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424384

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: City of Westminster
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 support allowance claimants in the City of Westminster have been referred to Maximus and the Work Programme since that company took over that contract.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	13640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested (up to June 2015) is published and available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><br /><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><br /><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><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/10/2015 12:05:27 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

423769

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been made to the forces help to buy scheme in (a) each region in England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each month since that scheme's inception; and how many such applications have been successful in each of those areas.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Forces Help to Buy scheme was introduced in April 2014 and has been popular and successful amongst Service personnel and their families. To date, the scheme has helped over 5,000 military personnel purchase their own property, and a further 1,900 approved applications are awaiting the completion of the property purchase.</p><br /><p>The information requested is not readily available, but the following table shows the number of recipients, by English regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, where applications have been successful.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forces Help To Buy Recipients</strong> <strong>(Numbers)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,300</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>400</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><p>Note: Figures have been rounded</p><br /><p>The Forces Help to Buy demonstrates the Department’s commitment to strengthen the Armed Forces covenant, ensuring that personnel and their families are not disadvantaged by their service. By giving our Service personnel this extra help, those who aspire to be homeowners will be able to set down roots and get onto the property ladder, giving their families the domestic stability that many of us take for granted.</p><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/10/2015 16:43:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423798

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to publish (a) a formal response to and (b) the submissions received by his Department concerning the Dual Mandate consultation issued on 24 March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The consultation document <em>A dual mandate for adult vocational education</em> was published in March 2015 by the previous government.</p><br /><p>A formal response will be published in due course. The Department may, in accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, make available, on public request, individual responses.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/10/2015 17:25:55 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

423802

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Karl Andree
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2015 to Question 901670, what recent reports he has received on the imprisonment of Karl Andree in Saudi Arabia; what steps he is taking to secure the return to the UK of Mr Andree; and what recent discussions he has had with his Saudi counterpart on improving extradition arrangements with that country.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	William Wragg
uin	13281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials raised Mr Andree’s case with the Saudi Government repeatedly since he completed his sentence in August 2015.</p><p>I am pleased to be able to say that yesterday morning the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, my righ hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) was informed that the public prosecutor is now in the final stages of completing the necessary processes that will lead to Mr Andree’s release and return to the UK. We expect this to be within the next week.</p><p>In regard to extradition arrangements, Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2015 15:16:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

423803

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Protect
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many investigation NHS Protect have commenced into directors of NHS Trusts (a) nationally and (b) in Yorkshire in the last 18 months; and how many of those investigations are ongoing.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	13485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>In the last 18 months NHS Protect has commenced three investigations into directors of National Health Service trusts. All three investigations are ongoing and further information cannot be given at this time.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2015 17:29:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

423804

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Protect
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time is for NHS Protect to complete an investigation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	13484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2015 17:30:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

423807

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Freight: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the disruption at Calais to the economy in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	13306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Understanding the full cost to the economy would require a detailed analysis of business supply chains. This information can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/10/2015 15:47:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

423808

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Ministers or officials have had with HM Treasury regarding the disparity between diesel and petrol prices in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	13304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with HM Treasury on a wide range of issues.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/10/2015 17:06:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

423809

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for cyclists in London to undergo a safety training course for their own and pedestrians' protection.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	13305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Policy for cycle training in London is devolved to Transport for London (TfL). All London boroughs offer free or heavily subsidised child and adult cycle training to anyone who lives, works or studies in London. TfL funds cycle training through the boroughs’ Local Implementation Plan (LIP), Borough Cycling Programme and other funding streams.</p><br /><p>TfL works closely with the London boroughs and the cycle training industry to ensure all cycle training delivered in London complies with the national standards set by the Department of Transport (DfT). Children (under 16’s) are offered DfT’s nationally recognised ‘Bikeability’ cycle training.</p><br /><p>TfL also provides free adult cycle training to London employees through the Cycling Workplaces programme. This scheme offers organisations in London with five or more employees a range of cycling goods and services to help kick-start cycling in the workplace and encourage more people to commute by bike. Employers can request “Commuter Cycle Skills Sessions” (cycle training) for their employees. In addition to cycle training, businesses can order cycle safety seminars, cycle parking and cycle safety and security checks for their employee’s bikes through the online scheme.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/10/2015 10:58:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

423811

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: Safety
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 20 October 2015 to Question 12065, which EU and US regulators and which representatives from the UK are assessing the Comparing Motor-Vehicle Crash Risk of EU and US Vehicles report; and whether that assessment will take account of the report's finding that there is 33 per cent greater risk in front-end collisions of US vehicles compared to EU vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	13455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The report is being assessed by the European Commission’s Directorate General for GROWTH, and the US regulator <em>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</em><em> (NHTSA).</em></p><br /><p>The report will help inform negotiations, but is the first side-by-side comparison of predicted risk for EU-regulated and US-regulated vehicles. It recommends further work to replicate results, identify patterns, and establish links between results, design and regulatory differences.</p><br /><p>The European Commission has commissioned its own research into vehicle safety and has published the findings so far on its website. Negotiators will look to use all of the evidence available to ensure we capture the trade benefits without compromising EU safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/10/2015 15:46:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe