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166515

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been brought in relation to fraud in English language tests at universities revealed in the BBC's Panorama investigation broadcast in February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	216296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Specialist Fraud Division of the Crown Prosecution Service is currently prosecuting four individuals in one case, arising out of the BBC’s Panorama investigation broadcast on 10 February 2014. That investigation highlighted alleged irregularities in the administration of English language examinations at two educational establishments (not universities) operating under the names Bright Consultant Services Ltd (London) and Universal Training Centre (Watford). The matter is sub judice to secure a fair trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/12/2014 12:28:12 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

166519

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suicides there have been of (a) women and (b) men in each region and constituent part of the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	216333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 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 02/12/2014 14:18:25 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 216333 ONS 431.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Suicides
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

166520

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a full list of attendees from charities invited to No. 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister in May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216290 216291 216292 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166521

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of the attendees of the meeting between the then Minister for Government Policy and the Big Society Network in September 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216289 216291 216292 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166522

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of the attendees of the meeting between the then Minister for Civil Society and the Big Society Network in March 2012.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216289 216290 216292 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166523

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of the attendees of the meeting between the then Minister for Civil Society and the Big Society Network in May 2012.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216289 216290 216291 216293 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166524

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of the attendees of the meeting between the then Minister for Civil Society and the Big Society Network in February 2012.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings between ministers and external organisations are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> as well as details of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 216289 216290 216291 216292 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:54:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166525

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is Government policy to produce impact assessments in respect of legislation introduced in Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	216298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Government policy in respect of legislation is set out in the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation published on GOV.UK. On page 110 this makes clear impact assessments are generally required where:</p><p>· legislation will impose or reduce costs on businesses or civil society organisations;</p><p>· impose or remove a new information obligation for the public sector;</p><p>· introduce any other administrative burdens or unfunded policy costs of £5 million or more (annual equivalent costs) on the public sector; or</p><p>· where there is an exchange or ‘transfer’ of costs or benefits from one group to another, even where it does not yield an overall net change in costs and benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 02/12/2014 14:12:49 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

166527

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to answer Question 215333 tabled for answer on 24 November 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	216322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>I have done so.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 02/12/2014 16:23:28 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

166528

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM revenue and Customs is taking to tackle the tobacco tax gap.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	216318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Since 2000, HMRC’s tobacco fraud strategy has reduced the tax gap for cigarettes from 22% in 2000/01 to 10% in 2013/14, and the tax gap for hand-rolling tobacco from 61% to 39% in the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The current strategy was launched in 2011 and adopts a holistic approach to tackling the problem overseas, at the border and within the UK. This includes continual monitoring of intelligence to assess and respond to changes in criminal behaviours, partnership working with other enforcement agencies, such as Trading Standards, and use of a wide range of interventions and sanctions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategy can be accessed on the HMRC website: <a href="http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&amp;_pageLabel=pageImport_ShowContent&amp;id=HMCE_PROD1_031246&amp;propertyType=document" target="_blank">http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&amp;_pageLabel=pageImport_ShowContent&amp;id=HMCE_PROD1_031246&amp;propertyType=document</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/12/2014 17:41:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier