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  • Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what education projects her Department is supporting in Nigeria.

    Lynne Featherstone

    DFID supports five education projects in Nigeria (Education Sector Support Programme, Girls’ Education Programme, Teacher Development Programme, Developing Effective Private Education, and Education Data, Research and Evaluation through which an additional 800,000 children will access better quality schools by 2015.

    DFID also supports two further projects through the global Girls’ Education Challenge (Discovery Girls and Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises), through which 48,000 marginalised girls will be supported to access better schools.

  • Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen vocational education in Nigeria.

    Lynne Featherstone

    DFID recognises the importance of vocational skills training for reducing poverty among young people in Nigeria, and is currently considering options on how best to support the sector to increase the economic opportunities available to marginalised groups of young men and women in six of the poorest states in Northern Nigeria.

  • Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to increase the role of the UK further education sector in strengthening vocational education in Nigeria.

    Lynne Featherstone

    DFID recognises the importance of vocational skills training for reducing poverty among young people in Nigeria, and is currently considering options on how best to support the sector to increase the economic opportunities available to marginalised groups of young men and women in six of the poorest states in Northern Nigeria.

  • Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Richard Fuller – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had with representatives of the Nigerian diaspora in the UK on support for entrepreneurship in Nigeria.

    Lynne Featherstone

    I have not, as yet, had the pleasure of meeting representatives of the Nigerian diaspora in UK. My Department, however, is actively involved in helping improve the investment climate for entrepreneurs in Nigeria, including for Nigerians living abroad. An example of this was our recent support for a review of Nigeria’s Investment Policy which was presented at President Goodluck Jonathan’s Honorary International Investors’ Council held in London last November and which was co-chaired by Baroness Chalker.

  • Seema Malhotra – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Seema Malhotra – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 5 July 2013, Official Report, column 74WS, on the Azelle Rodney Inquiry, and with reference to the report of the Azelle Rodney Public Inquiry, what assessment she has made of the responses of the Metropolitan Police Service and the Independent Police Complaints Commission to the Inquiry’s findings and recommendations; and if she will make a statement.

    Damian Green

    The recommendations made in the Azelle Rodney Inquiry report have been
    considered fully by the Metropolitan Police Service and the IPCC and, as
    appropriate, are being taken forward by each organisation.

  • Steve Baker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Steve Baker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Baker on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that restricted access to books for prisoners is not an obstacle to preparation for employment; and if he will make a statement.

    Jeremy Wright

    We firmly believe that giving offenders the skills and training they need to get and keep jobs on release reduces their likelihood of re-offending. This will include providing access to books, subject to the constraints of operating within a custodial environment.

    Prisoners undertaking education courses (including distance learning) are provided with relevant course materials and set books.

  • David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next plans to review the number of magistrates’ courts operating in England.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    HM Courts and Tribunals Service continues to keep the number of magistrates courts under review, as with the wider estate, to ensure it meets operational requirements.

  • Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Curran on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals in Scotland have been processed by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each year since 2010.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The Government is committed to working across the employment law (including the employment dispute resolution) system to help to make it easier for companies to hire and manage staff, while protecting workers’ rights. This encourages employers to create new jobs, supporting enterprise and growth.

    Workload before the employment tribunals is affected by several factors, including underlying economic performance trends, the impacts of reforms of employment legislation and tribunals process, and the number of collective disputes (for example involving insolvencies, and equal pay complaints) that lead to large-scale multiple claims.

    The number of claims accepted by employment tribunals and processed by HMCTS in each calendar year, since 2010, is set out in the table below.

    Employment tribunal claims accepted in Scotland for Calendar years 2010 to 2013, inclusive

    Calendar Year

    No. Claims Accepted

    2010

    18,795

    2011

    16,670

    2012

    12,533

    2013

    7,506

    Source: ET Database

  • David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

    David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his contribution of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 877, what the evidential basis was of his statement that the sale of the Royal Mail was in the manifesto of the last Government.

    Mr David Cameron

    I was referring to the previous government’s policy of seeking to part-privatise the Royal Mail.

  • Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Curran on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the next Joint Ministerial Council (a) Plenary, (b) Domestic and (c) Europe meeting will take place; and what will be discussed at each such meeting.

    Mr Alistair Carmichael

    The Joint Ministerial Committees take place in their Plenary, Domestic and European forms on a regular basis. Dates for future meetings are subject to agreement with the devolved administrations, as are the agendas which are agreed in advance via the JMC joint secretariat.