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172221

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of British Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the G20 countries were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement for British Ambassadors and High Commissioners to supply this information. The details we do have indicate that of the 19 British Ambassadors and High Commissioners to G20 countries (ie. the 19 other countries not including the UK):</p><p>a) 6 attended private school;</p><p>b) 7 attended state school;</p><p>c) 11 attended Oxford and Cambridge universities; and</p><p>d) 3 attended other universities.</p><p> </p><p>There are 6 occasions where no school information is provided. There are 5 occasions where no university information is provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/01/2015 14:47:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171960

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether educational background is considered in the selection process for High Commissioners and Ambassadors.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The selection process for High Commissioners and Ambassadors is based on clear, transparent criteria, namely candidates’ abilities, as demonstrated by prior performance, and their knowledge and skills. Candidates are not required to disclose their educational background, and academic qualifications are not a criterion for selection. Where candidates have completed a course of study in a field relevant to a post for which they are applying, they may choose to disclose this as part of demonstrating their relevant knowledge.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2015 16:28:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171686

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who have been subject to the under occupancy penalty live in each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) local authority area and (c) region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is available by region, local authority and parliamentary constituency in Great Britain, and is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Proportions can then be calculated using the published figures.</p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics and can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 08/01/2015 15:39:35 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171031

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged with disability hate crimes in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants charged and prosecuted in cases where the offences involved disability hate crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS defines disability hate crime as any incident which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards a person because of their disability or perceived disability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS began identifying and monitoring disability hate crime cases from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2007 following the publication of the Hate Crime Public Policy and Prosecution Guidance in February 2007.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During each of the last seven years the numbers of defendants charged and prosecuted, in cases flagged as disability hate crime, is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><br></td><td><p><strong>Total Prosecuted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007 - 08</strong></p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008 - 09</strong></p></td><td><p>393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009 - 10</strong></p></td><td><p>638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010 - 11</strong></p></td><td><p>726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011 - 12</strong></p></td><td><p>621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012 - 13</strong></p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 - 14</strong></p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 05/01/2015 17:41:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171037

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 217431, if he will make it his policy to record the ethnicity of staff working for companies contracted by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) seeks to ensure its procurement policy is aligned with wider Government policy as led by the Crown Commercial Service, part of the Cabinet Office. It is not currently BIS policy to request diversity data of the staff working for companies contracted by the Department, but we will keep this option under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/01/2015 16:16:13 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171038

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218189, how many people in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority were workers paid less than the national minimum wage (NMW); and what proportion of the total number of workers paid less than the NMW such figures represent.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 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 06/01/2015 17:37:59 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 219125 ONS 467.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - National Minimum Wage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171044

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218516, if he will list the 55 employers his Department has named and shamed for the non-payment of the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Details of the employers that have already been named under the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme can be found on the original press notices. Please see below for the dates when we have named the employers and the links to the press releases.</p><p> </p><p>28 February 2014</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage</a></p><p> </p><p>8 June 2014</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage</a></p><p> </p><p>27 November 2014</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-the-national-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-the-national-minimum-wage</a></p><p> </p><p>Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should call the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HM Revenue &amp; Customs investigate all complaints.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/01/2015 14:07:18 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171047

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Citizens' Advice Bureaux: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding each Citizens Advice Bureau in Wales has received from his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) fund the national umbrella body for the Citizens Advice Service in England and Wales – Citizens Advice – on behalf of all Government departments and the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Central Government does not fund individual Citizens Advice Bureaux who receive funding from a variety of public, charity and private sources, with core funding typically provided by the Local Authority in which they are located.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS does not hold information on funding of individual bureaux.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/01/2015 14:02:30 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171076

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Housing Benefits: Vale of Clwyd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in housing benefit in Vale of Clwyd constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit expenditure in Vale of Clwyd constituency</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>28.4</p></td><td><p>29.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, 2014/15 prices</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td><td><p>29.4</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract and Local Authority subsidy returns</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.</p><p>2. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p>3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement and published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/01/2015 11:28:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

171093

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 216807, what proportion of students who initiated an online registration failed to finish that registration; and what information he holds on the main reason for failure to conclude the registration process.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	219123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The online registration system does not identify electors as students so the requested information is not avaliable.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/01/2015 10:49:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane