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date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what efficiency savings he plans to make to meet planned reductions of £200 million in his Department's budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of wider Government action on deficit reduction, the Department will deliver savings of £200 million in 2015/16 from a reduction in the Local Government Public Health Grant. We will be consulting on the best way of delivering the savings that need to be made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/06/2015 14:50:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349244

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Blasphemy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the government of Pakistan on amendments being made to Pakistan's Blasphemy laws.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and the need for reform, as well as concerns about specific cases where individuals have been accused of blasphemy. In February 2015 I raised UK concerns about blasphemy laws with a group of visiting Pakistani Parliamentarians. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed Pakistan’s blasphemy laws with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2014.</p><p>In December 2014 my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister the member for Witney (Mr Cameron) also stressed our concerns about Pakistan’s blasphemy law with Prime Minister Sharif. We will ensure that this issue continues to be raised at the highest levels in Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/06/2015 13:41:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349251

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press release of 4 June 2015, whether he asked departments to undertake an assessment of their productivity before he wrote to them on 20 May 2015 to ask them to identify efficiency savings.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings for 2015-16 announced on 4 June 2015 are being achieved through further efficiency savings, tighter control of budgets to drive underspends in year, and driving through asset sales. The government is getting on with the job of repairing the public finances. This will create the best conditions for sustainable growth. Increasing productivity is a key part of this Government’s economic plan. The Chancellor will publish a Productivity Plan soon, setting out a long-term vision for productivity growth in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/06/2015 13:20:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349252

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings her Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £30 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has already saved the taxpayer £1.5 billion, 23% in real-terms, as part of the 2010 Spending Review, with additional savings made as part of subsequent Autumn Statement and Budget measures.</p><p>This has been achieved whilst reducing crime by more than a quarter, clamping down on sham marriages, removing more than 24,000 foreign criminals, training more than 160,000 frontline workers in our work to counter radicalisation, excluding more preachers of hate than any other government, and taking down on average 1,000 items of online terrorist-related material per week.</p><p>For 2015-16 the Home Office has developed plans to reduce spend by a further £0.5 billion, 6.1% in real terms. The additional £30 million will be achieved as part of the department’s measures to drive further productivity improvements, value from commercial suppliers and efficiency in the running costs of the department. The £30 million of in-year savings will not come from the core police grant, nor from the department’s counter-terrorism funding for the police.</p><p>The Government is getting on with the job of repairing the public finances, and to run a surplus in this Parliament. This will create the best conditions for sustainable growth.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 19/06/2015 13:12:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349253

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £249 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Following the Chancellor’s request to find additional in-year savings, we have put together a package that will enable us to drive efficiencies across the department. These savings will reduce the cost of justice to the taxpayer whilst creating a justice system that reflects the needs of its users.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/06/2015 16:37:48 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349254

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £545 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced savings amounting to £200 million from the Department’s budget for 2015-16. Much of this is taken from anticipated underspends against existing budgets, and from contingency, and does not mean that any of the affected programmes will be cancelled. In addition, the Chancellor announced the sale of the interests of London and Continental Railways in land at Kings Cross, valued at £345 million.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2015 13:36:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349256

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £230 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East (Emma Reynolds) of 10 June, PQ 1256</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 17/06/2015 15:05:58 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349257

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings her Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £70 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Across government, the savings for 2015-16 announced on 4 June 2015 are being achieved through further efficiency savings, tighter control of budgets to drive underspends in year, and driving through asset sales.</p><p>There are three areas where DECC will make savings:</p><ul><li>£10M will be realised by driving out underspends from existing contracts, for example because inflation is now lower than when costs were forecast.</li><li>£20M will be found through underspends in the Department’s arms-length bodies (ALBs).</li><li>£40M will be saved from our programme of energy-efficiency subsidy while we consider the right long-term framework for the home-energy-efficiency market.</li></ul><p>The government is getting on with the job of repairing the public finances, and to run a surplus in this Parliament. This will create the best conditions for sustainable growth.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/06/2015 14:09:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349258

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £105 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The savings for 2015-16 announced on 4 June 2015 are being achieved through further efficiency savings, tighter control of budgets to drive underspends in year, and driving through asset sales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions will make £75m efficiency savings in 2015-16 from projects, programmes and services across the department. A further £30m of income will be generated for HM Treasury through an increase in Social Fund debt recoveries.</p><p> </p><p>The government is getting on with the job of repairing the public finances, and to run a surplus in this Parliament. This will create the best conditions for sustainable growth.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 13:36:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349259

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £17 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Manchester Central on 9 June 2015, to UIN: 1251.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/06/2015 11:26:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood