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77330

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers in the Attorney General's Office have not received any media or social media training which incurred expenditure from the public purse since the general election in 2010. There are no ministers in the other Law Officers' Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 15/07/2014 09:18:10 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77020

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on refurbishing (a) gym and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration (i) in his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There were no costs associated with refurbishing any leisure or cafeteria facilities in 2013 and 2014.</p><p>Costs relating to modernisation of 70 Whitehall relate to a programme that began (or begun) in 2009 and WAS agreed by a previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 14/07/2014 16:10:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

77023

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed in Yorkshire and the Humber in (a) part-time, (b) full-time and (c) temporary jobs.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	205106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/07/2014 11:59:26 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ205106.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

77035

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to increase council powers to evict unauthorised traveller encampments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	205023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is concerned about the cost and disruption that can be caused by unauthorised traveller encampments. That is why on 9 August 2013 we sent all council leaders in England updated guidance, reminding them to act swiftly and setting out the strong powers councils and landowners have to remove illegal and unauthorised sites on both public and private land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our planning policy for traveller sites, issued in March 2012, removed the last Administration's planning guidance (Circular 01/06) which restricted the ability of councils to initiate enforcement action. We are currently reviewing whether further improvements can be made to planning policy and guidance to assist councils in taking action against unauthorised development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, in the Localism Act 2011 we introduced provisions in England to allow for an appeal against enforcement or a retrospective planning application, not both. And in 2013, we removed a previous restriction on the use of Temporary Stop Notices that prevented local authorities in England taking enforcement action against a caravan used as a main residence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2014 14:40:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

77104

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued for teachers on identifying girls at risk of female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	205021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>On 3 April 2014 the Department for Education published ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education', which provides schools with updated statutory guidance about pupil safeguarding. The guidance contains information about female genital mutilation (FGM) and a link to more detailed multi-agency guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 May 2014 the Department's summer term e-mail to all schools drew attention to the statutory guidance and reminded schools of the need to be particularly vigilant in the summer term because of the heightened risk during the summer holiday.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 14/07/2014 17:22:04 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

77143

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit the Middle East to assist in de-escalating the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr
tabling member printed	Mr Khalid Mahmood
uin	205249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) has no immediate plans to visit the Middle East. However, he will continue to build contacts/meet international partners/Ministers to discuss the resolution of the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 12:59:08 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1392 label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood

77218

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how much and what proportion of his Office's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Office's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. Our answer will be included in the response by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 14/07/2014 13:48:40 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77222

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept id	24
answering dept short name	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept sort name	Public Accounts Commission
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how much and what proportion of the National Audit Office's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of the National Audit Office's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The majority of the NAO's contracted work planned in 2014–15 is in financial audit, where additional audit resources are provided by some half-a-dozen private audit firms. The NAO's partners are chosen through a rigorous process, in line with EU rules on public sector procurement, to ensure value for money. Financial audit work comprises some 55% of the NAO's total activity and around 20% of the NAO's financial audit work is outsourced.</p><p>The use of private firms to carry out some audits is included in the NAO's Strategy, approved by the Public Accounts Commission. The current mix ensures that the NAO maintains the breadth of insight into departments which the C&amp;AG derives on behalf of Parliament from having NAO staff undertake financial audits directly, but also has sufficient exposure to the framework partners so as to benchmark the NAO against the private sector and import best practice. The NAO also uses outsourcing arrangements in its value-for-money or investigations work where specialist skills are required.</p><p><strong>% of NAO Activities contracted out</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Estimate</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009–10</p></td><td><p>2010–11</p></td><td><p>2011–12</p></td><td><p>2012–13</p></td><td><p>2013–14</p></td><td><p>2014–15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional Services brought in (£ million)</p></td><td><p>17,553</p></td><td><p>13,678</p></td><td><p>13,238</p></td><td><p>11,940</p></td><td><p>10,409</p></td><td><p>10,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Voted Gross Expenditure<br>(Audit and Assurance) (£ million)</p></td><td><p>94,600</p></td><td><p>92,600</p></td><td><p>87,700</p></td><td><p>89,000</p></td><td><p>84,600</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of activities contracted out</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Total Voted Gross Expenditure (Audit and Assurance) excludes the following exceptional expenditure:</p><ul><li>Restructuring of the NAO (£4.2m in 2013–14)</li><li>Refurbishment of the NAO building (£16.2 million in 2009–10)</li><li>Temporary accommodation costs (£5.9 million in 2009–10)</li></ul> answering member constituency Gainsborough answering member printed Sir Edward Leigh question first answered 14/07/2014 16:18:49 answering member 345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77254

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the contribution of 5 September 2013, Official Report, column 471, what his policy is on closing down jobseeker's allowance and tax credits before the 2015 General Election.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We announced our plans for the implementation of Universal Credit on 5 December, and these were set out in a written ministerial statement Official Report 5 Dec 2013, Column 65WS. The WMS can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65WS" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65WS</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 205207 question first answered 15/07/2014 08:56:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

77255

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the contribution of 5 September 2013, Official Report, column 471, when he expects that jobseeker's allowance and tax credits will be closed down.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We announced our plans for the implementation of Universal Credit on 5 December, and these were set out in a written ministerial statement Official Report 5 Dec 2013, Column 65WS. The WMS can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65WS" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65WS</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 205208 question first answered 15/07/2014 08:56:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms