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685435

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church Commissioners: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, how many security passes into the Church Commissioners are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in the Church Commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>Most of the people who work at Church House, Westminster are not employed solely by the Church Commissioners. Staff of the National Church Institutions (NCIs) which include the Church Commissioners are mostly employed jointly by the Institutions.</p><p>In that context I refer the Hon Gentleman to my previous answer to question 62530 answered on 06 February 2017 which stated that only NCI employees enjoy full access to our premises and that other groups have limited and time-limited access. These groups include diocesan bishops, members of General Synod, contractors and tenants.</p><p>A) To date the percentage of passes issued to NCIs staff is 56.24%</p><p>B) None of the staff of the NCIs are civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 08/02/2017 17:59:10 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

684010

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
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, what the total pay bill was for (a) male and (b) female employees in his Department in 2015-16; and what the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman was in that year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The total pay bill for (a) male and (b) female employees in my Department in 2015-16 and the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman in that year is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Paybill (£m)</p></td><td><p>Per Capita (£K)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£70.9m</p></td><td><p>£43.0K</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£59.3m</p></td><td><p>£35.8K</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In October 2015, the Prime Minister announced that new gender pay gap reporting measures being introduced across the private and voluntary sector from April 2017 would be extended to also apply across the public sector. We are actively working to ensure the gender pay gap data we report in future fully mirrors these new requirements.</p><p>The new gender pay gap reporting measures being introduced across the public, private and voluntary sectors from April 2017 will require departments to publish a number of new forms of data, aside from the mean and median gender pay gap which they currently report.</p><p>The Civil Service has a comprehensive plan to become the most inclusive employer in the UK. This is called the Talent Action Plan and was refreshed in March 2016. The plan commits the Civil Service to a number of actions with the aim of removing barriers faced by underrepresented groups, including women, from succeeding. The plan sets out the ambition under key themes which includes recruitment and selection, talent and progression, inclusive culture and social mobility.</p><p>As part of the Talent Action Plan the commitments we are taking forward include a critical talent review. We have already introduced shared parental leave across the Civil Service and a new online job share portal to help people identify job share opportunities across the organisation. We have also reviewed our approach to maternity leave and returning to work.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 63082 question first answered 08/02/2017 12:07:36 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

684012

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on tax revenues of proposed reductions in the maximum allowed stake on fixed-odds betting terminals.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	63017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>Gambling regulation is a matter for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Gambling Commission. DCMS will publish an impact assessment on any changes proposed as a result of the ongoing Triennial Review into stakes and prizes on gaming machines and machine entitlements across all gambling premises.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/02/2017 15:43:12 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

684013

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total pay bill was for (a) male and (b) female employees in his Department in 2015-16; and what the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman was in that year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold the information in the format as requested however there are a number of published transparency reports that confirm the female and male proportions and respective median pay levels. These are outlined below.</p><p> </p><p>The total 2015-16 pay costs and average number of permanent persons employed by the Treasury can be found on the Annual report and accounts, page 72, at the following link www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics publishes an annual employment return for each department on various topics such as gender, ethnicity, disability status, earnings and location of the Civil Service workforce.</p><p>This information can be found on the Office for National Statistics website. The 2015-16 data can be found at the link below</p><p>www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics.</p><p> </p><p>Table 24 represents mean earnings for employees by responsibility and gender pay difference.</p><p> </p><p>Table 36 displays an average of male and female employed by the department.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 08/02/2017 16:00:08 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

684016

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
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	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of homeless rough sleepers in (a) Coventry and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	63089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>One person without a home is one too many and we are committed to doing all we can to prevent homelessness. This government is determined to help the most vulnerable in society, which is why we're investing over £550 million until 2020 to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>As part of this, in December we announced 84 successful bids to our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme. This will help those people at risk of becoming homeless, already sleeping rough or those with complex needs, to get back on their feet.</p><p>We provided Coventry with £106,089 in homelessness prevention funding in 2016/17. This funding ensures that local authorities are able to provide quality advice and assistance to everyone who approaches them for help.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/02/2017 16:35:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

684017

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
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	Birmingham Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Urban Growth Company takes account of the potential contribution of Birmingham Airport to UK trade.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	63039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>This Government is working with all areas with HS2 stations in order that they maximise the opportunity for growth. This includes Solihull, which will benefit from a new interchange station close to Birmingham Airport. In order that the area can deliver key projects that will underpin local growth, Solihull Council has established the Urban Growth Company. The growth company aims to deliver 35,000 jobs, 3,500 homes and an increase in GVA of £1 billion.</p><p>The Urban Growth Company is now preparing a Growth and Infrastructure Plan which includes growth opportunities associated with Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre and the proposed HS2 station. This plan is being developed with local stakeholders, including Birmingham Airport. This work will inform the current review of the Solihull Local Plan, and any proposals will be subject to the normal planning process.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 08/02/2017 16:37:52 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

684020

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Foundation for Social Improvement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has awarded to the Foundation for Social Improvement since that charity was founded.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	63042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold data on the total value of grants or contracts made across Government. The functions of the Office for Civil Society (OCS), were transferred to DCMS effective 21st July 2016. Since 1st April 2008 to date OCS has awarded £148,076 in grants and contracts to the Foundation for Social Improvement. DCMS does not hold any information relating to grants or contracts made by OCS to the FSI before 1st April 2008. The rest of DCMS has not awarded any grants or made any payment to the FSI since it was founded in 2007</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/02/2017 15:24:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

684021

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Foundation for Social Improvement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many separate occasions her Department has awarded (a) grants and (b) contracts to the Foundation for Social Improvement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	63043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has made two (2) grant awards and one (1) contract award to the Foundation for Social Improvement since it was founded in 2007.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/02/2017 15:23:41 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

684024

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 2016-17 war pension rate is for (a) monthly and (b) weekly claimants.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	63021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The rates of pensions and allowances payable under the War Pensions Scheme for the financial year 2016-17 were published to the Gov.UK website on 15 December 2015, and can be found via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2016-war-pensions-and-allowance-rates</p><p>The 100 per cent rate of basic War Disablement Pension is £178.20 per week for 2016-17. War Pensioners may opt to have their pension paid weekly. More details can be found in Leaflet 9 via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-pension-scheme</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/02/2017 16:11:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

684028

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Invicta Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential economic and social effect on the local community and local businesses of the proposed closure of Invicta Park Barracks; and what plans he has for a formal consultation on that proposed closure.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	63010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>&quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; is a military-led review.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to dispose of Invicta Park Barracks in 2027 was taken in consultation with Front Line Commands and the Chief of Defence People to optimise Defence infrastructure to support the delivery of military capability.</p><p>Advance notice was provided to enable Local Authorities to develop their plans to maximise opportunities from moves into or out of their areas. The Ministry of Defence has already held initial discussions with both Kent County Council and Maidstone Borough Council to inform them of our plans and will work with them to ensure the best possible outcome for the local community when the barracks close.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/02/2017 16:12:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant