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1078687

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Asset Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has conducted of the (a) credentials and (b) status as active mortgage lenders of groups and companies which have purchased former Northern Rock mortgages and loans at sales undertaken by UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	226544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>For each asset sale UKAR undertakes due diligence on sale participants.</p><p> </p><p>Both active and non-active lenders are invited to participate in these sales to ensure a competitive process. Government and UKAR do not discriminate on bidders based on their lender status and, in relation to the latest asset sale, UKAR’s advisors proactively invited the top 25 active lenders to participate. Notwithstanding this, to date, UKAR has not received a bid from an active lender that covers the full portfolio of assets being sold.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/03/2019 15:13:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1078691

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Asset Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria in terms of protection for long-term holders of former Northern Rock mortgages were established by UK Asset Resolution before conducting such sales.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	226545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government and UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) take treating customers fairly very seriously. UKAR has always included non-negotiable customer protections as part of the legal documents in every sale, past and present. Bidders must accept these terms before their bids are considered on price. For past sales, these protections required that: the servicer of the mortgages is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); the terms and conditions of the mortgages are not changed; and purchasers abide by restrictions on how the Standard Variable Rate (SVR) can be set.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and UKAR have listened to stakeholders on the issue of customer protections and have enhanced the protections for current and future sales. New protections include: requiring that both the servicer and legal title holder are FCA-regulated; restrictions on setting SVRs for the lifetime of the mortgage; and no early repayment charges, should a customer wish to switch mortgages.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 226546 question first answered 04/03/2019 14:18:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1078692

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Asset Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria for the protection of mortgage holders he plans to direct UK Asset Resolution to use in its future sales of mortgages and loans.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	226546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government and UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) take treating customers fairly very seriously. UKAR has always included non-negotiable customer protections as part of the legal documents in every sale, past and present. Bidders must accept these terms before their bids are considered on price. For past sales, these protections required that: the servicer of the mortgages is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); the terms and conditions of the mortgages are not changed; and purchasers abide by restrictions on how the Standard Variable Rate (SVR) can be set.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and UKAR have listened to stakeholders on the issue of customer protections and have enhanced the protections for current and future sales. New protections include: requiring that both the servicer and legal title holder are FCA-regulated; restrictions on setting SVRs for the lifetime of the mortgage; and no early repayment charges, should a customer wish to switch mortgages.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 226545 question first answered 04/03/2019 14:18:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1078710

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK veterans who have committed suicide (a) in the most recent year for which information is available and (b) in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	226549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of Service personnel and veterans very seriously. Any suicide is one too many and a tragedy for the individual, and their family and friends. Whilst we recognise this is a problem in wider society, we take the wellbeing of our Armed Forces very seriously.</p><p>Suicide data for veterans of the UK Armed Forces is not currently captured by the Government. The recently announced Veterans Strategy will seek to improve data collection of the veteran community.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has commissioned a new study to investigate causes of death, including suicide, amongst all those who served in the UK Armed Forces between 2001 and 2014, covering combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan at this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched</p><p>This will include personnel who are still in service, and personnel who have now transitioned into civilian life.</p><p>The MOD also publishes studies on the causes of death, including suicide, of veterans from the 1982 Falklands war at the following links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign</p><p>and from the 1990-91 Gulf war</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict</p><p>Both studies show that the suicide rates amongst veterans were lower than comparative rates in the civilian population.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/03/2019 16:42:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064055

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 February 2019, the Department for Education employed 6,427 individuals, 209 of which are apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 16:54:41 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064056

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2019, 1,280 Ministry of Defence civilian personnel were employed on an apprenticeship scheme, which represents some 2.3 per cent of the civilian workforce.</p><p>In addition, there are some 20,000 Armed Forces personnel undertaking apprenticeships at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/02/2019 15:22:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064057

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has 15 apprentices, which is equivalent to 1.3% of the department’s headcount.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/02/2019 16:16:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064058

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>For the Ministry of Justice, as at 21/02/2019, there are 587 members of staff undertaking an apprenticeship programme which equates to 1% of total staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/02/2019 17:11:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064059

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>DWP have 3.0% of their staff employed as apprentices based on the last quarterly figures as at 30 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/02/2019 11:39:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064112

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government's commitment to double the number of places available for men on the PrEP Impact Trial will be rolled out at the Whitegate Health Centre in Blackpool.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact trial that began in October 2017 was funded by NHS England to recruit 10,000 participants over a three-year study period. In 2018, the allocation of places was increased to 13,000 to take account of a surge in people taking part. On 30 January, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that the PrEP Impact trial would be expanded to 26,000 places. Work is underway with partners to take this forward. The PrEP Oversight Board has requested information on local capacity to make the additional places available and will review this shortly. After assessing their capacity to utilise any extra places, investigators in each site, including those in Blackpool, can request additional trial places.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2019 16:16:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden