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58424

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays on the border from British Gibraltar territory into Spain on vehicles crossing that border.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The delays imposed by the Spanish authorities at the border with Gibraltar continue to have a significant impact, resulting in significant changes in behaviour at the border: visitor arrivals in Gibraltar are down and vehicle traffic has fallen. The Government is concerned about the impact that border delays are having on businesses in both Spain and Gibraltar.</p><p>Since the beginning of the disruption last summer, the Government has raised this issue regularly with the European Commission. We recently sent detailed information on the delays, supplied by Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar, to the Director General for Home Affairs, together with an update on the steps taken by Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar to address the recommendations made to them by the Commission. Ministers have also been in direct contact with the Commission, including the Commissioner for Home Affairs. In our conversations we stressed the need for the Commission to make follow-up visits to monitor the continuing delays. We continue to request that the Commission urge Spain to act on their recommendations and return border checks to reasonable and proportionate levels.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 199448 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:01:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58425

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the European Commission in respect of petitions from the government of Gibraltar for a representative to monitor the border crossing.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The delays imposed by the Spanish authorities at the border with Gibraltar continue to have a significant impact, resulting in significant changes in behaviour at the border: visitor arrivals in Gibraltar are down and vehicle traffic has fallen. The Government is concerned about the impact that border delays are having on businesses in both Spain and Gibraltar.</p><p>Since the beginning of the disruption last summer, the Government has raised this issue regularly with the European Commission. We recently sent detailed information on the delays, supplied by Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar, to the Director General for Home Affairs, together with an update on the steps taken by Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar to address the recommendations made to them by the Commission. Ministers have also been in direct contact with the Commission, including the Commissioner for Home Affairs. In our conversations we stressed the need for the Commission to make follow-up visits to monitor the continuing delays. We continue to request that the Commission urge Spain to act on their recommendations and return border checks to reasonable and proportionate levels.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 199447 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:01:12 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58426

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the trends in the incidence of dental caries among school children (a) in Bolton and (b) nationally since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>There has been only one published survey of dental caries among schoolchildren which includes the Bolton area since 2010. This is the <em>National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England: oral health survey of five-year-old children 2012, A report on the prevalence and severity of dental decay</em>. This can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/survey-results5.aspx?id=1</p><p> </p><p>A comparison of selected findings from the survey, and from the previous survey of five year old children in England, published in 2009, the <em>NHS Dental Epidemiology Programme for England, Oral Health Survey of 5 year old Children, 2007/2008</em> can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>www.nwph.info/dentalhealth/survey-results.aspx?id=1</p><p> </p><p>The comparisons are supplied in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bolton Local Authority area</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of children examined</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean number decayed, missing or filled teeth (dmft)</p></td><td><p>1.91</p></td><td><p>1.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of children with lifetimes caries experience (% dmft&gt;0)</p></td><td><p>46.3%</p></td><td><p>43.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>National (England)</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of children examined</p></td><td><p>139,727</p></td><td><p>133,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean number decayed, missing or filled teeth (dmft)</p></td><td><p>1.11</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of children with lifetimes caries experience (% dmft&gt;0)</p></td><td><p>30.9%</p></td><td><p>27.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 11/06/2014 15:46:49 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58429

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in Bolton North East constituency in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Table 1: Bolton North East constituency Working Tax Credit entitlement</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total WTC entitlement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£19 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£18 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1<del class="ministerial">7</del><ins class="ministerial">6</ins> million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £ million.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/06/2014 14:42:34 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 12:39:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke previous answer version 939 answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58431

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) headteachers, (b) deputy headteachers and (c) teachers in Bolton Local Education Authority took early retirement on the grounds of ill-health in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Between April 2010 and March 2013 there were seven teachers who retired on ill-health grounds from publicly-funded schools in Bolton local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Given the very small number of people involved, the statistics provided have not included a grade or year split to avoid disclosing data on specific individuals.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 11/06/2014 14:25:51 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58432

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that overcrowding on trains is (a) regulated and (b) effectively monitored.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Capacity provided by franchised rail operators is monitored by the Department through regular passenger counts. The results enable the Department to liaise with operators where capacity problems are identified, and to ensure that potential solutions are investigated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the rail industry to plan to fully deploy available rolling stock to best meet passenger demand, and take all reasonable steps to minimise any crowding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:29:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58433

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Age: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated relating to age discrimination in (i) the work place and (ii) Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has not commissioned any research in the last two years specifically on age discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>(i) Previous research relating to age discrimination in the work place includes 'Attitudes to age in Britain 2010/11' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214361/ihr7.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214361/ihr7.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>and 'Second Survey on employers' policies, practices and preferences relating to age, 2010' – <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep682.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep682.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This research was commissioned by the Department as part of wider research into the removal of the Default Retirement Age, including ‘Default Retirement Age – employer qualitative research' –</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep672.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep672.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011, meaning most people can now retire when the time is right for them. Employers can now only set a fixed retirement age where it can be objectively justified in their particular circumstances, but this is open to challenge at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 June we will be publishing ‘Fuller Working Lives – A Framework for Action'. The document outlines the business case for people to work longer at an individual, business, societal and economic level, and sets out a number of new actions the Department will be taking forward to promote fuller working lives.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Relevant Departmental evaluations on this issue concerning Jobcentre Plus include 'How ready is Jobcentre Plus to help people in their 60s to find work?' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-ready-is-jobcentre-plus-to-help-people-in-their-60s-find-work-ihr11" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-ready-is-jobcentre-plus-to-help-people-in-their-60s-find-work-ihr11</a> .</p><p> </p><p>Also, where possible surveys of benefit claimants are broken down by age, for example 'The Jobcentre Plus Offer: Final evaluation report' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/06/2014 14:56:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58434

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Pension Credit: Bolton
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 resident in (a) Bolton North East constituency and (b) Bolton have received pension credit since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on pension credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/06/2014 15:18:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58438

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on funding available for victims' services of devolution to police and crime commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>From 1 October 2014 the majority of support services for victims of crime will be commissioned at the local level by democratically elected and publicly accountable Police and Crime Commissioners and this Government is making more money than ever before available to ensure that victims receive the vital support they require.</p><p> </p><p>PCC's with their knowledge of local victims' needs are uniquely placed to ensure that available funding is targeted where most required to help victims of crime to both cope with and, where possible, recover from the impacts of crime.</p><p> </p><p>PCCs are also ideally placed to co-commission with other local commissioners such as Health or Local Authorities, thereby reducing duplication and achieving better value for money.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/06/2014 09:22:44 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58439

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the Sentencing Council's review of sentencing guidelines for death by drink-driving; and what discussions he has had with that body on its progress on that programme of work.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government announced on 12 May that it intends to carry out a review of the offences and penalties available for a range of driving offences, including causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs. Any changes to the law arising from this review will need to be considered by the independent Sentencing Council when setting new guidelines. For that reason the Sentencing Council has decided to suspend its consideration of driving offence guidelines until after the conclusion of the Government review.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 11/06/2014 16:59:31 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby