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227584

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 225163, on asylum, how many further submissions were made in (a) East Midlands, (b) London, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) North East England, (e) North West England, (f) Scotland, (g) Wales, (h) West Midlands and (i) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year from 2008 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	227686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Regional data is not captured at the point of application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:30:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

227585

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225191, on asylum, how many grants on (a) protection and (b) non-protection grounds her Department made in (i) England, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales in each year from 2008 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	227687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Regional data is not captured at the point of application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:30:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

168411

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Incapacity Benefit: Perth
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 in Perth and North Perthshire constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	217546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance claimants are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </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><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 217251 217540 217543 217560 question first answered 11/12/2014 15:59:07 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

168412

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Carer's Allowance: Perth
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 in Perth and North Perthshire constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	217547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on Carer’s Allowance are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</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 Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 217541 217544 217561 question first answered 17/12/2014 12:30:31 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

168413

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Perth
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 in Perth and North Perthshire constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	217548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on Employment and Support Allowance claimants are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </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><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 217253 217542 217545 217562 question first answered 11/12/2014 15:54:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

78578

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what work the Office of the Advocate-General for Scotland has commissioned by external consultants in relation to work on the Scotland Analysis programme; which consultants were used; and how much such consultancy has cost.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	206366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Advocate General, jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Cabinet Office, instructed independent legal experts, Professor James Crawford and Professor Alan Boyle, to provide the legal Opinion <em>Referendum on the Independence of Scotland – International Law Aspects</em>, which was published as an annex to the UK Government’s paper <em>Devolution and the Implications of Scottish independence</em>. This consultancy was paid from existing budgets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 22/07/2014 13:59:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

62679

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the savings generated by closing passport offices in the last five years; and what estimate she has made of the total cost of (a) cancelled and (b) altered flights due to delayed passport applications in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	201357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No passport offices have been closed in the last five years.<br>Restructuring of passport operations between 2010 and 2012 entailed the closure <br>of some interview offices and relocation of the Newport passport office. These <br>changes realised annual savings of approximately £7.2 million per year.<br><br>We do not collect data on the costs of cancelled and altered flights</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2014 15:24:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

42110

registered interest
date	10/03/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to meet charities and other interested parties to discuss the issuing of guidance on the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	191232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text Guidance is being produced by the Electoral Commission regarding the operation of the rules for non-party campaigners. The Commission are working with the UK's three charity regulators and other organisations to ensure that the guidance is clear and helpful. answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 191233 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

42111

registered interest
date	10/03/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to publish guidance to inform charities and other affected organisations about the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	191233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text Guidance is being produced by the Electoral Commission regarding the operation of the rules for non-party campaigners. The Commission are working with the UK's three charity regulators and other organisations to ensure that the guidance is clear and helpful. answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 191232 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

40171

registered interest
date	26/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much in public duty costs allowance has been paid to each former Prime Minister in each year since 2010; what the limit is of the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers; when that limit was last reviewed; whether the public duty costs allowance is payable in addition to their parliamentary allowances to former Prime Ministers who remain Members of Parliament; what audit is undertaken of claims made under the public duty costs allowance by former Prime Ministers; what checks are made to ensure that claims against the allowance meet the criteria for funding from the allowance; what guidance is provided to former Prime Ministers on claiming from the public duty costs allowance; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	189655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The current limit for the PDCA is &pound;115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 04/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart