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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

169724

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Minimum Wage
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 who were issued with notices of underpayment for the national minimum wage and were eligible for naming and shaming under the arrangements introduced since 1 October 2013 he has decided not to name and shame.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the revised Naming Scheme the Government will name all employers that have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) unless employers meet one of the exceptional criteria or have arrears of £100 or less.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date 3 employers have made successful representations against being named and 8 employers have not been named as they had arrears of £100 or less.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has already named 55 employers. Between them they owed workers a total of over £139,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties totalling over £60,000. We will be naming other employers that do not comply with National Minimum Wage regulations soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Anyone not receiving the minimum wage that they are legally entitled to should call the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:36:27 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169728

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Holiday Leave: Pay
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, what assessment he has made of the negative impact on business and jobs he is seeking to limit.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	218289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Our preliminary assessment of the impact of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling suggest that total costs to employers in the UK could be in the region of hundreds of millions of pounds. The Government understands the deep concern felt by many employers about these potential costs. The holiday pay taskforce is discussing ways to limit the judgment’s impact on business. This encompasses both issues relating to back pay and management of future workforce planning. The Government also wishes to ensure that workers receive appropriate reward for their hard work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through our discussions with the Taskforce and a wide range of other representative organisations, we are urgently reviewing what actions we should take.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 218290 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:31:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

169729

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Holiday Leave: Pay
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, whether the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and Others v Mr David Fulton and Others necessitates changes to the Working Time Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	218290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Our preliminary assessment of the impact of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling suggest that total costs to employers in the UK could be in the region of hundreds of millions of pounds. The Government understands the deep concern felt by many employers about these potential costs. The holiday pay taskforce is discussing ways to limit the judgment’s impact on business. This encompasses both issues relating to back pay and management of future workforce planning. The Government also wishes to ensure that workers receive appropriate reward for their hard work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through our discussions with the Taskforce and a wide range of other representative organisations, we are urgently reviewing what actions we should take.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 218289 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:31:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

169745

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency have been affected by the freezing of fuel duty.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	218297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Since 2011, the Government has taken action on fuel duty to support motorists, by abolishing the previous government’s fuel duty escalator, cutting fuel duty by 1 penny per litre in March 2011, and scrapping four planned increases over the parliament. The number of privately owned cars registered in the named constituencies to benefit from these actions are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Kent: 711,226</p></li><li><p>Medway: 120,806</p></li><li><p>Gillingham and Rainham constituency: 44,429</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information relating to the addresses of registered keepers, and therefore cannot provide data broken down by household.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/12/2014 16:19:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

169759

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's announcement on 30 January 2014 of a review into how more social homes can be built, when he plans to publish that review.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	218341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The report into the review of the role of local authorities in housing supply will be published in the New Year. A progress update was published in July: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-local-authorities-role-in-housing-supply-progress-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-local-authorities-role-in-housing-supply-progress-update</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/12/2014 16:09:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

169760

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to paragraph 1.200 of the Autumn Statement 2014, which other city areas have come forward with devolution proposals.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	218342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is in discussion with all Local Enterprise Partnerships on a second round of Growth Deals which will see a further £1 billion of the £12 billion Local Growth Fund transferred to local authorities to drive local growth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement on the 3 November of a Devolution Deal with Greater Manchester, several places have come forward with proposals to strengthen their governance arrangements in return for further devolution of powers. The Government is committed to further devolution if places are able to demonstrate strong governance and accountability arrangements and a strong delivery track record.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/12/2014 16:51:53 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

169781

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Buildings: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement on 30 October 2014 of free wifi in public buildings, by what procedure the list of buildings was decided; what criteria were used to select those buildings; what representations he received from local government and businesses in Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol; how the cost will be funded; how much of that funding is from the Super Connected Cities budget; and what funds local authorities are contributing.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Super Connected Cities Programme is funding the implementation of Wi-Fi in Public Buildings in many of the 22 Super Connected Cities. The cities chose whether to run Wi-Fi projects and which public buildings should be included. Participating cities run the procurement and contracting process themselves. Some cities, such as Newcastle, are in the process of appointing a contractor. Others, such as Bristol, chose to allocate their Super Connected Cities allocations to other projects. The cities take responsibility for ongoing management of the Wi-Fi services and running costs. We have not received any representations from Glasgow, Nottingham and Sheffield regarding provision of Wi-Fi services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:24:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

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