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512653

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the procurement of ASP batons.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Decisions about the procurement of equipment for the police, including batons, are for chief constables and Police and Crime Commissioners locally. The Home Office supports forces working together to improve the value for money obtained from procurement by agreeing common specifications and aggregating their purchasing power. Suitably trained Border Force staff may be issued with collapsible batons. The Home Office requires Border Force to procure those batons through a Crown Commercial Service contract. The batons supplied are not the ASP brand.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/04/2016 08:29:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

512664

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that ex-offenders are helped into work or education upon the completion of their sentence.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>We want prisons to be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition, with incentives for prisoners to learn and for prison staff to prioritise education and employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>We already work with a wide range of employers in prison through One3One Solutions and engagement by Prison Governors. But we want Governors to do more so we are putting the tools to drive this change in the hands of those at the frontline who best know what works.</p><p> </p><p>We are keen to increase the number of employers who can provide valuable vocational work for offenders while in prison and who are able to offer them support in preparation for release and employment opportunities following their release. I regularly meet businesses across the country, to encourage them to get involved and new businesses are now coming on board as a consequence. The Employers Forum for Reducing Reoffending brings together employers willing to employ offenders and provides a range of advice and support to new employers considering working with offenders and provides business to business mentoring to members of the Forum. We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to increase the involvement of more businesses. The Prime Minister has also announced changes to recruitment practises across the civil service to ensure that people are considered on their merits and not on their criminal conviction and we want to encourage more employers to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the Secretary of State for Justice has commissioned a review of prison education led by Dame Sally Coates.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/04/2016 13:57:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

459386

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Iran: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the firing of two long-range missiles from the Alborz mountain range by Iran.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	30706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Reports that Iran has test launched two long-range missiles are of deep concern. Such activity is inconsistent with UN Security Council Resolution 2231, and we are writing to the UN Security Council to request a report into the tests. We urge Iran to refrain from further tests.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/03/2016 14:23:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

456919

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Business: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies with more than 250 employees pay their suppliers in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises that late payment remains an important issue for small businesses in the UK and is taking significant steps to assist small businesses to recover late payment debts. This is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment. We have also legislated for new transparency measures in the private sector.</p><p>The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 legislated for a new reporting requirement on the UK’s largest companies and Regulations which will be introduced this year. This will compel larger companies to report on payment practices and performance. This information will be published on a six-monthly basis and will be made publicly available.</p><p>Through the Enterprise Bill, currently before Parliament, we will legislate to establish a Small Business Commissioner to give general advice and to help small businesses resolve disputes relating to payment matters with larger businesses.</p><p>Tackling late payment is about creating a responsible payment culture where larger companies recognise the benefit of having a sustainable and robust supply chain, and smaller businesses feel able to challenge poor behaviour. Once implemented, the Government is confident that these measures will lead to significant changes in the UK’s payment culture.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 11:48:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

456943

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to simplify the taxation regime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to simplifying the tax system, and so is taking forward legislation to put the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) on a permanent, statutory footing, with an expanded role and capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The OTS has recently published reviews on small company taxation and the closer alignment of income tax and National Insurance contributions. The Government will consider the OTS’s recommendations carefully.</p><p> </p><p>The topics of future OTS reviews will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/03/2016 10:40:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

456944

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the abolition of higher-rate tax relief on pension contributions for higher-rate taxpayers.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government held a consultation last year on the future of pensions tax relief. As the Chancellor announced at Autumn Statement, the Government will respond to this consultation at Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/03/2016 10:38:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

457104

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much revenue he expects to accrue to the public purse from changes in the level of probate fees in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the published Consultation Document which can be located at: <a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/fee-proposals-for-grants-of-probate" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/fee-proposals-for-grants-of-probate</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/03/2016 15:23:09 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

456511

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) serving and (b) former Ministers in his Department have used the Freedom of Information Act to seek information from the Department since that Act was brought into force.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Due to the nature of the way FOI requests are recorded it is unfortunately not possible to identify the number of requests from all former and existing Cabinet Office Ministers or honourable members except at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 29322 question first answered 07/03/2016 13:05:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

456512

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received from hon. Members since the coming into force of the Act.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Due to the nature of the way FOI requests are recorded it is unfortunately not possible to identify the number of requests from all former and existing Cabinet Office Ministers or honourable members except at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 29321 question first answered 07/03/2016 13:05:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

452097

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Governors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on increasing the autonomy of prison governors to make decisions about the day-to-day running of their prisons.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>We intend to put the tools to drive improvements in how prisons are run in the hands of those at the frontline who know best what works. As the Prime Minister announced on 8 February, we will create 6 new reform prisons to spearhead this, with further change to follow.</p><p>Reform prisons will give Prison Governors the freedom to find better ways of rehabilitating offenders. Reform prisons will have one resource budget and discretion over how they spend it, rather than the current system which means Governors cannot transfer money between different budgets. They will be able to opt out of national contracts and services and choose their own suppliers such as education providers – who they can then hold to account for the quality of the service provided. They will also have much more freedom to tailor their own regimes – for example, deciding on additional visits to support family ties, or the amount of time spend ‘out of cell’ doing purposeful activity.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/02/2016 17:53:26 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord