Category: Speeches

  • Stephen Gethins – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Stephen Gethins – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Gethins on 2015-10-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (a) since the creation of that fund and (b) in each of the last five years.

    Grant Shapps

    The UK remains a strong and active supporter of the Global Fund and has pledged a contribution of up to £1 billion between 2014 and 2016 for the Global Fund’s 4th replenishment, subject to a 10% donor share cap. As part of this, in 2015-16 the UK has contributed £100m.

    The 5th replenishment, for 2017-2019, has not been launched yet, so the UK contribution has not yet been determined.

    The UK has contributed £2.05bn to the Global Fund since its inception. From a standing start in 2002, the UK’s unwavering support has enabled the Global Fund to keep 8.1 million people alive with HIV therapy, distribute 548 million mosquito nets, detect and treat 13.2 million cases on TB, and has contributed to a decline of one third in the number of people dying from the three diseases since 2002 in Global Fund countries.

    The UK has contributed: £128m in 2011/12; £128m in 2012/13; £543m in 2013/14; £285m in 2014/15, and; £100m 2015/16. This totals £1.184bn over the 5-year period.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-10-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2015 to Question 12252, what plans his Department has to increase the nutritional content of meals served to the prison population.

    Andrew Selous

    Meals offered to prisoners are nutritious, balanced, varied and in line with government recommendations on eating a healthy diet.

    Last year, National Offender Management Service developed a model of cyclical four week menus, working closely withtheir food suppliers and nutritional technologists. As part of this process, a dietary and nutritional specialist was commissioned to review, analyse and make recommendations on the overall balance and nutritional content of the menus. These recommendations were incorporated and the menus are available to Prison Catering Teams.

    Prisons are also encouraged to seek nutritional advice on any changes to menus to ensure they meet national standards.

  • Meg Hillier – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Meg Hillier – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Meg Hillier on 2015-10-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 20 October 2015, Official Report, column 813, what discussions he has had with ministers in the Turkish government on ensuring that freedom of the press is upheld in that country as it relates to citizens of any country.

    Mr David Lidington

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and officials regularly encourage Turkey to continue to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, including the principles of freedom of expression and freedom of the press. I discussed these issues, in the context of Turkey’s accession to the EU, when I last met my Turkish counterpart in August this year.

  • Lord Paddick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Paddick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Paddick on 2015-10-23.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the emergency services in Scotland about ensuring that the new communications network being procured under the emergency services mobile communications programme meets the coverage requirements of rural and island communities.

    Lord Bates

    The Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme has had on-going discussions and workshops with the emergency services, including those in Scotland, about all aspects of the new network including coverage requirements in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

  • Caroline Flint – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Caroline Flint – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-10-23.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the practice of insurers automatically signing up customers to annual renewals without the explicit consent of those policy holders.

    Harriett Baldwin

    I refer my hon. Member to the answer given on the 26 October 2015 to Question UIN 12727.

  • Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-02-27.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the people who moved from employment to unemployment or inactivity in the last year had a household income (a) below £15,000, (b) below £25,000, (c) below £50,000 and (d) £50,000 or above at the point before they left employment.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Dr Thérèse Coffey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Dr Thérèse Coffey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Thérèse Coffey on 2014-02-24.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to be reimbursed to local authorities for the transition of voter registration forms from A4 size to A3.

    Greg Clark

    The A3 format was selected following the Electoral Commission’s recommendation.

    The Government is committed to meeting reasonable costs incurred by local authorities in the transition to individual electoral registration and will publish figures once they are finalised.

  • Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-02-11.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to make an announcement on the City Deal bid submitted by Milton Keynes Council.

    Greg Clark

    Discussions with Milton Keynes Council and the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership are ongoing on both a City Deal and a Local Growth Deal.

  • Nicholas Soames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Nicholas Soames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-01-21.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s Costing and Cost Management Strategy.

    Mr Mark Francois

    Costing and Cost Management Strategy is an internal Ministry of Defence document and is not for external publication.

  • Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Curran on 2013-05-08.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the total loss to the economy as a result of underemployment in Scotland.

    Chloe Smith

    This is not a matter for Cabinet Office Ministers.