The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants there were in (a) Tameside, (b) Oldham, (c) Wigan and (d) Warrington in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Priti Patel
The information you have requested is available in the official Universal Credit statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) Local Community Safety partnerships, (b) Children’s Social Services and (c) Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards have (i) attended Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference meetings and (ii) signed information-sharing protocols with their Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements Responsible Authorities in their local areas.
Mike Penning
The information requested in (i) and (ii) is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Woodcock on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for procurement of a new Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
Mr Philip Dunne
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 December 2015 to Question 19776 to the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle).
The Ministry of Defence has not yet made a final decision on the method for contracting for delivery of the P8-A Poseiden aircraft to the UK. Therefore the information requested is yet to be determined.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-05-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students studying social work in Lancashire are in receipt of a bursary.
Ben Gummer
The total cost of NHS bursaries paid to medical, nursing and midwifery and allied health professional (AHP) students in financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15, the latest year for which figures are available, is shown in the following table.
|
2010-11 £000 |
2011-12 £000 |
2012-13 £000 |
2013-14 £000 |
2014-15 £000 |
|
|
Medical |
19,826 |
19,530 |
20,573 |
21,001 |
20,909 |
|
Nursing and Midwifery |
399,366 |
385,371 |
349,453 |
320,586 |
301,307 |
|
Allied Health Professions |
50,296 |
50,275 |
52,759 |
55,697 |
58,129 |
Source: NHS Business Services Authority
Notes:
The figures include all bursary elements (Basic Award, allowances and one-off payments) paid directly to students or to 3rd party providers of services for disabled students. Excludes tuition fees paid directly to Higher Education Institutions to meet the tuition fee liability of students studying medicine.
During the financial year of 2014-15 there were a total of 90 students studying an AHP course at the University of Central Lancashire who were in receipt of an NHS bursary. It is not possible to separately identify the number of bursary recipients at other AHP course providers in Lancashire, as these are campus based, with information captured as part of the figures for the main site, all of which fall outside of Lancashire. These figures are therefore excluded.
During the financial year 2014-15 there were a total of 773 students studying social work at the University of Central Lancashire and at Lancaster University who were in receipt of a social work bursary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Grant on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families have accessed support from the (a) Child Maintenance Service and (b) Child Support Agency in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority in each of the last three years.
Priti Patel
The attached excel file (PQ40836) provides the number of cases administered by the Child Support Agency (CSA) by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority in each of the last three years.
With regard to cases administered by the Child Maintenance Service, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Notes for the spreadsheet
1. Figures rounded to nearest 10
2. Figures are the number of live cases.
3. Figures are as at December 2013, 2014 and 2015
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-09-12.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters his Department has sent to recipients of tax credits cancelling payments because of claims by HM Revenue and Customs that an unreported adult is living at the claimant’s property in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
Between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) stopped 57,961 tax credit awards following a decision that the claimant was living with an undeclared partner. Where HMRC identifies an undeclared partner, the single tax credits claim is ended. The customer is able to reclaim in the correct joint capacity if entitlement exists.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Suttie on 2016-10-21.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the new members of staff appointed to work in the Department for Exiting the European Union have been recruited from outside the civil service; and what proportion of those staff are consultants on fixed-term contracts.
Lord Bridges of Headley
The Department for Exiting the European Union used the services of a number of consulting firms to help with departmental set-up and planning. A small number of individuals are also on secondment from consultancy firms and external organisations. The Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2015-10-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place for assessing a patient’s eye health on discharge from hospital.
Alistair Burt
Prior to hospital discharge every patient will have a discharge assessment which will look at their ongoing healthcare needs and in light of that an individual care plan will be established.
These plans are formed in line with each individual hospital’s discharge policy, which will vary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-11-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 49 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, in which countries he plans to locate British defence staffs in 2016.
Mr Julian Brazier
The decision as to where locations of where British Defence Staffs (BDS) will be based has yet to be finalised. The intention of establishing BDS is to build on our existing overseas networks (including Defence Attaches, Liaison and Exchange Officers and Training Teams) in order to provide a cross-regional focus, and improved coordination and coherence, to Defence Engagement activity. We review our overseas footprint regularly to match the requirement and this work is in conjunction with the development of a Defence Engagement Career Field within the UK Armed Forces, improved training, preparation and development for our overseas cohort and greater alignment with other Government Departments with deployed networks.
Once decisions have been made on the future of BDS I will write to the hon. Member to update her.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2015-12-07.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in tax income receipts arising from net migration being limited to tens of thousands.
Mr David Gauke
No estimate has been made of the change in income tax receipts arising from net migration.
Since May 2010 the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has served as the Government’s independent fiscal watchdog. This includes responsibility for issuing five-year forecasts for the economy and public finances, at least twice a year, and assessment of the key sensitivities to this medium term forecast.
The OBR has not viewed changes to net migration as one of the key risks or sensitivities to the medium term forecast.