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77332

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the Law Officers' Departments' policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no prohibition of alcohol in the Law Officers’ Departments. This includes ministerial and official private offices.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 14:57:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77333

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has spent a total of £45,368.90 on refurbishment works since 2013.</p><p>BIS spent the following on refurbishment during 2013-2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Works</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>Redecoration of walls and ladies cubicle shower in sub-basement</p></td><td><p>£663.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>New showers in basement</p></td><td><p>£989.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>Painting of walls in meeting rooms</p></td><td><p>£756.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>Repainting in the lower ground changing room</p></td><td><p>£639.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>Decoration of 7<sup>th</sup> floor office and installation of secondary double glazing</p></td><td><p>£3,487.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>Re-decoration and re-carpeting works on 3<sup>rd</sup> floor</p></td><td><p>£29,256.61</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total Year 2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£35,792.46</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>BIS spent the following on refurbishment so far during 2014-2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Works</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Victoria St</p></td><td><p>Restaurant decoration works</p></td><td><p>£9,576.44</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total Year 2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£9,576.44</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/07/2014 13:38:40 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77334

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>2010 -</p><p>· Edward Davey, former Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs: June 2010; John Hayes, former Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning: June 2010; Baroness Wilcox, former Parliamentary Under Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills: June 2010: £2,100</p><p> </p><p>2012</p><p>· Jo Swinson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport): October 2012 £2,200</p><p>· Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills (jointly with Department for Education) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: October 2012 £2,200</p><p> </p><p>2013</p><p>· Viscount Younger, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: May 2013; £3,300</p><p> </p><p>2014</p><p>· Jenny Willott - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs: March 2014; £3,300</p><p> </p><p>These training sessions would have covered television, radio and journalist interviews. There are no costs associated with Social Media training.</p><p> </p><p>The department organises media training for ministers to help them undertake their official duty as spokespersons for the Department. Every effort is taken to ensure value for the tax payer.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 16:57:00 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77335

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Mass Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not maintain a register of subscriptions to magazines so an answer cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. The Department does not subscribe to any TV channels and only uses Freeview.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:59:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77336

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no prohibition of alcohol in this Department. This includes ministerial and official private offices.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:42:40 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77338

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many awaydays his Department has held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on Directorate away days or the cost of them as each event is held only when needed and not on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:45:09 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77346

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Buildings
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 refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>None.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the PFI agreement signed under the previous administration all lifecycle and maintenance works are carried out by the hard service contractor as part of their contractual obligations; this includes interior decoration and refurbishment.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/09/2014 16:33:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77347

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Training
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 what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the former Economic Secretary to the Treasury, <a title="Our page on Justine Greening - 'the right hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening)'" href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?m=40490" target="_blank">Justine Greening</a>, on 19 October 2012, <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?pop=1&amp;s=date:20101020+column:808+section:wrans" target="_blank">Hansard, column 546W</a>. No Treasury Ministers have received formal media or social media training in the intervening period.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 15:48:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77348

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>There is no prohibition of alcohol in my Department. This includes ministerial and official private offices.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/09/2014 16:34:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77349

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Treasury" target="_blank">HM Treasury</a> subscribes to the following magazines:</p><p><em>AGRA Facts</em></p><p><em>Banker</em></p><p><em>Commercial Motor Thu ,</em></p><p><em>Bloomberg Business Week</em></p><p><em>Commercial Motor Thu</em></p><p><em>Farmers Weekly Fri</em></p><p><em>Local Government Chron Fri</em></p><p><em>Motor Transport Thu</em></p><p><em>New Statesman Thu</em></p><p><em>Private Eye Wed F/N</em></p><p><em>Prospect</em></p><p><em>Spectator</em></p><p><em>Taxation Thu</em></p><p><em>Times Education Supp Fri</em></p><p> </p><p>HMT does not subscribe to any subscription based TV channels.</p><p> </p><p>In 2009/10 HM Treasury was spending £189,561.41 on periodicals and newspapers. In 2013/14, this was down by 66%</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/09/2014 16:10:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter