Tag: Paul Flynn

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) net and (b) gross administration charges for the national insurance pension scheme were in each of the last 10 years.

Steve Webb

The Department for Work and Pensions administers the national insurance pension scheme (State Retirement Pension) and fully recovers its administrative costs from the National Insurance Fund operated by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The net cost to the Department of administering the national insurance pension scheme is therefore zero.

At the start of each financial year, costs are calculated on the basis of latest workload forecasts and the most recent audited unit costs. The amount to be recovered is then agreed with HMRC.

Costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund in relation to administration costs for the national insurance pension scheme were as follows:

Year Amount

£ millions

2007-08 504.5

2008-09 391.9

2009-10 390.3

2010-11 348.6

2011-12 221.6

2012-13 252.6

2013-14 246.9

2014-15 209.9

Prior to 2007 the charge was not calculated on a benefit by benefit basis and therefore we do not hold any details of costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund relating specifically to the national insurance pension scheme.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 824, what the evidential basis is for the statement that nuclear power is carbon-free.

Mr David Cameron

There is a strong consensus in the global scientific community that nuclear energy represents one of the lowest carbon forms of baseload electricity generation.

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the life cycle emissions associated with the generation of electricity from nuclear power groups are 16g CO₂ per kWh electricity produced. This is very low compared to the equivalent figure for electricity produced by natural gas turbines, which is in excess of 400g CO₂/kWh, and similar to the IPCC’s estimate for widespread non-baseload form of electricity generation, such as wind.

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology report ‘Carbon Footprint of Electricity Generation’ states that the operation of the nuclear power station accounts for less than 1% of the total life cycle emissions of nuclear electricity generation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid in overtime and other costs incurred in the last three weeks due to changes in HM Passport Office.

James Brokenshire

The precise information requested by the Hon Member is not available. Overtime
payments to staff are recorded by the month in which payment is made. In May
2014, Her Majesty’s Passport Office incurred overtime costs of £964,742.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any restrictions exist in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986.

Jane Ellison

I have been asked to reply.

There are no longer any restrictions in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) previously restricted the movement of sheep in certain upland areas to prevent sheep with higher levels of contamination entering the food chain. Over time, controls were removed where the evidence showed they were no longer necessary. All remaining controls were lifted in Northern Ireland in 2000, in Scotland in 2010 and in Wales in 2012. Similarly, the final controls in England were lifted in 2012.

Information on the historic controls and the decision to remove restrictions can be found on the FSA website:

www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/chernobyl/

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual income from the carrier bag levy in the four years from October 2015.

Dan Rogerson

The estimated gross revenue from the charge in England is set out in the table below:

Calendar year	2015	2016	2017	2018
Revenue	£22.1million	£110.5million	£112million	£113.5million

The Government expects retailers covered by the charge to deduct reasonable costs from the revenue raised and use the remaining part for good causes. VAT will be included in the 5p charge.

No profits generated from this charge goes to the Government.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-29.

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 473W, on Pakistan, whether Pakistan’s possession of nuclear weapons and the prospects of Pakistan joining the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty were discussed at his 30 April 2014 meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mr David Cameron

When I met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 30 April, I discussed a range of issues, including on foreign and security policy.

It is the UK’s position that all countries should join and abide by the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-13.

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will refer the matter of the release of correspondence between the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Education on preventing extremism to the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.

Mr David Cameron

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley East on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 338W.