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  • John Pugh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Pugh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Pugh on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure no shortfalls occur in future in the pensions of firefighters and police officers.

    Mike Penning

    On 1 April 2015, in line with wider public service pension reform, new career average pension arrangements were introduced for police officers and firefighters. These changes have put pension arrangements on a sustainable footing for the future, setting a fair balance of costs between public servants and other taxpayers, while continuing to provide good pensions for police officers and firefighters which reflect their roles.

  • Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Helen Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the proportion of the actual cost of living in supported accommodation that will be met by discretionary housing payments in Warrington when housing benefit us capped at the rate of local housing allowance.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The information is not available.

  • Tim Farron – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Tim Farron – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on advertising the Right to Buy scheme for council and housing association tenants in each month from October 2015 to January 2016.

    Brandon Lewis

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 2 December 2015, PQ 18460.

    At that time, Right to Buy campaign spend figures for October and November were provisional as the campaign was still running. Confirmed monthly expenditure from October to December 2015 is as follows:

    October – £155,001
    November – £171,066
    December – £142,656

    Figures for January 2016 are still be finalised so are not yet available.

  • Tom Pursglove – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Tom Pursglove – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Northamptonshire County Council received under the New Homes Bonus in each year since 2010.

    Brandon Lewis

    The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011. To date the total New Homes Bonus payments allocated to Northamptonshire County Council is £4,737,550. The annual breakdown is shown in the table below:

    Year 1
    (2011-2012)

    £647,233

    Year 2
    (2012-2013)

    £783,561

    Year 3
    (2013-2014)

    £674,225

    Year 4
    (2014-2015)

    £659,096

    Year 5
    (2015-2016)

    £931,180

    Year 6
    (2016-2017) – provisional allocation

    £1,042,255

    Total

    £4,737,550

  • Tom Pursglove – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Tom Pursglove – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much East Northamptonshire Council received under the New Homes Bonus in each year since 2010.

    Brandon Lewis

    The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011. To date the total New Homes Bonus payments allocated to East Northamptonshire District Council is £2,626,043. The annual breakdown is shown in the table below:

    Year 1
    (2011-2012)

    £355,008

    Year 2
    (2012-2013)

    £ 551,047

    Year 3
    (2013-2014)

    £ 311,916

    Year 4
    (2014-2015)

    £306,847

    Year 5
    (2015-2016)

    £492,452

    Year 6
    (2016-2017 – provisional allocation)

    £608,774

    Total

    £2,626,043

  • Danny Kinahan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Danny Kinahan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of his Department’s £13.9 million First World War commemoration funding will be provided to projects in Northern Ireland; and to which such projects that funding will be provided.

    David Evennett

    The Heritage Lottery fund have allocated £13.9m to 58 projects in Northern Ireland to commemorate the First World War. The projects are spread across Northern Ireland and two are in South Antrim. I have asked the HLF to write to you with details of all the projects.

  • Douglas Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Douglas Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans for work to begin on rectifying electrical and propulsion faults on the Daring Class Type 45 Destroyer; which ships such rectification work will involve; and when his Department plans for such work to end for each such ship involved.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    A number of measures to improve the reliability of the Type 45 Power and Propulsion systems have been identified and the ongoing programme to implement these changes continues to deliver positive results, with the majority of work undertaken so far being at Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Portsmouth.

    In addition, and as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, we are committed to improving system resilience by adding upgraded diesel generators to provide further electrical generation capacity. Alternative technical options and a variety of delivery models are currently being explored with several competing industrial partners. The total cost and timetable for implementing the diesel generator upgrade will be determined at the main investment decision. I am withholding details of our current time and cost estimates as premature disclosure of this information could prejudice the commercial interests of the Department.

  • David Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    David Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Jones on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Christian militias in the fight against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

    Penny Mordaunt

    We are not providing support on the basis of faith or religion. In Iraq, our focus has been on the Iraqi security forces, including the Kurdish Peshmerga, to whom we have provided training in infantry skills and tactics to counter improvised explosive devices. We have also provided medical training. In Syria, we have delivered over £4 million of life-saving equipment to moderate opposition groups including communications, medical and logistics equipment, and protection against chemical weapons attacks.

  • Colleen Fletcher – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Colleen Fletcher – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Colleen Fletcher on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure cyber defence capabilities and preparedness match developing threats.

    Penny Mordaunt

    The 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review identifies cyber security as a priority. We are actively monitoring cyber threats, and continually reviewing and adjusting our security measures. Defence and its people are prominent targets for criminals, foreign intelligence services and other malicious actors seeking to exploit personnel, disrupt business and operations, corrupt systems and steal information. This is not unique to the Ministry of Defence; other Government Departments, industry and business are also affected. The threats constantly changes in scope and complexity, and cyber security depends on a broad range of factors including human, technological and systematic. Our approach therefore spans technical, organisational, policy, procedural and physical measures, and also entails close collaboration with partner organisations across Government.

  • Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2016 to Question 24141, at which military bases unauthorised entries were reported in 2015.

    Mark Lancaster

    The figures for unauthorised entries to military bases include drones and air balloon flying at low altitude over military sites but do not include failed attempts at unauthorised access. None of these incidents resulted in any significant ramifications for Defence Security.

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) treats all unauthorised entries very seriously. They are investigated to a level commensurate with their complexity and impact by Military Police, MOD Police or local constabulary.

    The locations of security incidents of this category recorded within the MOD for 2015 are set out below.

    Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth (three incidents)

    HMNB Devonport

    HMS TEMERAIRE, Portsmouth

    Royal Marine Reserves Unit, Bristol

    Priorswood Army Cadet Force Detachment, Taunton

    Imjin Barracks, Gloucester

    Denison Barracks, Hermitage

    Caen Barracks, Hohne

    Mansergh Barracks, Gutersloh

    Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone

    Imjin Barracks, Gloucester

    Allenby Barracks Army Reserve Centre, Bovington

    Gibraltar Barracks, Minley

    Cherrytree Camp, Colchester

    Cwmbran Army Reserve Centre, Cwmbran

    Westward House Army Reserve Centre, Grimsby

    Westdown Camp, Tilshead

    Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss

    Kendrew Barracks Cottesmore

    Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh

    Fox Barracks Army Reserve Centre, Chester

    Gorleston Army Cadet Force Detachment, Gorleston-on-Sea

    Livingstone Army Reserve Centre, Livingston

    Stanley Barracks, Wareham

    Normanby Army Cadet Force Detachment, Middlesbrough

    Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth

    Tamworth Army Cadet Force Detachment, Tamworth

    Merville Barracks, Colchester

    Canal Street Army Reserve Centre, Wigan

    Batley Army Cadet Force Detachment, Batley

    RAF Waddington

    RAF Marham

    RAF Uxbridge

    RAF St Mawgan

    RAF Brampton

    RAF Lossiemouth

    RAF Cosford

    RAF Leeming (two incidents)

    RAF Akrotiri

    MOD Lyneham

    DSTL Porton Down Range Area