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167812

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date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Direct Marketing: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fraud perpetrated by telephone cold callers.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	216979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes all types of fraud extremely seriously. We are working closely with law enforcement agencies and industry to pursue and disrupt criminal activities, ensure that members of the public have the knowledge to protect themselves, and prevent criminals from using telephones to exploit vulnerable victims. <br><br>The City of London Police is the national lead force for fraud, and runs Action Fraud, the national reporting point for fraud and financially-motivated cyber crime. All reports made to Action Fraud are analysed for links between separate victims of the same scams. Where these are found, intelligence packages are sent to the police force best placed to consider enforcement action. In 2013/14, there were 40,000 intelligence reports disseminated to police forces in this way. We expect this number to increase this year and are working with the City of London Police, and their partners, to deliver further improvements. <br><br>We are also working closely with Financial Fraud Action UK, which has issued advice to consumers on how to protect themselves from phone scammers. This includes recognising when they might be targeted by criminals, and knowing not to give out sensitive details, such as four-digit PIN numbers, which a bank will never ask for.<br><br>Finally, Ofcom has worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service, Action Fraud and landline providers to prevent criminals exploiting phone lines to trick and defraud members of the public. The majority of landline providers have reduced the time a call remains open after one party hangs up down to two seconds. This makes it much more difficult for criminals to exploit phone lines in this way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/12/2014 17:05:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

167819

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Insulation of the Departmental estate is routinely considered and installed to comply with building regulations, energy-efficiency programmes and through the application of the mandatory Government Buying Standards (GBS) for construction and refurbishment projects. Specific details are held at project level and not centrally recorded or aggregated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/12/2014 16:22:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167359

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has determined the technology and security specifications required for new remote video links to ensure they are compatible with any future roll-out of pre-recording evidence; and when he plans to make these specifications available to local police and crime commissioners.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	216760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>My officials will be engaging with local Criminal Justice Boards and with Police and Crime Commissioners concerning the identification of funding and suitable sites for the operation of remote video links for witnesses. Part of this work will involve liaising with those procuring the equipment.</p><p> </p><p>The pre-recorded cross-examination pilot (section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999) is being evaluated. Ministers will make a decision on rollout of the scheme once the interim evaluation reports are available in March 2015. The technical and security specifications will be agreed following that decision.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/12/2014 14:53:32 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

167547

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Muslim prisoners there are in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	216881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of offenders in prison by self-declared religion (including Islam) in England and Wales is published routinely in the ‘Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin’ and can be found in Table 1.5. Copies of the publication are available from the Library of the House and via the following link:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368442/prison-population-q3-2014.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368442/prison-population-q3-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368442/prison-population-q3-2014.xls</a></p><p>Please note that the religion of prisoners is self declared and prisoners are under no obligation to declare their religion.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/12/2014 14:53:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

167552

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213288, what the name and job title is of each member of the programme board.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	216948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The members of the HMRC's Scotland Act Implementation Programme Board are:</p><p>Sarah Walker (HMRC, Senior Business Sponsor)</p><p>Geoff Yapp (HMRC, Senior Business Sponsor Stamp Duty Land Tax)</p><p>Angela Walker (HMRC, Senior Business Sponsor Scottish Rate of Income Tax)</p><p>David Swift (HMRC, Deputy Director - Strategic Finance Budget Controller)</p><p>Sean Neill (Scottish Government)</p><p>HMT, (Fiscal Devolution)</p><p>Scotland Office, (Economic Adviser)</p><p>HMRC, (Internal Audit)</p><p>HMRC, (Programme Manager)</p><p>HMRC, (Landfill Tax Policy)</p><p>HMRC, (Chief Digital Information Office).</p><p>Freedom of Information principles have been applied and names of staff below SCS grade are not released.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 05/12/2014 15:56:21 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

167570

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's commitment in its response to the Oakley Review, Cm 8904, to implement an IT solution so that local authorities are given the information they need to suspend housing benefit only in cases where it is appropriate to do so, what progress has been made in implementing such a solution; whether the planned implementation date of Autumn 2014 was achieved; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Following Matthew Oakley’s report we have implemented a number of improvements to communications to ensure that claimants understand the sanctions process and can take the necessary action.</p><p>An investigation of housing benefit with local authorities showed that the IT solution is working to specification and correct notifications are being sent. As a safeguard we have also improved guidance to ensure that staff advise all claimants, when sanctioned, to inform their local authority so that their housing benefit is not inadvertently stopped.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the position in cooperation with local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/12/2014 15:02:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

167573

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2013 to Question 149822 and pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 215974, how much additional jobseeker's allowance in total claimants subject to a fixed sanction would have received if they had continued to be on the benefit for the length of time of their sanction in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department doesn’t make an estimate the amount of benefit that would have been withheld as a result of benefit sanctions. Sanctions are designed to ensure claimants comply with their requirements in order to move off benefits and into work.</p><p> </p><p>The answer of 25 March 2013, Official Report, column 986W, on social security benefits made clear, it is not possible to robustly estimate the actual amounts withheld as we do not know what would have happened in the absence of sanctions. For example, of claimants who leave benefit during a sanction - some may have left irrespective of the sanction being applied, and some may have left because of the sanction.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166877

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clinical commissioning groups, general practitioner surgeries or any other National Health Service bodies have the legal right to provide insurance companies, or anyone else outside the National Health Service, with patients’ details, including their medical details; if so, which legislation permits such action; and, if any payment is received for supplying such information, to whom it is made.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>In the vast majority of cases National Health Service organisations may only provide confidential information about a patient to insurance companies and other third parties such as employers with the explicit consent of the patient. However, there may be a small number of cases where disclosure may take place without seeking consent, for example where there is a court order. Healthcare professionals who supply medical reports to insurance companies and employers may charge a fee for doing so; NHS organisations that supply copies of medical records may charge a fee that covers their costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/12/2014 14:32:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

166978

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department expects to publish the data gathered through the Property Data Survey Programme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Property Data Survey Programme, which carried out high-level condition surveys of the school estate in England, completed its last survey in July 2014. To ensure that the data is sufficiently robust before it is put to any further use, I asked officials to share the data we had gathered with schools and responsible bodies and rectify any significant variances in the dataset.</p><p> </p><p>The deadline for feedback from schools and responsible bodies has recently passed and officials are presently considering where we need to update the survey information. Once this is completed, we will be giving further consideration to future publication of the data.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:50:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166980

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Headteachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many participants there were in each recent intake of the National Professional Qualification for Headship programme; and what guidance is issued to participants in that programme on conducting their first round of monitoring and evaluating teachers in a new school.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2012/13, 1202 participants commenced the NPQH programme. In financial year 2013/14, 1140 participants commenced the NPQH programme.</p><p>In the first half of the financial year 2014/15, 550 participants commenced the NPQH programme, there is a second application round opening on 11 December 2014. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-professional-qualification-for-headship-npqh#apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-professional-qualification-for-headship-npqh#apply</a>.</p><p> </p><p>NCTL licensed the delivery of leadership development, including the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers to School led consortiums in 2012. The qualifications are developed around a leadership curriculum combining a range of essential and elective modules. All qualifications have a rigorous final assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>There are no specific centrally-generated materials on the NPQH for participants on conducting their first round of monitoring and evaluating teachers in a new school. However the entry assessment process, which is administered by a commissioned provider, contains a leadership competence on “Holding to account”. Both this and the performance management of staff and appraisal are covered generically within the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the NPQH Essential modules, ‘Leading an effective school’ and ‘Leading and improving teaching’, which are mandatory, include content on teacher quality and standards, monitoring and evaluating teaching and performance management/appraisal. Licensees can enhance the modules by including additional material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:59:50 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway