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91561

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees of the Civil Aviation Authority have been subject to formal disciplinary action in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>In each of the last 5 years the following numbers of CAA employees have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings. Where numbers are 5 or less, we have withheld the precise number on grounds of confidentiality in line with the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>01/09/09 to 31/08/10 - *</p><p>01/09/10 to 31/08/11 - *</p><p>02/09/11 to 31/08/12 - *</p><p>01/09/12 to 31/08/13 - 8</p><p>01/09/13 to 31/08/14 - *</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/10/2014 16:25:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91562

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what structures are in place within the Civil Aviation Authority to hold employees to account for (a) incompetence, (b) issuing erroneous advice and (c) malicious actions.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The CAA has a range of structures and processes in place to guard against incompetent or inappropriate performance or conduct by its employees.</p><p> </p><p>All CAA staff undertake a probationary period which ensures that only those whose performance and conduct meet expected standards are retained beyond their first year of employment. Regardless of length of service, the performance of all CAA employees’ is managed according to an established performance management system. Each employee receives one of five performance ratings which is subsequently reflected in the rewards which they receive, if any. Those whose performance or conduct falls below expectations, depending on the cause, would normally be subject to either performance improvement or disciplinary procedures. Finally, the CAA has put in place Confidential Reporting (Whistle-blowing) arrangements and a complaints procedure should external parties wish to use a formal process for bringing matters of concern about a CAA employee to the CAA’s attention. The Confidential Reporting process is also available to those within the CAA who have concerns about the conduct of another employee and wish to raise those concerns anonymously or confidentially.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/10/2014 16:01:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91563

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many overseas visits Ministers and officials in his Department have made in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the (i) total cost and (ii) cost of (A) flights, (B) internal travel, (C) hotel accommodation and (D) subsistence was for each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	209013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of overseas visits made by Ministers is published on Gov.uk on a quarterly basis in arrears. The link is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-overseas-travel-data-for-department-for-transport" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-overseas-travel-data-for-department-for-transport</a></p><p> </p><p>In 2013-14, 17 visits were made at a cost of £54,191. The breakdown between these required cost types is not recorded. Costs for 2014 have not yet been published.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the overseas spend by officials of the Department for Transport and its agencies, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Highways Agency (HA), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Department for Transport and Agencies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12 months</p></td><td><p>5 months</p><p>April-August</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a</p></td><td><p>Cost of flights</p></td><td><p>2,249,359</p></td><td><p>508,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b</p></td><td><p>Cost of internal travel</p></td><td><p>276,958</p></td><td><p>52,268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c</p></td><td><p>Cost of hotel accommodation</p></td><td><p>298,874</p></td><td><p>112,619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d</p></td><td><p>Cost of subsistence</p></td><td><p>315,334</p></td><td><p>90,122</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,140,524</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>763,234</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the number of visits.</p><p> </p><p>Over 50% of total spend relates to overseas travel by MCA officials to survey UK flag registered vessels abroad and by VCA engineers and a large proportion is recovered from clients.</p><p> </p><p>The central Department does not record the cost of overseas hotel accommodation separately from the total of hotel accommodation. However, the majority of spend relates to UK travel so these costs are not included above.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/10/2014 12:15:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

91564

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to whom the Civil Aviation Authority is accountable.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority is accountable to the Secretary of State for Transport under the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (as amended by the Civil Aviation Act 2012).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/10/2014 16:07:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91565

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many copies of his Department's report, Building a more prosperous Wales: Infrastructure for a modern economy, were distributed; and what feedback he has received on that report.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Copies of the report were circulated to the Wales Office Infrastructure Working Group and distributed at the Policy Forum for Wales event on 30 June. The report was also sent to the Welsh Affairs Committee. The report is available online in Welsh and English on gov.uk.</p><p>Feedback on the report was positive, including from CBI Wales. The estimated cost for the publication of this report is £174.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208953 question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:03 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91566

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what costs arose from the publication of his Department's report, Building a more prosperous Wales: Infrastructure for a modern economy.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Copies of the report were circulated to the Wales Office Infrastructure Working Group and distributed at the Policy Forum for Wales event on 30 June. The report was also sent to the Welsh Affairs Committee. The report is available online in Welsh and English on gov.uk.</p><p>Feedback on the report was positive, including from CBI Wales. The estimated cost for the publication of this report is £174.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208952 question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:03 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91567

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>On 18 August 2014, my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 15/10/2014 14:45:16 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

91568

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff the Wales Office employs on zero hour contracts.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office does not have any staff employed on zero hour contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/09/2014 11:44:09 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith