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390822

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of medical indemnity cover required by GP practices to operate outside regular out of hours services on the availability of out of hours provision.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently in discussions with the profession, medical indemnity providers and other stakeholders to establish the extent of the issues affecting the cost of medical indemnity insurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/07/2015 12:18:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390823

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will pay the costs of medical indemnity cover required by GP practices when providing an out of regular hours service.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>As independent contractors, general practitioners (GPs) are responsible for meeting the costs of their own medical indemnity cover.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year NHS England introduced a short-term pilot scheme which reimbursed the additional indemnity costs resulting from undertaking additional sessions in Out of Hours care settings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GPs are not eligible to join the NHS Litigation Authority’s Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts, unless they are employed directly by a National Health Service trust. GPs are self-employed and independent practitioners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GPs are of course able to purchase cover from one of the medical defence unions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/07/2015 12:16:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390875

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Pensions: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of self-employed people made regular pension contributions in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP’s Family Resources Survey (FRS) collects information on the income and circumstances of private households in the United Kingdom. Findings from this survey (2010/11 to 2013/14) have reported the following proportions of self-employed individuals participating in some form of pension provision for each of the years asked:</p><p> </p><p>a) 2010/11 – 21%</p><p>b) 2011/12 – 20%</p><p>c) 2012/13 – 18%</p><p>d) 2013/14 – 17%</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/07/2015 16:13:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390461

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the operation of Class 313 trains on Southern services from Hove Station to West Coastway destinations on passenger satisfaction levels.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the effect of the operation of Class 313 trains on Southern services from Hove Station to West Coastway destinations on passenger satisfaction levels. However Transport Focus, who consult more than 50,000 passengers a year to produce the National Rail Passenger Survey, provide a network-wide picture of passengers' satisfaction with rail travel.</p><p>The latest figures, from the Spring 2015 survey (<a href="http://data.transportfocus.org.uk/train/nps/question/service-overall/" target="_blank">http://data.transportfocus.org.uk/train/nps/question/service-overall/</a>) show that 76% of passengers were satisfied with their journey on Southern’s Sussex Coast route, which incorporates the West Coastway services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2015 15:45:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390462

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received from customers about the lack of toilet facilities on Class 313 trains that run services between Hove and West Coastway stations since their introduction in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of two complaints from Southern’s customers, and two letters from honourable Members, about the lack of toilet facilities on Class 313 trains that run services between Hove and West Coastway stations since their introduction in 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2015 15:41:44 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390463

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Class 313 trains in operation on Southern's West Coastway services will be replaced with newer rolling stock.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The rolling stock operated by individual train operators is a detailed operational matter for them. They must decide what rolling stock is deployed on particular routes and services. Govia Thameslink Railway, the operator of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise into which Southern services merge on 26 July 2015, has included no plans to replace this fleet on the West Coastway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2015 15:38:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

389946

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2015 to Question 5776, whether the routes covered by the existing Southern and Gatwick Express franchise, which will be migrating into Govia Thameslink Railway franchise on 26 July 2015, will also be obliged to introduce carnet-based season tickets based on ITSO certified smartmedia on or before 30 September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/07/2015 14:40:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

389431

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Students: Loans
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 effect on the estimated RAB charge on student loans of replacing university maintenance grants with maintenance loan support up to £8,400 per year.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	6580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The RAB charge is an estimate and will always fluctuate. Switching grants to loans will increase the estimated write-off for some borrowers, and increases the aggregated RAB charge. We are consulting on freezing the repayment threshold, which may mean that overall the RAB charge would reduce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Department publishes an updated estimate of the RAB charge each year, close to the time of the publication of BIS accounts. The most recent estimate of the RAB charge was published on 14 July 2015. The estimate, together with an updated simplified version of the model for calculating the RAB charge can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/stepmodel" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/stepmodel</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2015 15:31:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

388714

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 69 of the Summer Budget 2015, HC264, if he will publish his Department's original feasibility study on Brighton Main Line 2.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	6208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The original feasibility study was undertaken in 2008 and focussed on the re-instatement of the Lewes-Uckfield line – specifically the costs of an un-electrified, single track railway. The cost conclusions of the study represent the 2008 economic climate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2008 study is attached and is publically available on the website of East Sussex County Council:</p><p><a href="https://eastsussexgovuk.blob.core.windows.net/media/2148/lewes_uckfield_network_rail_final_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://eastsussexgovuk.blob.core.windows.net/media/2148/lewes_uckfield_network_rail_final_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In addition, I have today placed a copy of the 2008 study in the libraries of both Houses.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/07/2015 11:34:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name 150713 - 6208 - lewes_uckfield_network_rail_final_report.pdf title UIN 6208 - Lewes-Uckfield Rail Report
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

388715

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 69 of Summer Budget 2015, HC264, if he will provide the timescale for the extended Lewes to Uckfield study looking at improving rail links between London and the South Coast.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	6209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department anticipates securing external consultancy support for this work during the early autumn, with the findings of the study being provided to Ministers by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/07/2015 11:42:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle