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174353

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date	19/01/2015
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	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total value was of the loans underpinned by the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme in each year since its inception; and what the value was of the loans underpinned by that scheme made by each financial institution in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	221259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total value of the loans underpinned by the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme in each year since its inception, and the value of the loans underpinned by that scheme made by each financial institution in each of those years, is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/01/2015 15:10:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name EFG_Drawn_Data_by_Lender_as_at_end_of_December 2014.xls title Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme Loans Data
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

174354

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to meet the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland to discuss the review announced by that bank of its practices relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	221260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills maintains contact with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) executives throughout the year covering a range of matters of mutual interest. His most recent meeting to discuss RBS’s proposed course of action on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee was with Alison Rose, CEO of Commercial and Private Banking at RBS, on 14 January 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/01/2015 15:27:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

174355

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Electoral Commission has endorsed the inclusion of 17 year old attainers on the electoral register; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this inclusion on the number of 18 year olds registered to vote.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Representation of the People Act 1983 provides for attainers to be included in the electoral register. The Electoral Commission has not been asked to endorse this. The government has made no assessment of the effect this inclusion has on the number of 18 year olds registered to vote.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/01/2015 10:16:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174365

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to ensure that the views of local residents are represented in decisions relating to drilling for shale gas.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	221214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Companies developing shale will speak with local communities, residents and other stakeholders at each of the three stages of operations – exploration, appraisal and production. This is as well as consultation through the planning application.</p><p>The planning process takes into account local considerations, there are multiple opportunities for the public to be consulted and permission can attach conditions for operators.</p><p>Communities that host shale development should share in the benefits. A community benefits package means that £100,000 is paid to local communities on exploration and a minimum of 1% of revenues from production.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/01/2015 15:33:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

174366

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Care Quality Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps with the Department of Health to progress the commencement of powers for the Care Quality Commission to undertake inspections of how local authorities commission their care services where no specific complaints have been made.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	221242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The power for a Secretary of State to require the Care Quality Commission to undertake a special inspection of local authority commissioning of care services has already been commenced.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government has a strong record of reducing top-down inspections of local government, reflecting commitments made in the Coalition Agreement. Intervention in the activities of locally accountable councils should only be considered where a last resort.</p><p> </p><p>I am not aware of any evidence that would constitute the kinds of exceptional circumstances that would warrant deployment of this power. Indeed it is arguable that local councils have been very effective in procuring care services and local taxpayers will thank them for having kept care costs under control.</p><p> </p><p>Even where there is evidence of poor commissioning practice by particular councils, the Government expects councils collectively, through the Local Government Association, to take the lead in improving poor performance. The Association has developed a programme of peer support available to councils, which includes mentoring and peer challenges.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 221243 222632 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:30:28 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

174367

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Care Quality Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the commencement of wider powers for the Care Quality Commission to undertake inspections into local authorities' commissioning of care services.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	221243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The power for a Secretary of State to require the Care Quality Commission to undertake a special inspection of local authority commissioning of care services has already been commenced.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government has a strong record of reducing top-down inspections of local government, reflecting commitments made in the Coalition Agreement. Intervention in the activities of locally accountable councils should only be considered where a last resort.</p><p> </p><p>I am not aware of any evidence that would constitute the kinds of exceptional circumstances that would warrant deployment of this power. Indeed it is arguable that local councils have been very effective in procuring care services and local taxpayers will thank them for having kept care costs under control.</p><p> </p><p>Even where there is evidence of poor commissioning practice by particular councils, the Government expects councils collectively, through the Local Government Association, to take the lead in improving poor performance. The Association has developed a programme of peer support available to councils, which includes mentoring and peer challenges.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 221242 222632 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:30:29 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

174369

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the ability of claimants in North Staffordshire to access universal credit online.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221176 221177 221178 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174372

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for inclusion of each of the wards in North Staffordshire in the next tranche of conversion to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221177 221178 221179 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174373

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget he has allocated for promoting awareness of universal credit among claimants in North Staffordshire who will be required to make online applications.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221176 221178 221179 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174374

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to support people in North Staffordshire making claims for universal benefit under the new procedures.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available – telephone or in person at the Jobcentre – to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221176 221177 221179 question first answered 26/01/2015 17:08:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley