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100548

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:52:07
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:46:23
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	211429
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/10/2014 14:27:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on bank transfer transactions for each type of benefit and pension payment in the last financial year; and what the total cost was of those transfers.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211429
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211429
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>DWP can provide a total figure for UK benefit bank transfers for 2013/14 (including pensions) by BACS, broken down by benefit as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Benefit</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Banking Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE (AA) (inc Overseas)</p></td><td><p>14,914,870</p></td><td><p>£65,625.43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE (DLA) (inc Overseas)</p></td><td><p>47,522,463</p></td><td><p>£209,098.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND (ESF)</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>£1.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARERS ALLOWANCE (CA) (inc Overseas)</p></td><td><p>27,066,880</p></td><td><p>£119,094.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INCAPACITY BENEFIT (INCAP)</p></td><td><p>10,093,974</p></td><td><p>£44,413.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INCOME SUPPORT (IS)</p></td><td><p>146,845,498</p></td><td><p>£646,120.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INDUSTRIAL INJURIES (IIDB)</p></td><td><p>11,975,719</p></td><td><p>£52,693.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OVERSEAS DIVISION (ODIIDB)</p></td><td><p>73,828</p></td><td><p>£324.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>30,546,139</p></td><td><p>£134,403.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MORTGAGE DIRECT (JSA MD)</p></td><td><p>239,080</p></td><td><p>£1,051.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LPS</p></td><td><p>71,171</p></td><td><p>£313.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LPS MID</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>£8.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MORTGAGE DIRECT (MI)</p></td><td><p>1,299,364</p></td><td><p>£5,717.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RETIREMENT PENSIONS</p></td><td><p>339,855,838</p></td><td><p>£1,495,365.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS (TPP)</p></td><td><p>44,715</p></td><td><p>£196.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINTER FUEL NEW RULE (WFNR)</p></td><td><p>953,886</p></td><td><p>£4,197.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOCIAL FUND (SF)</p></td><td><p>1,157,008</p></td><td><p>£5,090.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP ESA MID</p></td><td><p>617,369</p></td><td><p>£2,716.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP ESA</p></td><td><p>44,349,674</p></td><td><p>£195,138.57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP CPS LOCAL PAYMENTS</p></td><td><p>1,930,311</p></td><td><p>£8,493.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>282,631</p></td><td><p>£1,243.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universal Credit</p></td><td><p>13,556</p></td><td><p>£59.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benefits Total</p></td><td><p>679,559,975</p></td><td><p>£2,990,063.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Excluding CSA/SPVA/CMS</p></td><td><p>686,118,046</p></td><td><p>£3,018,919.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL BACS</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>699,386,621</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,077,301.13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department does not have the breakdown for Faster Payments by benefit type, however the total volume figure of payments is 3,261,640 and a transaction value of £526,273.</p> answering member 220
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
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	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100316

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:50:49
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:21:28
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	identifier	211413
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/11/2014 15:31:39
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on bank transfer transactions for tax credits and tax refunds in the last financial year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211413
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211413
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) includes information on bank charges in its annual report and accounts (Page 138 Other Administration Costs and Page 140 Programme Costs):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330670/HMRC-annual-report-2013-14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330670/HMRC-annual-report-2013-14.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member 4066
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

48370

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:26
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:01
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196295
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will include small and medium-sized enterprises in the procurement process for its contract to manage direct debit payments for vehicle tax discs.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196295
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196295
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will deliver direct debits for vehicle excise duty in two phases. Initially, the DVLA will partly use its existing contract for IT service provision with elements being subcontracted via an open competition which will include small/medium enterprise interest.</p><p> </p><p>The full strategic solution will be pursued in an open competition which will start in 2015. This open competition will also invite interest from Government frameworks which support small/medium enterprise involvement.</p><p /> <p /><p /> answering member 1585
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

48369

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:26
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:00
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196296
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency meets the deadline of 1 November 2014 for enabling payment for vehicle tax discs by direct debit.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196296
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196296
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has in place a dedicated project team which is working on the systems and other changes needed to deliver direct debits for vehicle excise duty. Progress is being monitored in line with departmental governance procedures.</p> answering member 1585
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

61764

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:41:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:44:51
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	identifier	200472
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 15:35:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of redundancy payments for special advisers in her Department has been since May 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200472
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200472
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No redundancy payments have been made to special advisers in the Home Office since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 4110
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100818

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2014
	date	23/10/2014
	date tabled	23/10/2014
	ddp created	23/10/2014 20:10:23
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:00:41
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	G4S
	house id	1
	identifier	211808
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 14:19:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether G4S records (a) telephone calls made to it by asylum seekers who have ended the call as they have not been able to explain that they need an interpreter and (b) all other telephone calls received in connection with its contract to deliver accommodation for asylum seekers.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211808
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211808
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>All providers are required under the COMPASS contracts to provide a minimum level of support to asylum seekers accommodated in their properties, this includes briefing the service user in a language that they understand, on how to contact the provider and the Home Office to make complaints.<br><br>G4S does make a record of all telephone calls they receive from asylum applicants accommodated in their property and refers service users to their interpreters where it is clear that an interpreter is required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 1530
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

92668

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2014
	date	10/10/2014
	date tabled	10/10/2014
	ddp created	10/10/2014 18:22:40
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 00:45:40
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	identifier	209289
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 15:09:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that asylum seekers receive face-to-face advice when making or following up a complaint.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209289
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209289
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Asylum seekers are encouraged to raise any issues they have with the Home Office in person when they attend their reporting office or the asylum screening unit. <br><br>Where someone is unhappy with the service provided to them, they are advised to raise this immediately so that the issue can be resolved at the <br>point where the service was provided. Where someone is not happy with the way their verbal complaint was handled or would like to make a formal complaint they are advised to make a written complaint. <br><br>Written complaints are handled by Responder hubs who aim to respond to the complainant within 20 working days following an investigation of their complaint. All complaints are acknowledged and contact information is provided both at the initial stage and at the outcome.<br><br>Advice on how to make a complaint is available on the Home Office website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/visas-immigration</a>. Leaflets and posters providing this information are displayed in most Home Office premises open to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 1530
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100448

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:51:35
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:35:27
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	identifier	211425
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 12:27:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to make it possible for asylum seekers to make a complaint without it costing them money to call from their mobile phones.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211425
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211425
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Complaints regarding the operation of the Asylum system can be made by email or in writing to UK Visas and Immigration. <br><br>Information regarding the UK Visas and Immigration complaints procedure and how to contact the Complaints Allocation Hub is available to the public at the following website link:<br><br><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 1530
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100449

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:51:35
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:35:33
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	211426
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 12:25:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure complaints submitted by asylum seekers to G4S sub-contractors have been passed on to G4S by those sub-contractors.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211426
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211426
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The COMPASS contract lays down requirements for accommodation standards and for the receipt of enquiries and complaints from service users. The providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with relevant mandatory and statutory requirements in relation to housing, including the Housing Act 2004 and the Decent Home standards. <br><br>G4S provide a 24-hour helpline which provides support, advice and opportunity to raise complaints for service users. In addition, G4S and the Home Office conduct regular accommodation inspections across G4S’ property portfolio which presents the opportunity to ensure appropriate accommodation standards are being met and that service users are getting the right level of service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 1530
	creator	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100817

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2014
	date	23/10/2014
	date tabled	23/10/2014
	ddp created	23/10/2014 20:10:23
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:00:40
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	identifier	211807
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 14:27:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rationale lies behind NICE's advice that end-of-life criteria should only apply to medicines that extend life by at least three months.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211807
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211807
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In January 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued supplementary advice to its appraisal committees on appraising treatments which may be life-extending for patients, with short life expectancy, and which are licensed for indications affecting small numbers of patients with incurable illnesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This sets out the following three criteria that must all be satisfied for this supplementary advice to be applied:</p><p> </p><p>- the treatment is indicated for patients with a short life expectancy, normally less than 24 months;</p><p> </p><p>- there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the treatment offers an extension to life, normally of at least an additional three months, compared to current NHS treatment; and</p><p> </p><p>- the treatment is licensed or otherwise indicated, for small patient populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These criteria were developed following public consultation and set out the circumstances when NICE considers it is appropriate for its appraisal committees to apply greater flexibility in their appraisal of these treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The advice has now been incorporated chapter 6 of <em>Guide to the methods of technology appraisal 2013 </em>which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/6-the-appraisal-of-the-evidence-and-structured-decision-making" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/6-the-appraisal-of-the-evidence-and-structured-decision-making</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 4020
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