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142095

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date	06/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which department has oversight of the cumulative effects of closures and relocations of departmental premises on local economies; and what assessment the Government made of the potential cumulative effects on the economy in Rhyl of the closure of premises of the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to achieving efficiency savings through further rationalisation and reduction of property. Spending controls on government property, including the moratorium on lease breaks and expiries, will result in a reduction in both the cost and size of the estate.</p><p>Central government departments and their arm’s length bodies are responsible for managing their own workforce planning and portfolios. The location of posts in Departments is generally based on business and operational requirements and kept under regular review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 18/11/2014 17:01:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142148

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of building regulations and planning controls to regulate the construction of bridges over main water courses.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Guidance on construction standards for bridges and structures is published by the Highways Agency in its Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Volume 1, Section 3, Part 6 covers the design of highways bridges across watercourses. This guidance recommends that the appropriate rivers and water authority is consulted at an early stage.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol1/section3/ba5994.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol1/section3/ba5994.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The planning process would cover the location and spatial dimensions of a proposed bridge development. Building regulations do not cover bridges in this respect, unless it formed part of a building.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 18/11/2014 17:14:57 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142221

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research on the potential implications for his Department's policy and resources of the comparative effect on (a) mental and (b) physical health of (i) death of a close relative, (ii) divorce and (iii) moving out of a long-term family home.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Death of a close relative, divorce, and moving out of a long-term family home are all life events that can have significant impact on health and wellbeing. The Department has no plans to commission research specifically on the potential implications for the Department’s policies and resources of the comparative effect of these life events on mental and physical health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Policy Research Programme (PRP) commissions high quality, research-based evidence relevant to the full policy remit of the Department. Details of commissioned projects are available on the website of the PRP Central Commissioning Facility at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/11/2014 16:09:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142359

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in public sector spending on (a) employment rates and (b) household spending power in areas of the country where more than one-third of the workforce is employed in the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Analysis of the impact of spending reductions on the economy and forecasts of UK employment are carried out by the Office of Budget Responsibility. The Treasury also publishes analysis of the impact of policy decisions across the income distribution at fiscal events, and annual statistical information showing public expenditure by country, region and function.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/11/2014 17:31:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142365

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Burges Salmon Solicitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the 2009 inquiry by the Financial Services Authority into Burges Salmon.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The publication of material produced as a result of Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigations are a matter for its successor bodies, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA have confirmed that the FSA did not undertake any inquiry into Burges Salmon in 2009. Burges Salmon was investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), between 2008 and 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/11/2014 17:07:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142370

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with disabilities have moved home since becoming subject to the under-occupancy penalty; and what proportion such people are of all those who have moved house since becoming subject to that penalty.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Information requested is not readily available and can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support vulnerable people who require extra help we have provided increased Discretionary Housing Payment funding of £345 million since April 2013 to the end of the spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>This includes £25 million per annum intended to help support disabled people to continue to live in homes that have been significantly adapted, and which are larger than they need but where it makes no sense for them to move to alternative accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/11/2014 14:11:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane