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47104

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date	04/04/2014
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 steps he is taking to improve rail services in the Brighton travel to work area; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The new TSGN franchise, as well as using the new rolling stock which will be phased into service from 2016, will require the franchisee to meet ambitious targets to improve punctuality and reliability performance, service quality and passenger satisfaction. We have also made clear to bidders that they can receive extra evaluation credit for submitting proposals that exceed our specified train service and quality requirements.</p><p /> <p /><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

47105

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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 recent discussions his Department has had with Brighton and Hove City Council on the condition of roads in that area; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p>Officials at the Department for Transport discuss highways maintenance matters with local authorities as and when issues are raised with them. Brighton and Hove City Council also registered to attent the recent &quot;Gearing up for Efficient Highway Delivery and Funding from 2015 Roadshow&quot; where the Department sought views from the sector on the future of funding arrangements for highways maintenance and on improvements to the value for money of the local road network programme.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Department for Transport provides capital funding to local highway authorities from the local maintenance highways maintenance capital block grant and over the four year period from 2011 Brighton and Hove City Council's allocation is £13.9 million.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Department has also allocated additional highways maintenance funding to authorities to help repair roads damaged due to severe weather events. For Brighton and Hove City Council this includes £0.152 million in 2010/11, £0.412 million in March 2011 and more recently £0.295 million in March 2014.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>A £200 million Pothole Fund was announced in the recent Budget. From this, £168 million is being made available to councils in England through a bidding exercise. Further details of the fund were made available on 24 April, and can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pothole-fund-2014-to-2015-application" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/pothole-fund-2014-to-2015-application</a>.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Any local authorities wishing to apply for a share of the funding are required to submit an application to the Department for Transport by 22 May 2014.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

47108

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with chief constables in England and Wales about hate crimes against LGBT people; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Coalition Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and <br>works closely with the National Policing Lead on hate crime.<br><br>We will shortly publish our progress report on the Government's hate crime <br>action plan, which will set out a range of activities that have been taken <br>forward, including by the police. <br><br>New hate crime guidance, which includes information on dealing with cases of <br>hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities will be <br>issued by the College of Policing this Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

47112

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, columns 971-2W, on Remploy, what proportion of the £4.2 million spending has gone to Jobcentre Plus; and who the recipients are of the majority of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	195306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Of the £4.2 million spent on providing individual support to former Remploy disabled employees, up to the end of January 2014, £0.7m has been provided to Jobcentre Plus to fund Personal Case Workers, who provide personalised one-to-one help to find and keep employment. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers have chosen to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce