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58285

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent conformation dry run conducted in the (a) Makerfield constituency and (b) Borough of Wigan.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	199308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Makerfield were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABRAM</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHTON</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRYN</p></td><td><p>8,197</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>8,674</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY GREEN</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORRELL</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINSTANLEY</p></td><td><p>8,003</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORSLEY MESNES</p></td><td><p>8,006</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Borough of Wigan were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABRAM</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHTON</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASPULL NEW SPRINGS WHELLEY</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASTLEY MOSLEY COMMON</p></td><td><p>8,168</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATHERLEIGH</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>1,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATHERTON</p></td><td><p>9,641</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRYN</p></td><td><p>8,197</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOUGLAS</p></td><td><p>8,241</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOLBORNE and LOWTON WEST</p></td><td><p>7,788</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>8,674</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY GREEN</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INCE</p></td><td><p>7,755</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>1,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH EAST</p></td><td><p>7,867</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH SOUTH</p></td><td><p>9,116</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>1,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH WEST</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>1,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOWTON EAST</p></td><td><p>8,630</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORRELL</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PEMBERTON</p></td><td><p>8,515</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEVINGTON WITH LOWER GROUND</p></td><td><p>8,217</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STANDISH WITH LANGTREE</p></td><td><p>8,594</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TYLDESLEY</p></td><td><p>8,901</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>1,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WIGAN CENTRAL</p></td><td><p>7,776</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>1,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WIGAN WEST</p></td><td><p>8,599</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINSTANLEY</p></td><td><p>8,003</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORSLEY MESNES</p></td><td><p>8,006</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 10/06/2014 14:04:50 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

390040

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	English Votes for English Laws
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the effect of the Government's proposed changes to voting procedures in the House on the representation of constituencies in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	900945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I have had discussions with the Leader of the House on this matter and look forward to this afternoon’s debate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/07/2015 14:08:45 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

47375

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance appeals were represented at tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014; and what proportion of such claimants were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	195524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April –December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 includes Oral &amp; Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p> </p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned on appeal. For example a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular oral evidence provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

47376

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against jobseeker's allowance decisions went to tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	195526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April –December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 includes Oral &amp; Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p> </p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned on appeal. For example a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular oral evidence provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

693354

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Insurance: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to require insurers to pass on to consumers the potential savings arising from the proposed reform to whiplash and small claims; and whether she plans to impose penalties on those insurers that do not comply.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	65094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Leading insurers have already, following publication of the Government’s consultation in November, committed to pass on savings from the reforms to consumers through lower premiums.</p><p> </p><p>Motor insurance is intensely competitive and insurance companies will have little choice but to pass on savings or risk being priced out of the market. The Government will monitor the industry’s reaction to the reforms announced on 23 February and will consider further action if required.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 27/02/2017 16:00:52 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

750255

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Wigan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the number of (a) directly employed staff and (b) people employed in support of Hindley Prison is.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	3884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff directly employed at HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Hindley can be found in table 12 in the latest workforce bulletin at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information regarding people employed in support of Hindley prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/07/2017 15:41:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

750263

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of how many staff are employed in a 1,300-capacity category C prison (a) directly and (b) in the supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	3730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The following are the current 1,300-capacity category C prisons:</p><ul><li>HM Prison Oakwood</li><li>HM Prison Northumberland</li><li>HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Parc</li><li>HM Prison Highpoint</li></ul><p>Latest figures on the number of staff directly employed at HMP Highpoint (which is a public sector prison) can be found in HM Prison and Probation Service annual workforce statistics bulletin in table 12 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614643/noms-workforce-tables-march-2017.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614643/noms-workforce-tables-march-2017.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures on the number of staff employed at HM Prison Oakwood, and HM Prison Northumberland (which are privately operated prisons) are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full-time equivalent staff in post, June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Prison Oakwood</p></td><td><p>504.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Prison Northumberland</p></td><td><p>429.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Parc</p></td><td><p>682.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold figures on the number of staff employed as part of a supply chain.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/07/2017 15:49:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

750264

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Wigan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, where the funding will come from for the building of the proposed prison at Hindley.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	3731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The proposed redevelopment of Hindley prison is part of the £1.3 billion investment to reform and modernise the prison estate by replacing ageing and ineffective prisons with up to 10,000 modern prison places. The oldest and most inadequate local prisons will be considered for closure and the receipts will be used to fund this transformation programme.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/09/2017 14:07:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1131230

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the increase in council tax arrears since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	263136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Council tax arrears reported by local authorities in England for 2014-15 to 2017-18 can be found in Table 7 of the 'Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England' statistical release. The link to the latest table is <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743738/Table_7_2017-18_revised.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743738/Table_7_2017-18_revised.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/06/2019 16:33:50 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

931316

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Antisemitism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the April 2018 final update to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism, when he plans to hold the Departmental roundtable on concerns relating to the media which was agreed by his predecessor.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	157721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Following the ministerial roundtable with social media companies on 19 December 2017, it was agreed to host a similar roundtable with the print media. The roundtable will focus on the impact stories in the print media have on social media. Plans are already underway and the roundtable will be held before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/07/2018 16:40:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue