Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed attachment file name title question first answered question first ministerially corrected answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

62968

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, which contractors have been hired by PICT during the current financial year; and which such contractors have had their contracts terminated due to poor performance.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	201451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>So far during the financial year 2014/15 PICT has employed <del class="ministerial">57</del><ins class="ministerial">61</ins> contractors, of whom <del class="ministerial">14</del><ins class="ministerial">15</ins> have been supporting services for Members. Further details cannot be provided without identifying individuals. Many are on short term contracts. None has had a contract terminated early.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 24/06/2014 10:19:35 question first ministerially corrected 26/06/2014 12:08:43 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso previous answer version 4754 answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

62969

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Computer Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the cost to date of introducing Office 365; what the final cost of introducing Office 365 is expected to be; and what feedback on the installation has been received so far from (a) hon. Members and (b) House staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	201450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The costs of the Microsoft 365 project to September 2014 are:</p><p>2013/14 £355,667<br> 2014/15 £144,333</p><p>The net savings made as a result of this project for 2014 to 2020 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><br> Savings<br> (000s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><br> 13/14<br> (a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Revenue – Staff</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>1,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Revenue – Other</p></td><td><p>-33</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>1,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-33</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>213</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>423</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>473</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>483</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>483</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>486</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,527</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(a) The negative figure for 2013/14 reflects the start-up cost of the project.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Office 2013 is the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook. Microsoft 365 is Microsoft's cloud hosted version of these tools, together with some new tools accessible once a user's email box has been migrated to Microsoft 365.</p><p>The Microsoft 365 project has provided all users with the upgraded version of the Office 2013 suite. 90% of Members and their staff have upgraded their machines to Office 2013. As part of the pilot of Microsoft 365, 12 Members and their staff have had their mailboxes migrated to Microsoft 365. The remaining Members and their staff email boxes will be migrated to Microsoft 365 in June and July 2014. All House staff have completed both of these steps.</p><p>The general feedback from Members and their staff has been that the new product is similar to Office 2007, with some people liking the new features. We have received some negative feedback about the colour scheme of Outlook 2013 and about the new location of file/print/save buttons in Office 2013; similar feedback was received from House staff. In response PICT have produced guidance for staff on how to darken the colour scheme in Outlook and have been assured by Microsoft that they are working to address the interface issues in future upgrades.</p><p>There were some difficulties reported by people upgrading their Office 2013 remotely. This was due to the slow download of security updates for users with poor broadband connections.</p><p>The Members and their staff taking part in the pilots of Microsoft 365 have given positive feedback on the communications, support materials and service provided by PICT. As part of the migration Members have to reconnect their mobile devices to the new service and this has caused some difficulty for Blackberry users.</p><p>The migration of House staff to Microsoft 365 overlapped with unrelated network failures in January–February 2014, which affected perception of the product. Feedback from those migrated after the network was stabilised was much more positive. We have recently initiated 30 pilots of the wider suite of tools in Microsoft 365, and we have received positive feedback from these pilots, with users requesting to keep the new tools.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 24/06/2014 10:19:02 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

62989

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to commemorate the First World War in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	201583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon Member for North Down on 23 June 2014, Official Report, Columns 52W &amp; 53W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 26/06/2014 12:12:10 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

62836

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Maternity Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women received maternity allowance in the last year for which figures are available; what the average length of time they received it for was; and what the total cost to the public purse was.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information we have for the number receiving Maternity Allowance and the average duration is published each quarter and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The cost to the public purse for Great Britain in 2012/13 was £395 million in nominal terms consistent with expenditure tables published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/06/2014 13:04:47 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62852

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Public Buildings: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets his Department has on access to public buildings by physically disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	201564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers and employers to make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of disabled people, which might include making buildings more accessible where it is reasonable to do so. Part M of the Building Regulations sets out requirements for access to, and use of, buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 26/06/2014 15:06:24 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

62993

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations the UK has made at a European level on the introduction of more rounded front designs of HGV lorry cabs to increase fuel efficiency.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	201461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have been involved in negotiations on the Commission's proposal to amend the General Circulation Directive (maximum weights and dimensions) since they commenced in January, in which we have supported the proposals to enable the introduction of more rounded front designs of HGV lorry cabs to increase fuel efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Political agreement on the Presidency text was reached in the Transport Council on 5 June.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/06/2014 09:49:22 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

62994

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valuation of Life and Health Interdepartmental Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's submission to the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review and evidence submitted to the series of interviews with his Department's staff conducted by researchers from the University of Leeds published in 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
	uin	201407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can inform my Rt Hon Friend that the documents have been placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 140625 - UIN 201407 - 080417 DfT submission for IDGVLH survey.doc title DfT - IDGVLH - submission 2 file name 140625 - UIN 201407 - 080417 DfT Interview Brief for IDGVLH survey.doc title DfT - IDGVLH - Interview Brief question first answered 25/06/2014 11:54:27 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

62996

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the identification of disability tax exempt vehicles when no tax disc is present, to enable local authorities to continue to provide exemption from parking charges to such vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	201572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has had extensive liaison with local authorities about the abolition of the tax disc and provided a broad range of information to help inform their customers.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October the DVLA online vehicle enquiry system will include the taxation class of the vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>A specific email address has been established to deal with any queries from local authorities and a workshop has been organised for 2 July.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/06/2014 12:48:29 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

62956

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statistics his Department has collected on the use of average speed cameras and their effectiveness in reducing (a) accidents and (b) fatal accidents.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	201418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not collect statistics on the use of average speed cameras on local roads.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent evaluation of the effectiveness of safety cameras was carried out in the four-year evaluation report of the National Safety Camera Programme, published in 2005. 　This evaluation did not however specifically address average speed reduction cameras.</p><p> </p><p>In England, since the National Safety Camera Programme ceased in 2007, evaluation of safety cameras on local roads has been for the individual Safety Camera Partnerships, local authorities and police forces which operate the cameras.</p><p> </p><p>The Highways Agency produces Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports for average speed camera systems on the Highways Agency network in England.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/06/2014 12:05:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

62958

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many average speed cameras are operating in each region and constituent part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	201417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In England, the Highways Agency has the following 6 Average Speed Camera systems on its network:</p><p> </p><p>M3 (Junction 2) (South East Region)</p><p>M3 (from the M25) (South East Region)</p><p>M25 (J12) (South East Region)</p><p>A14 (East of England)</p><p>A38 Saltash Tunnel (South West Region)</p><p>A3 Hindhead Tunnel (South East Region)</p><p> </p><p>Average speed cameras are also used in road works as a temporary measure.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not hold this information for cameras on local authority roads. Local authorities have statutory duties related to road safety and decisions about whether they operate speed cameras are a matter for them.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter so the Department does not hold information on average speed cameras in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/06/2014 12:01:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford