The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications from residents of Ashfield constituency received in the last three months were not processed by HM Passport Office in three weeks.
James Brokenshire
Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not hold the information in the form requested. The
cost of providing it from individual applicant data held would be
disproportionate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-04-10.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT431NB claims have been submitted in each of the last 32 quarters.
Mr David Gauke
Data on these forms is not kept on a quarterly basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brent Central of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 445W, on HMP Verne, in which prison establishment for how long each person detained has been held.
Karen Bradley
It is not possible to provide detail of how long those held in prison
establishments have been detained without the examination of individual records
at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rushanara Ali on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has he made of the proportion of youth services commissioned by local authorities from (a) in-house bids from directly-funded providers, (b) voluntary organisation and (c) private-sector companies in each year since 2010.
Mr Nick Hurd
Local authorities are expected to make arrangements for continuity of provision of services and activities to young people throughout any commissioning activity. Statutory guidance on this duty was issued by the Department for Education in July 2012.
Local authorities are required to submit to Government separate budget and outturn statements outlining planned and actual expenditure for their education and children’s social care functions annually. This includes spend information on youth work and youth services, however this information does not allow a complete breakdown by different categories of organisation to be calculated.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dominic Raab on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the per capita spending on prison officers was in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Jeremy Wright
Information on the average total salary cost, including national insurance and pension contributions, of a prison officer as at 31 March each year since 2010 is contained in the table below.
Mean Annual Pay Cost of Prison Officers, Including Employer National Insurance and Pension Contributions – as at 31 March, 2010 to 2014
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Year – At 31st March |
Mean Annual Pay Cost (Nominal) |
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2010 |
32,747 |
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2011 |
34,024 |
|
2012 |
34,951 |
|
2013 |
35,608 |
|
2014 |
36,157 |
The pay costs shown are for Band 3 Prison Officers and their equivalents and include basic salary and local pay allowance where applicable.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Spellar on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers in his last met their counterparts from (a) Norway, (b) Finland and (c) Sweden.
Dr Andrew Murrison
Defence Ministers meet their counterparts regularly at multinational meetings throughout the year. The Secretary of State for Defence most recently met the Defence Ministers of Norway, Finland and Sweden at the Northern Group meeting in Helsinki in December 2013, and I had a bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Sweden at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting in Luxemboug in April 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Duddridge on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the insurance industry on the behaviour and attitudes of novice drivers.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The number of young people being killed on our roads is far too high and we are determined to tackle this issue. It is an issue which, understandably, features prominently in the range of representations which we receive about road safety generally.
As part of our consideration of the way forward, we met the insurance industry on 27 January 2014 to discuss novice drivers and, in particular, our proposed research into the role which telematics can play in changing the behaviours and attitudes of new drivers. My officials regularly talk to the insurance industry and current discussions are aimed at encouraging participation in the research project before we can get it underway. We will publish the results of the research when they are available.
We will also publish the findings of the focus groups comprising parents, young people and employers which we undertook in order to get a better understanding of the issues from their perspective.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his Answer of 14 January 2013, Official Report, column 481W, on biofuels, is biomass feedstock origin recorded in the renewable energy planning database; and what his policy is on the use of biomass feedstock sourced from outside the UK.
Michael Fallon
Biomass feedstock origin is not recorded in the renewable energy planning database but this information is required to be submitted as part of the reporting requirements for biomass and bioliquids under the Renewables Obligation and is published annually by Ofgem.
With regards to bioliquids, the Renewable Energy Directive sets out the sustainability requirements which must be complied with in order to receive financial support. The key considerations of land use criteria and greenhouse gas balance are required to be met by both domestic and imported feedstock.
In the case of solid and gaseous biomass, the UK has established its own criteria which include a minimum of 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) lifecycle saving against the average EU fossil electricity grid intensity. Transport related carbon emissions as well as any direct land use change, whether in the UK or elsewhere, are considered as part of the GHG lifecycle assessment for biomass electricity.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres (a) do and (b) do not have wifi access for jobseekers to use.
Esther McVey
The Digital Jobcentres project will modernise the Jobcentre digital infrastructure by delivering WiFi and Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network. From now until the end of October, we will be installing WiFi and new Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network.
The following 39 Jobcentres already have WiFi available for jobseekers to use:
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By the end of October 2014, the remaining offices in the Jobcentre network will have WiFi installed and available for jobseekers to use.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Icelandic counterpart on strengthening UK-Icelandic business relations.
Mr David Lidington
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) met both the Icelandic Prime Minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, and Foreign Minister, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, in London in September and November 2013 respectively. They discussed a range of topics, including the increasingly strong and productive trade relationship between the UK and Iceland.
The UK remains committed to a robust commercial relationship with Iceland, and there are many lucrative areas of trade and investment that we continue to cooperate on closely, such as fish-processing in Humberside and the proposed IceLink electricity interconnector.