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41772

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review his Department's civil contingencies response.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	190934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>As part of the UK&rsquo;s integrated approach to emergency management, the Cabinet Office works with other government departments, devolved administrations, emergency responders and other organisations to enhance the UK&rsquo;s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. The effectiveness of these arrangements are regularly reviewed. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

41773

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what points he has identified from the recent flooding crisis to enable COBR to work more effectively.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	191057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>COBR has met regularly over the past 3 months to ensure that affected communities get the support they need quickly and effectively. </p><p>As the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced in his written statement to House on 6 March, in future whenever there is a significant risk we will use COBR systems to ensure that all organisations at national and local level are adequately prepared and ready to respond. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

41912

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Autumn Statement of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 1106, which police service-related charities will receive funds from LIBOR fines in 2014; and what criteria are used to determine which organisations receive such funds.
tabling member constituency	Pudsey
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	190981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced that LIBOR fines will be invested in providing support for emergency services personnel and their dependents who are injured, suffering ill-health, or bereaved, during or as a result of active service for the public. &pound;10 million will be sustainably invested through Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise organisations across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

41945

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish any correspondence he had with Baroness Neville-Jones on her appointment and resignation as a Minister.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	191038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>I speak to Ministers and discuss the Government&rsquo;s priorities on appointment. Copies of the exchange of letters between Baroness Neville-Jones and me on her resignation from Government are available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron attachment 1 file name 2011.05.09 Letter from Baroness Neville-Jones.PDF title 2011.05.09 Letter from Baroness Neville-Jones 2 file name 2011.05.09 Letter from the Prime Minister.PDF title 2011.05.09 Letter from the Prime Minister question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

41946

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee for Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what criteria the IPSA Contingency Panel used to grant uplifts to hon. Members' staffing expenditure budgets in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	190930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Andrew McDonald, 3/10/2014 2013:</em></p><blockquote><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's Contingency Panel.</p><p>The rules concerning the Contingency Panel are set out at Paragraph 10.12 of the MPs' Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses.</p><p>They set out that in relation to each application the Contingency Panel will consider:</p><p>a. whether there are exceptional circumstances warranting additional support;</p><p>b. whether the MP could reasonably have been expected to take any action to avoid the circumstances which gave rise to the expenditure or liability; and</p><p>c. whether the MP's performance of parliamentary functions will be significantly impaired by a refusal of the claim.</p><p>Given the significant increase in staffing budgets made in 2012/13, we have not provided contingency funding for MPs' staffing expenditure budgets on the basis of increased casework in 2013/14.</p></blockquote> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

41947

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee for Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest uplift allocated to hon. Members' staff expenditure budgets was in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 to date.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	190931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Andrew McDonald, 3/10/2014 2013:</em></p><blockquote><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's Contingency Panel.</p><p>In 2012/13 the highest uplift approved by the Contingency Panel was £13,909 and the lowest was £600.</p><p>In 2013/14 to date, the highest has been £17,900 and the lowest £600.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include other uplifts to provide cover for staff on maternity, paternity, adoption and long term sick leave.</p></blockquote><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

41973

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of 24-year-olds have not been in employment, education or training but have been looking for and available for work for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	190979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ190979.pdf title Employment, Education and Training - ONS Letter
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

42033

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict hon. Members from having jobs beside that of a Member of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	902989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Government have no plans to bring forward such proposals. The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life have previously recommended that MPs should remain free to have paid employment unrelated to their role as MPs, and that this is desirable in performing their role (1<sup>st</sup> Report Committee on Standards in Public Life).</p><p>It is important that there is transparency about what MPs do, who pays them and for what. The House changed its rules before the last election to ensure that this detail is shown in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. MPs are here to work for their constituents and that should remain the principal purpose of all MPs elected to this place.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

42678

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of civil contingencies processes in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	902988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office works with other government departments, devolved administrations, emergency responders and other organisations to enhance the UK&rsquo;s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. The effectiveness of these arrangements is reviewed regularly to ensure lessons arising from emergencies are identified and actioned.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

42679

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the proper use of national statistics.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	902991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>Responsibility for monitoring the quality of official statistics lies with the independent UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>Cabinet Office Ministers have Parliamentary responsibility for the Authority and have met with the Chair and the National Statistician to discuss statistical matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan