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418984

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the households affected by the benefit cap in May 2015 were also affected by that cap in February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>22,460 households were subject to the benefit cap as at May 2015 and of these, 10,170 households (45%) also had their benefits capped at February 2014.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/09/2015 14:21:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

418624

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Postage Stamps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the continued issuing of Country definitive postage stamps.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. Operational matters, which include decisions relating to Royal Mail’s postage stamps, are the direct responsibility of the company’s management (subject to an agreed convention and criteria governing the designs of postage stamps carrying an image of The Queen’s head, which are overseen by this Department).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The company maintains Country Definitives on an ongoing basis and has no current plans to change existing designs or its policy on such stamps. Country Definitives are available on an ongoing basis from post offices in the respective countries, and available direct from Royal Mail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/09/2015 09:39:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418661

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay freeze on the recruitment and retention of staff by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Every part of the public sector has played a role in helping to lower the deficit. Councils, as independent employers, take local decisions about pay and consider how these decisions impact on their workforces. <br><br>At the Budget, the my rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) announced the introduction of a new National Living Wage of over £9 by 2020. The National Living Wage is expected to benefit around 6 million low paid people across the country.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/09/2015 12:39:05 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418700

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to encourage orthodontists to offer NHS appointments to children outside school hours.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England contracts for orthodontic services at a local level taking account of the local oral health needs. Therefore opening hours are a matter for agreement between local commissioners and providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2015 10:09:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

418714

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Passport Office plans to inform the hon. Member's constituent of the outcome of their passport application, reference 681 355 476.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	10119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) normal practice to discuss individual cases in a PQ. However, HM Passport Office confirms that they will be contacting the Honourable Member by 18 September to advise him of the progress of this application. HM Passport Office can also confirm that they are attempting to contact the constituent to update him.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:26:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

418723

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be taken in by the UK will be housed by Serco.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Serco is one of three providers who operate under the COMPASS contracts to provide accommodation for destitute asylum seekers. There is currently no intention of providing accommodation for the expanded resettlement scheme through the COMPASS contracts.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:24:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418724

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the overall cost to the public purse of Serco's contract with the Government to re-house asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We cannot divulge the payments made under the COMPASS contracts for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p><p>However, the costs of the COMPASS contracts were anticipated at the time of procurement to be £172 million in the North West of England, and £82 million in Scotland and Northern Ireland. These costs relate to the full seven year life of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:25:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418744

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Members: Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8501, whether the Wilson Doctrine applies in the same way to Members of the Scottish Parliament as it applies to hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	10138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add to my response to the hon. Member of 11 September 2015, UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-04/8501/" target="_blank">8501</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 17/09/2015 12:47:49 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

418755

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce the number of speeding tickets issued to ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	10116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The enforcement of speeding limits is an operational matter for the police. Under the Road Traffic Regulation Act (1984), any driver using a vehicle for an emergency service purpose can claim an exemption from speeding penalties if complying with the speed limits would have hindered the purpose for which the vehicle was being used.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/09/2015 11:26:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

418760

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help older unemployed people to retrain.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus uses a range of innovative approaches to help older claimants back to work. Training to help unemployed people find work is available to benefit claimants of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have introduced a number of initiatives to support older people including the introduction of Jobcentre Plus Older Claimant Champions and the launch of the work experience and sector based work academy pilots that will support 3,000 claimants. We are trialling career reviews and digital support in two Jobcentre Plus districts.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/09/2015 13:40:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias