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625855

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been convicted of tampering with electric or gas meters in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of people who have been prosecuted for, or convicted of, offences of tampering with electric or gas meters. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/11/2016 18:58:12 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

625856

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Stationery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made in reducing the cost of stationery across all government departments; and if he will take steps to promote the use of the same paper from the same supplier to reduce those costs.
tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
tabling member printed	Mike Freer
uin	51032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service has put in place commercial arrangements that allow central government and the wider public service to secure the best value for money when purchasing office supplies, including stationery. The recently let CCS Crown Office Supplies framework (RM3723) is expected to save over £20m over two years.</p><p>The inclusion of more than one supplier on these frameworks allows purchasing authorities to choose the most appropriate products for their needs and maintains competitiveness in pricing.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/11/2016 11:56:08 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer

625857

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	51002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/11/2016 12:44:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

625858

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	51004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 07/11/2016 15:59:39 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

625859

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to make additional funding available to HM Revenue and Customs to resolve tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	51035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Currently no plans have been made to provide additional funding to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to resolve tax credit claims. HMRC has instead shifted internal resource in order to address the issue.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/11/2016 16:23:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

625860

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements his Department has put in place to ensure that financial recompense and support is provided for tax credit claimants erroneously investigated by Concentrix.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	51051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>If anyone feels their tax credits have been incorrectly withdrawn owing to errors by Concentrix, they should urgently contact HM Revenue and Customs, which will review all complaint cases and will pay redress where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/11/2016 16:26:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

625861

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on what proportion of tax credit claimants erroneously investigated by Concentrix were women.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	51052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold information on the proportion of tax credits enquiries made by Concentrix where the claimant was a women. Nevertheless, HMRC undertook all necessary impact assessments to ensure protected groups were not disproportionately affected. As at April 2016, 88% of single claims were made by women and 88% of the single claims sent to Concentrix to check for High Risk Renewals 16 were women.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 51053 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:12:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

625862

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for HM Revenue and Customs communications to Concentrix that another adult may be living at the house of a tax claimant; and in what form such information is being conveyed to Concentrix.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	51053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold information on the proportion of tax credits enquiries made by Concentrix where the claimant was a women. Nevertheless, HMRC undertook all necessary impact assessments to ensure protected groups were not disproportionately affected. As at April 2016, 88% of single claims were made by women and 88% of the single claims sent to Concentrix to check for High Risk Renewals 16 were women.</p><p> </p><p>The Concentrix workload is delegated by HMRC. The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</p><p> </p><p>Concentrix were most recently undertaking High Risk Renewals enquiries under section 18 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, under which the claimant needs to provide a declaration to show that they are entitled to receive tax credits. In these cases, the tax credits legislation places the onus on a claimant for ensuring that HMRC has the relevant information.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC uses a wide range of data including third party data as part of a wider strategy to tackle tax credits error and fraud‎. HMRC has successfully reduced tax credits error and fraud from 8.1% in 2010-11 to 4.8% in 2014-15</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 51052 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:12:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

625863

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if (a) his Department, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) Concentrix will issue a formal apology for each erroneous accusation made by Concentrix against legitimate tax credit recipients; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	51089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to my answer of 31 October 2016 (Written Question 50325)</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/11/2016 16:10:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

625864

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials of his Department have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	51138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no employees in HMT who have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/11/2016 16:27:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron