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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

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

169717

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff are employed in the Law Officers' Departments headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the recorded number of staff employed in the Law Officers' Departments’ who work in the main headquarters buildings:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Headcount </strong><sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney General’s Office</p></td><td><p>20 Victoria Street, London</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department</p></td><td><p>One Kemble Street, London</p></td><td><p>872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate</p></td><td><p>One Kemble Street, London</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>2-4 Cockspur Street, London</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service <sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>(1)</sup> <em>The data provided only covers permanent staff and those employed on fixed term contracts.</em></p><p> </p><p><sup>(2)</sup> <em>The CPS also has two additional regional headquarters buildings in Wakefield and York.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2014 13:09:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169870

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Tickets: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people were (a) investigated, (b) referred to the Crown Prosecution Service and (c) successfully prosecuted for crimes related to ticket fraud in the last full year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	218379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Criminal investigations are undertaken by the Police. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold any record of volumes of criminal investigations of ticket fraud offences .</p><p> </p><p>The CPS also does not record the number of suspects referred to it, or defendants prosecuted, for offences related to ticket fraud. This could encompass a wide range of offences and to obtain details of the number of suspects referred and defendants prosecuted for offences related to ticket fraud, would require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2014 13:10:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

169926

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in (i) the Law Officers' Departments, (ii) its executive agencies and (iii) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to parliamentary question 217821 given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the 15<sup>th</sup> December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2014 13:06:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169763

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>At 31 October 2014, 1,157 staff were employed at the Department's 2 Marsham Street headquarters building. This is 69.1% of the Department's staff.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 17/12/2014 16:18:47 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

170093

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disability Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to reclaim and re-use disability adaptations and equipment that are no longer required by clients.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	218540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government funds “Foundations” to act as the national body for home improvement agencies. Part of the national body’s role involves working with local home improvement agencies, including those provided by local authorities, to improve the provision of adaptations and encouraging best practice such as recycling and reusing adaptations and equipment where possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 17/12/2014 16:07:23 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91917

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in Barnsley East constituency were homeless in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The statistics are collected at local authority level, rather than Parliamentary constituency. The latest statistics for the period April to June 2014 show that fewer than 5 households were accepted by Barnsley local authority as being owed a main homelessness duty and in total there were fewer than 5 households in temporary accommodation at the end of June. National and local authority data for homelessness are published on the Department's website at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness<br><br>Homelessness remains lower than in 27 of the last 30 years. Since 2010 this Government has invested over £500 million to prevent and tackle all forms of homelessness and rough sleeping. The homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest safety nets in the world for families with children and vulnerable people who become homeless through no fault of their own.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 17/12/2014 16:16:04 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

168259

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014 to Question 207749, if he will estimate (a) how many households will be lifted from fuel poverty under the Energy Company Obligation between 2013 and 2015 and (b) the (i) aggregate fuel poverty gap and (ii) average individual fuel poverty gap under the Energy Company Obligation between 2013 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	217559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) has recently been extended to 2017. The ECO Impact Assessment published on-line covers the whole period to 2017:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-of-the-energy-company-obligation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-of-the-energy-company-obligation</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 17/12/2014 15:54:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint