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171515

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the gender balance is of staff working in the Ministerial office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>My Ministerial office is staffed by four full time employees of the Department, two of whom are male and two female. With regard to ethnicity, three of my office are White British and one is British Asian Indian.<br><br>As the hon. Member will be aware from his time as a special adviser in the Treasury, ministerial private offices are a key link in handling ministerial correspondance, organising the ministerial diaries, supporting ministers on external engagements and visits, conveying Minister's views to officials and overseeing the provision of advice to Ministers, handling communications and policy discussions with other Government Departments, and providing Ministers with general information and views from their Departments.<br><br>We have cut the administrative costs of private offices by 30% compared to the last administration. The cost of ministerial private offices represents just 0.4% of the Department's overall running costs.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 219475 question first answered 26/02/2015 14:30:08 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171516

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the ethnic composition is of staff working in the Ministerial office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Keighley.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	219475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>My Ministerial office is staffed by four full time employees of the Department, two of whom are male and two female. With regard to ethnicity, three of my office are White British and one is British Asian Indian.<br><br>As the hon. Member will be aware from his time as a special adviser in the Treasury, ministerial private offices are a key link in handling ministerial correspondance, organising the ministerial diaries, supporting ministers on external engagements and visits, conveying Minister's views to officials and overseeing the provision of advice to Ministers, handling communications and policy discussions with other Government Departments, and providing Ministers with general information and views from their Departments.<br><br>We have cut the administrative costs of private offices by 30% compared to the last administration. The cost of ministerial private offices represents just 0.4% of the Department's overall running costs.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 219474 question first answered 26/02/2015 14:30:08 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

171089

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all correspondence and documentation held or produced by his Department on how the Government's Overseas Justice and Assistance Human Rights Guidance would affect the decision to enter an agreement with Bahrain to establish a naval base in the Gulf; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of this decision with (a) international human rights treaties to which the UK is a party and (b) the promotion of human rights in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	219272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has had a naval presence in Bahrain since the 1950s which has supported naval patrols operating in and around the Gulf. Under the new arrangement signed by the Foreign Secretary in December 2014, the UK and Bahrain agreed to working together to enhance the existing facilities at the port. This arrangement is fully in accordance with the UK's international human rights obligations, which the Government takes extremely seriously.</p><p>The Government's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance (OSJA) is a tool to ensure that security and justice assistance provided by the UK to a government overseas meets our human rights obligations and values. The recent defence agreement does not involve the provision of assistance to Bahrain, and therefore no assessment was required.</p><p>However, the UK Government is supporting the government of Bahrain in its reform programme, including work to help Bahrain strengthen its human rights and justice sector, and all elements of this work that could have implications for human rights are subject to an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:11:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37066 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

170793

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to make benefit claimants aware of (a) short-term benefit advances and (b) hardship payments.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the oral answer given to him by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Official Report, 8 December 2014, column 633. The Secretary of State set out how the department will be doing more to raise awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs). This will include providing more information to claimants about STBAs online and in Jobcentres. Staff guidance on STBAs will also be updated and staff reminded of the process for considering an STBA.</p><p>The department has already made improvements to the hardship process. In July 2014 we strengthened guidance for work coaches so that all claimants are informed about how and when they can make an application for hardship payment and processing times have also been improved.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/01/2015 14:00:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

170315

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 at each grade worked in the Transfer Pricing Group of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Transfer Pricing Group is spread around a number of business units. It is made up of Transfer Pricing Specialists and Economists who identify transfer pricing risk and who work cases in partnership with the large business case teams. The Transfer Pricing Group is involved in the annual risk assessment of multi-national enterprises. The yield from transfer pricing enquiries since 2010 is £3,074 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/02/2015 16:46:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

170323

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average time was taken by HM Revenue and Customs to pre-approve transfer pricing arrangements in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has run an Advance Pricing Agreement Programme since 1999 to assist businesses in identifying solutions for complex transfer pricing issues and by agreeing their transfer pricing in advance. The average time taken by HMRC to draw up an agreement is available on the HMRC website at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/transfer-pricing-stats.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/transfer-pricing-stats.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Time taken is measured from the date the formal APA application is received to the date the agreement is signed by all relevant parties. The increase in elapsed times reflects an increased number of bilateral applications where HMRC has to work with other tax administrations, and has limited control over the process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:55:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

170339

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Domestic Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost per home was of rubbish bin collections in each local authority in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	218656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>In our guidance on weekly rubbish collections published last year, we estimated the annual cost of a local refuse collection service per household to be between £6 and £7 per month. This is a tiny fraction of the average £122 per month council tax paid by a typical Band D household in England.</p><p> </p><p><br> The best practice guidance outlines how councils can deliver savings to help reduce costs, without compromising on the frequency or level of service. It challenges the myth that fortnightly collections are necessary or desirable to reduce costs:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-weekly-rubbish-collections" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-weekly-rubbish-collections</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/02/2015 17:04:46 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 35617 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

170064

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shared Spaces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have given guidance to local authorities regarding the installation of shared space pedestrian crossings.
tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
uin	HL3699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate what are sometimes called ‘courtesy crossings’, but these have no formal definition. They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also circulated to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on ‘Access for Blind People in Towns’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department receives correspondence on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering practitioners, and campaign groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s road safety statistics do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are not defined.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL3700 HL3701 question first answered 18/12/2014 13:11:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer attachment 1 file name HL3699 - Local Transport Note 1-11.pdf title Local Transport Note 1/11
tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy

170065

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shared Spaces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any representations regarding the installation of shared space pedestrian crossings.
tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
uin	HL3700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate what are sometimes called ‘courtesy crossings’, but these have no formal definition. They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also circulated to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on ‘Access for Blind People in Towns’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department receives correspondence on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering practitioners, and campaign groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s road safety statistics do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are not defined.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL3699 HL3701 question first answered 18/12/2014 13:11:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer attachment 1 file name HL3699 - Local Transport Note 1-11.pdf title Local Transport Note 1/11
tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy

170066

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shared Spaces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what statistics they have on the number of accidents where a shared space pedestrian crossing has been installed; and whether those statistics indicate an increase in such accidents.
tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
uin	HL3701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate what are sometimes called ‘courtesy crossings’, but these have no formal definition. They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also circulated to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on ‘Access for Blind People in Towns’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department receives correspondence on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering practitioners, and campaign groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s road safety statistics do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are not defined.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL3699 HL3700 question first answered 18/12/2014 13:11:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer attachment 1 file name HL3699 - Local Transport Note 1-11.pdf title Local Transport Note 1/11
tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy