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172434

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has made to Facebook about online abuse of people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>DCMS has not made any representations to Facebook about online abuse of people with autism. However, the Government is working closely with social media companies, including Facebook, to improve reporting mechanisms so that online abuse in any form can be addressed quickly, with accounts being closed as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/01/2015 08:57:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172446

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the current regulations relating to carer's allowance as they apply to people who temporarily withdraw from full-time education as a result of caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Full-time students are not normally entitled to benefits as a means of supporting themselves whilst studying. This is because primary financial support for students comes from the educational maintenance system, which is designed for their needs, rather than through the social security system. Someone who has only temporarily withdrawn from a course, but has not abandoned it, is normally still treated as being in full-time education.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:05:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172450

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants who have been sanctioned and have applied for mandatory reconsideration of the decision have waited (a) one to seven, (b) eight to 14, (c) 15 to 30, (d) 31 to 45, (e) 46 to 60, (f) 61 to 75, (g) 76 to 90 and (h) over 90 calendar days for that mandatory reconsideration to be adjudicated since October 2013.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available and would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes Official Statistics on Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) sanction decisions and information on these statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest set of Official Statistics was released on 12 November 2014 and covers all decisions made to 30 June 2014. A summary of this data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/jobseekers-allowance-and-employment-and-support-allowance-sanctions-decisions-made-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/jobseekers-allowance-and-employment-and-support-allowance-sanctions-decisions-made-to-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on mandatory reconsiderations of benefit decisions was released on 17<sup>th</sup> December 2014. This was an ad-hoc release of experimental statistics on MR requests made between 28<sup>th</sup>October 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2014. It gives an overview of MR requests across all benefits recorded on DWP’s operational systems, and a focused summary on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/01/2015 14:19:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

172451

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department calculates the timescale for decision in a case of mandatory reconsideration of a refusal of benefit from the date on which the claimant contacts his Department to dispute the decision by telephone, the date on which a mandatory reconsideration request is made in writing, or the date on which a request is registered and received by the DWP processing centre.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The start date for calculating the time taken to clear an application for Mandatory Reconsideration is the date of the telephone call initiating the dispute or, where it is made in writing, the date it is received at the department’s Mail Opening Unit. If the request is made by another method – for example in person – it will be the date of that contact.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:08:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

172476

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what loans were made by UK Export Finance for fossil fuel energy exploration or fossil fuel power generation projects in 2014; what assessment was made of the carbon footprint of each such project prior to the loan being agreed; and whether sustainability or environmental impact assessments were made of those projects before the loans were granted.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	220122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>In 2014 UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided two guarantees for export credit loans made by banks for the supply of remote operated vehicles (ROVs) (£14.1m) and a pipe-laying vessel (£61m) to Nigeria and Brazil respectively for general use and not related to a specific project but which may be used in connection with oil exploration and production.</p><p> </p><p>When UKEF is asked to support a project, it applies the OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence (the OECD Common Approaches) where this is required. It informs the way in which member Export Credit Agencies should address the environmental social and human rights (ESHR) impacts of projects at a defined location which they are asked to support. However, in the case of the ROVs and pipe-laying vessel, there is no specific project or fixed location in which they would be operated to make it possible to assess environmental impacts. Therefore, in line with the OECD Common Approaches, an impact assessment was not carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/01/2015 11:52:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

172482

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new charities were established (a) in the UK and (b) in Swindon in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	219998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The total number of registrations, along with other key figures, is available through the Charity Commission’s Annual Report which is available both on its website at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a> and is also in the House Library.</p><p>This holds key information of all 164,000 registered charities in England and Wales. The advanced search function allows the user to search by registration date, operating area, income band, charitable purpose and other key items.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/01/2015 15:08:00 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

172484

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in (a) Swindon, (b) Wiltshire and (c) England were in each council tax band in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	219995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Details of the number of properties in each council tax band in the Swindon borough council area, the Wiltshire council area and England are shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The figures are as at September 2014 and are taken from the Council Taxbase October 2014 form completed by all 326 billing authorities in England. These figures are published on the gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2014-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2014-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 14/01/2015 17:04:14 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 219995 Tomlinson.docx title Table on Council Tax Banding
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

172488

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Arts: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which arts (a) organisations and (b) events in Greater Manchester he has visited in an official capacity since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Departmental website:</p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</a></em></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/01/2015 17:25:39 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

172497

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support was provided for travel and overnight accommodation for stakeholders invited to the two national workshops held in January 2015 in Birmingham and Glasgow as part of the public consultation on an interim submarine nuclear reactor pressure vessel storage site; what the total cost to the public purse was of those workshops; and what fee was paid to the consultancy Instinctif for organising those workshops.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	220094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>For the national events held in Birmingham and Glasgow, travel and subsistence expenses totalling £1,240 are expected to be paid to attendees. Those receiving expenses are individuals or groups with specialist knowledge or a particular interest in the project, including members of the Submarine Dismantling Project Advisory Group.</p><p>The approximate total cost of the Birmingham event was £23,020 and the Glasgow event was £25,670. This included the cost of venue hire; catering; staff and stakeholder travel and subsistence; and a fee of £12,950 per event to organisers Instinctif.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/01/2015 17:39:25 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

172501

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Economic Growth: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Northern Futures project.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	220072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Futures project engaged with thousands of people across the north, with 2,000 people following the Northern Futures Twitter account and several events held across northern cities. We are making good progress on implementing the best ideas that came forward through this process, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Confirmation at Autumn Statement of £7bn to improving road networks and replacing old fashioned pacer trains across the north</li><li>The recruitment of the Head of TechNorth, a new arm of TechCity UK which will support the region's tech businesses, which is now underway.</li><li>Finalising proposals for how to best use the £10m of funding made available to support the region's tourism industry, including through a DPM hosted roundtable meeting planned for later this month.</li><li>Creation of a working group on the temporary use of vacant buildings and land to see how we can bring underused sites back into use to support businesses, artists and community groups in the north of England.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 13/01/2015 16:36:53 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne