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

    David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ward on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of how many claim management companies operated in each region since 2008.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    With rigorous new measures being brought in across the board, we are taking strong action to rein in the rogue firms operating in this sector.

    Continued action to remove licenses from companies with poor practices alongside forthcoming Claims Management Regulation reforms, proves just how much work is going on to get tough on companies that defy the rules and bombard the public with unwelcome calls and misleading information.

    We are changing the law to further toughen the regime, including introducing fines, and ensuring firms cannot buy in any contact details which have been gathered unlawfully.

    The number of claims management companies (CMCs) operating in each region between April 2008 and April 2014 were as follows:

    Regional Analysis

    Apr-08

    Apr-09

    Apr-10

    Apr-11

    Apr-12

    Apr-13

    Apr-14

    East

    107

    134

    165

    173

    146

    138

    114

    East Midlands

    56

    97

    131

    139

    152

    137

    120

    London

    253

    378

    545

    531

    524

    444

    340

    Northern Ireland

    0

    0

    5

    3

    3

    6

    4

    North East

    30

    71

    95

    98

    76

    68

    49

    North West

    514

    685

    784

    803

    775

    706

    576

    Overseas

    6

    11

    9

    6

    3

    16

    13

    Scotland

    21

    26

    30

    32

    28

    29

    33

    South East

    193

    294

    358

    370

    361

    326

    267

    South West

    62

    81

    100

    113

    113

    100

    93

    Wales

    61

    73

    95

    81

    101

    88

    66

    West Midlands

    206

    321

    408

    404

    358

    292

    208

    Yorkshire & Humbers

    230

    316

    366

    387

    329

    245

    176
  • David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ward on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of car insurance fraud have been reported in each of the last five years.

    Karen Bradley

    I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Department.

    This information is not held centrally.

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

    David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ward on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of car insurance fraud in Yorkshire and the Humber have been reported in each of the last five years.

    Karen Bradley

    I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Department.

    This information is not held centrally.

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

    David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ward on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims management companies were operating in the Yorkshire and Humber region in each year from 2008 to 2014.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    With rigorous new measures being brought in across the board, we are taking strong action to rein in the rogue firms operating in this sector.

    Continued action to remove licenses from companies with poor practices alongside forthcoming Claims Management Regulation reforms, proves just how much work is going on to get tough on companies that defy the rules and bombard the public with unwelcome calls and misleading information.

    We are changing the law to further toughen the regime, including introducing fines, and ensuring firms cannot buy in any contact details which have been gathered unlawfully.

    The number of claims management companies (CMCs) operating in each region between April 2008 and April 2014 were as follows:

    Regional Analysis

    Apr-08

    Apr-09

    Apr-10

    Apr-11

    Apr-12

    Apr-13

    Apr-14

    East

    107

    134

    165

    173

    146

    138

    114

    East Midlands

    56

    97

    131

    139

    152

    137

    120

    London

    253

    378

    545

    531

    524

    444

    340

    Northern Ireland

    0

    0

    5

    3

    3

    6

    4

    North East

    30

    71

    95

    98

    76

    68

    49

    North West

    514

    685

    784

    803

    775

    706

    576

    Overseas

    6

    11

    9

    6

    3

    16

    13

    Scotland

    21

    26

    30

    32

    28

    29

    33

    South East

    193

    294

    358

    370

    361

    326

    267

    South West

    62

    81

    100

    113

    113

    100

    93

    Wales

    61

    73

    95

    81

    101

    88

    66

    West Midlands

    206

    321

    408

    404

    358

    292

    208

    Yorkshire & Humbers

    230

    316

    366

    387

    329

    245

    176
  • Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average number of GP visits was required prior to diagnosis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

    Norman Lamb

    Information concerning the number of patients diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis on an annual basis is not collected.

  • Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis received treatment within three months of symptom onset in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

    Norman Lamb

    Information concerning the number of patients diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis on an annual basis is not collected.

  • Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department uses to calculate workforce requirements for (a) community physiotherapists, (b) podiatrists and (c) occupational health therapists; and what future projection he has made of staffing levels in such professions.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    Health Education England (HEE) was established to ensure a greater connection between the needs and demands of local employers and education and training commissions.HEE holds information contributing to, and are responsible for, the secure supply of the England NHS funded workforce.

  • Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the reopening of the Keswick to Penrith railway line.

    Stephen Hammond

    In the last two years the Department for Transport has received four letters on the matter. The Department for Transport is aware of an on-going campaign led by a group called CKP Railways to re-open the Penrith to Keswick line. As any re-opening would primarily address local rather than strategic transport needs, it would be for Cumbria County Council and the Local Enterprise Partnership to determine whether the re-opening of the line is a priority and secure funding from locally allocated funds, such as the Local Growth Fund. We have received no indication that this scheme is a priority for the Council.

  • Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library a list of all projects supported by the International Climate Fund.

    Lynne Featherstone

    The International Climate Fund is £3.869bn of climate finance, over 2011/12 to 2015/16, for developing countries to help them tackle climate change.

    The portfolio of International Climate Fund investments is growing and therefore additional projects will be approved and start up during the course of 2014/15. I have deposited a list of International Climate Fund projects up until 2013/14 in the House Library.

  • Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2014-06-04.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require the Prudential Regulation Authority to conduct an analysis of recently released personal and business lending data by postcode to examine (a) levels of disparity in lending and (b) progress in achieving financial inclusion; and if he will make a statement.

    Andrea Leadsom

    In July 2013 the Government announced that it had reached an agreement with the major UK banks to publish lending data across 10,000 individual postcodes.

    The first dataset was published in December 2013 and shows the outstanding stock of lending that has been committed to customers across three categories; loans and overdrafts to SMEs, mortgages and unsecured personal loans (excluding credit cards).

    The data will allow challenger banks, smaller building societies, credit unions and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) to find areas where there is a lack of lending so they can offer finance to those customers who are crying out for support to help their business grow.