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384472

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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	Welfare State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the impact of any shrinking of the welfare state on access by individuals to their communities and work.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to reduce welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be given in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/06/2015 14:49:57 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

384541

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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	Independent Living Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the closure of the Independent Living Fund on people previously in receipt of that funding who used it to pay for assistance required to live in the community.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	3434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The potential implications of closing the Independent Living Fund are set out clearly in the Equality Analysis published on 6 March 2014.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 12:55:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

384599

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to maintain the level of (a) services used and (b) benefits claimed by carers.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	3379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government recognises and appreciates the vital contribution made by informal carers who provide invaluable support for relatives, partners, friends and neighbours who may be ill, frail or disabled.</p><p> </p><p>We have ensured that carers are central to the Government’s reforms to care and support, and there are stronger rights for carers in the Care Act, which came into force in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to provide financial support for carers through the benefit system.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 13:39:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

384659

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an officer of the Ministry of Defence Police last visited the Pitcairn Islands.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent Ministry of Defence Police deployment to Pitcairn Island, which was at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, concluded on 14 February 2007.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/06/2015 16:10:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384769

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were employed in the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service in each year since 2010; and how many people are employed in the comparable section of Highways England.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	3454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The information is as follows:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Traffic Officer Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (Highways England)</p></td><td><p>1454</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note we have interpreted Traffic Officer Service as Traffic Officers and support staff such as control room staff.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Note that the decrease in the number of staff in the Traffic Officer Service reflects various organisational changes which have not impacted on the operational capability of the service: such as the introduction of Flexible Rostering into the Traffic Officer Service which has meant less staff are required to operate; and a review of the Team Manager role has lead to non-operational tasks removed from the role and posts converted into non-operational roles in Service Delivery, a department not in the Traffic Officer Service.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/06/2015 09:41:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

385139

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of automotive emissions on climate change in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	900550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Cars, vans and heavy good vehicles emit greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change.</p><p /> <p>Each year the Government publishes updated energy projections analysing and projecting future greenhouse gas emissions in the UK.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The last set of data was published in September 2014 and projects a reduction in road transport emissions over the period 2015 to 2020 from 108 Mt CO2 to 99 Mt CO2, based on current committed policy.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p>The UK has some of the most stretching carbon targets in the world which will see a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 compared to 1990 levels, on a path towards an 80% reduction by 2050.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/06/2015 11:49:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

384346

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) age and (b) reliability of the nation's financial services' IT systems and risks represented to the nation's critical infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3333 3344 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384347

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the state of the financial service sector's IT systems is recorded on any risk register.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3333 3352 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384348

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the financial industry on the state of the financial services sector's IT systems.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3344 3352 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384349

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he did not discuss the sale of the Government's shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group with RBS, NatWest Bank or Ulster Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	3332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is managed at arm’s length from HM Treasury by UK Financial Investments (UKFI). UKFI is responsible for managing the Government’s shareholding, as well as devising and executing any sales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The management of RBS Group is responsible for the commercial operation of its banks, rather than the administration of the Government’s shareholding or any of its potential disposal options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/06/2015 13:33:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick