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449254

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date	01/02/2016
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	Iron and Steel: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last discussed import duties on steel reinforcing bars with the European Commission.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills last discussed the European Commission’s anti-dumping investigation into steel reinforcing bars with Trade Commissioner Malmstrom on 20 January.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/02/2016 17:35:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

449276

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	ClearSprings Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Clearsprings (Management) Ltd and (b) Clearsprings (Ready Homes) Ltd are under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is legally prohibited from discussing the tax affairs of identifiable businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Section 18 of the Commissioners for Revenue &amp; Customs Act 2005 imposes a duty of confidentiality upon officers of HMRC which means they are unable to disclose information which relates to functions of HMRC. This includes any specific action taken in response to information provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/02/2016 16:26:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

449326

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of manufacture was of the non-British steel used in the construction of (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Of the 82,000 tonnes of steel procured for the construction of the Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers, 77,000 tonnes was sourced from Tata Steel using their UK steel mills and processed in the UK by Dent Steel. The remaining 5,000 tonnes of specialised steel, not available from UK steel plants, was procured from Turkey (4,500 tonnes) and Spain (500 tonnes).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/02/2016 16:15:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

449328

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of manufacture is of each type and item of military uniforms in each branch of the armed services.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 November 2014 to Question 215763.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/02/2016 16:11:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20141127_215763_Armed_Forces_Uniforms[1].docx title 20141127-QnA extract on Armed Forces Uniforms
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

449333

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in the manufacture of (a) Scout, (b) the Type 26 Frigate, (c) the new Tide Class Tankers and (d) the new Offshore Patrol vessels is manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Steel is sourced by our contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. UK suppliers have provided significant quantities of steel for major defence procurement programmes whenever they have been able to meet specified standards.</p><p>The steel requirement for the AJAX (formerly Scout) Armoured Fighting Vehicle is specialist in nature which UK manufacturers were not able to provide and has been sourced to date from a overseas supplier. There is a small quantity of steel yet to be committed to contract and UK manufacturers will have every opportunity to bid for this.</p><p>For the Type 26 Frigates, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 January 2016 to Questions 22739 and 22740 to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Mr Farron). The steel suppliers for the Type 26 Frigates have not yet been selected.</p><p>For the Tide Class Tankers, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 January 2016 to Questions 23932 and 23934 to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Mr. Farron). It is estimated that UK customisation work will require around 80 tonnes of steel, although design work is ongoing and no orders have yet been placed.</p><p>For the Offshore Patrol Vessels currently under construction no UK steel manufacturer responded to the invitation to tender within the timeframe, but the contract to source the steel required was placed with a UK steel stockist. Around 20% of the overall requirement was sourced from UK steel mills and a further 10% from existing stock of unknown origin. The remainder was sourced from overseas suppliers, reflecting the need to ensure a competitive price and delivery at the required time and quality.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/02/2016 16:22:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts HOC 25075.docx title Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

449462

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has made to its contractors for the provision of asylum support services on potential breaches of contract by those contractors.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	25071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>All Home Office contracts include performance standards, which are defined in the contract. These are the primary way in which the Home Office manages service delivery of the contracts.</p><p>The Home Office has a rigorous contract compliance regime in place to ensure that the required performance standards expected of all providers, as defined in the contracts, are met. This includes monthly contract management and quarterly strategic review meetings, as well as regular daily discussions with COMPASS providers’ operational delivery managers about day to day issues.The Home Office investigates complaints it receives from service users and third parties and works with contractors to ensure that any issues raised are addressed promptly.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/02/2016 15:12:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 43446 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

447253

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	ClearSprings Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received regarding services provided under contract by Clearsprings from (a) service users and (b) external parties in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	23909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Within the terms of the contracts for asylum accommodation the accommodation provider is required to respond to and address complaints from service users and external parties in the first instance. Where a service user or external party is dissatisfied with the response or the measures taken to address their complaint, the complainant may escalate the issue to the Home Office.</p><p>In the years 2010 to 2015 the Home Office has received 60 complaints in total regarding services provided under contract by Clearsprings Ready Homes, broken down by each of the last six years as follows:</p><p>Year No. of complaints</p><p>2010 0</p><p>2011 0</p><p>2012 0</p><p>2013 1</p><p>2014 0</p><p>2015 59</p><p>The complaints have not been categorised to distinguish whether the complainant was a service user or external party.</p><p>On receipt, each complaint is considered, investigated and addressed. If after investigation the Home Office determines that a complaint demonstrates a failure of the contractor to comply with the required standards and the contractor fails to address the complaint there are a range of contractual sanctions that the Home Office can and do impose.</p><p>The Home Office is working with contractors to undertake profiling and trend analysis of complaints, including why there was an increase in 2015. The Home Office is also assessing whether the existing channels are sufficiently capturing service user and external party concerns.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/02/2016 15:32:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41640 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

447254

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	ClearSprings Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value is of contracts awarded to Clearsprings by her Department in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	23910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Wales Region – £75 million.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">London and South of England Region - £55 million.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 – 2012) for each of the regions was:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">London - £88.3 million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">South East - £25.1million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">South West - £45.8 million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">East of England - £17.2 million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Wales - £68.5 million</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wales Region – £55 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">London and South of England Region - £75 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 – 2012) for each of the regions was:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">London - £88.3 million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">South East - £25.1million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">South West - £45.8 million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">East of England - £17.2 million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wales - £68.5 million</ins></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/01/2016 16:04:41 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 13:45:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41690 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

447263

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the delivery standards and criteria her Department sets for housing providers in the provision of housing to asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	23911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>In line with government transparency commitments details of the standards required are already in the public domain.</p><p>The particular document that details the standards is titled ‘COMPASS Project Schedule 2 - Statement of Requirements’ and is available on the Contracts Finder Archive on the Data.Gov.UK Website at https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/487962/</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/02/2016 17:27:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41641 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

447264

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	ClearSprings Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been accommodated by Clearsprings on behalf of her Department in (a) Cardiff, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	23912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Clearsprings Ready Homes provide accommodation for asylum seekers under contract with the Home Office in Wales, London and the South East and South West of the UK only.</p><p>Data provided for September each year in respect of dispersed asylum seekers as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Sept 2010</p></td><td><p>Sept 2011</p></td><td><p>Sept 2012</p></td><td><p>Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>Sept 2014</p></td><td><p>Sept 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>921</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>915</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>1086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1513</p></td><td><p>1446</p></td><td><p>1306</p></td><td><p>1645</p></td><td><p>1938</p></td><td><p>2384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London and the South</p></td><td><p>1845</p></td><td><p>1574</p></td><td><p>1579</p></td><td><p>1683</p></td><td><p>1839</p></td><td><p>1843</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2015</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/02/2016 17:59:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41642 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty