The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Bone on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Leader of the House being elected by the whole House.
Chris Grayling
None.
Category: Speeches
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Greg Mulholland – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the public inquiry into the New Generation Transport trolleybus scheme; and what he expects the final cost of that inquiry to be.
Claire Perry
Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as promoters of this scheme are responsible for providing the inquiry venue and facilities; paying for professional experts to present their case; and meeting the Planning Inspectorate’s costs in providing an Inspector. The Planning Inspectorate charged £157,162 for this inquiry, based on the time spent by the Inspector preparing for, travelling to and holding the inquiry; the time spent by the Inspector writing his report; and his travelling and subsistence. Other parties to the inquiry were responsible for meeting their own costs.
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Steve McCabe – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) guidelines and (b) recommended timescales exist for processing last-minute Access to Work extra support requests.
Justin Tomlinson
The Access to Work guidance and policy for fast track application requests is that applications are identified and marked as urgent then allocated to an advisory team on the same day. This includes the Access to Work adviser making contact with the customer on the same day to ensure that their request is progressed as far as possible to the point of decision on the level of support if possible.
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Gloria De Piero – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2015 to Question 10532, on electoral register: finance, with which local authorities his Department is agreeing funding.
John Penrose
In total, 116 local authorities are receiving additional funding to help target their remaining carry forward entries. They have all now been informed. Almost £700k was allocated to 60 authorities where carry forwards made up over 5% of their register in May. Furthermore, 70 local authorities successfully submitted bids for additional funding and will share £500,000. Of the 70, 14 authorities that are receiving direct funding successfully bid for more. In addition to the 70 successful bids, 2 further bids were received but were later withdrawn by both authorities.
The table sets out all 116 authorities who are receiving additional funding directly and those who submitted a successful bid along with the total amount they are receiving.
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Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christopher Chope on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the examination into the planning consent application for the Navitus Bay Wind Park under the Planning Act 2008.
James Wharton
The net cost to the Planning Inspectorate and the fees paid by Navitus Bay Development Ltd for examining the Navitus Bay Wind Park application is estimated to be £430,000.
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Jamie Reed – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the morale of junior doctors of proposed changes to their employment contracts.
Ben Gummer
Staff morale including junior doctors is measured annually through the National Health Service Staff Survey using staff engagement scores.
A contract proposal has not yet been made in relation to junior doctors. My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State wrote to the Chair of the Junior Doctor’s Committee Dr Johann Malawana on 8 October providingfour cast iron guarantees on contract reform. He said that he was not seeking to make savings from the pay bill, he wished to have a contract that improves patient safety, that reduces not increases the number of hours junior doctors work each week and which ensures that in future the great majority of doctors will be at least as well paid as now. In particular, he referenced negotiations with the British Medical Association (BMA) consultants committee to make sure there is proper consultant cover at weekends so junior doctors are better supported. He also wanted Health Education England and the Royal Colleges to continue working with the BMA and NHS Employers to look at how the training experience can be improved more generally for juniors to better support work life balance including leave arrangements and recognising that juniors often have family responsibilities and choose to work part time. He asked the Junior Doctor’s Committee to re-enter negotiations and to work with others on the wider work on improving the training experience.
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Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by her Department with the Saudi Arabian government.
Mr John Hayes
The Home Office does not publish nor detail discussions relating to security co-operation agreements with international partners as to do so would undermine bilateral relations and prejudice our ability to conduct work under these agreements.
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Andrew Tyrie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of the freehold of Chichester Crown Court.
Andrew Selous
There is no estimate of the market value of the freehold of Chichester Crown Court. No decision has been taken to close the court.
Disposal strategies will be developed once a decision is made on individual courts following the outcome of consultation.
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Alasdair McDonnell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alasdair McDonnell on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been received from fines generated from vehicle clamping or instant removal for non-payment of vehicle excise duty in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 August 2013 and 31 July 2014 and (b) 1 August 2014 and 31 July 2015; and what proportion of this income has been retained in or returned to Northern Ireland.
Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not record the revenue generated from vehicle excise duty enforcement action carried out in Northern Ireland separately to that from the rest of the UK. Therefore, the information requested is not available. The DVLA passes all revenue generated from such enforcement action to HM Treasury.
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Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the number of patients being offered a choice of outpatient facility by their GPs.
Ben Gummer
We are committed to giving patients more choice and control over their health care, as this can help drive up standards and improve patient care.
As set out in the Five Year Forward View, the health system is focused on embedding patient choice and, as part of this, NHS England is working to secure improvements in awareness and uptake of choice across physical and mental health services.
In addition, we have asked NHS England to come up with proposals, before the end of the year, to make sure there is choice and control over services offered in maternity and end-of-life care, as well as for those with long-term conditions.