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387634

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Living Wage
	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 29 June 2015 to Question 2647, how many of the outsourced staff working for his Department's contractors and their service partners who are paid at or below the Living Wage are paid (a) the Living Wage and (b) less than the Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	5553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All outsourced staff in our London locations are paid the Living Wage. We hope to replicate this across the country.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:24:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

387635

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Industrial Health and Safety: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Between the 07 July and 31 August 2014 the Health and Safety Executive consulted on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (General Duties of self-employed persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015. The published responses to this consultation can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273-responses.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273-responses.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:42:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387134

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the households affected by the household benefit cap are in (a) social housing, (b) temporary and emergency accommodation and (c) private tenancies (i) in the UK and (ii) in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap that are in (a) social housing and (c) private tenancies in (i) the UK and (ii) in each region in the UK can be found on Stat-Xplore, the Department’s online interactive tabulation tool, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap in (b) temporary and emergency accommodation is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 08:58:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387631

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Budgeting Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made for budgeting loans in each month from June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the number of Budgeting Loan applications received monthly by the Department for Work and Pensions between June 2014 and May 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan Applications, June 2014 to May 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications<br> Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>107,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>111,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>107,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>140,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>151,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>108,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>78,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>81,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>92,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>100,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>89,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>· All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:23:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387633

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Budgeting Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for budgeting loans were approved in each month from June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the number of Budgeting Loan awards made monthly by the Department for Work and Pensions between June 2014 and May 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan Awards, June 2014 to May 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial<br> Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>79,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>92,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>63,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>74,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>109,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>112,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>116,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>52,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>65,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>77,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>76,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>74,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures do not include awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initial refusal.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures should not be compared directly with the number of applications received by the Department in these months. Some applications are withdrawn before a decision is made. In addition, cases take an average of 7 working days to be processed so an application and corresponding award may be recorded in different months.</p><p> </p><p>· All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:16:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387486

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments applicants in Preston had to travel to medical assessments in (a) Preston, (b) South Ribble, (c) Chorley, (d) other local authorities in Lancashire, (e) Merseyside and (f) Greater Manchester in 2014; which venues each such applicant attended; and how many such applicants attended each such venue.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	5272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available at local authority level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:46:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

387390

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Green Investment Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the Green Investment Bank the Government plans to sell; and what deadlines, milestones or schedules his Department has set as part of this process.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	5372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Decisions about the size of stake to be sold will depend on the outcome of discussions with potential investors and will be driven by what best achieves value for money for the UK taxpayer. Our aim is that a majority of shares in UK Green Investment Bank plc would come to be held by private investors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On timing, we are keen to make progress but would not want to commit to a particular timetable at this stage. We need the flexibility to do a deal when we are satisfied the time and the terms are right. Timing of a sale is dependent on the outcome of discussions with potential investors. We will only proceed once satisfied we are able to achieve best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 15:28:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

387391

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Green Investment Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff (a) from his Department or his Department's executive agencies, (b) from other Government departments and (c) who are secondees are working on the sale of the Green Investment Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	5373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The project is being led by the Shareholder Executive within the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a core team of around 10 officials within BIS who work on the sale of the Green Investment Bank, amongst other duties. The team liaise with officials in other Government departments such as Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently no secondees on the team.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 15:29:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

387608

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on cross-border patient referrals to Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	5587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>A patient may be referred to an NHS service which is geographically located in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of NHS services. It is for CCGs to commission services to meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CCGs are free to commission services in Scotland as long as such services comply with the NHS Constitution, which sets out rights for patients, public and staff. It outlines NHS commitments to patients and staff, and the responsibilities that the public, patients and staff owe to one another to ensure that the NHS operates fairly and effectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published the document <em>‘Who Pays? Determining responsibility for payments to providers’</em> which provides guidance for CCGs on commissioning services from hospitals in Scotland and outside their own area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy has been attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/07/2015 13:25:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Who Pays.pdf title NHS England 'Who Pays?' August 2013
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

387425

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when her Department plans to publish the results of the 14th onshore oil and gas licensing round.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	5394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Applications made for onshore licences under the 14<sup>th</sup> Onshore Licensing Round are currently under consideration. The next step will be the publication of a consultation on the Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and the Oil and Gas Authority aims to announce awards later in the year.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/07/2015 13:21:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick