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595354

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the CPS on potential prosecution of Volkswagen in connection with diesel emissions data; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	46940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Attorney General has regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions about a variety of issues. As was the case with previous Attorneys General, it is not our policy to provide details of all such discussions.</p><p> </p><p>I can however confirm that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is working with UK and European bodies to assess whether there is any potential criminal offence, involving serious or complex fraud, which falls within its remit.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 12/10/2016 13:06:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

595362

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Living Wage: Croydon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Croydon North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Croydon are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	47491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>I would add that the Government's National Living Wage was introduced in April 2016 for all working people aged 25 and over, and is set at £7.20 per hour. We have asked the Low Pay Commission to recommend the National Living Wage rate that should apply from April 2017, towards a target 60% of median earnings by 2020. By then, around 2.9 million people are expected to have had a pay rise, thanks directly to the National Living Wage. The Government recognises the important work undertaken by the Living Wage Foundation and we encourage employers to pay above the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage where it is affordable to do so.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/10/2016 05:25:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 47491 v 02 (002).pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - National Living Wage
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

595366

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45594, on public sector: procurement, where the Crown Commercial Service analysis can be found that is referred to in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service analysis referred to was undertaken internally to facilitate answering the Hon Member's previous question. The key data is reproduced below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Tenders on Tenders Electronic Daily (Official journal of the EU) and Contracts Finder</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>MONTH</p></td><td><p>TED</p></td><td><p>CONTRACTS FINDER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>2,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2016</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>3,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>987</p></td><td><p>3,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>958</p></td><td><p>2,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p>931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>1,027</p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>This clearly illustrates both the deferment in “Contract Finder” tenders during the EU referendum purdah period, and the lack of any significant change in the number of “Tenders Electronic Daily” opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/10/2016 15:30:03 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595378

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will maintain the cap on bankers' bonuses after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	47334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Until negotiations on Britain’s future relationship with Europe are concluded, we remain a full member of the EU and must meet our obligations as a member of the EU.</p><p> </p><p>All government departments are currently reviewing the EU laws that apply in their policy areas and how our withdrawal from the EU will affect the operation of those laws.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is at the forefront of global efforts to tackle unacceptable pay practices in the banking sector and has the toughest regime on pay of any major financial centre.</p><p> </p><p>Firms are now required to have policies in place to defer, reduce, cancel or clawback bonuses in the event that poor performance or misconduct comes to light and the Government expects firms to be proactive in their application of these policies. Used in this way bonuses can be an effective incentive for staff to act in the long term interests of a business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s efforts have resulted in a restructuring of pay including a significant reduction in cash bonuses, and a better alignment of risk and reward in the financial sector.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 12/10/2016 15:23:13 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

595380

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by when his Department plans to report its funding on a proposed breathing space mechanism for problem debt.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	47155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is exploring whether some form of “breathing space” would be a useful and viable addition to the range of formal and informal debt solutions available to consumers and creditors. Officials in HM Treasury and the Insolvency Service have been asked to discuss this issue with stakeholders and the Government will report back this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 12/10/2016 15:21:12 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

595396

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Reference Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been made about credit rating agencies; how many investigations the Financial Conduct Authority has launched into the performance of credit rating agencies; how many investigations the Information Commissioner's Office has launched into the performance of credit rating agencies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	46958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The FCA and ICO will reply directly to the Honourable member by letter. A copy of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 12/10/2016 15:25:03 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

595426

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Houses: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial assistance to support rural community pubs.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	47339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>We are providing £1.85 million towards the £3.62 million 'More Than a Pub' Community Pub Business Support Programme which will, over 2016/17 and 2017/18, help local communities to acquire their local pubs. The programme offers wrap-round support including specialist advice, grants and loans.</p><p>From 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2016 we provided Pub is The Hub with £270,000 to deliver 80 diversification projects and 100 new community-focussed services and facilities for rural pubs, and from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2015 provided Plunkett Foundation with £80,000 to support communities to own their local pubs.</p><p>This is in addition to wider Government measures supporting pubs including the freeze in beer duty at Budget 2016, which followed cuts in the previous three Budgets, and the scrapping of the beer duty escalator.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 12/10/2016 14:33:46 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

595431

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Supported Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on maintaining the ring-fence on devolved funding for supported housing; and what steps he plans to take to ensure such funding changes in line with future demand for such services.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	46937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>We announced on 15 September that from 2019/20 there will be a new funding model for supported housing where core rent and services charges will be funded through Housing Benefit or Universal Credit up to the level of the applicable Local Housing Allowance rate.</p><p>In acknowledgement of the higher than average costs of offering supported housing accommodation we will devolve an amount of funding for disbursement locally. As we also recognise the need to manage the transition to a new funding regime carefully, this top-up funding will be ring fenced to ensure it continues to support vulnerable people and the amount of top-up funding will be set on the basis of current projections of future need.</p><p>We will continue to work with the sector to develop the detail that underpins the new funding model.</p><p>Budgets for future years will be determined in the usual way at future Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/10/2016 14:32:28 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

595437

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make available to the hon. Member for Easington, in electronic form, (a) all Local Government Pension Scheme pooling bids and (b) the investment cost data provided by CEM Benchmarking which have been used to calculate investment costs under each fund and that underpin each bid in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	46997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>I will place copies of the final proposals on local government pension scheme pooling in the Library of the House.</p><p>Investment cost data was provided by CEM Benchmarking to the individual administering authorities and is not held by my Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/10/2016 14:35:34 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

595438

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Public Buildings: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the removal of asbestos from public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	47310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, responsibility for managing the risk from asbestos in non-domestic (including public) buildings rests with the individual duty holder. This is the owner or person with responsibility for maintaining the building. The duty holder must assess for the presence of asbestos and put in place a plan to manage any resulting risk. This includes: monitoring the condition of asbestos-containing materials; arranging for repair or enclosure/encapsulation if required; or, in those cases where the assessment shows this to be necessary, arranging for their safe removal.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/10/2016 12:47:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock