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47162

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:04
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195563
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195563
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195563
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency programme, contracts are published on Contracts Finder which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition all Departments publish details of transactions above £25,000. Data for HM Treasury can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47377

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:10:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:36:06
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195585
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195585
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195585
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the contracts they award (<a href="http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, departments publish details of spend in excess of £25,000 at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47157

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:47
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:31:58
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195516
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195516
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195516
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM Treasury have not transferred any jobs to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing since May 2010.</p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47166

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:08
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195454
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of seven-day bank account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195454
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195454
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>The Current Account Switching Service launched in September of last year, and has had a very positive impact. Early signs are positive, with switching numbers in Q4 of 2013 up by 17 per cent compared to Q4 of the previous year. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Financial Conduct Authority will carry out a review in September of this year into the effectiveness of the Current Account Switching Service. This will include an assessment of the effect the introduction of seven day account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider. </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

46493

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	02/04/2014
	date tabled	02/04/2014
	ddp created	02/04/2014 21:10:53
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:21:57
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194955
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth of 23 December 2013, regarding a review of a discharge from the British Army.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194955
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194955
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no record of receiving the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth. The MOD requested a copy of the letter on 3 April 2014 and will respond shortly.</p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

46232

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:10:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:18:28
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194725
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when RAF enlistment papers and information given to prospective recruits will be updated to reflect the extended discharge as of right for recruits enlisting under the age of 18 years old, as introduced in the Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194725
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194725
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The RAF's enlistment paperwork was updated immediately after the Amendment in 2011 and continues correctly to reflect the rights for discharge of airmen under 18 years of age.</p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

46881

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:50:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:27:41
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195185
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in implementing the Military Covenant; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195185
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195185
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There is a statutory obligation on the Defence Secretary to report annually on progress in implementing the Armed Forces Covenant. The second annual report was published in December 2013 and contains comprehensive updates on the four major areas specified in the Armed Forces Act 2011, namely healthcare, education, housing, and the operation of inquests.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to significant further progress in the coming year, including supporting Service personnel to buy their first home through the £200 milion Forces Help to Buy scheme, improving patient care by establishing a unified defence primary healthcare service, and allocating £40 million to support charities which assist veterans with housing needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Covenant is not just a matter for the Government; recognising and respecting the specific needs of the Armed Forces community is a duty incumbent on the whole of society. Charities, employers, local authorities and individuals can play their role in providing the support and fair treatment that our Service personnel, veterans and service families so richly deserve.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

44312

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/03/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 21:11:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:53:36
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	192998
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the More Than Meets The Eye recruitment campaign has cost; and if he will place in the Library copies of the written brief for the campaign and any evaluation that has been made so far.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192998
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192998
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The date and approximate cost of each campaign specified is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Campaign</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Focus</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs</strong></p><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More Than Meets The Eye</p></td><td><p>January - March 2014</p></td><td><p>Regular/Reserve</p></td><td><p>£2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Step Up</p></td><td><p>May - September 2013</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>£1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start Thinking Soldier</p></td><td><p>April - September 2009</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>£4.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The evaluation work for the More Than Meets The Eye campaign is expected to report in May. The figure quoted reflects the media costs of the campaign, and includes approximately £1.2 million from the existing contracted budget. I have placed a copy of the marketing brief and analysis of results for the Step Up campaign in the Library of the House. The Start Thinking Soldier campaign took place four years before the current partnering arrangement between the Army and Capita started. Although formal evaluation is no longer held for Start Thinking Soldier, I have placed the marketing brief for the television advertising in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>The Army is always recruiting, as it requires a constant flow of personnel to enter as privates and officer cadets, and then to gain the knowledge and experience to be promoted through the ranks. Consequently, it will always need to run recruitment campaigns. Army recruiting will continue to be supported by targeted campaigns, designed to highlight the variety of skills and trades available in both the Regular and Reserve forces.</p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

47925

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:01:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:42:53
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196069
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) armed forces recruitment and (b) armed forces recruitment marketing in 2012-13.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196069
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196069
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not report the costs of recruitment marketing separately. The costs detailed in the following table show the total cost of regular recruiting by Service and include manpower costs; marketing campaigns (specific advertising); marketing operations (provision of the recruiting process i.e. call centres and website maintenance), and contract costs (i.e. medical and fitness testing).It should be noted that despite the redundancy notice, the Armed Forces are required to constantly recruit every year to maintain the levels of young personnel entering the three services.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£33.2million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£122.8million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£35.4million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£191.4million</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

44330

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/03/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 21:11:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:53:47
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	193110
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget of the Service Complaints Commission has been in each year of its operation; how many staff have been employed by that Commission; how such figures will change after April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193110
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193110
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The annual budget of the Service Complaints Commissioner can be found in the Annual Reports at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/423526_sccar_annualrep_tag.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/423526_sccar_annualrep_tag.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/423526_sccar_annualrep_tag.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_2009_ar.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_2009_ar.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_2009_ar.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_annual_report_2010_with_erratum.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_annual_report_2010_with_erratum.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_annual_report_2010_with_erratum.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/sccannualreport2011web.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/sccannualreport2011web.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/sccannualreport2011web.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/426354_ssc_ar_2012.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/426354_ssc_ar_2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/426354_ssc_ar_2012.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of staff employed by the Commissioner at the end of each calendar year, excluding the Commissioner herself is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014 (projected)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Resource requirements are kept under review and we will continue to do so as we implement the recent announcement of a Service Complaints Ombudsman.</p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon