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91883

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Arms Trade: Trade Fairs
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 10 September 2014 to Question 206108, whether UK law and export control regulations place any restrictions on allowing companies which have previously been ejected from the DSEI arms fair for selling equipment which could be used for torture to exhibit at future DSEI events in London, or whether that decision is entirely a matter for Clarion Events.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	209456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) is a commercial exhibition run by Clarion Events. Any decision as to whether to allow a company that may have been ejected from a previous DSEI to exhibit at a future one is a matter for Clarion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between BIS and Clarion was set in place in 2013 to give Clarion the authority they need to control the activities of their exhibitors at DSEI. It sets out Clarion’s role and responsibilities, and those of the exhibitor companies, regarding UK export and trade control legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/10/2014 13:52:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

91884

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	British Business Bank
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 small and medium-sized businesses in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England and Wales have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted loans by the British Business Bank in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The British Business Bank oversees the management of two loan programmes that can be accessed by small and medium–sized businesses seeking debt finance; Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) and Start-Up Loans (SUL).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EFG is delivered by participating lenders, including all the main high street banks, while SUL is delivered by a network of delivery partners contracted by the Start-Up Loans Company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The delivery of both programmes is fully devolved to the participating lenders and for consistency they primarily report the numbers of loans offered or drawn rather than the number of applications received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme</p></td><td><p>Volume of Loans drawn Barnsley East</p></td><td><p>Volume of Loans drawn</p><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Volume of Loans drawn</p><p>England and Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EFG</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>20806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start Up Loans</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>20435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>41241</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/10/2014 13:50:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91885

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Postal Services: Republic of Ireland
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 adequacy of the current pricing structure of cross-border mail between the UK and Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	209442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The setting of postal prices, including prices for cross-border mail between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, is the direct responsibility of postal operators. It is for postal operators and other carriers to ensure that they offer cross-border services that meet the needs of postal users in Northern Ireland and that their services are competitively priced, while covering the costs of their respective operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail, as the UK’s designated universal service provider, can negotiate suitable cross-border arrangements with the postal administration in the Republic of Ireland in the same way as it does for any other international destination, though its universal services must comply with the requirements of the Postal Services Directive on cross-border mail within the European Union and with Ofcom’s regulatory framework which sets parameters on pricing for universal postal services. Other carriers offering services between the UK and the Republic of Ireland are responsible for setting their own pricing structures in response to market pressures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail works closely with An Post to provide customers with a high-quality cross border postal service. A Consumer Focus NI report of March 2010 (http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/northern-ireland/publications/cross-border-post-improving-mail-services-between-northern-ireland-and-the-republic-of-ireland) found that on reliability 85% of consumers and 75% of businesses rated the cross-border services as good and that the service exceeded the EU performance targets of delivery within 3 days of posting in both directions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/10/2014 13:36:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

91891

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Postal Services: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total volume was of mail (a) dispatched to and (b) received from the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	209570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Government does not collect or hold data for cross-border post between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data relating to the volumes of mail between the UK and the Republic of Ireland are subject to commercial confidentiality between the national postal operators, Royal Mail and An Post, and other carriers operating between the two countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/10/2014 13:58:31 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

91895

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people earning less than the national minimum wage in the care sector in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	209411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The current best estimate of non-compliance is published by the ONS in their low pay release[1], derived from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)[2]. Figures show that non-compliance in the care sector is actually lower than non-compliance in the general economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>In 2011, 0.6% of employees were paid below the NMW in the care sector; compared to 0.8% in the whole economy.</li><li>In 2012, 0.7% of employees were paid below the NMW in the care sector; compared to 0.9% in the whole economy.</li><li>In 2013, 0.7% of employees were paid below the NMW in the care sector; compared to 0.8% in the whole economy.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This estimate, as well as all estimates of non-compliance, has some limitations. However, there are no reasons to suppose that these limitations affect the social care sector more or less than the economy as a whole.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/low-pay/april-2011/stb-2011-low-pay-estimates.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/low-pay/april-2011/stb-2011-low-pay-estimates.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/low-pay/april-2012-results/stb-2012-low-pay-estimates.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/low-pay/april-2012-results/stb-2012-low-pay-estimates.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/low-pay/april-2013/stb-2013-low-pay-estimates.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/low-pay/april-2013/stb-2013-low-pay-estimates.html</a></p><p> </p><p>[2] ASHE is a survey of employees completed by employers which we can use to look at workers earning at or below the NMW rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/10/2014 13:34:43 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91896

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Social Services: Pay
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 employers in the care sector who failed to comply with the national minimum wage have been named to date.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	209412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet named any employers from the care sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have already named 30 employers under the revised naming and shaming scheme, which came into effect in October 2013. Between them they owed workers over £50,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties totalling over £24,000. We will be naming more employers that fail to comply with National Minimum Wage regulations soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/10/2014 13:37:31 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91897

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Post Boxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he was consulted on the decision to restrict the last collection time at Royal Mail post boxes to 9 am; and how many post boxes across the country are subject to this decision.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	209447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not have any role in Royal Mail’s operational decisions. Providing Royal Mail operate their services in compliance with the existing regulatory framework, as set down by Ofcom, decisions relating to their services can be made on operational grounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail points out that the new arrangements relating to collections are needed in response to declining letter volumes which has left many post-boxes no longer covering their costs. Rather than decommission uneconomic post-boxes, the company is committed to ensuring their viability by improving the efficiency of collections arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail have said that the majority of post-boxes will retain a 4pm or later final collection, as they have now, and they will ensure that there is a late-posting box within half a mile of each post-box that is restricted to earlier collections. The company is also aiming to boost public access to post-boxes in those areas around the country currently underserved with the addition of 2,000 new post-boxes. These will be targeted at rural areas, with a particular focus on Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as to areas of new development that are currently not served by a post-box. Some will be added in high footfall areas such as train stations and shopping centres. More information about Royal Mail’s post box network can be found on its website</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(<a href="http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/postboxes-faqs" target="_blank">http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/postboxes-faqs</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/10/2014 13:56:34 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

91900

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England and Wales were paid the minimum wage in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 15/10/2014 14:55:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209568 ONS 340.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Minimum Wage
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91903

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: UN Resolutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the UK voted against UN General Assembly Resolution A/68/L.57/Rev. 1, Towards the establishment of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	209454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is actively engaged in ongoing discussions in a number of international fora, to reform the framework for sovereign debt restructurings. As outlined in the joint-EU Explanation of Vote on this Resolution, the Government was not in a position to support this UN resolution given concerns over the lack of time afforded to members to discuss the complex issues it raised.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/10/2014 14:48:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

91904

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit reported a change of circumstances in 2013-14; in how many such cases payments were suspended while the change of circumstances was processed; and what the average amount per claimant was of such suspended payments.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	209533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold the requested data and there would be a disproportionate cost attached to obtaining it.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/10/2014 14:51:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead