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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Gerald Kaufman on Home Office.

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James Brokenshire

I wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 15 May 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Lisa Nandy on Transport.

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Stephen Hammond

Open access operators have helped to provide innovative services for passengers and grow new rail markets – often generating excellent passenger satisfaction scores. The additional competitive pressure generated by open access operators can also help improve the experience of passengers of franchised services.

These beneficial impacts must be balanced against the potential to abstract passenger revenue from franchised operators. This abstraction primarily manifests itself as a cost to Government in the form of diminished value of the franchises when they are tendered.

To mitigate this problem, the Office of Rail Regulation ("ORR") applies the "not primarily abstractive test", which aims to ensure that applicants for open access routes will generate at least 30 pence of new revenue for every £1 of existing revenue abstracted from franchised operators. The ORR considers that if the open access operator generates any less new revenue, the benefits of their operation would not outweigh the costs. Our policy is to support the application of the not primarily abstractive test when open access applications are assessed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Ian Lavery on Transport.

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Stephen Hammond

The public consultation exercise is a joint consultation conducted and prepared by the Department for Transport and Rail North, which is a body that represents all Local transport Authorities in the North of England. The consultation also encourages individual responses from Local Transport Authorities. The consultation can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Caroline Lucas on Home Office.

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Karen Bradley

To date 50 refugees have arrived in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons
Relocation scheme (VPR). We will continue to bring groups here on a regular
basis, and envisage that several hundred people will be helped over the next three
years. The VPR scheme does not form part of the UN quota but runs in parallel
with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees’ (UNHCR) own Syria
Humanitarian Admission Programme. The Government has been clear that this is a
crisis of international proportions and needs a fitting response from the
international community. The UNHCR is best placed to comment on the policies of
other countries regarding Syrian refugees. With 2.9 million refugees now in Syria’s
neighbouring countries, we continue to believe that prioritising humanitarian aid is
the best way to ensure that the UK’s help has the greatest impact.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Baroness Hoey on Transport.

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Stephen Hammond

The figure of £18m invested in stations has been included in a recent news release put out by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance. My understanding is that this figure represents the investment made in the financial year 2013/14, but the total investment made during the period over which these schemes were completed is £34m, £17.5m of which came from the Department’s Access for All fund and is split as follows:

A full list of the stations where small schemes have been delivered can be requested directly from the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching on Transport.

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Mr Robert Goodwill

Since consultation on options for a new Lower Thames crossing closed in July 2013, the Secretary of State for Transport has continued to discuss the potential construction of the Lower Thames Crossing with his officials and colleagues. My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State made a Written Statement to the House on 12 December 2013 and intends to make an announcement on the further consideration of Options A and C as soon as possible.

As for the Thames Gateway Bridge, it is for the Mayor and Transport for London to decide which schemes in London to develop and promote. The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which various matters are discussed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Toby Perkins on Home Office.

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Karen Bradley

We are currently considering how the information contained in the marriage
entry can be updated to reflect changes since the coming into force of the
Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986, as well as the most suitable
opportunity for doing so.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for John Leech on Work and Pensions.

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Steve Webb

Crisis Loans may have been awarded for more than one purpose (for example rent in advance and living expenses). The department does not hold the data to accurately calculate the average award made solely for the purpose of rent in advance.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Andy McDonald on Work and Pensions.

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Esther McVey

The boundaries are defined by postcodes and geographical areas served by national insurance services at Newcastle’s Jobcentre Plus are;

TS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27, 28,29

DL1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,13,14,15,16,17

DH1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

SR1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

NE1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28, 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37

NE38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Helen Jones on Treasury.

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Mr David Gauke

The latest information on the number of families receiving Child Benefit, by each parliamentary constituency, local authority and region is available in the HMRC snapshot publication “Child Benefit Statistics Geographical Analysis. August 2013”. This can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/286668/Child_Benefit_statistics_geographical_analysis_August_2013.pdf

Table 6 has this information by Parliamentary Constituency.

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