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225515

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date	05/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Marine Accident Investigation Branch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of time was for the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch to publish a report into the causes of maritime accidents or incidents in each year from 1990 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>MAIB reports are published at the earliest opportunity to ensure that safety lessons can be applied as soon after an accident as possible. All investigations are different with complex cases requiring more time, so average reporting times can be misleading. The recent grounding of the Hoegh Osaka in the Solent, and the tragic loss of eight seafarers when the Cemfjord sank in the Pentland Firth are two recent examples that demonstrate this. Where urgent safety lessons are identified at any time during an investigation the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents can issue a Safety Bulletin containing recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of time between the date of the accident to the date of the publication of MAIB’s report for each of the years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>No accident investigation reports published</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>25.5 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>17.3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>16.5 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>21 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>16.3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>16.9 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>16.9 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>18.8 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>10.1 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>11.4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>10.3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>11.9 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>10.4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>7.1 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>10.2 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>8.2 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>8.6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>8.5 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>8.7 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>8.9 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9.3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10.8 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>10.1 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p><p>to date</p></td><td><p>10.7 months</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/03/2015 16:12:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225516

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Marine Accident Investigation Branch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch plans to report on the accidents or incidents involving the (a) Nagato Reefer, (b) Dieppe Seaways, (c) Commodore Clipper, (d) St. Helen, (e) Pride of Canterbury, (f) Dover Seaways, (g) Cemfjord and (h) Hoegh Osaka vessels; and how many investigators are working on each such investigation.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) reports vary in their complexity and consequently the time taken for them to be completed. At the moment, projected publication dates for the reports of these eight investigations are:</p><p> </p><p>a. Nagato Reefer – April 2015</p><p>b. Dieppe Seaways – June 2015</p><p>c. Commodore Clipper – August 2015</p><p>d. St Helen – July 2015</p><p>e. Pride of Canterbury – August 2015</p><p>f. Dover Seaways – July 2015</p><p>g. Cemfjord – end 2015</p><p>h. Hoegh Osaka – end 2015</p><p> </p><p>MAIB investigations are conducted by teams that will vary in size and specialism according to the nature of the accident. Typically, two or three inspectors are deployed in the early stages of an investigation, with one having responsibility for leading the team and for producing the published report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/03/2015 16:05:35 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225119

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make Police Scotland eligible for VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Lady to the answer that I gave her on 04 March 2015 (224504).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:40:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225253

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Stornoway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in February 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The new flexible shift patterns and the ability for areas covered by the new HM Coastguard structure to be handled by any Coastguard within it mean workload is managed nationally rather than on a centre by centre basis. This enables HM Coastguard to proactively match available staff across the whole network to its busiest areas and times, both daily and seasonally.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, it is more relevant to consider the total number of Coastguards available on the growing national network.</p><p> </p><p>As of 6 March this network, and the benefits it delivers, stretches from Beachy Head to the Mull of Galloway. The transition of the national network around the United Kingdom will be complete by December 2015.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at the current individual centres err strongly on the side of caution. As each centre joins the evolving national network, the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues on the fresh appraisal I have asked for on the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during February 2015 Stornoway MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 56 shifts, and Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 15 occasions out of 56 shifts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 226254 question first answered 11/03/2015 15:49:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225254

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in February 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The new flexible shift patterns and the ability for areas covered by the new HM Coastguard structure to be handled by any Coastguard within it mean workload is managed nationally rather than on a centre by centre basis. This enables HM Coastguard to proactively match available staff across the whole network to its busiest areas and times, both daily and seasonally.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, it is more relevant to consider the total number of Coastguards available on the growing national network.</p><p> </p><p>As of 6 March this network, and the benefits it delivers, stretches from Beachy Head to the Mull of Galloway. The transition of the national network around the United Kingdom will be complete by December 2015.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at the current individual centres err strongly on the side of caution. As each centre joins the evolving national network, the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues on the fresh appraisal I have asked for on the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during February 2015 Stornoway MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 56 shifts, and Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 15 occasions out of 56 shifts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 226253 question first answered 11/03/2015 15:49:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225272

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were affected by the changes to the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme which allow for time bringing up children to be included as a full qualifying year for the State Pension.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The state pension reforms under the Pensions Act 2007, affecting those reaching state pension age from 6 April 2010, included the introduction of a single contribution condition of 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits for a full basic state pension and the replacement of the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme with a new system of National Insurance credits for parents and carers and earlier years of Home Responsibilities Protection were converted into qualifying years.</p><p> </p><p>These measures were primarily designed to improve the basic pension entitlements of women. The effects of the relaxation of the contribution conditions and the changes to Home Responsibilities Protection are complex. It has not been practicable to disaggregate the combined effects.</p><p> </p><p>However, information on the numbers of women resident in Great Britain receiving the full basic State Pension for the years 2009/10 to 2013/14 can be found in Table 1 of the Ad Hoc statistical release published to support the review of the Pensions Act 2007 which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398701/statistical-analysis-review-pensions-act-2007.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398701/statistical-analysis-review-pensions-act-2007.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Equivalent information in relation to men is not readily available. <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:00:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

223551

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service eligible for VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	225404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make Scottish Fire and Rescue Service eligible for VAT refunds.</p><p>In 2011 the Scottish Government were explicitly advised of this potential consequence of changing from regional fire and police forces to single authorities as part of the proposed revised funding model for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland. At the time they took the decision to make these reforms they would have known they would no longer be eligible for the VAT refunds as a result.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 17:13:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

223475

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of real wages in Scotland since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	907638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Our economy is recovering from the deepest recession since ONS records began in 1948.</p><p>Thanks to this government’s long-term economic plan we have seen average regular pay rising faster over the last year than inflation. Furthermore, business surveys expect the steady rise in real wages to continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/02/2015 15:25:07 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

178834

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the island fuel rebate.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	223964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government keeps all elements of the island rural fuel rebate scheme under review. In 2013, the Government published a report which found the rebate to be effectively reducing prices for motorists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK required EU approval to introduce the scheme. The EU permission for the island scheme is in place until 2017. Ahead of the scheme’s expiry in 2017, the Government will consider the case for applying to the EU for renewal, along with the case for altering aspects of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 223966 question first answered 16/02/2015 13:41:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

178835

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last reviewed the level of the island fuel rebate.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	223966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government keeps all elements of the island rural fuel rebate scheme under review. In 2013, the Government published a report which found the rebate to be effectively reducing prices for motorists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK required EU approval to introduce the scheme. The EU permission for the island scheme is in place until 2017. Ahead of the scheme’s expiry in 2017, the Government will consider the case for applying to the EU for renewal, along with the case for altering aspects of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 223964 question first answered 16/02/2015 13:41:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning