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346998

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Daycare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to extend free childcare for working parents.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government will increase the amount of free childcare available to working parents of three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours per week in 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/06/2015 11:37:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

346999

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Daycare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of the proposal to extend free childcare to 30 hours per week to working parents.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The cost of the new childcare entitlement of 30 hours per week for working families will be considered as part of the normal Budget and Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 89 question first answered 02/06/2015 11:39:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347017

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to simplify the tax system for small businesses and the self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2015, the government announced that it would modernise the tax system by introducing digital tax accounts for everyone by the end of this Parliament. Self-Assessment for small businesses will operate through digital tax accounts with the UK’s five million small businesses having access to a secure digital tax account by early 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The government will publish, by the end of this year, a roadmap setting out proposed changes to modernise the tax system, making it easier for all customers to manage their affairs online and pay the right tax at the right time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will also simplify the tax system specifically for the self-employed, by abolishing Class 2 National Insurance contributions (NICs) and consulting on introducing a new contributory benefit test into Class 4 NICs.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/06/2015 09:48:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347039

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from the Police Federation on the effect of changes in spending on the police.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Police Federation of England and Wales has put its views on the reductions to central Government funding of policing into the public domain. Home Office Ministers regularly meet representatives of the Police Federation and other policing partners to discuss a wide range of issues, including police funding. We will continue to engage with police officers and staff to ensure that their views help to shape the future of policing.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347041

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Stations: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations in (a) Sheffield, Heeley constituency and (b) Sheffield have closed since 2010; and how many such stations will close next year.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally, but is available from police forces. In January South Yorkshire police published data on station closures which had been requested under Freedom of Information legislation www.southyorks.police.uk. Decisions about the most effective use of available resources, including the numbers and operating hours of police stations, are a matter for the Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable locally, tailored to the needs of the local community.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/06/2015 14:07:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347042

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Orgreave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on an inquiry into the events of Orgreave in 1984; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any recent representations. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has completed an assessment of matters arising from the policing of events at Orgreave in 1984 and made decisions about whether any matters should be investigated. Having considered legal advice, the IPCC has decided not to publish the decision at this stage. As the IPCC is an independent organisation the Government has no control or influence over the date of publication of its findings. It would be premature to decide whether any further investigation is necessary in advance of publication of the IPCC’s decision.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 180 question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347044

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Orgreave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for an inquiry into the events of Orgreave in 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any recent representations. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has completed an assessment of matters arising from the policing of events at Orgreave in 1984 and made decisions about whether any matters should be investigated. Having considered legal advice, the IPCC has decided not to publish the decision at this stage. As the IPCC is an independent organisation the Government has no control or influence over the date of publication of its findings. It would be premature to decide whether any further investigation is necessary in advance of publication of the IPCC’s decision.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 179 question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347053

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on compulsory redundancies in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Compulsory redundancies are normally only made as a last resort by National Health Service employers. In order to make best use of public money and to retain valuable skills and knowledge within the NHS, organisations will initially consider a range of alternatives to help reduce the number of compulsory redundancies. This may include cutting vacant posts and seeking volunteers. Organisations may also run a voluntary severance scheme to free up posts into which staff who would otherwise be redundant could be re-deployed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Staff are not entitled to a redundancy payment if they unreasonably refuse either to apply for, or accept, suitable alternative employment within their own or other NHS employer; or where they obtain suitable alternative employment with the same or another NHS employer within four weeks of their termination date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New NHS redundancy terms came in to effect on 1 April 2015 and include limiting payments to a maximum of £160,000 for employees earning £80,000 or more and who have at least 24 years of service. The Government announced plans in the Queen’s speech to legislate to put an end to taxpayer funded six figure redundancy payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/06/2015 15:30:53 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347059

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Department of Health: International Tax and Investment Center
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with (i) Dave Hartnett and (ii) representatives from the International Tax and Investment Centre since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of Health Ministers’ meetings are available to view online at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on any meetings with any Departmental officials since 2012 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/06/2015 13:42:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347065

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Burmese authorities about the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the situation of the Rohingya. They continue to suffer severe restrictions on their freedom of movement, on their access to livelihoods, schools, healthcare and places of worship. The UN and other agencies continue to struggle to gain unhindered humanitarian access in Rakhine State. Burma’s refusal to recognise citizenship claims of the Rohingya has compounded the denial of the most basic rights. <br><br>We have raised our concern at the situation of the Rohingya community in all of our recent Ministerial contacts with the Burmese government. Most recently, I asked the Burmese Ambassador in London to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 18 May to express our concern at the situation of Rohingya and the related migrant crisis in the Bay of Bengal. I urged Burma to take swift steps to deal with the humanitarian implications of the crisis, as well as the underlying causes in Rakhine.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/06/2015 16:02:52 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh