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Alun Cairns – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alun Cairns on 2014-04-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits and risks of commercial mobile networks providing the emergency services communications network.

James Brokenshire

The potential benefits and risks have been considered in detail as part of the
Outline Business Case, which recommended this direction of travel and was
approved by the emergency services, lead departments and the devolved
governments of Wales and Scotland during March 2014. These risks and issues
will be updated as the Full Business Case is developed during the procurement
phase, which was launched on 14 April 14.

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Mark Tami – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Tami on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures his Department has put in place to ensure that mail received by recorded delivery at jobcentres is logged and dealt with immediately; and what assessment he has made of whether such procedures are carried out across all jobcentres.

Mike Penning

All DWP mail, whether recorded delivery or otherwise, is opened and distributed to the appropriate office for action from one of the 2 Mail Opening Units. The only exceptions being items identified “OFFICIAL–SENSITIVE”, “SECRET”, or “TOP SECRET” and providing a named individual is included.

01/11/2022
Nic Dakin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve awareness of and early intervention for rheumatoid arthritis.

Norman Lamb

In 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published clinical guidance on the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults, which set outs best practice on the diagnosis, care, treatment and support of patients. The guidance makes clear the importance of early diagnosis and is explicit that suspected cases should be referred as an urgent priority for specialist assessment and that early initiation of treatment can prevent irreversible damage to joints.

In addition to this, information on the diagnosis and treatment of RA can also be accessed via the NICE Clinical Knowledge summaries website at:

http://cks.nice.org.uk/rheumatoid-arthritis

and more general information for the public can be found on the NHS Choices website at:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis

Through the mandate we have asked NHS England to make measurable progress towards making our health service among the best in Europe at supporting people with ongoing health problems, such as RA, to live healthily and independently, with much better control over the care they receive.

01/11/2022
Nic Dakin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and academies have (a) opened a new sixth form and (b) closed their sixth form in each year since 2005.

Matthew Hancock

The Department for Education does not collect the data in the format requested.

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Nic Dakin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the cohort achieved an A* to C grade in (a) GCSE mathematics, (b) GCSE English and (c) GCSE English literature at the end of (i) Year 11, (ii) Year 12 and (iii) Year 13 in each of the last 10 years.

Mr David Laws

The following tables show the proportion of 15, 16 and 17 year-olds (based on academic age) who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics for the last 10 years. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. Academic age refers to the age at the start of the academic year, so the majority of young people of academic age 15 will be in year 11. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so may include those that have A*-C in either subject.

Tables that show key stage 4 results for English and English Literature are available here: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised

Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort

	Academic age
Cohort academic age 15 in	15	16	17
2001/02	53%	55%	56%
2002/03	54%	56%	56%
2003/04	54%	56%	57%
2004/05	56%	58%	59%
2005/06	57%	59%	60%
2006/07	58%	60%	61%
2007/08	59%	62%	63%
2008/09	61%	64%	65%
2009/10	66%	68%	69%
2010/11	69%	70%	71%

Source: DfE Young Person’s Matched Administrative Dataset.

Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort

	Academic age
Cohort academic age 15 in	15	16	17
2001/02	47%	48%	49%
2002/03	46%	48%	48%
2003/04	47%	49%	50%
2004/05	50%	52%	52%
2005/06	51%	54%	54%
2006/07	53%	56%	56%
2007/08	56%	58%	59%
2008/09	58%	61%	62%
2009/10	62%	64%	65%
2010/11	65%	67%	67%

Source: DfE Young Person’s Matched Administrative Dataset.

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Nic Dakin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that North Lincolnshire Council has first refusal for the acquisition of the Kirtin in Lindsey base.

Mr Mark Francois

There is no such principle. In accordance with Treasury guidelines the Department is required to achieve best value for money in the sale of each site.

In the case of Kirton in Lindsey, following the aborted sale to the Homes and Communities Agency, the MOD decided to proceed straight to the open market. The department will be happy to receive a tender from North Lincolnshire District Council to be considered along with all other bids in fair and open competition.

01/11/2022
Nic Dakin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to apply in all circumstances the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s principles that local councils should have first refusal when assets are being disposed of.

Mr Mark Francois

There is no such principle. In accordance with Treasury guidelines the Department is required to achieve best value for money in the sale of each site.

In the case of Kirton in Lindsey, following the aborted sale to the Homes and Communities Agency, the MOD decided to proceed straight to the open market. The department will be happy to receive a tender from North Lincolnshire District Council to be considered along with all other bids in fair and open competition.

01/11/2022
Gloria De Piero – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-05-08.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to Question 193089, tabled on 20 March 2014 for answer on 25 March 2014.

Nicky Morgan

I have done so.

01/11/2022
Chris Evans – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Evans on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the situation for religious minorities in northern Nigeria.

Mark Simmonds

Conflict in northern Nigeria has caused great suffering in communities of different faiths and ethnicities. Representatives of The Government maintain regular contact with religious and ethnic community leaders across Nigeria. We recognise there are tensions in many parts of the country, including in the north east, middle belt and the Niger Delta. Recent attacks by Boko Haram have been indiscriminate, but it is almost certain that these attacks have killed more Muslims than Christians.

We recognise the underlying issues of poverty and inequality, which lead to inter-communal tensions and conflict in Nigeria and we urge political, traditional and religious leaders to work together in order to resolve these issues. The Department for International Development (DFID), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continue to fund a range of conflict resolution projects across Nigeria designed to address these problems. We currently have an expert team in Abuja to help Nigeria deal with the abduction of the school girls from Chibok and to also look at addressing longer term challenges, including inter-communal tensions.

01/11/2022
Chris Evans – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Evans on 2014-05-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the situation for religious minorities in Burma.

Mr Hugo Swire

British officials regularly receive reports on a wide range of human rights issues, including the treatment of religious minorities in Burma. We share UN Special Rapporteur for Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana’s concerns, as noted in his final report to the UN Human Rights Council on 2 April 2014, that the Burmese government is “not fulfilling its international human rights obligation to tackle incitement to violence based on national, racial or religious hatred”. We are particularly concerned by the rise in anti-Muslim attacks and hate speech over the last two years, continued intercommunal tensions in Rakhine State and the plight of the Rohingya. I raised our wider concerns about the situation in Rakhine State with senior Burmese Ministers during their visit in January and Baroness Warsi discussed the situation with the Burmese Minister of National Planning and Economic Development, Dr Kan Zaw, during his visit to the UK in March. During my visit to Burma in January, I also met the Kachin Baptist Convention, the largest religious organisation in Kachin State. We continue to encourage religious tolerance and dialogue and call on the Burmese authorities and community leaders to help create a conducive environment for this to take place.

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