Mark Garnier

2 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Employment Savings Trust Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what forecast he has made of when his Department's loan to meet the scheme implementation costs for the National Employment Savings Trust will be repaid; and what the process is for that repayment.

2 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Employment Savings Trust Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the National Employment Savings Trust plans to complete (a) the independent assurance audit and (b) the other constituent parts of the voluntary assurance framework.

2 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Employment Savings Trust Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the National Employment Savings Trust is exempt from the requirements for improved governance of workplace pensions schemes set out in his Department's publication, Better workplace pen

18 Mar 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK plans to make to international efforts to train and equip Syrian moderate opposition forces.

18 Mar 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the sale of the Government pipeline and storage systems.

17 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on proposals for EU-level harmonised taxation on e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement.

17 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the European Commission and his counterparts from other EU member states on the taxation of e-cigarettes.

9 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished admission episodes were carried out between May 2010 and the latest period for which figures are available; and how many such procedures were carried out in the equivalent period in the previous

11 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he gave to owners and other beneficiaries of intellectual property rights relating to tobacco products in deciding to bring forward legislative proposals for standardised packaging.

11 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 132 of the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the case C-491/01 - British American Tobacco (Investments) and Imperial Tobacco, 10 December 2002, if he will ensure that legisla

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the transparency of the fees charged for the Health and Safety Executive's Fee for Intervention.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the standard of service provided by the Health and Safety Executive when engaged in an intervention inspection; and if he will make a statement.

2 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on small and medium-sized enterprises of the Fee for Intervention scheme used by the Health and Safety Executive.

2 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received in each of the last three years on sums charged above £20,000 under the Health and Safety Executive's Fee for Intervention scheme.

2 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many invoices issued under the Health and Safety Executive's Fee for Intervention scheme have been queried by invoicees since October 2012; and what proportion of the total number of invoices such i

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Inspectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations other than from the National Housebuilding Council he has received on the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2000.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations other than from the National Housebuilding Council he has received on section 6 of Approved Document M of the Building Regulations.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Inspectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that approved building inspectors are (a) independent and (b) not subject to conflicts of interest.

21 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take in response to the request of the Regulatory Policy Committee that compensation be included as a transition cost in a revised impact assessment of the proposed introduction of standardi

21 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to commission or conduct research on the potential cost of compensation to the intellectual property sector for the proposed introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco.

21 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to revise the impact assessment for the proposed introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco in response to the analysis of that impact assessment by the Regulatory Policy Committee; and wh

21 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 215879, what plans he has to publish the futures analysis on the potential impact of the introduction of standardised packaging on the illicit trade in tobacco.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Inspectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the independence of building approved inspectors.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Inspectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints he has received about a conflict of interest in assessments conducted by the National House Building Council in relation to Approved Document M.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Inspectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Building Approved Inspectors Regulations 2000 in providing independent and transparent assessment of building plans.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Building Inspectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Building Approved Inspectors Regulations 2000 to ensure that building inspection is required to be independent.

12 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

Armed Forces

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what savings to the public purse will arise from annual pay restraint and workforce reductions in the armed forces in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

27 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM revenue and Customs is taking to tackle the tobacco tax gap.

25 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the trade in illicit tobacco of the forthcoming ban on menthol cigarettes and 10-packs of cigarettes.

25 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate has he made of the cost to the public purse of organised crime associated with the trade in illicit tobacco.