The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
David Mundell
Details of Ministers’ visits are published quarterly and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Gapes on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Debate of 3 March 2014, Official Report, columns 726-32W, on Census (Kashmiri ethnic representation), if he will add a category of Kashmiri to the tick boxes on the Census.
Mr Nick Hurd
No decision has been made on the topics or questions that could be considered for a future census.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the sufficiency of the transport links in the Streatham area; what plans he has to improve transport in that area; what research his Department has done on projects that might improve transport within the Streatham area; and if he will make a statement.
Stephen Hammond
Under devolution, transport in London is the responsibility of the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL).
The Government is providing over £10 billion to TfL during this Parliament, to support a significant enhancement of London’s transport infrastructure.
Network Rail is currently undertaking a Sussex Route study, to develop options for improvements on rail services in the Streatham area. It is due to report its findings next year.
Residents and transport users in Streatham will also benefit from the higher capacity trains that will operate across the Thameslink network. Furthermore, as part of the new franchise, there are proposals to provide two additional trains in the peak.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gun dogs have been stolen in each of the last three years in each region in England.
Norman Baker
The information requested is not available centrally.
It is not possible to identify offences of gun dog thefts from the police recorded crime statistics collected by the Home Office.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide additional support to jobseekers whose jobseeker’s allowance is sanctioned because they experience a series of short illnesses.
Esther McVey
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is a benefit for people that are available for, and actively seeking employment. It allows for two separate periods of sickness of up to 14 days within a 12 month period. Work Coaches take individual circumstances, including health into account when agreeing a Claimant Commitment. Claimants that are unable to meet their conditionality because of sickness can be signposted to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by Directly Operated Railways in March (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
Stephen Hammond
The total budgeted staff costs for the years in question are as follows.
|
£000’s |
Salaries |
Other Staff Costs |
Consultants |
Total |
|
2010/11 |
539 |
77 |
412 |
1028 |
|
2011/12 |
476 |
52 |
386 |
914 |
|
2012/13 |
194 |
32 |
853 |
1079 |
|
2013/14 |
378 |
10 |
455 |
843 |
|
2014/15 |
1245 |
61 |
187 |
1493 |
|
2015/16 |
No Budget |
As with all other costs associated with Directly Operated Railways (DOR), these are recovered through a combination of a management charge to their subsidiary (East Coast Main Line Company Ltd), charges to the performance bond which was secured from National Express following the early termination of their franchise in 2009 and fees charged to the Department for Transport for services in connection with the Rail Franchising (Direct Awards) programme.
The total headcount in DOR for the years in question are set out in the table below.
|
Year ending March |
Core DOR |
Direct Award |
|
2010 |
7 |
|
|
2011 |
7 |
|
|
2012 |
7 |
|
|
2013 |
8 |
|
|
2014 |
7 |
6* |
*Prior to the year ending March 2014, DOR’s work in respect of the Direct Award programme was staffed by a combination of the core DOR team and consultants.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Lazarowicz on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her health priorities are in discussions on the post-2015 development framework.
Justine Greening
The UK objective for post-2015 is to agree a simple, inspiring, measurable set of goals centred on eradicating extreme poverty that should finish the job that the millennium development goals started. The goal should be outcome focused, measuring reductions in preventable death and disease and giving women and girls sexual and reproductive health rights.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ms Harriet Harman on 2014-03-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school children in England learning to play a musical instrument in school (a) paid a charge and (b) received their tuition free of charge in school years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
Elizabeth Truss
I refer the Rt. Hon. Lady to the Answer I gave on 1 April 2014, Official Report, col. 631W, on Schools: Musical Instruments.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied to the UK Embassy in Dublin for British Passports between 2011 and 2014.
James Brokenshire
This information is not held by the Home Office.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Bradshaw on 2014-03-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the gender of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
Jeremy Wright
No published information is available. The information in the table is taken from a live case management system. As such, it is subject to change and is not checked to the level of Official Statistics. No information is available in respect of socio-economic status of those prosecuted or convicted or imprisoned for non-payment of a fine in respect of television licence evasion. The Government has said that it will examine whether television licence evasion should be decriminalised.