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384961

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2015
	date	23/06/2015
	date tabled	23/06/2015
	ddp created	23/06/2015 21:33:14
	ddp modified	30/06/2015 11:18:02
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Colombia: Human Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	3813
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	30/06/2015 10:46:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart on human rights abuses of workers of the Esbarbosa ESP water and other services company in Colombia.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 3813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3813
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We will raise this case with the Colombian Embassy. Human rights continue to form an integral part of our dialogue with the Colombian government. Our Embassy in Bogota meets regularly with non-govermental organisations and trade unions and, as appropriate, raises our concerns with the Colombian government. On 5 June, our Ambassador met trade unionists who came to Colombia in a delegation lead by Justice for Colombia.</p> question first answered 30/06/2015 10:46:09
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

384963

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2015
	date	23/06/2015
	date tabled	23/06/2015
	ddp created	23/06/2015 21:33:15
	ddp modified	30/06/2015 14:04:02
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Colombia: Human Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	3721
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	30/06/2015 13:32:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason Colombia was included in his Department's Human Rights and Democracy Report 2014, as a country of concern; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 3721
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3721
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Colombia was first included in the Human Rights and Democracy Report as a “Country of Concern” in 2001, primarily due to human rights abuses perpetrated by state and non-state actors involved in the ongoing internal conflict. <br><br>The Colombian government has committed to improving the human rights situation and has made some progress, for example through the creation of the National Protection Unit (NPU). However, significant challenges remain, not least in the number of threats to human rights defenders. President Santos has stated that the most effective way to improve human rights in the country is to make progress on a negotiated peace settlement and we strongly support the efforts of the negotiating team in Havana to achieve this objective.</p><p> </p> question first answered 30/06/2015 13:32:23
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

387148

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2015
	date	29/06/2015
	date tabled	29/06/2015
	ddp created	02/07/2015 11:00:08
	ddp modified	02/07/2015 12:41:03
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	FIFA: Corruption
	house id	1
	identifier	900707
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	02/07/2015 12:09:59
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, What recent discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office on alleged corruption within FIFA.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 900707
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900707
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to discuss a variety of issues. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s policy to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p>However, the SFO has assured me that it is actively reviewing material relating to the allegations, although it is not possible for me to go into detail nor is it appropriate for me to speculate on the possibility of a UK investigation. The SFO will consider whether there has been offending within our jurisdiction. The SFO also assists its counterparts overseas when appropriate, and by international convention it would not comment on such matters.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/07/2015 12:09:59
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

389288

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2015
	date	13/07/2015
	date tabled	13/07/2015
	ddp created	13/07/2015 23:24:25
	ddp modified	16/07/2015 17:17:02
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	6684
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/07/2015 16:45:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff have been employed in HM Courts and Tribunals Service to deliver fine and compensation enforcement orders in each of the last five years.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 6684
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6684
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) in the area of enforcement of the payments of fines in each of the last five years is set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of staff (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2010</p></td><td><p>1541.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2011</p></td><td><p>1819.87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2012</p></td><td><p>1513.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2013</p></td><td><p>1382.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2014</p></td><td><p>1346.23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Enforcement as a separate HMCTS function was not created until June 2011. For data purposes prior to that date, the business code name and hierarchy information has been used to identify staff who work in enforcement.</p><p> </p><p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay.</p> question first answered 16/07/2015 16:45:49
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

389289

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2015
	date	13/07/2015
	date tabled	13/07/2015
	ddp created	13/07/2015 23:24:26
	ddp modified	04/08/2015 12:23:02
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	identifier	6685
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	04/08/2015 11:51:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department plans to spend on the Compliance and Enforcement Service project in the next year.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 6685
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6685
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Project Spend forecasted for 2015/16 is £6.1m.</p> question first answered 04/08/2015 11:51:44
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

389290

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2015
	date	13/07/2015
	date tabled	13/07/2015
	ddp created	13/07/2015 23:24:27
	ddp modified	21/07/2015 15:16:02
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	identifier	6686
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/07/2015 14:44:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the successful bidder for the Compliance and Enforcement Service contract will have access to personal data held on defaulters by HM Revenue and Customs and |the Department for Work and Pensions.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 6686
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6686
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Section 27 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 provides for the disclosure of personal information held by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions to facilitate the collection of fines and impositions by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service or a third party supplier of Compliance and Enforcement Services.</p><p> </p><p>Any provider of Compliance and Enforcement Services requiring access to this data would need to enter into their own access agreements with the relevant Government Departments.</p> question first answered 21/07/2015 14:44:56
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

389291

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2015
	date	13/07/2015
	date tabled	13/07/2015
	ddp created	13/07/2015 23:24:28
	ddp modified	16/07/2015 17:24:02
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	identifier	6687
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/07/2015 16:52:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the collection rates for (a) fines, (b) penalties and (c) confiscation orders have been in each of the last five years.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 6687
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6687
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last four years. The amount of money collected has risen from £290m at the end of 2013/14 to a record of £310 million at the end of 2014/15. This is an increase of £20m (7%) in cash collection of financial impositions (excluding confiscation) compared to that collected in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the percentage of the value of fines that had been collected, cancelled or remained outstanding at the end of each of the last four financial years. This data is not available before April 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Collected Against Impositions in Period</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cancelled Impositions in Period</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This includes accounts that were not due to be paid by the end of the period specified (either because they were imposed close to the end of the year or because they had payment timescales set by the courts for beyond the end of the financial year) and those that were being paid by instalments on agreed payment plans. Many of these impositions will have been paid since the end of the financial years stated.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘accounts cancelled’ percentage includes both administrative and legal cancellations. It is not possible to split the figures between the two types of cancellation.</p><p> </p><p>Administrative cancellations only take place in certain circumstances and after all attempts to collect the amount outstanding have been made. These circumstances include where the offender has died, where they have emigrated with no prospect of return, where the offender has been sent to a mental institution for 12 months or more or where the offender cannot be traced and there has been at least 12 months from the point of imposition. It should be noted that administrative cancellations can be re-instated if the prospects of recovery improve (where, for example, a new address is found).</p><p> </p><p>Legal cancellations occur after the case has been reconsidered by a judge or magistrate and further evidence has been presented. Legal cancellations can be as a result of a successful appeal, a change in financial circumstances of the offender or a committal to prison for non payment.</p><p> </p><p>We do not record ‘collection rate’ figures for Confiscation orders and fixed penalties.</p> question first answered 16/07/2015 16:52:47
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

416825

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/09/2015
	date	04/09/2015
	date tabled	04/09/2015
	ddp created	04/09/2015 18:40:46
	ddp modified	14/09/2015 15:29:02
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Underpayments
	house id	1
	identifier	8860
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/09/2015 14:57:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment of the national minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs in cases where the investigation began on or after 1 October 2013; how many of those employers have successfully appealed against being named and shamed; and how many such employers have been named and shamed to date.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 8860
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8860
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has named 285 employers to date, and there have been 16 successful appeals. HMRC has issued 791 Notices of Underpayment (NoU) since 1 October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The criteria on which appeals against naming are considered are that it would not be in the public interest, it would be a national security issue, or that the employer or their family would suffer personal harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Not all employers who are issued an NoU since 1 October 2013 will be named. Employers must have owed arrears of over £100. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) also only names employers who have paid back all of the arrears owed – if, following the issue of an NoU, the employer has yet to complete a schedule of payment of arrears to their workers, has challenged the NoU, or is being taken to court to recover arrears that remain unpaid, their details will not be passed to BIS for naming.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 14/09/2015 14:57:49
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

416826

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/09/2015
	date	04/09/2015
	date tabled	04/09/2015
	ddp created	04/09/2015 18:40:47
	ddp modified	14/09/2015 15:17:05
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	8859
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/09/2015 14:45:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers have taken advantage of the national minimum wage campaign announced on 30 July to self-report their non-compliance with the national minimum wage; how many workers have been identified as having been underpaid by these employers; and what the total sum is of underpayments involved.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 8859
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8859
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage campaign launched on 29 July 2015. Information on the number of employers, workers covered and total arrears identified through the campaign will be made available when details for each voluntary disclosure have been finalised.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 14/09/2015 14:45:25
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

416827

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/09/2015
	date	04/09/2015
	date tabled	04/09/2015
	ddp created	04/09/2015 18:40:48
	ddp modified	14/09/2015 15:18:02
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	8858
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/09/2015 14:47:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the level of expenditure was on enforcement of the national minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and what the final budget is for such expenditure in 2015-16.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 8858
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8858
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s budget for HMRC’s enforcement of the National Minimum Wage has been:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) 2013-14 – £8.3m</p><p> </p><p>(b) 2014-15 – £9.2m</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The budget for 2015-16 was raised to £12.2m, and following an additional £1m announced in the Summer Budget, is now £13.2m.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 14/09/2015 14:47:00
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens