The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Seabeck on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many parliamentary questions tabled to her Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
None.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss climate change with his Chinese counterpart during his visit to the UK.
Mr David Cameron
I plan to hold wide-ranging discussions with Premier Li. We have a foreign policy that is based on our values, and we consistently raise them with the Chinese government, including during high level dialogues.
I am very supportive of the business and human rights agenda, and action against climate change is a priority for the government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had on the Government’s Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in advance of the visit by his Chinese counterpart to the UK.
Mr David Cameron
I plan to hold wide-ranging discussions with Premier Li. We have a foreign policy that is based on our values, and we consistently raise them with the Chinese government, including during high level dialogues.
I am very supportive of the business and human rights agenda, and action against climate change is a priority for the government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Prime Minister, what his objectives are for discussions on human rights with the Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang during his visit to the UK this month.
Mr David Cameron
I plan to hold wide-ranging discussions with Premier Li. We have a foreign policy that is based on our values, and we consistently raise them with the Chinese government, including during high level dialogues.
I am very supportive of the business and human rights agenda, and action against climate change is a priority for the government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Hollobone on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of unemployment in Kettering constituency was (a) in May 2010 and (b) is at present; and how many net new jobs have been created in the Kettering economy since May 2010.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
David Mundell
Details of Ministers’ visits are published quarterly and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-12.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, in which 100 wards in which constituency in the UK turnout for voting at the polling station was lowest at the 2010 general election.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission does not hold the data requested at ward level. The Commission collects electoral data at each set of polls down to the level of individual contests, which means that it only holds ward level data for local elections.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-12.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, in which local authority wards in which constituency postal ballot turnout was greater than 90 per cent at the 2010 general election.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission does not hold the data requested at ward level. The Commission collects electoral data at each set of polls down to the level of individual contests, which means that it only holds ward level data for local elections.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms and conditions of the agreement reached between the Welsh and UK Governments in 2012 on the funding of the electrification of (a) the Great Western mainline from Cardiff to Swansea and (b) the Valleys lines.
Stephen Hammond
The agreement is set out in the letters exchanged between the Secretary of State and the Welsh Minister for Local Government and Communities on 13th and 24th July 2012. These letters have already been made public.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Stephen Hammond
Details of ministerial overseas travel and meetings with external organisations are routinely published every quarter and information covering the period up to the end of March 2014 can be accessed on the Department’s website via the following:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/publications/ministerial-transparency/.