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855503

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide Members of Parliament with a direct line to contact the Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency provides a dedicated telephone line to Members of Parliament and is always happy to discuss issues with them directly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 13:42:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

855504

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to the British Transport Police on the timescales for responding to correspondence from Members of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance to the British Transport Police (BTP) on the timescales for responding to correspondence from Members of Parliament. However, the Department understands that the BTP aims to acknowledge receipt of correspondence from MPs, that are received in the Chief Constable’s office, within 2 days and to provide a formal response within 2 weeks of receipt.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that this deadline was not met in relation to a recent piece of correspondence from the Hon Member. I am assured by the BTP that this oversight was exceptional and that steps have been put in place to ensure the correspondence from all Members of Parliament will be dealt with promptly.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2018 10:00:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

855572

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Snow and Ice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the mandatory use of (a) snow tyres and (b) snow chains by the emergency services in severe winter weather.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	130879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The emergency services are to be commended for doing an excellent job in such difficult conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a policy on the use of winter tyres and snow chains. The decision on whether to fit them relates to local winter driving conditions, which will vary from region to region and different times. The emergency services are best placed to make a judgement on whether the use of these tyres and chains can enhance the safety of their staff and the effectiveness of the work they do.</p><p> </p><p>Snow chains are an option that is available for use in particularly challenging road conditions and while the emergency services may choose to make them available, it may fall to the driver to choose when to use them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 10:07:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

855600

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax: Cemeteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received an exemption from landfill tax for pet cemeteries in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	130907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>HMRC landfill tax returns do not require taxpayers to specify which relief applies to material that is not subject to tax. It is therefore not possible to establish how many taxpayers benefitted from a particular exemption. HMRC does not require this level of detail because it would place a disproportionate administrative burden on business.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 130905 question first answered 08/03/2018 16:05:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

855652

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the levels of home ownership have been in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	130959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Data on home ownership rates can be found on the department's website. See AT 1.1 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676433/2016-17_Section_1_Households_Annex_Tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676433/2016-17_Section_1_Households_Annex_Tables.xlsx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 16:19:21 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

855676

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to issue guidance to employers on pay for employees who were unable to travel to work as a result of red weather warnings.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	130982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to Question UIN 130992.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 08/03/2018 15:01:13 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

855728

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people that will sell their home because of the introduction of the replacement loan for support for mortgage interest payments.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	131034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>There is no reason for anyone to sell their home because of the introduction of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/03/2018 15:22:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

855736

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the replacement loan for support for mortgage interest payments is based on the Gilt interest rate.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	131042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>SMI loans are interest bearing at the Gilt Forecast Rate, as set out in the most recent forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This rate was chosen as this reflects the cost of the Government borrowing to fund SMI loans.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/03/2018 15:22:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

855753

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff his Department has in Scotland; where those staff are located; and what the roles of those staff are.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	131059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The latest BEIS location data (June 2017) states that BEIS aligned with Partner Organisations has 838 staff based in Scotland of which 87 are core BEIS staff.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/03/2018 15:44:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

853246

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the inspection regime is for Compass contracts; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Asylum accommodation is subject to a rigorous inspection regime to ensure that it meets the requirements of the contract and the needs of service users. Providers are required to inspect each property when a service user moves in and out of a property, then again every month. The Home Office also inspects a significant proportion of accommodation each year and prioritises its inspections on an intelligence led basis to target accommodation where there have been issues.</p><p>The Home Office conducts some of its inspection jointly with the accommodation provider to ensure better access to the properties, agree what the defects are and allowing rectification work to start immediately. The Statement of Requirements for the Contracts, which is in the public domain, sets out the standards that are expected of asylum accommodation, including examples of defects and clear timelines on the timescales within which any defects must be remedied.</p><p>Home Office inspections have found that accommodation generally meets the required standards and where defects are identified they are resolved within the timescales set out in the contract. Where Providers have failed to meet these contractual service standards sanctions have been imposed.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2018 19:47:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald