The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in employment in the private sector.
Esther McVey
There are more people in private sector jobs than ever before, up over 2 million since 2010.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to private sector from (a) his Department and (b) the Office of the Leader of the House as a result of privatisation or outsourcing since May 2010.
Mr Francis Maude
The Leader of the House’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
Since May 2010, twenty-two jobs have been transferred to the Private Sector.
Six posts through the SWIRL joint venture and 16 posts with the mutual joint venture of the Behavioural Insights Team.
We know that joint ventures and mutuals can help drive up productivity and we will continue to support innovative business models.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government expects to receive from (a) the 20 per cent deduction from the child maintenance payment of the paying parent and (b) the four per cent deduction of total payment of support to the child from the receiving parent.
Steve Webb
Paragraph 106 of the CSA Case Closure, Introducing CMS Fees, Supporting Family Based Arrangements Impact Assessment gives an estimate of the total income by year raised through the parent with care fee and the non-resident parent fee. This Impact Assessment, published on 22 November 2013, is available at
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2014-04-07.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times failure to pay the minimum wage has been (a) reported, (b) prosecuted and (c) penalised in the maritime sector since the Equality Act 2010 came into force.
Mr David Gauke
The Government takes the enforcement of national minimum wage (NMW) legislation very seriously and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999.
HMRC investigates all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.
Since 2006, HMRC started considering prosecution for minimum wage offences. Since then, there have been 7 investigations into employers in the Water Transport sector. None of these were identified as having failed to pay the minimum wage.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Tomlinson on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people started apprenticeships in (a) Swindon and (b) the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
Matthew Hancock
Information on the number of apprenticeship starts in England by geography is published in a Supplementary Table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships–2
The Department does not collect further education information relating to the devolved administrations.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) trucks for bridging, (b) medium girder bridges, (c) medium over girder bridges, (d) air portable ferry bridges, (e) pontoon sets, (f) LSB bridge and ramp sets and (g) launch sets are owned by his Department; how many are stored at MoD Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Philip Dunne
The following table summarises the requested vehicles and bridging equipment, and the quantity currently held by the Defence Support Group at Ashchurch:
|
Equipment Asset |
Total Assets Held |
Quantity Held by DSG at Ashchurch |
|
Automotive Bridge Laying Equipment |
29 |
11 |
|
Bridging Vehicle |
64 |
28 |
|
Truck Bridge Transporter |
45 |
12 |
|
Pontoon Set |
3 |
3 |
|
Air Portable Ferry Bridge |
11 |
2 |
|
Air Portable Ferry Bridge Trailers |
66 |
23 |
|
Air Portable Bridge Powered Pontoons |
22 |
10 |
|
Air Portable Ferry Bridge Pontoons |
44 |
16 |
|
Medium Girder Bridges |
9 |
1 |
|
Medium Girder Over Bridges |
33 |
3 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge |
18 |
7 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Adjustable Ramp |
17 |
9 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Pier Set |
3 |
2 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Foot Walk |
3 |
2 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Distributions Beam |
5 |
4 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Span Junction |
7 |
4 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Launching Set |
17 |
9 |
|
Logistic Support Bridge Long Span Set |
8 |
3 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-17.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date each of the 25 firms named and shamed for breach of the national minimum wage by his Department on 8 June 2014 was issued with the relevant Notice of Underpayment of the minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs.
Jenny Willott
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The dates that the Notice of Underpayments (NoU) were issued for the 25 firms named and shamed for breach of the national minimum wage (NMW) are as follows.
| Month | NoUs |
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December 2013 |
1 |
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January 2014 |
9 |
|
February 2014 |
10 |
|
March 2014 |
4 |
|
April 2014 |
1 |
They were issued under the revised Naming Scheme which was introduced on 1 October 2013. It takes time for cases to work their way through the system as there is a process to follow before an employer can be named. If HMRC investigates an employer that is breaking NMW law they will be issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NOU) by HMRC. An employer has 28 days to appeal against the NOU and 14 days from when the case closes to make representations to BIS.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Greatrex on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the Supplemental Balancing Reserve on energy bills for the year (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
Michael Fallon
The cost of procuring Supplemental Balancing Reserve and Demand Side Balancing Reserve is a matter for Ofgem and National Grid. In its draft Impact Assessment Ofgem estimated the cost of buying these services would be less than £1 a year for the average domestic customer. Ofgem’s final Impact Assessment did not revise or update this estimate. DECC has not carried out a separate assessment.
Ofgem’s draft Impact Assessment can be found at https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/84629/nationalgridsproposednewbalancingservices-draftimpactassessment.pdf
A final Impact Assessment is available at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/85278/decisiontoacceptngetapplicationtointroducetwonewbalancingservicesandsubsequentconsultationonfundingarrangements.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on landlords who own multiple properties disguising their ownership of a property when submitting a planning application.
Nick Boles
I am not aware of representations about landlords who own multiple properties disguising their ownership of a property when submitting a planning application.
It is already a requirement that planning applications must be accompanied by a certificate which applicants must complete that provides certain details about the ownership of the application site. An application is not valid, and therefore cannot be determined by the local planning authority, unless the relevant certificate has been completed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
Mr David Lidington
All contingent labour (provision of temporary workers) procured by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is provided by Hayes Specialist Recruitment. In the last financial year (2013/14) £476,000 was paid to Hays in agency fees.