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708831

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date	07/03/2017
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2017 to Question 66174, what information her Department holds on the number of individual payments which were not paid within the Basic Payment Scheme payment window since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2016, 1,729 claimants have received payments of around £50 million which were made outside the Basic Payment Scheme 2015 window which runs between 1 December 2015 and 30 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 66863 question first answered 13/03/2017 17:16:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

708832

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the effect of recent fluctuations in the level of the pound on the payments to UK claimants under the CAP Basic Payment Scheme in each month since June 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>CAP Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments for England are set in Euros and then converted into sterling. The exchange rate used is an average of the European Central Bank exchange rates set in September each year. There are no monthly variances. The rates used for BPS payments in 2015 and 2016 are:</p><p> </p><p>BPS exchange rate for 2015 was €1 = £0.73129.</p><p>BPS exchange rate for 2016 is €1 = £0.85228.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 basic payment is expected to be around 19% higher than in 2015 for all farm types, reflecting the weaker exchange rate when payment rates in sterling were determined at the end of September 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/03/2017 14:23:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

708833

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has spent on legal fees in each of the last three years; and how much of that amount was spent on employee relations cases.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	66883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>We have been provided with the following information from Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust regarding the Trust’s expenditure on legal fees in each of the last three years; and how much of that amount was spent on employee relations cases.</p><p> </p><p>- In 2014/15, the Trust’s spend on legal fees was £158,275 of which £35,955 was spent on employee relations cases;</p><p>- In 2015/16, the Trust’s spend on legal fees was £178,261 of which £94,817 was spent on employee relations cases; and</p><p>- In 2016/17, the Trust’s most recent in-year figures that are available show that the spend on legal fees is £202,558, and from this £50,946 has been spent on employee relations cases.</p><p> </p><p>Legal fees figures include all solicitors’ invoices coded to the ‘legal/professional fees’ cost centre and may include fees for training or insurance excess payments not covered by the NHS Litigation Authority following litigation.</p><p> </p><p>The spend on employee relations cases includes advice on Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations regulations, pensions and the Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme as well as individual cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/03/2017 18:12:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

708834

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many settlement agreements Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has entered into in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	66884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>We have been provided with the following information from Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust regarding settlement agreements the Trust has entered into in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>- In 2014/15, 20 individuals exited the Trust under the Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS), one individual exited the Trust under compulsory redundancy and one individual exited the Trust under compulsory redundancy following a Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) dispute.</p><p> </p><p>- In 2015/16, 23 individuals exited the Trust under the MARS and four individuals exited the Trust under compulsory redundancy, one of which was a TUPE dispute</p><p> </p><p>- In 2016/17, there have been no settlement agreements.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/03/2017 17:38:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

708835

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many special educational needs and disability appeals were conceded by local authorities within seven days before the hearing date of the appeal in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	66881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 13/03/2017 12:51:06 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

708836

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Procedure Rule Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to make a decision on whether to run a recruitment competition for the lay member of the Family Rule Procedure Committee.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Ministers will consider whether to run an external recruitment campaign for the lay member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee, in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The decision will take into account the future needs of the Committee and consider factors such as the balance of new and existing members. .</p><p> </p><p>Any future external recruitment campaign will be published on the Cabinet Office’s website for public appointments.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 13/03/2017 12:52:29 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

708837

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of the F010 option for a surface road beyond the southern edge of the Stonehenge World Heritage site.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	66885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Highways England reviewed a range of options for improving this section of the A303. The F010 option was assessed on the same basis as those for placing the A303 in a tunnel past Stonehenge using the Transport, Economic Growth, Cultural Heritage and Environment and Community objectives for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst option F010 performed better than the tunnel options against the Cultural Heritage objective, it performed worse against the other objectives. In particular, it would have large adverse environmental impacts through the Woodford Valley and would not be effective in relieving rat-running traffic problems in the local communities. The assessments are fully explained in the published consultation material on Highways England’s website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/03/2017 13:20:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

708838

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A27
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his announcement of 28 February 2017 to stop work on the A27 Chichester bypass major improvement scheme, what his plans are for the Worthing to Lancing section of the A27 in West Sussex.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	66886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Highways England’s delivery of the A27 Worthing to Lancing improvement scheme remains unaffected following the Secretary of State’s decision to cancel the A27 Chichester Bypass Improvement scheme and will proceed as planned.</p><p> </p><p>The extent and scale of the improvements are yet to be determined. Highways England is currently conducting a range of surveys and assessment work to give them information about traffic volumes and the local environment. This information will help explore different design options that would meet the aims of the scheme. Highways England is engaging with local authorities and technical stakeholders to take into account their views prior to taking viable options to a public consultation in summer 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/03/2017 13:26:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

708892

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people undertook an unpaid work placement in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	66888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>GLD has offered the following number of work experience placements in each of the last five. None of them lasted for longer than one month. The placements were unpaid but assistance was provided with travel and subsistence costs. The placements were aimed either at promoting access to the legal profession, or to provide work experience to those from disadvantaged or black or minority ethnic backgrounds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Work Placements in GLD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not undertake unpaid work placements.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO does enable school age students to undertake work experience varying between 1 day and a week. SFO central records indicate that 26 students have completed such a placement over the past five years, as detailed in the following table, but none was for longer than one week.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of students at SFO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no central records held in regard to unpaid work experience at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and to collect this information would be at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Nobody has undertaken an unpaid work placement at AGO and HMCPSI within this timeframe.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 16/03/2017 14:20:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

708893

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	66889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.</p><p> </p><p>There is no centrally held record of unpaid work placements in the Cabinet Office. Therefore, it is not possible to provide information on the number of people that undertook an unpaid work placement in the department in each of the last five years. An attempt to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 66901 question first answered 24/03/2017 12:12:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders