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524639

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	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	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new Apprenticeship Levy on the number of apprenticeship start-ups from September 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	40284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not produce forecasts for apprenticeship starts. Apprenticeships are paid jobs and their availability is dependent on employers offering opportunities and hiring apprentices.</p><p>The levy will fund a step-change in apprenticeship numbers and quality – delivering on our commitment to 3 million new apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. It will put apprenticeship funding on a sustainable footing and improve the technical and professional skills of the workforce.</p><p>It will encourage employers to invest in their apprentices and take on more. Employers in England who pay the levy and are committed to apprenticeships training will be able to get out more than they pay in to the levy through a top-up of additional funding to their digital accounts. The government will apply a 10% top-up to monthly funds entering levy paying employers digital accounts, for apprenticeship training in England, from April 2017. Apprentices who have been accepted on to an apprenticeship before April 2017 will be funded for the full term of the apprenticeship under the terms and conditions that were in place at the time their apprenticeship started.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/06/2016 14:07:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

90271

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	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	Small Businesses: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of late payments on small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs); and whether his Department plans to bring forward any further measures to assist in SMEs with cash flow.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	207890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In the May 2014 Government Response to our discussion paper, <em>Building a Responsible Payment Culture</em>, we set out measures to create greater transparency of payment practices and a more responsible payment culture. Through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill we are developing a requirement for large firms to publish their payment practices and a measure to prohibit contractual barriers to finance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have committed to working with the Institute for Credit Management and signatories to strengthen the Prompt Payment Code. And the British Business Bank aims to address long standing, structural gaps in the supply of finance to businesses and provide diverse sources of funding for small and medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/09/2014 14:17:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 18986 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

416772

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reform personal insolvency to make it easier for people who have been the subject of either bankruptcy or a Debt Relief Order to obtain a better credit rating afterwards.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	8702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes it is important that lenders act responsibly when deciding whether to grant credit, including checking the consumer’s ability to repay. Most lenders use Credit Reference Agencies (CRAs) to do this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Adverse information, such as details of bankruptcy or Debt Relief Orders, is normally held on a consumer’s credit report for six years. Details automatically disappear after this time has elapsed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Consumers can add a Notice to their credit report explaining any special circumstances which led to their financial difficulty and explaining how their situation has changed. A lender should take this into account when making lending decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/09/2015 12:55:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

606688

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters of complaint to HM Revenue and Customs have been responded to within 28 days in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	49584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs uses a 15 working day response target for complaints. As at the beginning of October, for the year to date the Department’s 15 day response performance stands at 75%.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2016 10:40:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

606689

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs to be answered in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	49585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs publishes regular performance reports, including average speed of answer; details of which are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2016 11:15:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

61446

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Atos Origin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of whether Atos is an appropriate body to conduct (a) the delivery of tax-free childcare and (b) other outsourced work on behalf of National Savings and Investments.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	200290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Atos was awarded the contract to provide services to NS&amp;I, and to use the NS&amp;I related assets, processes and infrastructure to provide services to others on a shared service basis subject to assessment of scope and nature, and agreement of NS&amp;I. The contract was awarded following an open and competitive tender process and commenced on the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2014, and is subject to ongoing scrutiny based on defined service levels, transparency requirements and a clear risk strategy.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 18/06/2014 13:01:12 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

90239

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Self-employed: National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which employers use self-employed staff to avoid paying national insurance contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	207809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not made a recent assessment of the extent to which employers use self-employed staff to avoid paying National Insurance contributions.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/09/2014 14:53:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

78996

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost to the public purse was of holding a Cabinet meeting in Aberdeen on 24 February 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	206772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The central cost of holding Cabinet in Aberdeen was £1,800. This is a considerable reduction on regional Cabinet meetings under the previous administration, which cost between £50,000 and £100,000. Departments and agencies will also have incurred costs in terms of travel, staff time and other support. The cost of any security provided by the police is a matter for the relevant police force.</p><p>Holding Cabinet meetings in different parts of the UK allows Ministers to hear at first hand the views of people in different areas, and Ministers visited various locations in the region following the meeting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 01/09/2014 15:25:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

1679604

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, what the definition is of bad nerves.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Questions of 5th January is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 8117 8121 8122 8130 question first answered 15/01/2024 11:22:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ8116_ 8117_ 8121_ 8122_ 8130 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679605

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, what medical research supports the concept of bad nerves.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Questions of 5th January is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 8116 8121 8122 8130 question first answered 15/01/2024 11:22:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ8116_ 8117_ 8121_ 8122_ 8130 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean