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174453

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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