Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1540860

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the provisions of the Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022 enabling people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to receive fast-tracked access to disability benefits such as Personal Independent Payments will come into effect.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	82293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill received Royal Assent on 25<sup>th</sup> October 2022 and the Government will implement it as soon as is practicable.</p><p>The Act will enable people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to get fast-tracked access to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). Similar changes were made to the definition of end of life used in Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:49:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

805517

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Burial: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will meet with Cabinet colleagues to discuss the merits of removing child burial fees in England in line with policy in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	902839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>I recognise the distress caused to families when organising a funeral for a child. I pay tribute to members who have campaigned on this important issue, particularly the honourable lady for Swansea East.</p><p>We are making it easier for parents to apply for financial support under the Funeral Expenses Payment Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 13/12/2017 16:58:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

631074

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many of those apprentices subsequently secured a job within the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	52048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of apprenticeships to have started in each of the last five years can be found in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of apprenticeships started</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Start year</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of apprentices made permanent in each of the last five years can be found in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of apprentices made permanent</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Start year</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tables 1 and 2 are not directly comparable. Apprentices can take around 18 months to complete their training and have the option to go on to pursue further higher level apprenticeship qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>Of the apprentices starting in the period since April 2015, 52% are still currently apprentices, 26% have been provided permanent roles within HMT and 22% have left the organisation. Of those leaving the organisation, some of these will not have completed their apprenticeship and some of these will have gone on to other roles within the Civil Service. However, we do not hold full information on how many are currently permanent employees within the civil service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/11/2016 15:02:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

173157

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints received by HM Revenue and Customs regarding non-payment of the national minimum wage by domiciliary care providers in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 led to formal investigations being carried out.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	220466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH and, in addition, collate and analyse data from various sources to identify employers more likely not to be paying National Minimum Wage and undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, some complaints may not lead to the commencement of an investigation. This might be due to incomplete information being provided, or the worker subsequently wishing to withdraw their complaint. Similarly, multiple complaints about the same employer would only be recorded under one investigation. Therefore HMRC do not record statistics by complaints received, but by investigations completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I therefore refer my honourable friend to the answer provided to him on 17 October 2014; UIN 209191.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220435 question first answered 19/01/2015 17:49:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

173158

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were received by HM Revenue and Customs regarding non-payment of the national minimum wage by domiciliary care providers in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	220435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH and, in addition, collate and analyse data from various sources to identify employers more likely not to be paying National Minimum Wage and undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, some complaints may not lead to the commencement of an investigation. This might be due to incomplete information being provided, or the worker subsequently wishing to withdraw their complaint. Similarly, multiple complaints about the same employer would only be recorded under one investigation. Therefore HMRC do not record statistics by complaints received, but by investigations completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I therefore refer my honourable friend to the answer provided to him on 17 October 2014; UIN 209191.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220466 question first answered 19/01/2015 17:49:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91696

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many home care providers were investigated by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last four years; and what proportion of those providers was found not to be paying the national minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of employers in the home care sector over the past four years where HMRC have commenced and completed investigations. It also shows the percentage of instances where employers were found to be non-complaint with NMW legislation as a result of these investigations. <ins></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Investigations</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/10/2014 13:16:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

797852

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged 65 or over paid income tax at the (a) higher and (b) additional rate in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	116759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>An estimate of numbers of taxpayers aged 65 or over who are liable at the higher or additional rates of tax in the year 2014-15 are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>2014-15: income taxpayers liable at higher or additional rates of tax</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of individuals (Thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Higher Rate</p></td><td><p>Additional Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 and over</p></td><td><p>506</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/12/2017 16:10:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708431

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Investment: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who are certified as high net worth investors have made a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service about being advised to invest in a non-mainstream pooled investment in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	66530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), who are operationally independent from Government. The questions have been passed to the FOS. The FOS will reply directly to Alex Cunningham MP by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 66531 question first answered 09/03/2017 10:39:43 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

708432

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Investment: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been certified by a financial adviser as sophisticated investors have made a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service about being advised to invest in an inappropriate non-mainstream pooled investment in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	66531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), who are operationally independent from Government. The questions have been passed to the FOS. The FOS will reply directly to Alex Cunningham MP by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 66530 question first answered 09/03/2017 10:39:44 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

100311

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the national minimum wage arrears identified in the social care sector by HM Revenue and Customs in the findings of its social care evaluation of November 2013 have been recovered and paid to the workers affected.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	211605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not keep data in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested on the amount of arrears paid or not paid to workers. HMRC contacts every employer whom they find has paid workers below the National Minimum Wage to confirm that they have paid the identified arrears to the workers. In addition, where it has found arrears for five or fewer workers it will contact all the workers to confirm payment by the employer. In cases involving arrears for more than five workers it will contact a minimum sample of five workers to confirm payment by the employer. HMRC will pursue non-payment of arrears through civil recovery action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline and will always investigate any case of possible National Minimum Wage abuse. Therefore there will always be variation in the number of cases investigated within specific sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 211547 211653 question first answered 03/11/2014 15:22:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham