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60713

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/06/2014
	date	09/06/2014
	date tabled	09/06/2014
	ddp created	09/06/2014 23:51:02
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:19:15
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Consultants
	house id	1
	identifier	199705
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/07/2014 14:32:13
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the public purse was of external consultants employed by (a) the Serious Fraud Office and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014 to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199705
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199705
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following table contains details on the expenditure on external consultants by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) during the past four complete financial years. Both organisations financial reporting systems are configured to provide information based on financial rather than calendar years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>External Consultants Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>SFO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£684,314</p></td><td><p>£1,557,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£13,347</p></td><td><p>£856,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£9,793</p></td><td><p>£31,142*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£960</p></td><td><p>£48,228 (subject to audit)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* The expenditure listed for 2012-13 was actually incurred in 2011-12 but not paid until the following year.</p> question first answered 08/07/2014 14:32:13 answering member 69
	creator	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

62514

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:22:10
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Postal Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL443
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/07/2014 14:56:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering a review of the direct delivery market in the light of postal service providers other than Royal Mail being able to serve selected areas only.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL443
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL443
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom, as an independent regulator for postal services, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, following a consultation, Ofcom, as the independent regulator for postal services, set out its guidance on its approach to intervening in response to a material threat to the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has made clear that if its ongoing monitoring regime, which keeps the situation under continual review and allows for any new evidence, does not prompt the need for any earlier assessment, it will as a matter of course carry out a full assessment of the impact of competition on the universal service towards the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (www.ofcom.org.uk).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 02/07/2014 14:56:36 answering member 4169
	creator	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

62515

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:22:11
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Postal Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL444
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/07/2014 14:55:44
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering any regulatory changes to protect the universal postal service in the light of postal service providers other than Royal Mail being able to serve selected areas only.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL444
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL444
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom, as an independent regulator for postal services, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has given Ofcom the regulatory powers and tools it needs to intervene in the market if the universal service is ever at risk. It is for Ofcom to determine how it uses its powers and tools in support of its statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom also has a duty to promote competition where that benefits consumers, though should the two duties be in conflict it is the universal service that takes precedence in the interests of postal users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (www.ofcom.org.uk).</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/07/2014 14:55:44 answering member 4169
	creator	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

61535

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:28:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:56
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	World War II: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	identifier	HL304
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/07/2014 16:43:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to recognise women who worked in munitions factories during the Second World War as part of the 70th anniversary commemorations marking the end of conflict.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Taylor of Bolton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL304
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL304
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><br>The Government fully appreciates the efforts and the often very dangerous conditions experienced by those who worked in factories producing vital equipment for the armed forces that helped contribute to winning the Second World War. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has been working with the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Recognition for Munitions Workers, which was set up in 2011 to explore ways to ensure that the valiant collective efforts of all those who worked in munitions factories are not forgotten.</p><p>Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focussing in more detail across government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. No decisions have yet been made on how the anniversary will be marked, but we expect an announcement on the commemorations to be made by the Government later in the year.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/07/2014 16:43:53 answering member 4169
	creator	407 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Bolton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	407 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Bolton

62800

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2014
	date	19/06/2014
	date tabled	19/06/2014
	ddp created	19/06/2014 18:57:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:22:59
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL480
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/07/2014 16:54:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 June (WA 63), 14 May (WA 512), 6 May (WA 359), 7 April (WA 234) and 20 March (WA 52), on what each former Prime Minister, in each year that the Public Duty Costs Allowance was awarded to them, spent their allowances, in terms of comprehensive, unambiguous and catalogued expenses.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL480
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL480
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Public Duty Costs Allowance is to reimburse former Prime Ministers of necessary office and secretariat costs.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, further details are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/07/2014 16:54:24 answering member 4161
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62580

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:51:22
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Services
	house id	1
	identifier	201259
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/07/2014 15:18:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.20 of the Fire Statistics Great Britain 2012-13, what the reasons are for the difference in the number of primary fires in England attended by the Fire and Rescue Service reported in each table and table 1a of the appendices to the Fire Incidents Response Times, England 2012-13.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201259
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201259
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of today, <em>Official Report, </em>PQs 200566, 200567 &amp; 200568.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/07/2014 15:18:31 answering member 4009
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

62581

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:51:28
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Services
	house id	1
	identifier	201260
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/07/2014 15:18:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many non-fire incidents with casualties were attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in Great Britain in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201260
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201260
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of today, <em>Official Report, </em>PQs 200566, 200567 &amp; 200568.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/07/2014 15:18:31 answering member 4009
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

62584

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:51:45
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Services
	house id	1
	identifier	201261
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/07/2014 15:18:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department no longer publishes statistics for non-fire incidents with casualties attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in Great Britain.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201261
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201261
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of today, <em>Official Report, </em>PQs 200566, 200567 &amp; 200568.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/07/2014 15:18:31 answering member 4009
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

62587

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:52:02
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Services
	house id	1
	identifier	201227
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/07/2014 15:18:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the difference in the record of the number of primary fires in England attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in paragraph 1.20 of the Fire Statistics Great Britain 2012-13 and in table 1a of the appendices to the Fire Incidents Response Times, England 2012-13, what assessment he has made of whether average response times for 2012-13 have been wrongly calculated.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201227
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201227
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of today, <em>Official Report, </em>PQs 200566, 200567 &amp; 200568.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/07/2014 15:18:31 answering member 4009
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

61990

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	16/06/2014
	date tabled	16/06/2014
	ddp created	16/06/2014 22:20:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:03:52
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Empty Property
	house id	1
	identifier	200781
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/09/2014 14:22:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to bring empty (a) residential and (b) commercial properties back into use.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200781
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200781
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Reflecting commitments made in the Coalition Agreement, getting empty and redundant buildings back into use is a key priority for this Government. Under the Coalition Government, the number of empty homes in England has so far fallen to a 10 year low:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· The number of long-term empty homes has fallen by a third from 316,251 in October 2009 to 216,050 in October 2013.</p><p> </p><p>· The overall number of empty homes (all types) has fallen by a fifth from 770,496 in October 2009 to 635,127 in October 2013.</p><p> </p><p>· In London, the number of empty homes has fallen by a third, from 85,062 in October 2009 to 59,313 in October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A breakdown by local authority, including public sector tenure, can be found in Live Table 615.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>But there is more to do. The Coalition Government has a comprehensive package of policies to help get empty homes and buildings back into use. They include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Funding a £235 million empty homes programme to help local communities in restoring empty properties, both residential and commercial, and helping provide new homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Rewarding councils for bringing empty homes back into use through the New Homes Bonus. Since April 2011, councils have received over £2.2 billion for bringing empty homes back into residential occupation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Giving councils new powers to remove council tax subsidies to empty homes, and use the funds to keep the overall rate of council tax down. HM Treasury have also changed tax rules to discourage the use of corporate envelopes to invest in high value housing which may be left empty or under-used to avoid paying tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Cancelling the Labour Government’s Pathfinder programme which sought to demolish homes, instead of focusing on refurbishment and getting empty homes into use. We have taken forward the best practice guidance produced by our independent adviser, George Clarke, and embedded it in our housing programme funding schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Reforming Community Infrastructure Levy rules to provide an increased incentive for brownfield development, and extending exemptions for empty buildings being brought back into use. We have also been consulting on proposals to lift Section 106 burdens on vacant buildings being returned to use.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Introducing the Right to Contest, building on our existing Community Right to Reclaim Land, which lets communities ask that under-used or unused land owned by public bodies is brought back into beneficial use. This new right applies to sites currently in use, but are not vital for operations. It gives businesses and members of the public an opportunity to challenge government on the best use of its estate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Reforming permitted development rights in a number of ways to free up the planning system and facilitate the conversion of redundant and under-used non-residential buildings into new homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 03/09/2014 14:22:27 answering member 1492
	creator	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth
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	tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth