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57758

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) net and (b) gross administration charges for the national insurance pension scheme were in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	199014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions administers the national insurance pension scheme (State Retirement Pension) and fully recovers its administrative costs from the National Insurance Fund operated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The net cost to the Department of administering the national insurance pension scheme is therefore zero.</p><p>At the start of each financial year, costs are calculated on the basis of latest workload forecasts and the most recent audited unit costs. The amount to be recovered is then agreed with HMRC.</p><p>Costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund in relation to administration costs for the national insurance pension scheme were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Year Amount</p><p>£ millions</p><p>2007-08 504.5</p><p>2008-09 391.9</p><p>2009-10 390.3</p><p>2010-11 348.6</p><p>2011-12 221.6</p><p>2012-13 252.6</p><p>2013-14 246.9</p><p>2014-15 209.9</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2007 the charge was not calculated on a benefit by benefit basis and therefore we do not hold any details of costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund relating specifically to the national insurance pension scheme.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/06/2014 15:37:05 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

46958

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of whether there is a correlation between the price of (a) petrol and (b) diesel and the levels of traffic accidents and car journeys in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	195182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department's modelling and appraisal guidance contains values to be used by transport modellers for realism testing for models (WebTAG unit M2 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275597/webtag-tag-unit-m2-variable-demand-modelling.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275597/webtag-tag-unit-m2-variable-demand-modelling.pdf</a>, see paragraph 6.4.14). The guidance on fuel cost elasticity is set at a decrease of 0.3% in traffic for a 1% increase in fuel cost. This value is based on a number of independent studies of transport demand. This is the value used in the National Transport Model and published in Road Transport Forecasts 2013 (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-transport-forecasts-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-transport-forecasts-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>paragraphs 1.34 and 1.35 on page 14). This refers to fuel cost generally, the Department does not have estimates for petrol and diesel separately.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have quantified estimates of the relationship between fuel cost and accidents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

43330

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the total cost to his Department has been of challenging the decision of the Information Commissioner on the publication of letters from HRH the Prince of Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	192074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>This case raises issues of constitutional significance, including upholding Parliament's intentions for the Freedom of Information regime and the Government's ability to protect information in the public interest. Litigation initiated by <em>The Guardian</em> newspaper has taken place over a four year period including hearings in the Upper Tribunal, the High Court, and the Court of Appeal. Eight government departments have had to work together on the Government's response, at a total cost of £274,481.16 (exc VAT). These costs encompass all costs billed by the Treasury Solicitor, including Counsels' fees and disbursements. If we are successful in the next stage of legal proceedings the Government would seek to recover a substantial proportion of these costs from the Guardian.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

46258

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Pathologists on the effects on human and animal safety of reductions in the number of national pathology laboratories from 14 to 7; and if he will publish the impact assessment produced by his Department on such a plan.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	194600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) and Defra have met with the Royal College of Pathologists, to discuss the new Surveillance model, on four separate occasions between September 2012 and the introduction of changes to the Surveillance model on 1 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>A formal impact assessment was not required for this work because it does not involve a change in regulation. Submission into the scanning surveillance system is a voluntary activity that has no regulatory aspect. However the ‘Changes to the delivery of Veterinary Scanning Surveillance in England and Wales, December 2013' document published on the AHVLA website does consider the impact of the changes, recognises that there are negative impacts (e.g. some farms will be further from an AHVLA Post Mortem facility) but concludes that these are outweighed by the benefit of having stronger national centres of excellence and a better coordinated network of support from private practices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48621

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent work her Department has undertaken with the Pakistani building and construction improvement programme to deliver sustainable safe stoves and hot water tanks in the remote Pakistani mountains.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	196747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has not undertaken any work with the Pakistani building and construction improvement programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49177

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will provide support to the Bright Green Energy Group for distributing solar energy systems to rural communities in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	197344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID recognises the important role that the private sector plays in developing and delivering products to increase access to energy in poor countries. DFID make funding available to energy in Africa. This includes the Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Change (REACT) window of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48623

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research support her Department provides on the potential effect of climate change on sustainability of agriculture in the Peruvian Altiplano.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	196788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID supports international agricultural research through a number of channels. For example, it is one of the largest funders of the CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership. The CGIAR undertakes research through its programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which includes a component that works with farmers in the Altiplano to understand their strategies for coping with climate variability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48511

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the comparative sustainability of sourced materials and manufacture of smart phones from (a) Apple, (b) Fairphone, (c) Huawei, (d) Lenovo, (e) LG Electornics, (f) Nokia and (g) Samsung in its role in promoting sustainable procurement policies across Government.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	196790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra has not undertaken a comparative assessment of mobile phones from these manufacturers, and does not provide procurement standards across Government or guidance specific to mobile phones.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

43152

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to restrict access to departmental meetings by lobbyists since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	191955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK. That transparency will be further extended by the recently enacted Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act, Part 1 of which will require consultant lobbyists that meet with Ministers and senior officials to declare their clients on a publicly available register.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48906

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any restrictions exist in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	196981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no longer any restrictions in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) previously restricted the movement of sheep in certain upland areas to prevent sheep with higher levels of contamination entering the food chain. Over time, controls were removed where the evidence showed they were no longer necessary. All remaining controls were lifted in Northern Ireland in 2000, in Scotland in 2010 and in Wales in 2012. Similarly, the final controls in England were lifted in 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the historic controls and the decision to remove restrictions can be found on the FSA website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/chernobyl/</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn