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443579

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date	11/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied child refugees have been received in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Refugee status is conferred following a grant of asylum. An asylum seeker only becomes a refugee once asylum has been granted. Not all asylum seekers are deemed to be refugees and not all refugees claim asylum. Figures on asylum applications for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The attached table shows total applications of asylum for UASC from 2010 to quarter 3 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Asylum applications received from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children<sup>1</sup>, excluding dependants, 2010 to Q3 2015</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Total applications</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong> 1,515 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong> 1,248 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong> 1,125 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong> 1,265 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td><strong> 1,945 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015 Q1 - Q3</strong></td><td><strong> 1,963 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table Notes</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">(1) An Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC) is a person under 18, or who, in the absence of documentary evidence establishing age, appears to be under that age, is applying for asylum on his or her own right and has no relative or guardian in the United Kingdom.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics July to September 2015, is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/01/2016 12:54:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

443842

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the maximum permitted spending by each campaign will be during the final weeks of campaigning on the referendum on EU membership; and what steps the Electoral Commission plans to take to ensure that spending by each campaign is subject to the same limit.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) sets out the spending limits that apply during the regulated referendum period at UK-wide referendums. The duration of the referendum period for the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union will be set out in secondary legislation.</p><p>PPERA does not set total spending limits for each of the referendum outcomes; rather it applies spending limits to individual campaigners that take part in the debate.</p><p>The Commission is already monitoring the campaigning activities of potential referendum campaigners so that it can identify any emerging issues and offer advice and guidance to those that intend to campaign at the referendum. Once the rules come into force, the Commission’s campaign monitoring will inform the use, if necessary and appropriate, of its enforcement and sanctioning powers where the rules are not followed.</p><p>For the EU Referendum, Parliament increased the limits set out in PPERA to take account of inflation. The limits for political parties that register to campaign in support of a particular outcome are allocated according to the party’s share of the vote at the last UK Parliamentary general election. Campaigners that do not register with the Commission are limited to spending £10,000. The new limits are set out in the table below:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>EU Referendum Bill spending limits for a referendum held before 31 December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 UK general election vote share</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Limits for designated lead campaigners</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,000,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Limits for political parties with:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;30% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£7,000,000</p></td><td><p>Conservative (36.8%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;20-30% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£5,500,000</p></td><td><p>Labour (29%[1])</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;10-20% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£4,000,000</p></td><td><p>UKIP (12.6%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;5-10% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td><td><p>Liberal Democrat (7.9%)</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td><td><p>SNP (4.7%) Green (3.8%) DUP (0.6%) Plaid Cymru (0.6%) Sinn Fein (0.6%) SDLP (0.3%) UUP (0.4%) Plus all other parties that stood at least one candidate at 2015 UKPGE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Limits for other registered campaigners</strong></p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] Labour Party share of the vote is adjusted because votes cast for joint candidates are divided by the number of parties the candidate is standing for i.e. Labour / Co-op candidates (PPERA Sch14, para 1(4))</p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/01/2016 11:47:51 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

443399

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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	Further Education: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the second wave Area Reviews for further education college providers he plans to commence.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>As we have set out in the published information relating to the second wave of area reviews, the first steering group meeting, which will be in the Marches and Worcestershire area, is scheduled to take place on Monday 18 January 2016.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/01/2016 17:46:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

443400

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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	Further Education: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which colleges he plans are to be included in (a) the third wave Area Reviews for Lancashire (Pennines) further education colleges and (b) in the fourth wave Area Reviews for Lancashire (Coastal) further education colleges.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>We have published indicative information in relation to the future waves, 3 to 5, of the area reviews. This includes the proposed reviews for the Lancashire area. I met with the Lancashire College Group yesterday and discussed with them the timing of the two Lancashire reviews and the colleges to be included in each. We will review the future waves in light of further discussions and ongoing assessment of risk and we will publish updated information on this in due course.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/01/2016 17:44:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

443401

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on income to insurance companies of the changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government received and analysed data from numerous sources when formulating the announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. We will continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders including other Government Departments, solicitors and insurers in taking forward the new reform package. The Government will consult on the detail of these measures in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 21688 21689 21696 question first answered 13/01/2016 15:22:02 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443402

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to (a) encourage greater use of email and (b) implement other measures to reduce costs in communication by government departments.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Chris White
uin	21684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) continues to support departments as they digitally transform their business operations, making government services easier and more efficient to use. There is a ‘digital first’ strategy across Government to save on time as well as paper and postage costs, including the use of email to achieve this aim.</p><p>The Government Communication Service (GCS) saved nearly £330m for taxpayers in 2014/15 compared to 2009/10 by making its campaigns more cost effective. The communications profession is also more streamlined, with headcount across Government reduced by a third since 2009/10. These reforms helped the Government reduce communications spending by a total of £1bn over the last Parliament. GCS continues to investigate new ways of reducing costs in Government communications.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/01/2016 15:29:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

443405

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people of each gender work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	21616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Gender and Diversity information can also be found in the Annual Report and Accounts. Please see link below:-</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/01/2016 15:42:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

443408

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Research and Development Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses benefited from R&D tax credits in 2014-15; what the cost of R&D tax credits was to his Department in that year; and what the return on investment was of R&D tax credit expenditure for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Chris White
uin	21685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>R&amp;D tax credit statistics are published by HMRC each September, so the final figures for 2014-15 won’t be available until September 2016.</p><p>HMRC’s latest statistics for 2013-14 show that there were 20,100 claims to R&amp;D tax credits in that year, and that the scheme cost £1.75bn.</p><br /><p>In March 2015, HMRC published an evaluation of R&amp;D tax credits. This evaluation estimates that for every pound spent by the government onR&amp;Dtax credits, between £1.53 and £2.35 is additionally spent onR&amp;Dby UK companies.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/01/2016 15:51:46 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

443409

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Floods: Blackburn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which Anglican churches within the Diocese of Blackburn were damaged by flooding in December 2015; and what the extent of damage to each such church was.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	21700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Within the Diocese of Blackburn seven churches and churchyards, the diocesan retreat house at Whalley Abbey and three Church of England primary schools were damaged by floodwater. Many have also found that the boilers and heating systems have been damaged beyond repair and extensive programmes of works will need to be undertaken to both dry the buildings out and restore or replace furniture, carpets and school materials.</p><p>Reports of damage are still being registered across the Dioceses of Blackburn, Carlisle, Manchester, West Yorkshire and the Dales and York. To date 129 church properties have registered substantial damage from the December storms with our insurers, though I expect that figure to rise. The Cathedral and Church Buildings Council of the Church of England will be working with the dioceses to develop robust disaster management and recovery plans and flood adaptation measures for churches and other buildings.</p><p><strong>Within the Blackburn Diocese</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Parish Name / building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade or * listing / Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Type of damage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Michael’s on Wyre</p></td><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>Water damage and damage to the boiler</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Michael's, Much Hoole</p></td><td><p>Grade 2*</p></td><td><p>Water damage and damage to the boiler</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Mary the Virgin, Eccleston</p></td><td><p>Grade 2*</p></td><td><p>Water damage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Michael &amp; All Angels, Croston</p></td><td><p>Grade 2*</p></td><td><p>Severe water damage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St John the Evangelist, Lancaster (Incare of Churches Conservation Trust)</p></td><td><p>Grade 2*</p></td><td><p>Severe water damage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St John the Baptist, Tunstall</p></td><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>Damage to the boiler</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Wilfrid's, Ribchester</p></td><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>Damage to the graveyard and loss of many burials and monuments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whalley Abbey</p></td><td><p>Grade 1 and Scheduled Ancient Monument</p></td><td><p>Major water damage to the Abbey building</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkland &amp; Catterall St. Helen's CofE School <br></p></td><td><p>Primary School</p></td><td><p>Severe water damage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Michael's on Wyre C of E School</p></td><td><p>Primary School</p></td><td><p>Major water damage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whalley CofE School</p></td><td><p>Primary School</p></td><td><p>Basement flooded and water damage</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 13/01/2016 17:09:29 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

443410

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Floods: Blackburn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps Anglican congregations within the Diocese of Blackburn have taken to help people affected by flooding that took place over Christmas 2015.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	21701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Diocese of Blackburn has been coordinating with its local Gold Command support centre and with Churches Together. Within Preston the Diocese and local churches have set up an emergency centre at the railway station. An additional emergency centre was also set up in Morecambe alongside smaller centres supported by the Diocese in Ribchester and Walton le Dale. In St Michael’s on Wyre the church has also been offering support to the army who were deployed in the parish.</p><p>These centres have been an invaluable support to local communities as a central hub for information and support. In addition local communities have been providing hot food and warm clothing to those who have been flooded out and to relief workers. Churches Together in Lancashire have been coordinating a wider response amongst local denominations and this has enabled many local churches to respond quickly and in those places where their help is most needed.</p><br /> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 13/01/2016 17:00:41 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick