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65648

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to bar (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) any company under investigation for serious fraud from bidding for government contracts to deliver public services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Under the Public Contracts Regulations (2006) contracting authorities can exclude companies from public contracts where they have been convicted of certain criminal offences including conspiracy, corruption, bribery and fraud.</p><p>For further information, I refer the Honourable Member to the written statements I laid before the House on 30 January 2014 (<em>Official Record</em>, 30 January 2014, col 39WS) and 9 April 2014 (<em>Official Record</em>, 9 April 2014, col 11WS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/07/2014 15:33:21 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

65682

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding each school received per pupil in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	204019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>We now publish the schools block budget allocations in total and on a per-pupil basis annually, for every individual mainstream school, covering both maintained schools and academies. The most recent available figures are for the 2013 to 2014 financial year (for maintained schools) and 2013 to 2014 academic year (for academies) and are published at:</p><p><a href="http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/xlsx/s/schools%20block%20data%20file.xlsx%20" target="_blank">http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/xlsx/s/schools%20block%20data%20file.xlsx</a></p><p>The schools block budget allocations exclude early years, high needs and post-16 funding. They also exclude the pupil premium. For academies, per-pupil funding amounts exclude education services grants and insurance top-up funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:15:38 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

65704

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Bahrain about the treatment of the democracy movement in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	203906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I discussed the importance of political reform with the Bahraini authorities during my visit to Bahrain in June for the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group. We continue to believe that the only way to promote peace and stability in Bahrain and address the legitimate aspirations of all Bahrainis is through dialogue leading to an inclusive political settlement.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 08/07/2014 09:57:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

65752

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Intimate Image Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent people from publishing explicit photos online sent to them in trust by their former partners.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes the posting of revenge porn, which these questions appear to be directed towards, is a despicable act and is one which can have devastating consequences for the victim.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is looking at this area of the law to ensure it is fully equipped to deal with this behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences according to the statutes under which proceedings are brought, but without detailing the specific circumstances of each case.</p><p>It is therefore neither possible to identify from this centrally held information whether an offender was prosecuted for the ‘distribution of explicit photographs', nor whether in each case the permission of the photograph's subject had been obtained.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 204012 question first answered 08/07/2014 08:08:12 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

65768

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Intimate Image Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions were brought against people for distribution of explicit photographs when the permission of the photograph's subject had not been obtained in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes the posting of revenge porn, which these questions appear to be directed towards, is a despicable act and is one which can have devastating consequences for the victim.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is looking at this area of the law to ensure it is fully equipped to deal with this behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences according to the statutes under which proceedings are brought, but without detailing the specific circumstances of each case.</p><p>It is therefore neither possible to identify from this centrally held information whether an offender was prosecuted for the ‘distribution of explicit photographs', nor whether in each case the permission of the photograph's subject had been obtained.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 204005 question first answered 08/07/2014 08:08:14 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

65797

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether debt accrued by non-resident parents transfers automatically to the Child Maintenance Service for enforcement when the Child Support Agency is abolished.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Natascha Engel
uin	203899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Our first priority is to collect money for children who will benefit from regular ongoing maintenance payments, rather than the pursuit of historic arrears in cases where the children have now grown up.</p><p> </p><p>However, where arrears of child maintenance are linked to an on-going child maintenance case on the 2012 scheme, we will move arrears in those cases to the Child Maintenance Service and pursue them as appropriate alongside the on-going maintenance case.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where the arrears are not linked to an on-going 2012 case, and a parent with care does not request that their arrears are written off, we will transfer them to the Child Maintenance Service and pursue collection as resources allow.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/07/2014 13:15:41 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1507 label Biography information for Natascha Engel

65270

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Medals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 30 June 2014 (WA 218), whether civilian awards, not for gallantry, can be awarded posthumously.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Honours made in the Orders of Knighthood may not be awarded posthumously.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2014 14:30:06 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

65275

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Holiday Leave: Pay
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 Government's policy is on whether holiday pay may be calculated without reference to bonus and overtime payment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	203544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government guidance on this issue states that a week's holiday pay equals how much a worker receives for a week's work, excluding non-guaranteed overtime payments in most cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are aware of relevant court cases, such as <em>Neal v Freightliner</em> which will be heard by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in late July.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/07/2014 13:38:02 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65276

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to intervene in the Neal v Freightliner proceedings in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in July.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	203545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can confirm that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is planning to intervene in these proceedings in late July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/07/2014 13:40:07 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65277

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department provides any guidance specifically for the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, works with industry to support growth in the thriving UK creative industries, including through the Creative Industries Council. On 2 July 2014, industry published the Creative Industries Strategy (available at <a href="http://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk</a>), which the Government has welcomed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recent publications of relevance to the sector include: details of £16 million funding from the Employer Ownership of Skills pilot to boost skills in the sector; the UKTI Creative Industries International Strategy, developed with industry, to increase exports and inward investment; the Technology Strategy Board's strategy for innovation in the sector from 2013 to 2016; information for creators and intellectual property rights owners from the Intellectual Property Office; also two statistical publications from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Creative Industries Economic Estimates and Creative Industries: Focus on Employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/07/2014 13:46:10 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell