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228289

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel, dependents and civilian staff from his Department are based in Germany.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2015, there were around 10,600 Armed Forces personnel serving in Germany. There were also around 11,300 dependants, 700 civilian staff and 2,500 locally employed civilians.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/03/2015 17:03:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228292

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid to recruitment agencies by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has made payments to recruitment agencies since 2010 as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Total Payments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£120,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£143,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£283,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£372,937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£583,086</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This expenditure relates to recruitment to the permanent Senior Civil Service across the MOD, including the Trading Funds (the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the Defence Support Group and the UK Hydrographic Office). It represents the costs of searches, advertisements, response handling, assessment and support to selection panels. The figures do not include expenditure on Contingent Labour, the process used to engage temporary staff through recruitment agency contracts.</p><p>Recruitment to the MOD for all grades below the Senior Civil Service is carried out by Defence Business Services who do not make use of external recruitment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52151 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228293

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five recruitment agencies have received the largest total amount of money from (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/03/2015 17:48:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52152 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228294

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the planned withdrawal from Germany under the Army Basing Plan to date; and what progress has been made on that withdrawal to date.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Since the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010 and Ministerial announcement in March 2013, there has been significant progress taking forward the Army Basing Plan.</p><p>To date more than 30 moves have been completed, largely in the UK, with 14 force elements planned and preparing to move from Germany in 2015, and an additional two also moving this year under Project Borona.</p><p>To date some £82 million has been spent on the withdrawal of troops from Germany under the Army Basing Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/03/2015 16:47:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228018

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Tax Avoidance and Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help developing countries to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	908149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK put tax and development at the heart of our G8 presidency in 2013. We are working with our international partners to provide expert assistance to developing countries to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. At the Autumn Statement the Government announced an additional £5 million for HMRC for dedicated tax expertise to help developing countries tackle tax avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/03/2015 16:08:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175216

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Ministry of Defence on Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>As was the case under previous administrations details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 27/01/2015 08:49:45 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175229

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the new Civil Service Pensions Scheme for Ministry of Defence Police officers.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The review conducted by the Department on the likely effect of section 10 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 on the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police which was laid before Parliament in December 2013 included an assessment of the impact of a higher normal pension age (a key change brought about by the Public Service Pension Act 2013) on Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) personnel.</p><p>Defence Ministers are consulting colleagues about the issues raised by the review. The proposals put forward by the Defence Police Federation in respect of MDP pensions have been fully assessed and reflected in these consultations.</p><p>We hope to be able to confirm the future arrangements for MDP pensions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221773 221803 question first answered 27/01/2015 17:04:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175230

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the proposals of the Defence Police Federation on Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The review conducted by the Department on the likely effect of section 10 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 on the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police which was laid before Parliament in December 2013 included an assessment of the impact of a higher normal pension age (a key change brought about by the Public Service Pension Act 2013) on Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) personnel.</p><p>Defence Ministers are consulting colleagues about the issues raised by the review. The proposals put forward by the Defence Police Federation in respect of MDP pensions have been fully assessed and reflected in these consultations.</p><p>We hope to be able to confirm the future arrangements for MDP pensions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221775 221803 question first answered 27/01/2015 17:04:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175232

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to confirm future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The review conducted by the Department on the likely effect of section 10 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 on the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police which was laid before Parliament in December 2013 included an assessment of the impact of a higher normal pension age (a key change brought about by the Public Service Pension Act 2013) on Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) personnel.</p><p>Defence Ministers are consulting colleagues about the issues raised by the review. The proposals put forward by the Defence Police Federation in respect of MDP pensions have been fully assessed and reflected in these consultations.</p><p>We hope to be able to confirm the future arrangements for MDP pensions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221773 221775 question first answered 27/01/2015 17:04:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

168824

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Citizens Advice Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding Citizens Advice Scotland has received from his Department in the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	217862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills provides funding to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) – the umbrella organisation and membership body for the Citizens Advice Bureaux network in Scotland. Total funding to CAS over the past five financial years is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Funding has increased substantially since 2011/12 to reflect the additional functions CAS has taken on as a result of the consumer landscape changes, including the joint delivery (with Citizens Advice England and Wales) of the Consumer Service helpline, education and advocacy on general consumer issues and as the advocate on behalf of consumers in the regulated energy and postal sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total funding </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5,614,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>6,887,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>3,518,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>3,362,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:34:58 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle