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62469

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest available figures on output (1) per worker, and (2) per hour worked, in the United Kingdom; and how those figures compare with the equivalents for Germany, France and the United States.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 12:51:36 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name PQ HL398 ONS 270.pdf title ONS Letter to Peer
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

62475

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to explore the possibility of electronic voting in elections for members of the armed forces posted overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to explore the possibility of electronic voting in elections for members of the armed forces posted overseas.</p><p>The Government has extended the electoral timetable for UK Parliamentary elections from 17 to 25 working days which will allow postal votes to be issued sooner and facilitate postal voting being viable for electors who are living overseas, including members of the armed forces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 16:34:18 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

62525

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rates of (1) misuse of postal votes, and (2) voting fraud, in the light of the recent local elections and the European Parliamentary elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The integrity of our elections is central to our democracy. The introduction of Individual Electoral Registration will make the electoral register more accurate and secure.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider any findings by the Electoral Commission in relation to the elections held on 22 May 2014 to determine whether any further measures may be needed to support electoral integrity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 16:32:46 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

62528

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 14 May (WA 522), why they do not intend to ring-fence monies identified by the Independent Living Fund as needed to meet the critical and substantial needs of recipients.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government's position on how local authorities manage their finances is clear; local authorities need to be allowed to meet their statutory responsibilities in a flexible and responsive way and the ring-fencing of funding prevents this. Allowing local authorities the flexibility to manage their budgets locally means they can respond to local needs and priorities to deliver more efficient services and better outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 23/06/2014 14:24:52 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

62537

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the proportion of cases of domestic and sexual violence that were prosecuted in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to increase the prosecution rate for such crimes.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has no data on the total number of incidents of domestic violence and sexual violence that have occurred in each of the last five years and is unable, therefore, to provide an answer to the first part of the question.</p><p>Increasing the number of rape convictions continues to be a priority for the CPS. On 6 June 2014, a Rape Action Plan was jointly published by the police and CPS which sets out a series of actions designed to improve the criminal justice response in rape cases. This followed a Rape National Scrutiny Panel led by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the National Policing lead for rape, which considered the investigation and prosecution of rape cases including their referral from the police to the CPS. The prosecution of domestic violence also remains a high priority for the CPS and prosecutors receive regular training, and are provided with relevant guidance. The Rape Action Plan can be found on the CPS website at;</p><p><a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/rape_action_plan.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/rape_action_plan.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 23/06/2014 12:09:29 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62181

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will place in the Library the numbers of cases of (a) rape, (b) domestic violence, (c) child abuse and (d) human trafficking referred by each police force in England and Wales to each regional division of the Crown Prosecution Service in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Tables have been deposited in the Library of the House showing the number of requests for a charging decision referred to the CPS from each police force split by the categories requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 23/06/2014 12:14:51 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name CPS charged cases - PQ 201071.xlsx title CPS charged cases by area
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

62182

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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	Sunday Trading Act 1994
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from UK retailers on the effect of the Sunday Trading Act 1994 on their businesses.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Roger Williams
uin	201116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received representations from a number of correspondents in the last 12 months on Sunday Trading. These include representations from Asda Stores Ltd, Horticulture Trades Association and shopping centres advocating further liberalisation, as well as others such as the Association of Convenience Stores, some large retailers, 2 individual stores and small groups, supporting the current Sunday trading rules or for further restrictions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 14:46:46 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1394 label Biography information for Roger Williams

62183

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid under the Enterprise Initiative Scheme to members of each qualifying wind farm co-operative in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	201095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:54:22 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

62184

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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	Apprentices
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 people started apprenticeships in (a) Swindon and (b) the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	200658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of apprenticeship starts in England by geography is published in a Supplementary Table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p>The Department does not collect further education information relating to the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/06/2014 13:59:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

62186

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of former BAE staff at the Portsmouth shipyard who have been recruited by overseas ship-builders.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	201062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><sub>The local taskforce is working to secure positive outcomes for all staff leaving BAE in Portsmouth. It is too early to draw conclusions.</sub></p><p> </p><p><sub> </sub></p><p> </p><p><sub>We recognise the importance of manufacturing and engineering skills to the economy: these will be vital to building the Solent area's strengths in marine and maritime. BIS is working closely with industry, Job Centre Plus, and Portsmouth Council to support those employees impacted by BAE's decision to close its shipyard in Portsmouth.</sub></p><p> </p><p><sub>The Southampton &amp; Portsmouth City Deal announced a £1 million DWP Rapid Response Service that will support those recently made redundant. Government and local industry will invest £3m in a Marine and Maritime Employer Ownership for skills Programme, responding to the immediate skills needs in small and medium sized enterprises in the advanced manufacturing sector. </sub></p><p> </p><p><sub>Additionally the existing UK wide Talent Retention Solution is available to help match skilled workers to engineering jobs in the UK </sub><sub>and is currently advertising 693</sub><sub>vacancies in the south of England on its website</sub><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup><sub>.</sub></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Active TRS vacancies listed on 18 June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 23/06/2014 17:00:13 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham