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712593

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education and Research Bill
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which consultancies or associated companies were retained to advise on any part of the reforms introduced in the Higher Education and Research Bill; what briefs were provided to those companies; and what fees were agreed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
	uin	HL6188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>No consultancies were retained in the preparation of the reforms or to provide advice on the reforms during the passage of the Higher Education and Research Bill. Some consultancy advice has been sought on specific areas to support the implementation of the Bill, including the provision of expert HR advice to support the ministerial appointments and advice on the IT requirements for the new Office for Students. Advice was also commissioned from Deloitte to undertake preliminary organisational design work ahead of the establishment of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2017 16:38:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

712594

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education and Research Bill
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish all research and consultancy reports prepared by consultancies or associated companies on any aspect of the preparation of reforms introduced by the Higher Education and Research Bill in the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
	uin	HL6189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The policy work that underpinned the reforms introduced by the Higher Education and Research Bill (HER Bill) was largely undertaken by civil servants and drew on previous published material including, for example, the Gaskell Review that was prepared for Universities UK. This material was referenced in the Green Paper published in October 2015 and again in the White Paper in May 2016 that preceded the introduction of the HER Bill.</p><p>BEIS commissioned Deloitte to undertake preliminary organisational design work ahead of the establishment of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), working with BEIS, the UKRI Interim Chair and senior leaders from the existing Partner Organisations which will form UKRI. The brief was to set out high level organisation design principles, assumptions and options for UKRI consistent with the framework set out by the White Paper and the HER Bill. The work was completed in October 2016 as preliminary specialist advice for BEIS officials and ministers to inform further organisational design work being carried out within BEIS and hence it is not planned to publish the commissioned report.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2017 16:37:56 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

714282

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of methods of recovery of student loans from overseas students.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL6303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company publishes an annual statistical first release on student loans in England that provides statistics on loan outlays, repayment of loans and borrower activity. The latest release is attached.</p><p>In addition to this, in February 2016 the Department published a Joint Repayment Strategy which includes an assessment of actions to trace borrowers and to recover loans where avoidance or evasion is identified. This publication isalso attached.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Debt_and_repayment_statistics_England_2016.xlsx title Debt_and_repayment_statistics_England_2016 2 file name Student-loan-repayment-for-sustainable-higher-education-strategy-February-2016.pdf title Student-loan-repayment-sustainable-higher-educatio question first answered 30/03/2017 17:01:30 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

684085

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2017
	answering body	Public Accounts Commission
	answering dept id	24
	answering dept short name	Public Accounts Commission
	answering dept sort name	Public Accounts Commission
	hansard heading	Public Accounts Commission: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what the total pay bill for (a) male and (b) female employees in his Department was in 2015-16; and what the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman was in that year.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Public Accounts Commission does not operate a Department, nor does it have any employees. It is a statutory body with a membership of nine Members of the House of Commons. Its role is defined by the National Audit Act 1983 and the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011. Its principal duties under the Acts are to examine the National Audit Office Estimate and lay it before the House, to consider reports from the appointed auditor of the National Audit Office (NAO), to appoint non-executive members of the NAO Board, and to report from time to time.</p> answering member constituency Gainsborough answering member printed Sir Edward Leigh question first answered 30/03/2017 17:42:46 answering member 345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

714123

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK security policy of the Tbilisi Declaration adopted at the 25th annual session of the Organisation on Security and Cooperation in Europe in July 2016 to give support to the 2018 UN international conference on nuclear disarmament at the highest level.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	69355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government firmly believes that the best way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step by step approach and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We will consider our approach to the 2018 international conference closer to the time.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/03/2017 16:34:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

713601

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with sectoral representatives on steps to increase levels of bank lending to small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	68959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p><strong>Treasury ministers and officials have discussions with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 30/03/2017 13:26:36 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

713404

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to encourage retailers to abolish charges for customers using card payments for transactions.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	68967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Merchants currently pay a merchant service charge to process all card transactions. Part of this covers the fees that a merchant acquirer can be charged by a card issuing bank for processing transactions known as interchange fees. The Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR), which came into force in December 2015, caps the fees that could be passed on to consumers from merchants in the form of higher prices at 0.2% and 0.3% for debit and credit cards respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that it would like to see merchants passing on these savings to their customers so that they continue to benefit from the interchange fee caps.</p><p> </p><p>From January 2018, the Payment Services Directive 2 introduces a ban on surcharging which means that retailers will no longer be able to charge consumers to use payment instruments for which interchange fees are regulated, which includes the majority of consumer debit and credit cards.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 30/03/2017 13:55:00 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

714156

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the findings of the 2014 Sir John Jenkins review; and if she will take steps to ensure parliamentary scrutiny of the findings of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	69138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government stands by the 2015 Muslim Brotherhood Review’s findings and the commitments made by the former Prime Minister in his statement to Parliament concluding the review in December 2015. The Government will keep under review the views promoted and activities undertaken by the Muslim Brotherhood’s associates in the UK and will consider action if and where legal thresholds are met.</p><p>The former Prime Minister confirmed to Parliament that the full Muslim Brotherhood Review report will not be published because the material provided for it, often by foreign governments, was provided in confidence.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 30/03/2017 12:53:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

713547

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Eastern Europe: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the level of UK aid to Eastern Europe; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	68844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues regarding the allocation of UK official development assistance (ODA) to ensure that it is used most effectively to tackle global challenges in our national interest, in line with the UK Aid Strategy.</p><p>The main mechanism for providing UK bilateral ODA in Eastern Europe is the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). This includes support to economic and political reform delivered to five countries – including Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine – through the Good Governance Fund (GGF).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/03/2017 14:45:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

714182

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Management Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 65689, how much of that procurement spending in each of those years related to the services of management consultants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	69290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The amount of spend through organisations that have a contract with DFID that relates to consultancy since 2010 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consultancy Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£251,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£198,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£101 330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£52,120</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/03/2017 14:45:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett