Category: Speeches

– 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2016-07-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the most recent Quartet Report’s statement that Israel’s continuing policy of settlement and construction” was “steadily eroding the viability of the two-state solution”

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

On 5 July, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), issued a statement expressing deep concerns about the announcement of new Israeli settlement units in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson statement, on 22 June, also expressed concern about Israel’s decision to provide an additional £12 million of funding for settlements. The position of the UK on Israeli settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law, an obstacle to peace and make a two-state solution, with Jerusalem as a shared capital, harder to achieve. We will continue to raise our objections to settlements with the Israeli government.

January 1, 2023
John Pugh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Pugh on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of contested cases have been successfully defended by the NHS Litigation Authority.

Mr Philip Dunne

In 2015/16 the NHS Litigation Authority took 124 contested cases to trial and won 75 of them, giving a success rate of 60%.

Source:

http://www.nhsla.com/AboutUs/Documents/NHS_Litigation_Authority_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2015-2016.pdf

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January 1, 2023
Natalie McGarry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Natalie McGarry on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who are aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66, and (viii) 67 are in receipt of carers’ allowance in the 2015-16 financial year.

Justin Tomlinson

The information as requested for 2015/16 is not available.

However information on the number of people in receipt of both the State Pension and Carer’s Allowance is published by the Department on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is February 2015 which can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool

Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:

http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm

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January 1, 2023
Kate Green – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to monitor the number of gypsy, traveller and romany children in (a) secure training centres, (b) secure children’s homes and (c) young offenders’ institutions using the 2011 census ethnic group classification.

Dr Phillip Lee

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) and HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) publish an annual report on ‘Children in Custody’ that monitors the number of gypsy, traveller and Romany (GRT) children in youth offenders’ institutions (YOIs) and secure training centres (STCs). The reports are available on the HMIP website.

The survey does not cover young people in Secure Children’s Homes (SCH). This is because Ofsted are responsible for inspecting SCHs, not HMIP.

January 1, 2023
Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-12-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential economic benefit to the north of England of faster rail links between north and south and better connectivity within the north of England.

Andrew Jones

The Department and Transport for North (TfN) are currently developing options for delivering the transformational rail connectivity in the north of England set out in the Northern Transport Strategy, and aim to have an understanding of the relative scale of costs and benefits of these options in autumn 2016.

As outlined in the recent HS2 Economic Case published in November 2015, the benefits of the full HS2 Y-Network are estimated to be £72.8bn (2011 prices, PV). This analysis calculated that the benefit cost ratio (BCR) of HS2 is 2.2 for the full Y-network, including wider economic impacts. Therefore, over £2 worth of benefits are expected for every £1 spent which represents high value for money.

January 1, 2023
Chi Onwurah – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-01-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the number of spaces which should be available for disabled people in music venues across the UK; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The huge variation in size, type and location of music venues across the UK makes it impractical to require venue operators to make a specific number of spaces available for disabled people. However, we believe that everyone should have access to arts and culture – having a disability should not be a barrier to enjoying Britain’s awe-inspiring cultural treasures. That is why we are working with venues and organisations representing disabled people to identify barriers to access, while at the same time seeing how we can share examples of best practice and what more cultural venues need to do to be accessible to people with disabilities. We support the work of Attitude is Everything, which works with audiences, artists, and the music industry to improve deaf and disabled people’s access to live events. Ialso recently held a roundtable meeting with Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled People to look at access to cultural venues and events for disabled people. Additionally, provisions in the Equality Act 2010 require providers of services to the public (for example music venues), to make a ‘reasonable adjustment’ so that disabled people are not placed at a “substantial disadvantage” to non-disabled people.

January 1, 2023
Graham Evans – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the level of the threat of terrorism in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

The threat level in Northern Ireland is SEVERE meaning an attack is highly likely. Threat levels are kept under constant review.

There were 16 national security attacks in 2015 and there has been one so far this year. Many more attacks and murders by violent dissident republicans have been foiled.

January 1, 2023
Alistair Carmichael – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the tendering process for masts for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme’s Extended Areas Services project.

Mike Penning

There has been constant engagement between officials in the Home Office led Emergency Service Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport regarding the new Emergency Services Network (ESN), specifically the Programme’s Extended Areas Services (EAS) project, and DCMS’ Mobile Infrastructure Programme (MIP).

January 1, 2023
Tristram Hunt – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tristram Hunt on 2016-04-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department’s non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority by 2020.

Mike Penning

Within the Ministry of Justice, only the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (Cafcass) have or have had offices within the East Cheshire postal address.

In September 2010 Cafcass closed its Sandbach office following consultation with staff. All 11 posts were relocated to the nearby Warrington office.

Within HMCTS, one post has been re-located from the East Cheshire Local Authority Area since 2010 and 16 posts have not been replaced when vacated by the previous post-holder. As part of the HMCTS Estates Reform Programme, both Macclesfield Magistrates’ and Macclesfield County Courts are due to close in September 2016. Discussions are ongoing with HMCTS staff in post as to potential redeployment options that include courts in Crewe, however no decisions have yet taken place.

January 1, 2023

Jack Dromey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jack Dromey on 2016-05-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2016 to Question 37288, if she will publish statistics on how many European Arrest Warrant surrenders to and from each UK law enforcement agency of each type there have been in each region.

James Brokenshire

These statistics are provided by the National Crime Agency on their website at: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/european-arrest-warrant-statistics However, this does not provide statistics on surrenders by law enforcement and offence – these are recorded separately.

The following figures are therefore based on surrenders to and by relevant police force areas (excluding those law enforcement agencies that sit outside of regional police force areas (i.e., British Transport Police)). This, and the fact that these figures are taken from statistics for the relevant fiscal years, rather than the calendar years, explains the slight variation from the figures previously released.

Police Force Area	Surrenders to the UK Fiscal years 2009/10 to 2015/16
Cleveland	1
Durham	3
Northumbria	6
North East Region	10
Cheshire	6
Cumbria	4
Greater Manchester	46
Lancashire	42
Merseyside	43
North West Region	141
Humberside	9
North Yorkshire	8
South Yorkshire	13
West Yorkshire	47
Yorkshire and Humber Region	77
Derbyshire	9
Leicestershire	17
Lincolnshire	8
Northamptonshire	0
Nottinghamshire	10
East Midlands Region	44
Staffordshire	24
Warwickshire	2
West Mercia	8
West Midlands	25
West Midlands Region	59
Bedfordshire	5
Cambridgeshire	4
Essex	4
Hertfordshire	15
Norfolk	9
Suffolk	10
East of England Region	47
London, City of	22
Metropolitan Police	139
London Region	161
Hampshire	18
Kent	28
Surrey	6
Sussex	28
Thames Valley	18
South East Region	98
Avon & Somerset	22
Devon & Cornwall	15
Dorset	5
Gloucestershire	4
Wiltshire	1
South West Region	47
Dyfed-Powys	1
Gwent	4
North Wales	4
South Wales	13
Wales	22
Northern Ireland	34
Northern Ireland	34
TOTAL	740

Police Force Area	Surrenders from the UK Fiscal years 2009/10 to 2015/16
Cleveland	25
Durham	29
Northumbria	56
North East Region	110
Cheshire	103
Cumbria	18
Greater Manchester	268
Lancashire	122
Merseyside	106
North West Region	617
Humberside	104
North Yorkshire	36
South Yorkshire	136
West Yorkshire	360
Yorkshire and Humber Region	636
Derbyshire	69
Leicestershire	121
Lincolnshire	163
Northamptonshire	125
Nottinghamshire	145
East Midlands Region	623
Staffordshire	70
Warwickshire	42
West Mercia	79
West Midlands	373
West Midlands Region	564
Bedfordshire	129
Cambridgeshire	242
Essex	157
Hertfordshire	85
Norfolk	95
Suffolk	65
East of England Region	773
London, City of	11
Metropolitan Police	1967
London Region	1978
Hampshire	167
Kent	277
Surrey	58
Sussex	172
Thames Valley	273
South East Region	947
Avon & Somerset	128
Devon & Cornwall	85
Dorset	68
Gloucestershire	42
Wiltshire	41
South West Region	364
Dyfed-Powys	32
Gwent	18
North Wales	35
South Wales	55
Wales	140
Northern Ireland	196
Northern Ireland	196
TOTAL	6948

January 1, 2023