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349892

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the role employers play in the delivery of tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	2144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Details about the role for employers in delivering Tax-Free Childcare can be found in Chapter 4 of ‘Delivering Tax-Free Childcare: the Government’s response to the consultation on design and operation’:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/318953/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/06/2015 14:20:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

349900

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of households affected by the under-occupancy penalty have received payments to mitigate in full deductions from claims for (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance in (i) England, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No information is held on the proportion of households affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy that have received payments to mitigate in full the deductions from their housing benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/06/2015 13:01:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349909

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the independent advice he received on the sale of the Government's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	2105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>In announcing the sale of the Government’s shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland, the Chancellor is acting on independent advice from the Governor of the Bank of England and a report from Rothschild investment bank. The report by Rothschild, and the corresponding advice from the Governor, are both available online at www.gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:52:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

349910

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy not to reduce the top rate of tax.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	2115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Governments priorities are to support low and middle income households through increasing the income tax personal allowance to £12,500 and raising the higher rate threshold to £50,000. This will reduce taxes for over 30 million individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/06/2015 16:29:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

349911

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he has taken from (a) economists independent of Government and (b) Treasury economists on whether public spending cuts will delay or promote economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	2140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Treasury ministers consider a range of representations, and advice, as part of the policymaking process.<br><br>For example, Mr Angel Gurria, the Secretary-General of the OECD, said in February 2015 &quot;The United Kingdom is a textbook case of best practice on how good labour and product markets can support growth and job creation. So my main message to you today is &quot;well done and keep going with the plan!&quot;</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:32:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

349916

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliament: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was spent on the upgrade work to the North Entrance to the parliamentary estate in the last Parliament; for what reason cyclists are forbidden from using that entrance; and whether a safety assessment was made of the potential implications of excluding cyclists from that entrance.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The cost of the work for the North Estate (Curtis Green) entrance, including anti-vehicle barriers, security cabin and specialist security equipment, totalled £613,069, with 60% being charged to the House of Commons and 40% to the House of Lords. The work took place between 2010 and 2012.<br><br>The entrance was designed to be dedicated for vehicles, including large heavy goods vehicles, entering/exiting the estate. The cycle entry gate was installed at Derby Gate, as a separate project, as this entrance has the width safely to incorporate vehicles, cycles and pedestrians, whereas Curtis Green is narrower.<br><br>There is no formal assessment made on the potential safety implications for excluding cyclists from the Curtis Green entrance.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 18/06/2015 14:09:12 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349917

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliament: Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the provision of covered cycle rack spaces on the parliamentary estate.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Parliamentary Green Travel Plan the number of cycle parking spaces on the Parliamentary Estate has increased significantly since 2012. There are currently 417 spaces on the Estate – including House of Lords areas – of which 269 are covered. This compares to 176 in 2012 (94 covered). 30 of the additional covered spaces are in the basement of 14 Tothill Street, which is a building occupied by House staff only. Additional facilities available for cyclists on the Estate include periodic &quot;Dr. Bike&quot; free maintenance checks, bicycle tools and pumps. There is also a docking station on Abingdon Green for the Transport for London cycle hire scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 18/06/2015 15:42:06 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349918

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliament: Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House is taking to remove bicycles left on cycle racks on the estate.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>In order to make space available to as many cyclists as possible, the Administration Committee agreed a bicycle parking policy in February 2014. Owners of bicycles wishing to park in the Colonnade or Star Chamber Court are required to display a numbered plastic tag obtainable from the Hall Keeper’s Lodge. Bicycles parked in those areas during sitting periods not displaying a tag will eventually be removed. Untagged bicycles which have not been claimed are put into storage on the Estate. Once put into storage, bicycles which are still not claimed after two months will be given to charity. This policy is being continued in the current parliament and new tags will be available from Hall Keeper’s Lodge shortly.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 18/06/2015 14:07:19 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349923

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has provided to (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) further education colleges, (d) local education authorities and (e) academy chains to help them comply with statutory requirements placed on them by the Counter-Terrorism Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Keeping children safe from risks of radicalisation is a safeguarding matter and should be approached in the same way as safeguarding children from other risks. School staff should use their professional judgement in identifying children who might be at risk of radicalisation and act proportionately. Our statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, includes specific references to radicalisation and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/435939/Keeping_children_safe_in_education.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/435939/Keeping_children_safe_in_education.pdf</a></p><p>The Government also published statutory guidance in March setting out the types of activity we expect specified authorities to consider when complying with the duty, which includes a chapter aimed specifically at schools. This information can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417943/Prevent_Duty_Guidance_England_Wales.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417943/Prevent_Duty_Guidance_England_Wales.pdf</a></p><p>A training package called the Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent (WRAP) has been provided to public sector workers and others in the community since 2007, including in schools. It is designed to help identify when people may be vulnerable to radicalisation, how to raise concerns and what proportionate responses should be taken. It is regularly updated and refreshed to deal with any emerging issues.</p><p>The Department will issue further practical advice for schools on the Counter Terrorism and Security Act shortly.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 18/06/2015 15:54:53 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

349925

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the joint commissioning with clinical commissioning groups of speech and language therapy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not issued specific guidance on joint commissioning for speech and language therapy. Chapter three of the 0 – 25 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice 2015 provides guidance on working together for joint outcomes which includes guidance on joint commissioning. The department worked closely with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists when developing the guidance. The Royal College also issued its own guidance to speech and language therapists on the new duties placed on health partners by the Children and Families Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the department has contributed to guidance and resources on joint commissioning provided by the Council for Disabled Children, the National Development Team for Inclusion and Mott Macdonald.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 19/06/2015 09:20:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson