The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the mutuals which provide public services.
Mr Nick Hurd
Information on known operational public service mutuals in England is publically available on the Mutuals Information Service at:
http://www.mutuals.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/interactive-map-public-service-mutuals
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which cathedrals will receive funding from the new grant scheme for cathedral repairs announced in Budget 2014.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund is open to all Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in England. Applications for the first round will be considered by the expert panel later this month.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many tenants from elsewhere in the UK have taken advantage of Home Swap Direct to arrange exchanges to Scotland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Kris Hopkins
Details of the number of moves that have taken placeunder the HomeSwap Direct Scheme from elsewhere in the United Kingdom to Scotland in each of the last three years are not held centrally.
HomeSwap Direct increases opportunities for social tenants who wish to find a new home by allowing tenants looking for a swap to see details of every possible property nationwide, no matter which mutual exchange website their landlord has chosen to subscribe to. The scheme has operated very successfully since its launch in October 2011 with tenants carrying out over 18 million searches of the property data held on HomeSwap Direct.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests for discharge were made by soldiers aged (a) 19 and (b) 20 years who had served at least three years in the regular Army in the last five years; and what the outcome was of each such request.
Anna Soubry
Soldiers must normally serve a minimum of three years before they can voluntarily discharge with a year’s notice. Consequently, the number of applications from 19 year-olds is lower than from those aged 20 years of age. "Requests for discharge" has been interpreted as Voluntary Outflow Applications which are recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system.
The number of applications for voluntary discharge made by trained Regular Soldiers aged 19 and 20 between 1 March 2009 and 1 March 2014 are shown in the following table
| Age on Application | No of Applications |
| 19 | 50 |
| 20 | 330 |
| Total | 380 |
Source: Defence Statistics (Army)
These figures include some personnel who applied for voluntary release, but who were subsequently discharged for other reasons. The actual numbers discharged between 1 March 2009 and 31 March 2014, and the reasons for the discharge are shown below:
Age on Application
19 20
Voluntary Outflow 20 240
Administrative discharge 10 30
Medical/Other – 10
Total 30 270
Source: Defence Statistics (Army). Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
These figures exclude requests for medical, administrative and disciplinary discharges. Some applications may have been withdrawn at a later date and that some individual soldiers may have applied for voluntary discharge more than once.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training programmes or qualifications are available to recruits who enlist as minors which are not available to those who enlist aged 18 years or over.
Anna Soubry
Young people joining the Army attend Phase 1 training at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) and complete different programmes depending on the part of the Army they wish to join. Full details of the training offered at Harrogate is available at this link: http://www.army.mod.uk/training_education/24420.aspx
For the Royal Navy and RAF, age at enlistment has no bearing on the training programmes or qualifications available during initial training.
Irrespective of the age that an individual joins the Armed Forces, approximately 90% of all recruits complete an apprenticeship within three years of joining.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) electricity generators and (b) representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises and consumer groups on proposals to assist small business energy consumers.
Michael Fallon
DECC Ministers and officials meet industry representatives and consumer groups on a regular basis to discuss market issues.
In July last year, No.10 and DECC set up a joint working group with industry and consumer groups to look at ways for improving the transparency and fairness of the energy market for small businesses. At the end of 2013, the working group published the Small Business Energy Communique, an agreement with industry to make it easier for small businesses to get a better deal in the energy market.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/small-business-energy-working-group-communique
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has received on allegations of human rights violations perpetrated by the Moroccan Security Forces.
Hugh Robertson
We are aware of the allegations against the Moroccan Security Forces, particularly when policing demonstrations. We regularly emphasise to Morocco the importance of respect for human rights in Western Sahara, including when policing demonstrations. I raised this during my visit to Rabat in March this year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will list the energy companies which have agreed to (a) introduce arrangements before the end of 2014 to limit bad bills to businesses to one year where the supplier is at fault and (b) end automatic roll-overs for new customers.
Michael Fallon
British Gas, Edf Energy, E.ON, First Utility, Good Energy, Opus Energy, RWE nPower, Scottish Power and SSE publically announced that they plan to limit back bills where the company is at fault to one year by the end of 2013, or as soon as practically possible in 2014.
British Gas, Edf Energy, E,ON, First Utility, RWE nPower, Scottish Power and SSE announced their intention to end the use of automatic rollover contracts for new customers before the end of 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passport applications have been dealt with within the target timescale in each of the last 12 months.
James Brokenshire
Expected service standards for passport applications are given at
www.gov.uk.
Information in respect of the Member’s constituency is not available and the
cost of collating it would be disproportionate.
The table below shows the proportions of UK passport applications in each of
the last 12 months which have been processed within the published service
standards.
|
2013 |
% straightforward applications processed within the published timescales |
% non-straightforward applications processed within the published timescales |
|
June |
100% |
97.8% |
|
July |
100% |
96.9% |
|
August |
100% |
96.4% |
|
September |
100% |
96.0% |
|
October |
100% |
95.9% |
|
November |
99.99% |
96.5% |
|
December |
99.99% |
96.3% |
|
2014 |
||
|
January |
99.99% |
96.8% |
|
February |
99.98% |
98.1% |
|
March |
99.95% |
96.8% |
|
April |
98.59% |
99.6% |
|
May |
92.26% |
93.9% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for passports have been made by residents in Kilmarnock and Loudoun in each of the last 12 months.
James Brokenshire
Expected service standards for passport applications are given at
www.gov.uk.
Information in respect of the Member’s constituency is not available and the
cost of collating it would be disproportionate.
The table below shows the proportions of UK passport applications in each of
the last 12 months which have been processed within the published service
standards.
|
2013 |
% straightforward applications processed within the published timescales |
% non-straightforward applications processed within the published timescales |
|
June |
100% |
97.8% |
|
July |
100% |
96.9% |
|
August |
100% |
96.4% |
|
September |
100% |
96.0% |
|
October |
100% |
95.9% |
|
November |
99.99% |
96.5% |
|
December |
99.99% |
96.3% |
|
2014 |
||
|
January |
99.99% |
96.8% |
|
February |
99.98% |
98.1% |
|
March |
99.95% |
96.8% |
|
April |
98.59% |
99.6% |
|
May |
92.26% |
93.9% |