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662788

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm my department currently does not have the facility to allow staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions. Staff can still however, make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/01/2017 11:42:00 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

662789

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Provident Societies: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reform the audit requirements for industrial and provident societies in line with similar requirements for companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>As part of its ongoing policy development, HM Treasury is considering the audit requirement for co-operative societies (Industrial and Provident Societies renamed to Co-operatives in 2014), before deciding if any changes are necessary.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/01/2017 14:42:28 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

662790

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury employees are freely able to join a credit union, and work is currently being done to assess the feasibility of supporting this via payroll deductions</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/01/2017 14:43:24 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663018

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm my department currently does not have the facility to allow staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions. Staff can still make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/01/2017 17:25:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663025

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office currently does not have a policy to provide access to credit union services through payroll deductions. Staff can however make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 09/01/2017 11:48:11 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663047

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many representations he has received on the effect of the Pension Protection Fund Levy on retail co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is an independent body which pays compensation to members of defined benefit occupational pension schemes where the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent and the scheme is unable to cover the accrued pension liabilities. The PPF is funded from a combination of the transferred scheme funds, recoveries from the insolvent employer, investment return and a levy on eligible schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Pensions Act 2004, the levy is set by the PPF independently of the Government.</p><p>I have received one letter regarding the impact of the Pension Protection Fund levy on retail co-operatives, which I referred to the PPF for a reply.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/01/2017 15:53:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663069

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was created on 14 July 2016. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) were merged to create this new department.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not currently have the facility for staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions.</p><p>Some Government departments offer this facility and it is currently being looked into by the central civil service HR team. Once a decision has been made, BEIS will consider these recommendations as part of its ongoing work to ensure staff are offered a benefits package that is current and reflective of the wider Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2017 15:01:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

661616

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by each local authority on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards cases in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information on local authority expenditure on their role in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published an impact assessment on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are published annually by NHS Digital. Information on the number of applications to each local authority and the outcome of those applications is available at:</p><p> </p><p>- 2014/15 - <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18577/dols-eng-1415-ann-a.xlsx" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18577/dols-eng-1415-ann-a.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>- 2015/16 - <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21814/dols-eng-1516-annx-c.xlsx" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21814/dols-eng-1516-annx-c.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Data relating to 2016/17 will be published by NHS Digital in autumn 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Additional funding was provided to local authorities for their role in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2015 and was allocated using the Relative Needs Formula. The amount provided to each local authority is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 58331 58332 58347 question first answered 09/01/2017 16:29:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name PQ58437 Gareth Thomas additional table - DoLS funding per LA.docx title PQ58437 Gareth Thomas additional table - DoLS fund
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

661618

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the additional £25 million provided by his Department in 2015-16 to support local authorities in their deprivation of liberty safeguards work each local authority received.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information on local authority expenditure on their role in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published an impact assessment on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are published annually by NHS Digital. Information on the number of applications to each local authority and the outcome of those applications is available at:</p><p> </p><p>- 2014/15 - <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18577/dols-eng-1415-ann-a.xlsx" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18577/dols-eng-1415-ann-a.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>- 2015/16 - <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21814/dols-eng-1516-annx-c.xlsx" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21814/dols-eng-1516-annx-c.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Data relating to 2016/17 will be published by NHS Digital in autumn 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Additional funding was provided to local authorities for their role in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2015 and was allocated using the Relative Needs Formula. The amount provided to each local authority is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 58330 58331 58332 question first answered 09/01/2017 16:29:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name PQ58437 Gareth Thomas additional table - DoLS funding per LA.docx title PQ58437 Gareth Thomas additional table - DoLS fund
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

661619

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate his Department has made of the financial cost to a local authority of a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information on local authority expenditure on their role in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published an impact assessment on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are published annually by NHS Digital. Information on the number of applications to each local authority and the outcome of those applications is available at:</p><p> </p><p>- 2014/15 - <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18577/dols-eng-1415-ann-a.xlsx" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18577/dols-eng-1415-ann-a.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>- 2015/16 - <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21814/dols-eng-1516-annx-c.xlsx" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21814/dols-eng-1516-annx-c.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Data relating to 2016/17 will be published by NHS Digital in autumn 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Additional funding was provided to local authorities for their role in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2015 and was allocated using the Relative Needs Formula. The amount provided to each local authority is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 58330 58332 58347 question first answered 09/01/2017 16:29:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name PQ58437 Gareth Thomas additional table - DoLS funding per LA.docx title PQ58437 Gareth Thomas additional table - DoLS fund
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas