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600788

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have opted out of workplace pensions in each month since the inception of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
	uin	48345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Since automatic enrolment began rolling out in 2012, DWP has collected data on the proportion of automatically enrolled employees opting out of schemes via its Employers’ Pension Provision (EPP) survey, which is run every two years. In 2013, the EPP survey found that the proportion of employees who had opted out of, or left, a scheme after being automatically enrolled was between nine and ten per cent. The 2015 EPP survey findings were similar, with nine per cent of automatically enrolled workers having chosen to opt out.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/10/2016 11:58:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

600712

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Work Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to issue work permits for foreign workers.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	48315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The published service standard for resolving non-settlement visa applications is within 15 working days.</p><p>For applications submitted within the UK applicants applying under Tier 2 of the Points Based System can choose between a same-day, ten-day or eight week service.</p><p>Where an application is complex and likely to take longer than the advertised processing times, UK Visas and Immigration will contact the applicant to inform them of this. Customer service is a key priority for UK Visas and Immigration, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the application process is kept under regular review. Customers now apply and pay online in addition to being able to make appointments to submit their documents and biometrics at visa application centres in over 200 locations around the world.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/10/2016 14:46:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

600487

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been paid in subsidies to off-shore wind farms in each of the last two years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL2240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Offshore wind projects currently receive support under the Renewables Obligation scheme. Support for each of the last two years is shown below in nominal prices:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Renewables Obligation support (£million )</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>£1,108.0</p></td><td><p>£1,429.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source Ofgem:</p><p>Renewables Obligation library: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/contacts-publications-and-data/publications-library-renewables-obligation-ro" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/contacts-publications-and-data/publications-library-renewables-obligation-ro</a></p><p>Renewables Obligation Annual Report 2014-15: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-annual-report-2014-15" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-annual-report-2014-15</a></p><p>Renewables Obligation register: <a href="https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportManager.aspx?ReportVisibility=1&amp;ReportCategory=0" target="_blank">https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportManager.aspx?ReportVisibility=1&amp;ReportCategory=0</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/10/2016 15:54:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600751

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victims: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is her policy to retain the measures in the EU Directive on the rights of victims of crime in UK law after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	48266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The revised Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (the Code) which came into force on 16 November 2015 was used to complete the transposition of the EU Victims’ Directive 2012/29/EU into domestic law and there are currently no plans to amend the Code.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/10/2016 13:55:24 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

600575

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	Troubled Families Programme: Addictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will consider the merits of extending the criteria of the Troubled Families programme to include families affected by alcohol and other substance addictions.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	48342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>We have already expanded the criteria for the new Troubled Families Programme (2015-2020) to include ‘parents or children with a range of health problems’. These health problems specifically include families where an adult with parenting responsibilities or a child has a drug or alcohol problem. This is set out in the Financial Framework which was published in March 2015:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409682/Financial_Framework_for_the_Expanded_Troubled_Families_Programme_april_2015.pdf</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/10/2016 17:04:57 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

600620

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers in English schools are (a) British nationals and (b) non-British EU nationals.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	48229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Information on the nationality of teachers is not centrally collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/10/2016 15:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

600501

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to use British aircraft as part of an international effort to enforce a no-fly zone intended to stop Russian attacks on Syria.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL2254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government understands the attraction of an internationally supported no-fly zone in Syria. We have not ruled out any options as we continue to work to identify what more the international community can do to support the UN and help the people of Syria, but the practicalities of any no-fly zone would need to be considered very carefully with partners.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/10/2016 15:29:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

600619

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value is of outstanding student loan debts owed by graduates who have moved overseas since 2006.
	tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
	uin	48221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available without disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Data provided by the Student Loans Company (SLC) shows that the 113,600 English student loan borrowers who were known to be overseas at the beginning of the financial year 2016-17 had a total loan balance of £1.6 billion. Statistics covering English student loan borrowers are published annually by the SLC in the Statistical First Release (SFR) ‘Student Loans in England’.</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment/england.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment/england.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the repayment status of English student loan borrowers who have become liable to repay (by repayment cohort) can be found in table 3A of the SFR.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2016 16:41:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

600753

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to undertake a full review of sentencing guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	48270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Sentencing Guidelines are issued by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, a body independent of Government.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/10/2016 13:37:40 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

600533

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the financial problems of the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering firm to affect the delivery of the four Tide-class tankers to the Ministry of Defence on-time, on-price and on-specification.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is actively reviewing its position to mitigate any potential impact on the Tide class tanker programme.</p><p>We are confident that our commercial arrangement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) provides suitable financial protection to the MOD. The specification of the Tide class tankers has not been impacted by DSME's financial situation. We are continuing to review delivery timelines with the company and remain confident that all four tankers will be in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/10/2016 15:28:40 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie