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  • Simon Hart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Simon Hart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Hart on 2014-06-11.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what checks are in place to ensure that multiple property owners do not vote twice in European or general elections on the same date as local or council elections; how many people have been charged with attempting to vote twice in the last three such elections; and how many fines have been issued as a result of those charges.

    Greg Clark

    It is illegal for an individual who is registered in more than one local authority area to vote more than once at a European Parliamentary or general election; however electors are not prevented from voting in local government elections in those areas.

    The presiding officer at a polling station may ask any elector if they have already voted at an election, and may withhold a ballot paper from an elector if they do not answer the question satisfactorily. The electoral register is marked to record the issuing of ballot papers to individuals at polling stations, and similarly a list is maintained of returned postal votes. These records can assist with an investigation should any voting irregularities be suspected.

    The Government does not collect or hold data on electoral fraud.

  • John Mann – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    John Mann – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Mann on 2014-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the remuneration of Network Rail executives should be reduced in response to the incidence of deaths on level crossings.

    Stephen Hammond

    I refer the Hon Member to my answer given today (UIN 193125).

  • Baroness Scott of Needham Market – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Baroness Scott of Needham Market – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market on 2014-06-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on reaching a decision over proposals to increase rent arrear deductions from 5 per cent to 40 per cent under Universal Credit.

    Lord Freud

    We recently consulted on the proposal to increase the rate of rent arrears deductions in Universal Credit. We are currently considering the consultation responses.

  • Chris Heaton-Harris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Chris Heaton-Harris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Heaton-Harris on 2014-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the number of people with learning disabilities in both part-time and full-time employment.

    Mike Penning

    We do not target our employment support exclusively at individuals with particular impairments. Instead, through a range of programmes, we aim to identify and meet the needs of the individual, including the needs of people with learning disabilities

    The Work Programme is the biggest single Welfare to Work programme, which provides personalised back-to-work support for unemployed people, including disabled people. For those that have more complex needs, we have a range of specialist disability employment programmes, including Access to Work, Work Choice and Residential Training Colleges, all of which support people with learning difficulties to take up and remain in employment. In particular, Access to Work can provide funding towards tailored support for people with learning difficulties such as specialist aids, equipment and support workers.

    Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers provide support and advice for disabled people who need help finding and retaining employment and refer individuals to specialist programmes, where appropriate.

  • Baroness Tonge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Baroness Tonge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Tonge on 2014-06-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the new President of Egypt concerning the opening of Rafah crossing to Gaza, in order to facilitate travel and the transfer of medical supplies.

    Baroness Northover

    We continue to urge the Egyptian authorities to ease the movement of bona fide travellers and humanitarian aid through Rafah. We call on Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to work together to enable a sustained increase in the legal flow of goods and persons from and to the Gaza Strip.

  • Gavin Williamson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Gavin Williamson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Williamson on 2014-04-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) total and (b) average funding per head is under the basic funding formula for pupils in Staffordshire in 2014-15.

    Mr David Laws

    Total funding under the schools block element of the dedicated schools grant in financial year 2014 to 2015 for Staffordshire is £455.7 million, with an associated unit of funding per pupil of £4,310.

    More information on the dedicated schools grant allocations for financial year 2014 to 2015 can be found here:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015

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  • Baroness Sharp of Guildford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Baroness Sharp of Guildford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Sharp of Guildford on 2014-06-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Student Loans Company does not provide up-to-date online information about the state of an account, detailing all repayments made into the account via the PAYE system since the last statement was issued.

    Viscount Younger of Leckie

    HMRC collates employer information on student loan deductions at the end of each tax year and provides this information in P14 “end of year summaries” to the SLC. The SLC calculate interest and statements are issued to borrowers, advising them of their deductions, interest and outstanding balance at the end of the tax year. This process is repeated annually until all student loan repayments are collected.

    The repayment information held by the SLC will, as a result of this system, be accurate to the April of the previous tax year. The SLC is not in a position to provide an accurate settlement of a borrower’s balance more recently than the previous April. However, the borrower can track and monitor their own settlement balance online if they retain a note of all their repayment deductions made over the tax year.

    HMRC, BIS and SLC are currently discussing arrangements to share student loan repayment information more quickly, but there is no mechanism to do so in the current tax system and necessary changes will take some time to implement.

  • Nick Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Nick Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Smith on 2014-04-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fires were reported at local authority-owned waste management sites in the last two years.

    Dan Rogerson

    Environment Agency records show that there were a total of five incidents of fire reported at local authority-operated waste management sites in 2012 and 2013. This represents an average of one fire for every 110 local authority-operated waste management sites.

  • Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the ethnic breakdown of workers on zero hour contracts.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Sarah Teather – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Sarah Teather – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-04-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons are holding individuals solely under immigration powers.

    James Brokenshire

    The prisons detailed below are currently holding individuals in England and Wales solely under immigration powers:

    Ashfield Glen Parva Parc
    Bedford Guys Marsh Pentonville
    Belmarsh Haverigg Peterborough
    Birmingham Hewell Ranby
    Brinsford High Down Risley
    Bristol Highpoint Rye Hall
    Brixton Holloway Stafford
    Bronzefield Holme House Stoke Heath
    Bullingdon Huntercombe Styal
    Bullwood Hall Isis Swansea
    Bure Leeds Swinfen Hall
    Cardiff Lewes Thameside
    Chelmsford Lincoln Usk
    Dartmoor Littlehey Wakefield
    Doncastor Liverpool Wandsworth
    Durham Maidstone Wayland
    Elmley Manchester Whatton
    Erlestoke Moorland Woodhill
    Exeter Mount Wormwood Scrubs
    Featherstone New Hall Wymott
    Feltham Norwich Verne
    Forest Bank Nottingham
    Garth Oakwood

    The prisons detailed below are currently holding individuals in Scotland under immigration powers:

    Barlinnie, Edinburgh, Cornton Vale, Dumfries

    1. All details quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.

    2. The details have been extracted from NOMS and Home Office reports which are taken from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording
    system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

    3. Data generated on 31 March 2014.