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539184

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date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Isle of Wight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 May (HL7878), when the Marine and Coastguard Agency will institute a prosecution of those responsible for that incident.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will not be instituting any prosecution following the collapse of the mezzanine deck on the ST HELEN ferry at Fishbourne, Isle of Wight.</p><p> </p><p>Before a prosecution is commenced the matter must pass the two stage test as outlined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. The MCA has confirmed that it will not pass both stages and have decided that it would not be in the public interest to pursue this further at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/07/2016 13:38:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

539204

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Twitter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which ministers have official ministerial Twitter accounts; and whether they have plans to close those accounts.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Civil servants manage departmental social media accounts, but not individual MP Twitter handles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/07/2016 15:51:37 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

539220

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	Low Incomes: Statistics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for Work and Pensions report of the Household Below Average Income Statistics was over 100 pages in length in previous years and this year is 13 pages in length; and why this year's report contains details published in Excel tables only.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The change in publication format for the 2014/15 Households Below Average Income (HBAI) National Statistics release was made to bring this report into line with the new standard DWP Statistics template, with the aim of giving more focussed and accessible publications, without sacrificing the breadth of statistical analysis previously published.</p><p> </p><p>No information has been lost from this publication, rather this restructuring is intended to allow the lay user to better understand these important statistics.</p><p> </p><p>This approach is in line with the UK Statistics Authority’s “Better Statistics, Better Decisions” strategy and the specific change in format for HBAI was trailed in a Statistical Notice released in April 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2016 14:07:37 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

539481

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Economic and Domestic Affairs secretariat spent on legal advice relating to Freedom of Information cases in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43014 question first answered 21/07/2016 08:04:35 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539482

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Propriety and Ethics Unit spent on legal advice relating to Freedom of Information cases in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43013 question first answered 21/07/2016 08:04:35 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539483

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
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 18 July 2016 to Question 42517, how many members of staff who are in receipt of a private secretary allowance are Senior Civil Servants.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>There are currently 11 members of the Senior Civil Service who are in receipt of a private secretary allowance. Staff at Band B2 or above who currently work in the Private Office of a Director General, Permanent Secretary or Minister are entitled to receive the Private Office allowance. The authorisation process is robustly enforced within the department, with accountability resting with the Head of Private Office Group.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 21/07/2016 08:42:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539484

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to introduce further restrictions on the posts that EU nationals are able to (a) work in and (b) apply for within the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	42964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>As yet, no consideration has been given, or decisions taken, about the laws or policies relevant to EU nationals applying for, or being employed in civil service posts.</p> answering member constituency Haltemprice and Howden answering member printed Mr David Davis question first answered 21/07/2016 09:15:35 answering member 373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

539485

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Extended Ministerial Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many extended Ministerial offices have been shut down since 13 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	42978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been a number of Ministerial and government appointments announced recently. Administrative support for those appointments has yet to be concluded.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 21/07/2016 08:46:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539490

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any pay rises were awarded to special advisers in the Cabinet Office since 17 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>No pay rises have been awarded to Special Advisers in the Cabinet Office since 17 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 21/07/2016 08:41:28 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539491

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to make additional funding available to Wales after the UK's exit from the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	43229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The people of the UK have voted to leave the EU. It would not be appropriate to commit, without due consideration, to continuing to spend money over a long period as if we had not voted to leave the EU. But the Government remains committed to encouraging economic growth across the regions and nations of the UK. The Government is therefore carefully considering the use of these funds and will make an announcement on EU funding in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/07/2016 13:58:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith