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381583

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on meeting its obligations to veterans in accordance with the Military Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	2741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Department takes its ongoing responsibilities under the Armed Forces Covenant very seriously. Good progress has been made in some key areas.</p><p> </p><p>DWP officials play an active part in the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group, which brings together officials from across Government with a number of service organisations. DWP also has a nominated Armed Forces Advocate who is responsible for ensuring that the needs of service personnel, their families and veterans are properly catered for by the Department. This means ensuring that these groups are not disadvantaged as a result of military service, and providing special treatment where appropriate.</p><p>Every Jobcentre district has an “Armed Forces Champion”, who works with the Career Transition Partnership, and also links with providers and charities giving specialist support, such as the Royal British Legion.</p><p>DWP has ensured that War Disablement Pensions and guaranteed income payments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will be fully disregarded in calculating an award of Universal Credit. Working with the Ministry of Defence we introduced the Armed Forces Independence Payment to provide financial support to service personnel and veterans seriously injured as a result of service to cover the extra costs they may have as a result of their injury. And we have ensured that ex-service personnel can have early access to the Work Programme.</p><p> </p><p>These are just some examples of how DWP is meeting its obligations to the Armed Forces Community through the benefits system and support in finding employment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 14:29:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

49047

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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 estimate he has made of savings to the public purse arising from using Capita to administer personal independence payment assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Expenditure forecasts from the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are calculated on a national basis and it is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown in respect of areas where administration of PIP has been contracted to Capita.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

49048

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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 performance of Capita in fulfilling its contract to administer personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the right Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 January 2014, <em>Official Report,</em> column 58-59W, to the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Sheila Gilmore).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

49633

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	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, how armed forces veterans are identified when making an application for jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Armed Forces Veterans who claim Jobseeker's Allowance are identified by the Work Coach at their initial Work Search interview.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

178833

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	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 recent representations he has received on Equitable Life compensation packages; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	224013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury continues to talk to many interested parties on this important issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/02/2015 16:52:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

178836

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	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 he has to review the level of compensation paid to Equitable Life policy holders; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	223969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government accepted all the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s findings of government maladministration and established the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Taking into account of the state of the public finances, to be fair to both policyholders and tax payers, the Government allocated £1.5 billion to fund payments to around one million Equitable Life policyholders. At 31 January 2015 payments surpassing £1 billion have been issued to 896,367 policyholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is focussed on making the remaining payments to eligible policyholders and has no plans to increase the levels of funding available to the Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/02/2015 16:59:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

353904

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Unpaid Fines: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in outstanding fines there were at courts in Nottinghamshire on (a) 31 March and (b) the last date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	2289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years. The amount of money collected has risen from £259m at the end of 2009/10 to an all time high of £290 million at the end of 2013/14 and collections continue to rise. In 2013/14 the total outstanding balance of financial impositions reduced by £26.7m (5%) in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the value of financial impositions outstanding as at the end of December 2014 in Nottinghamshire. The figures for the 2014/15 financial year will be available on 25 June 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The outstanding balance figure includes the value of accounts that were not due to be paid by the end of the period specified (either because they were imposed close to the end of the year or because they had payment timescales set by the courts for beyond the end of the year) and those that were being paid by instalments on agreed payment plans. This figure include fines, compensation orders, victim surcharge orders and prosecution costs orders.</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outstanding balance as at end of December 2014</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>£7,610,378</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 17/06/2015 16:38:03 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347143

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Iraq: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>Since ISIL’s expansion in the summer of 2014, the Government of Iraq (GoI), with the support of the Global Counter-ISIL Coalition, including the UK, has succeeded in halting ISIL’s advance and pushing them out of a quarter of the territory they have captured. However, the security situation in Iraq remains concerning.</p><p>In central and western Iraq the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), supported by Coalition airstrikes have generally succeeded in containing ISIL advances, and in places like Tikrit, retaken territory. On 17 May, however, ISIL captured the city of Ramadi in Anbar province. While this represents a symbolic and tactical advance for ISIL, we do not judge it to be strategically significant.</p><p>Some areas of Iraq, such as Mosul, remain under complete ISIL control whilst others like Fallujah and Baiji continue to be heavily contested.</p><p>In the north, the Kurdish Security Forces (KSF), supported by Coalition airstrikes, have recaptured territory, particularly around the Sinjar area, and continue to make incremental gains. The majority of southern Iraq remains calm.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/06/2015 10:40:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347147

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Afghanistan: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>Working for a stable and secure Afghanistan that is willing and able to counter terrorism remains a key objective for our work in Afghanistan. The UK played a leading role in the International Security Assistance Force mission. With NATO support, Afghan security forces now number around 330,000, the strongest in Afghan history. In January 2015 they assumed complete responsibility for the country’s security, a significant achievement and a tangible demonstration of the progress achieved to date. Recent well-publicised attacks have shown insurgent ambition to press for early impact following the announcement on 22 April of the start of their military campaign this year, in which they have declared Afghan Government and international institutions and civilian personnel as legitimate targets. We recognise and are ever mindful of the indiscriminate tragedy that this inflicts. Events have also illustrated the ability and determination of Afghan Defence and Security Forces to absorb pressure and to respond effectively. We expect this capability to broaden and to deepen as NATO’s Resolute Support Mission continues, of which the UK remains a key component.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of reports claiming that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant/Daesh have gained a foothold in Afghanistan and that they are seeking to consolidate this. Together with Afghan and international counterparts, we are monitoring the situation closely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/06/2015 10:08:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347148

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Libya: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>Ongoing instability and increased violence are a serious threat to Libya’s future. The wider region is threatened by the increasing presence of terrorist organisations and the facilitation of illegal migration. The UK is particularly concerned about the growing threat from extremist groups affiliated with ISIL in Libya. Only a stable and representative Government of National Accord (GNA) can deal with the political and security challenges Libya faces. I discussed this with visiting members of the House of Representatives and Libyan activists during my recent visit to Tunisia.</p><p>The UK remains fully committed to supporting the work of Special Representative of the Secretary General Leon to find a lasting political and security settlement in Libya. An agreement on a GNA is an essential first step to normalising Libya, and needs to be accompanied by a monitored ceasefire, withdrawal of armed groups from the cities and a comprehensive security plan.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/06/2015 16:08:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker