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106111

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date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of passenger journeys in the UK were made by bicycle in each of the last five years; and what share of his Department's spending related to cycling in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	213147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the percentage of all trips made by bicycle between 2009 and 2013:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6">Average number of trips (trip rates) by main mode: England, to 2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>2009 </strong></td><td><strong>2010 </strong></td><td><strong>2011 </strong></td><td><strong>2012 </strong></td><td><strong>2013 </strong></td></tr><tr><td>Bicycle</td><td>16</td><td>15</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>All modes</td><td>974</td><td>961</td><td>950</td><td>950</td><td>923</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cycling mode share % </strong></td><td><strong>1.7 </strong></td><td><strong>1.6 </strong></td><td><strong>1.7 </strong></td><td><strong>1.8 </strong></td><td><strong>1.9 </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Soure: NTS, Last updated: 29 July 2014</em></p><p>During the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15, departmental spending on cycling is detailed in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Financial years 2010/11 - 2014/15 </strong></td><td> </td><td rowspan="11">Direct funding £224 million</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>£million</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Cycling Englad</td><td>63.0</td></tr><tr><td>Cycling Cities &amp; National Parks Fund</td><td>94.0</td></tr><tr><td>Links to Schools &amp; Linking Communities</td><td>28.5</td></tr><tr><td>Cycle Safety Fund</td><td>35.0</td></tr><tr><td>Cycle Rail</td><td>14.5</td></tr><tr><td>Highways Agency</td><td>4.8</td></tr><tr><td>Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Bikeability</td><td>46.8</td></tr><tr><td>Local Sustainable Transport Fund - other cycling</td><td>151.0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>437.6</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The £438 million on cycling spend represents 0.71% of the total departmental spend for those years.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/11/2014 13:18:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

106093

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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, what recent research the Electoral Commission has conducted into the reasons why individuals who are (a) entitled to vote do not register and (b) on the electoral register do not vote.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Commission informs me that its reports on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers set out possible reasons why people may fail to register to vote. These reports are available on the Commission’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission also conducts public opinion research after each set of elections that asks non-voters why they did not vote at the recent election. The results from these polls are also available on the Commission’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 06/11/2014 14:47:36 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

105942

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help civilians affected by the ongoing violence in Kobane, Syria.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	212965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Reports from Kobane continue to be deeply concerning and we are watching the situation closely. Over recent days, however, the defenders of Kobane, supported by coalition airstrikes, have been able to hold their position against ISIL, and in some areas they are pushing back. The Department for International Development has already responded to the urgent needs of Syrian Kurdish refugees that have fled to Turkey and stands ready to respond positively should further aid be needed.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/11/2014 13:11:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

106103

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Thames: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of new river crossings in East London on the economy of that area.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	212892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Under devolution, East London river crossings are primarily a matter for the Mayor and Transport for London. In designating the Silvertown Tunnel as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, this Government has recognised the importance of river-crossing infrastructure to the effective functioning of the strategic road network, and the continued successful development of East London's economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no assessment of new river crossings on the economy of East London. However, Transport for London has published information to support a consultation currently underway on the Silvertown Tunnel, which sets out the value of that scheme to the local economy. The recently concluded consultation on options for new crossings further east included a similar assessment. Both can be found on Transport for London’s consultation website: <a href="https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/11/2014 14:35:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

105911

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many employees of energy companies have been seconded to jobs in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	213126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>There have been 9 people from energy companies who have had periods of secondment in the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in the period May 2010 to date.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 05/11/2014 15:57:31 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

105913

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the respective remits are of his Department and the Prime Minister's Envoy on Climate Change; and what the relationship between them is.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	212999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister has appointed advisors and envoys on a number of issues, and determines their remit. This role is entirely separate from the responsibilities of my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 05/11/2014 15:56:38 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

106129

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Budgeting Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications made for Budgeting Loan have been made in each year since 2010; and how many such applications were rejected.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	213137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 provides the number of Budgeting Loan applications received by DWP and the number of refusals made in Great Britain between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Budgeting Loan applications and refusals by calendar year from 2010 to 2013</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications<br> Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refusals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,616,900</p></td><td><p>427,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,568,300</p></td><td><p>418,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,604,800</p></td><td><p>395,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,412,800</p></td><td><p>341,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. The difference between applications received and refusals will not equal the total number of awards made; some applications may have been withdrawn before a decision was made or the decision may not have been made at the time the count was taken.</p><p> </p><p>3. These figures are not the same as the number of individuals making Budgeting Loan applications or being refused a Budgeting Loan in each year. An individual may make multiple applications in any given period.</p><p> </p><p>4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 06/11/2014 14:10:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

106024

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 24 September 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Shahrzad Nehzat.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	212895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>I wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 3 November 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2014 14:50:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

106123

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of eligible pensioners that do not receive pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	213005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The most recent estimates of take-up can be found in the Income Related Benefits: Estimates of Take-up report which provides caseload and expenditure estimates of take-up for Pension Credit in Great Britain for the financial year 2009-10. The figures are available online and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2</a></p><p> </p><p>Experimental estimates of take-up of income-related benefits based on an improved methodology for Great Britain are provisionally due to be published in January to February 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 06/11/2014 13:45:29 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

105945

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will meet the hon. Member for Lagan Valley to discuss the refusal of the government of Iran to accept a delegation of UK parliamentarians in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	212983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>I would be happy to meet with the hon. Member for Lagan Valley to discuss this matter</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/11/2014 13:00:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson