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225867

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Oil: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect on fares for (a) rail and (b) bus passengers of changes in the price of a barrel of oil since August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>I am aware that my Rt Hon Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury recently wrote to the five largest UK bus operators seeking their assurance that they are doing all they can to ensure passengers benefit from the fall in oil prices.</p><p> </p><p>The bus market outside London is deregulated, with the vast majority of services provided on a commercial basis by private sector bus operators. Decisions on the level of fares are a commercial matter for individual bus operators.</p><p> </p><p>As fuel costs are such a small proportion of the cost of providing rail services we would not expect to see a strong relationship between the two. Rail fares are set based on inflation, of which fuel prices are a component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 16:25:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

225869

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the higher income child benefit charge who have failed to declare it to HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	226711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text Of 1.1 million individuals expected to be affected in the first year, 2012/13, 45,000 did not register for Self Assessment to pay the charge. HMRC is contacting people who have not complied to ensure the charge is paid.<p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/03/2015 17:20:29 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

225871

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the bus services operators grant (BSOG) was allocated by local authorities to operators of tendered bus services in each year since 2012-13; what estimate he has made of the total BSOG to operators of tendered bus services in 2015-16; and whether the BSOG budget is ring-fenced for use by local authorities to fund tendered bus services.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2014, BSOG for tendered bus services has been devolved directly to individual local authorities in England outside London. Some £10 million was devolved to authorities for the period January to March 2014, and some further £39 million to cover April 2014 to March 2015. An additional payment will be made in April 2015 to cover the period up to March 2016; this amount is still being finalised. The devolved funding is ring fenced so that authorities must use it to support bus services in their area, although they have the flexibility to decide how best to do this in order to benefit local communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 16:03:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

225872

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities in England do not tender contracts for bus transport services, other than those that they are statutorily obliged to do so.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. However we understand that a large majority of local transport authorities choose to support public transport in their areas by means of tendered services</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 17:27:26 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

225874

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Tenancy Deposit Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that private tenants receive value for money held as deposits in custodial deposit schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Love
uin	226671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The interest payments to tenants under the scheme are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2010: £418,681; 2011: £199,579; 2012: £120,288; 2013: £82,084; 2014: £59,184.</p><p>The falling figures reflect record-low interest rates, and also the changes that were made to the contract after 2010. If I may explain:</p><p>The service concession agreement that was agreed by Labour Government with the custodial tenancy deposit protection scheme contained a guarantee that the Government would meet any shortfall arising if approved fees were not covered by the interest on deposits held. If interests were low, then the Government would pay the scheme money.</p><p>As a result of the low interest rates that emerged due to the financial crash in 2008 and 2009, such an agreement left taxpayers liable for a massive shortfall, which was estimated to reach over £30 million by the end of the contract in 2012.</p><p>In May 2010, the Coalition Government inherited this unacceptable situation and looming liabilities for taxpayers. As outlined my rt. hon. Friend, the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) on 19 July 2011, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 828W, following extensive negotiations in summer 2010, we removed the guarantee and all associated liabilities as part of a revised agreement.</p><p>The Government is currently inviting bidders for the new custodial tenancy protection scheme contract for 2016 onwards, and we are asking bidders how and when they could offer tenants’ interest as part of their bids.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 226760 question first answered 17/03/2015 16:26:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	164 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Love

225875

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 2 March 2015, HCWS 324, on starter homes, if he will estimate the number of homes that will be built in each local authority area under the proposed national exception site planning policy.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Raynsford
uin	226642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The policy enables applications to be considered at a local level. We have not produced precise estimates for each individual local authority.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/03/2015 17:10:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	171 label Biography information for Mr Nick Raynsford

225878

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the drawdown of C-130J fleet will begin; and how many C-130J aircraft will be kept for Special Forces operations.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	226668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The drawdown of the C-130J fleet will begin when there are sufficient A400M Atlas in service to ensure the correct balance of capability and affordability within the Tactical Air Mobility Fleet. It is the policy of the Government not to comment on Special Forces matters.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 16/03/2015 17:27:25 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

225879

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a study of the centre-wing box of the C-130J fleet is in progress.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	226669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>A joint UK-Australian study of the centre-wing box of the Hercules C-130J is in progress.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 16/03/2015 17:28:10 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

225881

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests were made by military personnel to study for GCSE exams in 2014; and how many such requests were granted.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	226714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department offers Service personnel the opportunity to study for International (General Certificate of Secondary Education) (IGCSE) examinations as opposed to GCSE examinations, since these are better suited to the work and life of Service personnel. The IGCSE does not involve coursework, instead candidates sit an extra paper. The IGCSE qualification is recognised world-wide.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, there were 1,763 applications from Armed Forces personnel for the IGCSE examinations. All applications were granted, although this does not mean that every candidate sat the exam.</p><p> </p><p>These figures represent only those applicants who planned to have IGCSEs through Cambridge International Examinations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/03/2015 17:33:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

225882

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel have a right to have their interests collectively represented to the chain of command by a trades union.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	226717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Throughout the Armed Forces’ history, personnel have not been permitted to participate in industrial action or in any form of political activity.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces personnel are free to join trade and professional associations. They may also join other organisations representing their interests such as the Forces Pension Society, the British Armed Forces Federation, the single Service Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender fora, and the Armed Forces Muslim Association.</p><p> </p><p>The chain of command is responsible for representing the interests of those under command, and all Service personnel have a statutory right to complain on any matter relating to their service. Broader interests are represented through the independent Armed Forces Pay Review Body and the three Single Service Families’ Federations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/03/2015 17:36:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham