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654619

	answering body	Attorney General
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office regularly engage and cooperate with the Crown Office, Scotland’s Prosecution Service, and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of retaining good co-operation with European countries on prosecutions, and will continue to engage with the devolved Administrations to seek the best arrangement possible on leaving the EU.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

595367

	answering body	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government consulted on its reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and considered the responses it received from civil servants and others carefully. It held several meetings with unions during the consultation and then further meetings with unions that agreed to participate. An equalities impact assessment was published on 26 September alongside the Government’s consultation response.</p><p>The Government believes its proposed reforms will provide a firm foundation for the management of the Civil Service and its people for a generation. The new terms compare favourably with exit terms in the wider economy and will align the Civil Service Compensation Scheme with reforms across the public sector. It will support employers in managing their workforce and simplify the exit process while treating employees respectfully and fairly.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

595368

	answering body	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government consulted on its reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and considered the responses it received from civil servants and others carefully. It held several meetings with unions during the consultation and then further meetings with unions that agreed to participate. An equalities impact assessment was published on 26 September alongside the Government’s consultation response.</p><p>The Government believes its proposed reforms will provide a firm foundation for the management of the Civil Service and its people for a generation. The new terms compare favourably with exit terms in the wider economy and will align the Civil Service Compensation Scheme with reforms across the public sector. It will support employers in managing their workforce and simplify the exit process while treating employees respectfully and fairly.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

595369

	answering body	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government consulted on its reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and considered the responses it received from civil servants and others carefully. It held several meetings with unions during the consultation and then further meetings with unions that agreed to participate. An equalities impact assessment was published on 26 September alongside the Government’s consultation response.</p><p>The Government believes its proposed reforms will provide a firm foundation for the management of the Civil Service and its people for a generation. The new terms compare favourably with exit terms in the wider economy and will align the Civil Service Compensation Scheme with reforms across the public sector. It will support employers in managing their workforce and simplify the exit process while treating employees respectfully and fairly.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

479036

	answering body	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate funding for youth services according to local need, through the existing statutory duty (Education Act 2006, Section 507B). Government launched the Delivering Differently for Young People Programme to offer practical support to local authorities in exploring innovative and sustainable models for delivering youth services. Government continues to support the Centre for Youth Impact to work with youth organisations to undertake research to measure impact and demonstrate value to funders and commissioners. We are also committed to expanding National Citizen Service, which many youth sector organisations help to deliver. Government is taking new steps to encourage and enable social action. This includes a further £15m investment in the next phase of the Centre for Social Action. We want social action to become a lifelong habit.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

584157

	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government believes that it is essential that consumers get a fair deal and that falls in oil prices are passed on to lower retail prices.</p><p>The Department regularly meets retailers and their representatives, and closely monitors pump prices, publishing data regularly <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics</a>.</p><p>We do not believe that an independent body to monitor fuel pricing is necessary.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

596144

	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The proposals to reform the Energy Company Obligation scheme would increase support for low income and vulnerable households from £310 million to £450 million in 2017, with an intention to increase this to £640m each year from 2018 to 2022. Warm Home Discount provides further support to over 2 million low income and vulnerable households each year through a £140 energy bill rebate.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

631336

	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government has continuously engaged with this important sector and recognise the challenges it faces. Last week my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), myself and Ministerial colleagues in BEIS and HM Treasury met with representatives of the industry where we discussed the actions to take in order to maximise economic recovery of the UK Continental Shelf.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

632026

	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has now implemented all of the Wood Review recommendations and established the Oil and Gas Authority as a strong, independent regulator focused on maximising economic recovery of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). This in turn will help to drive investment and support jobs. The Oil and Gas Authority is working hard with industry to facilitate greater collaboration across the UKCS, increase efficiencies, and promote the industry in the UK and abroad.</p><p>In the last two Budgets, the Government has provided a £2.3bn package of support to ensure the UK has one of the most competitive oil and gas tax regimes in the world, protecting jobs and investment. As part of this, we have contributed £40 million to fund two new seismic campaigns to help encourage exploration activity. In addition, the Oil and Gas Authority recently published a new supply chain strategy and delivery plan to maximise the economic potential of the supply chain, anchor the service sector in the UK and improve the supply chain’s export potential.</p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

539738

	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>As part of its responsibility for maintaining the UK companies register, Companies House undertake some basic checks on companies during the incorporation process. The Government has no current plans to require additional processes and checks before registration.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House maintains statistics on the nature of the complaints it receives about alleged address fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House follows up on all complaints received about newly incorporated companies and works closely with law enforcement agencies where fraudulent activity is suspected. It is an offence under the Companies Act to submit false information to Companies House.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day