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142082

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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	Procurement: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will meet with the GMB trade union to discuss the implementation of the 2014 EU Procurement Directives.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	213678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>In its recent consultation document, the Government proposed to implement those parts of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives that allow certain contracts to be reserved for organisations such as mutuals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives</a></p><p>As part of my Department’s transparency programme, details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on the Cabinet Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a>.</p><p>The Government is currently analysing responses to its consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives, including comments from the GMB union:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives</a></p><p>Transposition of the EU Procurement Directives was discussed at a meeting of the Public Services Forum, a group comprising representatives of the CBI, trade unions and public sector employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 213677 213679 question first answered 18/11/2014 17:03:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

142084

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	Procurement: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to consult trade unions on the implementation of the 2014 EU Procurement Directives.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	213679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>In its recent consultation document, the Government proposed to implement those parts of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives that allow certain contracts to be reserved for organisations such as mutuals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives</a></p><p>As part of my Department’s transparency programme, details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on the Cabinet Office website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a>.</p><p>The Government is currently analysing responses to its consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives, including comments from the GMB union:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives</a></p><p>Transposition of the EU Procurement Directives was discussed at a meeting of the Public Services Forum, a group comprising representatives of the CBI, trade unions and public sector employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 213677 213678 question first answered 18/11/2014 17:03:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

142098

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	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Questions 212651 and 212652, how many cases of trafficking have been identified during targeted enforcement actions undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	213795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the response provided to his question 213233 raised on 4 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 213796 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:58:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

142099

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	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Questions 212651 and 212652, how many instances of slavery and servitude have been identified in operations in which HM Revenue and Customs has collaborated.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	213796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the response provided to his question 213233 raised on 4 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 213795 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:58:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

142111

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	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how adjustments to the Scottish block grant will be calculated following implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a block grant adjustment mechanism through the operation of the Barnett formula with the Scottish Government in relation to the Scottish rate of income tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During two or three transitional years, the deduction will reflect the tax generated by a Scottish rate of 10p. Following this transitional period, the first year deduction will again reflect the tax generated by a Scottish rate of 10p, and then in subsequent years this deduction will be indexed against growth in the UK non-savings non-dividend income tax base.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government’s overall funding will therefore be partly determined by the relative growth in the Scottish and UK non-savings non-dividend income tax base.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/12/2014 17:51:13 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

142116

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	Climate Change Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how revenue raised by the Climate Change Levy was spent in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	213683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government considers that hypothecation, or “earmarking” revenues for a particular spending purpose, is an inefficient way to manage the public finances. Like all Government receipts, revenues are remitted to the consolidated fund to support general expenditure. This allows the Government to allocate resources most efficiently across the economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/11/2014 17:58:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

142143

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Buildings
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 buildings owned by his Department have been sold in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	213772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s estate largely consists of leasehold properties. Since 2010 the Department has surrendered the following leasehold facilities, reducing the annual cost of the civil estate by around £38.5 million:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Building surrendered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cunard</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgrave Centre</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield House</p></td><td><p>Stevenage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mast House</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Riverwalk</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westbrook</p></td><td><p>Cambridge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City Tower</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lysnoweth</p></td><td><p>Truro</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Piccadilly Gate</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridge House</p></td><td><p>Guildford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Street</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eland House</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br><br>The move of my Department's main building from Eland House to Marsham Street, to share with the Home Office, will reduce our Department's running costs by £9 million a year from 2015-16, and save taxpayers a total of £220 million over the lifetime of the building's lease commitments.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below indicates the number of buildings sold in each calendar year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Buildings sold</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department did hold one freehold land asset, the Fire Service College which has now been sold. In March 2013, the sale of the 365 acre Fire Service College estate, comprising 34 buildings, other non-habitable structures and land was sold for £10 million. The land was covered by an overage clause meaning the Department will share in any profits from future development of the College site. In addition this has generated savings of £3.9 million in running costs per year.</p><p>Following the College sale the Department is currently disposing of 33 houses in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, which were formerly part of the Fire Service College but were not sold with the main Fire Service College estate. So far this year 23 of these houses have been sold generating a receipt of £5,163,100, and a further 2 houses are under offer. The market value of the properties upon which sales have been agreed range from £215,000 to £250,000 and the total expected income from the sale of the 33 houses and linked development land is around £7,500,000.</p><p>The Department holds 10 remaining residential houses at the site, which will be sold during 2015/2016.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 18/11/2014 17:07:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 27674 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

142148

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of building regulations and planning controls to regulate the construction of bridges over main water courses.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Guidance on construction standards for bridges and structures is published by the Highways Agency in its Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Volume 1, Section 3, Part 6 covers the design of highways bridges across watercourses. This guidance recommends that the appropriate rivers and water authority is consulted at an early stage.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol1/section3/ba5994.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol1/section3/ba5994.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The planning process would cover the location and spatial dimensions of a proposed bridge development. Building regulations do not cover bridges in this respect, unless it formed part of a building.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 18/11/2014 17:14:57 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

142162

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area of (a) sea and (b) land in square miles is covered by the defence radars on Uist.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	213720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Radar ranges depend on many factors, for example target size, direction, height and atmosphere.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/11/2014 17:40:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

142165

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the remaining UK Reapers in Afghanistan will be redeployed to support the coalition mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and ISIL.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	213744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>For reasons of safeguarding operational security, the Ministry of Defence will not be providing details on the final number of RAF Reaper aircraft deployed to the Middle East from Afghanistan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 18/11/2014 17:36:28 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest