Of the three arrests made between 01 January 2017 and 31 March 2018 for fuel fraud, two were reported to the Public Prosecution Service in December 2018 while one remains under investigation pending report.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/15", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Lidington"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Aylesbury"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Lidington"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-15T17:35:36.963Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fuels: Tax Evasion"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136367 on Fuels: Tax Evasion, whether any legal action followed those arrests.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Londonderry"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"} ], "uin" : "139991"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/942622", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/942622/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Bank of England does not own any gold reserves of its own, except for two bars held for display at the Bank of England Museum. However, the Bank provides safe custody for the UK's gold reserves and for other customers. It has only started recently publishing the weight of all the gold in its custody on its website, which includes data back to 2011. On 30 June 2018, it held 166,516,000 fine troy ounces of gold. There is no equivalent data available for 1998 and 2008.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/15", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Lidington"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Aylesbury"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Lidington"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-15T17:33:50.377Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gold reserves of the Bank of England were on 30 June (a) 1998, (b) 2008 and (c) 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stafford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeremy Lefroy"} ], "uin" : "164422"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064763", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064763/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Internal figures are provided in the table below from two DWP datasets.<\/p>
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The Government recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. The aim of the deductions policy in Universal Credit is to protect vulnerable claimants from eviction and/or having their gas, electricity and water cut off, by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of these essential services.<\/p>
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The increase in Universal Credit caseload and activity to increase awareness of advances has had an effect on deductions. Increased awareness has resulted in around 60% of eligible new claims to Universal Credit receiving an advance in October 2018, providing further financial support until their first payment.<\/p>
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Total amount deducted from Universal Credit payments between April 2017 and October 2018<\/p>
Month<\/p><\/td> | Amount deducted [rounded to the nearest million]<\/p><\/td> | Amount of Universal Credit paid [rounded to the nearest million]<\/p><\/td> | Amount deducted as a percentage of Universal Credit paid<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Apr-17<\/p><\/td> | £9,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £140,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
May-17<\/p><\/td> | £10,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £148,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Jun-17<\/p><\/td> | £10,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £159,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Jul-17<\/p><\/td> | £11,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £166,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Aug-17<\/p><\/td> | £11,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £176,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Sep-17<\/p><\/td> | £12,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £186,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Oct-17<\/p><\/td> | £13,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £195,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Nov-17<\/p><\/td> | £13,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £205,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Dec-17<\/p><\/td> | £15,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £216,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Jan-18<\/p><\/td> | £17,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £232,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Feb-18<\/p><\/td> | £19,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £243,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Mar-18<\/p><\/td> | £22,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £257,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Apr-18<\/p><\/td> | £23,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £266,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
May-18<\/p><\/td> | £25,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £284,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Jun-18<\/p><\/td> | £27,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £319,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Jul-18<\/p><\/td> | £29,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £335,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Aug-18<\/p><\/td> | £32,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £360,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Sep-18<\/p><\/td> | £35,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £380,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Oct-18<\/p><\/td> | £39,000,000<\/p><\/td> | £410,000,000<\/p><\/td> | 10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> <\/p> Data sources: Universal Credit Live Service Reference Datasets and Full Service PDM data, UC Analysis Division<\/p> <\/p> 1. Figures are provided for the total of UC Live Service and Full Service. The data is sourced from two different computer systems and the information available is slightly different on each system.<\/p>
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