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172432

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff worked on national minimum wage enforcement in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	219989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those employed by HMRC undertaking work on NMW are detailed in the table below. Staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing NMW, including people who work in legal advice, debt management, technical support and criminal investigation amongst others, but HMRC does not record specific numbers of those staff involved beyond those identified below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold information on the issue date of Notices of Underpayment. Our management information for all NMW cases records investigation time taken until final closure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 219984 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:50:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172433

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time between a national minimum wage infringement first being reported and the issue of the resulting Notice of Underpayment was in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	219984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those employed by HMRC undertaking work on NMW are detailed in the table below. Staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing NMW, including people who work in legal advice, debt management, technical support and criminal investigation amongst others, but HMRC does not record specific numbers of those staff involved beyond those identified below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold information on the issue date of Notices of Underpayment. Our management information for all NMW cases records investigation time taken until final closure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 219989 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:50:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172434

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has made to Facebook about online abuse of people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>DCMS has not made any representations to Facebook about online abuse of people with autism. However, the Government is working closely with social media companies, including Facebook, to improve reporting mechanisms so that online abuse in any form can be addressed quickly, with accounts being closed as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 08:57:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172440

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	History: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what aspects of nineteenth century and twentieth century (a) British and (b) world history are mandatory in the history curriculum in each key stage.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	219977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The requirements for the mandatory history curriculum in maintained schools in England are available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of this document is also available in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintained schools must teach 11-14 year-olds the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world from 1901 to the present day. In addition to studying the Holocaust, this can include the First World War and the Peace Settlement, and the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 219978 question first answered 13/01/2015 15:27:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

172441

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	History: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy that study of the (a) First World War and (b) Second World War is made mandatory in the history curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	219978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The requirements for the mandatory history curriculum in maintained schools in England are available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of this document is also available in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintained schools must teach 11-14 year-olds the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world from 1901 to the present day. In addition to studying the Holocaust, this can include the First World War and the Peace Settlement, and the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 219977 question first answered 13/01/2015 15:27:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

172442

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Cats: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to reduce the number of fatal shootings of cats; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	219993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government considers that animal cruelty is abhorrent. In addition to strict firearms legislation governing the possession carrying and use of guns, it is already an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal. All such incidents should be reported to the police who have the necessary powers to investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2015 15:01:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

172446

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the current regulations relating to carer's allowance as they apply to people who temporarily withdraw from full-time education as a result of caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Full-time students are not normally entitled to benefits as a means of supporting themselves whilst studying. This is because primary financial support for students comes from the educational maintenance system, which is designed for their needs, rather than through the social security system. Someone who has only temporarily withdrawn from a course, but has not abandoned it, is normally still treated as being in full-time education.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:05:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172450

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants who have been sanctioned and have applied for mandatory reconsideration of the decision have waited (a) one to seven, (b) eight to 14, (c) 15 to 30, (d) 31 to 45, (e) 46 to 60, (f) 61 to 75, (g) 76 to 90 and (h) over 90 calendar days for that mandatory reconsideration to be adjudicated since October 2013.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available and would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes Official Statistics on Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) sanction decisions and information on these statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest set of Official Statistics was released on 12 November 2014 and covers all decisions made to 30 June 2014. A summary of this data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/jobseekers-allowance-and-employment-and-support-allowance-sanctions-decisions-made-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/jobseekers-allowance-and-employment-and-support-allowance-sanctions-decisions-made-to-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on mandatory reconsiderations of benefit decisions was released on 17<sup>th</sup> December 2014. This was an ad-hoc release of experimental statistics on MR requests made between 28<sup>th</sup>October 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2014. It gives an overview of MR requests across all benefits recorded on DWP’s operational systems, and a focused summary on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/01/2015 14:19:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

172451

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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, whether his Department calculates the timescale for decision in a case of mandatory reconsideration of a refusal of benefit from the date on which the claimant contacts his Department to dispute the decision by telephone, the date on which a mandatory reconsideration request is made in writing, or the date on which a request is registered and received by the DWP processing centre.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The start date for calculating the time taken to clear an application for Mandatory Reconsideration is the date of the telephone call initiating the dispute or, where it is made in writing, the date it is received at the department’s Mail Opening Unit. If the request is made by another method – for example in person – it will be the date of that contact.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:08:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

172472

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) UK and (ii) other EU students started undergraduate higher education courses in England in (A) 2013-14 and (B) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	220139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of students starting higher education courses in academic year 2013/14 are published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The data can be secured at the following link. <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency will publish data on Higher Education entrants and enrolments for 2014/15 in January 2016.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 220142 question first answered 13/01/2015 14:12:04 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham