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173908

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities in instances when a local authority does not issue a final statement of special educational needs within the statutory time limit of 26 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Data is collected annually from all local authorities on the numbers of final statements issued for children with special educational needs (SEN).</p><p>Guidance to local authorities on the process and timescales for carrying out statutory SEN assessments and issuing final statements of SEN is provided in the 2001 ‘Special Educational Needs Code of Practice’ and the statutory timescales are also set out in ‘The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001’.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220888 question first answered 22/01/2015 16:16:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

173951

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agents providing guidance through the Pension Wise scheme will be based in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	220868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Citizens Advice Scotland continue to work with HM Treasury to finalise the number of agents who will be providing coverage for the Pension Wise service across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/01/2015 17:43:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

173964

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	Local Government Services
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 of the procurement processes that have been triggered by the Community Right to Challenge resulted in a successful bid by groups that had exercised that right.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	220945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect or collate administrative data from local authorities on the number of Expressions of Interest they receive under the Community Right to Challenge. We do however carry out follow up surveys with community groups and parish councils that have used the Community Right to Challenge support service. The Department also collates intelligence from local authorities, where they speak to us about an Expression of Interest. <br><br>From this, we are aware of 51 Expressions of Interest submissions to councils, but this is not a comprehensive figure. Of these, we know of seven completed procurement exercises, four of which have resulted in the organisation that submitted the Expressions of Interest winning a contract. We know of two other cases where an Expression of Interest has been accepted and a procurement triggered, but not completed.</p><p> </p><p>We know that voluntary groups remain interested in the Community Right to Challenge. The most recent follow up survey of organisations using the Community Right to Challenge support service showed that a further 43 groups, out of 105 respondents, were intending to submit an Expression of Interest in the next 12 months.<br><br>We do know that Challenge is recognised by the voluntary and community and parish sectors as being helpful in opening up relationships with lcoal authorities. In a recent survey of 188 enquirers to the advice service, 25% were in negotiation with their council on potential commissioning and said negotiation had come about as a direct result of the Challenge legislation. Almost half (48%) felt that their local authority was more open to contracting with eligible bodies than before the legislation came into force and 25% were working with ttheir authorities on commissioning as a result of the legislation. 70% felt the support they received had improved their contrct readiness and 82% were expecting to bid for the delivery of public services. Timescales for procurement exercises are sdignificant but we are working with support providers to monitor the number of organisations that succeed in winning contracts.<br><br>This information is informing our future programme of work especially around commissioning processes. Community groups advise us that they are encouraged by the shift in culture and the changing mind-sets of procurement and commissioning officiers in councils across England as a result of the Localism Act 2011. They tell us the community rights have prompted many councils to examine how local public services are commissioned in their area.<br><br>Through our support programme we have supported 376 groups with specialist referrals and provided 216 groups with financial assistance to develop their capacity to bid for and deliver services.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 220944 220946 220947 question first answered 24/02/2015 13:21:14 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

173966

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	Property Development
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 pieces of land that have been disposed of under that Community Right to Reclaim Land were sold to the community groups that submitted the bid to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	220949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I have attached a table which outlines the actions we have taken in response to each substantive request under the Right to Reclaim since its introduction in 2011. Each case is considered on its individual merits. Even where a direction to dispose is not issued, the whole process of challenging the local authority can help fast-track their own disposal plans. We do not hold information on the status of the applicant.</p><p> </p><p>The act of Whitehall forcing councils to dispose of land is controversial, there is a high threshold for deciding whether a disposal can be ordered..</p><p> </p><p>There is a strong commitment from the Government to making the best use of its land and disposing of land that is no longer needed. As such in addition to the Right to Reclaim Land powers which relate primarily to local government or other public bodies, a new Right to Contest was created in January 2014. This gives individuals, communities and businesses the ability to challenge Government on land and property owned by Whitehall departments and their agencies which is being used, but where, if sold, a better economic use could be made of it. Whilst theoretically people can still use the Community Right to Reclaim Land for Government land, in practice, most will now be dealt with under Right to Contest.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 220948 220950 220951 220952 question first answered 26/03/2015 15:24:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 220948, 220950, 220949, 220951, 220952 Reynolds.xlsx title Community Right to Recalim Land
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

174003

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Friends of Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects the Friends of Syria Group to meet next.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	220982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Core Group of the Friends of Syria are due to meet in London on 22 January at senior official level, following the meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/01/2015 15:46:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174011

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in the government of Afghanistan on ensuring that adequate training is available to national security forces following the UK's withdrawal of military personnel from combat roles in that country.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	221019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of the broader NATO mission, the UK is delivering on its commitment to continue to support the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The UK has taken the lead at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, where we are helping the Afghans to take control of developing their next generation of military leaders and sustain progress in building a capable and professional force. We are also providing advisors to the Afghan Security Ministries and have committed £70 million per year until at least 2017 to support ANSF development.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 22/01/2015 16:31:08 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174046

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual offences: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for sex offenders whose original conviction was for sexual offences against children in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	221005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The one year proven re-offending rate for offenders convicted of sexual offences against children for the 2012 period (the latest data available) was 8.5%.</p><p> </p><p>A proven re-offence is defined as any offence committed in a one year follow-up period and receiving a court conviction, caution, reprimand or warning in the one year follow-up. Following this one year period, a further six month waiting period is allowed for cases to progress through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has established a Sex Offender Management Board to coordinate the better management of sex offenders across the system, including the provision of treatment programmes in custody.</p><p> </p><p>All high risk sex offenders and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) cases will be managed by the public sector National Probation Service (NPS).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 22/01/2015 15:26:48 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

174057

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Graffiti
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the Highways Agency was of the removal of graffiti from road signage and structures for which it has maintenance responsibility in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	221012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Highways Agency does not separately identify the exact annual cost of removing graffiti from its road signs and structures as this activity forms part of a wider contracted service which includes a number of other general maintenance activities.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 22/01/2015 16:31:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

173666

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, column 222WH, on care sector, on what date each of the 94 cases was first raised with HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	220729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government is in the process of introducing primary legislation so that the maximum £20,000 penalty will apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to the questions arising from the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, columns 218- 222WH, on the care sector:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the 94 cases have been underway since 29 December 2011 – largely stemming from the particular period of enforcement referred to by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC already accept third party complaints and review all information received. All information received from third parties is handled sensitively. HMRC are unable to give feedback to third parties on any action taken or progress made, as all worker information is strictly confidential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s proactive work informing the ‘National Minimum Wage: Compliance in the social care sector’ report, commenced in April 2011 and evaluated enforcement in the social care sector over the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013. We are continuing to evaluate this work, and HMRC are undertaking new targeted enforcement work in the care sector as set out by the BIS Minister on 15 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220730 220731 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:53:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

173667

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, columns 218-22WH, on care sector, if he will make it his policy to enable third parties to make formal complaints about breaches of national minimum wage rules and for them to be kept informed of the progress and outcome of investigations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	220730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government is in the process of introducing primary legislation so that the maximum £20,000 penalty will apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to the questions arising from the contribution of 13 January 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Official Report, columns 218- 222WH, on the care sector:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investigations into the 94 cases have been underway since 29 December 2011 – largely stemming from the particular period of enforcement referred to by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC already accept third party complaints and review all information received. All information received from third parties is handled sensitively. HMRC are unable to give feedback to third parties on any action taken or progress made, as all worker information is strictly confidential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s proactive work informing the ‘National Minimum Wage: Compliance in the social care sector’ report, commenced in April 2011 and evaluated enforcement in the social care sector over the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013. We are continuing to evaluate this work, and HMRC are undertaking new targeted enforcement work in the care sector as set out by the BIS Minister on 15 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 220729 220731 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:53:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow