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179108

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which new higher education institutions designated under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 received funding for (a) capital works and (b) specific designated courses in the last five years for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	224149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years two higher education providers were designated under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 - The National Film and Television School and The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Both were designated in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date neither has received funding for capital works.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2008 the National Film and Television School had a two year full time post graduate course specifically designated allowing eligible students to apply for disabled students’ allowance, this lapsed at the point that they became a publicly funded higher education institution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine had no courses specifically designated for student support prior to them becoming a publicly funded higher education institution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2015 12:26:13 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 46268 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

179117

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what qualifications are required of Pension Wise staff providing (a) telephone and (b) face-to-face advice.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	224153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the setting of pay scales is the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor allocated a development fund of up to £20m to establish the initial guidance service. Spending on advertising will be published as part of the government’s Transparency Agenda. Initial funding to The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Citizen Advice organisations will be included in the HM Treasury Accounts to be published in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 224154 224155 224156 224157 question first answered 26/02/2015 17:38:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

179118

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what certificated training Pension Wise staff providing (a) telephone and (b) face-to-face advice will require prior to the launch of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	224154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the setting of pay scales is the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor allocated a development fund of up to £20m to establish the initial guidance service. Spending on advertising will be published as part of the government’s Transparency Agenda. Initial funding to The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Citizen Advice organisations will be included in the HM Treasury Accounts to be published in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 224153 224155 224156 224157 question first answered 26/02/2015 17:38:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

179119

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been recruited to deliver the Pension Wise scheme; and what the salary bands are to which those staff have been appointed.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	224155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the setting of pay scales is the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor allocated a development fund of up to £20m to establish the initial guidance service. Spending on advertising will be published as part of the government’s Transparency Agenda. Initial funding to The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Citizen Advice organisations will be included in the HM Treasury Accounts to be published in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 224153 224154 224156 224157 question first answered 26/02/2015 17:38:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

179120

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on (a) advertising and (b) recruitment of staff to provide telephone and face-to-face contact for the Pension Wise service since the introduction of that service was announced.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	224156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the setting of pay scales is the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor allocated a development fund of up to £20m to establish the initial guidance service. Spending on advertising will be published as part of the government’s Transparency Agenda. Initial funding to The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Citizen Advice organisations will be included in the HM Treasury Accounts to be published in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 224153 224154 224155 224157 question first answered 26/02/2015 17:38:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

179121

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been provided to the (a) Pension Advisory Service and (b) Citizens Advice Bureaux for providing the Pension Wise service since the introduction of that service was announced.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	224157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>All guidance specialists working for Pension Wise will receive high quality and rigorous training, whether they are delivering guidance face to face or over the phone. They will be required to pass a certificated test to demonstrate they have the necessary technical knowledge and guidance skills to deliver the guidance. The training programme is designed in accordance with FCA standards, and will be accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute, a well-respected professional standards body in the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s delivery partners, TPAS and Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and Citizens Advice Northern Ireland are currently recruiting guidance specialists. Recruitment strategies and the setting of pay scales is the responsibility of individual delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor allocated a development fund of up to £20m to establish the initial guidance service. Spending on advertising will be published as part of the government’s Transparency Agenda. Initial funding to The Pension Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Citizen Advice organisations will be included in the HM Treasury Accounts to be published in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 224153 224154 224155 224156 question first answered 26/02/2015 17:38:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

179124

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Whisky
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which are supported by the Scotch whisky industry in (a) Barnsley and (b) each nation and region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	224222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>A report produced by the Scotch Whiskey Association in January 2015 outlines that the industry contributes £5bn to total UK GDP and directly and indirectly supports 43,000 jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 224223 question first answered 25/02/2015 17:42:18 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

179125

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Whisky
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total annual economic contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	224223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>A report produced by the Scotch Whiskey Association in January 2015 outlines that the industry contributes £5bn to total UK GDP and directly and indirectly supports 43,000 jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 224222 question first answered 25/02/2015 17:42:18 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

179126

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222233, if he will place in the Library the grant agreements for integration projects and activities funded by his Department since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	224231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>I will shortly place copies of grant agreements relating to 37 current integration projects and work streams in the Library of the House. Copies of grant agreements relating to concluded projects could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 23/02/2015 17:15:48 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

179127

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedures are in place to ensure applicants to the Right to Buy scheme meet that scheme's eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	224201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for the Right to Buy are set out in the Housing Act 1985. In fulfilling their statutory duties, landlords are responsible for processing Right to Buy applications and assessing the eligibility of Right to Buy applicants. In December 2013, the Department published a guidance document for landlords which provides best practice advice on all aspects of the Right to Buy process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 15:41:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson