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174360

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Low Pay: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of women earned less than two-thirds of the median hourly pay, excluding overtime, of all full and part-time female employees in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	221252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 22/01/2015 09:12:24 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 221252 ONS 13.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Median Hourly Pay
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

174453

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Private Infrastructure Development Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring of Private Infrastructure Development Group her Department undertakes to ensure value for money.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	221186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Ensuring Value for Money is central to all of DFID’s work. Alongside robust monitoring arrangements there are stringent criteria on demonstrating clear need and anticipated development impact before any funds are released. In addition, all projects worth over £5m are now signed off by Ministers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding to the Private Infrastructure Development Group in the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>2013/14</strong></td><td>£148m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012/13</strong></td><td>£102m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011/12</strong></td><td>£93m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010/11</strong></td><td>£12m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2009/10</strong></td><td>£21m</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221187 question first answered 22/01/2015 11:32:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

174454

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Private Infrastructure Development Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided to the Private Infrastructure Development Group in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	221187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Ensuring Value for Money is central to all of DFID’s work. Alongside robust monitoring arrangements there are stringent criteria on demonstrating clear need and anticipated development impact before any funds are released. In addition, all projects worth over £5m are now signed off by Ministers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding to the Private Infrastructure Development Group in the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>2013/14</strong></td><td>£148m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012/13</strong></td><td>£102m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011/12</strong></td><td>£93m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010/11</strong></td><td>£12m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2009/10</strong></td><td>£21m</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221186 question first answered 22/01/2015 11:32:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

174471

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to provide financial assistance to local authorities to repair potholes.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	221223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Potholes are a menace to all road users and that is why this Government is taking action. We announced in December 2014 how we are allocating just under £6 billion for councils in England to tackle potholes and improve local road conditions over the next six years. This funding is on top of the £4.7 billion we have provided since 2010 – which is over £1billion more than in the previous Parliament - and includes £168 million awarded last year as part of a dedicated Pothole Fund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/01/2015 10:57:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

174488

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia are excluded from his calculations for the purposes of establishing the average mean winter temperature for France in connection with winter fuel payments.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	221255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The French Government and European Union law makes a distinction between the <em>pays et territoires d’outre-mer</em> (PTOM) and the <em>départements d’outre mer (DOMs). </em>The PTOM include Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélémy, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia. These territories benefit from association with the EU but community law does not generally apply. With the exception of Saint- Barthélémy they have their own social protection schemes and are legally and financially autonomous. UK Winter Fuel Payments are not paid to residents in the PTOMs.</p><p> </p><p>The French Government treats its DOMs as integral parts of the French State and they are subject to the application of EU social security co-ordination regulations. Winter Fuel Payments are payable to residents in the DOMs, however this will end from September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 22/01/2015 12:35:10 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

174490

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Major Projects Authority to provide its next assessment of the universal credit project.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The responsibility for the frequency and timing of formal assessments of HM Government Programmes sits with the Major Projects Authority in Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/01/2015 12:17:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174815

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of plans to continue the use of Pacer trains on the Northern franchise.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	907138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to improving services for passengers across the North of England. Pacers fall short of passengers’ expectations. As the Prime Minister has said, we will be asking bidders for the Northern franchise to propose plans to phase these outdated trains out. All franchise competitions are evaluated for quality as well as cost.</p><p> </p><p>In presenting his Autumn Statement to Parliament, the Chancellor said that in the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises Pacers would be replaced and that new and modern trains would be introduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/01/2015 11:01:49 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

173900

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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: Folkestone and Hythe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Arts Council has given to organisations in Folkestone and Hythe constituency since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	228075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Arts Council England has invested the following in organisations in Folkestone and Hythe constituency since 2010:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>GIA</p></td><td><p>Lottery</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£86,209</p></td><td><p>£613,928</p></td><td><p>£700,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£73,279</p></td><td><p>£129,242</p></td><td><p>£202,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£101,700</p></td><td><p>£101,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£917,909</p></td><td><p>£917,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£137,616</p></td><td><p>£137,616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£159,488</p></td><td><p>£1,900,395</p></td><td><p>£2,059,883</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Arts Council England funding supports a number of arts organisations in Folkestone and Hythe constituency including the Creative Foundation (which received £500,000 Grants for the Arts funding for the Folkestone Triennial 2014) and Strange Cargo Arts Company (which received £95,000 Lottery funding in 2014/15).</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/01/2015 08:54:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

173926

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department's internal report on the impact of fracking on rural communities has been made public only in redacted form; what the criteria are for imposing such redactions; and if she will make it her policy to publish the report in full.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	220937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bassetlaw, John Mann, on 11 September 2014, Official Report, column 723W.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/01/2015 11:57:58 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

172716

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Japanese Knotweed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they are giving to each local authority in relation to (1) the desirability of carrying out a survey of the incidence of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) in their area, (2) the desirability of establishing a programme for its suppression and removal, and (3) the best means of doing this both on land they own, and on other land in their area.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Advice relating to the identification and treatment of Japanese knotweed is openly available to local authorities through a variety of mechanisms. Defra and its delivery partners, including the Environment Agency and Natural England, provide guidance on their websites, as does the Non-Native Species Secretariat. The advice includes identification sheets and best practice guidance for management and removal. However, it is for the local authority itself to decide what priority and resource it places on tackling Japanese knotweed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/01/2015 17:30:04 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves