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450314

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date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on the replacement of the value for money assessment quantitative assessment tool for comparing private finance and conventional procurement options; and which PF1 and PF2 projects used (a) the original value for money assessment quantitative assessment tool or (b) any replacement tool.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to appraisal is set out in the Green Book. This provides a common, standard method for comparing all public spending decisions that use central government funding; the approach to appraising potential PPP projects is consistent with this central guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The quantitative assessment tool was in place from August 2004 until its withdrawal in December 2012, all projects which commenced between these dates should have used the tool. For details of specific projects during this period, please see the spreadsheet ‘Current projects as at 31 March 2014’ at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</p><p> </p><p>A replacement quantitative assessment tool has not been issued by HM Treasury due to the limitations of standard models; since December 2012 procuring authorities have undertaken appropriate quantitative assessment in accordance with the principles set out in the Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2016 16:35:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

450315

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of the unitary charges in the list of private finance initiative projects published by his Department on 15 December 2014 were (a) service charges, (b) interest charges and (c) other costs identified over the course of the contracts.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the Treasury does collect and publish information on the unitary charges of PFI projects, we do not collect it broken down into its constituent parts, neither do we have the detailed financial models that would allow us to disaggregate the totals.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2016 16:33:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

450322

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the equity return information provided as part of all PF2 projects commissioned in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	25744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The first PF2 projects reached financial close last year. The Treasury will publish the equity return information on PF2 projects periodically.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2016 16:36:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

436729

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish the guidance it has issued to schools and colleges for the implementation of Prevent strategy activities for all age groups.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The government published statutory guidance on the Prevent duty for specified authorities, including schools, in March 2015. In September 2015 the government published Prevent duty guidance specifically for colleges and universities.</p><p>To complement the statutory guidance, the Department for Education has issued practical advice to schools and childcare providers to help them understand their role under the new Prevent duty. Together with Home Office, the Department also published a briefing note on how social media is used to encourage travel to Syria and Iraq. The Department’s core statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges, <em>Keeping Children Safe in Education</em>, was updated in July to reflect the Prevent duty.</p><p>All of the above documents are publicly available via the Department’s dedicated preventing extremism website on gov.uk. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-extremism-in-schools-and-childrens-services/preventing-extremism-in-the-education-and-childrens-services-sectors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-extremism-in-schools-and-childrens-services/preventing-extremism-in-the-education-and-childrens-services-sectors</a>).</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 15/12/2015 17:47:11 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 35378 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

436816

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish all guidance it has issued to schools and colleges for the implementation of PREVENT strategy activities for all age groups.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office published guidance on the Prevent statutory duty for specified authorities, including schools, in March 2015. In September 2015, the Home Office published Prevent duty guidance specifically for colleges and universities. The Department for Education issued advice for schools and childcare providers relating to the Prevent duty, which was published in July 2015. All of this guidance and advice is publicly available at the following website links:</p><p>• Prevent duty guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance</p><p>• Department for Education advice for schools and childcare providers on the Prevent duty: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439598/prevent-duty-departmental-advice-v6.pdf</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/12/2015 17:05:04 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

427001

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of employees who receive payment of service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges through their employer; and in what industries such employees work.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	15369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>The Government has not made a recent estimate of the number of employees who receive payment of service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges through their employer.</p><br /><p>The Government launched a call for evidence in this area which closed on 10<sup>th</sup> November. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will analyse responses and make public the key findings in due course.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/11/2015 10:59:46 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

426711

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
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	Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with (a) the Low Pay Commission, (b) Which? and (c) members of the Trade Union Congress to discuss the payment and administration of service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges on the income of employees.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	15204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>The Government’s Call for Evidence into tips, gratuities, cover and service charges closed on 10 November 2015. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received formal or informal evidence from the named bodies. Where any clarification is required or the Government wishes to seek further information, we will request further discussions with these bodies, where appropriate.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 11:34:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

426729

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of employees paying tax through PAYE and (b) amount paid by such employees on service charges, tips, cover charges and gratuities administered via workplace payrolls for each financial year from 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	15205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <ol><li>The information requested is as follows: <br><p>2010-11 = 42.6m</p><p>2011-12 = 42.6m</p><p>2012-13 = 42.6m</p><p>2013-14 = 43.7m</p><p>2014-15 = 44.7m</li><li>This information is not held by HMRC.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/11/2015 15:53:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

426819

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to provide (a) humanitarian visas, (b) facilitated refugee family reunion and (c) other safe legal routes for migrants to enter the UK.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	15227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>There is no provision in our Immigration Rules for someone to be given a visa to travel to the UK to seek asylum or humanitarian protection and we have no plans to change this.</p><p>However, we recognise that families may become fragmented because of the nature of conflict and persecution and the speed and manner in which those seeking asylum often flee their country of origin. Those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK, are able to sponsor their pre-flight family members to join them under the family reunion policy.</p><p>We also operate three discretionary resettlement schemes for recognised refugees for whom resettlement is the most appropriate answer. We operate these schemes in partnership with the UNHCR: Gateway; Mandate; and the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme.</p><p>We are also making a significant contribution to support refugees and their families in other ways. The UK has contributed over £1 billion in humanitarian aid in response to the Syrian crisis and we intend to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees displaced to neighbouring countries over the lifetime of this Parliament under the VPR scheme.</p><p>Migrants wishing to enter the UK for other reasons such as work or study can apply for a visa for that purpose. They will need to meet the requirements of the relevant Immigration Rule under which they apply in order to qualify for a visa. Details about the criteria and how to apply are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2015 17:06:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 29883 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

426583

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
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 refugees and migrants living in Calais in each month of 2015; and how many refugees and migrants have had contact with the command and control centre the Government has established in Calais in each month of 2015.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	15100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The management of the migrant camps in Calais is the responsibility of the French Government. The French Government has recently stated that there are approximately 6,000 migrants living in makeshift camps in the Calais area. The UK Government does not routinely assess the numbers of migrants in Calais.</p><p>The new joint command and control centre established in Calais enhances security operations through improved co-ordination between law enforcement agencies from the UK and France. Migrants do not routinely have direct contact with this centre.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2015 16:40:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy