Category: Speeches

Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the effect of the Troubled Families programme on rates of school exclusions in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in (i) England and (ii) the Greater Manchester authority area in each year from 2012 to 2015.

Mr Marcus Jones

The published independent evaluation of the first programme presents data from local monitoring that shows that 10% of families had at least one child permanently excluded on entry to the first Troubled Families Programme (2012-15) and 28% had at least one child with a temporary exclusion. Where data were available for families at exit, 65% of families saw a reduction in permanent exclusion and 70% of families saw a reduction in temporary exclusions.

Due to time-lags in national datasets, the first programme’s independent evaluation was not able to track school exclusion outcomes in national datasets within its timeframe.

The evaluation of the new Troubled Families Programme (2015-20) will measure changes in school exclusions (both temporary and permanent) using national data held by the Department for Education at both a national and local authority level.

January 1, 2023
Mrs Sharon Hodgson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 2015-11-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2015 to Question 12304, on consumer protection measure, what the names are of the main stakeholders who were alerted to the call for evidence; when those stakeholders were altered; and how those stakeholders were alerted.

Nick Boles

These stakeholders were notified by email on 13 October 2015:

Academy Music Group

Advertising Standards Authority

All England Lawn Tennis Club

Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

AEG Worldwide

Agents Association

Andrew Bingham MP

Arts & Business Scotland

Arts Council England

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Arts Council of Wales

Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers

Association of Festival Organisers

Association of Independent Festivals

Association of Independent Music

Association of Secondary Ticket Agents

Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations

Baroness Grey Thompson

Baroness Hayter

Baroness Heyhoe Flint

Birmingham Hippodrome

British Association of Concert Halls

Brighton Centre

British Arts Festival Association

British Boxing Board of Control

British Cycling

British Phonographic Industry

Business in Sport and Leisure

Cardiff International Arena (Motorpoint Arena)

Chartered Trading Standards Institute

Cinema Exhibitors Association

Citizens Advice

City of London Police

Competition and Markets Authority

CBI

Concert Promoters Association

Creative Scotland

eBay UK Ltd

David Morris MP

Direct Selling Association

England and Wales Cricket Board

England Rugby Union

Equity

European Arenas Association

European Commission

European Secondary Ticketing Association

Event Industry News

Fan Freedom

Federation of Small Businesses

Festival Republic

Festivals Edinburgh

Football Association

Football Supporters Federation

Greater London Assembly

Historic Houses Association

Historic Royal Palaces

Incorporated Society of Musicians

International Live Music Conference

Lawn Tennis Association

Live Nation

Live UK

Liverpool Echo Arena

Local Government Association

Lord Addington

Lord Borwick

Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Moynihan

Lord Stoneham

Lord Younger

Manchester Arena

Mark Garnier MP

Mark Pritchard MP

Mastercard

Millennium Stadium plc

Motor Sports Association

Musicians Union

National Campaign for the Arts

National Operatic and Dramatic Association

National Police Chiefs’ Council

National Theatre

National Trading Standards Board

NEC Group

Nick Smith MP

Nigel Adams MP

NOISE Festival

Paypal

Penny Mordaunt MP

Premier League

Premiership Rugby

Racecourse Association

Ricoh Arena

Royal Albert Hall

Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Opera House

Royal Parks

Royal Shakespeare Company

Rugby Football League

Rugby Football Union

Sadler’s Wells

Sage Gateshead

Seatwave

See Tickets

Sharon Hodgson MP

Society of London Theatre

Sound Diplomacy

Southbank Centre

Sport and Recreation Alliance

Sport England

Sport Northern Ireland

Sport Scotland

Sport Wales

Sports Rights Group

STAR (Secure Tickets from Authorised Retailers)

Stephen McPartland MP

Stubhub

Supporters Direct

The Federation of Scottish Theatre

Ticketmaster UK

Trading Standards Institute

Trading Standards Scotland

UK Cards Association

UK Music

UK Sport

UK Theatre Association

Viagogo

Visa

Visit Britain

Welsh Government

Wembley Arena

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January 1, 2023
Alistair Carmichael – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2015-12-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to implement Schedule 23 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.

Mr John Hayes

Schedule 23 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 sets out the process for making an Order under Section 2 of that Act. Section 2 provides that the Secretary of State may make provisions about National Crime Agency Counter-Terrorism functions. There are no immediate plans to use Schedule 23 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.

Although counter-terrorism policing already has effective national structures, we will in due course carry out a review to look at how we might enhance our capabilities further.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Deech – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Deech on 2016-01-18.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority concerning incitement to violence in the light of the Palestinian Ministry of Health referring to Nashat Milhem as one of the dearest martyrs”.”

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Our Consul-General in Jerusalem met the Palestinian Minister of Health on 21 January and strongly condemned the language used in the statement.

January 1, 2023
Matthew Offord – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2016-02-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Strategic Defence and Security Review on the future size and power of the armed forces.

Michael Fallon

By 2025 we will have a highly capable expeditionary force of around 50,000. Joint Force 2025 will enable our Armed Forces to project power, deploy quickly and for longer periods and make the best use of new technology. We are investing in our front line by spending £178 billion over the next decade on equipment. We have committed to protecting the size of the Armed Forces by increasing the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force by a total of 700 personnel and not reducing the Army below 82,000.

January 1, 2023
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2016-03-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 17 December 2015 (HL4371), whether they are now able to publish implementation plans for the roll-out of the system of medical examiners.

Lord Prior of Brampton

We remain committed to the principle of medical examiners and will be setting out further information in due course.

January 1, 2023
Gloria De Piero – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-04-08.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire who will pay less inheritance tax as a result of the proposed changes to inheritance tax thresholds planned to be introduced from 2017.

Mr David Gauke

The Government has made no specific estimates of the number of people who will pay less Inheritance Tax in either Ashfield constituency or Nottinghamshire as a result of the reforms to Inheritance Tax that will be introduced from April 2017.

January 1, 2023
Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2016-05-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 16 and 17 year olds participated in full-time education in England in (a) 2005 and (b) 2015.

Nick Gibb

The proportion of 16 and 17 year olds in full-time education in England was 70.3% at the end of 2005 and 82.2% at the end of 2014 (provisional figures). These figures are published in Table A7 of the ‘Additional tables – rates’ in the Statistical First Release (SFR) ‘Participation in education, training and employment’ and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-neet

Figures for end 2015 are not yet available but will be published on 30^th June 2016 as part of the above series.

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January 1, 2023
Patrick Grady – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Patrick Grady on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will issue a response to EDM 211, 2016 Report by UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, tabled on 14 June 2016.

James Duddridge

Following the publication of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, we remain concerned about human rights issues in the country. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s latest Human Rights Report includes Eritrea in its list of 30 priority countries for the UK government and sets out the changes needed. We continue to press the government of Eritrea, including at ministerial level, to take concrete steps to improve its respect for human rights.

We welcome the recent increased engagement between Eritrea and the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Eritrea’s agreement to work with the United Nations Development Programme to implement the recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review on human rights. We urge further such cooperation to help bring about human rights reform in Eritrea.

We will give a full statement when the UN Human Rights Council discusses the COI’s report on 21 June.

January 1, 2023
Douglas Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the contract with KPMG to provide oversight to the Successor programme.

Harriett Baldwin

KPMG are not providing oversight to the Successor programme. In July 2015, KPMG were awarded the Acquisition Support Partner framework contract, assisting the Ministry of Defence to improve the performance of its overall acquisition system. This includes but is not restricted to supporting the nuclear and submarine enterprise.

The contract has been published on the Government website (Contracts Finder) and can be accessed by the following link:
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b5ce6b4-ca89-45ca-8526-ca89140a5a32
January 1, 2023