Category: Speeches

  • Biography information for Rehman Chishti – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Biography information for Rehman Chishti – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Rehman Chishti on Business, Innovation and Skills.

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    Jenny Willott

    Our main labour market policy to improve the position of the low paid is the National Minimum Wage. We have asked the Low Pay Commission to review and recommend minimum wage rates for 2015 that maximise wages without damaging employment.

    We have also increased the focus on compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage in order to ensure that those entitled to it, receive it.

    In addition to the National Minimum Wage we are raising the personal tax allowance so that people take home more of what they earn.

  • Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of teenage pregnancy co-ordinators in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.

    Jane Ellison

    The Department does not collect this information centrally. Efforts to tackle teenage pregnancy are led by local authorities, who will make local decisions on whether a teenage pregnancy co-ordinator is needed in their local area. There is no requirement for them to report centrally on whether they have a co-ordinator.

  • Biography information for Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Biography information for Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Henry Smith on Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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    Mark Simmonds

    In my answer in the House on 17 June I spoke about the key factors that the Government will consider in coming to a policy decision on resettlement of the Territory – value for the UK taxpayer, long-term contingent liabilities, and defence requirements of Diego Garcia to the UK and our allies. This consideration will clearly be driven by the report on the feasibility of resettlement by the independent consultants, which will provide us with a factual analysis of the practicalities that any resettlement might involve, including the economic sustainability of a resettled population, and its environmental impact, and of course the views of Chagossians themselves about what they want to see from our policy. We look forward to the final report which is expected by January 2015.

  • Stephen O’Brien – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Stephen O’Brien – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen O’Brien on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances she uses a calculation of the (a) value of preventing a fatality, (b) willingness to pay and (c) cost-per-quality adjusted life year approach to quantify the value of a policy intervention; what other tools she uses to quantify the benefit of a policy intervention; and if she will make a statement.

    Karen Bradley

    The Green Book and associated supplementary guidance is publicly available on
    the Treasury web site. It sets out a range of approaches and methods that may
    be appropriate in a number of different appraisal circumstances.

  • Biography information for Christopher Chope – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Biography information for Christopher Chope – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Christopher Chope on Work and Pensions.

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    Mike Penning

    Further to my letter of 4 June Ms E Stewart’s assessment was completed on 16 June and a decision made on 23 June. Ms Stewart will be notified of this decision on 24 June.

  • Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much support her Department is giving to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.

    Justine Greening

    The UK has committed a total of £600m to the New Alliance for Food, Security and Nutrition. This includes £480m in funding commitments made through Country Cooperation Frameworks; a £76m contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme and a further £44m for enabling actions. The New Alliance was launched in May 2012 and the full £600m will be spent by the end of 2018.

  • Biography information for Geoffrey Cox – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Biography information for Geoffrey Cox – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Geoffrey Cox on Energy and Climate Change.

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    Gregory Barker

    The supply of LPG is subject to UK competition law under the Competition and Markets Authority.

    The study by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into the off-grid energy market, published in October 2011, found that there is a generally positive initial impact of the Competition Commission (CC) Orders from 2009 to make it easier for consumers to switch Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supplier.

    In April 2012, the OFT also secured voluntary agreements from the major LPG suppliers to make changes to their domestic bulk customer contracts and improve transparency around switching and cancellation rights. These changes apply for both individual tank and metered estate customers.

    The Competition and Markets Authority will continue to keep the Orders under review.

  • Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 in each of the last four years.

    Jeremy Wright

    Possession of indecent images of children is prohibited and the police and courts will rightly take robust action against those who flout the law. The number of offenders found guilty at all courts for the selected offences relating to illegal images of children in England and Wales from 2009 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the table.

    Court proceedings data for 2013 are planned for publication in May 2014.

  • Biography information for Greg Knight – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Biography information for Greg Knight – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Greg Knight on Transport.

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    Stephen Hammond

    We have been involved in negotiations on the Commission’s proposal to amend the General Circulation Directive (maximum weights and dimensions) since they commenced in January, in which we have supported the proposals to enable the introduction of more rounded front designs of HGV lorry cabs to increase fuel efficiency.

    Political agreement on the Presidency text was reached in the Transport Council on 5 June.

  • Sir Peter Bottomley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Sir Peter Bottomley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sir Peter Bottomley on 2014-04-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when and for what reasons Benjamin Mire left his judicial appointment on the property tribunal.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    Mr Mire’s chose to resign as a Valuer Chair of the Southern Property Tribunal on the 16 July 2013 following an investigation into his conduct. The reasons given by Mr Mire form part of the information gathered in the course of a judicial conduct investigation which is confidential and may only be disclosed in certain circumstances as set out in section 139 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.