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347306

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people of each grade and payroll cost have been employed in his Department's Head Office in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of people employed by the Department’s Head Office in each of the last five years and their salary band is provided in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted Head Office to mean all civilian staff employed in the Head Office &amp; Corporate Services Business Area. This does not mean that all staff are stationed in London Headquarters (Main Building).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/06/2015 13:54:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name HOC360 Spread Sheet.xls title Ministry of Defence Head Office
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347324

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Tornado and (b) Typhoon aircraft are (i) operationally ready for deployment, (ii) in maintenance, (iii) not fit for service and (iv) awaiting decommissioning; and if he will make a statement
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tornado</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Typhoon</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Forward Available Fleet</strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sustainment Fleet</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Awaiting Decommissioning/Disposal</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Forward Available Fleet comprises those aircraft that are serviceable and ready for operational deployment or training, together with aircraft that are short-term unserviceable. Short-term unserviceable aircraft are undergoing minor works, forward maintenance or any other unforeseen rectification or technical inspection work that can arise on a day-to-day basis.</p><p>The Sustainment Fleet comprises those aircraft currently undergoing planned depth maintenance or upgrade programmes. It also includes airworthy aircraft that are currently held in temporary storage (e.g. to manage airframe flying hours). It excludes those which are redundant, declared surplus or awaiting decommissioning / disposal.</p><p>Awaiting decommissioning / disposal includes those aircraft which have been identified for the removal and potential recycling of assets prior to their eventual disposal.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not use the term 'Not fit for Service' in relation to military aircraft platforms.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/06/2015 13:52:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

347364

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what qualifications and at what level are required of the personnel in charge who have responsibility for children taking part in residential training weeks under the National Citizen Service scheme.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>All National Citizen Service (NCS) delivery staff must hold a DBS check and possess the relevant qualifications required to fulfil their roles. The NCS Trust has worked with the Institute for Outdoor Learning to develop specific quality standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/06/2015 15:51:25 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

346852

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	BBC: Royal Charters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects the BBC's Charter renewal negotiations to begin.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	3
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>My Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State is considering a range of options for reviewing the BBC's Royal Charter and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/06/2015 08:16:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

346859

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to Rohingya migrants stranded in South East Asia.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID is working closely with and provides central funding to humanitarian agencies active in the region, and is working with FCO to encourage a regional response to the crisis. DFID is one of the largest humanitarian donors in Rakhine. We have now increased our support by a further £6.2 million, bringing the total to over £18 million since 2012.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/06/2015 15:40:32 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

346860

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the provision of support to stranded Rohingya migrants; and what the outcome was of such discussions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the crisis in the Bay of Bengal, and particularly for the thousands of people adrift in the Andaman Sea and Malacca Straits. <br><br>It is vital that Burma addresses the longer-term issues which lie at the root of the problem - namely the desperate conditions in which Rohingya communities are living in Rakhine State. I asked the Burmese Ambassador in London to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 18 May to express our concern at the situation, and press Burma to take urgent steps to deal with the humanitarian implications of the crisis, as well as the underlying causes in Rakhine. I also met the Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary on 20 May and raised the need for Bangladesh to work within the region to address people trafficking and irregular migration. <br><br>It is clear that this is an issue that requires a comprehensive regional response, and as such we welcomed the Thai authorities’ decision to call a regional summit on 29 May to tackle the broader issues. Our Ambassador in Bangkok attended this summit as an observer. We also very much welcome the 20 May decision, from the Foreign Ministers of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, to provide humanitarian assitance those stranded at sea. <br><br>As I made clear in a Parliamentary debate in January, we have long encouraged a wider UN leadership role to help bring about a long term solution to bring peace and reconciliation to all communities in Rakhine State. UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon called Burmese President Thein Sein on 20 May to discuss this issue. It was also discussed at the UN Security Council on 28 May. <br><br>The UK is playing its part to resolve the dire situation in Rakhine. Since 2012, the UK has been one of the largest bilateral humanitarian donors in Rakhine State. We have invested over £18m in humanitarian support there, which helps to provide shelter; water sanitation and hygiene; nutrition and protection activities; and non-food items for over 122,000 people. We also strongly support the UN’s coordination of the international humanitarian response.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/06/2015 16:07:40 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

346870

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse will be by 2020 of increasing the personal allowance to £12,500 per annum; and from which area of expenditure that cost will be met.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>The cost of raising the income tax personal allowance may be approximated using the “Direct effects of illustrative tax changes” table as published at the following address:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table shows the cost of a £100 increase and a 10% increase in the personal allowance. This can be used to scale the proportionate cost to raise the personal allowance to a level where indexation would take it to £12,500 by 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/06/2015 13:38:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346882

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what areas of his Department's expenditure spending reductions are planned.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	97
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government’s commitment to save £12bn from welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be given in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/06/2015 13:51:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346885

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workers in the UK are on zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	99
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 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 03/06/2015 12:50:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ99.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Zero Hour Contracts
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346932

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Employment Tribunals Service: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many financial penalties have been imposed on respondent employers under section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to date; and how many such penalties (a) have been paid and (b) remain unpaid.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Financial Penalties for aggravated breach of employment law, under section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, were introduced on 6 April 2014. Financial penalties are intended to be used in exceptional circumstances where employers have deliberately flouted the law, and whose behaviour is malicious or negligent.</p><p> </p><p>Three have been imposed to date. One has been paid. The other two are currently unpaid.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/06/2015 16:41:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas