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62557

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Illegal Money Lending Teams: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many telephone calls the Illegal Money Lending Unit helpline received from (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Illegal Money Lending Teams in England, Scotland and Wales receive intelligence via the helpline and also through via the “report a loan shark” web page on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, text messages, other electronic media and referrals from enforcement and debt advice agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is a breakdown of the number of calls received over the last four years and also the number of total pieces of intelligence received via all communications channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Telephone calls</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Total Intelligence Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Breakdown of number of calls received unavailable</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Trading Standards is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and so it is not possible to provide comparable data for there.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 16:48:57 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62558

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Money Lenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 678W, on money lenders, how many actionable reports led to a conviction in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong>Final Approved answer to 13371</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Illegal Money Lending Teams conduct complex and sensitive investigations. The length of each investigation will be influenced by the circumstances of the specific case. In some instances convictions can only be delivered through months of proactive intelligence gathering and community engagement. Because of this, some cases span across multiple years and so there is not necessarily a direct link between the numbers of actionable reports and the numbers of convictions in any one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is a breakdown of the number of operations, arrests and prosecutions completed by the Illegal Money Lending Teams in England, Scotland and Wales in each of the last four years and the number of custodial sentences handed down by the courts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Operations</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Arrests / Detainments</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Prosecutions</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Custodials</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11*</strong></p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* The England Illegal Money Lending Team was restructured in April 2011- 9 England regional teams were merged into a single National team covering the whole of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 16:47:44 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62685

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of passports that were issued for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not store information at constituency level <br>and the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate. <br>Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO's annual <br>report and accounts, which can be accessed via the links below. <br><br>2009-2010:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758<br>/annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf<br><br>2010-2011:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-<br>report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<br><br>2011-2012:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751<br>/ips-annual-report-2012.pdf<br><br>2012-2013:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619<br>/IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 15:30:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62687

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance indicators for the renewal of existing passports have been met by each passport office administrative centre in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not log performance data at office, regional <br>or home country level. Performance is monitored at a national level as Her <br>Majesty's Passport Office distributes work across the UK estate to manage <br>variation in local levels of passport demand. The cost of identifying the information<br>in the format requested would be disproportionate.<br><br>Information on the number of passports issued each year in the UK is set out in <br>Her Majesty's Passport Office's Annual Report and Accounts. I refer to the <br>Answer given to the hon. Member on 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 381W. <br><br>Her Majesty'sPassport Office have issued over 4 million passports in the year <br>2014 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:52:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62692

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time period between application and issuing of passports for residents of (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not store information at constituency level <br>and the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate. <br>Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO's annual <br>report and accounts, which can be accessed via the links below. <br><br>2009-2010:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758<br>/annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf<br><br>2010-2011:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-<br>report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<br><br>2011-2012:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751<br>/ips-annual-report-2012.pdf<br><br>2012-2013:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619<br>/IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 15:33:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62693

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport renewals for residents in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK have been completed within a three week turnaround time from receipt in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) does not store information at constituency level and <br>the cost of extracting the information requested would be disproportionate. <br>Information on passport processing performance can be found in HMPO's annual <br>report and accounts, via the links below. <br><br>2009-2010:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118758<br>/annual-report-accounts-200910.pdf<br><br>2010-2011:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identity-and-passport-service-annual-<br>report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<br><br>2011-2012:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118751<br>/ips-annual-report-2012.pdf<br><br>2012-2013:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210619<br>/IPS_annual_report_and_accounts_2012-13.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2014 12:36:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62766

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many Child Support Agency cases there are (a) non-resident parents with a nil liability at present but at least one child of qualifying age and (b) non-resident parents with a zero assessment because a case has been cancelled or withdrawn or there are no children of qualifying age remaining on the case in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Child Support Agency (CSA) administers the 1993 and 2003 Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes in Great Britain.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of the total CSA Caseload, the number of cases in which the non-resident parent has either a nil liability at present but at least one child of qualifying age (No Current Liability) or a zero assessment because a case has been cancelled or withdrawn or there are no children of qualifying age remaining on the case (No Ongoing Liability) is shown in the table below, as at March 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) No Current Liability</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) No Ongoing Liability</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>32,200</p></td><td><p>88,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>287,300</p></td><td><p>822,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>22,200</p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>186,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall</strong></p></td><td><p>343,800</p></td><td><p>1,159,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Northern Ireland cases include cases managed by the CSA in Great Britain where the Parent with Care lives in Northern Ireland. This does not include cases managed by the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Enforcement Division (CMED).</li><li>Cases included in the ‘Other' category are cases where either the Parent with Care has moved abroad, or where the area of the Parent with Care is Unknown.</li><li>Figures rounded to the nearest 100. Breakdowns may not sum to overall figures due to rounding.</li><li>Figures are broken down from the No Liability cases published on page 58 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-statistics-march-2014" target="_blank">Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics</a>.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/06/2014 15:49:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62768

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the total Child Support Agency arrears owed to parents with care is regarded as (a) potentially collectable and (b) likely to be collected in the next three years in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The proportion of child maintenance arrears owed to parents with care that is potentially collectable and likely to be collected is shown in the table below, as at March 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Great Britain Child Support Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Collectability analysis looks at the likelihood of arrears being collected and does not include a timeframe for collections.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Potentially or Likely to be Collected</p></td><td><p>Potentially Collectable</p></td><td><p>Likely Collectable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Geographical breakdowns are based on the location of the non resident parent in each case.</p><p> </p><p>2. Collectability breakdowns as published in the Client Fund Accounts include an estimate for collections from future legal activity. As this has not yet occurred then it cannot be allocated to geographical areas so is not included in the figures above.</p><p> </p><p>3. Proportions have been calculated using CS2 and CSCS cases only and excludes cases administered off system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/06/2014 15:36:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62770

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what timetable he has set for the closure of Child Support Agency cases which do not form part of the Agency's current live caseload.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is prioritising the closure over the next three years of cases with an ongoing child maintenance liability, and taking steps to minimise disruption as far as possible for parents who wish the statutory service to continue collecting maintenance on their behalf. Plans for handling cases where there is no ongoing liability, but arrears are owed, are still under consideration. Where there is a link between one of these arrears only cases, and an application to the 2012 scheme, action will be taken to bring that arrears only case up-to-date, before moving it across to the Child Maintenance Service.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 201263 question first answered 24/06/2014 12:53:18 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62772

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of outstanding child maintenance arrears currently owed by non-resident parents with a weekly assessment value set at zero are owed (a) by non-resident parents with a current nil liability but at least one child of qualifying age and (b) by non-resident parents with a zero assessment because a case has been cancelled or withdrawn, or there are no children of qualifying age remaining on the case in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Child Support Agency (CSA) administers the 1993 and 2003 Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of outstanding arrears owed by non-resident parents with no assessment value makes up 72.9% of the total value of arrears.</p><p> </p><p>The table below is the proportion of outstanding arrears owed by non-resident parents with no assessment value, broken down into cases in which the non-resident parent has either a nil liability at present but at least one child of qualifying age (No current liability) or a zero assessment because a case has been cancelled or withdrawn or there are no children of qualifying age remaining on the case (No ongoing liability). Data is as at March 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>(a) No Current Liability </strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(b) No Ongoing Liability</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Arrears</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Arrears</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td><td><p>69.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall</strong></p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td><td><p>86.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Northern Ireland cases include cases managed by the CSA in Great Britain where the Parent with Care lives in Northern Ireland. This does not include cases managed by the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Enforcement Division (CMED).</li><li>Cases included in the ‘Other' category are cases where either the Parent with Care has moved abroad, or where the area of the Parent with Care is Unknown.</li><li>Proportion of Arrears are based on the overall amount of arrears owed by cases with no assessment value in the Outstanding Arrears tables on page's 36 and 37 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-statistics-march-2014" target="_blank">Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/06/2014 16:21:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash