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177920

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Innovation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2015 to Question 221342, what the name is of the first of two evaluation partners who have been appointed by his Department to independently evaluate the 17 Innovation Fund pilots set up under the Help for Separated Families initiative.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	223484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p><br> We have signed a contract with Adetiq to ensure the security of data during evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/02/2015 14:04:05 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

177921

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Innovation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the 17 Help and Support for Separated Families Innovation Fund pilots will finish in March 2015 as originally planned; and which of those pilots will continue, and for how long.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	223462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Officials are in discussion with all current projects about a possible extension beyond March 2014. I will make an announcement about this in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/02/2015 13:58:22 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

177607

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average proportion of pensioners' energy bills that was met by the winter fuel payment in winter (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	223155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/02/2015 11:28:25 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

174818

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Separated People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an external evaluator has been appointed to provide an independent assessment of the 17 Innovation Fund projects set up under the Help for Separated Families initiative to establish what works in assisting separated parents to co-operate in the interests of their children; when it is planned that that evaluation process will take place; and when it is planned that that evaluation report will be published.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	221342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>One of two evaluation partners has been appointed and we are in the process of appointing the second.</p><p> </p><p>Evaluation data continues to be collected by all of the live projects and this data will be analysed and interpreted by our independent evaluator throughout the duration of their contract into 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Results will be published after all projects have ended delivery and the external evaluator has completed their follow up work and analysis.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/01/2015 11:13:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

172255

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the success rate in supplying interpreters was under the Capita TI interpreting contract in each month from January 2012 to March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	219783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The percentage success rates for the Capita Translation and Interpreting contract are published and can be found using the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>The interpreting contract was introduced to tackle the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the previous system. The contract has delivered significant improvements so far and we now have a system that is robust, sustainable and able to deliver a quality service at an affordable level. As a result of the contract, we have spent £27m less in the first two years it has been running, and it continues to reduce the burden on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/01/2015 14:44:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

171675

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on professional interpretation services in each prison in England and Wales in 2012; and on how many occasions each such interpretation service was used.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	219419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The percentage success rates for the Capita Translation and Interpreting contract are published and can be found using the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013</a></p><p>Please find below a table showing the number of assignments and total spend in 2012 in each prison on professional interpretation through the MoJ Language Services Contract with Capita Translation and Interpreting.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Spend 2012 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of assignments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Nottingham</p></td><td><p>£317.77</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Nottingham</p></td><td><p>£162.76</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Ranby</p></td><td><p>£155.01</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Stocken</p></td><td><p>£94.24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Sudbury</p></td><td><p>£668.23</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP The Mount</p></td><td><p>£69.75</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wellingborough</p></td><td><p>£223.50</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>£72.32</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IRC Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>£36.25</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Whatton</p></td><td><p>£37,893.56</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoJ Shared Services</p></td><td><p>£4,635.61</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Bure</p></td><td><p>£153.01</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Highpoint</p></td><td><p>£33.58</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk and Prescoed</p></td><td><p>£1,855.39</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>£253.73</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Norwich</p></td><td><p>£38.67</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>£62.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>£411.12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>£144.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Brixton</p></td><td><p>£136.92</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Pentonville</p></td><td><p>£403.03</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>£33,777.91</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Feltham</p></td><td><p>£31.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Frankland</p></td><td><p>£62.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Holme House</p></td><td><p>£86.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Garth</p></td><td><p>£155.16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Liverpool</p></td><td><p>£654.32</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td><td><p>£1,177.93</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td><td><p>£1,018.55</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Preston</p></td><td><p>£33.59</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Hindley</p></td><td><p>£217.66</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Styal</p></td><td><p>£109.07</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Swaleside</p></td><td><p>£496.04</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Downview</p></td><td><p>£130.49</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Reading</p></td><td><p>£4,610.72</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>£58.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Send</p></td><td><p>£129.17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>£124.01</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leyhill</p></td><td><p>£293.45</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Shepton Mallet</p></td><td><p>£158.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP The Verne</p></td><td><p>£94.24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Hewell</p></td><td><p>£114.17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>£5,320.39</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Brinsford</p></td><td><p>£493.54</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Werrington</p></td><td><p>£86.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leeds</p></td><td><p>£607.58</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Lindholme</p></td><td><p>£485.88</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wakefield</p></td><td><p>£38.75</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>£48.33</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Moorland</p></td><td><p>£1,363.14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI New Hall</p></td><td><p>£3,182.58</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£102,982.08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>452</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Interpreters used by the Prison Service are self employed, freelance booked and sourced via the Capita-TI contract. Each assignment constitutes a separate individual booking which can range from one hour to a few days dependent upon the requirement. The value of spend and number of assignments for HMP Wandsworth and HMP Whatton are due to the requirement for a British Sign Language interpreter for a 6 month period in each facility to aid a member of prison service staff with access to work. This requirement, whilst initially paid for by HMPS, was reimbursed by the Department of Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>The interpreting contract was introduced to tackle the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the previous system. The contract has delivered significant improvements so far and we now have a system that is robust, sustainable and able to deliver a quality service at an affordable level. As a result of the contract, we have spent £27m less in the first two years it has been running, and it continues to reduce the burden on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/01/2015 16:37:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

171233

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls were received by the Child Maintenance Options Service from parents who had been in contact with the Options Service during the period covered by his Department's most recent survey of effective family-based arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	219096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of inbound calls received by the Child Maintenance Options Service in each month from Apr-13 to March 14 is available in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of calls received by the Child Maintenance Options Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>8,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>7,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>8,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>10,360 <sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>11,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>13,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>14,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>21,375 <sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>22,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>26,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>25,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>26,865</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Data Sourced from CMO Monthly MI Service Pack</p><p>- Data rounded to nearest 5</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Child Maintenance Options started providing a ‘soft gateway’ to the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme, offering parents applying to the 2012 Scheme the opportunity to explore the full range of options before making an application, including considering making their own arrangements.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Child Maintenance Options became the automatic ‘gateway’ to the statutory 2012 child maintenance scheme, ensuring all parents who wish to access the 2012 Scheme are making a fully informed decision and have considered making their own arrangements first.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/01/2015 10:32:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

171234

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of parents in the survey conducted by his Department of parents' contact with the Child Maintenance Options Service between February 2013 and March 2014 had no maintenance arrangement following contact with the Service.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	219094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Information around different arrangement types (including where parents have no arrangement) is under development and while not included in this publication, once assured, it will be included in future releases of this publication.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/01/2015 10:49:35 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

171235

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of parents in the survey conducted by his Department of parents' contact with the Child Maintenance Options Service between February 2013 and March 2014 chose to make a statutory maintenance arrangement following contact with the Service; and how many children such statutory arrangements covered.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	219095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information around different arrangement types is under development and while not included in this publication, once assured, it will be included in future releases of this publication.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/01/2015 15:04:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore