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63219

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date	23/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's contract with Capita in relation to the Army Recruitment Partnering project.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011, as part of the Transparency Agenda, central Government Departments have been required to publish information about contracts they award on Contracts Finder. A copy of the Ministry of Defence contract with Capita for the Army Recruitment Partnering project can be found at:<br><br>Recruiting Partnering Contract, part one:<br>https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;noticeid=473310&amp;fs=true<br><br>Part two:<br>https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;noticeid=473847&amp;fs=true</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/06/2014 16:06:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63018

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
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
hansard heading	New Enterprise Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many start up loans have been approved by his Department for participants on the new enterprise allowance scheme in each year since that scheme began.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	201606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Following a trailblazer started in January 2011, New Enterprise Allowance was launched in April 2011 creating 46,000 new businesses between April 2011 and March 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong> <strong>Table 2</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year<br> (Jan-Dec)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Loans</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year<br> (Jan-Dec)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Loans</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>910</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5,140</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7,711</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong> shows the number of loans that have been made on behalf of DWP under the New Enterprise Allowance Scheme.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong> shows the number of New Enterprise Allowance Loans that have been made since October 2013 under the Start Up Loans scheme administered by BIS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/06/2014 15:02:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63025

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
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
hansard heading	New Enterprise Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance have been admitted to the new enterprise allowance scheme in each year since that scheme began.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	201605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>NEA was rolled out nationally in August 2011, with eligibility for JSA claimants only. Eligibility was broadened to ESA WRAG recipients in February 2013 although we expect the vast majority of participants to continue to be those claiming JSA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The benefit type of claimants admitted on New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) is not routinely recorded. Analysis has been conducted to identify NEA mentor starts by ESA claimants since eligibility for NEA was opened up on 18 February 2013. The results are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Estimated number of NEA mentor starts by ESA claimants in each calendar year:</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>18<sup>th</sup> Feb 2013</strong><strong> – 31<sup>st</sup> Dec 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>630</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1<sup>st</sup> Jan 2014</strong><strong> - 31<sup>st</sup> Mar 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p> </p><p>DWP National Benefits Database and Opportunities Database</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Figures rounded to the nearest 10</p><p> </p><p>Data available to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014</p><p> </p><p>More than 99% of mentor starts were matched to an appropriate benefit record</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/06/2014 15:24:42 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63027

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Universal Credit
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 additional annual cost of introducing a taper on (a) an occupational pension and (b) other unearned income into universal credit set at 95 per cent.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	201608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>When universal credit is fully rolled out, a 95% taper on occupational pension is estimated to cost an additional £50m per annum. A 95% taper on all other unearned income (exclud. occupational pension) is estimated to cost an additional £300m per annum. These estimates are in 2014/15 prices.</p><p> </p><p>The general principle in Universal Credit is that income other than earnings which is provided to meet everyday living costs is taken fully into account in the calculation of the award of benefit. Universal Credit is designed to be responsive to the actual amount of income a claimant receives each month, to ensure people get help when they need it and can budget effectively. This approach also keeps administrative costs down and provides simpler rules for treatment of unearned income.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/06/2014 15:34:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63036

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many creditors had remained unpaid by his Department on 1 June 2014 for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 75 and (d) 76 days and over.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
uin	201612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>During the 13/14 financial year my Department paid 98.7 per cent of invoices within 30 days.</p><p>On 31 May 2014, the following creditors were unpaid by the Cabinet Office – all were in dispute:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of days unpaid</p></td><td><p>Number of creditors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 - 59</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-74</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 and over</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 25/06/2014 15:15:48 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

63039

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to hold a further formal public consultation on firefighters' pensions.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	201654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Paragraph 3.3 of the current consultation states out that the Department will hold further consultations during 2014 on the governance and transitional arrangements for the firefighter pension reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The current consultation document, which closes on the 4 July, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-regulations-to-introduce-a-new-firefighters-pension-scheme-from-april-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-regulations-to-introduce-a-new-firefighters-pension-scheme-from-april-2015</a> and copies have been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/06/2014 15:38:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

63053

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many creditors had remained unpaid by his Department on 1 June 2014 for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 75 and (d) 76 days and over.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
uin	201611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. In common with other government departments, the <br>Annual Report and Accounts for the Department for Education, which are available in the libraries of both Houses, contain information on supplier payment performance.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/06/2014 16:49:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

63069

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on sexual assault of ethnic Chin women and children from Burma in New Delhi, India; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of such reports. We are committed to working with the new Indian government and international partners to address the problem of gender-based violence, human trafficking and child exploitation in India. Through the Department for International Development's (DFID) programmes, we support measures in India's 120 poorest districts to promote the empowerment and access to benefits and services of excluded and vulnerable groups. Through DFID, we also provide support to national and state authorities in India helping girls to complete basic education and further tackling violence against women and girls.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), invited the Indian government to attend the recent Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and has already discussed the initiative with the new Indian Foreign Minister. The Indian High Commissioner to the UK attended the Summit.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/06/2014 16:18:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

63070

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of the report of 9 May 2014 by the James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies that a military factory in Pauk Township of the central Magwe Division, Burma, has some features that are consistent with a chemical plant.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The James Martin Centre report states that it is not possible to determine the nature of the facility in question. We are unable to make any further assessments at this stage. <br><br>We have made a concerted effort to encourage Burma to ratify their Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). I raised this most recently with Deputy Foreign Minister U That Kyaw on 12 June. We are working with the OPCW to offer practical support, and the UK National Authority to the CWC has offered to host a Burmese delegation later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/06/2014 16:24:34 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

63083

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were in overcrowded cells on 1 April (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012, (e) 2013 and (f) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and continue to modernise the prison estate so that it delivers best value for the taxpayer. This Government has a long term strategy for managing the prison estate which will provide more adult male prison capacity than we inherited from the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p>Crowding occurs when the number of prisoners in an accommodation unit exceeds the Certified Normal Accommodation in that unit. The average rate of crowding is published annually in the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The average number of prisoners in crowded accommodation for the years 2005-06 to 2013-14 is set out in the table below, alongside the average percentage in crowded accommodation in order to provide context.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of prisoners in crowded accommodation</p></td><td><p>Average Rate of Crowding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>18,356</p></td><td><p>24.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>19,438</p></td><td><p>24.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>20,377</p></td><td><p>25.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>20,452</p></td><td><p>24.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20,235</p></td><td><p>24.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,211</p></td><td><p>23.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,907</p></td><td><p>24.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19,933</p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,383</p></td><td><p>22.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2013-14, the average number of prisoners held in crowded conditions decreased to 22.9% of the total population compared to 23.3% in 2012-13. This is the lowest level since 2001-02 and has come down from a high of 25.3% in 2007-08.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 15:51:02 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan