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61918

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Bedford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on funding for the transition to a two-tier school system in Bedford Borough.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	904217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>We are not aware of any representations made on this matter<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/06/2014 16:55:51 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

227781

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will amend the School Admissions Code to allow schools to take into account the length of time a child has been on a waiting list in instances when that length of time has been longer than one year and that child matches that school's admissions criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	227943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education currently has no plans to amend the School Admissions Code in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>It is government policy that all school places must be allocated in accordance with each school's oversubscription criteria. Such criteria are determined following consultation with the local community and reflect local needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2015 13:44:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

177482

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the Schools Admissions Code precludes admissions authorities from taking into account how long a child has been on the waiting list for a school place.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	223093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The School Admissions Code requires that all school places, including those offered to pupils on a school’s waiting list, are allocated strictly in accordance with a school’s published admissions criteria. This ensures fairness and transparency in the process and means that those applying for admission to a school understand from the outset their likelihood of gaining a place. It also means that there is no incentive for those who do not closely match a school’s admissions criteria, to remain on a waiting list while occupying a place at an alternative school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 09/02/2015 15:43:52 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

446230

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to review the amount of compensation for losses paid to Equitable Life policy holders over the course of the current Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	23265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the payments made by the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. The Scheme closed to new claims on 31<sup>st</sup> December 2015. However, the annual payments to With-Profits Annuitants will continue unaffected for the duration of their annuity.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2016 14:33:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

458410

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to introduce a Bill for the reform and modernisation of the public service ombudsman sector as provided for in the 2015 Queen's Speech.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	30340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the reform and modernisation of the public service ombudsman sector and it remains our intention to introduce draft legislation as soon as reasonably possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/03/2016 09:47:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

167415

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases referred by hon. Members to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman took (a) up to one month, (b) between one to two months, (c) between two to three months, (d) between three to four months, (e) between four to five months, (f) between five to six months and (g) more than six months from allocation to a caseworker to conclusion; and how long each case which took more than six months took to be concluded.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	216772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman publish statistical information on their performance in their Annual Report and Resource Accounts which are laid before Parliament. I have asked the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to write to the Hon. Member with further detail on the specific questions raised. Copies of the reply will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 216731 question first answered 08/12/2014 17:40:15 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

167297

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases referred by hon Members to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman took (a) up to one month, (b) one to two months, (c) two to three months, (d) three to four months, (e) four to five months, (f) five to six months and (g) more than six months from referral to allocation to a caseworker in each of the last three years; and how long each such case took to be allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	216731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman publish statistical information on their performance in their Annual Report and Resource Accounts which are laid before Parliament. I have asked the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to write to the Hon. Member with further detail on the specific questions raised. Copies of the reply will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 216772 question first answered 08/12/2014 17:40:14 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

416821

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's (a) total expenditure and (b) expenditure on governance, democracy and human rights projects has been in each country in Africa in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	8535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>High level figures for DFID Bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) for African countries are shown in the table below. 2013 is the latest year for which data is available. Also shown in the table are amounts disbursed in respect of sectors in DFID’s thematic reporting pillar Government and State Building which encompasses governance, democracy and human rights themes. Country Specific amounts are contained in the spreadsheet attached to this response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>£ Thousands</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral ODA to African Countries</p></td><td><p>£1,489,217</p></td><td><p>£1,597,602</p></td><td><p>£1,786,999</p></td><td><p>£1,894,353</p></td><td><p>£2,123,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral ODA to African Countries in Governance Sector</p></td><td><p>£263,407</p></td><td><p>£233,850</p></td><td><p>£253,519</p></td><td><p>£244,426</p></td><td><p>£290,571</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:33:40 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps attachment 1 file name DFID Official Development Assistance to African Countries.docx title DFID ODA to African Countries
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

167384

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the process for applying for funeral payments.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	216782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are currently taking steps to improve the scheme and will continue to monitor its effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 08/12/2014 12:54:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

62173

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the freezing of state pensions for those living overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	200894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The UK state pension is payable worldwide. However, where a recipient is not ordinarily resident in the UK, eligibility for annual up-rates is generally restricted to people living in a country which is a member of the European Economic Area, including by extension Switzerland, or in a country with which the UK has a bilateral social security agreement that provides for up-rating of the UK state pension. A list of these countries can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad</a></p><p><br> Restricting the availability of annual up-rates to the UK state pensions in this manner has been the long standing policy of successive Governments. This Government has no plans to change it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/06/2014 14:52:32 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller