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1132158

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254239, what estimate he has made of the cost of identifying how many children in custody are looked after children.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	264475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>To obtain the requested information, there would be a need to examine separate information technology systems to establish and validate records of all children currently in custody (c.880). With a conservative average estimate of around ten minutes to check each record, this equates to a cost of approximately £3,600.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/06/2019 16:25:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1132003

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Young Audiences Content Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what metrics he plans to use to measure the impact of the Young Audiences Content Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	264342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Young Audiences Content Fund, as part of the Contestable Fund, will undergo a full evaluation upon completion of the pilot. This evaluation will measure the Fund performance and value for money against the published criteria and stated aims of the Fund, as set out in the October 2018 policy paper ‘Contestable Fund: Final Scope’.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a strong, diverse and sustainable broadcasting system and looks forward to the exciting and innovative public service content being produced with Contestable Fund support.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/06/2019 15:33:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1130876

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the UN-mediated talks in Amman between officials in Yemen’s Central bank, what steps he is taking to address concerns raised by international humanitarian organisations on ambiguities in the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	262239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>​The UK continues to do all it can to support the UN to implement the agreements reached in Stockholm and commend the efforts of the UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, in this regard. We note the initial progress achieved by the parties towards phase one of the redeployment of forces in Hodeidah and urge the parties to take the necessary next steps, in accordance with the agreed concept of operations, towards full implementation of the Hodeidah Agreement. We also call on the parties to continue broader implementation of the Stockholm Agreement, including full adherence to the ceasefire in Hodeidah Governorate, as well as the finalization of arrangements for the Prisoner Exchange Agreement and the statement of understanding on Taiz.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/06/2019 14:56:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1129478

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, according to the data gathered by the HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information programme, how many (1) women, and (2) men earning below the personal income tax threshold were contributing at work to a net pay pension scheme in the last three years; and whether they have estimates of these numbers for the current year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL15963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs can provide estimates of the number of women and men earning income below the personal allowance threshold who contribute to a net pay or a relief at source pension scheme over a three year period. These figures are set out in the table below.</p><p>These figures are produced using HMRC’s Real Time Information data to identify taxpayers who contribute to relief at source and net pay pension schemes, which is then combined with the Survey of Personal Incomes to obtain information on income and gender. The most recent tax/year for which these estimates are available is 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of individuals earning below the Personal Allowance making workplace pension contributions into net pay and relief at source pension schemes (Figures are in thousands)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Net Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Relief at Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: (1) Personal Allowances for the respective tax years: £10,000 in 2014/15, £10,600 in 2015/16 and £11,000 in 2016/17; (2) Figures are rounded to neared 100 thousand; (3) Figures by gender may not sum to total due to rounding</p><p>Source: Real Time Information and Survey of Personal Income Data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>There may be individuals who have both relief at source and net pay pension schemes. The relief at source pension schemes data only shows individuals who are part of an employer-sponsored or provided pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of disabled people who earn less than the personal allowance and are contributing to a net pay pension scheme is not available. The relevant HM Revenue and Customs’ administrative data does not contain information on disability.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate for the number of taxpayers with relief at source pensions who fail to claim higher rate tax relief, and how much higher rate tax relief is unclaimed each year, is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15964 HL15965 HL15966 question first answered 18/06/2019 15:32:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1129479

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, according to the data gathered by the HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information programme, how many (1) women and (2) men earning below the personal income tax threshold were contributing at work to a relief at source pension scheme in the last three years; and whether they have estimates of these numbers for the current year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL15964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs can provide estimates of the number of women and men earning income below the personal allowance threshold who contribute to a net pay or a relief at source pension scheme over a three year period. These figures are set out in the table below.</p><p>These figures are produced using HMRC’s Real Time Information data to identify taxpayers who contribute to relief at source and net pay pension schemes, which is then combined with the Survey of Personal Incomes to obtain information on income and gender. The most recent tax/year for which these estimates are available is 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of individuals earning below the Personal Allowance making workplace pension contributions into net pay and relief at source pension schemes (Figures are in thousands)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Net Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Relief at Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: (1) Personal Allowances for the respective tax years: £10,000 in 2014/15, £10,600 in 2015/16 and £11,000 in 2016/17; (2) Figures are rounded to neared 100 thousand; (3) Figures by gender may not sum to total due to rounding</p><p>Source: Real Time Information and Survey of Personal Income Data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>There may be individuals who have both relief at source and net pay pension schemes. The relief at source pension schemes data only shows individuals who are part of an employer-sponsored or provided pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of disabled people who earn less than the personal allowance and are contributing to a net pay pension scheme is not available. The relevant HM Revenue and Customs’ administrative data does not contain information on disability.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate for the number of taxpayers with relief at source pensions who fail to claim higher rate tax relief, and how much higher rate tax relief is unclaimed each year, is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15963 HL15965 HL15966 question first answered 18/06/2019 15:32:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1129480

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the data gathered by the HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information programme shows how many disabled people earning less than the personal tax threshold are currently contributing to a net pay pension scheme at work.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL15965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs can provide estimates of the number of women and men earning income below the personal allowance threshold who contribute to a net pay or a relief at source pension scheme over a three year period. These figures are set out in the table below.</p><p>These figures are produced using HMRC’s Real Time Information data to identify taxpayers who contribute to relief at source and net pay pension schemes, which is then combined with the Survey of Personal Incomes to obtain information on income and gender. The most recent tax/year for which these estimates are available is 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of individuals earning below the Personal Allowance making workplace pension contributions into net pay and relief at source pension schemes (Figures are in thousands)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Net Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Relief at Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: (1) Personal Allowances for the respective tax years: £10,000 in 2014/15, £10,600 in 2015/16 and £11,000 in 2016/17; (2) Figures are rounded to neared 100 thousand; (3) Figures by gender may not sum to total due to rounding</p><p>Source: Real Time Information and Survey of Personal Income Data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>There may be individuals who have both relief at source and net pay pension schemes. The relief at source pension schemes data only shows individuals who are part of an employer-sponsored or provided pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of disabled people who earn less than the personal allowance and are contributing to a net pay pension scheme is not available. The relevant HM Revenue and Customs’ administrative data does not contain information on disability.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate for the number of taxpayers with relief at source pensions who fail to claim higher rate tax relief, and how much higher rate tax relief is unclaimed each year, is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15963 HL15964 HL15966 question first answered 18/06/2019 15:32:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1129481

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimates they have of (1) how many higher rate taxpayers fail to claim higher rate tax relief, and (2) how much higher rate tax relief is unclaimed each year, in relief at source pensions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL15966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs can provide estimates of the number of women and men earning income below the personal allowance threshold who contribute to a net pay or a relief at source pension scheme over a three year period. These figures are set out in the table below.</p><p>These figures are produced using HMRC’s Real Time Information data to identify taxpayers who contribute to relief at source and net pay pension schemes, which is then combined with the Survey of Personal Incomes to obtain information on income and gender. The most recent tax/year for which these estimates are available is 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of individuals earning below the Personal Allowance making workplace pension contributions into net pay and relief at source pension schemes (Figures are in thousands)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Net Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Relief at Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: (1) Personal Allowances for the respective tax years: £10,000 in 2014/15, £10,600 in 2015/16 and £11,000 in 2016/17; (2) Figures are rounded to neared 100 thousand; (3) Figures by gender may not sum to total due to rounding</p><p>Source: Real Time Information and Survey of Personal Income Data for 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>There may be individuals who have both relief at source and net pay pension schemes. The relief at source pension schemes data only shows individuals who are part of an employer-sponsored or provided pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of disabled people who earn less than the personal allowance and are contributing to a net pay pension scheme is not available. The relevant HM Revenue and Customs’ administrative data does not contain information on disability.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate for the number of taxpayers with relief at source pensions who fail to claim higher rate tax relief, and how much higher rate tax relief is unclaimed each year, is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15963 HL15964 HL15965 question first answered 18/06/2019 15:32:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1131071

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to collect and publish data on the numbers of people who die after (a) failing or (b) being found fit for work at an assessment for benefits relating to sickness or disability.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	262252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to collate and publish this information.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/06/2019 15:57:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1129554

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Woodhill Prison: Prison Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the appearance before an employment tribunal of Prison Officer Ben Plaistow of HMP Woodhill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL16039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>We strongly condemn homophobia, or any other kind of discrimination, in our prisons. As a result of the issues raised in and by the Tribunal a formal internal investigation is underway. This is being undertaken by a senior manager outside the prisons line management chain. Once that has concluded the interim Director General of HM Prisons will consider what action, including potentially disciplinary action, may be appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/06/2019 15:51:42 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

1131209

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to reopen the Office for Product Safety and Standards review of Whirlpool tumble dryers following continued consumer concerns.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	263236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards published a report of its review in April 2019 and issued a decision letter requiring Whirlpool to take action in a number of areas. OPSS has been assessing the response by Whirlpool closely and the investigation remains ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>On 4<sup>th</sup> June the Office for Product Safety and Standards notified Whirlpool of its intention to serve a recall notice in respect of the remaining unmodified tumble dryers still in use. This is the appropriate next regulatory step.</p><p> </p><p>We are following up on all information referred to us about consumers who have experienced a serious issue with affected machines.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/06/2019 16:26:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith