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100507

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government policies announced since the Coalition Agreement have not been implemented; and what the reason is for not implementing each such policy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentlemen to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business Plans are fully transparent and are available at <a href="http://www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.transparency.number10.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 211407 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:04:47 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

100508

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which of the policies outlined in the Coalition Agreement have not been implemented; and what the reason is for not implementing each such policy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentlemen to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business Plans are fully transparent and are available at <a href="http://www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.transparency.number10.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 211406 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:04:47 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

92447

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Driving: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations have been made to his Department from local authorities on Clauses 8, 9 and 10 of the Deregulation Bill currently before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	210034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has received representations on behalf of Trafford, Oldham and Kirklees councils in relation to provisions in the Deregulation Bill on taxis and private hire vehicles. The Department for Transport, which has policy responsibility for taxi and private hire vehicles, has also received representations on behalf of St Helens and South Ribble councils, and from the Local Government Association.</p><p>These representations raised issues relating to safety and to the Law Commission report on taxis and private hire vehicle licensing which the Government is currently considering.</p><p>The Government will withdraw clause 10, which would have allowed anyone with an ordinary driving licence to drive a private hire vehicle when it is ‘off-duty’, from the Bill when clauses 10-12 are debated at Lords Committee Stage on 21 October.</p><p>The remaining clauses in the Deregulation Bill are:</p><p>· clause 11 which will standardise the duration for all taxi and private hire vehicle driver licences at three years; and five years for all private hire vehicle operator licences. Shorter durations will only be granted on a case by case basis, where it is justifiable for a particular reason. This will reduce the financial and administrative burden of more frequent licence renewals; and</p><p>· clause 12 which will allow private hire operators to sub-contract bookings to operators licensed in a different district.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 16/10/2014 11:01:46 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

92449

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Driving: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the safety of passengers in taxis and private hire vehicles of implementation of the provision in Clause 8 of the Deregulation Bill currently before Parliament that unlicensed drivers will be able to drive a licensed vehicle when it is not being used for work purposes.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	210033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that Clause 10 (previously Clause 8) of the Deregulation Bill is a common-sense measure with adequate safeguards. However, after listening to concerns about this proposal during the passage of the Bill, the Government has concluded that a better course of action would be for this measure to be considered as part of the package of measures recommended by the Law Commission to reform taxi and private hire vehicle licensing which the Government is considering.</p><p>The Government will withdraw clause 10 from the Bill when clauses 10-12 are debated at Lords Committee Stage on 21 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 16/10/2014 11:03:01 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

91352

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>On 18 August 2014 the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 15/10/2014 16:13:22 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

90414

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what issues are currently under examination by the Horizon Scanning Programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	208051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has investigated emerging technologies, emerging economies, the changing supply and demand of resources, changing social attitudes of young people, and the future of demographic change in the UK. The Programme continues to draw on observations from these areas alongside exploring potential new areas of investigation, which include the future of work, regulation and rural communities.</p><p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has not examined the implications for environmental security in regards to nuclear facilities and does not plan to do so in the future. The risks posed in the question are however considered as part of the National Risk Assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 208053 question first answered 08/09/2014 10:53:38 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

90421

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work the Horizon Scanning Programme has undertaken on the implications for environmental security of (a) an accident at a nuclear facility involving a large release of radiation and (b) the sabotage of a nuclear facility or nuclear cargo in transit by a terrorist group.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	208053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has investigated emerging technologies, emerging economies, the changing supply and demand of resources, changing social attitudes of young people, and the future of demographic change in the UK. The Programme continues to draw on observations from these areas alongside exploring potential new areas of investigation, which include the future of work, regulation and rural communities.</p><p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has not examined the implications for environmental security in regards to nuclear facilities and does not plan to do so in the future. The risks posed in the question are however considered as part of the National Risk Assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 208051 question first answered 08/09/2014 10:53:38 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

76682

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which sectors and occupations will be excluded from the general duties of self-employed persons for the purposes of the Deregulation Bill.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	204972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The prescribed list will cover undertakings rather than specific sectors or occupations. An undertaking will be prescribed if one of the following four criteria is met:</p><p> </p><ol><li>There are high numbers of self-employed in a particular industry, and high rates of injuries and/or fatalities (e.g. agriculture);</li><li>There is a significant risk to members of the public (e.g. fairgrounds);</li><li>There is the potential for mass fatalities (e.g. explosives); or</li><li>There is a European obligation to retain the general duty on self-employed persons (e.g. construction - Council Directive 92/57/EEC imposes duties on the self-employed for safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites).</li></ol><p>A consultation on the regulations can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273.htm</a></p><p>The definition of construction activities, to which the self employed will continue to have duties, can be found in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.</p><p /> <p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p /> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 14/07/2014 16:20:20 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

76683

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which construction occupations will be classified as prescribed for the purposes of the general duties of self-employed persons in the Deregulation Bill.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	204973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The prescribed list will cover undertakings rather than specific sectors or occupations. An undertaking will be prescribed if one of the following four criteria is met:</p><p>1. There are high numbers of self-employed in a particular industry, and high rates of injuries and/or fatalities (e.g. agriculture);</p><p> </p><p>2. There is a significant risk to members of the public (e.g. fairgrounds);</p><p> </p><p>3. There is the potential for mass fatalities (e.g. explosives); or</p><p> </p><p>4. There is a European obligation to retain the general duty on self-employed persons (e.g. construction - Council Directive 92/57/EEC imposes duties on the self-employed for safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites).</p><p> </p><p>A consultation on the regulations can be found at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The definition of construction activities, to which the self employed will continue to have duties, can be found in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 15/07/2014 07:36:11 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

60965

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Justice Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Social Justice Cabinet Committee has met since 5 May 2010; what issues were on the agenda for each such meeting; and which Ministers attended each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>It is established practice that information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet, which Ministers have attended and the content of agendas, is not disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 12/06/2014 09:25:37 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson