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170297

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Scottish Power
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

226219

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Mark Jenner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the decision to send Mark Jenner of the Special Demonstration Squad into a covert long-term surveillance operation in the 1990s was approved by (a) officials and (b) Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	226977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Home Secretary on 12 March 2015 at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-03-12/HCWS381/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-03-12/HCWS381/</a></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 16/03/2015 16:06:56 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

93253

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Mortality Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what average of mortality rates is due to (a) cardiovascular disease, (b) respiratory disease, (c) lung cancer and (d) breast cancer in (i) England and (ii) Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	210457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/10/2014 08:06:43 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 210457 ONS 347.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Mortality Rates
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

164115

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	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	Scottish Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how he plans to keep the people who lost money following the failure of firms involved in Scottish Power's cashback warranty scheme updated on progress on the review of whether there will be further investigations of that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	215591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The outcome and recommendations of the review have just been passed to me and I will need to consider them. Any enquiry into this matter may be by way of a publicly announced inspection or a confidential investigation. If a public inspection is to be carried out this will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/11/2014 15:22:25 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170296

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Scottish Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on implementing the findings of the original report compiled by the Office of Fair Trading and Department of Trade and Industry regarding the collapse of Scottish Power's Power Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Statutory investigations by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Business, Innovation and Skills) using Companies Act powers are confidential and their findings cannot be disclosed outside strict statutory gateways.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) did not directly investigate the collapse of Scottish Power’s Power Plan. In 2003 an investigation was undertaken by the OFT into the terms and conditions used in contracts with consumers purchasing goods under the PowerPlan scheme sold by Scottish Power plc. As a result a series of recommendations regarding those terms and conditions were made to the companies who operated the scheme, and I understand that the recommendations were implemented by the companies before they entered insolvency.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the OFT investigated the market for extended warranties in the UK in 2002 and, having found that competition in the market did not appear to be working effectively, referred the market to the Competition Commission (CC). Following the CC’s report in 2003, the DTI implemented the Supply of Extended Warranties on Domestic Electrical Goods Order which came into force in April 2005. The OFT undertook a further study of the market for extended warranties in 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 06/01/2015 17:15:43 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170298

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Scottish Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with his ministerial colleagues on what steps to take in response to allegations that Scottish Power mis-sold cashback warranties in the 1990s.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No meetings have been held between myself, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills or other ministerial colleagues concerning this matter. The Secretary of State and I have both met with the Insolvency Service for briefing on their conclusions following review of material submitted by liquidators of two companies involved in administering the cash-back warranty scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 12:11:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170299

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Scottish Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how he plans to keep the people who lost money following the failure of firms involved in Scottish Power's cash back warranty scheme updated on progress on the review of whether there will be a further investigation of that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investigations conducted under section 447 Companies Act 1985 are confidential, therefore it is not possible to announce whether or not such an investigation is taking place, or to report on the investigation outside of strict statutory gateways.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whether or not an investigation under section 432 Companies Act 1985 is being undertaken is something which can be announced, and I am able to confirm that such an investigation will not be commenced at this stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Because the liquidation of the companies involved in the scheme is still under way, I do not propose to make a public announcement about the outcome of any review. However the creditors of those companies will receive reports from the liquidators if they are to be paid further dividends.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 12:10:36 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170300

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Company Investigations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Insolvency Service plans to conduct any inquiries under sections 432 or 447 of the Companies Act 1985 in the next six months.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>For the financial year 2014-15 The Insolvency Service anticipates conducting between 140 and 160 investigations under section 447 Companies Act 1985. This is part of the normal function of the Insolvency Service so I can confirm that investigations will be conducted using this power in the next six months, though it is not possible to say how many.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The circumstances giving rise to an investigation using section 432 Companies Act 1985 are much less common, and I cannot at present state whether any such investigations will be commenced within the next six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 12:08:00 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

444900

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	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	Construction: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to tackle skills shortages in the construction industry.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	22526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Construction Skills Network estimates224,000 new construction jobs are set to be created throughout the UK in the next five years. This means that more than 44,000 jobs could be created every year for the next five years.</p><br /><p>According to CITB estimates, 19% of UK construction workers are aged 55+, and are set to retire in the next 10 years (406,000 people), creating equivalent replace demand.</p><br /><p>The Government has no estimate of the number of construction workers expected to leave the industry due to ill-health.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to significantly increasing the quantity and quality of all apprenticeships in England to 3 million starts by 2020; the construction industry will have an important part to play in achieving this target. Development of skilled labour can only be achieved with engagement of the industry. Construction employers in England are engaged in the Trailblazer process to develop apprenticeship standards that are fit for business, and we have announced a new apprenticeships levy which will put investment in training, and apprenticeships specifically, on a long-term, sustainable footing. CITB returned over £42m last year, supporting 18,500 first, second and third year construction apprentices.</p><br /><p>Initiatives, by the Construction Leadership Council, or through the CITB are seeking to encourage more young people into construction careers. This work includes the launch of the GO-Construct website and work with the National Careers Service and Construction Ambassadors for schools. The CITB has also developed a range of initiatives, working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, the Armed Forces resettlement service and Local Enterprise Partnerships, to encourage experienced individuals into the sector.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22527 22528 question first answered 25/01/2016 16:12:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

444901

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	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	Construction: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the amount of new entrant workers that will be needed in the construction industry to meet demand in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	22527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Construction Skills Network estimates224,000 new construction jobs are set to be created throughout the UK in the next five years. This means that more than 44,000 jobs could be created every year for the next five years.</p><br /><p>According to CITB estimates, 19% of UK construction workers are aged 55+, and are set to retire in the next 10 years (406,000 people), creating equivalent replace demand.</p><br /><p>The Government has no estimate of the number of construction workers expected to leave the industry due to ill-health.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to significantly increasing the quantity and quality of all apprenticeships in England to 3 million starts by 2020; the construction industry will have an important part to play in achieving this target. Development of skilled labour can only be achieved with engagement of the industry. Construction employers in England are engaged in the Trailblazer process to develop apprenticeship standards that are fit for business, and we have announced a new apprenticeships levy which will put investment in training, and apprenticeships specifically, on a long-term, sustainable footing. CITB returned over £42m last year, supporting 18,500 first, second and third year construction apprentices.</p><br /><p>Initiatives, by the Construction Leadership Council, or through the CITB are seeking to encourage more young people into construction careers. This work includes the launch of the GO-Construct website and work with the National Careers Service and Construction Ambassadors for schools. The CITB has also developed a range of initiatives, working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, the Armed Forces resettlement service and Local Enterprise Partnerships, to encourage experienced individuals into the sector.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22526 22528 question first answered 25/01/2016 16:12:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

444902

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	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	Construction: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of construction workers expected to leave that industry through (a) ill-health and (b) retirement in the next (i) five and (ii) 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	22528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Construction Skills Network estimates224,000 new construction jobs are set to be created throughout the UK in the next five years. This means that more than 44,000 jobs could be created every year for the next five years.</p><br /><p>According to CITB estimates, 19% of UK construction workers are aged 55+, and are set to retire in the next 10 years (406,000 people), creating equivalent replace demand.</p><br /><p>The Government has no estimate of the number of construction workers expected to leave the industry due to ill-health.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to significantly increasing the quantity and quality of all apprenticeships in England to 3 million starts by 2020; the construction industry will have an important part to play in achieving this target. Development of skilled labour can only be achieved with engagement of the industry. Construction employers in England are engaged in the Trailblazer process to develop apprenticeship standards that are fit for business, and we have announced a new apprenticeships levy which will put investment in training, and apprenticeships specifically, on a long-term, sustainable footing. CITB returned over £42m last year, supporting 18,500 first, second and third year construction apprentices.</p><br /><p>Initiatives, by the Construction Leadership Council, or through the CITB are seeking to encourage more young people into construction careers. This work includes the launch of the GO-Construct website and work with the National Careers Service and Construction Ambassadors for schools. The CITB has also developed a range of initiatives, working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, the Armed Forces resettlement service and Local Enterprise Partnerships, to encourage experienced individuals into the sector.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22526 22527 question first answered 25/01/2016 16:12:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

444908

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	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	Apprentices: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were undertaking a construction apprenticeship in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how many of those people are studying for an NVQ (a) Level 2 and (b) Level 3.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	22631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>There were 32,980 learners participating in Apprenticeships on the ‘Construction, Planning and the Built Environment’ Sector Subject Area (SSA) in the 2014/15 academic year, the most recent period for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>In the same period 26,300 Apprentices on the ‘Construction, Planning and Build Environment’ SSA participated in Level 2 NVQ component aims and 6,050 participated in Level 3 NVQ component aims.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/03/2016 15:38:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

449745

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	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	Construction: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts there were in each construction occupational area in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	25360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are categorised according to the Sector Subject Area of the apprenticeship, not the industry sector of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not produce forecasts for apprenticeship starts by Sector Subject Area. Apprenticeships are paid jobs and their availability is dependent on employers offering opportunities and hiring apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 25361 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:29:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

449746

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	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	Construction: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts his Department forecasts there will be in the construction sector for 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	25361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are categorised according to the Sector Subject Area of the apprenticeship, not the industry sector of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not produce forecasts for apprenticeship starts by Sector Subject Area. Apprenticeships are paid jobs and their availability is dependent on employers offering opportunities and hiring apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 25360 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:29:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

479486

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	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	Construction: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average length was of apprenticeships in the construction, planning and the built environment sector in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	31693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Estimates of the average length of Apprenticeships, overall and by Sector Subject Area, are published as a supplementary table (first link) to a Statistical First Release (second link). Latest published data in this table is for the 2013/14 academic year. Data for 2014/15 will be published at the same link in due course.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464924/apprenticeships-average-length-of-stay.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464924/apprenticeships-average-length-of-stay.xls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 31690 question first answered 24/03/2016 14:44:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

479487

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	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	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average length of time was that an apprentice stayed on an apprenticeship in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	31690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Estimates of the average length of Apprenticeships, overall and by Sector Subject Area, are published as a supplementary table (first link) to a Statistical First Release (second link). Latest published data in this table is for the 2013/14 academic year. Data for 2014/15 will be published at the same link in due course.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464924/apprenticeships-average-length-of-stay.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464924/apprenticeships-average-length-of-stay.xls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 31693 question first answered 24/03/2016 14:44:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

516923

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	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	Warranties: Compensation
	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 ensure that customers who were sold cashback warranties by PowerPlan and who did not receive their cash deposits having not claimed against those warranties receive compensation.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	904783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The liquidation of the companies involved in the cashback scheme is ongoing. The liquidators have the right to take action against the company if they consider the cashback scheme created an obligation to fund any liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>My hon. Friend from Grantham and Stamford is meeting the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group to discuss their findings shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/05/2016 16:49:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

517331

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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	Scottish Power: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to respond formally to (a) the recommendations relating to corporate dishonesty and regulatory failure and (b) other recommendations in the report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Scottish Power Cashback Mis-selling, published on 20 April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	36444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government notes the APPG’s report on Scottish Power and the PowerPlan Cashback Promise.</p><p>Two investigations have already been undertaken into the ‘cashback companies’ and Scottish Power. The first in 2002 was by the Office of Fair Trading, which made recommendations concerning the rules for customers to claim cashback and which the companies implemented. The second, in 2004, was by the Department of Trade and Industry under s447 of the Companies Act 1985. This investigation is confidential, and the findings are prevented by law from publication.</p><p>However it was concluded that there were no grounds for taking further action either against the companies, Scottish Power or the directors involved. This was reviewed again in 2014 when reports were received from the liquidators of the companies, but the position did not change. I can confirm that no new s447 investigation will be taking place.</p><p>The Government has no power to determine liability in this case and has no legal standing to intervene in what is a commercial claim by the liquidator of a limited company against Scottish Power. The liquidation of the companies involved in the scheme is still under way, and the creditors of those companies will receive reports from the liquidators if they are to be paid further dividends.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:20:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

91233

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	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	Construction: Subsistence Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many construction workers claimed subsistence allowances in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	208733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business Innovation and Skills does not hold this kind of information; subsistence allowances are a matter for the companies concerned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/10/2014 12:45:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 19766 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

422557

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	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	Housing: Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of wheelchair accessible (a) homes, (b) flats and (c) bungalows which will be built in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	12632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to understand the housing needs in their area. We expect them to work closely with key partners and their local communities in deciding what type of housing is needed.</p><p>National policy sets out clearly the need for local authorities to plan for the housing needs of all members of the community and that planning should encourage accessibility. The introduction of optional requirements for accessibility in the Building Regulations provides local authorities with the tools needed to ensure that new homes are accessible and that in particular the needs of disabled people are met.</p><p>At the same time as introducing these new optional requirements, we amended planning guidance to provide further advice on how they should be applied through local planning policy. We also published a data sheet setting out information and statistics on older and disabled peoples’ needs to act as a starting point for local authorities wishing to develop suitable policies.</p><p>An impact assessment supporting implementation of the Housing Standards Review estimated, for appraisal purposes, an indicative rate of construction of accessible housing in the period 2015 to 2025 - the impact assessment and accompanying documents can be found at the link below;</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-standards-review-final-implementation-impact-assessment.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2015 12:38:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

423233

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	Non-domestic Rates: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's proposed changes to business rates on (a) Liverpool Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool City Council, (c) the North West and (d) the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	13094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Liverpool City Council is forecast to collect £190 million in 2015/16, while for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Area the total forecast is £466 million. The 45 local authorities that comprise the North West are expected to collect £2,588 million in 2015/16.</p><p>The Government intends to move to 100% business rates retention for the local government sector across England by the end of this Parliament. As part of the new system, there will continue to be a redistribution of local tax revenue between authorities, with protections in place for authorities that might see their business rates income fall significantly. Over the coming months we will work with local government on the detail of these reforms.</p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 27/10/2015 16:30:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

436683

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	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	Private Rented Housing: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle landlords who knowingly rent out unsafe and substandard accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	19317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Through the Housing and Planning Bill we are taking measures to tackle rogue landlords who rent out sub-standard accommodation. Our proposals include a database of rogue landlords and property agents, introducing banning orders for serious or repeat offenders, a tougher fit and proper person test, extending Rent Repayment Orders and introducing civil penalties for offences such as failing to comply with an improvement notice or overcrowding a property<strong>. <br></strong><br>In addition, over the last Parliament, we made over £6.7 million available to local authorities to help them tackle rogue landlords in their areas. We have also invited 65 local authorities to bid for a share of a further £5 million funding to tackle rogue landlords and will be announcing successful schemes shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/12/2015 17:02:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

436684

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	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	Owner Occupation: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of young people who own their own home since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	19318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the number of first time buyers. Action taken in support of this Includes:</p><p>- extending the Right to Buy - which has supported council tenants into home ownership for decades - to housing association tenants. This will give another 1.3 million families the chance to purchase a home at right to buy level discounts;</p><p>- Help to Buy schemes, targeting those wanting to get onto the housing ladder with 80% of sales going to first time buyers, which have so far enabled over 130,000 families to purchase a home;</p><p>- launching, on 1 December 2015, the Help to Buy: ISA which will help first-time buyers save for their first deposit. The Government will top up savings by 25%, up to a maximum top-up of £3,000; and</p><p>- a £2.3 billion fund to deliver 200,000 Starter Homes by 2020, to be exclusively offered to first time buyers under 40 at a 20% discount on market value.</p><p>Information on housing tenure and the age of the household reference person in England, based on data from DCLG’s English Housing Survey, can be found (in Annex Table 1.4) at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469214/2013-14_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469214/2013-14_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/01/2016 14:54:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

447037

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	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	Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle racist and discriminating behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	23776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government deplores racism in all its forms and is determined to ensure everyone has the opportunity to get on in life free from harassment and fear.</p><p>50 years ago Britain introduced its first race equality legislation and in that time our country has undoubtedly become fairer. The Equality Act 2010 protects all individuals against racial and other forms of discrimination.</p><p>On 12 October 2015 a new Cross Government Hate Crime Action Plan was announced, to drive forward action against all forms of hate crime. This will be taken forward in partnership with communities to ensure we target the harm that hate crime causes. More broadly, my rt. hon. Friend, the Prime Minister has set out a series of ambitious government commitments to reduce racial inequalities by the end of the current Parliament in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2016 16:55:22 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

58219

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people registered for social housing in (a) Liverpool, (b) the North West and (c) England are non-UK nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	198910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 9 June 2014]</em></p><p>Information about the nationality of households on local authority waiting lists is not collected centrally. Last December we published statutory guidance for local authorities to ensure that – with the exception of Service personnel – only those with a well-established local residency and local association qualify for social housing. The guidance also encourages local authorities to consider how accurate and anonymised information on waiting list applicants and lettings outcomes could be routinely published, to strengthen public confidence in the fairness of their allocation scheme.</p><p>Information on social housing lettings is collected by the Department through the Continuous Recording of Lettings (CORE). In 2012/13, 92% of all new social housing (general and supported, social and affordable rents) lettings were to households where the lead tenant was a UK national. In Liverpool this was 91%. National data is published annually</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2012-to-march-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2012-to-march-2013</a>.</p><p>Ministers have been very clear that local authorities should ensure they have up-to-date information about prospective tenants' nationality and immigration status, in order to ascertain their eligibility for social housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 12/06/2014 15:42:55 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 243 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

58220

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Housing: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average house price was in (a) Liverpool, (b) the North West and (c) England in each year since 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	198912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on average house price in Liverpool and England are published in the Department's live tables 581 (mean, quarterly), 582 (median, quarterly), 585 (mean, annually) and 586 (median, annually) which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and-house-prices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and-house-prices</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 18 September 2012, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 32WS, my Department no longer publishes statistics by government office region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/06/2014 15:39:13 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 222 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

58221

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Regeneration: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will undertake an assessment of the effectiveness and progress of the Anfield regeneration project.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	198911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 9 June 2014]</em></p><p>This local regeneration project is being overseen by Liverpool City Council, and is not the responsibility of my Department.</p><p>This Government cancelled the last Administration's controversial Pathfinder programme and its top down targets.</p><p>Given my Department's quasi-judicial role in the planning process, it would not be appropriate to comment at this stage on any current or pending planning application.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/06/2014 14:07:50 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 143 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

599382

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who has responsibility for delivering the Northern Powerhouse.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	47977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse is a partnership between local civic and business leaders and the whole of government; all departments, therefore, have a responsibility to support its delivery. The Prime Minister appointed me as Minister for the Northern Powerhouse to help ensure the whole machinery of government gets behind the Northern Powerhouse as part of our efforts to build an economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 19/10/2016 14:41:18 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

652272

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Help to Buy Scheme: Liverpool City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many young people in Merseyside and Halton have benefited from the Government's Help to Buy scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	56135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan, Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Help to Buy: NewBuy schemes, the total number of homes sold under all three schemes total 183,795 in the UK, of which 5,343 are in Merseyside and Halton.</p><p>It is not possible to estimate how many of these homes have been sold to young people.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/12/2016 17:12:05 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

652405

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the levels of homelessness were in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) England in each year from 2010 to 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	56136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>Homelessness acceptances remain less than half the 2003-4 peak, but one person without a home is still one too many. That is why we have protected £315 million for local authority homelessness prevention funding, and secured £149 million central government funding in this Parliament.</p><p>We have a strong homelessness safety net, but we want to go further by putting prevention at the heart of our approach to tackling homelessness. That is why we are supporting Bob Blackman MP’s Private Members’ Bill. The Homelessness Reduction Bill will significantly reform England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>Homelessness statistics are recorded at a local authority level. Statistics for each of the last five years on statutory homelessness acceptances, homelessness prevention and relief and rough sleeping by each local authority in England are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/12/2016 15:51:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

90634

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football: Qatar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he met the Secretary General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy; and what plans he has for future meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	208222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>I have not met the Secretary General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy and do not currently have any plans for future meetings. However, the UK looks to maintain and build on its strong relations with Qatar.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/09/2014 09:16:27 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

423253

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Merseyside Police: Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effects of changes in the Merseyside Police mounted division on that forces' capacity to police football matches at Anfield and Goodison Park.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	13093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>I have had no such discussions. Policing outside of sports stadia is a matter for individual clubs and the local police to determine. My Department has responsibility for ensuring the safety of spectators inside of sports stadia.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 02/11/2015 18:19:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

513978

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many organisations have failed to register as data controllers with the Information Commissioner's Office under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	34619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 1998 requires every data controller who is processing personal information to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) unless they are exempt. The ICO’s website sets out the criteria for notification and provides guidance on the level of fee organisations should be paying. The ICO have also made it easier for organisations to notify and pay the fee by introducing online payments.</p><p>At the end of 2015/2016 there were 441,000 data controllers registered with the ICO, which generated a total income of £18.3 million. Due to the very broad range of exemptions from the need to notify, and because these exemptions do not need to be actively claimed, there is no recognised figure for the number of notifiable data controllers in the UK. It is for data controllers to seek registration; the ICO periodically reminds organisations of the requirement to notify.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 34620 question first answered 25/04/2016 08:37:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

513981

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations (a) his Department and (b) the Information Commissioner's Office have received on the failure of organisations to register as data controllers with the Information Commissioner's Office under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998; and what steps (i) his Department and (ii) the Information Commissioner's Office have taken to ensure that organisations (A) are compliant with such terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 and (B) pay their notification fees.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	34620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 1998 requires every data controller who is processing personal information to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) unless they are exempt. The ICO’s website sets out the criteria for notification and provides guidance on the level of fee organisations should be paying. The ICO have also made it easier for organisations to notify and pay the fee by introducing online payments.</p><p>At the end of 2015/2016 there were 441,000 data controllers registered with the ICO, which generated a total income of £18.3 million. Due to the very broad range of exemptions from the need to notify, and because these exemptions do not need to be actively claimed, there is no recognised figure for the number of notifiable data controllers in the UK. It is for data controllers to seek registration; the ICO periodically reminds organisations of the requirement to notify.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 34619 question first answered 25/04/2016 08:37:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

223933

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	University Technical Colleges: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons her Department's funding for a university technical college on the side of the former Anfield Comprehensive School was withdrawn.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	225671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>In August 2014, approval for the UTC Liverpool Engineering and Logistics project was withdrawn, and the associated funding cancelled. This decision was taken because the Universal Technical College project had made insufficient progress to give the Department for Education confidence that a good quality school would open and flourish. At the time of withdrawal of approval, the preferred location for the UTC was the former Anfield Comprehensive School site.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/03/2015 17:26:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

391194

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of technical education.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	901110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We will put in place clear professional and technical routes to employment, building on the work of the last parliament to ensure only high quality qualifications are approved for performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>For post-16 students we have introduced Tech Levels and Technical Certificates, all of which are backed by employers, trade or professional bodies and cover most practical careers. Employers will be involved in the delivery or assessment of all technical qualifications from September 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/07/2015 15:57:35 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

436734

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the National Funding Formula on (a) schools, (b) teachers and (c) pupils in Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	19389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to meeting our manifesto pledge to make school funding fairer. At the Spending Review we announced our intention to deliver this by introducing a National Funding Formula in 2017, so that the money we provide for schools is fairly matched to need. As we develop our plans we will consider the effect of the formula on all schools, and we will make sure change is introduced at a pace that is manageable for the sector. We will set out our detailed proposals and consult extensively in the new year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/12/2015 15:00:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

455298

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Work Experience
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the work experience provision for 14 to 19 year-olds in education.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	28474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>It is essential that we ensure young people leave school or college prepared for life in modern Britain. This will be achieved through a range of reforms, including improving the quality of existing qualifications and giving employers greater influence over the content of courses.</p><p>We ensure schools and colleges have the freedom and autonomy to decide how best to put in place work experience provision for 14-19 year olds. In August 2013 the government reformed the post-16 curriculum and funding system to incentivise education and training providers to offer high quality work experience to young people as part of 16-19 study programmes.</p><p>Work experience elements of study programmes and traineeships are now inspected and reported on as an integral part of the inspection of provision for 16-19 year olds (and up to age 24 for traineeships) against the Common Inspection Framework for Further Education and Skills 2015.</p><p>Our focus is on ensuring sufficient support is in place, and we have recently announced new funding for our careers strategy which will include continued funding for The Careers and Enterprise Company to help young people access the best advice and inspiration, for example by building on the national network of enterprise advisers to broker strong local links between schools, colleges and employers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/03/2016 15:09:35 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

47938

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools suspended pupils for (a) bullying and (b) cyber-bullying between 2004 and the latest date for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	196060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of schools that excluded one or more of their pupils for bullying since the 2004/05 academic year have been provided in the following table. Information on cyberbullying is not collected by the Department for Education.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>STATE-FUNDED PRIMARY, STATE-FUNDED SECONDARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>NUMBER OF SCHOOLS WITH AT LEAST ONE PUPIL RECEIVING A PERMANENT OR FIXED PERIOD EXCLUSION FOR BULLYING</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>England, 2004/05 - 2011/12 (7)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of schools with at least one pupil receiving a permanent exclusion for bullying</p></td><td><p>Number of schools with at least one pupil receiving a fixed period exclusion for bullying</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>2,321</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06<sup>8</sup></p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>2,152</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>1,871</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1,666</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1,587</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Source: Termly Exclusions Survey and School Census</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(1) Includes middle schools as deemed.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(2) Includes all primary academies, including free schools.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(3) Figures relating to permanent exclusions include data for both city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all through academies and free schools. Information is as reported by schools.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(4) Figures relating to fixed period exclusions include city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including all through academies and free schools. Information on fixed period exclusions was collected from city technology colleges and academies for the first time in 2005/06.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(5) Figures for permanent exclusions include maintained special schools, non-maintained special schools and special academies. Excludes general hospital schools.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(6) Figures for fixed period exclusions include maintained special schools and special academies. Non maintained special schools are included from 2006/07. Excludes general hospital schools.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(7) Figures relating to permanent exclusions for the years 2004/05 to 2009/10 are estimates based on incomplete pupil-level data.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(8) In 2005/06 only secondary schools returned fixed period exclusions, therefore, figures for this year are not comparable to other years.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>.. Not available</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

50022

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his Department's policy to record the number of pupils who are (a) suspended and (b) expelled for cyber-bullying.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	197778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>We have no plans to collect specific data on the number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions or permanent exclusions for cyberbullying.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not distinguish between different forms of bullying. The Department already collects data on exclusions for bullying, which would include cyberbullying, as set out in the reply given to the hon. Member on 28 April 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 558W, on pupil exclusions: bullying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

58218

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in (a) infant schools, (b) junior schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) sixth form colleges in (i) Liverpool, (ii) the North West and (iii) England are non-UK nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	198909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information on the nationality of pupils and students.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 09/06/2014 13:32:37 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

641231

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils are registered with (a) high and complex needs and (b) special educational needs in (i) Liverpool and (ii) Liverpool Walton.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	53870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of pupils with special educational needs, based on where the pupil attends school, January 2016, England (1) (2)</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total pupils</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Pupils with statement or EHC plan (3)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Pupils on SEN support</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total pupils with SEN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>% (4)</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>% (4)</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>% (4)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ENGLAND</p></td><td><p>8,559,540</p></td><td><p>236,806</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>991,981</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>1,228,787</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool local authority</p></td><td><p>71,183</p></td><td><p>1,702</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>10,777</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td><td><p>12,479</p></td><td><p>17.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool Walton constituency</p></td><td><p>16,473</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2,852</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td><td><p>3,319</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: School Census</em></p><p> </p><p>(1) Includes maintained and direct grant nursery schools, maintained primary and secondary schools, city technology colleges, primary and secondary academies including free schools, special schools, special academies including free schools, pupil referral units, general hospital schools, alternative provision academies including free schools and independent schools.</p><p>(2) Includes pupils who are sole or dual main registrations.</p><p>(3) Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans were introduced from September 2014 as part of a range of SEND reforms.</p><p>(4) Expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in all schools.</p><p>Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 28/11/2016 16:16:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

652426

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Liverpool City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the potential effect on European structural funding in Merseyside and Halton of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	56141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of ensuring regions and organisations have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure from the European Union. At the same time, we are keen to use the opportunities that departure presents to set our own priorities. The Chancellor has announced that the Treasury will guarantee structural and investment fund bids which are signed before the UK leaves the EU. This includes funding for projects agreed after the Autumn Statement, if they represent good value for money, and if they are in line with the government’s strategic priorities, even if these projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. <br><br>Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, the government will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest, while ensuring appropriate certainty.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 12/12/2016 16:25:08 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

596170

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward investment in (a) Liverpool, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	46862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not publish figures below the UK regional level. However, DIT has published regional figures for 2011/12 to 2015/16 which can be located via the link below to the relevant section on the Gov.UK website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-uk-region-201011-to-201415" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-uk-region-201011-to-201415</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier grouped question UIN 46863 question first answered 14/10/2016 13:47:03 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

596171

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Liverpool City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what levels of investment have been received into the Liverpool City Region in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	46863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not publish figures below the UK regional level. However, DIT has published regional figures for 2011/12 to 2015/16 which can be located via the link below to the relevant section on the Gov.UK website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-uk-region-201011-to-201415" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-uk-region-201011-to-201415</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier grouped question UIN 46862 question first answered 14/10/2016 13:47:03 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

422711

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that all railway stations in (a) Liverpool Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool City region and (c) England and Wales are wheelchair accessible.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	12700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Whenever the rail industry carries out infrastructure work at stations it is required to meet the latest UK and EU accessibility standards.</p><br /><p>We have also extended the Access for All programme, which will have provided step free access at over 200 stations by 2019. In Liverpool Walton both Fazkerley and Orrel Park have been completed. In the wider Liverpool City area Liverpool Central, Sandhills, Birkenhead North, Formby, Hooton, Meols and Waterloo have also been included in the programme.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2015 10:28:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

598314

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	River Mersey: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will produce a cost impact assessment for users of the new Mersey Gateway.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	47715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Mersey Gateway Bridge scheme is being promoted by Halton Borough Council and it is for them to justify the costs for users of the new bridge. A range of discounts will be available for frequent users of the crossing.</p><p> </p><p>In approving the scheme the Government considered the case for change, the economic case, and that the scheme is viable, affordable and achievable. In line with other estuarial crossings, and as there will be improved travel across the Mersey, users are expected to part fund the infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/10/2016 08:30:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

686226

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of consultants working on High Speed 2.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	63535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd element of consultancy expenditure, as defined by the Cabinet Office, is not readily available in the format requested and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As defined by the Cabinet Office, the Department for Transport (High Speed Rail Group) expenditure on consultancy (i.e. provision of advice) on High Speed 2 for the period April 2011 to March 2016 was £29.7m.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2017 09:25:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

686227

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of High Speed 2.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	63545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Spending Review in late 2015 agreed a funding envelope of £55.7 billion (2015 prices) for the delivery of High Speed 2 (HS2). I am committed to managing the cost of HS2 and ensuring maximum value for the taxpayer, and delivering within the funding available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/02/2017 09:30:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

76921

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met the traffic commissioners to discuss safety standard adherence by bus or coach companies.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	204709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and his Ministerial colleagues have periodic meetings with the Senior Traffic Commissioner to discuss a range of issues. The Secretary of State last met with the Senior Traffic Commissioner on 8 July this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 16:32:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram