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41154

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	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 recent assessment he has made of the level of underemployment.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	902867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 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 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 902867.pdf title Underemployment - ONS Letter
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

44636

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of the figures for zero-hour contracts in the Labour Force Survey.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	193442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 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 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 193442 ONS 134.pdf title Zero Hour Contracts - ONS Letter
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

43869

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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, what the average time taken from an application for reconsideration of an employment and support allowance decision to a decision being made on the case was in each month since October 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	192738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>Mandatory reconsideration was introduced for Employment and Support Allowance for decisions notified from 28 October 2013. The Department is collecting information to understand how it is operating from the point of its introduction, including the time taken from an application for reconsideration of an ESA decision to a decision being made on the case. </p><p> </p><p>At present, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available. </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 192886 192887 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

39174

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to the EU Commission on the UK applying for and drawing down monies from the European Solidarity Fund following the recent flooding and storm damage; and what the deadline is for making any such bid.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	188600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>EU Solidarity Fund money is available to all Member States suffering from large-scale natural disasters, but is subject to a number of eligibility requirements, including on the level of direct damages. Comparing the damage today to the 2007 floods, and following contact with the Commission, the Government's assessment was that we had not met these conditions. The Regulation governing the EUSF sets the deadline for applications as ten weeks after the first damage caused by the disaster.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

43554

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of domestic violence were recorded in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	192377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of domestic violence and abuse incidents at the local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

45881

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he chose a one stage process for the sale of the land-focused business of the Defence Support Group; and what consultation there was on the options for the sale process with (a) the workforce of the group and (b) trades unions.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	194418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The decision to proceed with a one stage process was taken to maximise competitive tension and shorten the timescales for the transaction. The commercial considerations around the structure of the competition are a matter for the Department so did not form part of our consultation with Defence Support Group staff and Trades Unions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

45882

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff employed within the land-focused business of the Defence Support Group will be (a) within and (b) without the scope of the sale.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	194400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>At the moment we expect all 1,973 permanent staff members employed within the land-focused Defence Support Group business to be included within the scope of sale and transferred to the new owner under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. The final assessment will take place closer to the time of the actual sale.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

46060

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which bidders and consortia have passed the pre-qualification stage to purchase the land-focused business of the Defence Support Group.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	194517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence issued an Invitation To Negotiate on 28 March 2014 to a number of bidders, including individual companies and consortia, for the sale of the Defence Support Group Land Business. The identity of those bidders is commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

46073

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which sites used by the land-focused business of the Defence Support Group will be (a) sold, (b) leased to the buyer and (c) closed with a view to being put on the open market for development.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	194518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Other than the proposed closure of the site at Ashchurch for subsequent sale for development, it is not the intention of the Ministry of Defence to sell any of the sites used by the Defence Support Group (DSG) or to close any with a view to putting them on the market. The following facilities which the DSG occupy exclusively will be leased to the new company:</p><p> </p><p>Andover</p><p> </p><p>Bicester</p><p> </p><p>Bovington (main DSG facility)</p><p> </p><p>Lulworth</p><p> </p><p>Catterick</p><p> </p><p>Colchester</p><p> </p><p>Donnington</p><p> </p><p>Sennybridge</p><p> </p><p>Stirling</p><p> </p><p>Warminster (main DSG facility)</p><p> </p><p>The DSG will be granted a licence to occupy facilities at the following locations:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Abingdon</p><p> </p><p>Aldershot Sites</p><p> </p><p>Ashchurch (pending closure)</p><p> </p><p>Bovington (In-Barracks Support)</p><p> </p><p>Brawdy</p><p> </p><p>Chivenor</p><p> </p><p>Edinburgh</p><p> </p><p>Kinnegar</p><p> </p><p>Longmoor</p><p> </p><p>Portsmouth</p><p> </p><p>St Athan</p><p> </p><p>Stirling (Bldg 135)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Stranraer</p><p>Tidworth</p><p>Waddington</p><p> </p><p>Warminster (In-Barracks Support)</p><p> </p><p>Wattisham</p><p> </p><p>Woodbridge</p><p> </p><p>Woolwich</p><p> </p><p>Wyton</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

41913

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	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 the Home Department, what funding her Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	191025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 20 March 2014]</p><p>The Department did not provide specific funding for staff to carry out trade union activities in 2011, 2012 or 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of paid time spent on trade union activities by staff who are union representatives has only been centrally recorded since November 2012. Between November 2012 and September 2013 our central records show that 1,345 paid days were spent by union representatives on such activities. These central records are based on returns submitted by union representatives to account for the time they have spent on their union roles. Information on the amount of paid time spent on trade union activities prior to November 2012 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Since October 2013 the Department has not permitted members of staff elected as union representatives to be granted paid facility time for any trade union activities and in future will only grant paid facility time for such activities in exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Secretary of State. In line with our legal obligations members of staff elected as union representatives are able to request time away from their work to undertake trade union activities but any time off granted for this purpose will be unpaid.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns