The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paula Sherriff on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian passports have been returned to the Syrian government on the basis that they have been reported stolen by that government.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Home Office does not currently return Syrian passports to the Government of Syria.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people currently claiming legacy benefits he expects to have transferred to universal credit by the end of the current Parliament.
Priti Patel
It is not possible to predict whether or not people currently claiming benefits will claim Universal Credit in the next five years. The numbers of claimants in receipt of Universal Credit at any given point will vary according to a number of factors, such as the economic climate and developments in Government policy. Even if this data was published, such forecasts may change over time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz McInnes on 2015-12-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average response time to dwelling fires was for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service in 2013-14.
Mike Penning
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Office.
Information on average response times to dwelling fires for each fire and rescue service and for each year is available in Table 3b of the Department’s Fire incidents response times: England publication at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-incidents-response-times-england-2014-to-2015
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the construction industry who already pay into the Construction Industry Training Board Levy scheme; and if he will make a statement.
Nick Boles
We have ongoing discussions with the construction sector about the CITB Levy scheme on how existing arrangements are affected, and whether any changes are required, including whether they may wish to see changes to the CITB levy regime when the apprenticeship levy takes effect.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Freyberg on 2016-02-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the one-year survival rate for each of the last 15 years with regard to: (1) C50, malignant neoplasm of breast, (2) C61, malignant neoplasm of prostate, (3) C33-C34, malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung, (4) C18-C20, malignant neoplasm of colon and rectum, (5) C43, malignant melanoma of skin, (6) C82-C85, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, (7) C67, malignant neoplasm of bladder, (8) C64, malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis, (9) C91-C95, leukaemia, (10) C25, malignant neoplasm of pancreas, (11) C54-C55, malignant neoplasm of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified, (12) C15, malignant neoplasm of oesophagus, (13) C00-C14, malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx, (14) C56-C57, malignant neoplasm of ovary and other unspecified female genital organs, (15) C16, malignant neoplasm of stomach, (16) all other neoplasms; and what were the weighted average one-year survival rates for those tumours listed in (1) to (5), and those tumours listed in (6) to (15).
Lord Bridges of Headley
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2016-02-29.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of research presented to the American Academy for the Advancement of Science concerning the impact of hearing loss on the development of dementia, they will instruct Clinical Commissioning Groups to stop restricting access to hearing aids.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The Department does not issue advice to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on hearing aid provision. CCGs are responsible for the provision of conventional hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss within their local population. As with other services CCGs commission, they should take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant clinical guidance from appropriate national bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Carswell on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department were in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15; and what the cost to his Department was of providing that allowance for staff based (i) in the UK and (ii) overseas in each such year.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The figures requested are attached and as follows:
|
Number of Staff |
Cost CEA Home |
Cost CEA Overseas |
Total |
|
|
2012/2013 |
442 |
£8,736,957 |
£6,189,104 |
£14,926,061 |
|
2013/2014 |
378 |
£6,727,304 |
£6,435,519 |
£13,162,823 |
|
2014/2015 |
370 |
£7,193,211 |
£5,749,923 |
£12,943,134 |
It is a condition of their employment that members of the diplomatic service must be prepared to serve anywhere in the world at any time during their career, sometimes at very short notice. Those with children have a legal obligation as parents to ensure that their children receive a full-time education from the age of five years. Most parents prefer to take their children with them abroad, but in some of the 168 countries where the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has UK based staff, we do not permit staff to take their children for health or security reasons. In others, local schools of an acceptable standard are not available. It is longstanding practice that the FCO helps staff by providing financial support for their children’s education in the UK where staff choose this, or are obliged to do so given local conditions in the country to which they are posted.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests from his Department for evidence to inform a work capability assessment were (a) made and (b) responded to by GPs and other professionals, in each of the last three years; and what the professional discipline was that each of those requests were made to.
Priti Patel
Information requests made by Healthcare Professionals to inform a Work Capability Assessment:
|
Year |
Requests made: |
Responses received: |
|
Apr. 2013 to Mar. 2014 |
599,261 |
396,847 |
|
Apr. 2014 to Mar. 2015 |
536,101 |
314,170 |
|
Apr. 2015 to Mar. 2016 |
534,677 |
280,736 |
Source: Centre for Health Disability Assessments (CHDA)
Information on the professional discipline of the individual from whom information is requested is not held
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Drew Hendry on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the request of the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey for an urgent meeting on behalf of his constituents as requested by that hon. Member on 30 May 2016.
James Brokenshire
I have arranged to meet the Honourable Gentleman.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Brendan O’Hara on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Brimstone missiles have been used in Syria in each month since December 2015.
Mike Penning
The following number of Brimstone missiles have been released by UK aircraft engaged on Operation SHADER in Syria.
|
Year |
Month |
|
|
2015 |
December |
0 |
|
2016 |
January |
17 |
|
February |
2 |
|
|
March |
0 |
|
|
April |
0 |
|
|
May |
0 |
|
|
June |
1 |
|
|
July |
0 |
|
|
August |
6 |
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