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63427

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:28
	ddp modified	05/02/2016 12:06:08
	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	Marriage Certificates: Mothers
	house id	1
	identifier	201690
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/07/2014 14:47:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the mothers of brides and grooms to be named on marriage certificates.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201690
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201690
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering how the information contained in the marriage <br>entry can be updated to reflect changes since the coming into force of the <br>Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986, as well as the most suitable <br>opportunity for doing so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 21/07/2014 14:47:35
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Toby Perkins

63330

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:51:14
	ddp modified	25/08/2015 15:57:08
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	identifier	201865
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 16:09:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the adoption of a target to substantially strengthen capacities for data collection and statistical analysis relevant to sustainable development by 2020 with a focus on generating timely and high-quality data disaggregated, as appropriate, by income, age, race, ethnicity and rural urban location in Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201865
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201865
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>As we have already made clear, the UK supports the target to by 2020, substantially strengthen capacities for data collection and statistical analysis relevant to sustainable development with a focus on generating timely and high-quality data disaggregated, as appropriate, by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, and rural/urban location. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p> </p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 16:09:13
	creator	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

63442

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:31
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:24
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	201808
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 15:15:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects his Department to have closed all outstanding Child Support Agency cases.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201808
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201808
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The process of closing Child Support Agency cases begins in 2014 and the current planning assumption is that it will take around three years to complete.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 15:15:04
	creator	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

63438

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:07:58
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	201904
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 13:59:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of changes in the cost to the public purse of benefits payments as a result of changes in employment levels since May 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
	tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201904
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201904
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since 2010/11 expenditure on benefits and tax credits paid to people not in work has fallen in real terms from £43.2bn to £42.2bn in 2013/14, and is forecast to fall further, to £40.6bn this year. This is due to a combination of factors including welfare reform, changes to benefits and significant employment growth. The number of people in work has risen by 1.7 million since 2010, and the number of people claiming the main out of work benefits has fallen by over 700,000.</p> question first answered 30/06/2014 13:59:40
	creator	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

63432

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:07:29
	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	National Insurance Contributions Office: Newcastle Upon Tyne
	house id	1
	identifier	201754
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 14:42:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the boundaries lie of the geographical area served by national insurance services at Newcastle's Jobcentre Plus.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201754
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201754
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The boundaries are defined by postcodes and geographical areas served by national insurance services at Newcastle's Jobcentre Plus are;</p><p> </p><p>TS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27, 28,29</p><p> </p><p>DL1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,13,14,15,16,17</p><p> </p><p>DH1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9</p><p> </p><p>SR1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9</p><p> </p><p>NE1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28, 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37</p><p> </p><p>NE38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> question first answered 30/06/2014 14:42:53
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

63431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:07:23
	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	EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
	house id	1
	identifier	201722
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 14:47:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials from his Department had with the Northern Ireland devolved administration ahead of the informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 29-30 April 2014.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201722
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201722
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The devolved administrations are always consulted on any European dossier deposited with the Cabinet Office that is subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. While social security is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, International Relations are an excepted matter under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p> question first answered 30/06/2014 14:47:17
	creator	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

63429

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:28
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:07:10
	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	Crisis Loans
	house id	1
	identifier	201696
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 14:23:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average loan award made for the purpose of paying rent in advance was in the last year of operation of crisis loans.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Mr John Leech
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201696
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201696
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Crisis Loans may have been awarded for more than one purpose (for example rent in advance and living expenses). The department does not hold the data to accurately calculate the average award made solely for the purpose of rent in advance.</p><p> </p> question first answered 30/06/2014 14:23:15
	creator	1543 label Biography information for Mr John Leech
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1543 label Biography information for Mr John Leech

63426

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:28
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:06:52
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	River Thames: Bridges
	house id	1
	identifier	201956
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 15:53:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the potential construction of the (a) Lower Thames Crossing and (b) Thames Gateway Bridge; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201956
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201956
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>Since consultation on options for a new Lower Thames crossing closed in July 2013, the Secretary of State for Transport has continued to discuss the potential construction of the Lower Thames Crossing with his officials and colleagues. My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State made a Written Statement to the House on 12 December 2013 and intends to make an announcement on the further consideration of Options A and C as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>As for the Thames Gateway Bridge, it is for the Mayor and Transport for London to decide which schemes in London to develop and promote. The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which various matters are discussed.</p> question first answered 30/06/2014 15:53:20
	creator	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames

63425

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:27
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:06:47
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Thames Gateway
	house id	1
	identifier	201955
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 15:10:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on transport schemes in the Thames Gateway in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201955
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201955
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's local transport funding to the Thames Gateway is made to specific highway authorities, not specifically to the Gateway. The area comprises a number of local highway authorities. These include Kent, Medway, Southend, Thurrock and Essex. It is generally for those highway authorities to decide on what schemes this local investment is spent. Information below sets out allocations that have been made where information is readily available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local Roads</p><p> </p><p>Funding for these authorities via the local block funding concerning maintenance and local transport investment for the period 2011/12 to 2014/15 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-capital-block-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-capital-block-funding</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>And for the period 2000/01 to 2010/11:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120606211516/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/publications/integrated-transport-block-and-highways-maintenance/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120606211516/http://www.dft.gov.uk/publications/integrated-transport-block-and-highways-maintenance/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In terms of local transport major schemes (over £5 million), the Department has funded two schemes since 2009. The Sittingbourne Northern Relief Road (£19.1 million) and Saddlers Farm Junction A130/A13 in Essex (£63.5 million).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Strategic Roads</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold a record of the annual level of investment on strategic roads in the Thames Gateway area over the last 15 years. However, over that period major schemes on the A2, A249 and M25 have been delivered representing an investment of over £400million.</p><p> </p><p>The following major (over £10million) strategic road improvement schemes have been delivered in the past 15 years in the Thames Gateway area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scheme</p></td><td><p>Outturn cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2 Bean-Cobham Phase 1 Bean-Pepperhill (Apr 03 – Dec 04)</p></td><td><p><strong>£23m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2 Bean-Cobham Phase 2 Pepperhill to Cobham (Sept 06 – Feb 09)</p></td><td><p><strong>£133m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2/A282 Dartford Improvement (Sept 06 – Dec 07)</p></td><td><p><strong>£122m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A249 Iwade to Queensborough Improvement (Apr 04 – Jul 06)</p></td><td><p><strong>£96m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 J1b-3 Widening (Jun 07 – Jul 08)</p></td><td><p><strong>£63m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>£437m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rail</p><p> </p><p>Very few rail schemes are fully contained within the Thames Gateway or a single local authority area, rather they are generally funded on the basis of railway operational geography. As such, no data is available for rail schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Community Infrastructure Fund</p><p> </p><p>In the first round of the Community Infrastructure Fund (2006-2008), the Department provided a total of £64 million for transport schemes to support housing growth in the Thames Gateway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 30/06/2014 15:10:02
	creator	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames

63424

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:27
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:06:42
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Thames Gateway
	house id	1
	identifier	201954
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/06/2014 15:03:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to improve the transport network in the Thames Gateway and its environs; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201954
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201954
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The South East Local Enterprise Partnership has set out its plans for investment in the Thames Gateway up to 2021 as part of its Strategic Economic Plan that was submitted to Government at the end of March. In July we will make decisions on the Local Growth Fund allocations associated with that Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is committed to providing a new Lower Thames Crossing as well as improving traffic flows at the existing Dartford Crossing.</p><p>We have also been working closely with colleagues in the Department for Communities and Local Government to ensure that the major road improvement schemes on the A2 at Bean and Ebbsfleet are progressed to support delivery of the Ebbsfleet Garden City.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to funding a series of rail investments during the period 2014-2019. This includes electrification of the Gospel Oak to Barking route; electrification of the Tilbury docks branch; increased capacity on the Great Eastern Main Line; upgrades to the power and signalling systems across the Kent Route and the lengthening of services between London and Gravesend.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 30/06/2014 15:03:18
	creator	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames