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418247

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Oyster ticketing system is planned to be extended to Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Crawley and Ifield railway stations.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	9881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>I remain absolutely committed to the introduction of Oyster Pay-As-You-Go from the current Oyster boundary to Gatwick Airport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am in continued discussions with the Mayor of London, and officials from the Department, TfL and the operator are working hard to make it a reality. I will be announcing the timetable for the implementation of these changes shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Oyster Pay As You Go can be a real benefit to rail customers and we want to ensure that such benefits reach as many people as possible, which is why we included the commitment in the franchise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/09/2015 11:49:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

418248

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to increase competition in the energy supply market.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	9839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>There are now 25 independent suppliers in the domestic retail market providing more competition and choice for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made it quicker and easier for consumers to switch supplier. We are now working with Ofgem towards next day switching.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have supported Ofgem’s reforms to make the retail market simpler, clearer and fairer and to increase liquidity in the wholesale electricity market.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has backed Ofgem’s referral of the energy market for investigation by the Competition and Market Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/09/2015 17:03:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

418249

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on work incentives of the reduction in the universal credit work allowance proposed in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has been designed to reduce poverty and ensure work always pays. This remains the case following the Summer Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget made a number of changes that could effect on work incentives, such as introducing of the National Living Wage, that will help ensure this country moves from a low wage, high tax society to a high wage, low tax society.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 13:11:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418250

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Children: Poverty
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 effect of the proposed national living wage on (a) absolute and (b) relative child poverty by 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not estimated the impact of the National Living Wage (NLW) on absolute or relative child poverty in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts suggest a full-time National Minimum Wage worker will earn over £5,200 more by 2020 from the National Living Wage. 2.75 million low wage workers will benefit directly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By 2017-18, 8 out of 10 working households are forecast to be better off as a result of the personal allowance, national living wage and welfare changes announced in the Summer Budget. 17.7 million households will benefit in total.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/09/2015 15:35:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418251

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the rationale is for attainment at Key Stage Level 4 being selected as the education indicator in the proposed Life Chance reports.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The end of Key Stage 4 is a vital point in a young person’s education. It represents the culmination of a child’s education from the early years to age 16 and provides a consistent point at which to measure attainment across all young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Successful attainment at Key Stage 4 underpins future life chances. We want all young people to be well prepared for further education, higher education and work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:09:39 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418252

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on aircraft not adhering to the Compton easterly departure route from Heathrow; and what plans he plans to address (a) that issue and (b) noise pollution arising from such non-adherence.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	9880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department receives regular correspondence from the public on Heathrow noise matters and this has included occasional representations on questions about the Compton routes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government are aware that some aircraft are unable to follow accurately the long established easterly Compton Noise Preferential Route at Heathrow. It is expected that as part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Future Airspace Strategy, existing departure routes at Heathrow will need to be reviewed and updated so that aircraft can use more accurate satellite-based navigation. Any such proposal will be subject to the CAA’s airspace change process which includes consultation requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/09/2015 11:01:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

418253

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the review on the impact of tribunal fees announced by his Department in March 2015 was transferred to the Ministry of Justice; and for what reason that transfer took place.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for employment tribunal fees and the post-implementation review of the impact. The details of this review were announced on 11 June 2015 and it is expected to complete later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills collated publically available information on employment tribunals and shared it with the Ministry of Justice in March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/09/2015 10:12:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

418254

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2015 to Question 2124, how many beneficiaries under each round of the Regional Growth Fund have by mutual agreement not drawn down the full amount that was made available to them.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below sets out the number of beneficiaries under Rounds 1 to 3 of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) who have by mutual agreement not drawn down the full amount that was made available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Round 4 is still being concluded and subsequent rounds of the Fund are ongoing with many of the beneficiaries still within their payment period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RGF Round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of beneficiaries*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>These figures exclude projects where the balance of unclaimed grant is less than £10,000 as the minimum RGF grant is £1 million.</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/09/2015 09:17:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

418255

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2015 to Question 4159, how the level of fees paid to firms for their work in the disposal of shares in Royal Mail was determined; what key performance indicators were set and what outcomes were identified for that work; and whether a competitive tendering process took place.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The level of fees was determined on the basis of previous fees charged for similar services relating to the sale of Government assets and was subject to a competitive tendering process.</p><p> </p><p>The key performance indicator and outcome in this instance was the delivery of a successful secondary sale of Royal Mail shares.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 9302 question first answered 15/09/2015 16:01:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

418256

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Aspartame
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken or commissioned on possible links between aspartame and (a) aggressive behaviour, (b) depression, (c) anxiety and (d) Graves' Disease.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We are advised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that all food additives, including sweeteners, are only permitted after a robust evaluation of their safety. The foods in which the sweeteners can be used and their conditions of use are regulated under harmonised European Union legislation on food additives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The results of an FSA funded study on aspartame were published in March 2015. The study was designed to examine whether self-diagnosed individuals exhibit any reactions which can be observed in a clinical setting, after consuming bars that do or do not contain aspartame. Participants showed no difference in their response whether they contained aspartame or not.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of its systematic re-evaluation of all food additives, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) re-evaluated the safety of aspartame and concluded in December 2013 that 'aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure'. In undertaking their re-evaluation EFSA had access to all available, relevant scientific studies and data on aspartame.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officials in the FSA have regular discussions with industry, and other interested parties, on a range of issues. Since EFSA reaffirmed the safety on the current use of aspartame, these have not routinely included discussions on aspartame or other sweeteners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 9850 9861 9862 question first answered 18/09/2015 09:47:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall