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540944

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people working for the Law Officers' Departments or its executive agencies on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how many of those people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	43500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office, the Government Legal Department, HMCPSI and the Crown Prosecution Service have no direct employees or agency workers that are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage foundation.</p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office directly employs six staff who earn less than this. The six are all either apprentices or sandwich students on placement, and are all under 20 years of age and paid at a rate equivalent to £9.04 an hour.</p><p> </p><p>None of the Law Officers’ Departments have any direct employees or agency workers who are on zero-hours contracts. No information is held in regards to pay rates or contracts with individuals employed by agencies or firms for subcontracted services.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/09/2016 10:36:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

540946

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths of cyclists on roads there were in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside, (c) the North West and (d) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	43625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of cyclists killed in road traffic accidents on public roads in a) St Helens North, b) Merseyside, c) the North West of England and d) Great Britain.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>St Helens North</p></td><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for Northern Ireland, therefore the table includes statistics for Great Britain rather than the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics come from police reported data on personal injury accidents on the public highway. The Department does not collect information about accidents that were on private roads, car parks or off-road.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/09/2016 11:25:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

540957

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to further develop the Northern Powerhouse agenda.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	43493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We have made huge progress in building a Northern Powerhouse, from investment in transport, enterprise and culture to agreeing five landmark devolution deals across the North. We remain fully committed to doing everything we can to strengthen the Northern Powerhouse, including investing £13bn in transport over the course of this parliament, further improving skills through the Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy and encouraging even more foreign investment into the towns and cities of the North. Next year, 55% of the North’s population will vote for a mayor to oversee economic decision making in their local area.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/09/2016 13:14:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

540958

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's plans are for the implementation of the soft drinks industry levy; and if he will publish a timetable for the implementation of that levy.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	43494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy consultation was launched on 18<sup>th</sup> August 2016. At the Budget in March, the Government announced that it would consult on the Levy during the summer and legislate in Finance Bill 2017, for implementation from April 2018. This timetable remains in place.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/09/2016 11:27:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

540959

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people working for his Department or its executive agencies on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how many of those people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	43512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>No direct employees of HM Treasury, Office of Budget Responsibility, Government Internal Audit Agency and Debt Management Office are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage. No direct employees are employed on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports businesses that choose to pay the Living Wage however our prime policy is the National Minimum Wage for the low paid. This is independently set by the Low Pay Commission at a level that maximises their wages without reducing employment prospect. It is for workers and employers to decide the level of wages above the minimum wage based on current circumstances. This includes the Government as a procurer and an employer. Over 95%, around 20 million employees earn above the minimum wage and the majority of public sector workers currently earn above the Living Wage. Government will always award contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayers – which includes the low paid.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not hold information on wages paid by our suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 05/09/2016 13:07:29 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

540960

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that existing money laundering regulations made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 should remain in force in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>Tackling money laundering and terrorist financing is a priority for the Government. The UK is a leading member of the international standard setter for anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing, the Financial Action Task Force, and supports full compliance with the standards which we implement domestically. The UK will continue to cooperate closely with our international partners to improve the effectiveness of the standards, and to ensure the global anti-money regime is robust and responsive to emerging threats.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/09/2016 10:40:56 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

540961

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2016 to Question 42832, if he will allow part payments to cover the one to six day period between people reaching State Pension Age and their allocated pension payday.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	43605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>New rules apply in the new State Pension scheme introduced from 6 April 2016. Individuals who reach State Pension age on or after that date are paid their new State Pension from the date they reach their State Pension age. Payments are made in arrears on a payday based on the individual’s National Insurance number. This means that in most cases the first payment may be in respect of a part of a week – that is from the day the individual reaches State Pension age to their first normal payday. The new State Pension is payable until the date of their death and a part week payment may also apply at the end of their claim.</p><p> </p><p>Under the State Pension system that applies to people who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016, for those who did not move from a working age benefit to State Pension, the State Pension is payable only in full benefit weeks. This means that depending on the individual’s payday, as determined by their National Insurance number, their payment may not have begun from the day they reached their State Pension age. These arrangements for full week payment apply to both the start and the end of their claim for their State Pension and a full week is paid in respect of the week in which their death occurs.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/09/2016 11:30:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

540962

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	River Mersey: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding will be made available to Knowsley Council to enable residents who live in close proximity to the Mersey Gateway Bridge and Silver Jubilee Bridge to travel toll-free when those bridges open.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	43726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>My officials continue to work with the Department for Transport on the financial and contractual implications of any further extension of user discounts. A decision will be made on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/09/2016 13:04:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

540963

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UnitingCare Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.14 of the National Audit Office's investigation into the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract, for what reasons HMRC did not approve UnitingCare's request to remove VAT liability.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	43601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I am unable to comment on the tax affairs of individual companies.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs applies the VAT rules for private companies consistently and fairly to ensure a level playing field. As reported in the National Audit Office's report, the UnitingCare Partnership is a limited liability partnership.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/09/2016 11:39:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

540964

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure continued cooperation with EU member states to prevent money laundering after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Money laundering is a global problem that can undermine the integrity and stability of our financial markets and institutions. The UK was a founding member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which sets the global standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, and the EU Commission and a majority of EU Member States are also FATF members. The UK will continue to play a leading role in tackling illicit financial flows through working with the FATF to ensure that standards are implemented effectively and through engaging bilaterally with countries on operational issues.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 08/09/2016 10:44:47 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock