The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-07.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations HM Revenue and Customs has received from interested parties on the sale of the Customs House landholding near Dover Priory Railway Station.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs does not own the freehold interest and has not received any representations on the sale of the Custom House (also known as Priory Court) landholding near Dover Priory Railway Station.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mowat on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the Money Advice Service.
Andrea Leadsom
The government has commissioned an independent review of the Money Advice Service, led by Christine Farnish, which will report to me by the end of the year.
MAS has an important responsibility to increase financial knowledge and capability in the UK. The review will consider how effectively and efficiently MAS is meeting the consumer need for education and advice; and make recommendations on any changes to MAS’s approach that would better enable it to meet this need.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the communiqué of the internet safety summit at Downing Street, published on 18 November 2013, what progress has been made by internet companies on ensuring that child abuse images are not returned following search engine requests.
Karen Bradley
Child abuse is a horrific crime and the Government is determined to tackle
it. We have made real progress through our work with the internet industry.
Following this work, internet search engines have made changes to
their search mechanisms, and these new measures have been effective in making
it harder to access child abuse images. For example, Google has implemented
changes that prevent child abuse results against 100,000 unique searches
worldwide. National Crime Agency testing of these new measures shows that they
have been effective in making it harder to access child abuse images, videos or
pathways. This is now a constantly evolving approach that tracks the latest
terms being used by paedophiles and cuts off access to child abuse material.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graeme Morrice on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to prevent employers who engage in blacklisting receiving Government contracts.
Mr Nick Hurd
The blacklisting of employees is an unacceptable and unlawful practice, and Government takes any such allegations very seriously.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
Elizabeth Truss
The number of jobs transferred from the Department for Education to the private sector since May 2010 is set out in the table below:
|
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
|
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has published for the use of local authorities in determining planning permission applications for the creation of cemeteries.
Nick Boles
In March, we published new planning guidance, which local planning authorities can use when determining planning applications. It explains that planning applications are considered on their own merits and, by law, must be determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The ‘Open space, sports and recreation facilities’ section of the guidance addresses provision of open spaces of public value.
More broadly, separate to the planning system, the underlying statutory duties for local (burial) authorities are outlined in the Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977. The associated guidance is overseen by the Ministry for Justice, and is available at:
www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/burials-and-coroners/burial-ground-managers.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of the findings of the European Commission’s Epilobee Study, published on 2 April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
Dan Rogerson
Defra has received a copy of the report on the findings of the Epilobee Study and is considering its content.
We take the issue of honeybee health seriously. We have a long-established bee health programme, which includes inspection of colonies, diagnosis of bee pests and diseases, and training for beekeepers. Bee health forms a key part of the National Pollinator Strategy, which is currently out for consultation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the Mobile Infrastructure Project in Herefordshire.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Work has been ongoing in Herefordshire to search for appropriate locations for potential masts, and for each mast to: come to an agreement with a landlord, find an option to transmit signal back into the existing mobile networks, and ensure that the mast can be connected to a source of electricity
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lucas on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) male and (b) female (i) HM Ambassadors and (ii) High Commissioners there are from each region of the UK.
Hugh Robertson
We are unable to breakdown the region that each and every one of our Ambassadors and High Commissioners was born in without incurring disproportionate costs. We are able to breakdown by the constituent country within the UK as follows:
Male Female
England 80 22
Scotland 5 1
Wales 3 0
Northern Ireland 1 0
Born outside the UK or not recorded on file 29 7
There is also one post where the Ambassador’s role is shared by one male and one female, both from England.
The key principle of all FCO appointments is selection by merit through fair and open competition. Place of birth has no effect on our appointments system. All UK based members of staff have to be British citizens.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were (i) reported to the Royal Military Police, (ii) referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors and (iii) directed for trial in each year since 2009.
Anna Soubry
The table below shows the number of cases of rape and sexual assault reported to the Royal Military Police, which of those were referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors and which were directed for trial since 2009.
These represent any case worldwide where the Royal Military Police has jurisdiction. Decisions to direct cases for trial are taken by the independent Service Prosecuting Authority.
|
Year |
Number of rape cases reported to the Royal Military Police |
Number of rape cases referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors |
Number of rape cases directed for trial[1] |
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2009 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
|
2010 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
|
2011 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
|
2012 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
|
2013 |
20 |
5 |
10 |
|
Year |
Number of sexual assault cases reported to the Royal Military Police |
Number of sexual assault cases referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors |
Number of sexual assault cases directed for trial1 |
|
2009 |
60 |
30 |
10 |
|
2010 |
65 |
45 |
30 |
|
2011 |
50 |
30 |
40 |
|
2012 |
35 |
25 |
25 |
|
2013 |
45 |
30 |
25 |
The figures have been rounded to the nearest five.The specific figure has not been disclosed to ensure that the alleged victim(s) cannot be identified. This is in line with the Sexual Offences (Amendments) Act 1976 and 1992.
Because of the way domestic violence statistics are recorded it is taking some time to collate the information. I will write to the hon. Member with an answer shortly.
[1] The figures relating to referrals and directions for trial use the date of referral receipt as the base line. The Service Prosecuting Authority often receive referrals in one year and the cases are directed, disposed and/or tried in the following year. As such there is no direct correlation to the number of cases brought in any one year. Over a period of time the figures may well fluctuate as additional referrals are either directed or non-instituted.