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448921

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions in the last 12 months and from which airfields aircraft of the Quick Reaction Alert have been scrambled, and for what purpose on every occasion.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby launched to intercept aircraft on 12 days in 2015.</p><p>I am withholding further details as deterrence is a principal function of QRA and QRA is in turn an integral part of the air defence of the UK. The disclosure of information that might compromise the QRA deterrent capability would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/02/2016 15:40:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

448576

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government's proposals to cap public sector exit payments will explicitly exclude those workers who are retiring due to ill-health.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	24767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on implementing a public sector exit payment cap in July 2015. The Government response to this consultation was published on 16 September 2015. This response provides detail on which organisations and types of payments the Government intends to capture within the scope of the public sector exit payment cap. This accords with the Government’s manifesto commitment to end tax payer funded six figure payoffs for public sector workers.</p><p>The response document can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464367/Public_sector_exit_payments_response.pdf</p><p>The exit payment cap will apply to payments made as a result of an employee leaving their employment. It will <strong>not</strong> affect any pension a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights or pension lump sum entitlements on retirement. It will capture contributions, made by the employer, to fund early access to an unreduced or partially reduced pension. This is because such costs are ultimately funded by the tax payer.</p><p>The Government has been clear that early retirements relating to ill health are outside the scope of the cap and will not be affected. Additionally, any payments directed by a Court or Tribunal will not be included in the scope of the cap.</p><p>Exits on compassionate grounds are not such a clearly defined concept as exits related to ill health or redundancy. There will generally be a large degree of employer discretion on the terms of such exits, and on any payments. In these cases there will be discretion available to relax the cap in individual cases, subject to relevant Ministerial or local council approval, as will be set out in further detail in forthcoming Treasury guidance and directions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 24793 question first answered 02/02/2016 17:28:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

448585

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public sector organisations will not be covered by the public sector exit payments cap proposed in the Enterprise Bill.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	24793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on implementing a public sector exit payment cap in July 2015. The Government response to this consultation was published on 16 September 2015. This response provides detail on which organisations and types of payments the Government intends to capture within the scope of the public sector exit payment cap. This accords with the Government’s manifesto commitment to end tax payer funded six figure payoffs for public sector workers.</p><p>The response document can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464367/Public_sector_exit_payments_response.pdf</p><p>The exit payment cap will apply to payments made as a result of an employee leaving their employment. It will <strong>not</strong> affect any pension a person has earned through their years of service or have any impact on accrued pension rights or pension lump sum entitlements on retirement. It will capture contributions, made by the employer, to fund early access to an unreduced or partially reduced pension. This is because such costs are ultimately funded by the tax payer.</p><p>The Government has been clear that early retirements relating to ill health are outside the scope of the cap and will not be affected. Additionally, any payments directed by a Court or Tribunal will not be included in the scope of the cap.</p><p>Exits on compassionate grounds are not such a clearly defined concept as exits related to ill health or redundancy. There will generally be a large degree of employer discretion on the terms of such exits, and on any payments. In these cases there will be discretion available to relax the cap in individual cases, subject to relevant Ministerial or local council approval, as will be set out in further detail in forthcoming Treasury guidance and directions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 24767 question first answered 02/02/2016 17:28:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

448592

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23621, which (a) charitable trusts and foundations, (b) institutional investors and (c) dedicated social impact funds have invested in drug and alcohol addiction.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>There are a broad range of charitable trusts and foundations working in this area, including Action Against Addiction, Mind and the Lifeline Project. Institutional investors such as Big Society Capital and Bridges Ventures have a track record of investing in programmes focused upon tackling complex social problems of this type. We will be working closely with all of these stakeholders to ensure that the Life Chances Fund has a real impact in helping to tackle drug and alcohol addiction.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/02/2016 15:58:38 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

448593

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many deaths in the last two years consumption of an excess of prescription drugs was the primary cause.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	24654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/02/2016 09:07:41 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 24654 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Prescription Drug Deaths
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

448596

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 100 constituencies have the highest proportion of public sector employees.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	24828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 24828 table FINAL.xlsx title Excel Table for Member 2 file name 24828 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter for Member - Constitutencies question first answered 02/02/2016 17:36:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

448597

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
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 capacity of landfill operators to pay 10 per cent of qualifying contributions under the Landfill Communities Fund; and if he will allow more flexibility in the sourcing of the match funding.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	24797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) is a tax credit scheme into which landfill operators contribute voluntarily. Information on the impact of the changes to the LCF announced at Autumn Statement 2015 is set out in <em>Reform and value of the Landfill Communities Fund. </em>This document can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund</a></p><p> </p><p>The government has received representations from a number of waste operators on this issue. We are taking views into consideration and our priority is to ensure that the LCF operates effectively and encourages money to be spent in the communities that need it.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2016 14:57:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

448598

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
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 impact of the proposed changes to the Landfill Communities Fund on the number of community projects supported by that Fund each year.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	24796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) is a tax credit scheme into which landfill operators contribute voluntarily. The government does not generate estimates for the number of projects supported by the scheme each year. ENTRUST, the regulator of the LCF, publishes information about projects funded by the scheme. This information is available on their website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.entrust.org.uk/environmental-bodies/project-search/" target="_blank">http://www.entrust.org.uk/environmental-bodies/project-search/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further information on the impact of the changes to the LCF announced at Autumn Statement 2015 is set out in <em>Reform and value of the Landfill Communities Fund. </em>This document can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2016 14:59:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

448609

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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, how many applications his Department has received to the £3 million fund to increase provision of safe accommodation with specialist support for victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department received 74 applications from across England for funding from the £3 million fund to increase the provision of safe accommodation with specialist support for victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>Given the high quality of the bids received we increased the fund to £3.5 million to support additional bids for safe accommodation and specialist support for victims of domestic violence.</p><p>We announced the successful bids on 11 December 2015 (see the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/35-million-awarded-to-make-sure-domestic-abuse-victims-get-help" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/35-million-awarded-to-make-sure-domestic-abuse-victims-get-help</a>). In total we are supporting 46 bids which will deliver 710 new bedspaces and support for 3,798 victims.</p><p>Over the Spending Review period we have committed £40 million of funding to support the victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 24709 question first answered 02/02/2016 17:21:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

448611

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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 proportion of the £3 million fund to increase provision of safe accommodation with specialist support for victims of domestic violence has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department received 74 applications from across England for funding from the £3 million fund to increase the provision of safe accommodation with specialist support for victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>Given the high quality of the bids received we increased the fund to £3.5 million to support additional bids for safe accommodation and specialist support for victims of domestic violence.</p><p>We announced the successful bids on 11 December 2015 (see the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/35-million-awarded-to-make-sure-domestic-abuse-victims-get-help" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/35-million-awarded-to-make-sure-domestic-abuse-victims-get-help</a>). In total we are supporting 46 bids which will deliver 710 new bedspaces and support for 3,798 victims.</p><p>Over the Spending Review period we have committed £40 million of funding to support the victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 24711 question first answered 02/02/2016 17:21:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis