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754689

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date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials of his Department have had with industry leaders on the demand for seasonal agricultural workers in Scotland after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	6425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Defra officials are having ongoing discussions with a range of industry stakeholders across the UK about securing the seasonal workforce needed in the future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following the decision to close the SAWS in 2013, Defra established the SAWS Transition Working Group, now called the Seasonal Workforce Working Group. This group meets regularly and brings industry and government together to monitor the seasonal labour situation across the UK. I attended the most recent meeting on 7<sup>th</sup> September, which included organisations covering the UK.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/09/2017 16:20:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

754822

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on creating a scheme to facilitate agricultural migrant workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	6423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Future decisions about the degree of labour market access that will be made available to EU citizens after the UK leaves the European Union have yet to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 14:28:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

754873

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	City Region Deals: Tayside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress he has made on negotiations with the Scottish Government and local partners on the next phase of the Tay Cities Deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	6424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to press ahead with discussions with the Tay City partners and I can confirm that further talks took place at the end of August.</p><p> </p><p>Local partners have put forward a large number of proposals, and the next step is to scrutinise these proposals rigorously to identify together which can deliver transformational change for the economy of the Tay Cities region.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 6223 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:13:16 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

515206

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	National Consumer Council: Pensions
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 efficiency of the National Consumer Council pension scheme in discharging its duty to ensure payment to new pensioners on attainment of scheme payment eligibility.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	35486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The National Consumer Council participated in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS), which is managed by the Cabinet Office. Administration of the PCSPS is contracted out to MyCSP Ltd. MyCSP's performance in administering the PCSPS is monitored by the Supplier Management team within Civil Service Pensions in the Cabinet Office; the performance of MyCSP is also reported to the Civil Service Pensions Board on a regular basis, which is independent of the Cabinet Office team.</p><p> </p><p>Contact details for MyCSP are available from the Civil Service Pensions website: <a href="http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/contact-us/" target="_blank">www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/contact-us/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 35487 35488 question first answered 03/05/2016 16:34:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

515207

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	National Consumer Council: Pensions
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 transparency of contact details for the National Consumer Council pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	35487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The National Consumer Council participated in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS), which is managed by the Cabinet Office. Administration of the PCSPS is contracted out to MyCSP Ltd. MyCSP's performance in administering the PCSPS is monitored by the Supplier Management team within Civil Service Pensions in the Cabinet Office; the performance of MyCSP is also reported to the Civil Service Pensions Board on a regular basis, which is independent of the Cabinet Office team.</p><p> </p><p>Contact details for MyCSP are available from the Civil Service Pensions website: <a href="http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/contact-us/" target="_blank">www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/contact-us/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 35486 35488 question first answered 03/05/2016 16:34:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

515208

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	National Consumer Council: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will investigate the fitness for purpose of the members' payments division of the National Consumer Council pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	35488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The National Consumer Council participated in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS), which is managed by the Cabinet Office. Administration of the PCSPS is contracted out to MyCSP Ltd. MyCSP's performance in administering the PCSPS is monitored by the Supplier Management team within Civil Service Pensions in the Cabinet Office; the performance of MyCSP is also reported to the Civil Service Pensions Board on a regular basis, which is independent of the Cabinet Office team.</p><p> </p><p>Contact details for MyCSP are available from the Civil Service Pensions website: <a href="http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/contact-us/" target="_blank">www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/contact-us/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 35486 35487 question first answered 03/05/2016 16:34:45 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

515209

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Non-departmental Public Bodies: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what arrangements are in place to ensure that the pension schemes of abolished non-departmental public bodies which lay within his Department's remit efficiently discharge their liabilities to pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	35489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The majority of the Department’s non-departmental public bodies (NDPB) contribute into existing multi-employer schemes, these include the PCSPS and Research Council Pension Scheme. Individuals also have the option to contribute to a partnership pension scheme operated by selected pension companies. In both these cases the responsibility to make payments to pensioners lies with the scheme, and not with the individual employer.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual NDPB operating its own scheme was to be abolished, as part of that process a decision would be made whether it was appropriate to transfer the liability to the Department or to transfer that scheme to the management of the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/05/2016 17:00:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

515482

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Non-departmental Public Bodies: Pensions
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 efficiency of the pension schemes of abolished non-departmental public bodies in (a) identifying pensioners as they become eligible for payments and (b) ensuring that payments are processed and triggered for payment on the due date.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	35483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Departmental preparations for the reform of non-departmental public bodies take account of the <em>Checklist for Departments</em> published by the Cabinet Office, which includes advice on pensions.</p><p> </p><p>In the past five years, the Department has reformed three bodies which employed staff.</p><p> </p><p>In two cases, staff pensions were provided by the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which has established procedures in place for identifying pensioners as they become eligible, and ensuring that payments are processed on time:</p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was abolished on 31 July 2012 and employed 7,652 full time equivalent staff, all of whom were civil servants;</p><p>The Independent Living Fund legally closed on 30 June 2015, however a small residual team of 15 staff was retained until 30 September to deal with any residual closure issues. It had previously employed 99.5 full time equivalent staff.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2015, the Remploy business was sold to a new company outside Government control. The majority of its employees transferred to that company and left the Remploy Pension Scheme at the time. The pension scheme continues to be managed by its trustees and the scheme administrators, who remain responsible for identifying pensioners and ensuring they are paid appropriately once they become eligible. At 1 January 2016, the Remploy Pension Scheme had approximately 18,000 members, of whom over 9,500 were deferred members and thus potential future pensioners. From 1 April 2016, my Department is now the Principal Employer for this scheme.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 35491 question first answered 04/05/2016 13:22:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

515483

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Non-departmental Public Bodies: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of future pensioners who will be eligible for payments by the pension schemes of abolished non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	35491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Departmental preparations for the reform of non-departmental public bodies take account of the <em>Checklist for Departments</em> published by the Cabinet Office, which includes advice on pensions.</p><p> </p><p>In the past five years, the Department has reformed three bodies which employed staff.</p><p> </p><p>In two cases, staff pensions were provided by the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which has established procedures in place for identifying pensioners as they become eligible, and ensuring that payments are processed on time:</p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was abolished on 31 July 2012 and employed 7,652 full time equivalent staff, all of whom were civil servants;</p><p>The Independent Living Fund legally closed on 30 June 2015, however a small residual team of 15 staff was retained until 30 September to deal with any residual closure issues. It had previously employed 99.5 full time equivalent staff.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2015, the Remploy business was sold to a new company outside Government control. The majority of its employees transferred to that company and left the Remploy Pension Scheme at the time. The pension scheme continues to be managed by its trustees and the scheme administrators, who remain responsible for identifying pensioners and ensuring they are paid appropriately once they become eligible. At 1 January 2016, the Remploy Pension Scheme had approximately 18,000 members, of whom over 9,500 were deferred members and thus potential future pensioners. From 1 April 2016, my Department is now the Principal Employer for this scheme.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 35483 question first answered 04/05/2016 13:22:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

434226

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East: Travel Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the expected cost to UK consumers who elect to cancel booked package holidays to Sharm el Sheikh and other destinations in the Middle East scheduled to depart during the months of December 2015 and January 2016 where such cancellation is not penalty-free; and if he will make it his Department's policy to issue travel advice which will allow penalty-free cancellation for travel booked to depart during those months.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mike Weir
uin	18806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice provides information and advice so that British nationals can make their own better informed decisions about foreign travel. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills is responsible for regulation of the travel industry and it is not the role of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to intervene in the regulation of this market. British nationals who have booked package holidays should contact their travel company if they wish to cancel their booking. These holidays will be subject to the terms and conditions of the booking and the provisions of the Package Travel Regulations, which cover among other things changes between the time of booking and the time of travel. Where the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against travel since a holiday has been booked, such as Sharm el Sheikh, it is unlikely that a penalty will be incurred.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/12/2015 14:36:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir