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45433

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 40W, how many offences charged under section 14(1) and 22 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 reached a first hearing in magistrates' court in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	194028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The number of offences charged under section 14(1) and 22 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 that reached a first hearing in magistrates' courts in each year since 2008 are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Make a counterfeit of a </strong></p><p><strong>protected coin with intent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Make a counterfeit of a </strong></p><p><strong>currency note with intent</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

45435

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 19 June 2012, Official Report, columns 923-4W, on electoral register: fraud, how many successful prosecutions for electoral registration fraud there were in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government does not collect this data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

45436

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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, whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Arrangements of this sort are kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

45438

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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, whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>As I indicated in my answer of 13 September 2013, <em>Official Report, </em>Column 884W, Ministers in this Department do not believe it is appropriate for public resources to be used to support the collection and administration of membership subscriptions and believe is an outdated and unnecessary 20<sup>th </sup>century practice.</p><p> </p><p>It is also unsatisfactory that some trade unions collect the political levy via check-off, but make no attempt to inform would-be members that the political levy is optional, or even mention the right to opt out on their membership forms. It is the view of Ministers that this is a misleading and dubious marketing practice through omission.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that we are taking further steps to review such practices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

45439

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in local government spending on the effectiveness of fire brigades.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 31 March 2014]</em></p><p>Fire and rescue authorities are best placed to assess and manage their services and do this through integrated risk management planning. Fire and rescue authorities now attend 46 per cent fewer incidents than ten years ago and they allocate their resources according to local risk<em>.</em></p><p>There is still scope for fire and rescue authorities to make sensible savings, e.g. through reforms to flexible staffing and crewing arrangements, better procurement; shared services, collaboration with emergency services and other organisations on service delivery and estates, sickness management; sharing of senior staff, locally led mergers and operational collaborations, new fire-fighting technology, preventative approaches and working with local businesses.</p><p>In his independent review, Sir Ken Knight concluded that fire and rescue authorities need to transform themselves to reflect the entirely different era of risk and demand they now operate in.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45440

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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, whether he plans to change the contribution rates to the Firefighters Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 31 March 2014]</em></p><p>The Government response to the consultation on employee contribution rates to apply in the Firefighters' Pension Schemes from 1 April 2014 was published on 6 March alongside the amending regulations. The Government response can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/firefighters-pension-scheme-1992-and-new-firefighters-pension-scheme-2006" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/firefighters-pension-scheme-1992-and-new-firefighters-pension-scheme-2006</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45441

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 recent assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the current recommended age of retirement for firefighters.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 31 March 2014]</em></p><p>An independent review for the Firefighters' Pension Committee in 2013 found that, under current practices, firefighters would be operationally fit at age 60 if they maintain a physically active and healthy lifestyle. One in three members of a firefighters' pension scheme is in the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2006, which already has a Normal Pension Age of 60. The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 set the Normal Pension Age for the reformed firefighters' pension scheme to be age 60 from 2015, in line with the recommendation from Lord Hutton's independent report.</p><p>A firefighter with a full career earning £29,000 will be able to retire at age 60 with a pension of £19,000 per annum. Firefighters will be able to retire before the scheme's Normal Pension Age with an actuarial reduction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45442

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 assessment he has made of the role of firefighters in responding to the recent floods.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 31 March 2014]</em></p><p> </p><p>More than 1,000 firefighters from across the country assisted with the flood response over December, January and February. We are extremely grateful for the work that they did to reduce water levels and help communities deal with the flooding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45445

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>A review is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

45446

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is currently undertaking a review of the check-off union subscription provision.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth