The Deregulation Bill and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, both currently before Parliament, contain a number of proposals relating to insolvency which will amend the Insolvency Act 1986. Amongst these proposals are: deregulatory and Red Tape Challenge measures aimed at reducing unnecessary regulations and costs in insolvency proceedings; measures to strengthen and improve confidence in the insolvency practitioner regulatory regime; measures aimed at improving creditor redress where company directors are culpable for debts; and a reserve power to make regulations relating to pre-pack administrations.<\/p>
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I have also laid a statutory instrument which will amend the creditor petition bankruptcy limit as set out in the Insolvency Act.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pension payments to retired civil servants have been (a) missed and (b) delayed by MyCSP, in each month since September 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of the data provided by the Electoral Commission on the 2014 Electoral Registers used for the implementation of Individual Electoral Registration.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much mortgage interest relief for private landlords was worth and how many recipients there were, in each of the last five years; and if he will estimate how much that relief will be worth and how many such recipients there will be in each of the next five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Section 660a cases brought to tribunal led to (a) prosecution, (b) acquittal and (c) out of court settlements in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223221/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) is a delegated bargaining unit so conducts its own negotiations with Trade Unions.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The ICO submitted a pay proposal to HMT to remove pay progression in accordance with the civil service pay guidance to remove pay progression by 2015-16. Pay progression is only available to staff in the development zone.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> HMT Ministers have agreed to provide pay flexibility outside the cap on public sector pay settlements with the ICO to remove pay progression.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what interventions his Department have made in relation to the latest pay remit for staff at the Information Commissioner's Office.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BN66 cases brought to tribunal led to (a) prosecution, (b) acquittal and (c) out of court settlements in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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