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  • Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the President of Honduras about human rights abuses in Honduras.

    Mr Hugo Swire

    The Government has consistantly engaged with Honduran authorities on the issue of human rights. Soon after the new President of Honduras took office in January this year, representatives from the British Embassy met senior Honduran officials, including the Attorney General and the Commissioner for Human Rights. Our Embassy has since continued this dialogue with the appropriate Honduran authorities, including raising specific cases highlighted by a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Most recently, Her Majesty’s Ambassador wrote to the newly appointed Human Rights Ombudsman and the Attorney General to highlight our ongoing human rights concerns. An official from the Crown Prosecution Service also travelled to Honduras in February to assess whether UK expertise can be used in support of EU work, to develop capacity in tackling impunity for human rights violations and abuses.

  • Caroline Dinenage – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Caroline Dinenage – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Dinenage on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the replacement of the fuel tanks at the oil fuel depot in Gosport is scheduled to take place.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    Work is ongoing to establish the preferred options and costs of replacement, which will confirm the programme timescales.

  • Mike Hancock – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Mike Hancock – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Hancock on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment he has made of superfast broadband coverage in (a) Hampshire and (b) other counties in the UK.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    Ofcom monitors the availability of broadband in the UK, including superfast broadband availability, and publishes comparative data on its web site, which can be found at http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/ . Ofcom’s 2013 report provides the following comparative data on the availability of superfast broadband in Hampshire compared with the UK average.

    Local Authority

    Superfast broadband availability

    City of Portsmouth

    96.4%

    City of Southampton

    91.7%

    Hampshire County

    78.3%

    United Kingdom

    73%

    The full Ofcom data table can be found at http://d2a9983j4okwzn.cloudfront.net/downloads/ofcom-uk-broadband-speed-data-2013.csv

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  • Mike Hancock – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Mike Hancock – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Hancock on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance have moved from the Work Programme to Work Choice in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in the last three years.

    Esther McVey

    The information requested is not available.

  • Mike Hancock – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Mike Hancock – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Hancock on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire who applied to the jobseeker’s allowance hardship regime were (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful in each of the last three years.

    Esther McVey

    This data is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

  • Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day in 2015.

    Mrs Helen Grant

    DCMS has no formal plans to commemorate VE day in 2015. However the Heritage Lottery Fund is open to applications for VE day related community projects.

  • Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day in 2015.

    Anna Soubry

    The 70th Anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day will have significant resonance in the UK and the allied nations. No specific plans have yet been developed, but this is something that we will be turning our attention to in the coming months.

  • Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who owns data on police information notices issued by police services in England and Wales.

    Damian Green

    Data on police information notices issued by Police services in England and
    Wales is not collected centrally and is owned by the individual police force
    that issued the notice.

  • Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police information notices were issued in England and Wales, by constabulary area, in each of the last five years; and how many such notices have been revoked.

    Damian Green

    Data on police information notices issued by Police services in England and
    Wales is not collected centrally and is owned by the individual police force
    that issued the notice.

  • Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Tim Loughton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued by (a) her Department, (b) ACPO and (c) the College of Policing to ensure consistency of practice in the issuing of police information notices by police services.

    Damian Green

    Any decision to review or update police guidance on Police Information Notices
    is an operational matter for the College of Policing. The College of Policing
    will shortly be undertaking a full review and update of the guidance on
    investigating stalking to incorporate it into Authorised Professional Practice,
    which will include making sure that the guidance on the use of Police
    Information Notices is reviewed.