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142095

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date	06/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which department has oversight of the cumulative effects of closures and relocations of departmental premises on local economies; and what assessment the Government made of the potential cumulative effects on the economy in Rhyl of the closure of premises of the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to achieving efficiency savings through further rationalisation and reduction of property. Spending controls on government property, including the moratorium on lease breaks and expiries, will result in a reduction in both the cost and size of the estate.</p><p>Central government departments and their arm’s length bodies are responsible for managing their own workforce planning and portfolios. The location of posts in Departments is generally based on business and operational requirements and kept under regular review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 18/11/2014 17:01:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142096

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Stress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the average sickness rate owing to stress among staff in (a) state schools, (b) NHS hospitals, (c) GP practices, (d) local authorities, (e) police forces, (f) fire authorities and (g) prisons in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/11/2014 17:20:50 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142152

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission research on the effects of levels of advertising by payday loan companies on average levels of personal debt.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling consumer harm in the payday lending market wherever it occurs, including in the marketing of payday loans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Payday loan adverts are subject to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) strict content rules. The ASA enforces the rules set out in the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising. The Code requires that all adverts are socially responsible, and prohibits lenders from deliberately targeting vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ASA has powers to ban adverts which do not meet its rules, and has a strong track record of doing so - since April 2013, the ASA has banned 25 payday loan adverts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also introduced robust new rules for payday loan adverts, including the introduction of mandatory risk warnings and a requirement to signpost to free debt advice. The FCA also has powers to ban misleading adverts which breach its rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/11/2014 14:55:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142157

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has commissioned research into the effects of excessive watching of television.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>No such research has been commissioned.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/11/2014 14:28:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142158

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of excessive watching of television on (a) academic attainment and (b) obesity levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Department for Education and Department of Health have confirmed that they do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/11/2014 14:29:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142221

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research on the potential implications for his Department's policy and resources of the comparative effect on (a) mental and (b) physical health of (i) death of a close relative, (ii) divorce and (iii) moving out of a long-term family home.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Death of a close relative, divorce, and moving out of a long-term family home are all life events that can have significant impact on health and wellbeing. The Department has no plans to commission research specifically on the potential implications for the Department’s policies and resources of the comparative effect of these life events on mental and physical health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Policy Research Programme (PRP) commissions high quality, research-based evidence relevant to the full policy remit of the Department. Details of commissioned projects are available on the website of the PRP Central Commissioning Facility at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/11/2014 16:09:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142304

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2014 to Question 208450, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the reasons for the number of those who were not registered to vote not having reduced between 2010 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission’s report on the accuracy and completeness of the last electoral registers compiled under household register concluded that it was not clear what may have caused a stabilisation in registration levels. The report speculated on possible reasons including fewer canvass response rates falling below 90% since 2008 and a general stabilisation in turnout levels.</p><p>However, many of the possible reasons for the decline in levels since the 1990s are still relevant and may explain why levels have not recovered further. These reasons are also set out in the Commission’s report which is available on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 17/11/2014 18:05:12 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142305

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Registration Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how the performance standards for electoral registration officers (EROs) for door-to-door canvassing of non-responders relates to and takes into account an ERO's compliance with the legal duty to conduct such canvassing.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Commission’s performance standards focus on the way in which Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) carry out their statutory functions, with a view to ensuring that electoral registration services are delivered with the needs of electors in mind.</p><p>EROs are already subject to breach of official duty if they fail to comply with electoral law. It is open to anyone who believes that such an offence may have been committed to refer the matter to the police for investigation. In deciding whether to bring a prosecution the Crown Prosecution Service would consider all relevant circumstances, including the reasons for the alleged breach and whether a prosecution is in the public interest.</p><p>Where an ERO does not carry out their duties in full, the Commission’s priority is to take action to ensure that the ERO makes improvements to their performance in the discharge of their functions. In doing this, the Commission will consider all available options to determine a proportionate response, based on the facts of each particular case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 17/11/2014 18:06:12 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142307

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many and what proportion of votes were cast by post in the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number and proportion of votes cast by post at the recent by-election is held by the Police Area Returning Officer for South Yorkshire, rather than the Electoral Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 11/11/2014 15:33:31 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142360

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2014 to Question 208193, if he will make it his policy to provide guidance on financial and legal resources available to private citizens who take legal action against electoral registration officers who do not conduct door-to-door canvassing of those households that do not return electoral registration forms.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission’s recent assessments of Electoral Registration Officers’ (ERO) compliance with its performance standard for door-to-door canvassing show that this is very high and improving year by year.</p><p> </p><p>As it is the duty of the Electoral Commission to monitor the performance of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), the Government has no such plans to produce any guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made clear that if an ERO fails to meet the statutory requirements Ministers can issue a Direction under section 52 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 that will require them to comply with their statutory obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 213819 question first answered 14/11/2014 12:11:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane