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32172

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/01/2014
	date	09/01/2014
	date tabled	09/01/2014
	ddp created	09/01/2014 21:01:11
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:00:12
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	182696
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion and value of his Department's contracts have been let (a) under the restricted procedure, (b) by the open procedure, (c) via framework agreements and (d) via a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 182696
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	182696
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT) (www.gov.uk/contractsfinder).</p><p> </p><p>Public Procurement Regulations require that prescribed procurement procedures are used when procurements exceed the EU contract threshold values. This legal framework helps to ensure that public procurement is conducted in a fair and open manner both within the UK and across the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Less than two percent of all contracts were let under the restricted procedure in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010/11 there was one contract let under the restricted procedure. This was for actuarial support to the independent commission on Equitable Life Payments that was set up by this government to recommend how best to fairly allocate funds provided for the Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) and had a contract value of £1million.</p><p> </p><p>In 2011/12 there were two contracts let under the restricted procedure. They were (i) Corporate Financial Advice framework contract (estimated contract value of £5 million over the 2 years but no guaranteed spend)and (ii) a contract for actuarial support for (ELPS) in making fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policyholders who suffered financial losses as a result of Government maladministration which occurred in the regulation of Equitable Life. The contract value was £5.4 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested for the proportion and value of HM Treasury contracts that have been let via framework agreements and where a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

36720

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2014
	date	04/02/2014
	date tabled	04/02/2014
	ddp created	04/02/2014 22:01:02
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 01:40:46
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	186697
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department as paid the living wage or above.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 186697
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	186697
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>100% of permanent and temporary staff at HM Treasury are paid the Living Wage or above.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury fully complies with EU procurement directives and awards contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer. Nevertheless, we have encouraged contractors to commit to paying a living wage and expect all employers to pay at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports businesses that choose to pay the Living Wage however the Government's main policy on wages is the National Minimum Wage, which has continued to protect the relative wages of the low paid. This is independently set by the Low Pay Commission at a level that maximises their wages without reducing employment prospect. It is for workers and employers to decide the level of wages above the minimum wage based on current circumstances. This includes the Government as a procurer and an employer. Over 95%, around 20 million employees earn above the minimum wage and the majority of public sector workers currently earn above the Living Wage.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

48406

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2014
	date	25/04/2014
	date tabled	25/04/2014
	ddp created	28/04/2014 06:50:33
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	identifier	196696
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Start Up Loan scheme in Wales to date; what the take-up has been under this scheme to date; and how much has been lent to which businesses in each constituency in Wales in each of the last three years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196696
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196696
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Start-Up Loans Scheme was extended to Wales in October 2013. To date 249 loans have been committed with a value of over £1.52m.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets the number of loans made in each constituency and their value:</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Welsh constituencies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Number of loans</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Value of loans</em></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Aberavon</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£38,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberconwy</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£10,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arfon</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£24,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaenau Gwent</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon and Radnorshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£7,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£58,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£42,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£37,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£41,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff South and Penarth</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>£83,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff West</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£55,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£49,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£19,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd South</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£54,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£43,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cynon Valley</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delyn</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dwyfor Meirionnydd</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gower</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£50,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islwyn</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£35,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanelli</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£27,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£53,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£75,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montgomeryshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£36,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport East</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£77,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport West</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£78,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£23,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£36,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preseli Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£36,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£47,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£57,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£91,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Clwyd</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Glamorgan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ynys M“n</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£47,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48925

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:00:22
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	identifier	197007
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legislative vehicles the Government plans to use to implement the proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197007
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197007
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Ministers are considering officials' advice before deciding on the scope and extent of the proposals to be implemented. Any legislative changes we decide to make will be taken forward when Parliamentary time permits.</p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48988

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:01:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	identifier	197026
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more women to franchise their businesses.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197026
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197026
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government offers a wide range of support to all types of businesses to start up and grow, including franchises, for example through the Growth Accelerator, the New Enterprise Allowance, mentoring and the Start Up Loan scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Women-led small and medium-sized businesses contribute around £82 billion to the economy. 42% of the 15,000 mentors trained through the Get Mentoring initiative are women and have contributed to the 27,000 strong mentoring network at <a href="http://www.mentorsme.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.mentorsme.co.uk</a>. The latest figures show that over 37% of Start Up Loans have gone to female entrepreneurs.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Women's Business Council and others to help ensure that more women see starting and growing their own business as a real option.</p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

49542

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2014
	date	01/05/2014
	date tabled	01/05/2014
	ddp created	01/05/2014 19:31:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:28:32
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	identifier	197493
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions either orally or in writing he or his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197493
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197493
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>There are ongoing interactions at senior level between Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and senior executives from both AstraZeneca and Pfizer as part of the Department's wider interactions with the Life Sciences industry.</p><p> </p><p>BIS Ministers have spoken with the Chief Executives and others from both companies in the last couple of weeks about recent market developments including the approaches from Pfizer to AstraZeneca.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

45790

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/04/2014
	date	28/03/2014
	date tabled	28/03/2014
	ddp created	28/03/2014 17:00:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:12:16
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	194287
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in his Department's Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194287
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194287
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit is part of Infrastructure UK, a team of 70 FTE staff.</p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

48952

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:40:47
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:00:52
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	196979
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have declared income on their income tax returns from (a) rent from a residential property, (b) rent from a furnished holiday letting, (c) rent from commercial properties and (d) income under the Rent a Room Scheme in the last tax year.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196979
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196979
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Due to the structure of the Self Assessment tax return, it is not possible to provide a complete answer to this question.</p><p> </p><p>Income from residential and commercial property is not separated out in either the full or the short Self Assessment return. In total, 1,984,000 individuals reported UK property income that was not from Furnished Holiday Lettings in the tax year 2011-12. This figure includes both the main and short Self Assessment returns.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a complete accounting of the number of individuals claiming the Rent a Room relief. This is because individuals claiming the relief with gross rental income of less than £4,250 do not have to fill in a Self Assessment return. Individuals who fill in the short return have no way of indicating that they are claiming the relief.</p><p> </p><p>Of those individuals who filled in the main return, 47,000 indicated that they were claiming the relief. This includes those who ticked the box to indicate that their gross rents were less than £4,250, and those who filled in the amount claimed.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals with income from Furnished Holiday Lettings must complete the property pages of the main return. In all, 82,000 individuals declared income from Furnished Holiday Lettings in the tax year 2011-12. This covers Furnished Holiday Lettings in both the UK and EEA.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is currently running a compliance campaign focusing on individuals who let residential property, giving them the opportunity to bring their tax affairs up to date and to pay the tax that they owe.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

49026

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:41:05
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:02:15
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	identifier	197038
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average time taken to process applications for redundancy payment is through My Civil Service Pension; and what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197038
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197038
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>MyCSP Ltd, a mutual joint venture, provides scheme administration for the Civil Service pension arrangements under a contract managed by the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Redundancy schemes under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are covered by separate commercial arrangements between MyCSP Ltd and each individual employer.</p><p>The average time for completing these individual exercises is not collated centrally.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

49051

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2014
	date	29/04/2014
	date tabled	29/04/2014
	ddp created	29/04/2014 20:41:10
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:02:40
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	identifier	197165
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are (a) employed on zero-hours contracts and (b) paid at a rate below that defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage in Warrington North constituency.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197165
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197165
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 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> question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 attachment 1 file name PQ 197165 ONS 198.pdf
	creator	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones