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437936

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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	Concert Halls: Greater London
	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 capital funding his Department has allocated to construction of a new concert hall in London led by the Barbican Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not allocated any capital funding for the construction of the new concert hall in London.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/01/2016 11:42:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439341

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Information Officers
	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 press and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Competition and Markets Authority, (c) Land Registry, (d) the Ordnance Survey, (e) UK Trade and Investment, (f) Companies House, (g) the Met Office, (h) the UK Space Agency, (i) the Insolvency Service, (j) the National Measurement and Regulation Office, (k) the Intellectual Property Office, (l) the Skills Funding Agency, (m) the Arts and Humanities Research Council, (n) the Biotechnology and Biological Research Council, (o) the British Hallmarking Council, (p) the Competition Service, (q) the Economic and Social Research Council, (r) Innovate UK, (s) the Medical Research Council, (t) the Office for Fair Access, (u) the Student Loans Company, (v) the UK Atomic Energy Authority, (w) the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and (x) the Low Pay Commission; how many of these employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested will take time to collate. I will write to the Hon. Member as soon as it is available, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/01/2016 16:57:44 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439396

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) the Forestry Commission, (b) the Water Services Regulation Authority, (c) the Animal and Plant Health Agency, (d) the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, (e) the Rural Payments Agency, (f) the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, (g) the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, (h) the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, (i) the Consumer Council for Water, (j) the Environment Agency, (k) the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (l) the Marine Management Organisation, (m) the National Forest Company, (n) Natural England and (o) the Sea Fish Industry Authority; how many of those employees are paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those orqanisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Defra is in the midst of a corporate services and network transformation programme which is yielding significant reductions in communication staff. Our rigorous controls on communication spending are expected to save £1 million in 2015-2016. The detail requested will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/01/2016 15:33:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439398

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) travel, (b) first or business class flights for officials, (c) first or business class flights for Ministers, (c) first class train travel for officials and (d) first class train travel for Ministers in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The FCO ensures value for money in all its expenditure to help reduce the overall costs of Government. Staff are expected to find alternatives to overseas travel where possible, including by making use of video conferencing facilities.</p><p>Where travel is necessary, FCO policy is that staff should ensure maximum efficiency, remembering that it is public money being spent. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, FCO officials may fly business class only if the flying time is ten hours or longer.</p><p>All FCO staff are directed to use standard class for rail travel unless there are exceptional circumstances e.g. illness, disability or where first class facilities are essential for working while travelling. In these exceptional circumstances, prior line management approval must be given.</p><p>In 2014-15 the FCO’s spend on air and train travel originating in the UK and booked through the Government’s nominated travel agency in the UK totalled £10,879,831 and £365,145 respectively.</p><p>For comparison, in 2009-10 the equivalent figures were £14,503,576 and £328,184 respectively. This represents a 25% reduction in expenditure on air travel and a 11.3% increase on train travel since 2009-10.</p><p>In 2014-15 the figures break down to £6,838 on first class flights (exceptions were made to ensure attendance at the funeral for a Head of State and for officials to attend crucial talks on Libya), £4,501,110 on business class flights, £6,371,883 on economy and premium economy flights, £3,057 on first class rail travel and £362,088 on standard rail travel.</p><p>For comparison, in 2009-10 the figures break down to £11,852 on first class flights, £11,307,923 on business class flights, £3,183,801 on economy and premium economy flights, £195,447 on first class rail travel and £132,737 on standard rail travel.</p><p>It is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of expenditure on either air or rail travel by Ministers and by officials: disaggregating the class of travel from all the individual journeys taken by ministers and officials could only be carried out at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/01/2016 17:58:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439399

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) UK Trade and Investment, (b) FCO Services, (c) Wilton Park, (d) the British Council, (e) the Great Britain-China Centre, (f) the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission and (g) the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, (h) Government Communications Headquarters and (i) the Secret Intelligence Service; how many of those employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The number of press and public relations staff employed in each organisation is <br>as follows:</p><p><br>FCO Services: 0.5 full-time equivalent <br>Wilton Park: 0 <br>The British Council: 7 <br>The Great Britain-China Centre: 0 <br>The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission: 0 <br>The Westminster Foundation for <br>Democracy: 0</p><p>i) The number of press and public relations employees who <br>earn more than £50,000 in each organisation is as follows:</p><p>FCO Services: 0 <br>Wilton Park: 0 <br>The British Council: 1 <br>The Great Britain-China <br>Centre: 0 <br>The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission: 0 <br>The Westminster <br>Foundation for Democracy: 0</p><p>ii) No press and public relations employee <br>earns more than £100,000 in any of the organisationslisted above.</p><p>iii) <br>The total expenditure on press and public relations by each organisation in <br>2014/15, excluding staff costs, is as follows:</p><p>FCO Services: £21,312</p><p>Wilton Park: Nil <br>The British Council: £126,041 <br>The Great <br>Britain-China Centre: Nil <br>The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission: Nil</p><p>The Westminster Foundation for Democracy: Nil</p><p>It is long standing government policy not to publish Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) and Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) expenditure or staff figures to the requested level of detail. However, other data on the intelligence agencies' expenditure and staff numbers are normally published in the annual reports of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p><p>Across Government the government communications profession saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 - by making its campaigns more cost effective. This means the government reduced communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/01/2016 15:27:40 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439462

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) the office of Rail and Road, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (c) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, (d) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (e) the Vehicle Certification Agency, (f) the British Transport Police Authority, (g) Directly Operated Railways limited, (h) High Speed 2 Ltd; (i) Highways England, (j) Northern Lighthouse Board, (k) Transport Focus, (l) Trinity House, (m) Civil Aviation Authority and (n) the Airports Commission; how many of those employees are paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Some of the information requested for the 14 organisations listed is not held by the Department and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>However, the number of press and public relations staff currently employed by the Department’s executive agencies is provided in the table below. None of the press and PR staff have a full-time equivalent salary exceeding £50,000.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Press and public relations staff<br> (full-time equivalent )</p></td><td><p>1 December 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The total of 11.2 full-time equivalent staff compares to an equivalent figure for these four executive agencies in 2009/10 (with DVSA previously being DSA and VOSA) of 15.5 full-time equivalent staff.</p><br /> <br /><p>Information on non-pay expenditure on press and public relations services held by the Department for the most recent financial year available is provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Non-pay expenditure on press and <br> public relations services</p></td><td><p>2014-15<br> £000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Rail and Road</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Agency</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Transport Police Authority</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Focus</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airport Commission</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><p>Overall communications expenditure by the Department’s executive agencies in 2014-15 (including salaries) was £19 million lower than in 2009-10. Across Government the government communications profession reduced communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/01/2016 16:26:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439477

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	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: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press and public relations are employed by (a) the Disabled People's Employment Corporation, (b) Health and Safety Executive, (c) National Employment Savings Trust Corporation, (d) Pensions Advisory Service, (e) Pensions Regulator, (f) Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman, (g) Pensions Ombudsman, (h) Pension Protection Fund; how many of those employees were paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total cost of running press office in each of those organisations was in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Across Government, the government communications profession saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 - by making its campaigns more cost effective. This means that we reduced communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive employs six full time press officers. No press officer is paid more than £50,000. The total cost of running the press office In 2014/15 was £858,000, including staff payroll costs of £291,000 and media monitoring, evaluation and other support services of £567,000.</p><p>The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation employs the equivalent of 3.3 full time staff to deliver press and public relations. One person is paid over £50,000 per annum. The total cost of running the press office in 2014/15 was £193,000, including staff payroll costs of £124,000 and non-staff costs of £69,000.</p><p>The Pensions Regulator employs two people in their press office, both of whom earn over £50,000 per annum. The total cost of running the press office in 2014/15 was £364,000, including staff payroll costs of £316,000 and media monitoring service costs of £48,000.</p><p>The Pension Protection Fund employs two members of staff whose duties are primarily related to press and public relations. One of these members of staff earns more than £50,000 per annum. The total cost of running the press office in 2014/15 was £169,000, including staff payroll costs of £132,000 and supplier costs of £37,000.</p><p>The Pensions Advisory Service, Pensions Ombudsman and Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman do not have a press office, or employ any press or public relations staff. Since August 2015, the Pensions Ombudsman has engaged a part time Communications Manager at a salary less than £50,000 per annum.</p><p>The Disabled People’s Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd is a non-trading company, managing legacy issues following the sale of Remploy Ltd into the private sector in April 2015. DPEC is winding up its affairs and now employs no staff. In 2014/15, the company employed four staff in its Marketing Communications department, all earning over £50,000 per annum. The total cost of running the press office in 2014/15 was £418,000.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2016 14:42:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

443011

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his contribution of 9 September 2015, Official Report, column 88WH, when he expects the National Archives to publish those documents on contaminated blood from 1986 to 1995.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	21424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The documents have been transferred to The National Archives. They have advised that the documents will be released by 3 March 2016.</p><br /><p>It should be noted that, as part of his inquiry, Lord Penrose had access to all documents on blood safety from the period in question, held by the Department.</p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/01/2016 17:41:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson