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registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) new or existing Housing Benefit claimants and (b) those in supported accommodation will have their allowance cut to Local Housing Allowance rates from 1 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	24683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This measure does not apply until April 2018. We value the work of the supported housing sector extremely highly and are working closely with them to ensure they are supported as effectively as possible in advance of the police taking effect.</p><p>The Department alongside the Department for Communities and Local Government has jointly commissioned an evidence review of supported housing.</p><p>The results of this research will determine our future policy development and any appropriate exemptions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/02/2016 13:38:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

448196

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
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	Students: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the RAB charge for students entering higher education in England in 2016-17 who take up a full maintenance loan and tuition fees when finishing a three-year course; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	24589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge is calculated for the total full time student population, rather than separately for students on courses of different lengths or on the basis of the size of the loans taken out. We estimate that the RAB charge for full-time tuition fee and maintenance loans, and part time fee loans, is between 20% and 25%.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates take into account the changes to student finance and the new HM Treasury discount rate used to value the student loan book announced at the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015. We will update our estimates in summer 2016 and publish these at the same time as BIS accounts, alongside an updated version of the simplified loan repayments model.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/02/2016 17:05:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

448198

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants from Bain & Company were working on his Department's Commercial Capability Review; for how long those consultants were so engaged; and what remit those consultants have been given.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	24483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office used 4 FTE over a nine month period in 2014 and 2015, to cover 10 Commercial Capability Reviews. Bain &amp; Company supported the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury with providing assurance that departments were on track with clear plans to ensure they have the right commercial capability, both in the short-term and for their future functions.</p><p>The findings of the review, along with updates on progress since the Reviews were conducted, can be found within the Cabinet Office's December 2015 submission to the Public Accounts Committee: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/followup-on-transforming-contract-management/written/27765.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/followup-on-transforming-contract-management/written/27765.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 24482 question first answered 01/02/2016 13:10:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

448199

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the findings were of the Commercial Capability Review conducted by Bain & Company for the Efficiency and Reform Group.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	24482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office used 4 FTE over a nine month period in 2014 and 2015, to cover 10 Commercial Capability Reviews. Bain &amp; Company supported the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury with providing assurance that departments were on track with clear plans to ensure they have the right commercial capability, both in the short-term and for their future functions.</p><p>The findings of the review, along with updates on progress since the Reviews were conducted, can be found within the Cabinet Office's December 2015 submission to the Public Accounts Committee: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/followup-on-transforming-contract-management/written/27765.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/followup-on-transforming-contract-management/written/27765.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 24483 question first answered 01/02/2016 13:10:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

448200

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of savings to his Department as a result of (a) ISSC1 and (b) ISSC2 in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	24484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not hold current financial information for Independent Shared Service Centre 1 (ISSC1). As the sole customer receiving services as part of ISSC1, responsibility for the majority of the programme and contract management is now undertaken by DfT.</p><p>ISSC2's Founding customers achieved net savings of £0.9 million in financial year 2013-14 and £8.19 million net savings in financial year 2014-15. There was a 17% reduction in costs of service in 2014-15 compared with the 2012-13 baseline.</p><p>The Cabinet Office achieved £0.12 million net savings in 2013-14 and £0.31 million net savings in financial year 2014-15 as a result of receiving services through ISSC2. The figure for 2014-15 represents a 17% reduction in costs compared with the 2012-13 baseline.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/02/2016 13:07:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

448202

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to issue a revised Procurement Policy Note to public authorities on the relationship of their procurement policies to UK foreign policy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	24475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Cabinet Office issues any revision to guidance from time to time.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/02/2016 13:09:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

448203

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Shared Services Connected: PwC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP provided consultancy support for independent shared service centres; for how long those consultants were so engaged; what remit those consultants were given; and what the findings of those consultants' work were.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	24549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>No consultants from Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC) have been employed during this parliament by the Cabinet Office to support independent shared services centres.</p><p>Cabinet Office employed a small team of consultants from PwC to provide commercial support to the ISSC2 programme during financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15. On average numbers ranged between 2 and 7 consultants.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/02/2016 13:06:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

448206

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution to energy efficiency and low carbon energy from buildings markets to (a) improving infrastructure and (b) implementing the Government's (i) long-term economic plan, (ii) obligations under the Climate Change Act 2008 and (c) commitments to relieve fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	24408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>There is huge potential for buildings to contribute to our goals on reducing carbon, tackling fuel poverty, keeping bills down and driving economic growth. The UK’s housing stock accounts for around 30% of our energy consumption and a further 20% from non-domestic buildings. Collectively, once electricity emissions are taken into account, buildings make up around one third of our greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing building emissions is therefore key to meeting our Climate Change Act commitment of an 80% green-house gas emissions reduction by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Government is acting to harness this potential. A reformed domestic supplier obligation from April 2017, which will run for 5 years, will upgrade the energy efficiency of over 200,000 homes per year tackling the root cause of fuel poverty. Our extension of the Warm Home Discount to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m per annum will also help vulnerable households with their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, we have set new minimum standards in law which will, from April 2018, require privately rented buildings to reach a standard of at least energy efficiency band E before they can be let.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 a total of 96,510 businesses were active in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy sector, employing 232,500 full-time equivalent (FTEs) employees generating £45.3 billion of turnover. Over half of these businesses work in the production and supply of energy efficiency products.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/02/2016 17:07:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

448207

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will issue a call for evidence from industry and other stakeholders seeking suggestions on Government interventions and policies to further develop the energy efficiency and low carbon energy markets; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	24409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with industry and other stakeholders on energy efficiency and low carbon policies. At the Summer Budget in 2015 the Government announced that it would review the business energy efficiency tax landscape and consider approaches both to simplify the current framework and improve its effectiveness in driving energy efficiency and decarbonisation. The Government launched a consultation in September to seek evidence and set out policy proposals. This consultation closed in November 2015 and a full analysis of the responses is now underway. A formal response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/02/2016 10:43:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

448209

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend the rural fuel duty rebate scheme to parts of Northern Ireland where cheaper fuel is readily available from the Irish Republic.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	24377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The rebate is only available for communities that meet specific quantified criteria of distance from refineries, with above average pump prices and low population densities. No areas in Northern Ireland were found to meet the full selection criteria. There are currently no plans to extend the scheme beyond the qualifying areas.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2016 15:58:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell