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1006781

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on public sector pensions of the ability of prison officers aged over 60 to meet the physical requirements of the job.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	907582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The normal age of 65 for prison officer retirement was first introduced by the last Labour government in 2007. Lord Hutton’s pensions review in 2015 considered the issue and did not recommend any special exemptions for prison officers. We are satisfied that this continues to be the case.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:43:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1045895

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service Widows Pension
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons (a) the Civil Service Widows Pension Scheme rules include the 1972 Section in which premium deductions are taken should an individual marry after retirement and (b) the premium deduction is not paid out to children following the death of the policyholder; and whether MyCSP retains premium deductions.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	211200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>(a) Widows/widowers/civil partners’ pension provisions exist in all parts of the Civil Service pension arrangements. The facility whereby a ‘premium deduction’ is taken from any refund of contributions payable to an unmarried member only exists in the 1972 Section (none of the other parts of the Civil Service pension arrangements provide refunds to unmarried members). The deduction is there to cover the scheme against the risk that the member marries/enters a civil partnership in retirement and then pre-deceases their spouse/civil partner, giving rise to a widow(er)/civil partner’s pension payable from the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>(b) If the premium were to be repaid to the member’s estate should they subsequently die without marrying or entering a civil partnership, the amount of the premium would need to be significantly higher as it would only be retained by the scheme in circumstances where a spouse/civil partner’s pension was payable.</p><p> </p><p>(c) The Civil Service pension arrangements are funded through the Civil Superannuation Vote. Contributions (both member and employer) are paid into the Vote, and benefits and refunds are paid out of the Vote. MyCSP are the scheme administrator. They arrange for refunds of contributions to be paid, where appropriate. But if a premium deduction is necessary, MyCSP do not retain that deduction themselves. It is retained in the Vote.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 29/01/2019 09:41:58 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1050221

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the target time is for the Government to make payments to small and medium-sized enterprises; and (a) how many and (b) what percentage of payments by the Government met that target in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	213413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Government policy is to pay 80% of undisputed supplier invoices within a 5 day target, with the remaining to be paid within 30 days, as required by the Public Contracts Regulations</p><p>In October 2018, the government announced the ambition that all departments commit to paying 90% of undisputed invoices from SMEs within 5 days. Officials are working with departments to explore how finance systems are able to accomplish this</p><p>Departments are required to publish their prompt payment performance on a quarterly basis on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 31/01/2019 14:48:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1059770

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to change the premium deduction in the (a) widows, (b) widowers and (c) civil partners pension provisions of the 1972 Section of the Civil Service pension arrangement so that when a member remains (i) unmarried or (ii) not in a civil partnership their surviving children receive the premium deduction refund.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	220281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The premium deduction is there to protect the Civil Service Pension Scheme against the specific risk of a member marrying or entering a civil partnership after retiring and then pre-deceasing their spouse/civil partner. The amount of the premium is set at a level that takes account of the likelihood of this happening.</p><p> </p><p>If the premium were to be repaid to the member’s estate should they subsequently die without marrying or entering a civil partnership, the amount of the premium would need to be significantly higher as it would only be retained by the scheme in circumstances where a spouse/civil partner’s pension was payable.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not consider that a change to the current arrangements is justified.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/02/2019 14:23:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1061095

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 213413 on Government Departments: Billing, what proportion of undisputed invoices from SMEs were paid within five days by each Government Department in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	221685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally. Departments are required to publish this information quarterly on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/02/2019 17:33:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1061110

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 213413 on Government Departments: Billing, how much money (a) was and (b) was not paid to SMEs within five days by each Government Department in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	221686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally. Departments are required to publish this information quarterly on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/02/2019 17:33:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1061115

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 213413 on Government Departments: Billing, how many undisputed invoices from SMEs were paid within five days for each government department in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	221687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally. Departments are required to publish this information quarterly on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/02/2019 17:33:54 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

823001

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the First Secretary of State, what the target time is for the Government to make payments to small and medium-sized enterprises; and (a) how many and (b) what percentage of payments by the Government met that target in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	122684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Government restated its longstanding policy commitment to pay 80% of undisputed and valid invoices within 5 days with the remainder paid within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>Public sector buyers must publish annually on their payment performance. We do not hold centrally the performance data for 2017. However, data published in 2015-16 shows that by the final quarter all major departments, apart from one (at 76%), were meeting their 5 days target and that all departments were paying at least 96% of their invoices within the 30 day target, with several departments achieving 100%.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:16:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

825441

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts the UK Government holds with Carillion in (a) Motherwell and Wishaw constituency and (b) Scotland; and what the value of those contracts is.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	123582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/01/2018 15:26:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

825442

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department made an assessment of the effect of Carillion's liquidation on the viability of the small businesses in its supply chain in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK before deciding not to support that company through the bail-out negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	123583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>If small subcontractors are providing public sector services then we are taking steps to ensure the continuity of those services.</p><p> </p><p>If subcontractors are supporting private sector contracts then their future role depends on their customers.</p><p> </p><p>The action we have taken is designed to keep vital public services running, rather bailing out a commercial company.</p><p> </p><p>We are mindful of the concerns of Carillion employees in the private sector and resources are open to these workers and businesses affected by Carillion’s liquidation who are seeking further information, including:</p><ul><li>a<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers" target="_blank"> webpage</a> set up by the Insolvency Service for those affected and seeking advice;</li><li>a<a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/carillion" target="_blank"> dedicated website</a> set up by the Special Managers, PWC, as well as a dedicated helpline;</li><li>a hotline set up for any employee worried about their pension situation;</li><li>more general advice on business support is available through the BEIS Business Support Hotline; and</li><li>Jobcentre Plus, through its Rapid Response Service, also stands ready to support any employee affected by this announcement.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Alongside this a network of 38 Local Growth Hubs, run in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), is also on hand to help businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to access support.</p><p> </p><p>This is a private sector company and taxpayers can’t be expected to bail out a private sector company.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/02/2018 14:50:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows