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1002570

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date	06/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) the Attorney General's Office, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) the Government Legal Department and (iv) the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	188846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (CPS, SFO, GLD and HMCPSI) is published in the CPS annual report (page 12) which can be found <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/CPS-Annual-Report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The costs are also shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,080,192</p></td><td><p>113,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,008,263</p></td><td><p>96,623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>968,829</p></td><td><p>83,167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break these figures down any further without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/11/2018 13:19:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002569

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) the Attorney General's Office, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) the Government Legal Department and (iv) the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	188845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity of electricity and natural gas used by the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (CPS, SFO, GLD and HMCPSI) is published in the CPS annual report (page 12) and can be found <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/CPS-Annual-Report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The figures are also shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(MWh) Megawatt hours</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p>7,844</p></td><td><p>5,412</p></td><td><p>6,993</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p>3,115</p></td><td><p>3,579</p></td><td><p>5,586</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break these figures down any further without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/11/2018 13:17:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003886

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice Board: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to close the Youth Justice Board Cymru at 4-6 Orchard Street, Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	189827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to close the Youth Justice Board Cymru at 4-6 Orchard Street, Swansea.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:12:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1003647

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to Highways England on the permitted length of roadworks in any one stretch.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department expects Highways England to maximise the availability of traffic lanes and minimise delay as far as possible, and this is reflected in the performance indicators that the Department has set. Highways England are committed to minimising disruption from roadworks and are exploring managing work in different ways to find the best way to achieve this, while also ensuring good value for public money.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 13:11:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1005902

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister in his Department spent in Petty France between 4 September 2017 and 4 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	190413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Between 4 September 2017 and 4 October 2017 Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 7 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Lidington MP 13 days; Dominic Raab MP 7 days and Sam Gyimah MP 10 days.</p><p>Lord Keen has a dual role as Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson in the House of Lords, as such, he spent 3 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</p><p>All ministers are required to split their departmental time between 102 Petty France and other locations such as the House of Commons/Lords. As such departmental meetings and business are regularly undertaken at the House of Commons/Lords, this reflects the nature of Parliamentary obligations and legislative business.</p><p>In addition to this, visits are often undertaken as part of Ministerial duties. The information provided is for days spent partially or entirely in 102 Petty France.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:11:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1003687

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The department consists of the central department and four agencies: <br>the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), and</p><p>Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA).</p><p> </p><p>All the department’s contract terms contain a clause which requires payment to be made of all sums due by the Contractor to the sub-contractor as soon as possible and in any event not exceeding 30 days from the receipt of invoice.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/11/2018 13:06:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003764

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165113 on Young Offenders: Ethnic Groups, if he will update that table with each month up to the most recently available figures.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	189759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is in table 1 below relating to under 18 year olds in custody and is taken from provisional figures included within the regularly published Youth Custody data;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data</a></p><p>We are committed to tackling the over-representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children in the youth justice system. In building on the Lammy Review, we are taking a broader view of how we can tackle the systemic causes of disproportionality across the system and engaging with key stakeholders, including other government departments, to develop proposals for intervention.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>Sep-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME young people in custody</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% BAME of total under-18 custodial population (excluding unknowns)</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:04:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1003748

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public-sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public-sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>The MoJ strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to the Government Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:02:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003695

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the difference in emissions from Euro 6 diesel engines and petrol engines.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published the outputs of the Transport Energy Model in July 2018 alongside the Road to Zero strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The model estimates the average tailpipe emissions of air pollutants, the greenhouse gas emissions and the energy consumption of a range of fuel, powertrain and Euro class options, which includes Euro 6 diesel and petrol engines for cars, vans, buses and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>More information on the development and outputs of the model is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739462/transport-energy-model.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739462/transport-energy-model.pdf</a>.</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 13:00:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1006980

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2018 to Question 186391 on Public Sector: Pensions, when the Government's Actuary Department completed its analysis of the police service pension scheme which led to the revaluations communicated in the Statement of 6 September 2018 on quadrennial valuations of the public service pension schemes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	191452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in my written statement HCWS945 and in my‎ Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 186391, the actuarial valuation of the scheme, carried out by the Government Actuary's Department, is ongoing. The statement set out proposed amendments to the directions to be used in the valuations. The Government Actuary's Department is undertaking ongoing valuations based on these directions. The final directions will be published before the end of the year<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2018 12:59:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh