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MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.<\/p>

MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2011<\/del>2014<\/ins>. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September 2014<\/ins>. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.<\/p>

Since October 2014<\/ins> there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September 2014<\/ins>.<\/p>

Since October 2014<\/ins> 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.<\/p>

MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September 2014<\/ins>.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171049/answer/previousversion/37628", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-08T18:02:36.217Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-09T12:34:54.693Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Civil Servants: Pensions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants have received late pension payments since the spin out of MyCSP in 2012.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"} ], "uin" : "219344"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171050", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171050/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.<\/p>

MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2014. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September 2014. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.<\/p>

Since October 2014 there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September 2014.<\/p>

Since October 2014 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.<\/p>

MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September 2014.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171050/answer/previousversion/37580", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-08T18:02:35.87Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-09T09:05:54.743Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Civil Servants: Pensions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants have not received any pension payments from MyCSP since October 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"} ], "uin" : "219342"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171051", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171051/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.<\/p>

MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2011<\/del>4<\/ins>. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September 2014<\/ins>. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.<\/p>

Since October 2014<\/ins> there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September 2014<\/ins>.<\/p>

Since October 2014<\/ins> 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.<\/p>

MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September 2014<\/ins>.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171051/answer/previousversion/37627", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-08T18:02:36.073Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-09T12:35:40.187Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Civil Servants: Pensions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants have received late pension payments from MyCSP since October 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"} ], "uin" : "219343"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170475", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170475/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

There are approximately 7,900 Home Office staff employed by Border Force on the front line at the UK border. The annual cost of these staff is approximately £373 million.

Please note these figures are part of the current year\u2019s expenditure and so will be subject to audit. These are Home Office staff and do not include staff working for other agencies.<\/p>

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Below are details of how much each of the four bodies has spent on public relations and communications staff since 2010 or from when the data are available.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

To ensure consistency all organisations have provided data according to the following criteria for public relations (PR) and communications staff:<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

- Press and PR<\/p>

<\/p>

- Stakeholder relations<\/p>

<\/p>

- Campaigns (not behaviour change policy)<\/p>

<\/p>

- Digital Comms (not IT/digital service teams)<\/p>

<\/p>

- Internal Comms<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

(a) NHS England<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

On 1 October 2012, the functions of the Board Authority transferred to the NHS Commissioning Board (also known as NHS England), which was formally established as an executive non departmental public body. NHS England took on all of its statutory functions in April 2013. Figures have been given from 1 October 2012.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

NHS England<\/p><\/td>

2012/13<\/p>

(October \u2013 April)<\/p><\/td>

2013/14<\/p>

(April \u2013 March)<\/p><\/td>

2014/15<\/p>

(April \u2013 November)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

National Communications<\/p><\/td>

£253,963<\/p><\/td>

£584,419<\/p><\/td>

£1,040,240<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Communications in local areas<\/p><\/td>

<\/td>

£3,558,677<\/p><\/td>

£2,595,881<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ)<\/p><\/td>

<\/td>

£325,265<\/p><\/td>

£461,232<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

(b) Public Health England (PHE)<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

PHE was formed on 1 April 2013 - figures from predecessor bodies are not provided.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Public Health England<\/p><\/td>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

2014/15<\/p>

(to November)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PR and Communications staff expenditure<\/p><\/td>

£2,888,000<\/p><\/td>

£2,323,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

(c) Monitor<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Monitor<\/p><\/td>

2010/11<\/del><\/p>

(April \u2013 December)<\/p><\/td>

2011/12<\/del><\/p><\/td>

2012/13<\/del><\/p><\/td>

2013/14<\/del><\/p><\/td>

2014/15<\/del><\/p>

(to November)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PR and Communications staff expenditure<\/p><\/td>

£398,973.20<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

£526,784.85<\/p><\/td>

£486,320.81<\/p><\/td>

£1,066,790.92<\/p><\/td>

£1,223,775.43<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

(d) Care Quality Commission (CQC)<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

CQC<\/p><\/td>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

2014/15<\/p>

(to November)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

PR and Communications staff expenditure<\/p><\/td>

£568,951<\/p><\/td>

£736,238<\/p><\/td>

£1,188,519<\/p><\/td>

£1,039,669<\/p><\/td>

£780,195<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3932", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Suffolk and North Ipswich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Daniel Poulter"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170098/answer/previousversion/36869", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3932", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Suffolk and North Ipswich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Daniel Poulter"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-05T15:28:13.64Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-07T11:11:25.253Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Relations"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) NHS England, (b) Public Health England, (c) Monitor and (d) the Care Quality Commission spent on public relations and communications staff in (i) each year since 2010 and (ii) 2014 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1506", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Gwynne"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Denton and Reddish"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Gwynne"} ], "uin" : "218532"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169955", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169955/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

As at 5 January 2014<\/del>2015<\/ins>, delegates attending up to and including Cohort 3 of the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) have graduated. In Defence, this equates to 12 MPLA graduates; seven Civilian and five Military personnel.

<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ludlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169955/answer/previousversion/34120", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ludlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"} } , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169955/answer/previousversion/37339", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ludlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"} } ], "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-07T16:10:05.58Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-08T09:05:41.427Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Training"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) military and (b) civilian personnel have graduated from the Major Projects Leadership Academy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Sussex"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Nicholas Soames"} ], "uin" : "218407"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169515", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169515/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The regulatory bodies are independent and it is therefore for them to set their fees appropriately. All professional regulators, are aware of the Governments position, as set out in the 2011 Command Paper, `Enabling Excellence\u2019, that we would not expect registration fees to increase, unless there is a clear and strong case that any increase is essential to ensure the exercise of statutory duties.<\/p>

<\/p>

There are eight Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies (excluding the Pharmaceutical Society in Northern Ireland where responsibility is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly). The Department does not hold information on the fees of the regulatory bodies. However, we have obtained data from each of the regulatory bodies on the Annual Retention Fee for the last five years which shows:<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Annual Retention Fee for Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies 2010-2015<\/p>

<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Nursing and Midwifery Council<\/p><\/td>

Health and Care Professions Council<\/p><\/td>

General Optical Council<\/p><\/td>

General Medical Council<\/p><\/td>

General Osteopathic Council<\/p><\/td>

General Pharmaceutical Council<\/p><\/td>

General Dental Council<\/p><\/td>

General Chiropractic Council<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014-15<\/p><\/td>

£100<\/p><\/td>

£80<\/p><\/td>

£290<\/p><\/td>

£390<\/p><\/td>

£570<\/p><\/td>

£240<\/p><\/td>

£576<\/p><\/td>

£800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

£100<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£260<\/p><\/td>

£390<\/p><\/td>

£610<\/p><\/td>

£240<\/p><\/td>

£576<\/p><\/td>

£800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£260<\/p><\/td>

£390<\/p><\/td>

£655<\/p><\/td>

£240<\/p><\/td>

£576<\/p><\/td>

£800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£270<\/p><\/td>

£390<\/p><\/td>

£750<\/p><\/td>

£267<\/p><\/td>

£576<\/p><\/td>

£800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010 -11<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£76<\/p><\/td>

£280 (Dispensing optician)<\/p>

£325 (Optometrist)<\/p><\/td>

£420<\/p><\/td>

£750<\/p><\/td>

£262<\/p><\/td>

£438<\/p><\/td>

£1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The Department does not hold data on the number of investigations that have been carried out by each of the healthcare professions regulatory bodies. We understand that this information is published by each of the regulatory bodies.<\/p>

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The Department has five national bodies which have regulatory functions. They are the Care Quality Commission, Monitor, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Human Tissue Authority and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. None of these bodies charge an annual registration fee but all except Monitor <\/ins>they do<\/del> receive income from a range of fees that are applied.<\/p>

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Liverpool and Nottingham are not participating cities in the Super-Connected Cities Programme. They are administering a local voucher scheme which is broadly based on the same principles and procedures as the BDUK scheme, but funding comes from sources other than the Urban Broadband Fund. <\/ins>There are 22 Super-Connected Cities in the UK. They are: Birmingham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Leeds and Bradford, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salford and York in England; Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland; Cardiff and Newport in Wales; Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.<\/del><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wantage"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Vaizey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/168880/answer/previousversion/33454", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wantage"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Vaizey"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-12-15T15:47:52.35Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2014-12-15T16:02:13.943Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "10"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Culture, Media and Sport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Culture, Media and Sport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Broadband: Urban Areas"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the connection vouchers super-connected cities on web page lists two cities as not super-connected.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1446", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rhondda"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Bryant"} ], "uin" : "217986"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/168978", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/168978/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Expenditure incurred by the Home Department and its agencies on consultants,
temporary staff and contingent labour in the last five years is published
annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which are
held in the House Library and available from these links.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014<\/a>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013<\/a>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012<\/a>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ho-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011<\/a>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-resource-accounts-2009-to-2010<\/a>
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247694/0193.pdf<\/a>

The Department did not separately account for Agency Staff (Temporary Workers)
in these years as the costs associated with this category are included in the
overall Contingent Labour figures.

Spend on contingent and consultancy labour has decreased significantly overall
since 09/10.

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FY09/10 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

FY10/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

FY11/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

FY12/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

FY13/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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£m<\/p><\/td>

£m<\/p><\/td>

£m<\/p><\/td>

£m<\/p><\/td>

£m<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Consultancy<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£227.470<\/p><\/td>

£64.194<\/p><\/td>

£33.301<\/p><\/td>

£14.762<\/p><\/td>

£18.014<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Contingent Labour <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£134.000<\/p><\/td>

£51.472<\/p><\/td>

£37.772<\/p><\/td>

£50.672<\/p><\/td>

£72.430<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

The Department engages Temporary Staff at AA, AO, EO, HEO and SEO equivalent
Grades, the vast majority at the AA to EO grades. Contractors are engaged in
grade equivalents EO to SCS PB1 with the vast majority at SEO and G6/7.

The Department buys consultancy as a service and therefore does not engage
consultants individually.

To provide details of contract durations and equivalent grades would require
analysis of individual contracts and disparate datasets, the time taken to
undertake this task would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>

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The Department does not <\/ins>hold this information.<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.<\/p>

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