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431568

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people aged over 50 are protected from (a) household and (b) vehicle insurance scams.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes insurance fraud very seriously and has taken significant action in this area to protect consumers.</p><br /><p>The Government set up the Insurance Fraud Taskforce in January 2015 to investigate the causes of fraudulent behaviour and recommend solutions to reduce the level of insurance fraud, including household and vehicle insurance scams, in order to ultimately lower costs and protect the interests of honest consumers. Its interim report was published in March 2015 and a final report will be published shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/12/2015 17:31:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431569

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Iron and Steel: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential threat to national security of the involvement of Chinese government companies in the UK steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>We scrutinise closely any deal that may have implications for national security.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/11/2015 11:14:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431571

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Manufacturing Industries: Employment
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 steps he has taken to prevent the loss of UK manufacturing sector jobs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The best way the Government can support manufacturing jobs is to continue to secure a strong, growing economy. The Government continues to invest in our world leading aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and transport sectors that will secure high quality manufacturing jobs.</p><p>Around a third of the 2,000 new inward Foreign Direct Investment projects in 2014/15 were in the areas of advanced manufacturing and life sciences and I was pleased to see that UK manufacturing PMI hit its highest level in over a year in October.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/12/2015 17:44:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431572

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timescale is for the availability of postgraduate masters degree loans as announced in the Autumn Statement 2014; and whether he plans to extend the loans policy to postgraduate research masters and doctoral research.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	17290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing its support for postgraduate study and wants more people to have the opportunity to build on their academic success through access to a higher level qualification. The Government has now announced that a Master’s loan will be available to individuals up to age 60 from 2016/17. It also set out details of the next steps to provide more support for Doctoral study.</p><p>Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:08:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

431575

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many North Korean owned or financed businesses operate in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	17315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 30/11/2015 13:00:16 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 17315 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - North Korean Businesses
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

431576

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Business: North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government plans to hold or collect any information on the number of UK businesses operating in or contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	17314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a database of UK businesses operating in or contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</p><p>Data on the value of trade between UK businesses and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is published by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC). Information on the number of UK businesses exporting goods to, and importing goods from, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are collected by HMRC. Specific information relating to individual businesses cannot be published due to legislation protecting business confidentiality and in line with statistical disclosure control.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/12/2015 16:30:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

431581

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Trade Union Officials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the expenditure of each Government department in the last 12 months has related to the payment of trades union officials for facility time; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	17240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes data relating to Civil Service facility time on a quarterly basis. The latest data is available</p><p>at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time</a><strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/11/2015 13:05:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

431583

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the average time taken by each Government department to respond to a request by a current or former employee for a job reference.
tabling member constituency	Sherwood
tabling member printed	Mark Spencer
uin	17155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The provision of employee references is the responsibility of each departmental employer.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/11/2015 13:03:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer

431584

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage pay award was made to employees of each Government department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	17185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>In line with Public Sector Pay Policy, Civil Service departments and agencies made average consolidated pay awards of 1 per cent in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16. Departments and agencies are responsible for determining how to allocate the award to their staff, but the Government expects pay increases to be applied in a targeted‎ manner within workforces to support high performance and the delivery of public services.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/11/2015 13:04:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

431585

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations to Concentrix on introducing a liaison unit for hon. Members to raise constituents' tax credit cases.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	17151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Concentrix are not introducing a liaison unit for hon. Members as HM Revenue and Customs has three areas allocated to deal with representations from hon. Members relating to their constituents’ concerns: a dedicated MP hotline for tax credits, an MP complaints team that deals with tax credit complaints, and a Ministerial correspondence team.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2015 16:31:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan