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64148

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what additional central government funding is available to electoral registration officers for the purpose of electoral registration in each of the last 10 years; and which local authorities were successful in bidding for such funding.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	202603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The following additional amounts were available for the purpose of electoral registration in the last 10 years:</p><p> </p><p>2007/2008 - £934,741</p><p>2008/2009 - £544,391</p><p>2009/2010 - £427,190</p><p>2010/2011 - £54,708</p><p>2011/12 – no additional funding</p><p>2012/13 – no additional funding</p><p>2013/14 - £4,857,018</p><p>2014/15 - £29,992,993</p><p> </p><p>In the financial years 2007/2008 to 2010/2011, local authorities were able to bid for funding from the Participation Fund, which was abolished due to lack of demand. A table listing those local authorities which received money from this fund has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided funding in 2013/14 and 2014/15, in addition to the Revenue Support Grant, for every local authority and Valuation Joint Board in England, Wales and Scotland for the net additional cost of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in 2013/14 every local authority and Valuation Joint Board in England, Wales and Scotland received a share of £3,984,068funding to support the costs of activities to maximise electoral registration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/07/2014 16:37:18 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

64203

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crime: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of crime in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	202647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/07/2014 13:28:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 202647.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

64272

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which powers and responsibilities the Financial Conduct Authority has not inherited from the Office of Fair Trading; and which financial regulatory body has inherited each such power and responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	202724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The transfer of regulatory responsibility for consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took effect in April. The FCA has stronger powers and is far better equipped to protect consumers than the OFT.</p><p> </p><p>Wonga has voluntarily agreed to pay compensation totaling more than £2.6m to around 45,000 customers in relation to unfair debt collection practices between 2008 and 2010. The requirement agreed by Wonga is available at <a href="http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq" target="_blank">http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq</a>. Had Wonga not agreed, the FCA could have used its powers to impose requirements. Wonga will appoint a skilled person (as specified under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) to ensure that affected customers receive appropriate compensation.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government has ensured that the FCA has inherited the OFT's powers (both criminal and regulatory) in relation to misconduct which occurred before 1 April 2014, as well as considerably strengthening the FCA's powers in relation to misconduct which occurs under the new regulatory regime.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has the same powers as the OFT had to investigate and prosecute offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also inherited the OFT's power to fine, although the OFT's power to fine under the Consumer Credit Act was limited to fining a firm for breaches of a requirement imposed by the OFT (and the maximum penalty in this regard was £50,000). The Government has already strengthened the new regime by giving the FCA the ability to impose unlimited fines for breaches of regulatory requirements that take place after 1 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 202688 202725 202726 question first answered 03/07/2014 15:49:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

64273

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the scope of the consumer credit regulatory powers of the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	202725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The transfer of regulatory responsibility for consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took effect in April. The FCA has stronger powers and is far better equipped to protect consumers than the OFT.</p><p> </p><p>Wonga has voluntarily agreed to pay compensation totaling more than £2.6m to around 45,000 customers in relation to unfair debt collection practices between 2008 and 2010. The requirement agreed by Wonga is available at <a href="http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq" target="_blank">http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq</a>. Had Wonga not agreed, the FCA could have used its powers to impose requirements. Wonga will appoint a skilled person (as specified under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) to ensure that affected customers receive appropriate compensation.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government has ensured that the FCA has inherited the OFT's powers (both criminal and regulatory) in relation to misconduct which occurred before 1 April 2014, as well as considerably strengthening the FCA's powers in relation to misconduct which occurs under the new regulatory regime.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has the same powers as the OFT had to investigate and prosecute offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also inherited the OFT's power to fine, although the OFT's power to fine under the Consumer Credit Act was limited to fining a firm for breaches of a requirement imposed by the OFT (and the maximum penalty in this regard was £50,000). The Government has already strengthened the new regime by giving the FCA the ability to impose unlimited fines for breaches of regulatory requirements that take place after 1 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 202688 202724 202726 question first answered 03/07/2014 15:49:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

64274

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Wonga
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirement will be placed on Wonga to track down the address of each customer due financial compensation for unfair and misleading debt collection practices.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	202726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market. The transfer of regulatory responsibility for consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took effect in April. The FCA has stronger powers and is far better equipped to protect consumers than the OFT.</p><p> </p><p>Wonga has voluntarily agreed to pay compensation totaling more than £2.6m to around 45,000 customers in relation to unfair debt collection practices between 2008 and 2010. The requirement agreed by Wonga is available at <a href="http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq" target="_blank">http://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/requirement-notices/wonga-group-limited-vreq</a>. Had Wonga not agreed, the FCA could have used its powers to impose requirements. Wonga will appoint a skilled person (as specified under section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) to ensure that affected customers receive appropriate compensation.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government has ensured that the FCA has inherited the OFT's powers (both criminal and regulatory) in relation to misconduct which occurred before 1 April 2014, as well as considerably strengthening the FCA's powers in relation to misconduct which occurs under the new regulatory regime.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has the same powers as the OFT had to investigate and prosecute offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also inherited the OFT's power to fine, although the OFT's power to fine under the Consumer Credit Act was limited to fining a firm for breaches of a requirement imposed by the OFT (and the maximum penalty in this regard was £50,000). The Government has already strengthened the new regime by giving the FCA the ability to impose unlimited fines for breaches of regulatory requirements that take place after 1 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 202688 202724 202725 question first answered 03/07/2014 15:49:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

64288

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Discretionary Housing Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many councils in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland funded discretionary housing payments beyond the funds allocated to them by his Department in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	202667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In 2013/14, a) 85 (out of 326) English authorities, b) 15 (out of 27) Welsh authorities and c) 27 (out of 32) Scottish authorities spent more than the contribution provided by DWP towards Discretionary Housing Payments.</p><p>Figures for 2014/15 will not be available until after 30 April 2015 – the deadline for local authority DHP returns for the year in question.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/07/2014 16:04:24 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

64289

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to school clothing grants via (a) vouchers and (b) cash or cheque to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	202668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no national school clothing grant operating currently in England.</p><p>Individual local authorities and academies may choose to provide school clothing grants or to help with the cost of school clothing in cases of financial hardship. In such cases, it is for the local authority or academy concerned to decide the criteria upon which pupils are entitled to this support. Local authorities and academies which choose to run such schemes must do so from within their existing delegated budgets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/07/2014 16:30:57 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

64290

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to free (a) swimming and (b) other leisure services to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	202669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>No costing has been estimated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 15:57:21 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

64292

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what future foreign visits the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities has planned in relation to her departmental duties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	202720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>A number of visits have been proposed by other government departments but I currently have no plans for any further foreign visits at this time.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 12:27:12 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

64293

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Brazil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities' recent visit to Brazil; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	202721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/expenses-and-hospitality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/expenses-and-hospitality</a></p><p>The latest data available at this time is:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-meetings-and-hospitality-data-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-meetings-and-hospitality-data-october-to-december-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 202722 202723 202727 question first answered 03/07/2014 12:21:29 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders