Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

92721

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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, when he will begin to publish the quarterly surveys carried out by the Child Maintenance Options Service on the child maintenance outcomes for parents who use its service.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>It is our intention to publish the results of the Child Maintenance Options survey by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 14/10/2014 13:15:45 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

91881

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many stalking and harassment cases were recorded in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	209434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) indicate the number of offences charged, in which a prosecution commenced at magistrates’ courts, rather than identifying the number of defendants prosecuted. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 created the offence of harassment and latterly, as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, stalking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In each year since 2011-12 the number of offences charged by way of the stalking or harassment offences under the Act is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997</p><p>{ 2A(1) and (4) }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997</p><p>{ 4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997</p><p>{ 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL - STALKING OFFENCES</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>91</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>743</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997</p><p>{ 2(1) and (2) }</p></td><td><p>7,713</p></td><td><p>7,159</p></td><td><p>8,303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997</p><p>{ 4(1) and (4) }</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td><td><p>1,398</p></td><td><p>1,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL - HARASSMENT OFFENCES</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,345</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,557</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,792</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL S2, S2A, S4 &amp; S4A PHA </strong></p><p><strong>1997 OFFENCES</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,345</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,648</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,535</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 14/10/2014 09:59:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

91882

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to the Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	209462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The CPS currently employs one member of staff whose salary is below the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation. As a result of proposed changes to pay ranges, this employee will be paid a salary in excess of the living wage once the associated collective bargaining process has concluded. This will be backdated to 1 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No direct employees of the Treasury Solicitor’s Office are paid less than the living wage. However, at 30 September 2014 The Treasury Solicitor’s Office had eleven temporary workers in London receiving less than the living wage although this position will change after 12 weeks of engagement in line with the Agency Workers legislation. At that point, their salary will increase to a higher rate of pay comparable to the rate of a direct employee. All other temporary workers are paid more than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No direct employees or temporary workers employed by the remaining Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the living wage.</p><p>A complete record on the pay arrangements for staff employed by companies contracted to provide services to the Law Officers' Departments is not held and could not be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 14/10/2014 13:58:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

91889

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed changes to the disabled students' allowance on the participation in higher education of students with high needs.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	209505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Analysis is currently being updated in light of information and evidence provided by stakeholders. It will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 209677 209678 question first answered 14/10/2014 12:57:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

91890

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Adult Education: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Barnsley East constituency are enrolled in adult skills sessions.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Final data for the 2012/13 academic year show that there were 5,930 adult (19+) learners participating in government funded further education and skills in Barnsley East constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Apprenticeship starts by geography is published in a Supplementary Table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 209392 question first answered 14/10/2014 11:46:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91892

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Regional Growth Fund: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many projects in Barnsley East constituency have (a) applied for funding, (b) been selected to receive funding and (c) received final offer letters from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In Rounds 1-5 of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) three projects in the Barnsley East constituency applied for RGF funding. As of September 2014 one project has been selected to receive RGF funding and it has received a final offer letter.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/10/2014 12:52:24 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91898

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pay: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly pay for (a) men and (b) women in Barnsley East constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/10/2014 07:00:14 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209397 ONS 341.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Median Gross Weekly Pay
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91899

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people owned their own home in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/10/2014 06:59:03 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209401 ONS 342.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Home Owned
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91907

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Minimum Wage Compliance in the Social Care Sector published by HM Revenue and Customs in November 2013, what steps he has taken since that date to tackle low pay in the social care sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	209409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>HMRC investigates every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline and conducts risk-based enforcement activities in sectors or areas where there is a higher risk of workers not getting paid the legal minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also taking specific action to improve compliance with national minimum wage legislation in the social care sector. The Department of Health has recently consulted on statutory guidance for local authorities as part of the package of secondary legislation to accompany the Care Act, which explicitly states that local authorities should have evidence that contract terms, conditions and fee levels will not compromise care providers’ ability to pay (at least) minimum wages. Responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and the final guidance will be published in October.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS is also working with HMRC to identify how best to promote the useful information for workers and employers contained in HMRC’s evaluation report on the social care sector. It is also considering the next steps to increase compliance in this sector.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209410 question first answered 14/10/2014 15:20:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

91911

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Minimum Wage Compliance in the Social Care Sector published by HM Revenue and Customs in November 2013, what proportion of workers found to be receiving less than the national minimum wage were women.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	209410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>HMRC investigates every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline and conducts risk-based enforcement activities in sectors or areas where there is a higher risk of workers not getting paid the legal minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also taking specific action to improve compliance with national minimum wage legislation in the social care sector. The Department of Health has recently consulted on statutory guidance for local authorities as part of the package of secondary legislation to accompany the Care Act, which explicitly states that local authorities should have evidence that contract terms, conditions and fee levels will not compromise care providers’ ability to pay (at least) minimum wages. Responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and the final guidance will be published in October.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS is also working with HMRC to identify how best to promote the useful information for workers and employers contained in HMRC’s evaluation report on the social care sector. It is also considering the next steps to increase compliance in this sector.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209409 question first answered 14/10/2014 15:20:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell