The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the mutuals which provide public services.
Mr Nick Hurd
Information on known operational public service mutuals in England is publically available on the Mutuals Information Service at:
http://www.mutuals.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/interactive-map-public-service-mutuals
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-03-17.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 19W, on the electoral register, what measures the Electoral Commission agreed following its meetings with the Department for Work and Pensions, Cabinet Office and other departments on co-operation in electoral registration.
Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it has highlighted the previous question to the Cabinet Office and suggested that they should discuss the issues referred to in it with the Department for Work and Pensions and are currently awaiting a response.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of refunding travel expenditure by jobseekers to jobcentres in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency was between January 2014 and May 2014.
Esther McVey
The cost of refunding travel expenditure by Jobseekers to Jobcentres in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency between January 2014 and May 2014 was :
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January 2014 to May 2014 |
£1,456.88 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West who have jobs which primarily require working (i) during the day and (ii) at night.
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 Frank Field on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many calls were made on higher-rate telephone numbers to (a) magistrates’ courts, (b) county courts and county court money claims centres in England in 2012-13 and 2013-14; and what the average duration was of calls to such numbers.
Mr Shailesh Vara
I refer the hon. Member to the replies given to him on 12 May 2014, Official Report, Columns 413-414W (for volume and average duration of calls), and on 10 April 2014, Official Report Columns 396-397W (for a note on money claims centres).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal offences by foreign-born nationals were recorded in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years.
Norman Baker
The Home Office does not hold data on the nationality of offenders, and so cannot provide data on the number of offences committed by foreign-born nationals that were recorded by police in Pendle.
The Home Office collects aggregate data on the number of offences recorded by the police, available at police force area and Community Safety Partnership level. However, we do not hold details about the people responsible for these offences.
The Ministry of Justice collects details on the number of offenders and offender characteristics, but does not collect information on the number of offences that these offenders commit.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts are outstanding in the Astute programme.
Mr Philip Dunne
The following table describes the current Ministry of Defence contracts solely for the Astute class submarine programme. All contracts, except serial 9, are with BAE Systems Marine Ltd. Once in service, platforms, including the Astute class, are supported via extant Fleet wide arrangements.
Serial Contract Description
1 Batch 1 The build of Astute boats 1-3.
2 Boat 4 The build of Astute boat 4.
3 Boat 5 The provision of long-lead materials and activities to support the build of Astute boat 5.
4 Boat 6 The provision of long-lead materials and activities to support the build of Astute boat 6.
5 Boat 7 The provision of long-lead materials and activities to support the build of Astute boat 7.
6 Base Spares To provide the initial spares provisioning for Astute boats leaving Barrow.
7 Foundation Placed to deliver the savings required by the 2010 SDSR through performance improvement and cost-benefit initiatives. To note that this contract impacts on both the Astute and Successor programmes.
8 Submarine Design Services The provision of In Service technical assistance.
9 Astute Class Training Service A PFI contract for the provision of Astute class crew training. The contract is placed with FAST Training Services Ltd (a consortium of BAE Systems, L-3 Communications and Babcock International).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Barry Sheerman on 2014-03-17.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps he is taking to improve the support available to hon. Members.
John Thurso
The fundamental aims of the Commission are not only to ensure that the House is valued and effective in holding the Government to account and scrutinising legislation, but that individual Members have the information, advice, support and technology they need to be effective in their work and to engage closely with their constituents.
We are coming to the end of a programme of savings, during which the governing principle has been that any cost reductions should not adversely affect the ability of the House and its Members to carry out their parliamentary functions. Indeed many of the changes have been a spur to innovation in the support available to Members. Now that we are on track to achieve the savings target, we have the opportunity to re-appraise the provision of resources and ensure, for example in the area of select committees, that we are providing the right level of support.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects on carers of (a) each change and (b) all changes to the benefits system since 2010.
Mike Penning
The Universal Credit Impact Assessment was published in December 2012, full details of the report can be found here
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/welfare-reform-act-2012-impact-assessments
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in discretionary housing payments has been allocated in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency for those affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
Steve Webb
Discretionary Housing Payments(DHP) are allocated by Local Authority not parliamentary constituency. The table below details the overall DHP allocation and the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) element for Corby and East Northhamptonshire local authorities.
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Government allocation of DHP by Local authority |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
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RSRS |
Total DHP |
RSRS |
Total DHP |
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Corby |
£25,669 |
£92,250 |
£92,809 |
£134,854 |
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East Northamptonshire |
£24,304 |
£85,490 |
£59,253 |
£99,565 |