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  • Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Turner on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there were, by country of origin, in each of the last five years.

    James Brokenshire

    Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics.

    The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table," Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013" which i will place in the House library.

    These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013 and from the Library of the House.
    Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693
    /asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods

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  • Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Turner on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers, by country of origin, have been waiting for a decision on their application for asylum for (a) one and (b) more than five years.

    James Brokenshire

    Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics.

    The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table," Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013" which i will place in the House library.

    These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013 and from the Library of the House.
    Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693
    /asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods

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  • Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Turner – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Turner on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rejections of asylum seekers, by country of origin, there have been in each of the last five years.

    James Brokenshire

    Figures for asylum applications for main applicants, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) in the release Immigration Statistics.

    The number of asylum applications from main applicants pending an initial decision, by nationality, for (a) more than one year and (b) more than five years, as at the end of 2013, can be found in the table," Asylum application from main applicants pending an initial decision as at 31/12/2013" which i will place in the House library.

    These figures are a subset of those also published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    Figures for asylum applications from main applicants refused a grant of asylum, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave or other grants of leave, at initial decision, by nationality, from 2009 to 2013 are published in Table as_01 (Asylum data tables Volume 1) of the release Immigration Statistics.

    The latest release Immigration Statistics October to December 2013 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013 and from the Library of the House.
    Asylum data tables volume 1 is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283693
    /asylum1-q4-2013-tabs.ods

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  • John Redwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the House of Commons Commission

    John Redwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the House of Commons Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what levels of stock the House of Commons Commission holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.

    John Thurso

    The House purchases stationery, printer cartridges, fasteners and other consumable items through a contract providing a next day delivery service. No central stocks are held.

  • John Redwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    John Redwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what levels of stock her Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.

    Mr Alan Duncan

    DFID does not hold information on stock levels. Stationery and other items, including printer cartridges, are ordered and distributed as and when required.

  • Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much support her Department is giving to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.

    Justine Greening

    The UK has committed a total of £600m to the New Alliance for Food, Security and Nutrition. This includes £480m in funding commitments made through Country Cooperation Frameworks; a £76m contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme and a further £44m for enabling actions. The New Alliance was launched in May 2012 and the full £600m will be spent by the end of 2018.

  • Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department measures the effect of support for the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.

    Justine Greening

    Every DFID programme which is contributing to the New Alliance initiative is subject to DFID’s annual review processes. In addition, this year, partner governments will conduct their first annual reviews of the effects of the New Alliance at country level.

  • Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department gives to small-scale food producers in areas supported by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.

    Justine Greening

    DFID funding to New Alliance programmes is not disaggregated in the form requested, though much of the expenditure committed by DFID under the New Alliance includes programmes which specifically targets smallholder farmers.

  • Meg Munn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Meg Munn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Meg Munn on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 871, on Pacific Islands, how much support, and under what categories her Department gave indirectly to Pacific Island countries in 2013-14.

    Mr Alan Duncan

    DFID may give aid indirectly to countries in the Pacific region if multilateral organisations in receipt of DFID core contributions give aid to countries there. It is not possible to directly track this funding to individual countries. To provide an indication of the destination of aid, the overall proportions of aid reported by the relevant multilateral agencies are used to impute a DFID contribution. The DFID imputed multilateral shares for the Pacific region in 2011/12 are set out in the table below. Figures for 2013/14 will not be available until autumn 2015.

    Pacific Island Countries

    £ (thousand)

    Cook Islands

    88

    Fiji

    0

    Kiribati

    3,537

    Marshall Islands

    4

    Micronesia, Fed. States

    10

    Nauru

    69

    Niue

    0

    Palau

    1

    Papua New Guinea

    0

    Pitcairn Islands

    0

    Samoa

    1,444

    Solomon Islands

    570

    Tokelau

    2

    Tonga

    4,393

    Tuvalu

    1,399

    Vanuatu

    264

    Wallis & Fortuna

    0

    South Pacific Regional

    0

    Oceania, regional

    275

    Total Pacific

    12,055

  • Roberta Blackman-Woods – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Roberta Blackman-Woods – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Agreed Conclusions of the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, if she will support the inclusion of a specific target on women’s full, equal and effective participation in all fields and leadership at all levels of decision-making within the post-2015 development framework.

    Lynne Featherstone

    I am pleased that the Agreed Conclusions reached by member states at the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) included a call for a dedicated goal on gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment and the human rights of girls and women. It also called for ending all forms of violence against women and girls; economic empowerment; leadership and participation in decision making; and ending harmful practice, including Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and Female Genital Mutilation.

    The UK statement at the CSW highlighted the need for a dedicated goal on gender equality, and the empowerment of girls and women in the post -2015 framework. We are working with others across the international community, including civil society, to ensure that this is achieved.