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346934

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date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to conduct a review of the effects of the introduction of employment tribunal fees.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Following a public consultation, fees were introduced in Employment Tribunals to reduce the burden on the taxpayer of paying for Employment Tribunals and to encourage parties to seek alternative ways of resolving their disputes. <br><br>The Government has ensured that fee waivers are available for those who cannot afford to pay, as well as diverting people away from potentially acrimonious hearings, where possible, through a new early conciliation scheme which has already been used by over 60,000 people in its first six months.<br><br>The Government is currently considering the options for a review of Employment Tribunal fees. A further announcement will be made in due course.<br><br></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/06/2015 16:45:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

346938

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of housing benefit claimants (a) in total and (b) aged 18 and 21 have children.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested on how many individuals aged 18 to 21 are in receipt of housing benefit with a dependent child can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/06/2015 15:24:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

346936

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the implementation of 30 hours of free childcare to working parents of three and four year-olds; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The changes will be implemented to all working parents of three- and four-year-olds from September 2017. We are also developing plans to introduce the changes for some families a year earlier than planned, in September 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/06/2015 10:42:32 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

347285

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Animal Welfare: Circuses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce a ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England before the end of 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>A ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses is a manifesto commitment and will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows. In the interim, the welfare of the 19 wild animals still being used by travelling circuses in England is protected by the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/06/2015 08:44:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas