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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Nick de Bois on Health.

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Norman Lamb

As at 1 June 2014, the Department had three creditors that remained unpaid for between 45-59 days.

The Department had no creditors that remained unpaid for between 60-74 days.

The Department had no creditors that remained unpaid for 75 days.

Following the abolition of primary care trusts (PCTs) and strategic health authorities (SHAs) on 31 March 2013, the Department took over responsibility for ensuring that legacy invoice payments were made correctly. Legacy PCT and SHA teams remained in place, to process creditor payments for prior to 1 April 2013, until 31 August 2013. Those outstanding at that point were transferred to successor organisations, including the Department. As at 1 June 2014, there were 270 creditors that remained unpaid. This is due to the careful diligence taking place in order to mitigate the risk of making fraudulent or duplicate payments.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott on Business, Innovation and Skills.

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Mr David Willetts

As highlighted in the International Education Strategy, there is no cap on the number of genuine overseas students who can come to the UK, nor do we have plans to introduce one. This has been reaffirmed by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister.

Government and the sector are taking every opportunity to promote the warm welcome the UK extends to international students, notably using the ‘Britain is GREAT’ campaign. For example, the High Commission in Delhi began work last year (with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK Trade and Investment and the British Council) to promote positive messages on UK education at outreach events, exhibitions and road shows in some of India’s biggest cities.

Early indicators for 2014 show there was an increase in the year to March 2014 in the number of visa applicants for higher education institutions (+7%). UCAS figures, to May 2014, for undergraduate applications suggest a 7% increase from non-EU countries.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for William Bain on Cabinet Office.

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Mr Nick Hurd

This Government has transformed central government procurement to make it more accessible to small and medium sized businesses. We are in the process of implementing Lord Young’s recommendations to create an SME-friendly ‘single market’ in wider public procurement, and we will go even further through reforms in the forthcoming Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan on Treasury.

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Mr David Gauke

The Government announced in April an extensive compensation and assistance package for property owners close to the route of HS2.

There is no separate treatment of SDLT for individuals purchasing a property after their property has been compulsorily purchased by a public body.

However, owner occupiers within the ‘surface safeguarded area’ and those who are eligible for the Express Purchase scheme will be entitled to reasonable moving costs, including surveyors’ fees, legal fees and stamp duty land tax on a replacement property of similar value.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Philip Davies on Communities and Local Government.

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Brandon Lewis

Numbers of firefighters are collected annually from each fire and rescue authority, and this includes profiles by age and by sex. The latest data are shown in the tables.

These show that in England in March 2013 there were 1,755 female firefighters, and 1,040 firefighters over the age of 55. Separate age profiles for males and females are not currently collected.

Firefighter numbers by rank and sex, England, March 2013

	Men	Women
Brigade Manager	138	4
Area Manager	176	6
Group Manager	552	13
Station Manager	1,453	40
Watch Manager	5,111	143
Crew Manager	5,782	172
Firefighter	25,822	1,377
Total	39,034	1,755

Firefighter numbers by rank and age, England, March 2013

	17-24	25-35	36-45	46-55	56-65	66+	Age Not Stated
Brigade Manager	0	0	29	102	11	0	0
Area Manager	0	2	55	120	5	0	0
Group Manager	0	7	185	347	26	0	0
Station Manager	0	47	534	875	37	0	0
Watch Manager	1	353	1,974	2,651	273	1	1
Crew Manager	11	1,107	2,607	2,023	202	3	1
Firefighter	1,389	9,222	9,803	6,290	478	4	13
Total	1,401	10,738	15,187	12,408	1,032	8	15

The proportion of firefighters who are women has risen since 2010.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Helen Goodman on Culture, Media and Sport.

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Mr Edward Vaizey

The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department, nor is it collected by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy as part of the annual public library statistics provided by individual library authorities.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Gordon Brown on Defence.

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Dr Andrew Murrison

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) published the Dalgety Bay Management Strategy report on 10 July 2014. The MOD has agreed in principle to implement the measures recommended in the report, though the arrangements are subject to discussion with other parties.

Consultation on implementing the strategy will now be led by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which will set out its timetable.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Michael Dugher on Education.

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Matthew Hancock

Dominic Cummings has not accompanied the Secretary of State on any official visits in 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Alex Cunningham on Health.

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Jane Ellison

Regulations for making it an offence to smoke in private vehicles carrying children are being drafted at present.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Stephen O’Brien on Transport.

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Stephen Hammond

I can inform my Rt Hon Friend that the documents have been placed in the Libraries of the House.