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39278

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many places are available in mother and baby units in the custodial estate in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	188790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>There is currently space for 64 mothers and 70 babies in mother and baby units in the custodial estate within England and Wales, which allows for multiple births.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

41948

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 892W, on electoral register, if the Electoral Commission will set more rigorous targets for expected registration downloads in future registration campaigns.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it always seeks to set stretching targets for its registration campaigns based on exceeding targets set for the nearest equivalent previous campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission will be undertaking a thorough review of how best to increase voter registration ahead of the 2015 UK General Election. This will look at lessons from previous campaigns as well as exploring new and potentially more cost efficient ways of generating public awareness about voter registration, including how best to support the work of other organisations. Rigorous targets will be set to reflect the objectives of the campaign and the fact that it will be possible to register online for the first time in Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41949

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2014, Official Report, columns 338-9W, on Parliamentary Advisory Group, on what date each member of the Parliamentary Advisory Group was appointed; and what the attendance record of each member has been at meetings of that Group since their appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that its Parliamentary Advisory Group is made up of politicians whose expertise it uses to help it consider a range of different issues. The group has no formal status so there is no specific date of appointment for members. The minutes of each Advisory Group meeting, which includes a record of the attendance at each meeting, are published on the Commission's website here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/who-we-are/governance-and-decision-making/parliamentary-advisory-group" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/who-we-are/governance-and-decision-making/parliamentary-advisory-group</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41950

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answers of 3 February 2014, Official Report, columns 59-62W and 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 892W, on the electoral register, what the average planned cost for each download target for each voter registration campaign was for each of the last five elections.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it did not set specific targets for the cost per download of each registration campaign during the last five elections but that these campaigns were carefully planned to be as cost effective as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42034

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authorities in Great Britain failed the Standard Three performance standard for the completeness and accuracy of electoral registration records in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that this information was published and tabled in a written statement to the House on 31 March. The Commission has written to the hon. Member with a copy of the report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

37877

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to promote gas safety among leaseholders in local authority-managed properties.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	187486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not provide advice on gas safety specifically for leaseholders in local authority–managed properties. However, the lease of a property will set out the responsibilities of the freeholder and the leaseholder, including responsibility for maintenance of gas appliances.</p><p>In the private rented and social rented sectors, landlords are required by law to: repair and maintain gas pipework, keep flues and appliances in safe condition; ensure an annual gas safety check on each appliance and flue; and keep a record of each safety check.</p><p>For the social housing sector, the Homes and Communities Agency ‘Home Standard' says that registered providers must “meet all applicable statutory requirements that provide for the health and safety of the occupants in their homes”. The Homes and Communities Agency has recently issued three ‘serious detriment' notices against Gallions, Your Housing Group and the Guinness Partnership for failing to maintain gas safety and they have all had their Governance ratings downgraded partly based on that.</p><p>The Home Standard is a ‘consumer' standard and therefore applies to all registered providers, including local authorities.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

41908

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of workers made unemployed, or displaced, as a result of immigration from countries outside the EU in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford West
	tabling member printed	Mr George Galloway
	uin	191003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to &quot;research <br>the labour market, social and public service impacts of non-EEA migration; and <br>to advise on the use of such evidence in cost-benefit analyses of migration <br>policy decisions&quot;. The MAC's report published in 2012 called ‘Analysis of the <br>Impact of Migration' <br>(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/25723<br>5/analysis-of-the-impacts.pdf), suggested that &quot;between 1995 and 2010 an <br>additional 100 non-EU migrants were associated with a reduction in employment <br>of 23 native workers&quot;.<br><br>Recently, the Government published a report on the ‘Impacts of migration on UK <br>native employment: An analytical review of the evidence' <br>(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/28708<br>6/occ109.pdf). This report is a comprehensive review of the evidence around <br>the displacement effect of migrants on UK native employment and builds on the <br>MAC 2012 report.<br><br>In addition, a report on the ‘Employment and Occupational skill levels among UK <br>and foreign nationals' <br>(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/28250<br>3/occ108.pdf) finds that over most of the last decade, employment levels in the <br>UK rose faster among foreign nationals than among UK nationals. However, this <br>pattern has reversed, and over the last year around 90 per cent of employment <br>growth was accounted for by UK nationals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

47463

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much money subject to a Crown Prosecution Service restraining or confiscation order has been diverted to meet the costs of a private-sector receiver in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion that amount was of all assets subject to such orders.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	195842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The following table contains data from the last 3 financial years on the total amount restrained under restraint orders, the total fees paid to management receivers, and the percentage of receivership fees as a proportion of the restrained amount:</p><p><strong>Management Receiverships:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees Paid to Management</strong></p><p><strong>Receivers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Total Amount Restrained Under</strong></p><p><strong> Restraint Order Amount </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Receivership Fees as a Proportion</strong></p><p><strong> of the Amount Restrained</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>£1,677,316.04</p></td><td><p>£ 142,861,002.70</p></td><td><p>1.17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>£ 995,667.35</p></td><td><p>£ 142,878,474.31</p></td><td><p>0.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>£ 1,168,938.64</p></td><td><p>£ 145,485,882.31</p></td><td><p>0.80%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should be noted that the amount restrained is constantly fluctuating due to a number of factors including payment of reasonable living expenses from restrained funds and the changing values of real property. Accordingly, it is difficult to get an accurate value as to the amount restrained at any one time.</p><p>*It should further be noted that the amount shown represents the entirety of restrained funds. However, in many cases, the receiver is appointed to manage carefully selected assets and not all of the funds restrained. Accordingly, the receiver's fees as a proportion of the amount of restrained funds he manages could be considerably higher than the figures shown above.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains data from the last 3 financial years on the total confiscation order amount (i.e. the sum of all assets included in confiscation orders), total fees paid to enforcement receivers, and the percentage of receivership fees as a proportion of the confiscation order amount:</p><p><strong>Enforcement Receivers:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees Paid to Enforcement</strong></p><p><strong> Receivers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Total Confiscation Order Amount</strong></p><p><strong> (including any variations)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Receivership Fees as a Proportion </strong></p><p><strong>of the Confiscation Order Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>£2,716,436.53</p></td><td><p>£109,684,469.49</p></td><td><p>2.48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,982,980.41</p></td><td><p>£140,752,428.67</p></td><td><p>2.12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>£1,413,235.87</p></td><td><p>£138,249,651.38</p></td><td><p>1.02%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*It should further be noted that the amount shown represents the total sum of assets available for confiscation. However, in many cases, the receiver is appointed to realise carefully selected assets and not all assets listed in the confiscation order. Accordingly, the receiver's fees as a proportion of the assets he is appointed to realise could be considerably higher than the figures shown above.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

48112

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what levels of stock the Law Officers' Departments hold of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	196196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has reduced its expenditure on stationery substantially since 2010, however inventories of stationery items and office consumables are not maintained and to calculate the stock levels held would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments operate &quot;Just in Time&quot; purchasing for most stationery items and do not therefore keep details on the exact levels of stock of stationery, printer cartridges, treasury tags and other fasteners, or other office consumables. Providing such information would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for John Redwood

47124

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what due diligence was undertaken by officials in his Department in relation to the reliability of the gentlemen's agreement on the holding of Royal Mail shares by priority investors.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	195593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>There was no agreement - gentleman's or otherwise – on the holding of Royal Mail shares by priority investors.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna