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229418

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fishing Vessels: Hebrides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent incident near the Hebrides in which a British trawler was reported to have caught its nets on an unidentified submarine.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL5943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Marine Accident Investigation Branch is assessing the evidence following the report of an incident involving the fishing vessel <em>Aquarius</em> with five crew on board in the North Minch on 17 March 2015. This assessment has included contacting the skipper of the vessel, as well as the Ministry of Defence, and is still ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 14:24:12 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

229225

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with learning difficulties who wished to work but were unemployed there were in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) Lambeth local authority area and (c) the UK in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	228823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 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 26/03/2015 09:22:54 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 228823 ONS123.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Learning Difficulties
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227479

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2015 to Question 219617, whether further evaluation of the benefits of supporting projects of outside the UK has been undertaken since the publishing of that paper in August 2014; and if he will reconsider the expansion of the list of technologies eligible for support from UK CfDs.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	227688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The priority of the department is to finalise the implementation of the CFD scheme across the UK.</p><p>There has been no further evaluation into the benefits of supporting projects outside of the UK since publishing the paper in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 20/03/2015 14:51:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

227325

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when it was decided that bailiffs could be used to recover alleged overpayment of tax credits; who took that decision; and whether it is his policy that processes to recover alleged overpayments are stayed at the request of an hon. Member for such an allegation to be investigated.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	227525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>HMRC does not use bailiffs to recover overpayments of tax credits. HMRC is required to balance the need to investigate concerns or complaints with its duty to collect money owed, and will therefore carry out an initial investigation in order to be able to decide, on the facts of the case, whether or not it should halt the pursuit of a debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/03/2015 16:01:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

227077

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of funding allocated to the Youth Contract programme for 2014-15 has been disbursed to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	227390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Total figures for the final year are still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2015 14:19:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

226678

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the European Commission's decision not to proceed with the circular economy package.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to making better use of resources and minimising the environmental impact of waste, by sending less waste to landfill and increasing the recycling, reuse and prevention of waste.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission has announced its intention to bring forward new proposals this year that will set out a more ambitious approach to developing the circular economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We look forward to working with the Commission, the European Parliament and other Member States to ensure a balanced package of proposals that is ambitious, evidence based and feasible for all Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 09:30:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226801

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2015 to Question 907921, what the average clearing time was for employment and support allowance mandatory reconsideration appeals in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Before HMCTS receives an ESA appeal it will be subject to the mandatory reconsideration process administered by DWP.</p><p> </p><p>In the period 1 April to 31 December 2014 (the latest period for which data has been published) the average waiting time from receipt at the Tribunal to disposal for an appeal against an ESA decision was:</p><p>(a) Coventry - 19 weeks</p><p>(b) West Midlands* - 17 weeks</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>*West Midlands includes the venues Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke, Hereford Magistrates Court, Wolverhampton, Worcester Magistrates Court and Shrewsbury</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 16/03/2015 15:44:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226838

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remark by Lord Newby on 5 February that for deferred payments, the "lump sum is income in the year taken" (HL Deb col 791), whether they will set out the accurate position with regard to the effect of taking a lump sum in excess of £23,250 instead of an annuity on a person’s eligibility to take a direct payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL5632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Further to the debate on the Pension Schemes Bill Third Reading (HL Deb col 791), I would like to clarify the point made by my Noble Friend Lord Newby, in response to a question raised by the Noble Lord, Lord Lipsey. In Lord Newby’s response, he set out the position in relation to how lump sums accessed under the new pension reforms would be treated under the tax rules. However, I understand that the Noble Lord, Lord Lipsey was referring to the treatment of such funds under the charging rules for social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new pension reforms will come into force on 6 April and will allow people with defined contribution pensions to access their pensions more flexibly. Where someone chooses to take up this flexibility and withdraw a lump sum, this will be treated as capital. This will then be taken into account in calculating what a person can afford to contribute towards the cost of their care based on the social care charging rules for the product the funds have been moved to. To be treated as income, the resources would need to be in respect of a specified period or form part of a series of payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regard to Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA), the universal scheme introduced under the Care Act will come into force on 1 April 2015 and sets out a national framework for whom a local authority must offer a DPA to. This is based on their level of non-housing assets which is assessed according to the charging framework for social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>People will therefore need to be aware of how their pension choices may affect what they are asked to contribute towards the cost of their care and their options for meeting that cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to support the new pensions freedoms through free and impartial guidance from Pension Wise, to help people make informed and confident decisions about how they use their defined contribution pension savings in retirement. The service will encourage consumers to consider issues such as long term care needs in the context of their decision, signposting consumers to sources of further specialist information as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/03/2015 13:23:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

226238

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were in receipt of adult social care services in each district authority in Lancashire in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	227107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre does not hold the data requested at district authority level. Not all councils have adult social care responsibilities. Councils with adult social care responsibilities (CASSRs) in Lancashire are: Lancashire county council, Blackpool unitary authority and Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority. Lancashire County Council is responsible for social care in the district authorities (Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Such information as is available is the number of adults in receipt of council-funded social services from the three councils with adult social care responsibility during the period 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information in Table 1 below is derived from the Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) returns, table P1. RAP returns are collected annually from Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) and refer to the reporting year 1 April to 31 March. All data are final and rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of clients receiving services in Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen provided or commissioned by the CASSR during the period 2013-14</p><p> </p><p>Total</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>28,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool (Unitary authority)</p></td><td><p>4,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary authority)</p></td><td><p>2,825</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>RAP P1</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em></p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations to authorities with social services responsibilities will consider the fact that they are responsible for adult social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Adult social care is one of the services supported through the Local Government Finance Settlement. Funding from the Local Government Finance Settlement is unhypothecated i.e. local authorities are able to use it for any service. For this reason it is not possible to say how much funding has been provided for any particular service, including adult social care. It is up to local authorities to prioritise their budgets based on the needs and priorities of local people in their area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities do report expenditure on adult social care. The Latest expenditure data is from the 2013/14 financial year. Table 2 below shows expenditure in Lancashire:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Social Care Expenditure (2013/14 prices, £ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>357.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool (Unitary authority)</p></td><td><p>46.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary authority)</p></td><td><p>41.94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 226950 question first answered 16/03/2015 17:04:39 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

225959

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Youth Select Committee's report on lowering the voting age to 16.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	226664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is still considering the Youth Select Committee's report and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/03/2015 12:17:32 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith