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750642

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Nexus on its proposal for new rolling stock on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	4148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently in discussions with Nexus regarding their proposals for new rolling stock on the Metro, including exploring various funding options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 07:08:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

749980

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Campaign against Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of the Government's participation in the recent legal action brought by the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	3883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The legal cost of defending this action to the end of June 2017 is £611,538, including VAT.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/07/2017 16:53:06 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

750003

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Mayors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his oral contribution of 5 July 2017, Official Report, column 1156, on revenue-raising powers for mayors, who will disburse the new funding referred; how that funding will be disbursed; and whether that funding will be available to all local authorities across England.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	3826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The funding of £770 million, to which my Rt Hon Friend referred, is to be disbursed by government to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and comprises £600 million capital investment funding to be paid at £20 million per year for 30 years, and £170 million to be made available for housing and infrastructure, £70 million being for investment in Cambridge City. In addition, the Combined Authority Mayor has powers to set a precept for 2018/19 and subsequent years, with increases subject to the council tax referendum arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:41:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4334 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

750010

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Foreign Exchange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2017 to Question 2292, whether he plans to publish the results of the research on foreign exchange (a) separately from the Government's response to the consultation, (b) in conjunction with the Government's response to the consultation or (c) not at all; if he will bring forward amendments to the draft Payment Services regulations as a result of the findings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>In my answer of 5 July I stated that the Government was conducting research on the effects of transparency in overseas money transfers (involving foreign exchange), on consumer decisions. This research will help to inform the Government’s response to the consultation on the implementation of the second Payment Services Directive. The Government will need to weigh up the benefits of requiring greater transparency with other considerations, such as the Government’s approach to implementing maximum harmonising Directives.</p><p>The Government’s consultation response will be published shortly. However, the Government does not intend to publish the research at this point in time as it relates to the formulation and development of ongoing government policy</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 13/07/2017 15:53:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

750013

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecast he has mad of the change in the level of real-terms pay for the 2017-18 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility’s Spring Budget 2017 forecast was for nominal wage growth to increase in each year of the forecast. Inflation is expected to weigh on real earnings growth in the near term, before returning to 2.0% from 2019 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to support incomes. The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) has benefitted around 1.7 million low paid workers and delivered the fastest wage growth for the lowest paid in 20 years. Further increases to the NLW in April this year have delivered an additional increase in earnings of over £500 a year for a full-time worker.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 13/07/2017 15:49:38 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

750035

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts exist between HM Revenue and Customs and (a) KPMG, (b) Ernst & Young, (c) Deloitte and (d) PwC; and what the value is of each such contract.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ current contracts with these organisations are as follows.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contract</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG</p></td><td><p>Civil Service Learning Training Contract</p></td><td><p>£3.86m pa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte</p></td><td><p>Forensic Accountancy Services</p></td><td><p>£538k pa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PwC</p></td><td><p>Estates Transformation Support</p></td><td><p>£225k total</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/07/2017 16:11:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

750063

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
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 disabled people have waited for longer than six months for adaptions to their home funded by Disability Facilities Grants in England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Managing waiting lists for adaptations is a matter for local authorities but government has significantly increased funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant to ensure that more people receive the adaptations they need promptly and to help local areas reduce waiting times for adaptations. Funding for 2017-18 is £431 million. This will rise to £468 million in 2018-19, and exceed £500 million in 2019-20.</p><p>Government also funds Foundations, the National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, to offer advice and support on delivery of adaptations to Home Improvement Agencies and providers of handyperson services in England. More information can be found at: <a href="http://www.foundations.uk.com/about-us/foundations/" target="_blank">http://www.foundations.uk.com/about-us/foundations/</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:45:26 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4333 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750067

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to helping vulnerable older and disabled people to live independently and safely. In the 2015 Spending Review, Government committed to a year-on-year increase for the Disabled Facilities Grant over the five years of the Spending Review period, rising to over £500 million by 2020.</p><p>Since 2012 we have invested £1.65 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant, providing around 250,000 adaptations. Funding has increased from £220 million in 2015-16 to £431 million in 2017-18. In 2018-19, it will rise to £468 million, and exceed £500 million in 2018-20.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:43:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4332 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750074

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Local Government: Disability
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 disabled people are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time by local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect detailed information on the staff employed by local authorities. It is for individual councils to make their own decisions about how their local workforces are organised. In doing so, we expect councils to take into account their duties and responsibilities as employers under employment law and other relevant legislation.<strong><p><p><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2017 16:45:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 4330 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750239

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help other Departments spending resources on aid achieve good or very good ratings under the international aid transparency initiative.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is providing regular advice to support departments to improve the transparency of their overseas development assistance. This includes workshops, guidance and the establishment of a network to share good practice. It is essential we pool skills and expertise across government to ensure we achieve this commitment, so the British public know their money is being spent well to eradicate poverty and keep Britain safe.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2017 16:43:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray