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782879

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lifeboats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which areas of the UK coastline have no lifeboat coverage within a one hour journey time.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Lifeboat provision in the UK is delivered by independent charitable organisations who declare their lifeboats available to Her Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG). It is the responsibility of those organisations to decide on the specific operational capacity it considers appropriate based on factors such as coastal activity and the availability and suitability of other declared rescue assets covering that area.</p><p> </p><p>Search and rescue (SAR) response in the United Kingdom relies on a matrix of resources including SAR helicopters, lifeboats, community-based Coastguard Rescue Teams, commercial shipping, fishing and other vessels in the vicinity of an incident, and potentially other emergency services. In coordinating a response to any incident, HMCG will consider the range of resources available to them, on an incident by-incident basis, before tasking the most appropriate asset.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/11/2017 10:37:53 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782897

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, for what reasons claimants are required to have 35 years of national insurance contributions instead of 30 years to qualify for the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Direct comparisons between the old State Pension and the new State Pension are not appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>People reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 could be entitled to a basic State Pension and an additional State Pension. The full amount of the basic State Pension (£122.30 a week for 2017/18) was reached after 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits. The amount of additional State Pension was based on earnings over a full working life and its value ranges from £0.01p a week to over £160 a week. Legislation requires that the basic State Pension is uprated by at least the increase in earnings each year and the additional State Pension by at least the increase in prices.</p><p> </p><p>The new State Pension replaced the old system for people reaching State Pension age from 6 April 2016 with a single pension which, after a transition period which recognises people’s National Insurance records in the old system, will require 35 qualifying years to achieve the full amount of £159.55 a week. Legislation requires the new State Pension is uprated by at least earnings each year.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in <em>The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (Command 8528), </em>the objective of the new State Pension is to provide a foundation for private saving by individuals and is designed to deliver an amount set at or above the level of the weekly means test which most people should be able to achieve. The new State Pension system has been designed to provide a simpler, sustainable system for decades to come, correcting some of the historic unfairness in the previous system, in particular for women, self-employed people and lower paid workers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 111220 111224 question first answered 06/11/2017 16:36:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782898

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, whether his Department plans to bring the maximum amount for the old state pension in line with the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Direct comparisons between the old State Pension and the new State Pension are not appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>People reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 could be entitled to a basic State Pension and an additional State Pension. The full amount of the basic State Pension (£122.30 a week for 2017/18) was reached after 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits. The amount of additional State Pension was based on earnings over a full working life and its value ranges from £0.01p a week to over £160 a week. Legislation requires that the basic State Pension is uprated by at least the increase in earnings each year and the additional State Pension by at least the increase in prices.</p><p> </p><p>The new State Pension replaced the old system for people reaching State Pension age from 6 April 2016 with a single pension which, after a transition period which recognises people’s National Insurance records in the old system, will require 35 qualifying years to achieve the full amount of £159.55 a week. Legislation requires the new State Pension is uprated by at least earnings each year.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in <em>The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (Command 8528), </em>the objective of the new State Pension is to provide a foundation for private saving by individuals and is designed to deliver an amount set at or above the level of the weekly means test which most people should be able to achieve. The new State Pension system has been designed to provide a simpler, sustainable system for decades to come, correcting some of the historic unfairness in the previous system, in particular for women, self-employed people and lower paid workers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 111220 111223 question first answered 06/11/2017 16:36:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782899

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the requirement for a person to have 10 years of qualifying national insurance contributions to receive any state pension on poverty and homelessness of people aged over 60 in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The new State Pension has a minimum qualifying period of ten years to ensure that only people who have made a significant economic and social contribution can become entitled. However, people who do not satisfy the Minimum Qualifying Period may be entitled to means tested benefits. For example, Pension Credit provides means tested support for low income pensioners and works by topping up any other income to a standard minimum amount and Housing Benefit provides support for rent for those on a low income.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/11/2017 16:41:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782901

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, how many people in (a) Ceredigion, (b) Wales and (c) the UK are not eligible for the new state pension due to having less than 10 years of National Insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The new State Pension was introduced for those persons reaching State Pension age on, or after, 6th April 2016. Our latest data on the number of qualifying years people have are for the 2015/16 financial year, so we do not yet have any data on the numbers of people reaching State Pension age under the new State Pension with less than 10 years of National Insurance contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/11/2017 16:48:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782903

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, for what reasons the maximum amount available under the new state pension is higher than the maximum amount available under the old state pension.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Direct comparisons between the old State Pension and the new State Pension are not appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>People reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 could be entitled to a basic State Pension and an additional State Pension. The full amount of the basic State Pension (£122.30 a week for 2017/18) was reached after 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits. The amount of additional State Pension was based on earnings over a full working life and its value ranges from £0.01p a week to over £160 a week. Legislation requires that the basic State Pension is uprated by at least the increase in earnings each year and the additional State Pension by at least the increase in prices.</p><p> </p><p>The new State Pension replaced the old system for people reaching State Pension age from 6 April 2016 with a single pension which, after a transition period which recognises people’s National Insurance records in the old system, will require 35 qualifying years to achieve the full amount of £159.55 a week. Legislation requires the new State Pension is uprated by at least earnings each year.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in <em>The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (Command 8528), </em>the objective of the new State Pension is to provide a foundation for private saving by individuals and is designed to deliver an amount set at or above the level of the weekly means test which most people should be able to achieve. The new State Pension system has been designed to provide a simpler, sustainable system for decades to come, correcting some of the historic unfairness in the previous system, in particular for women, self-employed people and lower paid workers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 111223 111224 question first answered 06/11/2017 16:36:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782926

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Art Works: Royalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the artist's resale right will continue to apply to artists and their heirs after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK artist’s resale right stems from the implementation of Directive 2001/84/EC on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill has powers to transpose directly-applicable EU law into UK law on exit, including the EU Directive on artist’s resale rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/11/2017 14:22:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782927

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives from the Design, Trade Marks and Brands sectors on the future practical arrangements that will need to exist between the UK, the International Property Office and the EU Intellectual Property Office after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>My officials and I have held extensive discussions with representatives from across the various IP sectors on the effects of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, including the UK’s future relationship with the EU Intellectual Property Office. This future relationship is a matter for negotiation with the EU, and we will continue to explore all options.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is already an engaged and committed member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in its own right, and will continue to fulfil its WIPO treaty obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/11/2017 14:08:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

780658

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Child Maintenance Service's practice of allowing a five working days' grace period for non-payment of child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	110316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is required to consider the circumstances of the paying parent when scheduling how and when payments are to be made. By setting payments in line with a paying parent’s preferred payment date and frequency, the paying parent is more likely to make the required payments on time.</p><p> </p><p>Before a payment is considered as ‘late’ or ‘missed’, the CMS allow an additional 5 days for payment to be received (either into CMS or direct to the receiving parent). This timescale is applied as different payment options, for instance direct debit, standing order or cheque, all have set clearance times. These clearance times are set by banks and are outside of CMS control. Clearance times can vary from bank to bank and can be affected by the type of account they are made from or to. Clearance times apply to banking or working days and it would not be right to penalise a paying parent if their usual payment date falls on a bank holiday or weekend as their payment would not be processed by the bank. There is no current plan to change the period before which a payment is considered late, though as banking processes evolve we will keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2017 11:26:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

778272

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Criminal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults in England and Wales have a criminal record for offences committed when under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	109800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds information on individuals who have received a caution or conviction for recordable offences since 2000 on the Police National Computer. However it does not hold centrally the information necessary to indicate the number of adults in England and Wales who have a criminal record for offences committed under the age of 18. To collate it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 03/11/2017 14:50:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake