Category: Speeches

Catherine McKinnell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine McKinnell on 2016-01-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses were compensated for the indirect costs of the (a) EU Emissions Trading System and (b) carbon price floor; what the average award per eligible business was; and what the total monetary value of such compensation was in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 to date.

Anna Soubry

Since the compensation schemes for indirect costs of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the Carbon Price Support (CPS) mechanism began, the total number of businesses compensated is 60 and 58 respectively. The table below sets out the amounts of compensation paid from 2013 to 2015 in calendar years. CPS compensation payments began in 2014. The average award per business over that period can be calculated from the table.

2013	2014	2015 (to 21 January 2016)*	TOTAL
(£)	(£)	(£)
EU ETS	31,707,192.00	19,632,228.00	18,130,331.00	69,469,751.00
CPS		33,247,349.00	44,811,626.00	78,058,975.00

TOTAL	31,707,192.00	52,879,577.00	62,941,957.00	147,528,726.00

(* Claimants have until 31 March 2016 to submit Quarter 4 2015 applications).

01/01/2023

Diane Abbott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with (a) other government departments and (b) external organisations on the effects of UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia on the delivery of development aid.

Justine Greening

DFID plays a key role in the UK government’s wider efforts to promote a more stable Yemen that is more able to address its humanitarian needs, working closely with other government departments to ensure that our combined diplomatic, humanitarian and military efforts make the maximum contribution to improving the situation in Yemen.

As part of this, we discuss all issues of relevance to the humanitarian response. We also meet regularly with external organisations to discuss the humanitarian situation and delivery of aid in Yemen.

01/01/2023
Mrs Anne Main – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Anne Main on 2016-03-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many citizens of each other EU member state were convicted in the UK of (a) murder, (b) sexual offences and (c) serious violent crimes in each of the last 10 years.

Andrew Selous

The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database does not hold the nationality of offenders convicted of criminal offences in England and Wales. Obtaining this information would incur disproportionate cost.

As announced in the Prime Minister’s speech on 8 February, my officials have been working closely with the Home Office to introduce a legal requirement for defendants appearing in court to provide their name, date of birth and nationality. This will enable earlier identification of foreign national offenders and help with the removals process.

01/01/2023

Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in which parliamentary constituencies she has visited since July 2014; and when she visited each such school.

Nick Gibb

My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education has visited the following schools since July 2014. The list excludes political visits and those made as a constituency MP.

NAME	CONSTITUENCY	DATE
Glenthorne High School	Sutton and Cheam	September 2014
Bacon’s College	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	September 2014
Walter Evans C of E Aided Primary School	Derby North	September 2014
Hope Community School	Old Bexley and Sidcup	September 2014
King’s Maths Free School	Vauxhall	September 2014
Chaucer Junior School	Ilkeston and Erewash	October 2014
Fernwood School	Nottingham South	October 2014
Highlands School	Enfield North	October 2014
Surbiton High School	Kingston and Surbiton	November 2014
St Matthew’s CE Infant School	Esher and Walton	November 2014
Falcons School	Leicester East	November 2014
William Edwards School	Thurrock	November 2014
George Elliot School	Nuneaton	November 2014
Werneth School	Hazel Grove	December 2014
Nevill Road Infant School	Cheadle	December 2014
Outwood Grange Academy	Morley and Outwood	December 2014
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace	Croydon North	December 2014
St Margaret’s C of E Primary School	Pudsey	December 2014
Ilkley Grammar School	Keighley	December 2014
Elton High School	Bury North	December 2014
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School	Rossendale and Darwen	December 2014
King’s Oak Academy	Kingswood	January 2015
Watermore Primary School	Thornbury and Yate	January 2015
Bath Studio School	Bath	January 2015
Durand Academy	Vauxhall	January 2015
New College Nottingham Basford Hall	Nottingham North	January 2015
Netherthorpe School	North East Derbyshire	January 2015
Priory City of Lincoln Academy	Lincoln	January 2015
ARK Conway Primary Academy	Hammersmith	January 2015
Brentford School for Girls	Brentford and Isleworth	January 2015
Corby Technical School	Corby	January 2015
Quest Academy	Croydon Central	February 2015
Rivers Primary Academy	Walsall North	February 2015
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School	Chorley	February 2015
Whitefield Infant and Nursery School	Pendle	February 2015
Clayton Hall Business and Language College	Newcastle Under Lyme	February 2015
Ark Little Ridge Primary School	Hastings and Rye	February 2015
The Eastbourne Academy	Eastbourne	February 2015
Yarm Primary School	Stockton South	February 2015
Priestmead Primary School	Harrow East	March 2015
The Green School for Girls	Brentford and Isleworth	March 2015
Fulham Boys School	Hammersmith	March 2015
Padstow School	North Cornwall	March 2015
Truro and Penwith College	Truro and Falmouth	March 2015
Helston Community College	St Ives	March 2015
Stoke Damerel Community College	Plymouth and Sutton Devonport	March 2015
Chessington Community College	Kingston and Surbiton	March 2015
St Eugene de Mazenod RC Primary School	Hampstead and Kilburn	March 2015
Wolverhampton Girls’ High School	Wolverhampton South West	March 2015
School 21	West Ham	June 2015
Passmores Academy	Harlow	June 2015
Mulberry School for Girls	Poplar and Limehouse	June 2015
King Solomon Academy	Westminster North	June 2015
Caludon Castle School	Coventry North East	June 2015
Brockington College	South Leicestershire	June 2015
Thomas Estley Community College	South Leicestershire	June 2015
Swiss Cottage School – Development and Research Centre	Hampstead and Kilburn	July 2015
Upton Cross Primary School	West Ham	July 2015
Alperton Community School	Brent North	July 2015
Ark Academy – Wembley	Brent North	July 2015
Corby Technical School	Corby	September 2015
Goldbeaters Primary School	Hendon	September 2015
Lilian Baylis Technology School	Vauxhall	September 2015
Yavneh College	Hertsmere	September 2015
Redhill School and Specialist Language College	Stourbridge	September 2015
King Edward VI Form College	Stourbridge	September 2015
Grace Academy Solihull	Solihull	September 2015
Thringstone Primary School	North West Leicestershire	September 2015
Sir John Moore CoE Primary School	North West Leicestershire	September 2015
Charles Dickens Primary School	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	September 2015
New College Worcester	Worcester	November 2015
The Christopher Whitehead Language School	Worcester	November 2015
John Taylor High School	Lichfield	November 2015
Brighton College	Brighton, Kemptown	November 2015
University of Birmingham School	Birmingham, Northfield	December 2015
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology	Nottingham South	December 2015
Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane	Tottenham	December 2015
Waldegrave School	Twickenham	December 2015
Trinity School	Carlisle	January 2016
Richard Rose Central Academy	Carlisle	January 2016
Newman Catholic School	Carlisle	January 2016
Fashion Retail Academy	Cities of London and Westminster	January 2016
Bethnal Green Academy	Bethnal Green and Bow	January 2016
Floreat School Wandsworth	Tooting	January 2016
The Westgate School	Winchester	January 2016
NAS Thames Valley	Reading West	January 2016
The Avenue School	Reading West	January 2016
Reading UTC	Reading East	January 2016
Comberton Village College	South Cambridgeshire	February 2016
Howard of Effingham School	Mole Valley	February 2016
The Elizabethan Academy	Bassetlaw	February 2016
The Crossley Heath School	Halifax	February 2016
The Chalet School	South Swindon	March 2016
Lydiard Park Academy	South Swindon	March 2016
King’s College School Wimbledon	Wimbledon	March 2016
King’s Maths School	Vauxhall	March 2016

01/01/2023

Cheryl Gillan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2016-05-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Statements of Special Educational Needs and (b) Education, Health and Care Plans were issued for each year from 2013; and how many such (i) statements and (ii) plans were issued in each of those years.

Edward Timpson

Information on the number of statements or Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans issued by local authorities in England based on the SEN2 return is available on GOV.UK in Table 2 of the Statistical First Release Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2015

Data for January 2016 will be published on 26 May 2016.

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01/01/2023
Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-07-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has had made of the effect of the introduction of the HPV vaccination on reducing the incidence of head and neck cancer among men who have sex with men.

Nicola Blackwood

In November 2015 the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation advised that a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme should be introduced for men who have sex with men (MSM) attending genito-urinary medicine clinics. In preparing this advice, the Committee took into account mathematical models that considered the likely effect of the vaccination programme on anal, penile and oropharyngeal (including tonsillar) cancers. The models suggested that introduction of HPV vaccination for MSM is likely to decrease the incidence of oropharyngeal cancers in the long term.

01/01/2023
Tom Pursglove – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-09-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase opportunities for young people to access skills and vocational education.

Justine Greening

It is essential that everyone, irrespective of background and upbringing, has the opportunity to get the skills and training they need to get on in life. Tech levels and certificates in schools, Traineeships, Apprenticeships, National Colleges, Institutes of Technology and proposed technical education reforms set out in the Skills Plan, present real opportunities for people of all ages to acquire the high quality skills and vocational or technical education that employers demand. Opportunity Areas will be at the forefront of my Department’s drive to increase opportunities for young people to develop the skills they need to succeed.

01/01/2023
Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2015 to Question 15281, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of teachers trained in the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.

Nick Gibb

There are now more, better-qualified teachers in England’s classrooms than ever before. In November 2014 there were 454,900 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers, up 5,200 from the previous year and up 13,100 from 2010. A record 96.6 per cent of all teachers now hold a degree or higher qualification.

Teacher vacancy rates have remained stable at around 1 per cent of all posts for over a decade, and retention rates have also remained stable over the same period. Approximately 90 per cent of teachers are in service in the year after they qualify, and 72 per cent of those who qualified in 2009 were still teaching 5 years later. Over the longer term, over 60 per cent of teachers remain in service 10 years after qualifying.

Nevertheless, we recognise that teacher recruitment is a challenge as the economy continues to strengthen and competition for new graduates intensifies; this is particularly true in certain areas of the country. We are taking steps to attract more top graduates and career changers into the profession, particularly in those core academic subjects that help children reach their potential. This includes offering generous financial incentives, such as tax-free bursaries of up to £30,000 for top graduates in priority subjects such as physics.

01/01/2023
Gregory Campbell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people did not have a National Insurance number on 31 March 2015.

Priti Patel

Information is not available on how many people did not have a National Insurance Number (NINo) on 31 March 2015 because not everyone needs, or is entitled to a NINo.

The majority of UK Nationals are allocated a NINo by HMRC when they approach age 16.

DWP is responsible for allocating NINos to adults, which mainly affects adults entering the UK from abroad. A NINo is only allocated when an individual requires one for employment purposes, where the individual has a legal right to work in the UK, or if there is entitlement to a Social Security Benefit/ Tax Credit or in order to be awarded a Student Loan.

01/01/2023
Liam Byrne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-01-20.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what forecast he has made of the number of young people that will participate in the National Citizen Service in each year from 2015 to 2020.

Mr Rob Wilson

Over 200,000 young people have benefitted from the National Citizen Service (NCS) since 2011. In 2014 57,789 young people took part. The figure for 2015 will be made available after an independent evaluation later this year.

The Prime Minister has announced the ambition to expand the programme to 60% of all 16 year olds by 2021 and this is the target we aim to deliver.

The funding for NCS was announced in the autumn statement and spending review. More than £1billion has been committed to the expansion of NCS in this parliament.

01/01/2023