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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

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

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

46813

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases the Child Support Agency has started committal proceedings in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	195053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Pursuant to my Written Answer on Monday 20 January 2014, Official Report, columns 42 - 43W, information on the number of cases in which the Child Support Agency has started committal proceedings is only readily available from 2010. The table below shows the number of cases where committal proceedings were started for each of the last three complete financial years and the current year to date:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Committal Proceedings Started</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010 – March 2011</p></td><td><p>3270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011 – March 2012</p></td><td><p>3560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012 – March 2013</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 – December 2013</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Following a Court Of Appeal decision in October 2012, a review of the Commitment to Prison process was carried out to ensure it complied with the terms of the judgement given in that case. Whilst doing so, applications for Commitment to Prison were not brought before the court. Procedures resumed from March 2013.</p><p>2) Data sourced from the Tallyman Informer system.</p><p>3) Data rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

46812

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the Child Support Agency in restarting committal proceedings since the end of the moratorium.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	195052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Following the initial review of its commitment to prison processes the Child Support Agency has continued to develop and evolve its processes and procedures, particularly in relation to the non-resident parent's ability to make payment.</p><p>As a result of increased focus on gaining payment compliance prior to considering commitment proceedings, the volume of commitment applications made remains lower than during the period preceding the moratorium.</p><p>The Agency is however continuing to make both new commitment applications and applications where the parent has defaulted on the terms of a commitment sentence where this seems the enforcement measure most likely to secure payment compliance.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

174663

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HM Revenue and Customs helplines from numbers in (a) England and (b) the Bedford 01234 area were answered in (i) less than two minutes, (ii) between two and five minutes, (iii) between six and 10 minutes, (iv) between 10 and 20 minutes, (v) between 20 and 30 minutes, (vi) between 30 and 45 minutes, (vii) between 45 minutes and one hour, (viii) more than an hour after the start of the call in each of the last six months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	221351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/01/2015 17:09:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller