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426660

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged 18 to 21 in receipt of housing benefit also received tax credits in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effect on those people of planned reforms to tax credit.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	15046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to achieving a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare economy. That means more emphasis on support to working families on low incomes through reducing tax and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><br /><p>The Chancellor is listening to concerns raised by colleagues and will announce in his Autumn Statement how he plans to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits and saving the money we need to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 14536 14537 question first answered 09/11/2015 14:58:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

426092

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many replies to constituent correspondence from hon. Members her Department sent by (a) email and (b) letter in each of the last three years; and what the cost of using each method was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	14880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The systems used to manage correspondence received from hon. Members do not record whether the response has been sent by email or letter; we are therefore unable to provide the requested breakdown or associated costs.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/11/2015 17:35:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

426121

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former service personnel are in receipt of Armed Forces Independence Payments.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	14797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>As at 31 October 2015, there were 869 Service and former Service personnel in receipt of Armed Forces Independence Payments.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/11/2015 16:15:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

426123

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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 the average number of personal independence payment assessments undertaken each week was in September and October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	14734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/11/2015 14:39:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

426142

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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
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 (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who had claimed carer's allowance immediately prior to attaining state pension age have ceased to be eligible to claim that allowance upon their receipt of the state pension since (i) January 2015, (ii) January 2014, (iii) January 2013, (iv) January 2012, (v) January 2011, (vi) May 2010 and (vii) January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	14803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>There is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, so reaching State Pension age does not automatically remove eligibility to Carer’s Allowance.</p><p>However, both Carer’s Allowance and State Pension serve to help replace income forgone, so social security rules operate to prevent them being paid together as that would be a duplicate provision for the same need. But, if a carer’s State Pension is less than Carer's Allowance, State Pension is paid and topped up with Carer's Allowance to the basic weekly rate of Carer's Allowance, which is currently £62.10.</p><p>Where Carer’s Allowance cannot be paid, the person will keep underlying entitlement to the benefit. This gives access to the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit, currently worth up to £34.60 a week, and even if a pensioner’s income is above the limit for Pension Credit, he or she may still be able to receive Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/11/2015 16:17:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

426152

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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
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 (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency are in receipt of both the state pension and carer's allowance in the 2015-16 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	14801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p><br>The information as requested for 2015/16 is not available.</p><p>However information on the number of people in receipt of both the State Pension and Carer's Allowance is published by the Department on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is February 2015 which can be found 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>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14800 question first answered 09/11/2015 16:10:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

426155

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who are aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66, and (viii) 67 are in receipt of carers' allowance in the 2015-16 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	14800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p><br>The information as requested for 2015/16 is not available.</p><p>However information on the number of people in receipt of both the State Pension and Carer's Allowance is published by the Department on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is February 2015 which can be found 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>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14801 question first answered 09/11/2015 16:10:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

426227

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) consider legal action to recover tax due from Volkswagen as a consequence of carbon dioxide outputs and nitrogen dioxide levels and (b) commit to not reassessing tax payments for an additional benefit in kind as a result of higher carbon dioxide outputting vehicles.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	14888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen extremely seriously and is taking robust action to get to the bottom of the emissions sandal.</p><br /><p>The Government has announced that no UK taxpayers will be penalised by higher taxes if their existing vehicles are found to be affected by the emissions testing scandal.</p><br /><p>The Government continues to monitor the actions of Volkswagen closely and will consider all options once the facts are fully clarified.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/11/2015 14:37:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

425602

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Retail Trade: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage retailers to source their products from ethical and sustainable sources; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	14532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department encourages more responsible supply chain management by businesses, including retailers, by requiring companies to be more transparent about their business operations. UK listed companies are required to report on social and environmental matters where necessary for an understanding of their business.</p><p>More widely, the Government supports the Ethical Trading Initiative which helps member companies realise their commitment to continuous improvement in ethical sourcing.</p><p>We are also providing £18 million over six years to help Fairtrade International have a greater impact in their work and strengthen the global Fairtrade system.</p><p>The Government also supports work by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) on voluntary agreements such as the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan which encourages sustainability of clothing across the product life cycle including, for example, use of lower impact fibres. In addition, Government co-ordinates work on the UK statement on the sustainable production of palm oil, working with retailers and others towards achieving 100% sourcing of credibly certified sustainable palm oil in the UK.</p><p>In October the transparency in supply chains provision (section 54) of the Modern Slavery Act came into force.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/11/2015 15:01:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

425621

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many people over the age of 55 are likely to be affected by the Government's changes to tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	14540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><br /><p>This Government is committed to moving from a high welfare, high tax, low wage economy to a lower welfare, lower tax, higher wage society. As the Chancellor has made clear, the Government will set out at Autumn Statement how we plan to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits, saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/11/2015 14:49:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith