The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under 18 have been referred to the Channel programme in each year since 2011.
Mr John Hayes
Channel has been operational nationally since April 2012. The Home Office does not currently publish data on the Channel Programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of people aged under 18 who travelled to parts of Syria and Iraq controlled by IS/Daesh in each of the last two years.
Mr John Hayes
We believe approximately 800 UK linked individuals of national security concern have travelled to take part in the Syrian conflict since it began. Of those who are known to have travelled, about half have returned. This number will include some individuals who were under 18 at the point of travel.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under the age of 18 were placed under an Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement during the pilot scheme launched in four London boroughs in July 2014.
Andrew Selous
None. The pilot applied to adults who were eligible for the requirement which is only available as part of the community order or a suspended sentence order.
In most instances youth offending teams would seek to engage the young offender through voluntary participation in treatment to address substance misuse. However, offenders aged under 18 years and sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order, the youth equivalent to the community order, can be made subject to an intoxicating substance treatment requirement.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department took to evaluate the effectiveness of the 2009 car scrappage scheme.
Anna Soubry
The National Audit Office published a report in 2010 which evaluated the measures taken by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills to support businesses through the recession. It describes what support schemes were put in place and how effectively they were conceived, implemented and managed, including the Vehicle Scrappage Scheme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cycle lanes have been created in each local authority area in each year since 2010.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Department for Transport does not centrally hold figures for how many bicycle lanes have been constructed, as this is a matter for local areas. The Department has provided funding to local authorities to implement cycling schemes for instance through the Cycling Ambition Grants, Local Sustainable Transport Fund, Local Growth Fund and Integrated Transport Block.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on Network Rail’s Capacity Plus study; which industry groups have contributed to that study; and when he expects that study to be published.
Claire Perry
Network Rail is continuing work on its Capacity Plus study. Train operating companies and freight operating companies, passenger transport executives and local authorities, High Speed 2 Ltd and the Department for Transport are engaged in the study process. Network Rail will set a publication date in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what bonus payments Highways England (a) staff and (b) Board members are entitled to receive.
Andrew Jones
Highways England renumeration scheme allows for performance related pay, as was the case with the Highways Agency. There is no automatic entitlement. Entitlement to a payment under this plan for staff (including Board members) is subject to corporate performance against pre-determined targets, aligned to the delivery of the Roads Investment Strategy, and individual performance. Performance related pay could be up to 20% of base salary, but this would only be in the case of outstanding performance by both the individual and Highways England.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Heidi Alexander on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 25603, on NHS: Finance, how many meetings Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority has had with NHS trusts to agree plans to improve the financial position of those trusts since 5 February 2016.
Ben Gummer
As part of Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority’s fundamental roles, they have regular contact with all trusts and foundation trusts regarding financial planning. This contact is undertaken in various ways from face to face meetings with senior leaders to larger scale events.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Davies on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to encourage BT to improve (a) the information it provides online about broadband roll-out, (b) the accuracy of its communications to residents about when cabinets will come on stream and (c) information about support residents can access in the event of delays in roll-out.
Mr Edward Vaizey
On 25 February Ofcom published their initial conclusions for the Strategic Review of Digital Communications including a range of measures to improve the quality of service delivered by the whole of the telecoms industry, including Openreach, BT’s access network division.
Ofcom will work with industry to improve providers’ coordination and communication to benefit consumers, including detailed information about engineer visits for installation and fault repairs. Ofcom also plans to introduce tougher minimum standards of customer service for Openreach with rigorous enforcement and fines for underperformance. In addition, the regulator plans to publish annual performance data on all operators and will look to introduce automatic compensation for consumers and small businesses when service levels fall below minimum standards.
BT recently launched a new website providing more detailed and accurate information to the public on broadband service in any given area – http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Murray on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the recent report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Uneven Growth: Tackling City Decline and its ranking of Dundee as seventh highest on its index of relative decline.
David Mundell
I am aware of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report and the issues it raises. The Government is committed to growing the economy across the UK and empowering Cities to realise their potential.
Last week my Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Dunlop, participated in a Jobs Summit in Dundee along with the Scottish Government, Dundee City Council and others aimed at boosting employment in the area and regenerating one of our finest Scottish cities. Following the summit we have committed to work with interested parties to drive forward investment in Dundee.