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168604

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Fire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many redeployment opportunities there are within the Fire and Rescue Service to accommodate firefighters who are unable to maintain an operational fitness standard.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	217653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We do not keep data on redeployment opportunities for firefighters. If a person has a permanent medical condition preventing them undertaking their role, they would be eligible for ill health retirement.<br><br>The role of firefighters has changed dramatically over recent years. Firefighters engage in more specialist roles and work more closely with the community to prevent fires and reduce other risks. More diverse roles demand new approaches to workforce management and these provide the opportunities for a more diverse workforce, including older workers, bringing a wider range of skills and experience to bear in serving their communities, and a more sophisticated approach to measuring operational fitness.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/12/2014 16:56:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

168617

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Fire Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the conclusion in Dr Tony William's report entitled Normal Pension Age for Firefighters, published in December 2012, in paragraph 12.2.6, that more women are likely to drop below the required aerobic fitness standard as they age, what assessment he has made of (a) the ability of women firefighters to maintain aerobic fitness as they age relative to men and (b) whether the provisions of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 disadvantage women firefighters relative to men.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	217754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Dr Tony Williams, Medical Director of Working Fit, was commissioned to review the Normal Pension Age for firefighters. Dr Williams found that the decline in fitness for women follows a similar rate to men when activity levels and body mass index are similar. Dr Williams also established that firefighters who remain physically active and maintain a health lifestyle should still be operational at age 60.</p><p> </p><p><br>Fifty six percent of regular and retained female firefighters are members of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2006, which already has a Normal Pension Age of 60. These women will see no change to their Normal Pension Age as a result of the reforms. Due to the transitional protections in place, no firefighter will have to work beyond their current Normal Pension Age until beyond 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/12/2014 16:54:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

156047

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions sellers of motor vehicles have been convicted of failing to use form V5C/3 to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of the transfer of a vehicle to a new owner in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	214486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Data for offences of failing to use form V5C/3 to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of the transfer of a vehicle to a new owner are held as part of a related group of vehicle licensing offences, and it is not possible to separately identify prosecutions for this specific offence from other offences within this grouping. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and Wales and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/11/2014 09:10:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

156074

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has (a) written to or contacted and (b) initiated legal proceedings against sellers of motor vehicles for failing to use form V5C/3 to notify DVLA of the transfer of a vehicle to a new owner in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	214695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The registered keeper of a vehicle must notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) that they have disposed of it using the Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) or otherwise in writing.</p><p> </p><p>If the keeper fails to do so and someone then applies to become the new keeper, the DVLA will issue an automatic enforcement letter.</p><p> </p><p>The letter advises customers to pay an out of court settlement of £55 (or £35 if paid within 17 calendar days). If payment is not received a court summons will be served.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of letters that the DVLA has issued for failure to notify disposal of a vehicle, the number of summonses served to attend court and the outcome:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Enforcement Letters Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Summonses Served</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Successful Prosecutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>220,768</p></td><td><p>42,858</p></td><td><p>33,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>187,463</p></td><td><p>48,140</p></td><td><p>39,733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>177,189</p></td><td><p>54,531</p></td><td><p>45,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>149,565</p></td><td><p>43,475</p></td><td><p>38,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>150,211</p></td><td><p>35,539</p></td><td><p>27,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-present day</strong></p></td><td><p>93,011</p></td><td><p>10,019</p></td><td><p>10,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Some summonses may not proceed to prosecution as they may be withdrawn following further consideration, such as obtaining additional information from the customer. The outcome of some prosecutions might not be determined until the following financial year from when the summons was served.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/11/2014 12:45:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

101052

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	Refuges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department provides to women's refuges.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	212030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the rt. hon. Member to my written answer of 28 October 2014, PQs 211433, 211434 and 211435.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 30/10/2014 16:32:34 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

100112

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to answer Question 207630, tabled on 1 September 2014 by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	211289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Questions 207630 and 207599 were answered on 30 October.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 211290 question first answered 11/11/2014 16:22:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 24183 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

100113

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to answer Question 207599, tabled on 1 September 2014 by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	211290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Questions 207630 and 207599 were answered on 30 October.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 211289 question first answered 11/11/2014 16:22:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 24185 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

100114

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Local Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what percentage of local planning authorities in England have (a) not published, (b) not submitted and (c) not adopted a local plan as of 21 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	211286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the rt. hon. Member to my written answer of 9 October 2014, PQ 208138.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/10/2014 15:48:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 24174 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

92906

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new houses completed in the last 12 months in England have been built on sites of (a) less than one ha, (b) one to two ha, (c) two to four ha, (d) four to six ha, (e) six to eight ha, (f) eight to 10 ha and (f) above 10 ha.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	210274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2014 15:13:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

92908

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Leeds General Infirmary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the third stage review report into the closure of children's heart surgery at the Leeds General Infirmary in 2013 to be published.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	210271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Publication of the Verita reports about the Leeds children’s cardiac surgery unit is a matter for NHS England. A date for publication will be confirmed shortly and interested parties, including Members of Parliament, will be advised. Once published, copies of the reports will be placed on the NHS England website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/10/2014 15:16:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn