The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Hodge on 2016-04-19.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the tax assurance commissioner is in HM Revenue and Customs.
Mr David Gauke
Edward Troup remains the Tax Assurance Commissioner for HM Revenue and Customs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Shabana Mahmood on 2016-05-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which teams in her Department work on counter-extremism strategy and policy; how many staff are employed in each of those teams; what the grade is of each of those staff; what the budget is for each team; and what the budget is for external expert consultancy services for each of those teams.
Karen Bradley
In May 2015 the Home Secretary established the Office for Counter-Extremism, which works on counter-extremism strategy and policy. As of May 2016 the office has 51 staff of the following grades: 7 at SCS PB2, SCS PB1 and Grade 6; 10 at Grade 7; 14 at SEO; 10 at HEO; 10 at EO.
The 16/17 budget for the Office for Counter-Extremism is £22.5 million, with a maximum of £2.57 million available for external expert consultancy services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-07-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2016 to Question 41907, for what reasons the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State did not visit West Cumberland Hospital on 14 July 2016; and if he will visit that hospital as a matter of urgency.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State’s visit to Cumbria on 14 July 2016 was cancelled due to changes in Government. The Department continues to champion the Success Regime and my private office will be in touch in due course, as I look forward to visiting West Cumberland Hospital.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Blenkinsop on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44288, how many of these incidents led to fatalities.
Penny Mordaunt
There have been three incidents leading to fatalities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2015-10-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ensuring that policy and border staff share information on the illegal wildlife trade with Interpol, Europol and World Customs Organisation.
James Brokenshire
Border Force are in regular contact with all the Organisations listed and regularly use their systems to communicate and share Intelligence on IWT to the global community .They are also represented on the EU Enforcement Working group that covers the Illegal wildlife trade.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2015-11-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Government’s spending on infrastructure since 2010.
Greg Hands
In 2010, the government launched the Infrastructure Cost Review seeking to improve the cost effective delivery of infrastructure projects and programmes. In 2014, the Cost Review reported savings of around 15% – worth around £3billion per annum – by addressing a number of drivers of high costs. But more can and is being done, working closely with infrastructure clients from public and private sectors to continue to bear down on costs and improve delivery performance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Black of Brentwood on 2015-12-17.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had any discussions with International Cat Care and the World Small Animal Veterinary Association about international feline welfare issues.
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Ministers have not been approached by International Cat Care or the World Small Animal Veterinary Association so no such discussions have taken place.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with energy companies on the progress of building new nuclear power stations.
Andrea Leadsom
The Government is committed to a significant expansion in new nuclear power. Investors have set out proposals for to develop 18 gigawatts of new nuclear at six sites. The Government regularly meets the companies involved to discuss their progress.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rosie Cooper on 2016-02-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training staff in (a) Lancashire and (b) the North West who handle NHS 111 calls receive other that the mandatory training covered by the NHS 111 Commissioning Standards.
Jane Ellison
This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the local providers and commissioners.
The NHS 111 commissioning standards issued in June 2014 state that all staff involved in handling NHS 111 calls must comply with the Licensing Requirements of the Clinical Decision Support Software used (NHS Pathways). Staff must also undertake training on: how to interact with urgent care services; the use of local Directories of Services; NHS Values; delivering excellent customer services; and safeguarding.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-03-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department will not give a substantive answer to Parliamentary questions.
Mark Lancaster
Ministers answer Parliamentary Questions in accordance with the Ministerial Code which states that:
"Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest, which should be decided in accordance with the relevant statutes and the Freedom of Information Act 2000".
In addition, Parliamentary Questions may not receive a substantive answer if the information requested is not held, if providing the answer to a written question would incur disproportionate cost, if the answer contains personal or confidential information which is not appropriate for publication or if it is not possible to respond in the time available before prorogation.