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91591

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides for research into better diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis among people with Parkinson's.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	209097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is not currently funding any research on this specific topic. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including osteoporosis and Parkinson’s disease. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/10/2014 16:07:09 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

91592

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men have been unable to pay employment tribunal fees in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	209108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is unable to collect such data, since it cannot identify people who choose not to use the employment tribunals for whatever reason.</p><p> </p><p>A fee remission scheme is available for anyone without the means to pay a fee in the employment tribunals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 12:41:07 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

91593

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men have pursued discrimination cases against their employers in employment tribunals in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	209140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of discrimination cases received can be found in the latest official statistics release published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Statistical data are published annually and quarterly, including volumes of jurisdictional discrimination complaints received and disposed of. That information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below provide data on the number of jurisdictional complaints accepted for discrimination claims by gender for the last five financial years(1) and the number of jurisdictional complaints where no gender was recorded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1 – Number of jurisdictional complaints accepted by gender for discrimination claims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>23,027</p></td><td><p>13,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>26,041</p></td><td><p>13,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,287</p></td><td><p>12,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,414</p></td><td><p>13,682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,288</p></td><td><p>8,699</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Table 2 – Number of jurisdictional complaints accepted for discrimination where no gender was recorded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) These data have been taken from a live case management system so may differ from the previously published official statistics. These data have been extracted specifically to answer this question and are not subject to the same level of checking as the official statistics.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 12:34:16 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

91594

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average weekly earnings were for the (a) richest and (b) poorest five per cent of earners in each of the last five years (i) in real terms and (ii) as a proportion of all UK earnings.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	209147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 13/10/2014 08:35:23 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209147.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Average Weekly Earnings
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

91595

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the average earnings of people aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 19 to 24 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 13/10/2014 08:36:57 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209151.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Average Earnings
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91596

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his private office were previously (a) political appointees in the Cabinet Office and (b) employed by a political party since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	209109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>None</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 13/10/2014 16:21:39 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

91597

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will give guidance to public bodies on the pay of chief executives.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	209086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Pay restraint has played a vital role in reducing the fiscal deficit. It is important for senior public sector workers including chief executives to show leadership in this area.</p><p> </p><p>For Senior Civil Servants pay should be within nationally determined pay scales which are recommended by the independent Senior Salaries Review body. Pay for chief executives outside the Civil Service is decided by individual departments and employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For both departments and public bodies, any salaries above £142,500 must be approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. All public bodies have a responsibility for ensuring value for money for the taxpayer, including over decisions on relating to individuals pay.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 13/10/2014 15:13:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

91599

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when all Equitable Life policyholders and annuitants will be compensated for their full relative loss.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	209106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Eligible annuitants continue to receive their full Relative Loss. There are no plans to increase the levels of funding available to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/10/2014 15:07:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

91600

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
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	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received about the ethical care charter initiated by UNISON.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Pat Glass
uin	209128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Health is responsible for policy on care and support, including the commissioning of social care services by local authorities. The commissioning of social care is a matter for individual local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission, as regulator of health and adult social care services, regulates social care providers to ensure services comply with essential standards of safety and quality.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has not issued any guidance to local authorities about compliance with the National Minimum Wage by social care providers.HM Revenue and Customs has recently carried out an evaluation of compliance with the National Minimum Wage in the social care sector. This was published on 29 November 2013 and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 209125 209127 209129 209136 209137 209138 question first answered 13/10/2014 15:21:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

91601

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
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	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities about commissioning social care providers who are compliant with the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Pat Glass
uin	209129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Health is responsible for policy on care and support, including the commissioning of social care services by local authorities. The commissioning of social care is a matter for individual local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission, as regulator of health and adult social care services, regulates social care providers to ensure services comply with essential standards of safety and quality.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has not issued any guidance to local authorities about compliance with the National Minimum Wage by social care providers.HM Revenue and Customs has recently carried out an evaluation of compliance with the National Minimum Wage in the social care sector. This was published on 29 November 2013 and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 209125 209127 209128 209136 209137 209138 question first answered 13/10/2014 15:21:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass