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482982

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of jobs supported by the Scotch whisky industry.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	31798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The Scotch whisky industry estimates that 10,800 people are directly employed in the industry in Scotland and the sector supports more than 40,000 jobs in total across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/03/2016 15:59:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

482984

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department owed in late payments to small and medium-sized enterprises in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	31793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>When making payments, the core Department does not differentiate between small, medium and large enterprises as many small and medium sized businesses can be found at various tiers of the procurement chain.</p><p>The Department takes prompt payment very seriously and records show that in the current financial year to the end of February 2016, 96.4% of all valid invoices (by volume) were paid within 5 working days. When looking at the overall value, this equates to 99.8% paid within 5 working days and 99.99% of invoices were paid within the 30 day standard contractual terms.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/03/2016 09:57:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

482985

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much central government infrastructure investment was in each region of the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	31794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Historic data for regional infrastructure investment by government is not currently available. However historical capital expenditure figures including government’s infrastructure investment can be obtained from the following link :</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2015</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509735/NIDP_2016-2021_final_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509735/NIDP_2016-2021_final_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/03/2016 10:48:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

482987

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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	Voluntary Work: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government plans to implement its policy of providing three days' paid volunteering leave for employees of large organisations.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
uin	31840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government will be setting out plans for taking this policy forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/04/2016 15:09:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

482994

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Social Class
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a civil service wide socio-economic background census.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	31792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>On 24 March, we published our 2016 Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service. As well as providing a progress update, it sets out how we will increase social mobility in the Civil Service.</p><p>We are making a specific commitment that the Civil Service will lead the way, working with major employers and organisations promoting social mobility, to develop a national set of measures of socio-economic background for employers.</p><p>The Civil Service will use these to measure the socio-economic background of its workforce, starting with the Senior Civil Service, the Fast Stream, apprenticeship starts and applicants to our corporate talent programmes.</p><p>The 2016 Talent Action Plan is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/talent-action-plan-2016-removing-the-barriers-to-success" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/talent-action-plan-2016-removing-the-barriers-to-success</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/04/2016 10:02:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

482997

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance Premium Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.205 of the Budget 2016, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on insurance policy take-up of an increase in the standard rate of insurance premium tax.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	31863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>As part of the costing process for all taxes, we looked at any behavioural changes.</p><p>Where insurers pass on the rate increase, the increase may have a small impact on individuals and households purchasing insurance which is not exempt from IPT. This is not likely to lead to any significant change in take-up of insurance.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/03/2016 10:47:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

483003

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to help more homeless people rent privately.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	31838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>One person without a home is one too many and we are committed to doing all we can to prevent homelessness. That is why we have increased central investment to tackle homelessness over the next four years to £139 million. At Budget, we went one step further and announced £100 million to deliver low cost ‘move on’ accommodation to enable people leaving hostels and refuges to make a sustainable recovery from a homelessness crisis, providing at least 2,000 places for vulnerable people to enable independent living.</p><p>We’re determined to create a bigger, better private rented sector and are attracting billions of pounds of investment to build homes specifically for private rent, which will increase choice for tenants. Our £1 billion Build to Rent fund will deliver up to 10,000 new rental homes, with over 4,500 already started, and our £10 billion of debt guarantees programme will also support the delivery of new rental homes, as well as up to 30,000 additional affordable homes.</p><p>We have also already made a significant investment of nearly £14 million for Crisis to develop a programme to help single homeless people access private rented sector accommodation. Over 10,000 people have been helped, with over 90% maintaining tenancies for at least 6 months</p><p><strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/03/2016 13:01:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

483005

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to assess the basing and maintenance options for (a) the Type 26 frigate and (b) the new general purpose frigate.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	31837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>As part of its normal forward planning, the Royal Navy routinely reviews its requirements for future waterfront infrastructure, including berths, docks and related facilities, to inform decisions regarding infrastructure investment, base porting and maintenance.</p><p>The next review is planned to be conducted later this year and will take account of decisions in last year's Strategic Defence and Security Review, particularly the announcement of a class of eight Type 26 Global Combat Ships and the proposed new class of General Purpose Frigate.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/03/2016 15:40:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

483006

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: South China Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether there are circumstances under which the Government would consider deploying armed forces in the South China Sea.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	31832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the situation in the South China Sea. We call on all parties to uphold freedom of navigation and freedom of overflight, to refrain from activities that increase tension, and to pursue urgently a settlement of the maritime disputes peacefully in accordance with international law. As a major trading nation that has substantial links with all the nations bordering the South China Sea the UK has a close security interest in the maintenance of regional peace and stability. While we have a limited permanent military presence in the form of the Brunei Garrison and our contribution to the Five Powers Defence Arrangements in Malaysia and Singapore, other than planning for routine exercises and defence engagement tasks. We have made no specific assessment of the circumstances under which we would deploy Armed Forces to the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/03/2016 14:58:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

483007

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the trained strength of the Royal Navy is by (a) officers and (b) non-commissioned ranks.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	31833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The trained strength of the Royal Navy by officers and non-commissioned ranks as of 1 February 2016 is as follows.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ratings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>5,130</p></td><td><p>17,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>6,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td><td><p>23,820</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy; therefore totals may not equal the sum of their parts. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.</p><p> </p><p>These figures were published on 10 March 2016 in the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Situation Report at: www.gov.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/03/2016 15:28:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching