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44954

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working population of Rossendale and Darwen constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <blockquote><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p></blockquote><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 193530 ONS 137.pdf title Working Population - ONS Letter
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

46598

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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 people normally resident in Rossendale and Darwen constituency were prosecuted for offences relating to fraudulent claims for jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	194836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available because the data is not collated in a format for Rossendale and Darwen Constituency only. This information could only be provided by examining individual investigation files which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

46649

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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 (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment vacancies were advertised in Jobcentre Plus offices in (i) Rossendale and (ii) Darwen in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	194839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We do not advertise in jobcentres, all vacancies are now advertised on Universal Jobmatch System, which was introduced in November 2012. The system does not provide data at jobcentre level, as all vacancies notified to the system are available to all users.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

45097

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken in the last 12 months to reduce the burden of administration for the police.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government has acted so that the police focus on fighting crime and not processing paperwork. Our work which has already taken place to reduce bureaucracy could see up to 4.5 million hours of police time saved across all forces every year - the equivalent of over 2,100 officers back on the beat. <br><br>In the last 12 months we have established the Police Innovation Fund to support innovative delivery approaches to policing and free up officer time to fight crime. We have extended the use of police-led prosecutions, reducing bureaucracy for officers dealing with high-volume offences. We have also introduced an improved approach to dealing with Missing People so resources are deployed more intelligently. <br><br>We are producing digital case files to improve file build and reduce paperwork and we are supporting all forces to develop digital solutions so officers can submit information via mobile devices and not have to return to the station to fill in forms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

45100

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reform anti-social behaviour orders; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government's reforms are contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and <br>Policing Act 2014. The Act will introduce two new powers, a civil injunction <br>and the Criminal Behaviour Order, to replace Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. <br>Unlike Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, the new powers will not focus solely on <br>enforcement but can include positive requirements to ensure individuals address <br>the underlying causes of their behaviour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

46599

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in (a) Rossendale and (b) Darwen were found guilty of (i) drunk and disorderly behaviour and (ii) drunk and aggravated behaviour in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	194835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not the specific circumstances of each case. It is not possible to separately identify from this centrally held information the location of an offence or the home address of an offender. This detailed information may be held on the court record but due to the size and complexity is not reported centrally to the MoJ. As such, the information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

46618

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of congestion on roads in Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	194832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of road congestion levels for Parliamentary constituencies are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do however hold data at the local authority level. Road congestion is measured in the Department by morning peak speeds, defined as 7am to 10am. In 2013, the average weekday morning peak speeds, on locally managed ‘A' roads in Blackburn with Darwen (local authority) and Lancashire County, both of which partly contain Rossendale and Darwen constituency, were estimated to be 19.3 and 25.3 miles per hour respectively. The equivalent figure for the whole of England in 2013 was 24.7 miles per hour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for earlier years back to 2007, and all other local highway authorities in England, can be found on the Department for Transport's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279125/cgn0206.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279125/cgn0206.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

44832

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been allocated to Lancashire County Council to repair potholes in (a) Lancashire and (b) Rossendale.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>From the £200 million to help fix potholes on the local road network announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the March 2014 Budget, £168 million will be for local authorities in England. This funding will be made available through a bidding exercise and it will be for Blackburn and Darwen Council to submit a bid to the Department. Guidance on how councils can apply for this funding will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has agreed to provide £90.1 million to Lancashire County Council for road maintenance during the financial years from 2011/12 to 2014/15. This funding can be used to help repair potholes. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rossendale falls within Lancashire County Council's area of responsibility and we do not allocate any funds directly to the Borough Council for road maintenance. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 193304 question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

44834

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been allocated from the £200 million fund to repair potholes to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to repair potholes in Darwen.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>From the £200 million to help fix potholes on the local road network announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the March 2014 Budget, £168 million will be for local authorities in England. This funding will be made available through a bidding exercise and it will be for Blackburn and Darwen Council to submit a bid to the Department. Guidance on how councils can apply for this funding will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has agreed to provide £90.1 million to Lancashire County Council for road maintenance during the financial years from 2011/12 to 2014/15. This funding can be used to help repair potholes. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rossendale falls within Lancashire County Council's area of responsibility and we do not allocate any funds directly to the Borough Council for road maintenance. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 193302 question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

46471

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty homes there are in (a) Rossendale and (b) Darwen.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	194838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on vacant dwellings by tenure and district, including Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen, can be found in live table 615 which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p>This table brings together figures on vacant dwellings in England drawn from several separately published sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry