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78646

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	UK Export Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his proposals to extend the powers of UK Export Finance on (a) the commitment on the Coalition Agreement for UK Trade and Investment and the Export Credits Guarantee Department to become champions for British companies that develop and export innovative green technologies around the world and (b) human rights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	206521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proposals to extend the powers of UK Export Finance (UKEF) should be helpful to exporters operating in all sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 29/08/2014 08:45:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 13043 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

78655

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of telephone calls were answered by HM Revenue and Customs in less than (a) five minutes, (b) 10 minutes, (c) 15 minutes and (d) 20 minutes in each quarter of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs went unanswered in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2014 answer text <p>HMRC publishes regular updates on its performance. The latest publication is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-indicators</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/08/2014 12:46:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78656

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made (a) voluntarily and (b) compulsorily redundant in each of its areas of activity in each year from 2010-11; and how much HMRC has spent on redundancy costs in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>Under Cabinet Office protocols for managing staff surpluses, all HMRC staff leaving under compulsory redundancy (CR) terms have first been offered and declined voluntary redundancy (VR) terms. To date this has ensured that all staff who have left HMRC on CR terms have chosen to take compulsory redundancy, either because accepting CR over VR terms has not financially disadvantaged them, or they have declined a reasonable alternative redeployment solution in favour of CR terms.</p><p> </p><p>The redundancies and the voluntary exits have had no effect on the level of service provided by HMRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information required can be found in the exit data, which is published every year in the departmental accounts.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/10/2014 14:11:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78657

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid to officials in HM Revenue and Customs in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each of the last five years; how many officials received such payments; and what the monetary value was of the 20 largest payments made in each year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>HMRC operates two non-consolidated award arrangements:</p><p> </p><p>· Performance awards tied to the annual performance for delegated grades (AA – Grade 6) and Senior Civil Servants; and</p><p>· A recognition bonus scheme for delegated grades which recognises exceptional in year performance. This scheme is not open to members of the SCS.</p><p>· All payments are non-consolidated and non-pensionable.</p><p> </p><p>All information has been previously disclosed in HMRC accounts and transparency declarations which can be found through the following links;</p><p> </p><p>Transparency returns</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments</a></p><p> </p><p>Annual accounts</p><p>2013/14 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>2012/13</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3</a></p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2012 <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Performance awards are paid in the financial year following the performance (i.e. payments in 2009/10 relate to performance in 2008/09).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/08/2014 10:04:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78756

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for Harrow West's letter of 15 July 2014 regarding Mr and Mrs Patil of Harrow; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	206571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>A response was sent by Her Majesty's Passport Office on 21 July 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:37:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 11966 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

78761

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 200W, on passports, when she expects to publish a reliable estimate of the additional costs arising from staff temporarily working away from their normal workplace and from overtime to deal with delays at the Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	206495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>We will provide the actual costs incurred in redeploying staff to meet the exceptional levels of passport demand this year when that redeployment ends. Redeployed staff will continue to support Her Majesty's Passport Office frontline services until further notice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/07/2014 13:28:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 11958 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

78778

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his article of 2 June 2014 on the Conservative Home website, what the evidential basis is for his statement that time and again we see stories of a jobsworth culture or a legalistic culture that seems to stop common sense in its tracks.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	206496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>I have spoken to many business groups and employers who tell me about how the compensation culture is tying their business in knots. Employers often do the right thing, put sensible safety procedures in place, and then someone does something daft and the employer still finds himself facing a negligence claim. The Bill should reassure employers and others that the courts will always consider the context of their actions before making a decision on liability. It should also deter claimants from bringing unfounded claims in the first place thereby helping to reduce insurance premiums. We have published an impact assessment at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-action-responsibility-and-heroism-bill#impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-action-responsibility-and-heroism-bill#impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 206449 206453 question first answered 30/07/2014 15:42:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

78783

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the bringing into force of the provisions of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill will lead to fewer successful claims for damages under the current negligence laws.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	206449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>I have spoken to many business groups and employers who tell me about how the compensation culture is tying their business in knots. Employers often do the right thing, put sensible safety procedures in place, and then someone does something daft and the employer still finds himself facing a negligence claim. The Bill should reassure employers and others that the courts will always consider the context of their actions before making a decision on liability. It should also deter claimants from bringing unfounded claims in the first place thereby helping to reduce insurance premiums. We have published an impact assessment at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-action-responsibility-and-heroism-bill#impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-action-responsibility-and-heroism-bill#impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 206453 206496 question first answered 30/07/2014 15:42:37 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

78784

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in insurance premiums as a result of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	206453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>I have spoken to many business groups and employers who tell me about how the compensation culture is tying their business in knots. Employers often do the right thing, put sensible safety procedures in place, and then someone does something daft and the employer still finds himself facing a negligence claim. The Bill should reassure employers and others that the courts will always consider the context of their actions before making a decision on liability. It should also deter claimants from bringing unfounded claims in the first place thereby helping to reduce insurance premiums. We have published an impact assessment at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-action-responsibility-and-heroism-bill#impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-action-responsibility-and-heroism-bill#impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 206449 206496 question first answered 30/07/2014 15:42:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

78818

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Employment Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability employment advisers were employed by his Department and its executive agencies in each of the last 60 months; and what his future policy is on the number of advisers employed.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	206577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="13"><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong><strong> DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT ADVISER FUNCTION FIGURES </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p><strong>2009/10 - 2104/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Apr-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>430.24</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Apr-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490.90</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Apr-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>572.80</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>May-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>431.11</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>May-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>498.74</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>May-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>583.20</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jun-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>417.78</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jun-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490.63</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Jun-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>586.62</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jul-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>416.37</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jul-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>491.24</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Jul-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>579.83</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Aug-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>420.70</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Aug-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>488.76</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Aug-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>570.24</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Sep-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>441.73</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Sep-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490.79</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Sep-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>557.13</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Oct-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>460.50</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Oct-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>500.23</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Oct-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>552.32</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Nov-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>471.50</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Nov-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>516.62</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Nov-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>546.90</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Dec-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>478.65</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Dec-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>503.00</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Dec-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>538.82</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jan-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>475.18</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jan-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>501.00</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Jan-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>528.10</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Feb-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>481.02</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Feb-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>510.77</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Feb-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>527.35</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Mar-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>487.83</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Mar-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>523.26</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Mar-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>526.39</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM</strong> <strong>FTE</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>531.45</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490.99</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>413.28</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>May-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>528.66</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>May-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>484.30</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>May-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>408.75</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jun-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>527.11</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jun-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>471.13</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jul-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>524.98</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jul-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>458.84</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Aug-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>523.61</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Aug-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>447.90</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Sep-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>520.50</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Sep-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>439.40</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Oct-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>519.39</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Oct-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>437.78</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Nov-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>517.53</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Nov-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>432.26</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Dec-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>507.97</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Dec-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>425.84</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jan-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>506.38</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Jan-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>418.09</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Feb-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>512.69</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Feb-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>413.61</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Mar-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>516.56</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Mar-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>402.75</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>· ABM = Activity Based Management System, FTE = Full Time Equivalent staff resource</p><p>· Includes all advisory activity conducted by the Disability Employment Adviser function regardless of client group or interview type. Figures do not include any Management, Operational Support or Business Support apportionment.</p><p> </p><p>The table provided is a snapshot of the number of full time equivalent staff deployed in the disability employment adviser function. District Managers ensure these staff are deployed to meet local requirements.</p><p> </p><p>DEA numbers increased in 2010 to support the implementation of the 'Work Choice' programme as the DEA was the main referral route way. The numbers continued to rise as the flow onto the programme increased. Once the demand slowed, DEA numbers were reduced accordingly. During this period, the Work Programme was also launched which provided dedicated specialist support for customers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the training for DWP mainstream advisers has been enhanced to better equip them to meet the requirements of customers with complex needs.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the value this role brings in working with claimants with a range of disabilities, and ill health conditions, as well as linking up with local provision of services. Future policy on how many disability employment advisers are employed is being considered as part of the future Disability and Health Employment Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/09/2014 16:11:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 13141 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
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