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170297

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Scottish Power
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	218595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

169617

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Post Office Card Account
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 cost to the public purse of each transaction for benefit payments paid into a Post Office card account in Northern Ireland; and what that cost is in other regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	218170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The cost to Government for making benefit payments into a Post Office Card Account is around £0.50 for each transaction. The cost is the same for Northern Ireland and UK payments.</p><p> </p><p>The contract is volume banded so this cost will vary according to the number of transactions.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/12/2014 12:23:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

169922

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>DWP employs 90,577 people, and as of 30 November 2014 there were 7579 staff based across 8 headquarter sites.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/12/2014 14:57:35 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169615

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he has visited a foodbank.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>My ministerial team and I have visited food banks on a number of occasions over the last year.</p><p>I have close links with my local food bank, PATCH, of which I am a former trustee. I have supported PATCH in a number of different ways since it was founded in June 2008.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 17/12/2014 12:42:26 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

170326

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate he has made of the savings to the Church Commissioners from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the Church Commissioners have introduced or plan to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>For an organisation that thinks in the eternal, any time saving is transitory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 17/12/2014 16:53:26 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170327

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Worcestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what grants the Church Commissioners have given to churches in (a) Worcester and (b) Worcestershire from the church roof repair fund in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	218801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners are grateful to the Treasury for making the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund available to its Cathedrals alongside extending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to include repairs to church roofs and rain water guttering.</p><p>(a) The Cathedral at Worcester has received a total of £330,000 toward to costs of restoring its east window and to replace and weather-proof the ceiling &amp; roof of the cathedral’s ancient library. The Cathedral successfully entered the bids for funding in rounds 1 and 2 of the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund which has so far assisted 32 of the Church of England’s Cathedrals. There is one final round to which Cathedrals both Anglican and Catholic can enter bids before the fund closes, the Church Commissioners hope the last few Cathedrals with substantial works pending who are yet to submit a bid will consider putting applications forward.</p><p>(b) The fund which the Chancellor has made available within the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund has only been available since the 2014 Autumn Statement, no funding or grants for roof repairs have be available centrally prior to this. The Roof Repair Fund is not administered by the Church of England but by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, who will make decisions on grants given. <br> <br>The Church of England has advised all Diocesan Advisory Commissions (who assist Parishes with advice on repairs and alterations to architecture and fabric of buildings) to encourage and assist with applications to the fund which closes on the 30<sup>th</sup> January 2015. From the Diocese of Worcester the Church of England understands 24 parish churches will apply, 7 parishes are currently on the English Heritage, ‘Heritage at Risk Register’ with a further 17 parishes in urgent need. These figures is based on initial responses, rather than formal expressions of interest. Not all parishes will be successful in their bids for assistance and each case will be judged on its merits. This fund like the WW1 Cathedrals Fund will enable the parishes to invest money into their wider community helping those in greatest need rather than spending money just keeping the building watertight. <br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 17/12/2014 17:05:12 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

169769

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local authorities have an autism strategy.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	218270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>This information is not recorded centrally. Local joint commissioning plans for services for adults with autism should be developed and updated based on effective joint strategic needs assessment. The second national Public Health England self-assessment exercise reported on progress being made by the end of September 2013 across all 152 local authority areas in England.</p><p> </p><p><br> Details can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ihal.org.uk/projects/autism2013" target="_blank">www.ihal.org.uk/projects/autism2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The exercise is a key means of identifying progress in implementing the strategy as a whole and for demonstrating local accountability. The most recent exercise started on 12 December 2014 for completion by 9 March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 17/12/2014 17:42:56 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

168889

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what the length of contract of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band each was on.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	217772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s systems do not do not routinely hold this information and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 17/12/2014 16:01:42 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169421

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) the British Olympic Association and (b) the International Olympic Committee on alternatives to the use of lead ammunition in Olympic shooting.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	217996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>UK Sport have confirmed that there is no record of they nor the relevant national governing bodies having spoken to the BOA or the IOC regarding the use of lead shot during the Olympic shooting events in Rio.</p><p>It should be noted that at both London 2012 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, netting was used at the shooting venues to catch the shot and ensure that there was no wider environment impact.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 17/12/2014 11:56:11 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

169424

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Football
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 his Department is taking to improve (a) female and (b) BME participation in football at (i) player and (ii) management level.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	218036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>As part of its Whole Sport Plan funding, Sport England is investing £2.4 million into a joint initiative with the Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League Trust. This initiative encourages more women and girls to play football, and a further £3 million to the ‘Women and Girls' Talent Pathway programme to develop the next generation of talented female football players.</p><p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Government will also be investing £10m in facilities and coaching that will boost grassroots participation across the country. Part of this funding will go to a bursary scheme to help open up the higher tiers of coaching to more people, with a particular emphasis on female coaches, and those from BME backgrounds.</p><p>I will also be bringing together key figures from across football for a meeting in the New Year to explore what more can be done to improve the numbers of ethnic minorities in leadership positions in the top tiers of English football.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 17/12/2014 10:25:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti