The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2015-11-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to use capacity in independent sector hospitals to reduce waiting lists in 2015-16.
Jane Ellison
Decisions about whether to use independent sector capacity are made at local level according to local need, as part of the operational management of capacity and demand.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-01-12.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money the UK has received from the European Union Solidarity Fund in each of the last 10 years.
Mr David Gauke
Financial aid provided by the EUSF is reported on annually through the European Commission’s European Union Solidarity Fund Annual Report. Annual reports can be found by searching at the following link:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/information/publications/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Jones on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Christian militias in the fight against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
Penny Mordaunt
We are not providing support on the basis of faith or religion. In Iraq, our focus has been on the Iraqi security forces, including the Kurdish Peshmerga, to whom we have provided training in infantry skills and tactics to counter improvised explosive devices. We have also provided medical training. In Syria, we have delivered over £4 million of life-saving equipment to moderate opposition groups including communications, medical and logistics equipment, and protection against chemical weapons attacks.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
Mr David Lidington
This information is not held centrally and the question cannot be answered without incurring disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Smith on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2016 to Question 30330, if he will publish examples of the feedback received on the placing of work coaches in foodbanks.
Priti Patel
The Department has shared findings from the food bank initiative with Jobcentre District Managers. There are no plans to publish the Lalley Community Centre findings externally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-04-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.256 of Budget 2016, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Department of Health regarding the UK’s bid to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
Greg Hands
As stated in Spending Review 15 the government supports the ambition to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in the Northern Powerhouse.
Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.
Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel“
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussion she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the possible extension of the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland.
Andrea Leadsom
The extension of the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland was debated in Parliament on 2 March 2015. A transcript of the debate is at:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150302/debtext/150302-0004.htm
DECC officials continue to discuss fuel poverty issues with officials in the Northern Ireland Executive.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make it his policy to ensure reciprocity of student access to higher education funding systems with other EU countries as part of negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Mr David Jones
The rights of EU nationals here and British citizens in other EU states to access higher education funding systems once the UK has left the European Union will be agreed during the course of negotiations.
There has been no change to date to current reciprocal rights as a result of the referendum.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has already published reassurance to current students and the ’16/17 cohort that they will be able to obtain finance for the full duration of their course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alasdair McDonnell on 2016-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to respond formally to the Soil Association’s Save Our Anti-Biotic campaign.
George Eustice
No formal response will be made. On 16 September 2016 the Government published its response to the final report and recommendations of the Independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. The response outlines future plans and ambitions to reduce the need for antibiotics and tackle antibiotic resistance.
We continue to work with a wide-range of stakeholders and use emerging, scientifically sound evidence to develop policy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Elliott on 2015-10-28.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax revenue was lost as a result of tobacco smuggling in the UK in each of the last three years.
Damian Hinds
Estimates of revenue losses associated with the tobacco illicit market are published in ‘Tobacco Tax Gap estimates: 2014-15’. The combined figures for Cigarettes and Hand Rolling Tobacco are available in table 1.1
The methodology for producing the estimates are provided in the ‘Methodological Annex for Measuring Tax Gaps 2015’.
Both documents can be accessed via the following page on the HMRC website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/measuring-tax-gaps
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