The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on the release of the British citizens detained after anti-piracy operations by the MV Seaman Guard Ohio.
Mr Hugo Swire
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 7 July given in response to PQ 41797.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of his Department have responsibilities for cyber security.
Ben Gummer
Transparency data on Cabinet Office staffing can be found online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-staff-and-salary-data-as-at-31-march-2016
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nusrat Ghani on 2015-10-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to promote the safety of students in Ethiopia who are campaigning for democracy and human rights.
Grant Shapps
We remain deeply concerned about the deaths that followed the student protests in early May 2014 in Oromiya State in Ethiopia, and have raised our concerns with the authorities at the highest levels. We sought assurances that any members of the security forces who are found to have used excessive force are held to account, and that measures will be put in place to avoid further such incidents.
The UK Government takes allegations of human rights abuses very seriously. We regularly raise democracy and human rights concerns , including at the highest level of the Ethiopian Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rushanara Ali on 2015-11-24.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to IR35 tax regulations on (a) self-employed people and (b) people who own small businesses.
Mr David Gauke
The Government is considering responses to the discussion document published in July on how to improve the effectiveness of the existing intermediaries legislation (IR35). As set out in the discussion document, the Government’s objective is to find a solution that protects the Exchequer and improves fairness in the system without creating disproportionate burdens on business.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2015-12-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to assess the potential effect of a third runway at Heathrow on air quality around that airport.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Airports Commission published a large amount of analysis on air quality for their three shortlisted schemes. It is my intention to test the Commission’s air quality analysis against the Government’s new Air Quality Plan. This was a recommendation of the Environmental Audit Committee alongside other recommendations that I will fully consider in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Healey on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the thresholds for council homes to be taken into account when calculating the levy on councils contained in part 4 of the Housing and Planning Bill.
Brandon Lewis
The Housing and Planning Bill requires the Secretary of State to define ‘high value’ in regulations.
We are currently in the process of updating data that will be used to help inform the high value threshold. Further details will be available shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the US Department of Defense’s decision to delay the acceleration of orders of the F-35 until 2021.
Mr Philip Dunne
The US Department of Defense budget decision in relation to accelerating F-35 orders does not impact on the UK’s F-35B Lightning II procurement policy, which we will continue to progress in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review. The programme remains on track for initial operating capability in 2018.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen McPartland on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2016 to Question 28942, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to people who pay council tax of that tax in (a) England and (b) each region of England in (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
Mr Marcus Jones
Council tax decisions are a matter for individual local authorities and we have not made estimates of council tax in individual areas for future years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of qualified paramedics within the NHS to meet demand.
Ben Gummer
Health Education England (HEE) has worked closely with all English ambulance services through the Paramedic Evidence Based Education Project programme, both to modernise the future training of paramedics and other ambulance service workers to be fit for future services.
The national commissioning of paramedic training has increased significantly since 2013 and in the last year alone HEE has commissioned an additional 605 places on 2015/16 figures, which is an increase of 53.8%.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-05-20.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which countries attended the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
Matthew Hancock
44 countries (including the UK) attended the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May. A attach a list.