Category: Speeches

  • Stewart Malcolm McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Stewart Malcolm McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-05-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with representatives of Volkswagen to discuss diesel emissions in 2016 to date.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    The Secretary of State met with Paul Willis, Managing Director of VW UK, and other representatives of Volkswagen to discuss diesel emissions in May. Ministers have written to Volkswagen on several occasions in 2016. Department for Transport officials hold regular meetings with Volkswagen.

  • Greg Mulholland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Greg Mulholland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-07-21.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2016 to Question 41528, which government departments the Civil Service Chief People Officer, Rupert McNeil, has met in order to discuss future plans for those departments’ skills and staff planning.

    Ben Gummer

    The Civil Service constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government’s agenda. Civil Servants regularly meet with external organisations and stakeholders to discuss how best to deliver that agenda, including seeking advice and assistance where appropriate. Following the decision to exit the European Union, Rupert McNeil, the Chief People Officer, is working closely with departments and functions across government to understand the capabilities required, including considering what new skills the Civil Service may require. To do that, he is in the process of meeting all Departmental Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Function.

    Work is on-going to establish the new Department for Exiting the European Union and the new Department for International Trade and all departments are currently reviewing their own structures and resources to ensure we get the best deal for the whole of Britain.

  • Margaret Hodge – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Margaret Hodge – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Hodge on 2016-10-07.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs has commenced proceedings to recover unpaid tax claimed as deductible on payments that were subsequently found to involve foreign bribery since 2012.

    Jane Ellison

    HM Revenue and Customs does not record centrally information that may involve foreign bribery when dealing with proceedings to recover unpaid tax.

  • Nicholas Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Nicholas Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2015-11-20.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid her Department is providing to Indonesia to assist with tackling forest fires.

    Mr Desmond Swayne

    The UK is providing technical support through a number of channels. For example, the UK Climate Change Unit in Indonesia has funded the World Resource Institute’s Global Forest and Fire Watch which provides free real-time information on fire spots, linking these data to land licensing and land type. In addition, the UK’s Forest Land-Use and Governance (FLAG) programme in Indonesia is funding longer-term fire prevention work through civil society, private sector and government, focusing on transparency, accountability and spatial planning to resolve the land governance issues that lead to fires.

  • Kelly Tolhurst – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Kelly Tolhurst – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelly Tolhurst on 2015-12-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to the duties under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 to conserve biodiversity with regards to the sale of the former Royal School of Military Engineering training site at Lodge Hill in Medway.

    Mark Lancaster

    The Ministry of Defence takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and in preparation for the forthcoming Local Planning Inquiry is working closely with Medway Council, Natural England and other key stakeholders in carefully considering the potential effects on biodiversity of any proposed development at Lodge Hill.

  • Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-01-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units of (a) housing and (b) affordable housing have been built on each parcel of NHS land sold in London since 2010.

    George Freeman

    The Department has only collected data on surplus land sales since 2011. Since then the National Health Service has sold 26 London sites. The names of the sites sold are given in the following table. The Department does not hold information about whether or not sites were sold on the open market, or the final sale price. The Department does not hold information centrally about the number of housing units or affordable homes that have been built.

    NHS trust

    Site

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    69 Oakley Square

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    Gunnersbury Day Hospital

    South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

    Henderson Hospital

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    Manor Gate Mental Health Resource Centre

    St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust

    Wolfson Medical Rehab Centre

    Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

    St Lukes Hospital

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    Broadmoor Hospital Plot 1

    South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

    Newland House, Twickenham

    South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

    Roselands Resource Centre, New Malden

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    St Bernards Wing 1

    Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Upney Lane Health Centre,

    Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

    16a Cleveland Street

    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

    78 London Road, Croydon

    Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

    Ashley Road

    North East London NHS Foundation Trust

    Hedgecock Centre 1

    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

    Hubert Grove

    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

    Lennard Lodge

    North East London NHS Foundation Trust

    Mascalls Park

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    Southall/ Norwood Mental Health Resource Centre

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    St Bernards Wing 2

    Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust

    17 Paddington Green London

    North East London NHS Foundation Trust

    Stonelea (Langthorne Hospital)

    Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

    Barnet General Hospital

    Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

    Coppett’s Wood

    South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

    Part Springfield Hospital

    Barts Health NHS Trust

    The London Chest Hospital

  • Charlotte Leslie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Charlotte Leslie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-02-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials of his Department undertook language classes at (a) his Department and (b) post in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2010.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    I refer my rt hon. Friend to my answer of 10 February 2016 set out in PQ 25525.

  • Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-03-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has sought advice on the re-classification of powerful handheld lasers as offensive weapons since 14 February 2016; whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to so classify those lasers in the current Parliament.

    Mike Penning

    The sale and use of laser pointers is an issue that cuts across a number of Government Departments, including the Home Office, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department of Health and the Department for Transport.

    The Home Office is working closely with the other interested Departments and we are looking at a number of options.

  • Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-04-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce premature death among people (a) with autism and a learning disability and (b) with autism and no learning disability.

    Alistair Burt

    Information is not collected centrally on how many clinical commissioning groups collect prevalence and standardised mortality data on autistic people as part of their joint strategic needs assessments.

    The National Health Service is taking action to reduce premature death among people with autism and a learning disability, and with autism by increasing annual health checks for people with learning disabilities, including for those who also have autism. The NHS is working to reduce variation and improve care for physical health conditions that disproportionately impact on people with learning disabilities who also may have autism, including epilepsy and cancer. NHS England has commissioned the world’s first Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme to support local areas to review deaths of people with learning disabilities and to use the information to improve service provision. This review programme for people with learning disabilities includes those who also have autism.

    Think Autism set out a clear, cross Government programme of action, developed alongside people with autism, their families and carers to improve their lives and reduce premature mortality through better access to healthcare by making adjustments to services. This includes supporting the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGPs) Autism Initiative to improve understanding of autism amongst GPs.

  • Edward Leigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Edward Leigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Edward Leigh on 2016-05-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what further plans the Government has to devolve tax powers to Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Theresa Villiers

    The Government remains committed to devolving corporation tax rate setting powers subject to the Executive delivering sustainable finances, as set out in the Stormont House Agreement.

    We also recognise the potential for further fiscal powers going to the Executive.