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386349

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reductions in the welfare budget on children with sensory loss.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government’s commitment to reduce welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be given in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 14:10:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

386352

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial penalty Capita received for missing its six-week target for carrying out personal independence payment assessments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Contractual remedies are in place if the Assessment Provider fails to deliver against the agreed service standards and service credits are being applied, where appropriate, in order to recover estimated financial loss to the Department.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 13:44:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

386357

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Carer's 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 people in each local authority area were eligible to receive carer's allowance on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many and what proportion of such people were in receipt of carer's allowance in each local authority area on that date.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Proportions can then be calculated using the published figures for all entitled against those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 13:16:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

385929

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Secretary plans to reply to the letter to him dated 10 June 2015 from the hon. Member for Reigate.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	4412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Secretary replied to my hon. Friend on 29 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/07/2015 16:28:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

385931

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: St Helens North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs from residents and businesses in St Helens North constituency were unanswered in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	4440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this data by constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC handles around 50 million telephone calls annually and regularly publishes general performance reports on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2015 11:22:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

385933

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of jobs and businesses that rely on the Bus Service Operators Grant; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this Grant on the availability of bus services in Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Bus Service Operators Grant is paid to operators of eligible local bus services and community transport organisations to help them recover some of their fuel costs. This benefits passengers by reducing fares and supporting some bus routes which might otherwise cease to be served. The Grant supports jobs and businesses by making employment accessible to a greater number of people and providing a wider catchment area of qualified employees to businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Currently there are no plans to estimate the number of jobs and businesses that rely on the Grant.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>We have not made a separate assessment of the effect of the Grant on bus services in Merseyside.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2015 13:46:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

385934

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the reinstatement of the Aggregate Credit Levy Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	4474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The previous Coalition government committed to make the case to the Commission to reinstate the Aggregates Levy Credit Scheme in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions with representatives of the aggregates industry in Northern Ireland are ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/07/2015 14:23:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

385937

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate how many new properties have been sold to foreign investors in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/07/2015 15:43:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

385938

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Temporary Accommodation: Lewisham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households are housed in temporary accommodation by other local authorities in the London Borough of Lewisham.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.<br><br>Although the Department for Communities and Local Government's statistics show numbers of households housed in temporary accommodation outside their own district, information is not collected about the districts in which they are placed.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/07/2015 15:42:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

385939

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Transport of 25 June 2015, Official Report, column 1067-8, on Network Rail, what assessment he has made of the implications of that announcement for the Northern Powerhouse programme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	4424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Creating a Northern Powerhouse is a vital part of the Government’s long-term economic plan. The Government is investing in science and technology, digital and innovation, culture and tourism across the North.</p><p> </p><p>The next franchise for the Transpennine route between Leeds and Manchester will bring modern trains and additional capacity. As part of the Government’s investment in transport in the North, electric trains have been introduced this year between Liverpool and Manchester and between Liverpool and Wigan and work is underway to extend them to Bolton and Blackpool.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 01/07/2015 15:31:28 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed