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77020

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on refurbishing (a) gym and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration (i) in his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There were no costs associated with refurbishing any leisure or cafeteria facilities in 2013 and 2014.</p><p>Costs relating to modernisation of 70 Whitehall relate to a programme that began (or begun) in 2009 and WAS agreed by a previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 14/07/2014 16:10:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77023

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed in Yorkshire and the Humber in (a) part-time, (b) full-time and (c) temporary jobs.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	205106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/07/2014 11:59:26 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ205106.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

77035

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to increase council powers to evict unauthorised traveller encampments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	205023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is concerned about the cost and disruption that can be caused by unauthorised traveller encampments. That is why on 9 August 2013 we sent all council leaders in England updated guidance, reminding them to act swiftly and setting out the strong powers councils and landowners have to remove illegal and unauthorised sites on both public and private land.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our planning policy for traveller sites, issued in March 2012, removed the last Administration's planning guidance (Circular 01/06) which restricted the ability of councils to initiate enforcement action. We are currently reviewing whether further improvements can be made to planning policy and guidance to assist councils in taking action against unauthorised development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, in the Localism Act 2011 we introduced provisions in England to allow for an appeal against enforcement or a retrospective planning application, not both. And in 2013, we removed a previous restriction on the use of Temporary Stop Notices that prevented local authorities in England taking enforcement action against a caravan used as a main residence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2014 14:40:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

77143

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit the Middle East to assist in de-escalating the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr
tabling member printed	Mr Khalid Mahmood
uin	205249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) has no immediate plans to visit the Middle East. However, he will continue to build contacts/meet international partners/Ministers to discuss the resolution of the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 12:59:08 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1392 label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood

77218

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how much and what proportion of his Office's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Office's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. Our answer will be included in the response by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 14/07/2014 13:48:40 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77222

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept id	24
answering dept short name	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept sort name	Public Accounts Commission
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how much and what proportion of the National Audit Office's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of the National Audit Office's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The majority of the NAO's contracted work planned in 2014–15 is in financial audit, where additional audit resources are provided by some half-a-dozen private audit firms. The NAO's partners are chosen through a rigorous process, in line with EU rules on public sector procurement, to ensure value for money. Financial audit work comprises some 55% of the NAO's total activity and around 20% of the NAO's financial audit work is outsourced.</p><p>The use of private firms to carry out some audits is included in the NAO's Strategy, approved by the Public Accounts Commission. The current mix ensures that the NAO maintains the breadth of insight into departments which the C&amp;AG derives on behalf of Parliament from having NAO staff undertake financial audits directly, but also has sufficient exposure to the framework partners so as to benchmark the NAO against the private sector and import best practice. The NAO also uses outsourcing arrangements in its value-for-money or investigations work where specialist skills are required.</p><p><strong>% of NAO Activities contracted out</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>Estimate</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009–10</p></td><td><p>2010–11</p></td><td><p>2011–12</p></td><td><p>2012–13</p></td><td><p>2013–14</p></td><td><p>2014–15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional Services brought in (£ million)</p></td><td><p>17,553</p></td><td><p>13,678</p></td><td><p>13,238</p></td><td><p>11,940</p></td><td><p>10,409</p></td><td><p>10,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Voted Gross Expenditure<br>(Audit and Assurance) (£ million)</p></td><td><p>94,600</p></td><td><p>92,600</p></td><td><p>87,700</p></td><td><p>89,000</p></td><td><p>84,600</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of activities contracted out</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Total Voted Gross Expenditure (Audit and Assurance) excludes the following exceptional expenditure:</p><ul><li>Restructuring of the NAO (£4.2m in 2013–14)</li><li>Refurbishment of the NAO building (£16.2 million in 2009–10)</li><li>Temporary accommodation costs (£5.9 million in 2009–10)</li></ul> answering member constituency Gainsborough answering member printed Sir Edward Leigh question first answered 14/07/2014 16:18:49 answering member 345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

76647

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to improve or increase transport services at night to ensure the safety and security of passengers from offensive behaviour and disorder, with particular reference to the safety of women.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>We want to see more and more people using public transport - one of the key ways of encouraging this is to make sure it is a safe option. The transport industry, local authorities, the police and others are already investing in, and undertaking, wide-ranging initiatives to improve the personal security of public transport passengers and staff and to keep our public transport systems as low crime environments.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is not readily able to increase passenger services in commercial transport markets. For example, decisions about bus services outside London are largely a matter for the private sector. Equally, it is difficult to see that any such increase would have a positive effect on matters of personal security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 13:32:11 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

76652

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Ministers: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many journeys Ministers of the Law Officers' Departments have made using the Government Car Service; and how many such journeys were for the transportation of a red box.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	204931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Law Officers have the use of one day and one evening car provided by the Government Car Service. The Attorney General's Office do not keep a record of the number of car journeys undertaken by the Law Officers, or of the number of journeys made specifically for transporting a red box.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 14/07/2014 16:36:20 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

76653

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Sick Leave: Stress
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 cost to the economy of days lost owing to stress in (a) manual and (b) non-manual jobs in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	204965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information on the cost to the economy of days lost owing to stress.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 15:31:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

76660

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Apprentices: North West
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 apprenticeships were created in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale, (b) South Lakeland, (c) Cumbria and (d) the North West (i) since 2010 and (ii) between 2005 and 2010.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by geography is published by academic year in a Supplementary Table, entitled <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank"><em>Breakdown by geography, equality &amp; diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2012/13</em></a><em>, </em>to a Statistical First Release (SFR):<p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/07/2014 13:42:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron