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927059

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Driving: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for police forces in England to certificate blue light driving for volunteers in charities.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	155359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no legal requirement for voluntary and charitable organisations to gain police certification for those volunteers who need to drive in response to emergency situations. In order to discharge their duty of care to their volunteers and other road users, such organisations are encouraged to make arrangements with police forces or other suitable training providers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/06/2018 12:32:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

908993

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Unemployment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	146320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department publishes a range of measures of living standards in the Households Below Average (HBAI) publication. The latest estimates are to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201617" target="_blank">2016/17</a> and 2017/18 results have been <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718" target="_blank">pre-announced</a> to be published in February / March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/05/2018 13:56:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

905474

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking following the action taken by the Advertising Standards Authority against misleading presentation of pricing information on the websites of secondary ticket operators.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	144968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text The Government is determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market and improve fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price. We have strengthened the existing ticketing provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, are in the process of introducing a new criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets than that allowed, and support the work of the Competition and Markets Authority and National Trading Standards in enforcing the law in this area. We recognise, however, that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken in March by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, and the assurances from these platforms that they would make changes to their websites to comply with this ruling. We hope this will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/05/2018 08:59:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

895564

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support internally displaced people (a) unilaterally and (b) working with the United Nations.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	140195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to meeting the needs of displaced populations, including internally displaced persons (IDPs). For example, we support, through core and bilateral funding, some of the key UN agencies involved in IDP response, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Organisation for Migration. In addition, the UK has large bilateral programmes in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen that support IDPs and the communities that host them.</p><p>Several Member States, including the UK, are also actively exploring options with the UN to mark the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement this year - including the idea of launching a UN High Level Panel on Internally Displaced Persons, which presents one way of galvanising further political and operational attention and action on IDPs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/05/2018 16:41:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

882495

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department directly employs.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	135557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>As of 17 April 2018, 976 Ministry of Defence civilian personnel are employed on an apprenticeship scheme. In addition, there are around 20,000 Armed Forces personnel undertaking apprenticeships at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/04/2018 11:32:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

873615

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to make it easier for people living in properties with shared responsibilities, such as blocks of flats, to access the grant support available for installing individual electric vehicle charging points.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	134729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that not being able to recharge at home can dissuade drivers form making the switch to electric. Government’s Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme supports eligible electric vehicle owners with up to £500 towards the costs of installing a chargepoint in domestic properties, including in blocks of flats.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as announced in November 2017 in the Industrial Strategy, Building Regulations will be amended to ensure that cabling infrastructure is provided for chargepoints when new dwellings are built, to help future-proof new homes and avoid retrofitting costs.</p><p> </p><p>For those without off-street parking facilities, Government’s On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme also provides grant funding for local authorities towards the cost of installing on-street residential chargepoints for plug-in electric vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/04/2018 14:35:27 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

869345

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Guaranteed Minimum Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the consequences will be for public sector employees whose pensions have been overpaid as a result of incorrect guaranteed minimum pension calculations.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	133859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Where a ministerial department is responsible for the appropriate pension scheme, it is for them to determine, in accordance with Managing Public Money (July 2013, Annex 4.11), whether and how overpayments are to be recovered. If departments determine that it is not feasible to recover overpayments, they will need to bring the resultant losses to parliament’s attention. In the case of the local government pension scheme, decisions on whether and how to recover overpayments are matters for the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/03/2018 12:02:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

860579

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Basketball
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans to increase the funding for basketball at grassroots level across the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	131936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Sport England has invested over £31 million in grassroots basketball since 2009, and is investing £5,140,000 in Basketball England across the 2017-21 period.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England makes funding for grassroots sport available through a series of investment programmes, details of which are set out on its website, and which are open for individual organisations to apply for. It has also recently launched a new grant finding service on a one year trial to help organisations access the right type of funding opportunities that are appropriate to them: <a href="http://www.idoxopen4community.co.uk/sportengland/" target="_blank">http://www.idoxopen4community.co.uk/sportengland/</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England is the arms length body of government that supports and invests in grassroots sport and physical activity in England. Support for grassroots sport and physical activity in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the respective Home Nations Sports Councils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/03/2018 17:45:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

860580

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the outstanding money under the Child Maintenance Service's collect and pay system is swiftly collected.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	131937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has wide ranging powers to enforce the collection of both ongoing child maintenance liability and also arrears. We recently consulted on a new Compliance and Arrears Strategy with the aim of increasing these powers. The Government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 131938 question first answered 16/03/2018 16:33:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

860581

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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, what steps her Department is taking to prevent parents from accruing arrears under the Child Maintenance Service's collect and pay system.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	131938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has wide ranging powers to enforce the collection of both ongoing child maintenance liability and also arrears. We recently consulted on a new Compliance and Arrears Strategy with the aim of increasing these powers. The Government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 131937 question first answered 16/03/2018 16:33:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr