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40936

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of and interest in politics among young people aged 16 to 24 years old.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	190282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 5<sup>th</sup> February, the government announced that all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain and 5 national organisations will be sharing &pound;4.2 million of funding aimed at ensuring every eligible person in the country, including young people, is signed up to the electoral register and has their chance to vote.</p><p> </p><p>To improve registration levels for young people, The Government has made the Rock Enrol! learning resource available, which promotes democratic engagement and encourages young people to register to vote.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also manages a student forum that brings together key people within the Higher/Further Education (HFE) sector, the National Union of Students and local authorities with the highest student populations. The forum aims to reinforce the maximum registration of students and increases Individual Electoral Registration awareness across the HFE sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

40937

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged 18 to 24 years who vote in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	190283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has made no such estimate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

44146

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 851W, on social security benefits, for what reason information from his Department's document Incapacity Benefits: Death of Recipients published in July 2012 was not included in the response; and whether the information contained in that document is still collected.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	192948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The reason that the referred document was not included in the previous answer is that it does not answer the question as asked. </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department does monitor requests we receive for new statistics and consider whether we can produce and release analysis that will helpfully inform public debate. The Department is therefore looking at this issue with a view to seeing what statistics could be produced on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

47815

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of conclusions of the recent UN IPCC report on the effects of climate change on developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	903623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the IPCC report. Climate change poses very serious consequences to human health, global food security, and can slow economic growth. Its impacts will be an extra burden for those living in poverty, and make it harder to reduce poverty in developing countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

57904

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the provision of debt advice for carers in a) Glasgow North West, b) Glasgow, c) Scotland and d) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	198898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Money Advice Service (MAS) is responsible for the coordination of debt advice funding across the UK and has a statutory duty to improve the quality, consistency and availability of debt advice. In 2013/14 MAS funded 163,000 debt advice sessions in England and Wales. MAS also co-funds debt advice in Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government, which in the last financial year led to more than 11,000 people receiving advice.</p><p> </p><p>MAS research shows that 4% of the clients of its funded services are carers. Research also suggests that advice over the phone can be particularly useful for carers and MAS has expanded its funded services to enable them to provide advice in this way. Carers are also able to access free debt advice over the phone from National Debtline and StepChange Debt Charity.</p><p> </p><p>In Glasgow, there are two targeted projects which meet carers'specific needs. These are:</p><p> </p><p>· Yorkhill Families Money and Debt Advice Support Project: Yorkhill hospital and Glasgow Central Citizens Advice Bureau together provide advice to families who are financially vulnerable because of their children's long-term health condition; and</p><p> </p><p>· Glasgow Association for Mental Health Money and Debt Project, which provides free face-to-face advice debt advice to people with mental health problems across Glasgow and their carers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/06/2014 15:27:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

57905

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings of the HM Revenue and Customs' Board and associated sub-committees for a) 2013 and b) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	198899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>It is HMRC's policy to publish Board and Executive Committee minutes annually. The HMRC website is due to be updated with these in the next month. HMRC's Annual Report contains a summary of the key areas of work for each sub-Committee over the previous year.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/06/2014 15:56:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

57906

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what issues the HM Revenue and Customs' Scrutiny Committee has addressed since its establishment in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	198900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The remit of the Scrutiny Committee is to advise the Board and Principal Accounting Officer on issues referred by the Board for in-depth review, challenge or assurance. Since its establishment in 2013, the Committee has reviewed the departmental security strategy as well as the department's complaints handling processes.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/06/2014 15:57:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

57907

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Carers: Income
	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 real-terms income of carers in each of the years from 2010 to 2014; and what estimate he has made of the real-terms income of carers in 2015 in a) Glasgow North West constituency, b) Glasgow, c) Scotland, and d) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	198897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 16:59:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

57908

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Carers' Benefits
	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 conduct an assessment of the effect on carers of the implementation of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Universal Credit Impact Assessment was published in December 2012, full details of the report can be found here</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/welfare-reform-act-2012-impact-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/welfare-reform-act-2012-impact-assessments</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199018 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:56:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

57909

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Carers' Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects on carers of (a) each change and (b) all changes to the benefits system since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Universal Credit Impact Assessment was published in December 2012, full details of the report can be found here</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/welfare-reform-act-2012-impact-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/welfare-reform-act-2012-impact-assessments</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199019 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:56:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson