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  • Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much grant-in-aid his Department has provided to Tell MAMA since May 2010; and what further funding he expects to provide.

    Stephen Williams

    TELL MAMA is the first service to record and monitor anti-Muslim hatred incidents and support victims. DCLG provided initial start-up grant funding to TELL MAMA of £395,500 between January 2012 and September 2013. TELL MAMA has subsequently received Big Lottery funding of £255,450 over two years from October 2013.

  • Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how self-reported data from local authorities on the Troubled Families programme is audited.

    Kris Hopkins

    All results are approved within each local authority’s internal audit arrangements and under the statutory authority of the Chief Executive. My Department then undertakes a verification process on a sample of claims made.

  • Jake Berry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Jake Berry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jake Berry on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty homes there are in (a) Rossendale and (b) Darwen.

    Stephen Williams

    Data on vacant dwellings by tenure and district, including Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen, can be found in live table 615 which is available at the following link:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants

    This table brings together figures on vacant dwellings in England drawn from several separately published sources.

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  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals have been made to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme on the level of compensation offered since the scheme began making payments.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Of the 495 cases submitted to the Independent Review Panel to date, 145 were classified as being about the level of payment received.

  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of compensation cases which have been miscalculated by the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.

    Sajid Javid

    There have been no miscalculations as a result of any errors in the calculation methodology. 11 cases have, however, been recalculated as a result of new information supplied by the policyholder.

  • Karl McCartney – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Karl McCartney – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what future plans the Government has to utilise funds from the unclaimed life policies or dormant bank accounts.

    Sajid Javid

    On 27 March the Government published a Review of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008, which set out the Government’s view on the existing schemes set up in the legislation.

    The Government currently has no plans to use funds from unclaimed life insurance policies, but keeps all policy under review.

  • Gregory Campbell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Gregory Campbell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction to the block grant for Northern Ireland in the current financial year arising from lack of progress on welfare reform.

    Danny Alexander

    I have written to the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Personnel setting out that the Treasury will reduce Northern Ireland Executive budgets to reflect savings foregone as a result of the lack of progress on welfare reforms already in place in the rest of the United Kingdom. For 2014/15 those estimated savings are £87m and in 2015/16 they will rise to £114m.

  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average additional award paid following a successful appeal made to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme is.

    Sajid Javid

    Out of the 9 successful appeals by non-annuitants following receipt of new input data, the highest, lowest and average additional payments were:

    a) £5,230.31
    b) £32.91
    c) £1,891.51

    In addition two annuitants have made successful appeals. The total value of the payments made to them will depend on the duration on their annuity.

  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals made to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme (a) have been decided and (b) are awaiting resolution.

    Sajid Javid

    Out of the over 800,000 payments that have been made, a total of 495 cases have been submitted to the Independent Review Panel to date. 477 have been resolved and 18 are in the process of being resolved.

  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount is in additional payments made by the Equitable Life payment scheme as a result of successful appeals to date; and what proportion that amount is of the total compensation awarded.

    Sajid Javid

    The value of additional payments made as a result of appeals is £17,023.61. This is 0.0019% of the total value paid by the Scheme to date.

    Two annuitants have made successful appeals, and the total value of the payments made to them will depend on the duration on their annuity.