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830210

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	European Capital of Culture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government became aware that UK cities would not be able to bid to be named European Capital of Culture; and when this was communicated to those cities that were so bidding.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The European Commission wrote to the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 22 November 2017. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library. The five candidate cities were informed of the European Commission’s decision on 23 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/02/2018 10:51:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

830211

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff were employed by her Department in each year since 1996.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Because of the devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010, and subsequent reconfiguration of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), the NIO does not hold figures for the periods prior to 2010. Attempting to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost. The figures below are taken from the NIO annual report and accounts for 2010/11 to 2016/17 and show the numbers of staff employed by the NIO or loaned from other government departments, and seconded staff working in the core NIO.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reporting Years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Directly Employed/loaned Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Seconded Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Staff Numbers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18*</strong></p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* As of 25 January 2018</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 29/01/2018 16:39:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

828086

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on driving instructors of the relocation of Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>60 percent of candidates will be closer to, or at least no further away from their nearest centre, compared to Pontypridd. The impact on driving instructors will be minimal as the training area, and consequently the mileage will not increase for the majority of driving lessons being delivered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 124047 question first answered 29/01/2018 12:04:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

828087

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on learner drivers of the relocation of Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>60 percent of candidates will be closer to, or at least no further away from their nearest centre, compared to Pontypridd. The impact on driving instructors will be minimal as the training area, and consequently the mileage will not increase for the majority of driving lessons being delivered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 124046 question first answered 29/01/2018 12:04:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

828088

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which date his Department plans to relocate the Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is now working with its contractors to determine a delivery programme for the works required to effect the relocation from Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant goods vehicle testing station.</p><p> </p><p>Once the programme has been agreed the DVSA will confirm the date on which the centre will be relocated, and inform affected stakeholders including candidates, approved driving instructors, MPs, Welsh Assembly Members, and the local council.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2018 16:48:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

828091

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which date a Minister of his Department last visited Pontypridd DVSA test centre.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>There is no record held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency of a Minister visiting Pontypridd driving test centre.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/01/2018 12:40:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

828102

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the relocation of Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have advised that the building that currently accommodates Pontypridd driving test centre (DTC) has reached the end of its functional and economic life. The Government-owned Llantrisant goods vehicle testing station (GVTS), which is only seven miles from Pontypridd DTC, provides low-cost alternative accommodation that meets all of the DVSA'S location criteria and testing requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The relocation is expected to reduce the DVSA’s rental liabilities by over £6,000 a year, and avoid significant costs associated with making the current property fit for purpose. The relocation to Llantrisant GVTS should also provide both accommodation and operational efficiency cost savings, while improving the customer experience and maintaining the service quality of the car practical driving test.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2018 16:51:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

673617

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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, how many universal credit claimants his Department has written to since March 2016 to inform them that they may be affected by changes to the work allowances of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	60096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>We have contacted around 59,000 Universal Credit claimants. The actual number of claimants affected is expected to be significantly lower.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/01/2017 15:00:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

673618

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Work and Health Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the number of employment coaches of the Work and Health Programme.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	60097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Significant Progress has been made in tackling unemployment, with dramatic falls in the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits, and in long-term unemployment.</p><p>Contracted provision will continue to play a crucial role in offering support at the right time to those who have difficulty accessing the labour market. The Spending Review in October 2015 announced funding rising to at least £130 million a year by 2019/20 for the new Work and Health programme, including funding to be devolved to Scotland. Support will focus on people with a disability, early access for priority groups and the long term unemployed. We expect the majority of people who start the programme to have a disability.</p><p> </p><p>The number of employment coaches and other support required to deliver contracted employment support is a matter for providers. The process to select providers to deliver the Work and Health Programme is at an early stage and we expect potential providers to consider this as part of their service bids</p><p> </p><p>The Work and Health Programme will have no impact on the number of work coaches in</p><p>DWP.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/01/2017 14:42:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

673619

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to announce what changes are required to comply with the terms of the Supreme Court ruling of November 2016 on the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	60098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department is taking action to make changes to the regulations in order to comply with the terms of the judgment. The Social Security Advisory Committee and Local Authority Associations are being consulted about the changes in the usual way. The Department will also be issuing guidance to Local Authorities ready for when the changes are in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/01/2017 16:07:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith