The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what dates he has met the Secretary of State for the Home Department to discuss extremism in schools since May 2010.
Mr Edward Timpson
My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has regular discussions with ministerial colleagues and others on a wide range of subjects.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which secure children’s homes Ministers of his Department have visited since May 2010; and what the date of each such visit was.
Jeremy Wright
Ministers from the Department have made two visits to secure children’s homes since May 2010; Crispin Blunt to Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home on 3rd August 2010 and Ken Clarke to Clayfields House Secure Children’s Home on 14th October 2011. I am also scheduled to visit Clayfields House on 10th April 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Miss Anne McIntosh on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the funding formula for flood defence; and if he will make a statement.
Dan Rogerson
Defra regularly receives representation from those seeking Government funding for flood and coastal risk management schemes to be more focussed on delivering a particular type of outcome such as improved protection for homes, agricultural areas or infrastructure at risk of flooding. These representations are not in a consistent direction.
A recent external evaluation found that, on the whole, the current partnership funding approach is progressing well in meeting its policy objectives and that the funding formula should not be changed at present.
Our focus is on working with Risk Management Authorities and local communities to put together a six-year investment programme on the basis of the current funding formula, for announcement this autumn. The programme will reduce flood risk for 300,000 households by March 2021.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2014-03-10.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) Tameside Metropolitan Council and (c) Denton and Reddish constituency.
Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.
The ward results for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were as follows:
The ward results for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council were as follows:
The ward results for the Denton and Reddish constituencywere as follows:
Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Weir on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to commission polling on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence and related matters before 18 September 2014; and what the (a) scope and (b) value of each such contract is.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office has no plans to commission any polling on attitudes in Scotland toward Scottish independence and related matters.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Madeleine Moon on 2014-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections have been built into Universal Job Match to ensure the service cannot be infiltrated with non-existent jobs with the aim of accessing personal data; and if he will make a statement.
Esther McVey
The security of a user’s data is of the utmost importance to us and built into the service are monitoring tools and vacancy checks, which help to detect, deter and remedy inappropriate use of the site. There are also warnings to users of the service advising them they should not be asked to reveal personal details. Additionally, a ‘Contact Us’ facility is provided so users can quickly highlight any employers that they may have concerns about. DWP then investigate such concerns.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Prime Minister, on what date and which Minister signed off the decision to give permission to the Chilcot Inquiry to disclose quotations or gists of the content of notes from Tony Blair or records of discussions between the UK Prime Minister and the President of the United States; when detailed consideration of the gists and quotations requested by the Inquiry bagan; how many (a) gists and (b) quotations of Tony Blair are under consideration; whether the publication of any gists or quotations has yet been agreed; and which Minister will approve the decisions on which gists or quotations can be published.
Mr David Cameron
The Inquiry is completely independent of government and should be allowed to complete its work without interference.
At the outset of the Inquiry, Government and the Inquiry agreed a documents protocol on the handling of information provided to the Inquiry. The protocol names the Cabinet Secretary as final arbiter in discussions about disclosure. He is the right person to perform this role. He is the most senior civil servant and can see papers of a previous government Sir John Chilcot’s letter of 28 May describes the background against which the Inquiry made its requests for gists and quotes. Sir John also makes clear that the gists and quotes are sufficient for the Inquiry’s purposes.
Sir John Chilcot’s letter of 28 May is available on the Iraq Inquiry website and I am placing a copy in the Library of the House.
The Government will not comment further on the extent or detail of the Inquiry’s declassification requests. I have made clear my hope that the Inquiry will be able to complete its work by the end of the year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Marlesford on 2014-03-06.
To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Members of the House of Lords currently have entries under category 8 (Gifts, benefits and hospitality) of the Register of Lords’ Financial and other Interests.
Lord Sewel
As at 7 March 2014, 34 Members had entries registered under category 8.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2014-06-04.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage young savers.
Mr David Gauke
At the Budget it was announced that, from 1 July 2014, the limits for Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds (CTFs) will rise from £3,720 to £4,000.
Following a public consultation, the Government has decided to allow the transfer of savings from CTFs to Junior ISAs. We are committed to ensuring that there is a clear and simple way to save for all children and believe that parents should be allowed the opportunity to transfer from a CTF to a Junior ISA if they consider this to be the most appropriate account for their child.
The Government has clauses in the Deregulation Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, which will enable the transfers. We hope this option to transfer will be available by April 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2014-03-27.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the guidelines issued by the Law Society on 13 March on making wills Sharia compliant”
Lord Faulks
Sharia law has no jurisdiction in England and Wales and the Government has no intention to change this position.
The Government also has no intention of changing the fundamental principle of the law of succession in England and Wales that testators are, by making a valid will, able to leave their property to whomsoever they wish, subject only to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
We encourage people to make wills by providing a relatively straightforward legal framework that keeps the formalities to a minimum and enables wills to be made quickly and inexpensively; and are considering what further steps we can take to raise awareness of the importance of making a will and to make the process simpler. We provide information to help people considering making a will on government websites: see, for example, https://www.gov.uk/make-will and www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate/why-make-a-will.
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