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48735

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish copies of the correspondence sent by his Department to other government departments requesting that they review the check-off system for union subscriptions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	196853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland on 3 March 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 663W.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham attachment 1 file name PQ196853 - referral.docx title Referral Answer for Member
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

48425

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, column 744W, on National Careers Service, what assessment his Department has made of the National Careers Service's progress in achieving its key strategic aims for marketing.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	196641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The National Careers Service marketing strategy using targeted on-line activity has been pursued since October 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Through regular market research we have seen an increase in awareness[1] of the support the National Careers Service offers since the campaign started from 24 per cent to 29 per cent. All of the targeted groups show a greater awareness than the remainder of those sampled:</p><p> </p><p>· Awareness among individuals looking to advance their career has increased by 28 per cent increase to 39 per cent;</p><p>· Awareness among those who are looking for a better job to support a change in circumstances has increased by 14 per cent to 32 per cent;</p><p>· Awareness among those who have been or are about to be made redundant has remained broadly the same with 37 per cent aware of the Service.</p><p> </p><p>Over 56 per cent of these three groups are likely to use the Service, compared with only 8 per cent of others surveyed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Both spontaneous and prompted.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

48431

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate how much Government departments have spent on filtering tap water for drinking in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	196664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. However, as part of this Government's commitment to reducing waste and driving down costs, we are challenging departments on the need to make savings from facilities management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

48432

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Emergency Planning College has provided to the planning and preparation for the Giro D'Italia Big Start in Northern Ireland in May 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	196661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has had no requests for direct support of the planning and preparation for the Giro D'Italia Big Start in Northern Ireland in May 2014. The EPC has however delivered a variety of civil protection and resilience planning courses in Northern Ireland for various organisations, including Sports NI.</p><p>The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has provided 79 courses on emergency planning and crises management courses to 1170 attendees delivered in Northern Ireland since 2006. In addition to the training provided for customer organisations in NI, the EPC has trained 358 practitioners from NI attending residential training courses at the EPC since 2006</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 196574 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48445

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to tackle cases of employees in Northern Ireland being paid below the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	196655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has an NMW enforcement team based in Belfast, and that team investigates all complaints received by the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline relating to Northern Ireland based employers alongside employers who are based and trading in the wider UK. The NMW Belfast team works closely with other Northern Ireland enforcement agencies including the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Home Office Immigration &amp; Enforcement and Department of Employment and Learning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48446

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of men and women who make use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit; and if he will assess the potential effects of increasing that limit on couples saving together for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	196630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>As shown in HMRC's published statistics (Table PEN3 available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259967/pen3.pdf), in 2011-12 around 20,000 unemployed adults made or received contributions into their personal pensions. 6,000 of these individuals made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit of £3,600 including basic rate tax relief. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>A further 10,000 children, 10,000 individuals in full time education and 10,000 carers made or received contributions into their personal pensions. Of these, around a quarter made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Of the individuals mentioned above who made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit in 2011-12, around two thirds were female.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government has made no assessment of the effects of increasing the limit on couples saving together for retirement but keeps all tax policies under review.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

48447

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to improve support for small and medium-sized enterprises which are in need of short-term assistance and flexibility through improved partnership working between the HM Revenue and Custom's (HMRC) simplified import VAT accounting duty deferment team and the HMRC debt management and time-to-pay teams; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	196640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Simplified Import VAT Accounting (SIVA) scheme is a trade facilitation measure that reduces compliance costs for legitimate traders through the removal of the requirement to provide a guarantee to secure import VAT paid through the duty deferment scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The risk to the tax revenue by traders operating SIVA is potentially very large as the period between the tax due being deferred and being collected by HMRC may result in a failure to pay. The setting of the SIVA approval criteria has to strike a balance between ensuring the trade receive the maximum benefit from the scheme, while at the same time protecting the revenue.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses have to demonstrate on-going compliance with the SIVA requirements. The SIVA team monitor this through internal systems, including any outstanding debts or Time-to Pay agreements requested. When they identify a business experiencing difficulties, they advise them of the potential impact on their SIVA approval. Warning letters are issued by the team to businesses who fail to comply and only if there is evidence of continued non-compliance is the approval removed.</p><p>The current procedures provide an appropriate balance between trade faciliation and protection of the revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

48461

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the net change was in the number of homes for social rent between 1984 and 1990.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	196794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on the amount of dwelling stock in England by tenure are published in the Department's live table 104, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p>Taken together, the Private Registered Provider (housing association) and local authority tenures provide an estimate of total social housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

48465

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many paintings, artefacts and other objects were lent from the collections of grant-in-aid funded national museums and galleries to other grant-in-aid funded national museums and galleries in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	196682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has collected and published the following data about the number of venues in the United Kingdom to which the sponsored national museums have lent objects from their collections.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of UK loan venues</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Institution</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Museum</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial War Museum</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Gallery</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Maritime Museum</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Museums Liverpool</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science Museum Group <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Portrait Gallery</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Natural History Museum</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armouries</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir John Soane's Museum</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tate Gallery</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victoria and Albert Museum</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wallace Collection <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>From 2011-12, the total includes figures for the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, following its merger with the Science Museum Group.</p><p><sup>2</sup> The Wallace Collection cannot lend items under terms of its bequest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 196689 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

48469

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, column 145W on consultants, how much spending on consultancy was spent on (a) Olympic delivery, (b) the broadband delivery programme and (c) other consultancy spending.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	196665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>DCMS has spent the following amounts on consultancy services since 2010-11:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost Directly Related to The Olympics</p></td><td><p>101,712</p></td><td><p>103,293</p></td><td><p>92,753</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>BDUK Consultancy Costs</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2,041,495</p></td><td><p>3,983,283</p></td><td><p>3,304,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Consultancy</p></td><td><p>247,860</p></td><td><p>133,771</p></td><td><p>297,835</p></td><td><p>109,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 349,572 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,278,559 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 4,373,871 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,414,451</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures for 2013-14 are currently unaudited. The figures now include the expenditure on external legal advice related to programme support, but excludes spending on legal services from the Treasury Solicitor and the providers of recruitment services. This has been done in order to arrive at figures that more directly relate to the providers of consultancy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman