupational Psychologists to enable those advisers to provide effective support to people with particular complex needs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

50371

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sick notes have been recorded as missing by Jobcentre plus (a) annually since 2010 and (b) in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	198235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not collate this information at the level required. This could only be achieved at disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

46517

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage change there has been in the average cost of a water bill in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	194917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p>Water prices in England and Wales are reviewed by the independent economic regulator Ofwat every five years. Water prices for the 2010 to 2015 period were set in Ofwat's 2009 water price review.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The percentage change in the average cost (in real prices) of a combined water and sewerage bill in England and Wales during the 2010-2015 period is as follows: -0.6% (2010/11), 0.2% (2011/12), -0.1% (2012/13). The forecast for 2013/14 is 0.5% and for 2014/15 around 2%. The changes year on year usually relate to the profile of water industry investment agreed in the 2009 price review. For 2014/15, water companies are taking steps to hold customer bills down and in some cases are giving up price increases that were allowed for in 2009.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Ofwat's 2014 water price review is now underway and will determine water prices for the 2015 to 2020 period. Most water companies are proposing flat or declining bills from 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

47093

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment the Government has made of the spread of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race Four.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	195325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID support international partners monitoring the disease's spread. The UK is one of the largest funders of the international agriculture research consortium, the CGIAR (Group on International Agricultural Research). The CGIAR , FAO and national partners have established a task force to track the disease spread and to develop an effective response.</p><p> </p><p>In Mozambique, where a new outbreak of TR4 was reported November 2013, all sites where the disease was found have now been isolated, the affected plants destroyed, and appropriate phytosanitary measures have been put in place to prevent the disease from spreading. A consortium of partners, including the Mozambique Department of Agriculture, the CGIAR, Stellenbosch University, FAO and National Agricultural Research and Regulatory Organisations throughout Africa is being mobilised to address the outbreak, monitor plantations and raise awareness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195326 question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

47094

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking internationally to stem the spread of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race Four.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	195326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID support international partners monitoring the disease's spread. The UK is one of the largest funders of the international agriculture research consortium, the CGIAR (Group on International Agricultural Research). The CGIAR , FAO and national partners have established a task force to track the disease spread and to develop an effective response.</p><p> </p><p>In Mozambique, where a new outbreak of TR4 was reported November 2013, all sites where the disease was found have now been isolated, the affected plants destroyed, and appropriate phytosanitary measures have been put in place to prevent the disease from spreading. A consortium of partners, including the Mozambique Department of Agriculture, the CGIAR, Stellenbosch University, FAO and National Agricultural Research and Regulatory Organisations throughout Africa is being mobilised to address the outbreak, monitor plantations and raise awareness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195325 question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

46746

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of how the recommendations of the HM Treasury report entitled Smoothing Investment Cycles in the Water Sector, published in July 2012, have affected the water sector.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	195085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ofwat worked closely with HM Treasury and Infrastructure UK on the <em>Smoothing Investment Cycles in the Water Sector </em>report. In response to the recommendations of that report, Ofwat has continued to work with water companies and Infrastructure UK on action to address the up and down ‘cyclical investment' that has affected the sector for many years.</p><p> </p><p>This change in approach has had tangible outcomes. For example, in responding to incentives that Ofwat introduced in its methodology for the price review, water companies have stated in their business plans (December 2013) that they are bringing forward around £440 million of investment into 2014-15 to smooth the investment profile. This investment will improve the delivery of service outcomes to customers, support the supply chain and enable efficient delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

46518

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the water industry to discuss the cost of water bills.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	194918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State discussed the cost of water bills when he met water industry representatives in July 2013. He emphasised the need to secure the best deal possible for customers while continuing to attract essential investment in the long-term resilience of the sector. He sent a follow up letter in November 2013.</p><p>As the independent economic regulator for the water industry, Ofwat reviews water prices every five years. Securing a fair balance between the needs of water companies and their customers is central to Ofwat's approach to the price review.</p><p>Water companies have now submitted their business plans to Ofwat to inform the 2014 price review. The plans set out how they intend to meet their obligations to customers and the environment during the 2015 to 2020 period. Most water companies are proposing flat or declining bills from 2015.</p><p>Water UK has also announced that most water companies will be holding bills below the rate of inflation in 2014/15, the final year of the price and investment package agreed in 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

47555

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) highest bonus, (b) number of bonuses and (c) average bonus payments was that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority paid to employees in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	195767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>As set out in the NDA's Annual report and Accounts for 2013:</p><p> </p><p>· The highest bonus paid to an employee was £83,003;</p><p>· The number of bonus payments made was 295;</p><p>· The average bonus payment was £10,160.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami