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48112
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what levels of stock the Law Officers' Departments hold of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables. more like this
tabling member constituency Wokingham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Redwood more like this
uin 196196 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has reduced its expenditure on stationery substantially since 2010, however inventories of stationery items and office consumables are not maintained and to calculate the stock levels held would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments operate &quot;Just in Time&quot; purchasing for most stationery items and do not therefore keep details on the exact levels of stock of stationery, printer cartridges, treasury tags and other fasteners, or other office consumables. Providing such information would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Oliver Heald more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
69
label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald more like this
tabling member
14
label Biography information for Sir John Redwood more like this
48113
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables. more like this
tabling member constituency Wokingham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Redwood more like this
uin 196195 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-30more like thismore than 2014-04-30
answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Staff are encouraged to help reduce waste in the Department by avoiding printing documents unless completely necessary and by reusing or recycling stationery where appropriate. The default setting on BIS printers is to print in black and white and to print double sided. This uses less energy and ink and cuts down on the demand for paper and reduces costs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
14
label Biography information for Sir John Redwood more like this
48118
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in the Hull Official Receiver's office have been offered voluntary redundancy terms. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196333 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>All 43 employees in Hull have been offered work in the Insolvency Service's Leeds office as well as assistance with travel. Voluntary redundancy terms have also been offered to all 43 employees in case they do not wish to or are unable to make the move. Employees who choose not to relocate will be eligible for assistance from the Insolvency Service's outplacement support programme, and will be given priority access to vacancies across the wider Civil Service.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48119
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many directors of each Official Receiver's office were disqualified in the year ending 31 March 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196336 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>Detailed in the following table is the office breakdown for the number of directors disqualified in the year ended 31 March 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>OR Offices</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total number of Disqualifications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglia</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Midlands</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; S Yorks</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber and E Yorks</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Essex</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Herts, Bucks</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid West and N Wales</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West England</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>270</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PIU</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>156</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48120
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many disqualification reports were submitted by each Official Receiver's office in the year ending 31 March 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196334 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-30more like thismore than 2014-04-30
answer text <p>Detailed in the following table is the office breakdown for the number of disqualification reports submitted in the year ended 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>OR Offices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of reports submitted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglia</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Midlands</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; S Yorks</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber and E Yorks</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Essex</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Herts, Bucks</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid West and N Wales</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West England</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>289</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PIU</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48121
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value to the wider economy of a bankruptcy restriction order or undertaking. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196337 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>No monetary value assessment to the wider economy of a bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking has been undertaken.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48122
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many statements of fact were submitted by each Official Receiver's office in the year ending 31 March 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196338 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>Detailed in the following table is the office breakdown for the number of statements of fact (Criminal Referrals), in the year ended 31 March 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Office/Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Bankruptcy </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>OR Offices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglia</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>18</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Midlands</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>27</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E Midlands and S Yorkshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber and East Yorkshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Essex</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Herts, Bucks</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid West and North Wales</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>23</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>12</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>22</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>22</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West England</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>22</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>247</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>93</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>340</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>PIU</strong></p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48123
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will (a) publish and (b) provide to the recognised trade unions, a detailed cost analysis for the closure of Hull Official Receiver's office. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196339 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>The Insolvency Service has provided a cost analysis to the Trade Unions, on a confidential basis. In view of its commercial nature, I do not consider it appropriate to publish this information.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48124
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what facilities his Department has identified to allow (a) company directors, (b) bankrupts and (c) others to be interviewed locally after the closure of the Hull Official Receiver's office. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 196343 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>The Insolvency Service announced its decision to close its Hull office on 27 March 2014 and indicated that the intention was to preserve the services to customers by opening an interview facility in the Hull area. Also on 27 March 2014 I wrote to local Members of Parliament to share their views on local issues that might influence the location of a local interview facility. These views, along with analysis of customer information, will be used to select the precise location. The facility will be operational by the time of the closure, in November 2014.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
48125
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the annual (a) total cost and (b) cost per (i) female and (ii) male employee of maternity and paternity leave. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 196413 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-30more like thismore than 2014-04-30
answer text <p>The Government carried out an analysis of the costs and benefits of providing leave for mothers and fathers in the impact assessment which accompanied its consultation on the administration of shared parental leave which was published in February 2013. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/110692/13-651-modern-workplaces-shared-parental-leave-and-pay-impact-assessment2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/110692/13-651-modern-workplaces-shared-parental-leave-and-pay-impact-assessment2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment reflects the fact that there are costs for both the Exchequer and business associated with the taking of maternity and paternity leave. Business costs include, for example, where employers provide occupational maternity or paternity schemes which go beyond the statutory minimum, and the costs associated with recruiting staff to cover a period of absence.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to Exchequer costs, the Government collects data on the total amount of statutory paternity pay and statutory maternity pay paid to employees by employers and uses this to estimate the numbers taking paternity/maternity leave and the size of average, or average weekly, claims. These figures represent the cost to the Exchequer rather than business as statutory payments can be reclaimed by the employer. The latest available figures for the costs to the Exchequer are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Maternity pay and maternity allowance</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants commencing in year 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total claimed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average claim (2010/11)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maternity Pay</p></td><td><p>355,000</p></td><td><p>£2.2 billion</p></td><td><p>£5,890</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: Expenditure is from employer returns to HMRC and is the average amount recovered by employers. Average claim and spells commencing is based on L2 data (a 1% sample of HMRC National Insurance Contribution records). </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of claimants at any one time: May 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Expenditure: 2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average weekly claim: May 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maternity Allowance</p></td><td><p>57,400</p></td><td><p>£395 million</p></td><td><p>£117.57</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: A combination of DWP accounting data and 5% Administrative Data. Further figures on Maternity Allowance are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics</a></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ol type="1"><li><strong>SMP</strong><strong>Expenditure is subject to change due to late returns submitted by employers to HM Revenue and Customs.</strong></li><li><strong>Maternity allowance weekly amounts are the average in payment at the end of May 2013.</strong></li><li><strong>Maternity allowance claimants exclude a small number of clerical cases and only include those with a successful claim to Maternity Allowance. </strong></li></ol><p><strong>Paternity pay</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total claimed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average claim</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13 </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay</p></td><td><p>208,600</p></td><td><p>£50.3 million</p></td><td><p>£241.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional Statutory Paternity Pay</p></td><td><p>3,867</p></td><td><p>£5.8 million</p></td><td><p>£1,218</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note: All figures are estimates using the HMRC CANDIF database. Figures are calculated using a 2% or 3% scan of employer National Insurance returns and scaling the results up to create a 100% estimate. Scan conducted in January 2014.</strong></p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
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less than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Z
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label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
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label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this