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registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for the Law Officers' Departments and their subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	3307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>No direct employees of the Government Legal Department (GLD) are paid less than the living wage. However, at 22 June 2015 GLD had four temporary workers in London receiving less than the living wage although this position will change after 12 weeks of engagement in line with the Agency Workers legislation. At that point, their salary will increase to a higher rate of pay comparable to the rate of a direct employee. All other temporary workers are paid more than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No direct employees or temporary workers employed by the remaining Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>A complete record on the pay arrangements for staff employed by companies contracted to provide services to the Law Officers' Departments is not held and could not be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/06/2015 15:25:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

384341

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
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	Tickets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1895, what funding his Department has allocated to the review of consumer protection measures in the online secondary ticketing market.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	3285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>A specific funding allocation has not been made.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/06/2015 13:17:15 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

384342

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	3306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no direct employees or agency staff in the core Department paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>We do not centrally hold details of the pay levels of staff working for outsourced companies contracted by the core Department.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Chief Executives of the executive agencies to respond directly to the right Hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles attachment 1 file name agencies-response-pq-3306.pdf title BIS agencies response to the question 2 file name os-response-pq-3306.pdf title Ordnance Survey response to the question question first answered 29/06/2015 15:11:36 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

384343

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to educate young people in secondary schools about electoral registration.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	3295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The statutory programme of study for citizenship includes how citizens can actively participate in the UK’s system of government and took effect in September 2014.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has, in partnership with youth organisations, developed learning resources, including Rock Enrol! which are available to download for free and can be used in schools to encourage young people to participate in democracy and register to vote.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 29/06/2015 12:09:00 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

384344

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase electoral registration in (a) London and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	3296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Over £14 million has been invested over the last two financial years to support the cost of activities aimed at increasing the levels of voter registration, including in the run up to the General Election.</p><p>The Electoral Commission (EC) published on 18 June an analysis of the electoral registers used for the elections on 7 May. It showed that the numbers of entries on these registers had increased by 1% compared with the last ones published prior to the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration. The Government will keep under review its approach to electoral registration in light of the EC’s report and its findings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 29/06/2015 12:11:13 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

384345

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	3308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced a new National Living Wage compulsory as of next April, expected to reach £9 an hour by 2020. Tackling low pay is part of the Government's plan to move to a higher wage, lower tax and lower welfare society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/07/2015 08:24:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

384347

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the state of the financial service sector's IT systems is recorded on any risk register.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3333 3352 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384352

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
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, whether he plans to roll out tax-free childcare over 12 months from autumn 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	3350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to bringing forward Tax-Free Childcare to help working families. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will set out the timing of the introduction as part of his Budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 3298 3299 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:55:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

384353

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	3323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5">No direct employees of HM Treasury and its agencies, are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage. <br><br>The Government awards contracts on the basis of the best value for money for taxpayers.<br><br>HM Treasury does not hold information on wages paid by our suppliers.</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/06/2015 13:53:19 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

384356

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Living Wage
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 (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for his Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	3309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department and its subsidiary agencies, with one exception, have no direct employees or agency staff earning less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>One of our non-departmental public bodies, the Homes and Communities Agency, has 13 outsourced staff paid less than the living wage, all based outside London.</p><p> </p><p>70 support staff employed by Interserve (who provides facilities management services to the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Education) are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with Interserve to see if contract efficiencies can be secured to help them voluntarily pay the living wage to all staff working on the Department’s facilities management contract.</p><p> </p><p>The Department maintains a position that the level of employee payment is for our external contractors to determine, while encouraging payment of a living wage.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 29/06/2015 16:20:20 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead