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451171

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2016 to Question 25009, what proportion of people in the Senior Civil Service were based in London in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	26217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Civil Service requires a variety of skills and professions within its workforce and many senior civil servants, by nature of their remit, work closely with Ministers, which is why the majority of these positions are based in London.</p><p>The proportion of SCS based in London has remained relatively stable from 2010 to 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2010</p></td><td><p>65.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2011</p></td><td><p>65.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2012</p></td><td><p>65.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2013</p></td><td><p>63.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2014</p></td><td><p>65.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2015</p></td><td><p>67.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Although the proportion has increased, this represents an overall decrease in headcount, from 2,840 at 1<sup>st</sup> April 2010 to 2,660 at 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/02/2016 13:29:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

450681

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Commission on Freedom of Information: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated total cost to the public purse is of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information review of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	25935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central on 19 October 2015 to UIN: 10764.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 25936 question first answered 11/02/2016 12:02:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

450682

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Commission on Freedom of Information: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	25936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central on 19 October 2015 to UIN: 10764.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 25935 question first answered 11/02/2016 12:02:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

448591

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information Act 2000
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2015 to Question 902477, when he expects the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information to publish its review of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	24662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>It is for the independent Commission to determine the timing for submitting its response to Government.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/02/2016 12:11:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

436534

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	902477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to the Freedom of Information Act. An independent commission was established review the workings of the Act. The Government will consider the Commission’s report when it is received.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/12/2015 17:58:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

228478

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	New Businesses: 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, how many start-up loans have been awarded since the introduction of that scheme in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK; and what the total value is of those loans.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	228490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Set out below are the number and value of Start Up Loans awarded for the UK, Scotland, South Lanarkshire and the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency (up to the 28<sup>th</sup> February 2015).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Loans awarded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>£96,365.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Lanarkshire</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>£208,891.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,193</p></td><td><p>£4,408,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>27,034</p></td><td><p>£140,814,749</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/03/2015 15:33:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

228535

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Longannet Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 19 March 2015 from the Minister of State for Energy, when he plans to publish the advice he has received on the effect on security of supply of the potential closure of Longannet.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	228508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>National Grid expects the market to provide enough generation to meet demand and maintain system stability in Scotland – even if one or more major fossil fuelled plant closes. The system operator and transmission owners in Scotland (National Grid, Scottish Power Transmission and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission) have stress tested scenarios in which Longannet and other Scottish fossil fuelled generators closed. National Grid has the tools to secure supplies under even the toughest system conditions, and the network is resilient against 1 in 600 year risks.</p><p>National Grid has published the advice that it provided to the Secretary of State and the Scottish government on this issue on their website this week. This information contains a description of the scenarios that have been tested, ‘A day in the life’ which shows that Scottish demand was secure on a low wind, high demand day, even if two large fossil fuelled power stations had not been available and an open letter providing reassurance on the status of electricity supply in Scotland:</p><p><a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Services/Balancing-services/System-security/Transmission-Constraint-Management/Transmission-Constraint-Management-Information/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Services/Balancing-services/System-security/Transmission-Constraint-Management/Transmission-Constraint-Management-Information/</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/03/2015 15:55:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

222479

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of units that secured a capacity agreement in the first auctions of the capacity market were based in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England; and how many units of what capacity were so secured.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	224815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Capacity Market register does not publish the geographic location of Capacity Market Units (CMUs). However based on analysis of the CMUs registered, the following proportions of CMU location are assumed:</p><p>(a) Scotland 42 CMUs (14%) and 4016.847 MW (8%)</p><p>(b) Wales 46 CMUs (15%) and 8307.883 MW (17%)</p><p>(c) England 215 CMUs (70%) and 36900.122 MW (75%)</p><p>(d) Unknown 3 CMUs (1%) and 34.086 MW (0%)</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:09:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

222480

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the Distribution Network Operators under Distribution Price Control Review 5.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	224816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem are responsible for regulating the electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the setting of the price control review. Ofgem’s latest estimate for the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the DNOs is in the attached table which covers the years 2010-11 to 2013-14. The last year of Distribution Price Control Review 5 (2014-15) is still on-going.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:09:44 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2015 09:58:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name Copy of RORE DNOs Excel.xlsx title Rate of Return on Equity for DNOs 2010-1 to 2013-4 previous answer version 46378 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

222489

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average cost to domestic consumers per kWh of gas in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) each English region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	224754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Regional gas bills, based on fixed consumption levels are published in Quarterly Energy Prices, table 2.3.3 and table 2.3.4:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Annual UK gas prices by PES (Public Electricity Supply) Region in pence kWh</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>2010</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2011</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2012</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2013</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2014</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>East Midlands</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.74</p></td><td><p>4.06</p></td><td><p>4.52</p></td><td><p>4.78</p></td><td><p>4.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Eastern</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.73</p></td><td><p>4.08</p></td><td><p>4.55</p></td><td><p>4.84</p></td><td><p>5.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>London</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.83</p></td><td><p>4.20</p></td><td><p>4.67</p></td><td><p>4.97</p></td><td><p>5.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Merseyside &amp; North Wales</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.78</p></td><td><p>4.11</p></td><td><p>4.55</p></td><td><p>4.87</p></td><td><p>5.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>North East</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.74</p></td><td><p>4.08</p></td><td><p>4.50</p></td><td><p>4.80</p></td><td><p>4.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>North Scotland</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.69</p></td><td><p>4.06</p></td><td><p>4.51</p></td><td><p>4.75</p></td><td><p>4.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>North West</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.78</p></td><td><p>4.11</p></td><td><p>4.55</p></td><td><p>4.83</p></td><td><p>4.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>South East</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.78</p></td><td><p>4.14</p></td><td><p>4.61</p></td><td><p>4.87</p></td><td><p>5.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>South Scotland</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.69</p></td><td><p>4.06</p></td><td><p>4.51</p></td><td><p>4.80</p></td><td><p>4.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>South Wales</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.80</p></td><td><p>4.13</p></td><td><p>4.61</p></td><td><p>4.87</p></td><td><p>5.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>South West</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.76</p></td><td><p>4.10</p></td><td><p>4.59</p></td><td><p>4.86</p></td><td><p>4.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Southern</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.75</p></td><td><p>4.13</p></td><td><p>4.61</p></td><td><p>4.93</p></td><td><p>5.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>West Midlands</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.79</p></td><td><p>4.15</p></td><td><p>4.61</p></td><td><p>4.91</p></td><td><p>5.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Yorkshire</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.76</p></td><td><p>4.11</p></td><td><p>4.52</p></td><td><p>4.81</p></td><td><p>4.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Great Britain</em></strong></p></td><td><p>3.76</p></td><td><p>4.11</p></td><td><p>4.57</p></td><td><p>4.86</p></td><td><p>5.02</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data above are based on a fixed annual consumption of 15,000kWh in each year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:08:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex