Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to enable social enterprises to compete for government contracts.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The government supports social enterprises and public service mutuals (the vast majority of which are social enterprises) to access government contracts in a number of ways, such as encouraging commissioners to consider different ways of procuring through the Social Value Act and the Commissioning Academy.
The £10m Investment and Contract Readiness Fund also provides business support to social enterprises looking to take on social investment and public sector contracts, whilst the £10m Mutual Support Programme provides further comprehensive support for public service mutuals.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) men and (ii) women in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who earn less than the living wage.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in employment who are (a) 50 to 59, (b) 60 to 69 and (c) over 70.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency were paid the minimum wage in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the number of copycat websites which charge fees for free Government services.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
I refer the hon. Member to the answer my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley East on 10 July 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 361W.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who are paid at a rate below the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the mutuals which provide public services.
Answered by Nick Hurd
Information on known operational public service mutuals in England is publically available on the Mutuals Information Service at:
http://www.mutuals.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/interactive-map-public-service-mutuals
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the forms which businesses in the UK are required to complete in order to provide returns to Eurostat.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) co-operatives, (b) mutuals and (c) social enterprises which provide public services. [R]
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Government supports the growth of the social economy. Across England, there are now more than 85 public service mutuals, up from just 9 in 2010. Collectively they deliver well over £1bn in public services.
Cabinet Office analysis from 2013 based on the BIS Small Business Survey estimated that 28% (c. 50,000) of SME social enterprises provide goods or services in the public sector.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total amount was of financial penalties collected in respect of breaches of section 4 of the Statistics of Trade Act 1947 in each of the most recent three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.