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42879

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 848W, on incapacity benefit, what estimate his Department originally made of the number of Incapacity Benefit claimants who would be migrated to employment and support allowance; what his Department's latest estimate of the number of such claimants is; and what proportion of such claimants are still to be migrated.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Dame Anne Begg
	uin	191719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department published an impact assessment on the migration of existing incapacity benefits customers to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) which can be found on the internet at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/875/pdfs/uksiem_20100875_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/875/pdfs/uksiem_20100875_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department regularly publishes official statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) and the reassessment of Incapacity Benefit claimants. The latest WCA report on Incapacity Benefit reassessment was published in January 2014 and can be found on the internet at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-january-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-january-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest official statistics show that as of March 2013, 77 per cent of claimants had been found to be eligible for ESA. Around 27 per cent of the caseload had by March 2013 yet to commence the migration process.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	572 label Biography information for Dame Anne Begg

42846

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Aberdeen City Council and (b) Aberdeenshire County Council.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Dame Anne Begg
	uin	191721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Aberdeen City Council were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ward</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Green matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amber matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Red matches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee</p></td><td><p>78.4%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>19.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridge Of Don</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone</p></td><td><p>79.4%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>17.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>George St/Harbour</p></td><td><p>46.2%</p></td><td><p>8.1%</p></td><td><p>45.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross</p></td><td><p>76.0%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>21.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill</p></td><td><p>77.2%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>21.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kincorth/Nigg/Cove</p></td><td><p>82.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill</p></td><td><p>83.0%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower Deeside</p></td><td><p>77.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>17.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midstocket/Rosemount</p></td><td><p>62.9%</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>31.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northfield/Mastrick North</p></td><td><p>85.0%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>55.1%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>41.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torry/Ferryhill</p></td><td><p>67.2%</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td><td><p>27.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Aberdeenshire County Council were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ward</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Green matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amber matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Red matches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aboyne Upper Deeside And Donside</p></td><td><p>72.7%</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>17.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banchory And Mid Deeside</p></td><td><p>79.3%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banff And District</p></td><td><p>78.0%</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td><td><p>15.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Buchan</p></td><td><p>74.5%</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td><td><p>15.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Garioch</p></td><td><p>79.0%</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>16.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ellon And District</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td><td><p>16.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraserburgh And District</p></td><td><p>82.2%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>14.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntly Strathbogie And Howe Of Alford</p></td><td><p>74.5%</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>16.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverurie And District</p></td><td><p>80.3%</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>16.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mearns</p></td><td><p>73.7%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>17.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Formartine</p></td><td><p>74.9%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>17.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Kincardine</p></td><td><p>78.5%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterhead North And Rattray</p></td><td><p>78.6%</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterhead South And Cruden</p></td><td><p>81.5%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>14.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stonehaven And Lower Deeside</p></td><td><p>80.2%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>15.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Troup</p></td><td><p>76.8%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td><td><p>15.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turriff And District</p></td><td><p>73.7%</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Garioch</p></td><td><p>74.4%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westhill And District</p></td><td><p>79.5%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>16.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	572 label Biography information for Dame Anne Begg

1349375

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Labour Market
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of supply and demand in the UK agricultural sector labour market.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	903154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We make use of all available information to understand labour demand and supply, considering both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements. This includes engaging closely with farmers, growers, and industry bodies to consider the latest data and business intelligence. Defra is also working across Government to ensure there is a long-term evidence-based strategy for the agricultural workforce beyond 2021.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/07/2021 12:40:43 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

638217

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Alternative Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on provision for alternative fuels.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	907312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with HM Treasury counterparts and discuss a wide range of issues, including alternative fuels. The Government keeps all taxes under review, including those for alternative fuels.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/11/2016 17:29:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

661601

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to be raised from the Apprenticeship Levy in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	58108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The expected yield for the apprenticeship levy is published in table C.5: ‘Current Receipts’, in the Autumn Statement 2016 document available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571559/autumn_statement_2016_web.pdf</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2017 14:13:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

672679

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of sums to be accrued to the public purse from the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies in Scotland in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	59960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy, will be a charge on all employers across the UK who have a paybill greater than £3 million. It is forecast to yield £2.6 billion in 2017-18, £2.7 billion in 2018-19 and £2.8 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>In 2016, the then Chancellor, in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, set out an estimate of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies. This was published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-the-apprenticeship-levy.</p><p> </p><p>Sub-national forecasts of the contribution made by public bodies and NHS trusts have not been made. The Scottish Government and the other devovled administrations will each receive a population share of the apprenticeship levy forecast as set out here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-agrees-apprenticeship-levy-funding-deal-with-devolved-administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 59961 59962 59976 question first answered 18/01/2017 16:57:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

672680

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of sums to be accrued to the public purse from the apprenticeship levy on local authorities in each nation of the UK in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	59961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy, will be a charge on all employers across the UK who have a paybill greater than £3 million. It is forecast to yield £2.6 billion in 2017-18, £2.7 billion in 2018-19 and £2.8 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>In 2016, the then Chancellor, in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, set out an estimate of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies. This was published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-the-apprenticeship-levy.</p><p> </p><p>Sub-national forecasts of the contribution made by public bodies and NHS trusts have not been made. The Scottish Government and the other devovled administrations will each receive a population share of the apprenticeship levy forecast as set out here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-agrees-apprenticeship-levy-funding-deal-with-devolved-administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 59960 59962 59976 question first answered 18/01/2017 16:57:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

672681

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the sums to be accrued to the public purse from the apprenticeship levy on NHS trusts in each nation of the UK in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	59962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy, will be a charge on all employers across the UK who have a paybill greater than £3 million. It is forecast to yield £2.6 billion in 2017-18, £2.7 billion in 2018-19 and £2.8 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>In 2016, the then Chancellor, in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, set out an estimate of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies. This was published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-the-apprenticeship-levy.</p><p> </p><p>Sub-national forecasts of the contribution made by public bodies and NHS trusts have not been made. The Scottish Government and the other devovled administrations will each receive a population share of the apprenticeship levy forecast as set out here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-agrees-apprenticeship-levy-funding-deal-with-devolved-administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 59960 59961 59976 question first answered 18/01/2017 16:57:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

672684

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of sums to be accrued to the public purse from the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	59976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy, will be a charge on all employers across the UK who have a paybill greater than £3 million. It is forecast to yield £2.6 billion in 2017-18, £2.7 billion in 2018-19 and £2.8 billion in 2019-20.</p><p>In 2016, the then Chancellor, in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, set out an estimate of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on public sector bodies. This was published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-the-apprenticeship-levy.</p><p> </p><p>Sub-national forecasts of the contribution made by public bodies and NHS trusts have not been made. The Scottish Government and the other devovled administrations will each receive a population share of the apprenticeship levy forecast as set out here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-agrees-apprenticeship-levy-funding-deal-with-devolved-administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 59960 59961 59962 question first answered 18/01/2017 16:57:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

790908

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Museums and Galleries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of military museums on relations between the armed forces and local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	113502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>In February 2017, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) published its review of the three Service Museums: The National Museum of the Royal Navy, the National Army Museum and the RAF Museum.</p><p>The review recognised the value of the focus of the three Service Museums on maintaining the heritage of the Services, as well as being the custodians of key heritage assets for the Nation. This supports broader defence and cultural objectives through outreach and community engagement.</p><p>The MOD Service Museums review can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-armed-forces-service-museums</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/11/2017 14:15:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson