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642864

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date	23/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to provide a dedicated 24-hour mental health helpline for serving soldiers.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is absolutely committed to looking after the mental health of our Armed Forces, and provides a range of community-based health care in line with national best practice. We appreciate that personnel with mental health issues might need access to help outside normal working hours, and we provide this by working in close partnership with a variety of different organisations, including the NHS and Service charities.</p><p> </p><p>In most areas of the UK, immediate out of hours care includes the free 24-hour mental health helpline run by the charity Combat Stress (which receives funding from MOD), and the Big White Wall, a 24-hour online community. In Northern Ireland, we provide MOD-managed telephone support for Service personnel for primary healthcare, as there is no contracted independent service provider for this type of health care in that part of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In the most serious cases, where urgent treatment is required, we are able to arrange emergency admittance to one of eight specialised inpatient NHS mental health units, under a contract between MOD and a consortium of NHS Trusts. These units have a range of dedicated facilities for military personnel, and admission can be arranged at any time of day or night.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that these arrangements are robust and effective, and there are therefore no plans to provide an additional helpline.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/11/2016 17:03:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

642868

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK pensioners whose pensions are frozen because they live overseas have moved back to the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>There were 2,190 recipients of the UK State Pension who were resident overseas with non-uprated State Pensions on 31<sup>st</sup> May 2015 and who were resident in the UK on 31<sup>st</sup> May 2016.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100% data.</em></p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. </em></li><li><em>The administrative data on State Pension represents snapshots of information. To answer the question two snapshots of data have been compared but there could have been additional movements of residency during this time that would not be captured – for example if someone moved back to the UK but then left again before 31<sup>st</sup> May 2016.</em></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 29/11/2016 12:35:02 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

642873

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many customers have switched their energy provider in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL3475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Data is published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on switching. The data is collected by Ofgem and republished by BEIS in Table 2.7.1 of which can be found online (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics</a> ). Multiple switches made by the same customer in each year are counted as separate switches.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of electricity switches</p></td><td><p>Number of gas switches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,206,000</p></td><td><p>3,270,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,342,000</p></td><td><p>2,280,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,425,000</p></td><td><p>2,190,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,058,000</p></td><td><p>2,281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,396,000</p></td><td><p>2,709,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/11/2016 16:14:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name table_271.xls title Quarterly domestic energy switching statistics
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

642947

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childcare Implementation Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Childcare Implementation Taskforce has met since its creation; what the full attendance was at each such meeting; and on what dates those meetings were held.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	54555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Implementation Taskforces, including when and how often they meet, is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p><p>The Government published a list of Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces and their members on 18 October 2016. This can be found at the following web address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 28/11/2016 10:08:31 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

642950

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
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 cost to the public purse of spending from the National Productivity Investment Fund in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	54558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) will provide £23bn of additional spending between 2017/18 and 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>The government will fund the NPIF from additional borrowing in the short-term. All other new policies announced at Autumn Statement are funded through additional tax and spending measures.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/11/2016 11:12:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

642951

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of predicted changes in the rate of inflation on consumer spending power over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	54559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for producing independent economic and fiscal forecasts. The OBR forecast “lower consumption growth, as higher inflation (largely caused by the sterling depreciation) weighs on household real incomes” in 2017.</p><p>The Government is taking action to support households, including raising the National Living Wage, increasing the personal allowance, freezing fuel duty, and banning letting agents’ fees to tenants.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 28/11/2016 14:20:54 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

642954

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum compensation payment paid to a claimant for maladministration of tax credits was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	54563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will consider offering redress payments for a variety of reasons, including: poor complaint handling, costs incurred, worry and distress and actual financial loss.</p><p>Between 19 November 2013 and 18 November 2014 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.65 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £4,938.38.</p><p>Between 19 November 2014 and 18 November 2015 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £0.58 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,529.60.</p><p>Between 19 November 2015 and 18 November 2016 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.00 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,072.64.</p><p>HMRC policy in respect of compensation payments is that they will consider refunding any reasonable costs that claimants may have incurred due to mistakes and/or unreasonable delays. In certain circumstances, claimants may also be eligible for a small amount of redress. Details of HMRC’s redress policy and guidance is available publically and can be found at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54564 question first answered 28/11/2016 13:59:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

642955

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full the criteria used formally to determine the level of compensation paid to claimants for maladministration of their tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	54564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will consider offering redress payments for a variety of reasons, including: poor complaint handling, costs incurred, worry and distress and actual financial loss.</p><p>Between 19 November 2013 and 18 November 2014 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.65 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £4,938.38.</p><p>Between 19 November 2014 and 18 November 2015 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £0.58 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,529.60.</p><p>Between 19 November 2015 and 18 November 2016 the minimum compensation payment to a claimant was £1.00 and the maximum compensation payment to a claimant was £3,072.64.</p><p>HMRC policy in respect of compensation payments is that they will consider refunding any reasonable costs that claimants may have incurred due to mistakes and/or unreasonable delays. In certain circumstances, claimants may also be eligible for a small amount of redress. Details of HMRC’s redress policy and guidance is available publically and can be found at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/crgmanual/crg5525.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 54563 question first answered 28/11/2016 13:59:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

642963

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to announce any further successful bids to the latest competition round of the Local Majors Fund in addition to those announced in the Autumn Statement 2016 transport projects policy paper.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	54528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has today announced the remaining successful bids from the current round of the Large Local Majors Fund. The full list of successful schemes, including those announced in the Autumn Statement is as follows:-</p><p> </p><ul><li>Suffolk Energy Gateway new road</li><li>A1079/A164 Jocks Lodge Junction</li><li>Shrewsbury North West Relief Road</li><li>Tees Valley East-West connections</li><li>Sheffield Mass Transit Scheme</li><li>Warrington Waterfront western link</li><li>Sheffield City Region Innovation Corridor</li><li>Manchester Metrolink airport extension to Terminal 2</li><li>Melton Mowbray Eastern Distributor Road</li><li>New Tees Crossing</li><li>A500 Dualling (Cheshire)</li><li>South Coventry Link Road</li></ul> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/11/2016 17:35:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

642969

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	City Region Deals: Edinburgh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps local authorities need to complete to enable sign-off for the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region City Deal.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The government is currently in negotiations with local partners and the Scottish Government towards an Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Deal. The government has been clear that it will consider proposals which provide good value for money and respect the Scottish Government’s devolution settlement. The government continues to work with local partners and is confident of agreeing a deal in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 54620 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:10:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson