The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s plans are for the unused housing at RAF Aldergrove.
Mark Lancaster
Demolition of the unused housing at RAF Aldergrove is planned to commence in 2017.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Poulter on 2015-10-27.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support his Department is giving to infrastructure initiatives in East Suffolk.
Greg Hands
The Government has committed to invest £100bn in infrastructure over the course of this Parliament. There are 31 projects and programmes in the East of England in the National Infrastructure Pipeline, which include the energy, transport and waste sectors. The Pipeline is a strategic overview of the level of public and private infrastructure investment planned over the rest of this decade and beyond. These projects and programmes have a total capital value of more than £6 billion, of which more than £2.5 billion is public spending.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2015-11-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many local authority schools have opened in the last five years.
Lord Nash
On 1 February 2011 the Education Act 2011 amended the Education and Inspections Act 2006 to change the arrangements for establishing new schools. Most new schools are now established via the academy/free school presumption.
182 local authority maintained schools have opened since 01 January 2011.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-01-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been re-admitted to an immigration holding or removal centre having been previously removed from the UK in the last three years.
James Brokenshire
The information requested is not routinely collected and could be provided only by examining individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-01-26.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that will accrue to the Exchequer from the insurance premium tax on health cash plans; and if he will make a statement.
Mr David Gauke
In 2014-15, total Insurance Premium Tax receipts were approximately £3bn. HM Revenue and Customs estimates that £10.9 million in revenue was received from Insurance Premium Tax on health cash plans in 2014-15.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions in each year since 2009-10 he has been asked to confirm a local planning authority’s decision to revoke planning permission under Section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and on how many such occasions he (a) confirmed and (b) overturned that decision.
Brandon Lewis
Section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 means that if it appears to the local planning authority that it is expedient to do so, it may make an order revoking any planning permission to develop land. When an order is opposed by the owner and occupier of the land or by other persons who in the authority’s opinion will be affected, the order has to be submitted to the Secretary of State and shall not take effect unless it is confirmed by him.
For each year since 2009/10:
|
Year |
Number submitted for confirmation |
Confirmed |
Overturned (declined to confirm) |
|
2009/10 |
1 |
1 |
None |
|
2010/11 |
1 |
None |
None |
|
2011/12 |
None |
None |
None |
|
2012/13 |
1 |
None |
None (withdrawn by authority) |
|
2013/14 |
None |
None |
None |
|
2014/15 |
None |
None |
None |
|
2015/16 |
None |
None |
None |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-03-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27464, how many joint investigations by the Child Maintenance Group Financial Investigation Unit and HM Revenue Customs in connection with income fraud for child maintenance and tax purposes are underway; and how many such investigations have been completed.
Priti Patel
There are currently three on-going joint investigations between HMRC and CMG, two of these are currently awaiting trial at the Crown Court. Three joint investigations have been concluded, all with findings of guilt at the Crown Court, with sentences ranging from 1 – 3 years imprisonment. Intelligence on a further 13 cases has also been passed to HMRC for them to consider.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of Southwark on 2016-04-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 1 April (HL7307), when they expect the Department for International Development to complete its assessment of the future support to Iraq through the Bilateral Aid Review process.
Baroness Verma
The final phase of the Bilateral Aid Review is currently underway, and we will be publishing in the early summer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame Morris on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much he has allocated for housing regeneration in (a) Easington constituency, (b) Country Durham and (c) the North East.
Brandon Lewis
The government is committed to delivering new homes. The table below sets out allocations under the Affordable Homes Programme for 2015/18.
|
Funding allocated for 2015/18 |
|
|
County Durham |
£5,164,746 |
|
North East region |
£65,013,147 |
Please note that these figures are indicative and further new homes may be delivered as proposals are firmed up. It is not possible to breakdown the figures further.
In addition to this, the local authorities and developers in the North East will be able to benefit from:
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-07-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of forced marriage with indefinite leave to remain in the UK or with British citizenship her Department has information on who are (a) male and (b) female aged (i) under 13, (ii) 13 to 15, (iii) 16 or 17 and (iv) 18 or over.
Sarah Newton
Figures on the number of cases reported to the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), via its public helpline and email inbox, are published annually and are available on GOV.UK. The figures include a breakdown of cases by age, gender and country to which the case relates.
The FMU carries out a range of activity, including delivery of a comprehensive programme of outreach, provision of an e-learning tool and guidelines for professionals, and a series of short films aimed at supporting victims and deterring potential perpetrators. We also recently launched a new forced marriage campaign, ahead of the summer holidays, aimed at raising awareness through radio adverts.