The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions (a) overall and (b) where Downs syndrome had been identified were carried out at each (i) NHS hospital, (ii) clinic and (iii) surgery in Lancashire in 2016.
Nicola Blackwood
Data for 2016 is not yet available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many colleges which were not recognised or listed have been shut down in each of the last three years; and how many such colleges are currently under investigation.
Joseph Johnson
The Government has clamped down on immigration abuse from poor quality institutions selling immigration rather than education. Since 2010, more than 920 institutions have been struck off the Tier 4 sponsors list.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons representatives from Syria were not invited to the peace talks in Vienna commencing on 20 October 2015.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The US convened discussions in Vienna on 30 October with a view to binding key international players into a process. All participants agreed that any process must involve Syrians, noting in the communiqué that: “This political process will be Syrian led and Syrian owned, and the Syrian people will decide the future of Syria.” The UN has been asked to launch a new political process which will involve all the relevant representatives from Syria.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-11-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which faith-based organisations Ministers of his Department have visited since June 2015.
Justin Tomlinson
There has been one visit undertaken by a DWP Minister to a faith-based organisation since June 2015.
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Minister |
Organisation |
Date |
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Justin Tomlinson MP |
The Message Trust |
6Th October 2015 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Smith on 2016-01-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2015 to Question 11893, when her Department plans to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of the Soil Protection Review and cross-compliance inspection regime in reducing soil erosion; and what penalties there are for landowners who do not take steps to reduce soil erosion.
Rory Stewart
Defra published the report ‘An Assessment of the implementation of the Soil Protection Review (SPR) 2010 and soil management practices in England’ in 2012. The report considered the overall impact of the SPR on soil management practices in England including on erosion.
Defra introduced new national standards for agricultural soils under cross compliance in January 2015 which apply to recipients of Common Agricultural Policy funding. The Government is monitoring the implementation of the new rules.
The penalty regime for cross compliance is set out in the Cross Compliance Guidance 2016 at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guide-to-cross-compliance-in-england-2016
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the success rates of the troubled families programme in reducing re-offending among young adults.
Greg Clark
Information published by my Department on 22 June 2015 shows that, during the original Troubled Families Programme (2012 to 2015), 104,733 were turned around through achieving reductions in youth crime, and/or anti-social behaviour, combined with satisfactory levels of school attendance.
Under the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, I will be reporting annually on the progress and impact of the new Troubled Families Programme which aims to reach up to an additional 400,000 families.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Leader of the House, what the (a) policy and (b) other responsibilities are of each special adviser in his Office.
Chris Grayling
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 29 February 2016, to Question UIN 27946.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2016-03-17.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to simplify the declaration of gift aid payments.
Mr David Gauke
The Government has already taken steps to simplify the declaration of Gift Aid payments by publishing a new declaration in October 2015. This was developed following consultation with representatives of the charity sector. The simpler wording of the new declaration will give charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) greater confidence that the donations they receive under Gift Aid will be valid.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work HS2 Ltd has carried out in Eddisbury constituency since 17 July 2013 on mapping unmapped (a) pipework, (b) brine wells and (c) other brine extraction infrastructure.
Mr Robert Goodwill
No field mapping has been carried out except two successive (2014 and 2015) HS2 LiDAR surveys of the route in Cheshire.
HS2 Ltd has commissioned from a mining engineer (in consultation with the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board) a study of the saltfield, including the location of known brine wells.
HS2 Ltd has consulted with brine/salt extraction stakeholders in the Eddisbury constituency, including Tata Chemicals Europe Ltd. and Compass Minerals UK Ltd.
Following a route decision in autumn 2016 HS2 Ltd will begin production of a full Environmental Impact Assessment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) he and (b) ministers of his Department have met with the new Welsh Government to discuss the steel crisis.
Anna Soubry
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills spoke with the First Minister about the steel crisis following his re-appointment on 18 May. He also wrote to the new Minister for Economy and Infrastructure on 23 May congratulating him on his appointment and extending a joint request from both myself and the Secretary of State for an early discussion on the situation in the South Wales steel industry.