All 3 Ministerial Corrections debates in the Commons on 20th Dec 2011

Ministerial Corrections

Tuesday 20th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Tuesday 20 December 2011

Communities and Local Government

Tuesday 20th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Government Procurement Card
Chris Kelly Portrait Chris Kelly
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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many Government Procurement Card transactions were made by his Department's officials withdrawing cash from automated teller machines from 2006-07 to 2009-10; at what cost; and on what dates.

[Official Report, 7 September 2011, Vol. 532, c. 647-8W.]

Letter of correction from Robert Neill:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Dudley South (Chris Kelly) on 7 September 2011. The duplicated amount on 8 September 2006 of £351.42 should have been ‘-£351.42’, where the money was immediately reimbursed.

The full answer given was as follows:

Robert Neill Portrait Robert Neill
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[holding answer 19 July 2011]: The following cash withdrawals have been made by departmental officials from April 2006 to March 2010:

Amount (£)

24 April 2006

235.10

1 June 2006

611.03

8 September 2006

88.93

8 September 2006

351.42

8 September 2006

351.42

8 September 2006

402.64

18 October 2006

861.21

7 November 2006

73.12

27 November 2006

527.82

1 December 2006

205.52

5 December 2006

36.76

5 December 2006

477.94

10 January 2007

348.34

28 June 2007

500.00

2 July 2007

500.00

3 July 2007

200.00

4 November 2008

190.68

9 December 2008

49.64



Currently the Department pays a 2.95% fee on cash advances (minimum charge of £2.95). For foreign exchange transactions we pay a 2.95% fee (minimum charge of £2.95 plus a further currency exchange purchase fee of 2.95%).

The new administration has reviewed its policy on Government Procurement Card usage. As well as reducing the number of cards held, the Department has cancelled the cash withdrawal facility for all but two Government Procurement Card holders (for business continuity reasons).

The correct answer should have been:

Robert Neill Portrait Robert Neill
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[holding answer 19 July 2011]: The following cash withdrawals have been made by departmental officials from April 2006 to March 2010:

Amount (£)

24 April 2006

235.10

1 June 2006

611.03

8 September 2006

88.93

8 September 2006

351.42

8 September 2006

-351.42

8 September 2006

402.64

18 October 2006

861.21

7 November 2006

73.12

27 November 2006

527.82

1 December 2006

205.52

5 December 2006

36.76

5 December 2006

477.94

10 January 2007

348.34

28 June 2007

500.00

2 July 2007

500.00

3 July 2007

200.00

4 November 2008

190.68

9 December 2008

49.64



Currently the Department pays a 2.95% fee on cash advances (minimum charge of £2.95). For foreign exchange transactions we pay a 2.95% fee (minimum charge of £2.95 plus a further currency exchange purchase fee of 2.95%).

The new administration has reviewed its policy on Government Procurement Card usage. As well as reducing the number of cards held, the Department has cancelled the cash withdrawal facility for all but two Government Procurement Card holders (for business continuity reasons).

Home Department

Tuesday 20th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Sport and Youth Crime
The following is an extract from the closing speech given by the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) during the Westminster Hall Adjournment Debate on Sport and Youth Crime on 6 December 2011.
Damian Collins Portrait Damian Collins
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In the United States there is a programme called Badges for Baseball—all these programmes have snappy names—in which the police organise baseball and softball league games directly with young people. Does the Minister feel that there may be additional scope for police to be directly involved with such programmes in the UK?

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait Nick Herbert
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The Positive Futures programme will continue until the end of 2013; thereafter, elected police and crime commissioners will have a budget that they can distribute for similar programmes, should they so choose.

[Official Report, 6 December 2011, Vol. 537, c. 24-5WH.]

Letter of correction from Nick Herbert:

An error has been identified in the response given to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins).

The correct response should have been:

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait Nick Herbert
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The Positive Futures programme will continue until the end of March 2013; thereafter, elected police and crime commissioners will have a budget that they can distribute for similar programmes, should they so choose.