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63270

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner practices were (a) refurbished and (b) replaced in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	201710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>Prior to April 2013, granting funding for the refurbishment and replacement of general practitioner premises was the responsibility of primary care trusts (PCTs). Information pertaining to this period is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for funding general practice premises development has now been transferred to NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 April 2013 and 1 April 2014, more than 100 business cases for premises development were approved by NHS England. NHS England <ins class="ministerial">will be publishing </ins><del class="ministerial">has now published</del> Principles of Good Practice <ins class="ministerial">later in the autumn. This </ins> <del class="ministerial">that</del> set<ins class="ministerial">s</ins> out how <del class="ministerial">area</del> teams should review and prioritise business case proposals, and since 1 April 2014 a further 46 business cases have been approved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/06/2014 14:49:17 question first ministerially corrected 11/09/2014 13:48:27 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb previous answer version 6377 answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

63264

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Interception Warrants
	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 interception warrants were (a) issued, (b) declined and (c) cancelled by his Department under (i) section 8(1) and (ii) section 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in the last six months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>It is the long standing policy of successive Governments not to comment on matters of intelligence. I would refer the Hon. Member to Section 3 of the 2013 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner, The Rt Hon. Sir Anthony May, which was presented to Parliament pursuant of Section 58(6) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 30/06/2014 11:52:38 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63217

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Interception Warrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many interception warrants were (a) issued, (b) declined and (c) cancelled by his Department under (i) section 8(1) and (ii) section 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in the last six months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime (Karen Bradley) on 30 June 2014, (Official Report, column 376W).</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 01/07/2014 16:34:05 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20140630 Hansard extract on Interception Warrants.doc title 20140630 Hansard extract on Interception warrants
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63324

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Surveillance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to amend the Interception of Communications Code of Practice to include provisions for identifying and reporting interception errors.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will respond to the Interception of Communications Commissioner's report in <br>due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/07/2014 12:15:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63325

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Interception Warrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many interception warrants were (a) issued, (b) declined and (c) cancelled by her Department under (i) section 8(1) and (ii) section 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in the last six months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Anthony May, publishes <br>statistics on the total number of interception warrants authorised annually. <br>His 2013 Annual Report states that 2,760 interception warrants were authorised <br>in 2013 (under both sections 8(1) and 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory <br>Powers Act 2000), a reduction of 19% on the same figure for 2012, and that 1,669 <br>such warrants were extant on 31st December 2013. As a matter of longstanding <br>practice we do not provide more detailed breakdowns of statistics relating to <br>interception warrants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/06/2014 12:37:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63177

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes have been made to the methodology for assessing compliance yield for tax collection in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>It is important that HMRC's methodology for assessing the effects of its compliance activities reflect the full range of impacts of its activities on customer compliance. Both to provide accountability for its overall performance and to manage its business and the performance of its compliance teams on a day-to-day basis. HMRC periodically refines its methodology for compliance yield to reflect the latest evidence. This is consistent with recommendations from the NAO and PAC.</p><p>Changes at the start of this Government were implemented to better assess the total impact of HMRC's work. Some reduced the revenue HMRC could score, while others recognised that HMRC were achieving a greater impact on future taxpayer behaviour than they had previously assumed.</p><p>Key changes to scoring rules at the start of the 2010 Spending Review period were:</p><p>1. Ensuring reported performance better reflects the amount of revenue that HMRC can expect to receive</p><p>2. Recognising the revenue effects of work against criminals</p><p>3. Refining our methodology to reflect our latest understanding of the effects of our interventions on customers' behaviour in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on HMRC's compliance methodology will be set out in its Annual Report, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/07/2014 14:50:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63377

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Interception Warrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many interception warrants were (a) issued, (b) declined and (c) cancelled by her Department under (i) section 8(1) and (ii) section 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in the last six months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Anthony May, publishes statistics on the total number of interception warrants authorised annually. His 2013 Annual Report states that 2760 interception warrants were authorised in 2013 (under both sections 8(1) and 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000), a reduction of 19% on the same figure for 2012, and that 1669 such warrants were extant on 31st December 2013. As a matter of longstanding practice we do not provide more detailed breakdowns of statistics relating to interception warrants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/06/2014 13:18:40 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63178

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect on public perception of the efficacy of HM Revenue and Customs of including levels of revenue protection together with levels of additional revenue collected when publicising the effect of compliance activities by HM Revenue and Customs.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	201674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>It is important that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC's) methodology for assessing the effects of its compliance activities reflect the full range of impacts of its activities on customer compliance, both to provide accountability for its overall performance and to manage its business and the performance of its compliance teams on a day-to-day basis.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue protected sets out tax receipts that are protected through HMRC activity. It includes the effects of seizing smuggled goods and the direct cash effects from activity such as preventing repayments, as well as an assessment of the impacts of HMRC activity on future taxpayer behaviour. Ensuring that customers are put on the right track for the future, rather than waiting for non-compliance to occur before stepping in, is better for customer, better for the Exchequer, and more efficient for HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of Revenue Protected is also not a new one, it has always been a feature of HMRC's compliance performance although this component was not separately identified before 2011/12 in external reporting.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/06/2014 14:43:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63227

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Numbers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schoolchildren graduated from (a) a comprehensive, (b) a grammar, (c) a secondary and (d) an independent school in the last academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	201675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes pupil results at the end of key stage 4, which signals the end of compulsory education. Information on the key stage 4 results of pupils by admission basis and school type is published in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England, 2012 to 2013 (revised)”[1] Statistical First Release. The relevant tables have been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</a> (National tables: SFR01/2014 document, Table 3a and b)</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:03:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

63203

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Public Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to provide more business resources in libraries.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	201676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Enterprising Libraries programme, a £1.2 million partnership between Arts Council England, the British Library and the Department for Communities and Local Government, is supporting local economic growth by turning libraries into spaces for the development of business ideas, providing coaching, advice, meeting spaces and IT support for local businesses and entrepreneurs. Currently sixteen public libraries in England are actively engaged in the programme and receiving financial support.</p><p>Other specific initiatives being delivered through public libraries includes the Access to Research service. This two year pilot commenced in January 2014 and provides a free service enabling local libraries to provide users with access to a wealth of research, including business information. In addition, library authorities are developing business resources to meet local needs. Staffordshire for example has introduced Start2, a service that is available in all public libraries across the county and has trained staff offering information and signposting on all aspects of looking for and finding work, including providing a starting point for entrepreneurs who want to start their own business and small enterprises looking to expand by signposting them to relevant sources of information or specialist organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/06/2014 16:17:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie