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155633

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on measures to reduce overcrowding in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	906028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Justice Secretary regularly meets with Cabinet colleagues, including the Home Secretary, to discuss measures that impact on the prison population.</p><p> </p><p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to prison by the courts, and they are operated in a way that gives taxpayers the best value for money. In 2013/14 crowding in prisons was at the lowest level for 10 years, and, by May 2015, this Government will provide more adult male prison places than it inherited from the previous administration.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/11/2014 17:50:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

170509

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress her Department has made on tackling Ebola in West Africa.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	906680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. We have already committed £230m, delivered over 880 treatment and isolation beds, opened three laboratories and doubled the number of burial teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/12/2014 15:16:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

175448

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that families with children are treated as a vulnerable group by energy companies.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	221924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>A new Strategy and Policy Statement, which Government consulted on last year makes it clear that helping vulnerable households is one of the Government’s strategic priorities to which Ofgem should have regard when carrying out its regulatory functions. The statement will replace the existing Social and Environmental Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electricity Market Authority, as recommended by the Ofgem Review of 2010-11.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 13:14:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

175449

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to support families with children who fall behind on payments to energy companies.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	221923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>This Government has implemented a range of measures to help vulnerable households reduce their energy bills, including colder weather payments and warm home discount.</p><p>For those customers who fall behind on payments, suppliers are obligated to take their ability to pay into account when setting a repayment plan. Some suppliers also provide special grants and services to help families. Further information is available free from the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:04:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

175696

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of families with children in (a) North West Durham constituency and (b) the UK who are currently in debt to their energy suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	222023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on how many families are in debt with their energy companies.</p><p>Ofgem closely monitors domestic energy suppliers’ performance and publishes information in relation to debt owed by domestic electricity and gas account holders in Great Britain, but they do not publish data relating to families with children or constituency areas. At the end of 2013, latest data available, 1.5 million domestic electricity account holders and 1.4 million domestic gas accounts holders were in debt to their energy supplier:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/92186/annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/92186/annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf</a>.</p><p><em>(Ofgem’s Domestic Suppliers’ Social Obligations: 2013 Annual Report)</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 13:20:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf title Domestic Suppliers Social Obligations: 2013 Report
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

176225

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2015
	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 Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress she has made on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	907211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Lady to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon Member for Glasgow North East.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 28/01/2015 15:26:20 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

178814

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to increase apprenticeship places and support small businesses through greater use of government procurement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	907598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Under the industrial strategy, we encourage a long term approach to procurement, including training and apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Twickenham answering member printed Vince Cable question first answered 12/02/2015 14:58:36 answering member 207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

348904

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Academies were rated as requires improvement or worse by Ofsted at their last inspection.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	1359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/06/2015 15:34:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

443265

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had in the Council of the EU as part of negotiations on the UK's membership of the EU on free movement of people in the EU and access to in-work benefits.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	902980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is negotiating reform of the EU and a new relationship for Britain with the EU to fix the aspects of our membership that cause so much frustration in Britain. Following a substantive and constructive discussion at the December European Council, Member States agreed to work toward ‘mutually satisfactory solutions’ at the February European Council.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 12/01/2016 17:21:55 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

446730

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	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	Minimum Wage: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on cases in which workers do not receive compensation awarded by an employment tribunal because the companies which were paying them less than the national minimum wage have moved into voluntary liquidation.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	903245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government is committed to the effective enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and will take tough action where employers are found to have underpaid their staff. BIS Ministers regularly discuss issues of enforcement with colleagues in other relevant Departments to ensure the system is effective.</p><br /><p>Ensuring employees get the money they are owed is a priority. Where employees are owed monies but their employer has gone in to liquidation, they are entitled to claim for the difference between their rate of pay and the NMW, through the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service (RPS). The RPS will consider these claims and make payments, within certain statutory limits, to employees.</p><br /><p>The Government has also taken action to strengthen the enforcement powers available for NMW breaches, including ensuring that every criminal breach of the NMW Act is considered for Director Disqualification.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/01/2016 13:46:03 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass