The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Elmore on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many spoilt ballots were counted in the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
Chris Skidmore
Provisional analysis undertaken by the Government has identified that a total of 311,509 ballot papers were rejected at the elections of Police and Crime Commissioners held on 5 May 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-09-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent under each cost heading by UK defence attachés in each year since 2010.
Mike Penning
The following information shows Ministry of Defence previous spending for the Defence Attaché and Advisor Network from Financial Year 2010-11 to 2015-16. The information is not available to give an accurate breakdown by cost heading for each Defence Attaché. These figures do not include costs associated with British Defence Section United States as those costs cannot be broken down by cost heading.
|
Financial Year |
Personnel |
Equipment Support Costs |
Infrastructure Costs |
Inventory/ Other Consumption |
Net Interest Payable |
Other Costs |
Receipts and other Income |
Total RDEL |
|
2010-11 |
£21,296,462 |
£452,981 |
£12,661,662 |
£410,753 |
-£1,217 |
£8,924,225 |
-£110,851 |
£43,634,016 |
|
2011-12 |
£22,017,758 |
£353,361 |
£1,496,946 |
£360,208 |
-£2,260 |
£17,188,040 |
-£97,264 |
£41,316,790 |
|
2012-13 |
£21,782,956 |
£646,092 |
£1,432,271 |
£272,149 |
-£2,507 |
£17,023,974 |
-£296,291 |
£40,858,644 |
|
2013-14 |
£22,819,582 |
£270,350 |
£1,424,211 |
£386,100 |
-£3,023 |
£17,099,861 |
-£213,642 |
£41,783,439 |
|
2014-15 |
£23,919,518 |
£283,823 |
£1,822,433 |
£347,263 |
-£3,538 |
£18,705,945 |
-£136,778 |
£44,938,665 |
|
2015-16 |
£25,974,993 |
£292,365 |
£1,634,154 |
£968,244 |
-£1,973 |
£16,844,778 |
£4,443 |
£45,717,004 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising in real terms in each year since 2010-11.
Justine Greening
See the table below, which reflects categorised spend. Note that total administration spend will also include temporary staff, consultants, on-payroll staff and marketing and advertising spend.
|
Year |
(a&c) Temporary agency staff & non payroll staff (£m) |
(b) consultants (£m) |
(d) Spend against Administration control total (£m) |
(e) Spend on marketing and Advertising (£000s) |
|
2005/06 |
3.9 |
Unavailable* |
162.2 |
Unavailable* |
|
2006/07 |
2.0 |
Unavailable* |
190.5 |
Unavailable* |
|
2007/08 |
1.3 |
Unavailable* |
150.7 |
Unavailable* |
|
2008/09 |
2.6 |
Unavailable* |
162.7 |
30 |
|
2009/10 |
3.9 |
19.1 |
157.0 |
43 |
|
2010/11 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
148.2 |
45 |
|
2011/12 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
123.3 |
4 |
|
2012/13 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
127.8 |
7 |
|
2013/14 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
116.0 |
5 |
|
2014/15 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
110.0 |
14 |
*Disaggregated data not available due to expenditure categories on previous management system.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2015-12-16.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they estimate to be the flying costs, including maintenance, of the (1) F-35A, and (2) F-35B, aircraft.
Earl Howe
The Ministry of Defence has made an estimate of the flying and maintenance cost of the UK’s F-35B but I am withholding this information as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice commercial interests.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what working definition of imminence his Department uses in the application of article 51 of the UN Charter.
Penny Mordaunt
It has long been the position of successive UK Governments that "the inherent right of self-defence", as recognised in Article 51 of the UN Charter, does not require a State to wait until an armed attack is actually under way before it can lawfully use force to alleviate the threat. A State may use force in anticipation of an armed attack where such an attack is imminent, provided that such force is both necessary and proportionate to averting the threat. The assessments would depend on the facts of each case, with consideration likely to include issues such as the nature and immediacy of the threat, the probability of an attack, its scale and effects and whether it can be prevented without force.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the number of operational public weighbridges was by region in each of the last 10 years.
Joseph Johnson
This information is not held centrally by the Department but each Local Weights and Measures Authority will have current information as they are responsible under Section 18 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 for the issuing of certificates to public weighbridge operators. Information on the current location of individual public weighbridges can be found on Local Authorities’ websites from the following link https://www.gov.uk/find-weighbridge.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dholakia on 2016-03-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they have had with the government of India about recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee regarding Tier 2 visas.
Lord Bates
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is an independent body and its recommendations are not a statement of Government policy. We thank the MAC for their report and we are currently considering the findings carefully. We will announce our response in due course.
Doctors from overseas make a valuable contribution to the running of our NHS and we will consider the potential impacts on them in making our decisions. The Minister for Immigration met the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and the Minister of State for Home Affairs during a visit to India in February and had wide ranging and constructive talks, including discussion of the MAC’s report on Tier 2.
The Government fully respects the UK’s international commitments and remains strongly committed to the free trade agenda. The UK immigration system continues to support inward investment and trade.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Government minister will be responsible for distributing the £80 million Violence Against Women and Girls Transformation Fund.
Karen Bradley
The Government is providing £80 million of dedicated funding up to 2020 to tackle violence against women and girls. This funding will provide core support for refuges and other accommodation-based services, a network of rape support centres and national helplines, and from April 2017 will also include a new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Service Transformation Fund.
The VAWG Service Transformation fund will support local programmes which encourage new approaches that incorporate early intervention, establish and embed the best ways to help victims and their families, and prevent perpetrators from re-offending. Criteria for applications to the fund will support these aims. Full details of the how the fund will be administered and the criteria for applications will be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-05-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to review staffing and training levels for particular services in cases where payments for agency staff are capped.
Alistair Burt
The agency cap, introduced in November 2015 covers all staff in trusts and foundation trusts.
It is the responsibility of local employers, with their knowledge of service needs, to determine the numbers and skill mix needed to deliver quality care, patient safety and efficiency. They will do this for each service, taking into account local factors such as acuity and case mix.
It is Health Education England’s responsibility to ensure that there is sufficient future supply of staff, including those needed in specialist fields, to meet the workforce requirements of the English health system.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what footprint and locations within Defence Business Services his Department is planning for inclusion in the corporate services integration and innovation provider contract.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS’ current operations will be outsourced and therefore which locations might be affected.