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228063

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many dedicated staff there are to deal with domestic violence cases at each Crown Prosecution Service office in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	228086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) North West has two main offices based in Preston and Greater Manchester. In addition there are two smaller offices at Barrow and Cumbria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CPS North West has 230 prosecutors of varying grades who have received comprehensive domestic violence training. These staff are split between Preston and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are 9 Specialist Domestic Violence Co-ordinators in Greater Manchester and 9 Specialist Domestic Violence Prosecutors who prosecute the Specialist Domestic Violence Courts in Cumbria and Lancashire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/03/2015 11:10:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

228069

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the workforce was paid no more than the minimum wage in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees, (c) Yorkshire, (d) London, (e) England and (f) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	228092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 25/03/2015 10:48:01 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 228092 ONS 111.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Minimm Wage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

228071

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the workforce was paid at least the living wage in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees, (c) Yorkshire, (d) London, (e) England and (f) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	228157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 25/03/2015 10:48:27 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 228157 ONS 112.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Living Wage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

228079

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Horse Racing: Betting
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 introducing the new horse race betting right; what assessment he has made of the potential benefits that betting right will bring to York Racecourse; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	228262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>No timetable has been set for introducing legislation to bring in a new Horserace Betting Right. Draft legislation will be developed following a thorough economic analysis and discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority, HMRC and others.</p><p>The Horserace Betting Right will apply to all bookmakers, wherever located, who take bets from British customers on British racing and provides a modern and sustainable future for the funding of racing.</p><p>The flagship race at York Racecourse, the Group 1 Juddmonte International, has recently been confirmed as the best race in the world by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The Horserace Betting Right will allow York Racecourse, and every racecourse across Britain, to build upon current successes and continue to offer a great experience for racegoers.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 23/03/2015 10:59:11 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

228080

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Parking: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about issuing notices of fines without declarations of VAT by private parking companies; and what enforcement action he is taking against companies that fail to comply with the law in that way.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	228269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>VAT is not due on fines and similar penalties levied in connection with parking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 228248 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:08:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

228090

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Ofcom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Ofcom decisions have been subject to the most appeals in each year since 2003.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	228048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Government does not hold data relating to the number of Ofcom decisions subject to the most appeals. Information relating to appeals of regulatory decisions can be sought directly from Ofcom, who are independent from Government.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 08:28:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

228099

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Local Press: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance he plans to provide through tax support to (a) local newspapers in general, (b) the York Press, Yorkshire Post and Northern Echo and (c) other local newspapers; what his timetable is for introducing such support; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	228263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text The Government will consult on whether to introduce a business rates relief for all local newspapers in England to help them adapt to new technology and changing circumstances. Officials are now working on this and would welcome views from the sector and all interested parties to inform their work. The consultation will be published as soon as is practically possible. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/03/2015 12:09:41 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

228108

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales (i) have benefited and (ii) are expected to benefit from the LIBOR funding for armed forces and veterans' organisations that has been granted in each tranche to date.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	228140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>For information on the distribution of the £35 million LIBOR Fund and the £40 million Veterans Accommodation Fund, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 March 2015, to Question 221590 to the hon. Member for Gedling (Mr Coaker).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-21/221590/</p><p>Subsequent to that answer there been two further announcements about LIBOR funded projects:</p><p> </p><p>Gurkha Homes Project: £960,000 to Gurkha Homes Limited for various locations across England.</p><p> </p><p>Scottish Veterans' Garden City Association (SVGCA) Future Shared Ownership Consortium: £551,190 for Houses for Heroes in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>As the hon. Member will have seen, the Chancellor announced in the Budget on 18 March that a total of £450 million of LIBOR fines had been used by this Government to support the Service charities and other good causes, including a further £75 million of funding over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on the numbers of people who have benefited, or who may benefit, from this funding. However, given the scope of some of these projects, we anticipate that - at a minimum - this will run into the tens of thousands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 228139 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:01:50 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 221590 3 March 2015.doc title Hansard Extract Tuesday 3 March 2015
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

228116

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the sale of the Government pipeline and storage systems.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	228038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that I announced the sale of the Government pipelines and storage system via a Written Ministerial Statement on 20 March 2015 (Official Report, column 86-87WS).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/03/2015 10:06:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20150320 WMS Pipeline and Storage System Sale Update.doc title 228038 - WMS Extract Pipeline and Storage System
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

228122

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded schools in each local authority area are currently assessed by Ofsted to be inadequate or require improvement had been assessed to be good or outstanding at their previous inspection.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	228271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As Ofsted is responsible for the requested statistics, I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/03/2015 12:08:27 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis