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102070

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions are in place to protect whistleblowers in (a) Jobcentre Plus and (b) Work Programme providers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	212845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>(a) Whilst Jobcentres remain the branding of the Department's frontline face to face service, the executive agency status of Jobcentre Plus ended during 2011-12 as DWP integrated its frontline agencies into one operation. DWP has a Whistleblowing policy which covers all employees. This encourages employees to raise any concerns about wrongdoing. Where an employee raises a concern under this policy, the procedures ensure that they are provided with protection, help and support.</p><p> </p><p>(b) Responsibility for the protection of whistleblowers in Work Programme providers rests with their employers. Employers are subject to the Public Interest Disclosure Act which protects whistleblowers from suffering any detriment as a result of raising a genuine concern.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/11/2014 14:42:39 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

102078

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will raise the carer's allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	212851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The level of Carer’s Allowance is considered by the Secretary of State as part of the annual benefit uprating process. The benefit rates for 2015 will be announced in December and will come in to force from April next year.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:46:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

102079

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people spending fewer than 35 hours a week caring for someone with substantial caring needs.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	212852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of informal carers (those who provide help for an adult or child within or outside the household), as recorded in the Family Resources Survey, is 5.6 million. Of these, it is estimated that 71% are providing less than 35 hours care per week. The FRS is known to underestimate the number of carers and the true figure is likely to be higher than this.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of those being cared for with ‘substantial care needs’ is not available as it is not possible to identify those individuals and their carers in existing survey or administrative datasets.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:52:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

102010

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014 to Question 203682, whether the Government has met its expectation that no-one is waiting longer than 26 weeks for a personal independence payment assessment.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	212537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are absolutely committed to improving performance and will continue to work to further reduce processing times and levels of work outstanding. Both providers have more than doubled the number of assessment reports they are returning to the Department since January, as shown in the official statistics published in September, and the number of decisions made has further increased over recent months.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of personal independence payment performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/11/2014 14:59:19 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

101755

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the system for registering new .uk domains with Nominet is accessible and straightforward.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	212644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>Nominet is responsible for managing the UK registry and any policy changes, such as the introduction of new .uk domain names, is done in full consultation with its stakeholders, which includes the Government. The Government favours this multi-stakeholder model approach to internet governance. The processes for .uk domains are fully transparent and Nominet has justified their policy position when publishing the response to the consultation on second level domain names.</em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:55:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

101773

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will carry out an international comparative assessment of the ease of registering for the new .uk domains as a UK business.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	212645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>The Government has no plans to carry out such an assessment. The UK registry is one of the most open, trusted and competitive in the world and Nominet consulted extensively before the introduction of the new .uk domain names, including with the Government. </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:57:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

101780

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on Nominet's policy of first offering the new .uk domain names to the holder of the equivalent .co.uk domain.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	212691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>The Government responded to the Nominet consultation regarding .uk domain names and supported stronger protection for holders of .</em><a href="http://co.uk/" target="_blank"><em>co.uk</em></a><em> domain names in order to protect existing brands and avoid consumer confusion. Officials subsequently met with officials from Nominet to discuss Nominet's revised approach following consultation responses from all stakeholders.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:55:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

102076

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Minister for Pensions plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Angus dated 1 September 2014 and emails dated 24 and 30 October 2014 seeking information first requested from the Pensions Service on 7 May 2014 on his constituent Patricia Moore.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
	uin	212837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>A Departmental Director replied to the hon. Member on 3 November 2014, on my behalf. I apologise for the delay in resolving his constituent’s concerns. Unfortunately, we have no record of receiving the letter of 1<sup>st</sup> September.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/11/2014 14:24:09 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

101959

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has consulted non-governmental organisations in the preparation of the Modern Slavery Action Plan; and when she will publish the Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	212789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>A wide range of stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations have been consulted as part of the development of the Modern Slavery Strategy. The Strategy is expected to be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/11/2014 14:40:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

101947

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stop and Search
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had their vehicle stopped and searched under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the last five years; and how many of those were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of a (i) notifiable and (ii) terrorism-related offence in each police force area.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	uin	212565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Available information relates to the number of persons in vehicles and the number of unattended vehicles searched under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in 2009/10 and 2010/11. Data are given in the table. There have been no reported searches of persons or vehicles since the replacement of section 44 with section 47a in February 2011.<br><br>Data on persons prosecuted as a direct result of searches under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2014 14:49:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 212565 - table.xls title Vehicles searched under Section 44
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley