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418525

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that the recipients of carer's allowance lose only a proportion of that allowance when they begin to earn more that £110 per week.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	9983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>A carer can earn up to £110 a week after National Insurance, tax and other allowable expenses are deducted and still be able to receive Carer’s Allowance. The earnings limit was increased by 8% in April 2015 and 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year. We have no plans to move to a taper system.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9981 question first answered 16/09/2015 12:39:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

418524

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Carer's Allowance: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Scotland caring for someone who are not eligible for carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	9982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>A number of conditions have to be satisfied to receive Carer’s Allowance. These can only be tested when an actual claim is made. As such there is no basis on which such an estimate could be made.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/09/2015 12:44:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

418521

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Carer's Allowance: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claimants of carer's allowance in Scotland who stopped receiving that allowance due to earning more than £110 per week in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	9981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>A carer can earn up to £110 a week after National Insurance, tax and other allowable expenses are deducted and still be able to receive Carer’s Allowance. The earnings limit was increased by 8% in April 2015 and 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year. We have no plans to move to a taper system.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9983 question first answered 16/09/2015 12:39:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1237104

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth House: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) cost to the public purse was of refitting and (b) annual facilities budget is for Queen Elizabeth House Edinburgh.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	94465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Details of departmental expenditure are published on GOV.UK. Details of estates costs are published in departmental accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/10/2020 16:59:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1236590

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth House: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of the cost of the recent refit of Queen Elizabeth House was borne by (a) his Department and (b) HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	93616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for the construction and fit out of Queen Elizabeth House which will house nearly 3,000 civil servants from over 13 UKG departments.</p><p>My department will be responsible for part of the overall running costs of the building, supported by funding from HM Treasury as part of our annual settlement.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/09/2020 10:49:23 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1236589

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the absence rate was for staff of his Department based in (a) Scotland and (b) London in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	93615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly, all staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, who remain the employer. All absence is reported to and recorded by the parent employers, who retain and manage the detailed absence data relevant to their staff.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/09/2020 10:50:22 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1236588

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on salaries for staff based in (a) Scotland and (b) London in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	93614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland spend on salaries for staff based in Scotland and London in each of the last five financial years is shown below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland </strong></p></td><td><p>2,137</p></td><td><p>2,326</p></td><td><p>2,309</p></td><td><p>2,690</p></td><td><p>2,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>1,612</p></td><td><p>1,708</p></td><td><p>1,817</p></td><td><p>2,016</p></td><td><p>2,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,749</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,034</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,126</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,706</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,270</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/09/2020 10:54:02 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1236587

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed in his Department who were based in (a) London and (b) Scotland on (i) September 2020 and (ii) 1 April in each year from 2015 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	93613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies; principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers.</p><p>Staff on assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies to the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland were based as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31 August 2020*</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> *Data provided from 31 August as nearest recorded information held to the requested dates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/09/2020 10:52:25 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1236287

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the absence rate has been for HMRC staff based in Scotland in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	92806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The average working days lost for each HMRC employee based in Scotland are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019: 7.25 days</p><p>1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020: 7.50 days</p><p> </p><p>In the time available, it has not been possible to provide the information requested for earlier years. I will write to the Honourable Member with the further information requested in due course, and I will place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>The average working days lost for all HMRC employees over the three earlier years are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016: 7.58 days</p><p>1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017: 6.86 days</p><p>1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018: 6.89 days</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/09/2020 16:16:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1236286

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of wages for HMRC staff based in Scotland in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	92805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The estimated cost of wages for HMRC staff based in Scotland for the last five financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>190,197,894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>192,907,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>195,917,991</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>200,454,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>197,811,410</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/09/2020 16:09:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard