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524192

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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
hansard heading	Post Offices: Paisley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential effect on (a) businesses and (b) the local community in Paisley of the decision to close the Post Office branch and replace it with a franchise.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	40139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Post Office Limited runs and operates its directly managed Crown post offices. Changes to its network and proposals to franchise of some of its Crown branches are the operational responsibility of the Post Office. The Post Office’s proposals for franchising some of its Crown branches are part of its work to ensure its branch network is sustainable in the long term and ensure that Post Office services remain on our high streets across the country. The change from a Crown to a franchise branch has been undertaken successfully in many locations across the UK and helps sustain Post Office services in these locations, and each change is subject to local consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Over 97% of the UK’s post office network is run on a franchise or agency basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 40136 question first answered 15/06/2016 08:39:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

524193

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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
hansard heading	Post Offices: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on (a) businesses and (b) local communities in Scotland of the decision to allow the closure of Post Office branches in Scotland and their replacement by franchises.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	40136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Post Office Limited runs and operates its directly managed Crown post offices. Changes to its network and proposals to franchise of some of its Crown branches are the operational responsibility of the Post Office. The Post Office’s proposals for franchising some of its Crown branches are part of its work to ensure its branch network is sustainable in the long term and ensure that Post Office services remain on our high streets across the country. The change from a Crown to a franchise branch has been undertaken successfully in many locations across the UK and helps sustain Post Office services in these locations, and each change is subject to local consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Over 97% of the UK’s post office network is run on a franchise or agency basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 40139 question first answered 15/06/2016 08:39:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

524198

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the customer satisfaction ratings were for the gov.uk website related to (a) content accuracy, (b) ability to find information, (c) proportion of users who found the website search tool good or very good and (d) proportion of users who got everything or most of what they wanted when visiting the website since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	40094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Over 100,000 people have taken user satisfaction surveys on the <a href="http://h/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> website since 2013. The most recent information is as follows;</p><p>On content accuracy, 69.5% they agreed or strongly responded that they “Trust the information on <a href="http://h/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>&quot;.</p><p>On the ability to find information, in 2016 52% responded that they agreed or strongly agreed that <a href="http://h/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> was “easy to use”, up from 42% in 2015</p><p>On the question of the proportion of users who got everything or most of what they wanted when visiting the website, in 2016 46% responded that they agreed or strongly agreed with this statement up from 36% in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/06/2016 07:43:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 3884 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

524203

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Proof of Identity: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people aged (a) 16 to 24, (b) 25 to 44, (c) 45 to 54, (d) 55 to 64, (e) 65 to 74 and (f) 75 years and older who have the (i) evidence and (ii) technology needed to verify their identity online.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	40125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>We do not differentiate between ownership of technology and evidence in our assessments of who can use <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify.</p><p><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify works for 90% of working adults in the UK, which is the main user group for most of the services currently using <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify. Coverage is lower amongst very young people and older people - we continue to improve coverage for those age groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/06/2016 09:05:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

524213

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 May 2016 to Question 37689, if he will indicate where in that document details are provided on the (a) potential effect on the triple lock pension policy and (b) value of state pensions for people who retire before 6 April 2016 of a potential reduction in economic growth in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	40148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The document entitled<em> HM Treasury analysis: the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU </em>provides more detail on the impact that leaving the EU would have on GDP, CPI inflation and on average real wages, in Section 2, Part 3 of the document.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Treasury has published further analysis of the impact that leaving the EU would have on pensioner incomes in <em>Effects on pensioners from leaving the EU</em>. Details on the effect on the value of State Pension and the triple lock are included in the section entitled <em>Effects on pensioner incomes</em> on pages 2-3.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/06/2016 16:07:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

524220

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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
hansard heading	Vacant Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications there were by developers for housebuilding on brownfield sites in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	40176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold information on the numbers of planning applications made on previously developed (brownfield) land.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/06/2016 15:28:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

524222

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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
hansard heading	Culture, Ethics and Practices of the Press Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable he has set for commencing the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	40192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Criminal proceedings connected to the subject matter of the Leveson Inquiry, including the appeals process, have not yet been completed. We‎ have always been clear that these cases must conclude before we consider Part 2 of the Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2016 12:37:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

524230

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by reports of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Fallujah. The UN estimates that up to 90,000 civilians may be trapped inside the city and surrounding areas. We call on all sides to the conflict to respect International Humanitarian Law and to ensure free, unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies.</p><p>Since June 2014, the UK has committed £79.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq. The UK is the largest contributor to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, through which we are funding projects to support those leaving Fallujah. Our humanitarian partners continue to engage with the Government of Iraq, civil and military authorities to find ways of reaching civilians.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 15:32:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

524231

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent report he has received on seizing Saudi weapons from Syrian rebel forces.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 16/06/2016 13:28:21 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

524232

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular service personnel, (b) reservists and (c) civilian staff were employed by his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of Regular Service personel and Reservists employed by the Ministry of Defence from 2012 to 2016 is available in the annual Service Personnel Statistics publication. Older data is also published by UK Defence Statistics. This information can be found at the following links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index</p><p>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/UK-defence-statistics-compendium</p><p>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/reserves-and-cadets-strengths/</p><p>Civillian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence is published in the Quarterly Civilian Personnel Report and in the UK Defence Statistics publication which can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/06/2016 16:07:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins