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760929

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date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	United Nations: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many UN Junior Professional Officer posts have been funded by the Government in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date; in what location each of those posts was filled; and for which UN organisation those posts were funded.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	105285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID has supported 18 UK Junior Professional Officers since 2015, who have helped to strengthen the UN's capability in priority areas. I have outlined below the positions DFID have funded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duty Station</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDESA</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duty Station</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territory</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>WHO HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>Congo, Republic of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>WHO HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:35:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

760963

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the results from his Department's consultation on Tips, gratuities, cover and service charges; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	105284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering next steps in light of responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/10/2017 14:14:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

722148

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Government has had on the key performance indicators for the objectives set out in the newly published business strategies for the (a) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (b) DVLA with those agencies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recently published its five year strategy – ‘Helping you stay safe on Britain’s roads’. At the same time it also published its 2017/18 Business Plan which contains key performance indicators that contribute towards the successful delivery of the first year of its strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has recently published its Strategic Plan for 2017-20, alongside its Business Plan 2017-18. DVLA’s aim is to get the right drivers and vehicles taxed and on the road, as simply, safely and efficiently as possible.</p><p> </p><p>As Sponsor of DVSA and DVLA my Department approved the content of both their strategies and business plans.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2017 13:53:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

722149

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police authorities spent on the provision of diversionary courses for speed awareness in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally. It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to determine how to use available resources according to local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/04/2017 14:44:25 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720260

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) deposits were received and (b) disputes were logged by each tenancy deposit scheme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The three government approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England help ensure that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy through protecting deposits.</p><p>A) The number of deposits received/protected in the last five years (live numbers at the end of March for each year)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Deposit Protection Service (DPS) </strong></p></td><td><p>856,796</p></td><td><p>997,505</p></td><td><p>1,118,192</p></td><td><p>1,191,508</p></td><td><p>1,405,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MyDeposits </strong></p></td><td><p>646,621</p></td><td><p>744,410</p></td><td><p>644,802</p></td><td><p>738,853</p></td><td><p>834,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) </strong></p></td><td><p>870,796</p></td><td><p>917,386</p></td><td><p>1,085,116</p></td><td><p>1,135,769</p></td><td><p>1,186,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,374,385</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,659,301</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,848,110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,066,130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,425,718</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>B) The number of adjudications in the last five years (for each year/not cumulative)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Deposit Protection Service (DPS)</strong></p></td><td><p>5,617</p></td><td><p>7,245</p></td><td><p>8,957</p></td><td><p>9,754</p></td><td><p>10,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MyDeposits </strong></p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td><td><p>5,211</p></td><td><p>6,590</p></td><td><p>5,580</p></td><td><p>5,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)</strong></p></td><td><p>10,202</p></td><td><p>11,992</p></td><td><p>9,482</p></td><td><p>11,900</p></td><td><p>11,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,279</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,448</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25,029</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28,234</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28,100</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/04/2017 14:28:22 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720261

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were living in the private rented sector (a) in absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of the population in (i) England, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) Birmingham Northfield constituency in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department's English Housing Survey estimates that, in 2015-16, 20 per cent of households in England live in the private rented sector. This equates to about 4.5 million households. Estimates are not available for constituency and the Department does not publish regional estimates.</p><p>A table with data for the last 10 years can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/501068/2014-15_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595786/2015-16_Section_1_Households_Annex_Tables.xlsx</a>. See AT1.1.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/04/2017 10:31:59 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720267

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has carried out a review of (a) misuses of tenancy deposit schemes by landlords in order to delay or reduce amounts reimbursed and (b) the merits of requiring the landlord rather than the tenant to submit an appeal for deposit money.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England currently protect over 3 million deposits on behalf of tenants, helping to raise standards in the private rented sector and ensuring that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy.</p><p>If there is a dispute about the amount of the deposit to be returned, the tenant and the landlord can either agree to use the free Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service provided by the Tenancy Deposit Protection schemes or go to court. Where both the landlord and tenant agree to using the ADR service the case will be handled by an independent, impartial and qualified Adjudicator, and a decision will be made within 28 days. The deposit is the tenant’s money and landlords should be prepared to provide appropriate evidence where they believe they are entitled to retain any of the deposit.</p><p>Of the 13.2 million deposits which have been protected since the launch of the scheme, less than 1.5 per cent have gone to adjudication.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/04/2017 14:30:11 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720292

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge permits were approved by local authorities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The estimated number of Blue Badges issued each year is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Blue Badges issued, England, 2011/12-2015/16</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Year<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2012/13<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2013/14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2014/15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2015/16<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valid Blue Badges issued</p></td><td><p>905,608</p></td><td><p>897,465</p></td><td><p>873,890</p></td><td><p>879,997</p></td><td><p>885,216</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Count of Blue Badges issued in the year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March</li><li>Source: DfT Blue Badge Survey</li><li>Source: Blue Badge Improvement Service (BBIS) data</li></ol><p> </p><p>These results are published in table DIS0111, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572875/dis0111.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572875/dis0111.ods</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 12:29:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

720791

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time, (c) full-time equivalent and (d) agency staff work for the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff that work for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency as of 31 March 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Full-time staff</strong></p></td><td><p>4,085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Part-time staff</strong></p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Full-time equivalents</strong></p></td><td><p>5,388.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Agency staff</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2017 12:50:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

715141

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2016 to Question 56564, on shipping: minimum wage, if he will list the full membership of the working group reviewing the application of national minimum wage legislation to seafarers in UK waters; and when he expects the work of that working group to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	69733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Membership of the National Minimum Wage (as it applies to seafarers) Legal Working Group is comprised as follows;</p><p> </p><p>a) Department for Transport</p><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs</p><p>b) Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (accompanied by legal advisor)</p><p>Nautilus International</p><p>c) UK Chamber of Shipping</p><p> </p><p>The initial meeting took place in February 2017 and the second meeting is scheduled for May. Shortly after this date I expect the group to conclude its work.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/04/2017 09:25:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden