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423212

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people declared themselves as self-employed in each of the last three years in (a) Dartford and (b) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	13066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 26/10/2015 14:04:37 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ13066.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Self-Employed
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

423230

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic and Monetary Union: Greece
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK economy of Greece leaving the Eurozone.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	13038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Greek government has been clear that they want to remain within the euro area. The Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments, including those in Greece, and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/10/2015 13:52:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

423244

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has provided to renovate, repair and bring back into use long-term empty properties in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	12962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The number of long term empty homes is at its lowest since records began. Over the last Parliament, the Government provided the right tools and incentives to tackle empty properties.</p><ul><li>Through the New Homes Bonus, local authorities earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one. Since April 2011 almost £3.4 billion has been paid in recognition of the delivery of over 700,000 homes, plus over 100,000 long-term empty properties brought back into use. 75 per cent of local authorities are financially better off in 2014-15 than if New Homes Bonus scheme didn’t exist.</li><li>We made changes through the Local Government Finance Act 1992 so local authorities can charge up to 150% council tax for homes empty for over two years.</li><li>We extended permitted development rights to make it easier to convert property from business to residential to give new life to thousands of empty buildings.</li><li>We amended Empty Dwelling Management Orders to ensure they are only used to tackle the most problematic empty homes.</li><li>We provided £216 million direct funding to local authorities, registered providers and community groups between 2012- 2015 to help tackle the problem of empty homes and properties. This funding created 9,044 homes from empty properties.</li></ul> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 12960 question first answered 30/10/2015 16:44:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

423249

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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	Mayors: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made under what working assumptions of the potential cost of the holding of an election for a North East regional mayor.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	13064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>We have made no such estimates as all these costs are matters for the councils concerned which will have considered such matters when giving their provisional agreement to the North East Devolution Deal, which in addition to establishing a North East regional mayor, will create an Investment Fund to support the North East, worth up to £1.5 billion, with an initial allocation of revenue funding for capital financing of £30 million a year for 30 years.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 13062 13063 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:44:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

423251

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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	Mayors: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made under what working assumptions of the potential annual running costs for the office of a North East regional mayor.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	13063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>We have made no such estimates as all these costs are matters for the councils concerned which will have considered such matters when giving their provisional agreement to the North East Devolution Deal, which in addition to establishing a North East regional mayor, will create an Investment Fund to support the North East, worth up to £1.5 billion, with an initial allocation of revenue funding for capital financing of £30 million a year for 30 years.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 13062 13064 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:44:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

423254

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to procure 13 Type 26 frigates.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	12944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2015 to Question number 8460 to the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 13123 question first answered 29/10/2015 16:34:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Thursday 10 September 2015.docx title Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

423259

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many serving members of each branch of the armed forces are in receipt of (a) child and (b) working tax credits.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the member to the answer I provided on the 13 July 2015 to question 14259:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-08/6266/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-08/6266/</a></p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 12998 question first answered 29/10/2015 14:55:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

423277

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time staff are based in the Kabul Intimidation Investigation Unit; and what the roles of those staff are.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	13130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Intimidation Investigation Unit (IIU), based in Kabul, has six full time, in-theatre staff:</p><p>A Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servant leads the team as the Scheme Manager, overseeing the investigation of intimidation cases, presenting cases at decision panels, and managing any policy issues which arise.</p><p>Another MOD civil servant, employed as the Policy and Secretariat Officer, manages the overall caseload appropriately and ensures that case records are maintained.</p><p>Two appropriately trained and experienced police officers, seconded from Home Office constabularies, are employed to conduct the investigations into intimidation claims. Their tasks include conducting interviews and assessing evidence.</p><p>Two British military interpreters, fluent in Pashtun and Dari, who provide support to interviews and translate documents that have been provided as evidence.</p><p>Though not members of the IIU staff, the IIU receives additional in-theatre support from a Danish legal adviser, and from staff within the Labour Support Unit.</p><p>The work of the IIU in-theatre is overseen by the Operation TORAL Civil Secretary, who dedicates the majority of their time to chairing the in-theatre decision panels and provides guidance should cases or issues need to be escalated.</p><p>Additional support is provided from the UK by a full-time policy officer based at Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), and by senior managers within PJHQ who oversee the whole of Operation TORAL.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/10/2015 14:40:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

423281

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Akrotiri: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prepare a deal with further refugees arriving by sea at RAF Akrotiri.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	13127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>There is no evidence the migrants were intending to arrive in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA). The arrival was due to one of two boats having engine failure off the peninsula upon which RAF Akrotiri is located. The Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBAA) has a protocol with the Republic of Cyprus to consider claims by asylum seekers arriving directly in the SBAs. If they do not claim asylum or their claim to asylum is rejected the SBAA will take steps to remove the migrants to their country of origin.</p><p>The SBA Police Maritime unit is conducting increased patrolling of the waters within its jurisdiction, using enhanced navigational aids, including a 24-hour radar capability. The Cyprus Operational Battalion are providing additional manpower for base security. The Republic of Cyprus has indicated it has increased their maritime patrols in their adjacent territorial waters. Security is also supported by RAF Search and Rescue helicopters from 84 Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri.</p><p>If a boat is in distress in SBA territorial waters the SBAA has a duty under international law to provide aid and assistance to protect lives.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/10/2015 16:39:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

423287

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Veterans: Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many former members of each branch of the armed forces are in receipt of (a) child and (b) working tax credits.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	13031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/10/2015 16:15:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish