Category: Speeches

Richard Benyon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Benyon on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to support the development of small-scale on-site renewable solutions in the agri-food sector, based on residues from food factories and farm slurries and crop residues.

George Eustice

Small scale on-site renewables are supported through the Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive schemes. Defra and Department of Energy and Climate Change officials are currently working together on a review of the support for renewable energy schemes through both Feed in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive. This includes the support for anaerobic digestion of residues, wastes and slurries. Consultations on the schemes will be published in the coming months.

01/01/2023
Diane Abbott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the destruction by lethal yellowing of coconut palms in Antigua.

Justine Greening

The identification and control of significant plant and animal diseases is an important part of DFID’s research programmes, delivered through co-funded projects with the UK research councils, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and through the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.

01/01/2023
Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) indecent exposure, (ii) public drunkenness, (iii) drug possession and (iv) hate crime in each year since 2010.

Caroline Dinenage

The number of juveniles proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences of exposure and simple public drunkenness, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2014 can be viewed in the table.

The number of juveniles proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences of drunkenness with aggravation in a public place, drug possession and hate crime offences, can be viewed in the CJS Outcomes by Offence data tool in the latest annual Criminal Justice Statistics publication, which is available at the link below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014

Crimes that may have been motivated by hate but are not defined hate crimes are not specifically included in this data.

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01/01/2023
Adam Holloway – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Holloway on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on which other countries plan to deploy troops in Libya.

Michael Fallon

We do not comment on other nations’ military planning activity.

01/01/2023
Robert Jenrick – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Jenrick on 2016-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what weight she has given to the list of people allegedly implicated in the murder of Mr Alexander Litvinenko provided to her by Mrs Marina Litvenenko; and whether her Department has taken any action against those people.

Mr John Hayes

The Home Secretary has responded in writing to Mrs Litvinenko on 8 March 2016. Whilst this was private correspondence, it reflected the Home Secretary’s oral statement to Parliament on 21 January 2016 setting out the Government’s response to Mr Litvinenko’s death.

For security reasons the Government does not routinely comment on action taken in relation to specific individuals. A number of those listed are subject to some form of overt action, for example, the EU sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, on which the UK has led the way.

01/01/2023

Royston Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-06-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new GP registrations there were in (a) Southampton City, (b) NHS West London, (c) NHS North Manchester and (d) West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group in 2015-16.

Alistair Burt

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.

Number of patients registered in April 2015 versus April 2016:

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)	Total Patients 1 April 2015	Total Patients 1 April 2016	Difference
NHS North Manchester	200,668	206,140	5,472
NHS Southampton	270,636	276,414	5,778
NHS West London	243,620	242,428	-1,192
NHS West Hampshire	548,279	553,237	4,958

Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)

Notes:

The above table shows the total number of patients registered at general practitioner (GP) practices within the named CCGs, on the specified dates. This information is extracted on a quarterly basis from the GP Payments System, which is maintained by the HSCIC.
The HSCIC has provided the difference between the number of patients registered at GP practices in the named CCGs on 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2016. However, the HSCIC cannot provide the number of ‘new’ registrations.
It is possible that individuals are double counted, e.g. students registered at their home address and university. It is also possible that individuals are removed, e.g. GP cleaning off duplications.
The data is also published on the HSCIC website: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB20480

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01/01/2023

Ian Austin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the outcome of the Accelerated Access Review.

Nicola Blackwood

The Government expects to publish the review it commissioned on the independently chaired Accelerated Access Review this autumn. The Review team is currently considering publication dates.

01/01/2023
Alistair Carmichael – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review the effect on access to justice and protection of human rights of civil legal aid reforms introduced under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Sir Oliver Heald

We are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 within three to five years of its implementation.

01/01/2023
Owen Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Smith on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the under-occupancy penalty on people with disabilities.

Justin Tomlinson

People with disabilities are entitled to an extra bedroom for non-resident overnight carers and disabled children who are unable to share with another child.

Since 2013, we have provided local authorities with £470 million in Discretionary Housing Payments funding. This has enabled local authorities to give additional support to claimants where appropriate. This includes £175 million specifically for those affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy, of which £75 million is for those living in significantly adapted properties.

We will continue to provide additional support through Discretionary Housing Payments and have made a further £800 million in DHP funding available for the next 5 years of this Parliament.

01/01/2023
Ian Blackford – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Blackford on 2015-12-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of housing wealth to supporting the income of pensioners.

Justin Tomlinson

The Government has created the foundation for saving for retirement via automatic enrolment and the State Pension reforms and given individuals the freedom to use their own savings and access other sources of income or capital in the way that best suits their needs. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate that around 80% of pensioners hold some form of housing equity. However, people who might choose to access potential sources of income, such as equity release or flexible pension products, will need to give careful consideration to whether it best suits their needs and how it could affect their income and entitlement to welfare, both now and in the future.

That is why the government set up Pension Wise to provide information and guidance on how people can access their pension saving flexibly. Information is widely available in terms of how income and capital are treated in the means-tested benefits. Officials have held discussions with the equity release industry in May 2014 and February 2015 to explain the interactions between equity release and means tested benefits.

01/01/2023