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155364

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers local authorities possess to improve the accuracy of the register of electors in their own locality.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities in Great Britain are required to appoint and fund Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), who are legally distinct from the authority which appoints them. The role and powers of EROs is set out in statute. They are responsible for compiling and maintaining registers of electors for their areas.</p><p> </p><p>Electoral registration in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2823 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:29:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

155365

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the powers of an Electoral Registration Officer differ from those of a local authority in the regulation of electors.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities in Great Britain are required to appoint and fund Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), who are legally distinct from the authority which appoints them. The role and powers of EROs is set out in statute. They are responsible for compiling and maintaining registers of electors for their areas.</p><p> </p><p>Electoral registration in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2822 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:29:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

155464

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how often his Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) continuously reviews the way in which it processes the letters and emails it receives. With regard to the time frame for responding to letters from parliamentarians and members of the public, the FCO follows Cabinet Office guidance on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations, which is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/11/2014 16:29:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155466

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answers given by the then Secretary of State for Transport, the former Member for Bolton West (Ruth Kelly) on 22 July 2008,<em> Official Report</em>, column 116WS; by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the former Member for Gillingham (Paul Clark) on 16 July 2009, <em>Official Report</em>, column 78WS; and, by the then Secretary of State for Transport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 28 October 2010, <em>Official Report</em>, column 23WS.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/11/2014 16:32:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155488

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many buildings his Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	214218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Number of buildings sold*</td><td>25</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>21</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*All sales are overseas. Sales of compounds classed as one sale.</p><p>Excludes sales of plots of land. Information has been provided by financial year as this is the form in which it is readily available. A definitive figure is not yet available for 2014-15.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/11/2014 16:28:22 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

155575

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211251, which reviews (a) have been completed and (b) have yet to be completed by his Department in relation to the Government's Ultra low emission vehicle readiness project.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	214347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>15 Central Government Departments and Agencies have registered and started the fleet review process, no reviews have been completed. The following fleet reviews are still ongoing:</p><p> </p><p>1 The Government Car Service</p><p>2 Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency</p><p>3 Vehicle Certification Agency</p><p>4 Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p><p>5 The Home Office</p><p>6 Ministry of Defence</p><p>7 Foreign Commonwealth Office</p><p>8 British Transport Police Authority</p><p>9 Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs</p><p>10 Department for Education</p><p>11 Department for Communities and Local Government</p><p>12 Environment Agency</p><p>13 Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory</p><p>14 NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p>15 Department for Work and Pensions</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/11/2014 16:52:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

155769

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Councillors
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 he has to encourage more people to stand as councillors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	906047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee report, <em>Councillors on the frontline</em> (Cm 8582),</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/councillors-on-the-frontline-government-response" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/councillors-on-the-frontline-government-response</a></p><p> </p><p>As well as to the subsequent Ministerial response to the Westminster Hall debate (5 September 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 186WH) and my evidence to the Select Committee of 21 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 18/11/2014 16:50:47 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

147540

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many contracts signed by his Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	214008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text Authority to enter into contracts is delegated to directorates and departments within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London as well as the global network of overseas missions in over 170 countries. This information is not held centrally and to collate it would incur disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/11/2014 16:57:10 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

142126

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hon. Members have written to him to express concerns about the future funding of local welfare assistance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	213706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department receives correspondence on a wide range of matters, typically handling in the region of 10,000 letters a year from hon. Members.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 October, the Government published a consultation on local welfare provision in 2015-16, to which hon. Members are very welcome to respond to if they wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 213717 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:54:32 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142137

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Devolution: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London and members of the Greater London Assembly on the devolution of his Department's powers to the Greater London area; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	213701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department have regular discussions with representatives of the Greater London Authority on topical matters and matters relating to decentralisation, including, for example, provisions in the Infrastructure Bill, and the implementation of the housing and regeneration powers devolved through the Localism Act 2011.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 18/11/2014 16:52:29 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott