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709077

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had on the title of the forthcoming emissions reduction plan.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	66821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is engaging across businesses, industry and other stakeholders on a range of issues relating to its plan for emissions reduction over the 2020s.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/03/2017 11:04:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

708431

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who are certified as high net worth investors have made a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service about being advised to invest in a non-mainstream pooled investment in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	66530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), who are operationally independent from Government. The questions have been passed to the FOS. The FOS will reply directly to Alex Cunningham MP by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 66531 question first answered 09/03/2017 10:39:43 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708432

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been certified by a financial adviser as sophisticated investors have made a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service about being advised to invest in an inappropriate non-mainstream pooled investment in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	66531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), who are operationally independent from Government. The questions have been passed to the FOS. The FOS will reply directly to Alex Cunningham MP by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 66530 question first answered 09/03/2017 10:39:44 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708433

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Nuisance Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for implementing the Government's proposed ban on cold calling in relation to pension scams.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	66532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of pension scams, and the targeting of vulnerable people through cold calls, very seriously. That is why Government is consulting on a package of measures aimed at tackling these issues. The consultation closed on 13 February, and the Government is currently reviewing responses.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/03/2017 10:41:19 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708434

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has introduce a breathing space scheme to allow people with debt a period without interest, charges or debt collection activity while they seek advice and try to improve their financial situation.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	66580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to exploring whether some form of “breathing space” would be a useful and viable addition to the current range of debt solutions available to consumers and creditors. Work is continuing on this review, and the government plans to provide an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/03/2017 10:46:58 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

708436

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
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 Lifetime ISA policy on the number of people opting out of auto-enrolment into pension schemes in the 12 months following its commencement in April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	66582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to automatic enrolment and has always been clear that the Lifetime ISA is a complement to pension saving, not a replacement.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment of the Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017, based on the independent OBR certified costing note, is clear that we do not assume anybody opts out of their automatically enrolled pension to save into a Lifetime ISA.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/03/2017 10:45:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708437

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Nuisance Calls
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 effect of the proposed ban on cold calling in relation to pension scams for businesses who use lead generators or third party referrals to build client lists.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	66583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined to protect people from being tricked out of their life savings by fraudsters. Currently, almost 11 million pensioners are being targeted annually by cold callers.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed ban, which allows calls where an existing relationship exists or at the express request of the recipient, is intended to allow legitimate businesses to continue to operate. The Government sought evidence on potential impacts on firms as part of its consultation. The consultation closed on 13 February and the Government is reviewing responses.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/03/2017 10:43:10 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708455

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Utilities: Road Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to improve the co-ordination of the work of telephone, electricity, gas and broadband companies on required road and pavement works in the same location.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 already requires local authorities to co-ordinate all utility works on the highway and for utility companies to co-operate with that role. The Traffic Management Act 2004 allows authorities to introduce street works permit schemes which give them greater powers to proactively co-ordinate all works, including their own, to minimise disruption for road users. The Government supports the use of permit schemes, which currently operate or are being developed in over half of authorities, and would welcome their introduction across the remaining authorities.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/03/2017 14:06:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

708459

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2017 to Question 66229, on digital technology: training, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be trained in digital skills through the trial partnership between the National Citizen Service and the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Precise details on the pilot are still being agreed between the Trust and the Raspberry Pi Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 09/03/2017 13:04:18 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

708460

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exercise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to tackle recent trends in physical activity rates.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>In December 2015 Government published Sporting Future, which set out a new vision for a successful and active sporting nation, where people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy the benefits that sport and physical activity can provide, at every stage in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy places a clear emphasis on targeting those who are hardest to reach including those from lower socio-economic groups, women and girls, those with a disability, certain BAME groups and older people.</p><p> </p><p>60.7% of adults do the amount of physical activity recommended by the Chief Medical Officer of 150 Minutes a week. While this is encouraging, Sport England will triple its current investment in tackling inactivity to around £250 million, to help drive a more active and healthier nation.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 09/03/2017 09:51:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson