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387633

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Budgeting Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for budgeting loans were approved in each month from June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the number of Budgeting Loan awards made monthly by the Department for Work and Pensions between June 2014 and May 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan Awards, June 2014 to May 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial<br> Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>79,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>92,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>63,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>74,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>109,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>112,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>116,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>52,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>65,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>77,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>76,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>74,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures do not include awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initial refusal.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures should not be compared directly with the number of applications received by the Department in these months. Some applications are withdrawn before a decision is made. In addition, cases take an average of 7 working days to be processed so an application and corresponding award may be recorded in different months.</p><p> </p><p>· All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:16:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

386515

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2015, what his future plans are for the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is reviewing all spending as a part of the 2015 Spending Review. All decisions, including decisions on future spending for the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative, will be taken as a part of this work.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 12:00:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386800

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Income Support: Lone Parents
	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 estimate the number of income support lone parent claimants who have a subsequent child by the same father.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 08:47:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386804

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) in the UK and (b) resident in overseas countries over the age of 100 received the state pension; and how many such people lived in each such overseas country.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:27:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

387486

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments applicants in Preston had to travel to medical assessments in (a) Preston, (b) South Ribble, (c) Chorley, (d) other local authorities in Lancashire, (e) Merseyside and (f) Greater Manchester in 2014; which venues each such applicant attended; and how many such applicants attended each such venue.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	5272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available at local authority level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:46:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

385290

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Interpreters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the interpretation service at courts and tribunals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is committed to providing a standard of interpreter that meets the needs of those requiring support in the justice system. My department continues closely to monitor the language services contract and target work and investment to further drive improvements and reduce the burden on taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>An independent review of interpreter quality standards was published, together with the coalition Government’s response, on the Ministry of Justice website on 17 December 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/07/2015 16:50:55 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

386502

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department of Business Innovation and Skills: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made by his Department between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	4959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Under the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012, government departments are required to publicise successful appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments will usually publish this information on GOV.UK <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> or the appointing body’s website, depending upon the profile and nature of the appointment.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 11:20:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

384891

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Homelessness
	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 effect on the levels of homelessness from the proposed reduction in the benefit cap to £23,000 each year; and what research was undertaken to calculate this estimate.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	3677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:59:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

385301

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hepatitis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the national waiting time criterion for referral to hepatitis C treatment is 18 weeks whereas the national waiting time criterion for referral to specialist services for HIV treatment is two weeks.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) are working alongside a coalition of other organisations and patient groups to draft a framework for hepatitis C improvement. This hepatitis C improvement framework will set high level aims for the public health system towards elimination of hepatitis C related liver disease as a significant public health concern.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The hepatitis C improvement framework will be referred to in PHE’s liver disease framework.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Timing for access to care or treatments for all NHS England service specifications or policies is based on an assessment of the evidence for clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and affordability.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/07/2015 13:53:15 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2015 14:59:37 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton previous answer version 12907 answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

387390

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Green Investment Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the Green Investment Bank the Government plans to sell; and what deadlines, milestones or schedules his Department has set as part of this process.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	5372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Decisions about the size of stake to be sold will depend on the outcome of discussions with potential investors and will be driven by what best achieves value for money for the UK taxpayer. Our aim is that a majority of shares in UK Green Investment Bank plc would come to be held by private investors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On timing, we are keen to make progress but would not want to commit to a particular timetable at this stage. We need the flexibility to do a deal when we are satisfied the time and the terms are right. Timing of a sale is dependent on the outcome of discussions with potential investors. We will only proceed once satisfied we are able to achieve best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 15:28:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna