The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review the level of the debt threshold for a creditor bankruptcy petition.
Jenny Willott
We plan to review the debt threshold for a creditor bankruptcy petition this year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to give employers the choice of (a) having either a direct Government contract for apprenticeships and (b) accessing funding support through their chosen training provider.
Matthew Hancock
The Government has consulted on different options for routing apprenticeship funding via employers. The consultation closed on 1 May 2014. We are currently analysing the responses and are committed to designing a system that works for employers of all sizes and in all sectors. Next steps will be announced in the autumn.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people over 50 had been out of work for over a year in each year since 1994.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseekers excluded from the claimant count because their benefit has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement.
Esther McVey
No-one is excluded from the claimant count simply due to their benefit being sanctioned.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from in Warrington North constituency were employed on temporary or fixed term contracts in each year since 2010.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what costs have been incurred under each cost heading for the production and postage of anti-Scottish independence pamphlets to be sent to every home in Scotland.
Greg Clark
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Angus on 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 667W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Blomfield on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of potential savings to the public purse from the Shared Services Connected Ltd venture.
Mr Francis Maude
There has been cross-party agreement on the need for Shared Services for a decade but until recently all too little was achieved.
Independent Shared Service Centres will deliver a lower cost better quality of service, helping us to deliver a faster, smaller and more unified Civil Service.
Shared Service Connected Limited will contribute to the savings deliveredto the taxpayer by the transformation of back office functions, which will total over £400m by 2015/16.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with charities on implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 since that act received Royal Assent.
Greg Clark
The Electoral Commission is producing guidance to explain the rules on non-party campaigning. The Commission has held four roundtable discussions for charities and other campaigners across the UK and Electoral Commission officials have spoken at events hosted by charity sector umbrella bodies.
The Commission will publish its full guidance on the new rules in the summer, in advance of the regulated period which starts on 19 September 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent under each cost heading by the Government in relation to the Scottish independence referendum.
Greg Clark
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Angus on 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 667W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ivan Lewis on 2014-06-16.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed in the HM Revenue and Customs national minimum wage enforcement team based in Belfast; and how many complaints have been reeived by the Pay and Work Rights helpline relating to Northern Ireland-based employers in each year since 2010.
Mr David Gauke
The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.
HMRC deploys resources to risk, so work relating to a specific geographical area may not always be undertaken by the NMW team based in that area. In addition, the NMW Dynamic Response Team (DRT) provides a multi-agency response to emerging risks, high profile casework and compliance initiatives across the UK.
Responsibility for the administration of the Pay and Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) sits with the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). At present, the PWRH is not able to provide aggregated information on calls relating to specific locations.