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93868

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many disabled candidates have been supported by the Access to Elected Office fund since that fund was introduced; what the cost is of an average support package provided by that fund for a candidate; what amount the Government Equalities Office plans to spend in total on disabled candidates; what assessment has been made of that fund's effectiveness; and what plans the Government has for that fund after 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	210908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The pilot Access to Elected Office fund has approved 57 grants for 50 disabled applicants; the average value of claims from the fund has been £4,289. £88,260 was claimed in grants over 2012-14 and £156,215 has been approved for drawdown since the fund was extended from 1 July 2014. Total expenditure will depend on the number of successful applications to the fund.</p><p> </p><p>An assessment of the fund’s effectiveness is planned for 2015 to inform a decision by the next Government on whether the fund should continue.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/10/2014 10:56:39 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

93097

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with how many charities the Charity Commission has engaged on a regulatory issue in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date; and in how many of those cases the Charity Commission made a public statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	210434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. I have asked the Commission's chief executive to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2014 15:36:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name Kate Green MP PQ re Charity Commission (1).pdf title Charity Commission Letter to Member - Charities
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

92688

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2014, Official Report, column 425, on sentencing: females, which offences were classed within the miscellaneous crimes against society offence class for which female offenders aged 18 and over were sentenced to immediate custody for a first offence in England and Wales in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; and how many people of each such ethnicity served what sentence length under each such offence.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Sentencing decisions are entirely a matter for the independent judiciary. All courts must also follow the sentencing framework and guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council, which apply equally to everyone. Any differences in sentencing outcomes may, therefore, occur for a number of reasons including the types of crimes committed and the seriousness of the offence.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice System Strategy &amp; Action Plan, published last summer, set out a number of commitments to promote equality including a series of Minister-led events with stakeholders to explore what more could be done. Further actions designed to promote equality are set out in an update to this plan, which was published recently. In addition, the Criminal Justice Board , which is Chaired by Minister Mike Penning and brings together senior leaders across the justice system, has discussed equality and diversity issues and regularly reviews the statistical data.</p><p> </p><p>It has not been possible to provide the exact breakdown requested, as breaking down the ‘Miscellaneous crimes against society' offence class by individual offences, ethnic appearance and sentence lengths produced numbers that were too small to disclose. Therefore the following alternative breakdowns have been provided:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 (A) and (B) shows the number of female offenders aged 18 and above sentenced to immediate custody for a first offence within the 'Miscellaneous crimes against society' offence class by individual offence in England and Wales, 2012-2013.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 (A) and (B) shows the number of female offenders aged 18 and above sentenced to immediate custody for a first offence within the 'Miscellaneous crimes against society' offence class by sentence length and ethnic appearance in England and Wales, 2012-2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 21/10/2014 13:21:25 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes attachment 1 file name 209947.xls title Number of female offenders age 18 and above
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

91221

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the costs of administering and providing personal independence payment decisions are monitored and value for money reviewed for improvement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	208739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>We keep the costs under continuous review and this information will be used to support the future development of unit cost benchmarks.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/09/2014 10:14:16 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

91223

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost of a personal independence payment decision, including assessment costs and departmental administration.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	208738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The costs of administering the PIP assessment process were published in the NAO report in February 2014.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/09/2014 09:54:14 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

89801

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women aged 18 years and above from each ethnic group were sentenced to custody for a first offence, broken down by (a) offence type and (b) sentence length in the last two full years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	207307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Sentencing decisions are entirely a matter for the independent judiciary. When considering the appropriate sentence, the judge will take into consideration a number of factors, including the seriousness of the offence and the impact that the crime has had on the victim.</p><p> </p><p>All courts must follow guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council. The judge will take into account any mitigation which might include personal circumstances, expressions of remorse and a guilty plea. While the sentencing framework and guidelines apply equally to everyone, any differences in sentencing outcomes may therefore occur for a number of reasons, including the types of crimes committed and the seriousness of the offence.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making sure sentencers have robust community options at their disposal. We are working with partners in Greater Manchester on a pathfinder aimed at providing sentencers with robust and effective sentencing options in the community that may divert women from custody, where appropriate. Learning from the pathfinder will inform a new operating model for working differently with women in the criminal justice system. We have also legislated to make sure that the needs of female offenders are addressed under our Transforming Rehabilitation reforms. Companies bidding for contracts will be expected to demonstrate an effective approach to the identification and recognition of women’s needs, as well as protected characteristics, to make sure that individual needs are properly addressed. They will be held to account to deliver these services in their contracts. With the Advisory Board on Female Offenders, we have produced guidance for new providers on working with female offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the number of female offenders aged 18 and above sentenced to immediate custody for a first offence by ethnicity and offence class in England and Wales in 2012-2013.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number of female offenders aged 18 and above sentenced to immediate custody for a first offence by ethnicity and sentence length in England and Wales in 2012-2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 05/09/2014 15:45:54 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes attachment 1 file name 207307 tables.xls title Female offenders aged 18 and above
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

66211

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2014, Official Report, column 640W, on Independent Living Fund, when he expects his Department's plans for evaluating the effect on former users of the closure of the Independent Living Fund will be completed; and when those plans will be published.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	204114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The timing of the evaluation will reflect the need to allow local authorities sufficient time to complete detailed assessments of former users' support needs, following the closure of the Independent Living Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 15:33:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

66212

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2014, Official Report, column 640W, on Independent Living Fund, what plans he has to publish his Department's assessment of the effect on former users of the closure of the Independent Living Fund.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	204113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Equality Analysis setting out the implications of closing the Independent Living Fund was published on 6 March 2014. It will be updated if new information on the effect on former users is available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 15:30:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

66222

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people entered the Access to Work scheme in each year since 2004.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	204256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the number of individuals helped by the Access to Work scheme each year are only available back to 2007, and up to Q3 (31<sup>st</sup> December 2013). The requested information is already published from 2007 onwards, and can be found within table 1 on page 8 of the latest publication at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/303353/access-to-work-statistics-april-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/303353/access-to-work-statistics-april-2014.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/07/2014 14:38:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

64578

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, columns 171-2W, on children: maintenance, how much of the amount is written off in child maintenance arrears since November 2012; how much is attributable to (a) a request from the parent with care to write off the arrears, (b) the death of a non-resident parent, (c) the death of a parent with care, (d) an interim maintenance assessment between 1993 and 1995 and (e) a debt where the non-resident parent had been told that no further action would ever be taken.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	202917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The amounts written off since November 2012 in the circumstances requested are as follows.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reason</p></td><td><p>Year to March 13</p></td><td><p>Year to March 14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parent with care request</p></td><td><p>£365,269</p></td><td><p>£9,922,726</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-resident parent death</p></td><td><p>£683,378</p></td><td><p>£4,617,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parent with care death</p></td><td><p>£8,121</p></td><td><p>£24,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interim maintenance assessments 1993 - 1995</p></td><td><p>£35,796</p></td><td><p>£126,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NRP advised debt will not be pursued</p></td><td><p>£11,648</p></td><td><p>£355,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£1,104,212</p></td><td><p>£15,046,587</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>The total does not equal that quoted in response to PQ/14/201287 because there are amounts recorded under categories which are not included in this response.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/07/2014 16:11:53 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green