Category: Speeches

  • Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for flood defence in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

    Danny Alexander

    HM TREASURY

    Maria Eagle MP

    GARSTON & HALEWOOD

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for Government funding for flood defence in 2014-15 and 2015-16. [194953]

    DANNY ALEXANDER

    The table below sets out the extra funding allocated to the devolved administrations through the Barnett formula which reflected new funding provided to UK government departments for flood defence measures at Budget 2014.

    Scotland

    Wales

    Northern Ireland

    2014-15

    £m

    2015-16

    £m

    2014-15

    £m

    2015-16

    £m

    2014-15

    £m

    2015-16

    £m

    Flood Maintenance (Resource)

    2.0

    3.5

    1.2

    2.0

    0.7

    1.2

    Flood Maintenance (Capital)

    6.0

    2.5

    3.5

    1.4

    2.0

    0.8

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  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which other Departments temporary additional staff at the Passport Office have been deployed; and what training costs have arisen from such redeployment.

    James Brokenshire

    To date, all but one of the additional staff have been redeployed from within HM
    Passport Office and the wider Home Office.

    Discussions are continuing with other Government Departments about whether
    deployment of any more of their staff would be necessary.

    The training that has arisen from this deployment has been delivered using
    internal resources and this has not incurred any additional costs other than
    the time of those involved and certain travel and subsistence costs.

  • Mike Freer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Mike Freer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Freer on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the reporting of the mis-stunning of animals before slaughter by the Food Standards Agency to ensure that the way in which the data is collected provides as accurate a picture as possible of the real situation.

    George Eustice

    Official Veterinarians of the Food Standards Agency report centrally all cases of non-compliances with the welfare at slaughter regulations. This data provides an accurate picture of welfare breaches at slaughterhouses.

    The Welfare at Time of Killing Regulations will come into force next month and we will keep the effectiveness of monitoring and enforcement at slaughterhouses under review.

  • Fiona Mactaggart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Fiona Mactaggart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Mactaggart on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which types and brands of sanitary products female prisoners may purchase from the National Product List; and at what cost.

    Simon Hughes

    Female prisoners can purchase the following sanitary products from the National Product List:

    Sanitary pads—Always Ultra Normal 32s—price £2.69

    Sanitary towels—Tena Lady Normal 12s—price £2.69.

  • John Randall – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Randall – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in March 2014; which agency referred each person to that scheme; in which town the shelter to which those people were placed for the relevant period was; and what contact is had with each such victim to ensure their safety after they exit the scheme.

    Karen Bradley

    In March 2014, there were 126 referrals to the Government-funded support
    service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales
    administered by The Salvation Army. In the interests of victim safety only the
    region in which the victim was encountered is provided, and not which town they
    were placed in. Once an individual receives a Conclusive Grounds decision they
    will be given tailored move-on support to safely return home or integrate in
    the UK. Once they exit the service, no formal mechanisms exist to maintain
    contact.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences in open conditions have previously absconded for their current or previous establishments (a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) four or more times.

    Jeremy Wright

    Keeping the public safe is our priority. Absconds and escapes have reached record lows under this Government but each incident is taken seriously. Immediate changes have already been ordered to tighten up the system as a matter of urgency. Prisoners will no longer be transferred to open conditions or allowed out on temporary release if they have previously absconded, escaped, or attempted to do either.

    My officials are currently working to provide the information requested. I will write to you in due course.

  • Nigel Dodds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Nigel Dodds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the level of co-operation between the security forces in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

    Mrs Theresa Villiers

    There continues to be very close contact between the PSNI and An Garda Siochana to tackle the threat faced from dissident republican activity on both sides of the border. Every opportunity will be taken to consider ways to improve cross border working relationships and deepen the collective understanding of the threat, building on the excellent co-operation that exists.

  • John Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    John Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of membership of the EU on jobs in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland.

    David Mundell

    The Government does not collate figures for the number of jobs in Scotland that depend on UK membership of the EU. However, independent analysis published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March 2014 suggested that, in 2011, approximately 335,000 jobs in Scotland were associated with Scottish exports to the EU. The analysis was not broken down to the level of individual UK cities or by Parliamentary constituency

  • Gloria De Piero – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Gloria De Piero – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of social housing tenants have been affected by the implementation of the under-occupancy penalty in each local authority area.

    Esther McVey

    The information is not available in the format requested.

    The information at regional level is provided in our impact assessment from:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214329/social-sector-housing-under-occupation-wr2011-ia.pdf

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  • David Ruffley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    David Ruffley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ruffley on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) new national insurance numbers registered and (b) new workers in (i) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (ii) Suffolk and (iii) England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.

    Esther McVey

    Information on the number of National Insurance Numbers registered to individuals including new workers, via constituency, county and country, can be found at:

    https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

    Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:

    https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm

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