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42624

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the future use of the Post Office Card Account; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	191493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office card account (POca) contract expires in March 2015 with the possibility of a 2 year extension beyond that date. </p><p>The POca is a very simple account designed for the receipt of pensions and legacy benefits. It cannot be used for the payment of wages/salaries and does not offer transactional services such as direct debits so will not be suitable for the majority of working age claimants eligible for Universal Credit. </p><p>No decision has been made on the future of the POca but discussions are currently taking place between DWP, Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015 and any announcement on this matter will be made in due course.</p><p>Ministers and Officials have also met with relevant stakeholders, including the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters to discuss POca related issues. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191494 191495 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

42628

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the future use of the Post Office Card Account.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	191494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office card account (POca) contract expires in March 2015 with the possibility of a 2 year extension beyond that date. </p><p>The POca is a very simple account designed for the receipt of pensions and legacy benefits. It cannot be used for the payment of wages/salaries and does not offer transactional services such as direct debits so will not be suitable for the majority of working age claimants eligible for Universal Credit. </p><p>No decision has been made on the future of the POca but discussions are currently taking place between DWP, Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015 and any announcement on this matter will be made in due course.</p><p>Ministers and Officials have also met with relevant stakeholders, including the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters to discuss POca related issues. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191493 191495 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

42629

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Post Office Limited and (b) the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters on the future use of the Post Office Card Account.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	191495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office card account (POca) contract expires in March 2015 with the possibility of a 2 year extension beyond that date. </p><p>The POca is a very simple account designed for the receipt of pensions and legacy benefits. It cannot be used for the payment of wages/salaries and does not offer transactional services such as direct debits so will not be suitable for the majority of working age claimants eligible for Universal Credit. </p><p>No decision has been made on the future of the POca but discussions are currently taking place between DWP, Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015 and any announcement on this matter will be made in due course.</p><p>Ministers and Officials have also met with relevant stakeholders, including the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters to discuss POca related issues. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191493 191494 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

47118

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what category of investor Lansdowne Partners was with regard to the sale of Royal Mail.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	195611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All investors in Royal Mail - whether individuals or institutions - have a reasonable expectation of privacy: therefore we have not disclosed the names of specific investors and their involvement in the IPO process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

47657

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to increase or lower the level of fees in the employment tribunal system.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	195746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor is committed to reviewing the impact of the introduction of fees in the employment tribunals system. The Ministry of Justice is currently finalising arrangements for the timing and scope of this review, to enable the impacts to be properly assessed, and we will be making an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 196187 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

48104

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to carry out a review on its policy on fees in the employment tribunal system.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	196187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor is committed to reviewing the impact of the introduction of fees in the employment tribunals system. The Ministry of Justice is currently finalising arrangements for the timing and scope of this review, to enable the impacts to be properly assessed, and we will be making an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 195746 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

48116

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who made the decisions and on what basis were the decisions made on how many shares would go to each priority investor, each institutional investor and each retail investor in respect of the privatisation of Royal Mail.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	196282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government set the overall allocation policy with the aim of getting the right balance between longer-term, stable investors, retail investors and shorter-term investors who provide liquidity in the market.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations were made to a number of institutions who in the early stages of engagement were willing to place non-binding orders despite the risks attached to the IPO such as the industrial relations situation. These investors gave us confidence that there was sufficient demand to proceed with the IPO.</p><p> </p><p>We had nearly three-quarters of a million retail applications so their allocations were scaled back as they were for institutional investors. Given this high demand, Ministers decided to prioritise smaller investors and put in place a cut-off above £10,000 and give everyone below that the same number of shares. Around 95% of retail investors were allocated shares.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray