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170139

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Funeral Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216782, what steps his Department is taking to improve the administration process for funeral payments.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	218572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are currently taking steps to improve the scheme and will continue to monitor its effectiveness so that it continues to meet its aim of providing a contribution towards the cost of a funeral. For example staff are working with the Bereavement Service, the main conduit of initial applications, to ensure where possible they collect all the required evidence and information at the earliest possible juncture, smoothing and improving the process for claimants. On-going improvements such as this ensure claims are dealt with in a timely and consistent manner and are in the best interests of those needing the scheme’s support.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/12/2014 12:41:43 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

169811

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on teacher recruitment of the Chief Inspector of Schools Annual Report 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	218427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Provisional data in the Initial Teacher Training Census shows that 94% of targeted initial teacher training (ITT) places were filled in 2014/15. The shortfall will not result in a teacher shortage, since not all newly qualified teacher progress into teaching immediately after training, and schools can recruit teachers from other avenues. The quality of entrants to ITT remains high with 73% of all new postgraduate entrants in 2014/15 holding a 2:1 degree or higher and 17%, a new record, having a first. This confirms that teaching remains an attractive career choice for the best graduates and is recruiting well in a competitive graduate employment market.</p><p>The Government is already attracting high quality teachers through generous support for trainee teachers but we need more teachers with maths and physics related degrees. The Prime Minister announced on 8 December a range of measures to up-skill 15,000 existing teachers and to recruit up to 2,500 additional specialist maths and physics teachers over the next Parliament. As the Department for Education develops proposals within the STEM teacher supply package, we will consider how they might benefit schools in disadvantaged areas in terms of increasing access and opportunities to get more specialist maths and physics teachers into classrooms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/12/2014 12:31:56 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

169815

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As of 30 November 2014 there were 1,441 civil servants working the Department of Energy &amp; Climate Change headquarter buildings in London. There were also 102 civil servants working in its Aberdeen building.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 16/12/2014 15:33:25 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169823

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total funding for flood protection has been provided through (a) her Department's standard partnership funding framework, (b) private sector contributions and (c) other public sector contributions.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	218345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Partnership Funding is on track to bring up to £140 million in external funding over the four years to 2015, compared with £13 million during the previous four years. This is in addition to the £3.2 billion we have invested in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management over this parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to an independent evaluation, 25% of contributions to schemes came from the private sector; the remainder from local authorities and other public bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 16/12/2014 13:39:09 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

169901

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Transport Scotland on the proposals on rail in the Smith Commission; and what issues were raised by his Department in those discussions.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	218263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between the Department for Transport and Transport Scotland about the proposals on rail in the Smith Commission. Officials across the UK Government departments will be working with the Scottish Government to understand their views on the Smith Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 15:19:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

169902

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest cost estimate is for (a) Reading Station Area Redevelopment, (b) East West Rail Phase 1 and Phase 2, (c) the Northern Hub, (d) TransPennine electrification, (e) Great Western Mainline electrification, (f) Midland Mainline electrification, (g) South Wales Mainline electrification and (h) Valley Lines electrification.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	218298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government has committed to a transformational package of rail investment, including an extensive rolling programme of electrification of over 850 route miles, compared to just 10 miles completed between 1997 and 2010.</p><p> </p><p>At this early stage, eight months into Network Rail’s current five year funding period, the cost estimates of many of the programmes have not yet been determined. Network Rail continues to develop the Rail Investment Strategy programme with the Department and review costs with the Office of Rail Regulation. The Transport Secretary has been clear these projects should be delivered within the overall Network Rail budget. The latest cost estimates (in 2012/13 prices) are listed below, though not all of these programmes have been through the Office of Rail Regulation’s cost scrutiny process (“Enhancements Cost Adjustment Mechanism”):</p><p> </p><p>(a) Reading Station Area Resignalling and Remodelling, including the new station and maintenance depot: £895m is Network Rail’s anticipated final cost when the scheme completes at Easter 2015</p><p>(b) East West Rail Phase 1 (Oxford – Bicester) – Network Rail estimate of £318m</p><p>(c) East West Rail Phase 2 (Bicester – Bletchley – Bedford) – currently at an early stage of development</p><p>(d) The Northern Hub – funding commitment of £600m, programme still in development</p><p>(e) TransPennine electrification – funding commitment of £300m, programme still in development</p><p>(f) Great Western Mainline electrification – Network Rail recent estimate of £1.7bn</p><p>(g) Midland Mainline electrification - Network Rail recent estimate of £1.3bn</p><p>(h) South Wales Mainline electrification – the section from Cardiff to Swansea is at an early stage of development</p><p>(i) Valley Lines electrification – at an early stage of development (sponsored by the Welsh Government)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

169905

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of staff employed in the Department’s headquarter buildings is 6621. The Full Time Equivalent is 5996.99</p><p> </p><p>These figures include the central department and it’s agencies except Highways Agency who do not have a headquarters building.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 13:01:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169907

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Law Commission's review of the legal framework governing taxis and private hire vehicles in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the Law Commission’s comprehensive report on reforming taxi and private hire vehicle legislation which was published in May this year. In line with the protocol that exists between the Government and the Law Commission, we will provide a full response in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/12/2014 11:49:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

169919

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
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 received (a) housing benefit but not council tax benefit, (b) council tax benefit but not housing benefit and (c) housing benefit and council tax benefit in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	218404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information we have up to February 2013, by local authority area within each of the geographies requested, is published and available from Table 1of the publications found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics--2</a></p><p> </p><p>Council Tax Benefit (CTB) was replaced in April 2013 by the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme and in England the Department for Communities and Local Government is now responsible for these statistics. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have similar responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/12/2014 12:37:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

169923

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Employment and Support 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 employment and support allowance claimant off-flows with a date of death recorded at the time of benefit off-flow there were in each year since 2010; and of those how many claimants had received a sanction in the six months before their death.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This specific information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 218353 question first answered 16/12/2014 11:38:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson