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143445

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Select Committee Reports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how many times in the last 10 years no Government response to a Lords Select Committee report was forthcoming eight months or longer after the report’s publication; and what were the subjects of the report or reports in question.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL2730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally; it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/11/2014 14:44:34 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

143456

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Politics and Government: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the current structures of governance in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Coalition Government has made a series of reforms which have decentralised power down to local government and down to local communities below it.</p><p> </p><p>This has included strengthening the governance structures in London at a variety of levels: by devolving power and funding over housing, economic development and the Olympic legacy to the Mayor and Assembly through the Localism Act 2011; by abolishing unelected bodies such as the Government Office for London and London Development Agency; supporting the creation of a London-wide economic partnership; and delivering a broader set of reforms to local government transparency, accountability, housing finance and local government finance which the London Boroughs in particular have benefited from.</p><p> </p><p>The London Enterprise Panel was established by the Mayor in 2012 in response to the Government’s invitation to areas to form Local Enterprise Partnerships. It provides a forum which enables the Mayor, London Boroughs and the private sector to work together to take a strategic view of regeneration, employment and skills in the capital. The Panel has successfully negotiated a growth deal which includes delivering £120 million of investment in London’s Further Education colleges and work to develop new ways to help those furthest from the labour market into work.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee Report: <em>Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly</em> (Cm 8761), the Government believes there is scope for governance reform in the relation to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have serious concerns about the governance in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets following an independent inspection report, and are consulting the council on the report and a proposed package of interventions as outlined in the Oral Statement of 4 November 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, House of Commons, Column 663.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government considers that power should be devolved to the lowest appropriate level including to communities and individuals. For instance, we have introduced powers for local communities in London to establish neighbourhood forums to take forward neighbourhood planning and introduced a range of ‘community rights’ such as the Community Right to Challenge and the Community Right to Bid for Assets of Community Value.</p><p> </p><p>Parish councils can also provide communities with a democratically accountable voice and a structure for taking community action. London saw its first parish council in decades have its first elections in May 2014, in Queens Park, Westminster. A number of other local communities in London are now campaigning for parish councils to be set up. The Government is also making it easier to set up new town and parish councils where they do not currently exist and is seeking to amend legislation to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2014 15:18:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

143390

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Electricity Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the availability of generators to back up fluctuations in wind and solar supply to ensure security of electricity supply.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
	uin	213837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>It is National Grid’s responsibility to procure enough operating reserve as might be required for the real-time balancing of the system, which is a vital part of ensuring security of electricity supply. This includes fluctuations in wind and solar generation, as well as tripping of thermal and nuclear plant.</p><p>The Annual Energy Statement made by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 6 November 2014 (<em>Official Report</em>, <em>Column 982-985</em>) sets out the range of actions the Government has taken to ensure security of electricity supply:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141106/debtext/141106-0001.htm#14110630000001" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141106/debtext/141106-0001.htm#14110630000001</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/11/2014 13:33:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

143450

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Forests
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the acreage of forest that would need to be planted in the United Kingdom in order to meet a carbon reduction budget of 50 per cent by 2025; and what is their assessment of the contribution forests and other carbon sinks can make to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no sector specific carbon reduction targets for forests and other carbon sinks but the contribution of these sectors to meeting carbon budgets is set out in the 2011 Carbon Plan. Forests and other carbon sinks can play a valuable role in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the Government has put in place a range of policies to realise this reduction. These include the Rural Development Programme, the Woodland Carbon Code and the UK Forestry Standard as set out alongside Government’s wider forestry objectives in the Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/11/2014 16:40:30 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

143451

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Forests
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what international action they are taking to press the case for global re-afforestation in order to act as a carbon sink.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK supports protection and conservation of global forests through our £3.87 billion International Climate Fund (ICF). To date, over £500 million has been committed to support a range of initiatives, including supporting forest governance; sustainable forestry, agriculture and land management, community forest management, and developing knowledge and evidence that can contribute to effective and coordinated policies and strategies. The UK also supports REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks), through investments in pilot REDD+ projects through the ICF, and through decisions supportive of the development of REDD+ through the international climate change negotiations.</p><p>The UK played a key role in developing the New York Declaration on Forests, endorsed by over 150 governments, private sector stakeholders, civil society, non-governmental and indigenous community organisations at the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit on 23<sup>rd</sup> September 2014. The Declaration highlights the importance of reducing deforestation and increasing forest restoration to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and calls for action. It sets out an ambitious restoration goal of restoring 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands by 2020 and significantly increasing the rate of global restoration thereafter, which would restore at least an additional 200 million hectares by 2030.</p><p>There are a number of important international processes in 2015 that can also encourage more ambitious outcomes for global re-afforestation and restoration. The UK will press the case for ambitious, quantitative forest conservation targets for 2030 in the post-2015 new sustainable development goals, and supports the inclusion of ambitious outcomes for forests as part of the post-2020 new international climate agreement. The Bonn Challenge 2.0 will also be an opportunity for countries to bring forward ambitious forest restoration targets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/11/2014 16:43:24 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

143458

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they provide to local authorities who want to make greater use of school premises for the benefit of the community outside school times.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Education Act 2002 gives school governing bodies the power to run community services without the need to consult or obtain permission from local authorities. Schools have the freedom to use their estates for community facilities and can provide integrated services such as health services, childcare or adult education and work in partnership with other providers as a resource for the whole community. We do not provide support for local authorities as this is a matter for schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 12:32:56 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

143389

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211249, what powers academy trusts have to pre-screen parent director candidates prior to election by parents; and what guidance her Department issues to academy trusts on such pre-screening.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
	uin	213838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The model articles set out the arrangements for the election and appointment of parents to be directors of academy trusts. They provide discretion to directors of the trust to determine the terms of reference under which elections and appointments should be undertaken. The Department for Education has set out in the Governors’ Handbook the high professional standards which governors and directors are expected to meet. Academy trusts must ensure that directors are suitable and have the necessary skills and capacity to take on the role.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2014 17:31:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

143415

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victim Support
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2014 to Question 213136, how much grant funding to Victim Support for the court-based Witness Service the Government has provided in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The spend associated with provision of the court-based Witness Service was recently assessed as c£12m per annum.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 16:38:53 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

143413

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in Scotland to prisons in England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>From 1 January 2011 to the 31 December 2013 a total of 158 prisoners were transferred between prisons in Scotland and in England and Wales. The table below, sets out the totals that have transferred between the jurisdictions in each of the last three calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Transfer</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to Scotland from England and Wales</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to England and Wales from Scotland</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners between the United Kingdom jurisdictions is governed by Schedule 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which provides for time limited and non-time limited transfers to assist prisoners in facilitating family contact and resettlement in the receiving jurisdiction. Transfers under these provisions are voluntary and require an application from the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213869 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:49:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

143414

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in England to prisons in Scotland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>From 1 January 2011 to the 31 December 2013 a total of 158 prisoners were transferred between prisons in Scotland and in England and Wales. The table below, sets out the totals that have transferred between the jurisdictions in each of the last three calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Transfer</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to Scotland from England and Wales</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfers to England and Wales from Scotland</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners between the United Kingdom jurisdictions is governed by Schedule 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which provides for time limited and non-time limited transfers to assist prisoners in facilitating family contact and resettlement in the receiving jurisdiction. Transfers under these provisions are voluntary and require an application from the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213868 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:49:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

143448

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many self-inflicted deaths of prisoners occurred in (1) 2003, and (2) 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in prison in 2003 and 2013 is published in the Safety in Custody statistical bulletin which is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons is a key priority for the Government. We are working hard to understand any trends, but, as is the case in society at large, there is no simple explanation with complex and individual reasons behind any suicide.</p><p> </p><p>We have dedicated resources providing support every day in prisons and have created a specialist team to help share good practice as part of our strenuous efforts to learn from each death.</p><p> </p><p>Young adults are a particularly challenging and vulnerable group, and that is why we have commissioned an independent review into the deaths of 18 to 24-year-olds in prison custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/11/2014 14:03:56 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

143408

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the crime rates for Birmingham East police area for (a) drug-related crime, (b) robbery, (c) burglary, (d) anti-social behaviour and (e) gang-related crime were in each year from 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
	uin	213839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 213840 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:38:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 213839, 213840 ONS 396, 397.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Crime Rates
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

143409

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the overall crime rate was for Birmingham East police area in each year from 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
	uin	213840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 213839 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:38:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 213839, 213840 ONS 396, 397.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Crime Rates
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

143355

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Kilmarnock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency were paid the minimum wage in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2014 16:39:43 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 213906 ONS 395.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Minimum Wage
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

143437

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Kilmarnock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency are currently in receipt of personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of claimants in receipt of personal independence payment, by parliamentary constituency, has been published and can be found at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a> Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 11:59:28 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

143436

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits: Kilmarnock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency were waiting for (a) a decision on an application for personal independence payment and (b) a work capability assessment on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	213903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of applications for personal independence payment awaiting a decision from a DWP decision maker is not available. The published information does not break down applications by where they are in the claiming process, which has several stages.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for work capability assessments is not available as Atos Healthcare do not record information at a constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 12:01:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

143433

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming universal credit have an income less than £330 a month inclusive of their universal credit payment.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	213885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not currently available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit in September 2013 which can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These statistics however will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently quality assuring data for Universal Credit, therefore it is not yet possible to give a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 12:03:57 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143429

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been referred to mandatory work activity in each month since May 2011.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	213881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The latest Official Statistics on mandatory programmes from May 2011 to February 2014, including the number of referrals to Mandatory Work Activity, are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#mandatory-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#mandatory-programmes</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The next release in the series will be published on 20 November 2014, containing statistics up to and including August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:23:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143434

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the people assessed under the minimum earnings threshold since its introduction have been found not to be in genuine and effective work.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	213901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Since March 2014, the Minimum Earnings Threshold has helped Jobcentre Plus and HMRC determine whether an EEA national undertaking work activity can be treated as a ‘worker’ or ‘self-employed’ person for the purposes of certain means-tested benefits and tax credits (including Jobseekers Allowance, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit). The Minimum Earnings Threshold helps determine whether an individual’s work is (or has been) ‘genuine and effective’. In general the claimant has to show that they have been earning £153 per week (point at which employed earners have to start paying National Insurance Contributions) for 3 consecutive months. Where this threshold has not been met then decision-makers will consider the specific details of the case.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect specific information on the number of EEA national claimants who have been assessed against the Minimum Earnings Threshold, nor on the number of EEA nationals whose work has been found to not be ‘genuine and effective’ under that test.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 213902 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:30:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

143435

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been assessed under the minimum earnings threshold to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	213902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Since March 2014, the Minimum Earnings Threshold has helped Jobcentre Plus and HMRC determine whether an EEA national undertaking work activity can be treated as a ‘worker’ or ‘self-employed’ person for the purposes of certain means-tested benefits and tax credits (including Jobseekers Allowance, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit). The Minimum Earnings Threshold helps determine whether an individual’s work is (or has been) ‘genuine and effective’. In general the claimant has to show that they have been earning £153 per week (point at which employed earners have to start paying National Insurance Contributions) for 3 consecutive months. Where this threshold has not been met then decision-makers will consider the specific details of the case.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect specific information on the number of EEA national claimants who have been assessed against the Minimum Earnings Threshold, nor on the number of EEA nationals whose work has been found to not be ‘genuine and effective’ under that test.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 213901 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:30:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

143432

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each London local authority have been capped by (a) less than £50, (b) between £50 and £100, (c) £100 to £150, (d) £150 to £200, (e) £200 to £250, (f) £250 to £300, (g) £300 to £350, (h) £350 to £400 and (i) £400 and above as a consequence of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	213884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached document: Capped Households in London by Local Authority and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:45:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143430

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Sector-based Work Academy Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people engaged in the sector-based work academy placements have had their benefit stopped as a result of not participating in each month since August 2011.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	213882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The available information as requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of individuals with a Jobseeker’s Allowance sanction applied for failing to participate in Sector-Based Work Academy Placements, in each month: Great Britain, August 2011 to March 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-12</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: </strong>DWP Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.</p><p>2. Information for this sanction reason is only available from August 2011 and the latest data available is up to 31 March 2014.</p><p>3. The table above shows the number of adverse sanction decisions made for the referral reason: Refusal or failure to comply with a sector-based work academy placement without good reason (SBWAP).</p><p>4. An adverse decision is a decision to apply a sanction i.e. a decision found against the claimant so a sanction is applied.</p><p>5. Sector based work academies are made up of three components: pre-employment training; a work experience placement; and a guaranteed job interview. Claimants voluntarily choose to participate. Once they start a placement, jobseekers are required to complete the pre-employment training and guaranteed job interview.</p><p>6. In Feb 2012 the DWP announced that Sanctions will no longer be applied to the benefits of those who do not start or who leave the work experience component of a sector based work academy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 17:37:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143431

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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	Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people engaged in the work experience scheme have had their benefit stopped as a result of not participating in each month since January 2011.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	213883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The available information as requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of individuals with a Jobseeker's Allowance sanction applied for failing to participate in Work Experience, in each month: Great Britain, January 2011 to March 2012</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-11</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-11</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.</p><p>2. The table above shows the number of adverse sanction decisions made for the referral reason: Failure to participate in a scheme for assisting person to obtain employment without good reason - Work Experience.</p><p>3. An adverse decision is a decision to apply a sanction i.e. a decision found against the claimant so a sanction is applied.</p><p>4. In February 2012 the DWP announced that sanctions will no longer be applied to the benefits of those who do not start, or who leave, Work Experience.</p><p>5. This information is published at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/ </a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 17:43:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143418

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1: Northamptonshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap will be in effect.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	213873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme commenced on site in August 2014 and is due to be completed July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme is replacing the existing steel barrier with new Rigid Concrete Barrier that is essential maintenance.　 In addition to this maintenance the following work will also be carried out: -</p><p> </p><ul><li>removal of the life expired lighting along the M1 J19 to 16</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>replacement verge lighting will be installed around Watford Gap Motorway Service Area</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>drainage work and installation of traffic management tools i.e. CCTV cameras. The programme was developed during contract negotiations and is being rigorously adhered to by the Contractor.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Contractor employed to undertake the M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme is BMJV, a joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Morgen Sindall.</p><p> </p><p>The M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme construction cost is £35M. There is also a Smart Motorway Scheme under development for this stretch of the motorway.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding why there was nobody working on the road works on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap on 7 November 2014 at and around noon, it is impossible to know the exact numbers physically on site as operatives have breaks at staggered times. We can confirm the following for numbers of operatives and activities undertaken on that day: -</p><p> </p><ul><li>27 operatives working along with length of works demolishing bridge piers, installing ducts and chambers including inserting a sub-duct to existing ready for reusing.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>9 operatives working plant such as excavators along the length of works.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>4 operatives conducting testing on ground conditions along with other tests along with length of the works.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>2 operatives plus 2 engineers inside launch pit situated in the centre of carriageway (not visible from road level) installing new drainage duct.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>6 operatives working on Traffic Management, going the length of the works ensuring the traffic management is maintained.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>1 operative removing material from site using vacuum excavator.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>7 operatives using planning plant, planning material off the surface down to a required level.　 Activity also requires a number of wagons to haul the material away.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>BMJV also had 4 supervisors out on site along with 6 engineers inspecting and surveying along with length of the works.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are undertaking renewal works to the central reserve barrier on the M1 between junctions 16 and　19. We shall also be looking to replace the life expired barrier between J15 and 16 as part of this works.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From environmental and safety studies we are removing the life expired lighting along the M1 between Junctions 19 and 16. Replacement verge lighting will be installed around Watford Gap Motorway Service Area as part of the smart motorways design and upgrade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This work will support the delivery of a future smart motorway scheme between junctions 16 and 19. This scheme is presently in development and will be subject to completion of statutory processes (including environmental assessments), deliverability and value for money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Replacement of the old central reserve steel barrier is required as part of our ongoing maintenance programme and will help with the delivery of the proposed smart motorway works on this stretch. The estimated construction cost of these works is £35 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 213874 213875 213876 213877 213878 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:52:36 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

143419

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1: Northamptonshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap (a) started and (b) are expected to finish.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	213874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme commenced on site in August 2014 and is due to be completed July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme is replacing the existing steel barrier with new Rigid Concrete Barrier that is essential maintenance.　 In addition to this maintenance the following work will also be carried out: -</p><p> </p><ul><li>removal of the life expired lighting along the M1 J19 to 16</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>replacement verge lighting will be installed around Watford Gap Motorway Service Area</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>drainage work and installation of traffic management tools i.e. CCTV cameras. The programme was developed during contract negotiations and is being rigorously adhered to by the Contractor.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Contractor employed to undertake the M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme is BMJV, a joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Morgen Sindall.</p><p> </p><p>The M1 Junction 19 to 16 Central Reserve Barrier scheme construction cost is £35M. There is also a Smart Motorway Scheme under development for this stretch of the motorway.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding why there was nobody working on the road works on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap on 7 November 2014 at and around noon, it is impossible to know the exact numbers physically on site as operatives have breaks at staggered times. We can confirm the following for numbers of operatives and activities undertaken on that day: -</p><p> </p><ul><li>27 operatives working along with length of works demolishing bridge piers, installing ducts and chambers including inserting a sub-duct to existing ready for reusing.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>9 operatives working plant such as excavators along the length of works.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>4 operatives conducting testing on ground conditions along with other tests along with length of the works.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>2 operatives plus 2 engineers inside launch pit situated in the centre of carriageway (not visible from road level) installing new drainage duct.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>6 operatives working on Traffic Management, going the length of the works ensuring the traffic management is maintained.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>1 operative removing material from site using vacuum excavator.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>7 operatives using planning plant, planning material off the surface down to a required level.　 Activity also requires a number of wagons to haul the material away.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>BMJV also had 4 supervisors out on site along with 6 engineers inspecting and surveying along with length of the works.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are undertaking renewal works to the central reserve barrier on the M1 between junctions 16 and　19. We shall also be looking to replace the life expired barrier between J15 and 16 as part of this works.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From environmental and safety studies we are removing the life expired lighting along the M1 between Junctions 19 and 16. Replacement verge lighting will be installed around Watford Gap Motorway Service Area as part of the smart motorways design and upgrade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This work will support the delivery of a future smart motorway scheme between junctions 16 and 19. This scheme is presently in development and will be subject to completion of statutory processes (including environmental assessments), deliverability and value for money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Replacement of the old central reserve steel barrier is required as part of our ongoing maintenance programme and will help with the delivery of the proposed smart motorway works on this stretch. The estimated construction cost of these works is £35 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 213873 213875 213876 213877 213878 question first answered 17/11/2014 10:52:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz