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170297

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Scottish Power
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

169012

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Altcourse Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the action plan produced by G4S on strategic weaknesses at HM Prison Altcourse.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	217817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service has received the action plan and will monitor its progress closely.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/12/2014 13:51:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

171309

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Altcourse Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the G4S strategic plan on HMP Altcourse that has been received by the National Offender Management Service.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	219177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are no plans to do so. The National Offender Management Service will monitor its progress closely.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2015 17:20:11 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170314

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Flanagan Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the contribution by the Exchequer Secretary, of 4 December 2014, Official Report, column 518, on the FCA redress scheme, if he will investigate the case of the Flanagan Group in Liverpool, Walton constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority is best placed to consider individual cases. As such, I have recently written to the FCA requesting that the cases raised in the debate on 4 December are considered as part of the wider lessons learnt exercise that the FCA will be undertaking shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/12/2014 17:32:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170445

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Christmas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies plan to spend on Christmas (a) cards, (b) postage, (c) parties and (d) decorations and trees in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has identified there is no planned expenditure set aside to fund Christmas cards, postage and parties in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For decorations and trees, as separately identified from our Facilities Management suppliers (EMCOR), there are no plans to purchase Christmas decorations or trees from them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Spend as identified from the Department’s non-departmental public bodies and its agencies is separately reported below:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Monitor’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christmas cards</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postage</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parties</p></td><td><p>£4,695.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decorations and trees</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£4,695.50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Public Health England confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christmas cards</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postage</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parties</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decorations and trees</p></td><td><p>200 (+vat)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£200 (+vat)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christmas cards</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postage</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parties</p></td><td><p>£1,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decorations and trees</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£1,556</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Human Tissue Authority’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below<strong>:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christmas cards</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postage</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parties</p></td><td><p>£1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decorations and trees</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£1,155</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 18/12/2014 17:12:13 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170298

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Scottish Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with his ministerial colleagues on what steps to take in response to allegations that Scottish Power mis-sold cashback warranties in the 1990s.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No meetings have been held between myself, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills or other ministerial colleagues concerning this matter. The Secretary of State and I have both met with the Insolvency Service for briefing on their conclusions following review of material submitted by liquidators of two companies involved in administering the cash-back warranty scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 12:11:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170299

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Scottish Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how he plans to keep the people who lost money following the failure of firms involved in Scottish Power's cash back warranty scheme updated on progress on the review of whether there will be a further investigation of that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investigations conducted under section 447 Companies Act 1985 are confidential, therefore it is not possible to announce whether or not such an investigation is taking place, or to report on the investigation outside of strict statutory gateways.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whether or not an investigation under section 432 Companies Act 1985 is being undertaken is something which can be announced, and I am able to confirm that such an investigation will not be commenced at this stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Because the liquidation of the companies involved in the scheme is still under way, I do not propose to make a public announcement about the outcome of any review. However the creditors of those companies will receive reports from the liquidators if they are to be paid further dividends.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 12:10:36 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

170300

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Company Investigations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Insolvency Service plans to conduct any inquiries under sections 432 or 447 of the Companies Act 1985 in the next six months.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>For the financial year 2014-15 The Insolvency Service anticipates conducting between 140 and 160 investigations under section 447 Companies Act 1985. This is part of the normal function of the Insolvency Service so I can confirm that investigations will be conducted using this power in the next six months, though it is not possible to say how many.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The circumstances giving rise to an investigation using section 432 Companies Act 1985 are much less common, and I cannot at present state whether any such investigations will be commenced within the next six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 12:08:00 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram