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459325

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to answer the letter dated 12 January 2016 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms Sara Lyons, transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	30630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>HMRC officials are looking into this case and the Right hon. Member will receive a reply in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/03/2016 09:09:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

458836

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
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 Bates on 9 March (HL6657), in the light of the fact that the findings of the review of the retention of custody images are now over a year late, whether they will provide an exact date that the findings will be made public.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL6870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The review of the use and Retention of Custody Images is scheduled to be published alongside the Biometrics Strategy.</p><p>An exact date cannot be announced until pre-publication procedures are completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/03/2016 14:41:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

458837

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to Written Answer by Lord Bates on 9 March (HL6657), whether the review findings have found the existing practices of police forces are legal and are within the rules laid down by the Information Commissioner and data protection law.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL6871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Findings from the review of use and Retention of Custody Images will be provided to The Science and Technology Committee in due course and copies of the review made available in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/03/2016 14:41:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

458860

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the public purse of legal proceedings involving actions taken by the Government against (a) devolved administrations, (b) local government in England and (c) non-departmental public bodies has been in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts litigation for most government departments. GLD charges its government department clients for the litigation services it provides on an hourly fee basis. The Solicitor’s Office of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) conduct litigation for HMRC.</p><p>(a) In the last 6 years there have been three cases where the Government has taken action against devolved administrations. The costs to the UK government in these cases was approximately £180,000.</p><p>(b) Neither GLD nor HMRC have centralised records that enable identification of the cost of litigation taken against Local Authorities. Carrying out a manual review of the stock of thousands of cases, would exceed the cost limit.</p><p>(c) Similarly, there is no central record which would enable the identification of cases against non – departmental public bodies.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/03/2016 10:50:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458870

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mutuals' Deferred Shares Act 2015
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to consult on the draft Regulations to implement the Mutuals' Deferred Shares Act 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	30412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with the mutual insurance industry and the financial regulators to inform the development of regulations to implement the Mutuals’ Deferred Shares Act. The Government expects to publish draft regulations for consultation in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/03/2016 15:23:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

458873

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of VAT arrears that had been owed for more than 12 months was recovered by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue Customs does hold this information. However, dealing with the request would exceed the cost limit under section 12(1) FOIA.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/03/2016 15:28:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458877

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which charities have received grant funding from his Department since the introduction of the anti-lobbying clause.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	30411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>DCLG have provided grant funding to 45 bodies under the Charities Act during the financial year 2015/2016. The anti-lobbying clause is a standard clause in all of the Department's grant funding agreements and therefore applies to all 45 recipients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/03/2016 16:22:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

458878

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase access to sporting activities for children in low income households.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	30417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s recently published ‘Sport Strategy’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486622/Sporting_Future_ACCESSIBLE.pdf) sets out plans for all children to benefit from participating in sport - regardless of their background or socioeconomic status.</p><p> </p><p>Through the new strategy, for the first time Sport England will invest in sporting provision for children aged five and over - previously the starting age was 14 years old.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 14/03/2016 14:21:59 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

458880

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Olympic Games 2012
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who is responsible for the future of the London 2012 athletics warm-up track.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	30439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Several elements of the 2012 warm-up track have been used in various athletics venues around the country including Gateshead International Stadium, Birmingham Alexander Stadium, Lee Valley Stadium, Allianz Stadium and Swansea Stadium.</p><p> </p><p>The E20 Stadium Partnership (a partnership between the London Borough of Newham and London Legacy Development Corporation, which manages the stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is working with organisations, including the London Marathon Charitable Trust (which has funded the future community track at the stadium), to identify uses for the remainder of the London 2012 warm-up track.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 14/03/2016 14:42:22 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

458881

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Northampton South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent of the rollout of super-fast broadband in the Northampton South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	30395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Based on DCMS modelled estimates and current delivery plans, it is estimated that 99.7% of premises in the Northampton South constituency will have access to superfast broadband by December 2017. Additional funding sources, including Northamptonshire’s share of the £129 million of early gainshare funding that BT will return in response to the high levels of take-up being achieved, will allow coverage to be extended further in Northampton South and the rest of the area covered by the Northamptonshire broadband project.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that this should be set at 10 Mbps.</p><p>Current estimates suggest that almost 90% of premises in the Northampton South constituency are subject to commercial rollout, and a further 2,739 premises now have coverage as a result of this Government's superfast broadband programme.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/03/2016 15:12:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh