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11895

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult on eligibility for free school meals ahead of the introduction of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	153906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2014 answer text <p>We are working very closely with other departments, including the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions, to simplify free school meals criteria under universal credit, while ensuring that free lunches continue to be available to the families who need them most. These discussions, which include consideration of a phased implementation timetable, are in recognition of the significant number and complexity of passported benefits across Government, most of which have different eligibility criteria.</p><p>We will allow good time to enable schools, local authorities and children's charities to comment on our proposals before we introduce new entitlement criteria for free school meals under universal credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

40301

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the trend in prostate cancer (a) one-year, (b) two-year and (c) five-year survival rates over the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
	tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
	uin	189608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ189608.pdf title Trend in Prostate Cancer ONS letter with table
	tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

40399

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the average change in the level of household (a) borrowing and (b) debt between 2008 and 2013 in Mid Sussex constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	189837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ189837.pdf title Household Borrowing
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

39428

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library all correspondence between his Department and other departments on the matter of union subscription check off.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	189004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions and correspondence are not usually disclosed.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

39429

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189076 189116 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39430

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189056 189116 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39431

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office employees have access to a subsidised workplace nursery which is run by a third party provider. There are no current plans to change its operation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39432

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.</p><p>The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.</p><p>Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189136 189176 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39678

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189056 189076 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39679

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.</p><p>The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.</p><p>Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189136 189156 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson