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433869

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	18513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>There have been 4 occasions since May 2015, where a DWP Special Adviser has accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/12/2015 13:13:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

433420

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
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	UK Government Investments
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 contribution of 30 November 2015 by Lord Mendelsohn, in the House of Lords, Official Report, column 937, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter referred to on the amendment concerning UK Government Investments Limited.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	18385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>A copy of the letter to Lord Mendelsohn, dated 27 November, referred to during the debate on the Enterprise Bill on 30 November 2015, has been placed in the Libraries of the House. A previous letter to Lord Mendelsohn, dated 19 November, also on the subject of UK Government Investments, has also been placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/12/2015 14:35:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

433425

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2015 to Question 17505, when he will publish the September half-yearly update on the job titles and pay grades of senior civil servants within his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	18409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The government publishes information on the job titles and pay grades of senior civil servants along with the numbers of staff they manage on a twice yearly basis.</p><br /><p>The Cabinet Office expects to publish an updated organogram at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a>in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2015 13:00:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

433426

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to update information online on civil servants earning an annual salary of over £150,000.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	18440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>As part of its transparency agenda, the Government is committed to publishing an annual list of senior officials in departments, agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies with pay rates of £150,000 and above. The 2015 list will be published on the Cabinet Office website shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2015 13:00:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

433427

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Annuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the conclusion of its thematic review of the annuities market as to whether consumers are being treated fairly in the current financial climate.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	18434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) places a duty on the firms that they regulate to treat their customers fairly, and the FCA have wide-ranging powers of enforcement in pursuit of this objective.</p><br /><p>The FCA’s Retirement Income Market Study, which followed on from the work of the Thematic Review of Annuities and was published in March 2015, recommended greater use of annuity comparisons to encourage greater shopping around by consumers. The FCA are currently conducting behavioural tests on options for presenting these comparisons in the most effective way, and expect to report on these findings and any proposed rule changes in 2016. In addition, the FCA’s Retirement Outcomes Review, which will be published early next year, will assess issues from the Thematic Review - including the issue of eligible consumers not purchasing enhanced annuity products.</p><p>The FCA also plan to consider consumers’ wider information needs in light of market developments following the pension freedoms.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/12/2015 14:13:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

433428

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of his plans for HM Revenue and Customs offices in Liverpool on jobs and services in that area; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	18408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the planned locations of its future Regional Centres based on a number of key principles. In addition to cost, HMRC has taken account of the quality of local transport links, the local labour market and future workforce supply, and the need to retain the staff and skills they need to continue their transformation. These changes will reduce HMRC’s estates costs by around £100 million a year by 2025. HMRC intends to have extensive discussions with all our staff to keep them fully informed of their options as the programme continues.</p><br /><p>HMRC views Liverpool as a key site for customer service activity. The Department will be making a long term investment in the City and is planning to open a Regional Centre there from 2018/19 employing between 2,800 and 3,100 employees.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/12/2015 13:06:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

433432

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 26 new Enterprise Zones are which were announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The full list of successful Enterprise Zones, which is available to view online at the link below, was published by DCLG following the Spending Review announcement:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/news/the-new-enterprise-zones</p><p><br> <br> <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/12/2015 13:56:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

433442

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Labour Mobility
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 civil servants in his Department are in the redeployment pool.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	18334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>A redeployment pool is one of the steps DCLG would take if staff were at the risk of redundancy. DCLG is currently not in a redundancy situation, therefore, we do not have a redeployment pool or staff in it.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/12/2015 13:51:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

433445

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
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	Change of Use
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 applications have been made to councils for planning permission for change of use of a shop to betting premises since April 2015; and how many such applications have been successful.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	18386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/12/2015 13:39:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

433448

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on New Home Bonuses for district and borough councils; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	18428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Spending Review, the Government committed to the continuation of the New Homes Bonus. We will consult on reforms to the New Homes Bonus, including means of sharpening the incentive to reward communities for additional homes. We will also explore reducing the length of payments from six years including an option for savings of at least £800 million to be returned to local government and used to fund vital services such as adult social care. Details of both reforms will be set out shortly. There are no plans to change the basis of allocations for 2016/17. The allocations for 2016/17 will be published alongside the provisional Local Government Settlement for that year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 18429 question first answered 04/12/2015 14:10:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone