The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff of each grade were employed at HM Prison Northumberland on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
Jeremy Wright
The information requested could not be obtained within the timescale. I will write to the Member in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Ainsworth on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in re-basing those elements of the armed forces based in Germany; and what recent discussions he has had with German federal and regional authorities on the practical logistics involved in such a withdrawal.
Dr Andrew Murrison
Significant progress has been made on the withdrawal of British troops from Germany. Having closed Celle Station in 2012, the closures of the Rheindahlen Military Complex and Münster Station were completed in 2013, and Hameln Station will close by December 2014. The programme remains on track to deliver, enabling us to close and release Elmpt and Herford Stations by December 2015, followed by the closure of Hohne and Fallingbostel Stations before March 2016.
We have already reduced our military numbers in Germany by 33% through the programme of preliminary moves and unit disbandments, and the first tranche of major unit moves and re-roling from Germany will occur in 2015. These moves will result in a reduction of up to 70% of troops by the end of 2015, exceeding the Strategic Defence and Security Review target of bringing back half of those personnel based in Germany by 2015. The remaining troops will relocate by 2019, as part of our intent to base the three high readiness Reaction Force Brigades on Salisbury Plain.
The Secretary of State for Defence met with the German Defence Minister, Frau Dr Ursula von der Leyen, on 13 January to discuss a number of issues, including the withdrawal of our troops from Germany. More widely, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to liaise with the German authorities at a number of levels: through Ministers and officials in the UK: the Defence Attaché in the British Embassy in Berlin; and the General Officer Commanding British Forces Germany, other regional British Commanders and a network of in-country liaison officers. MOD officials are also liaising with their German counterparts to assist in finding alternative uses for the facilities that will be vacated by the British Forces.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, column 998, if he will publish the terms of reference for the New Climate Economy report.
Gregory Barker
The New Climate Economy study was launched last September and is due to be published in September 2014, ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York that month.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Smith on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vulnerable prisoners are held in dedicated vulnerable prisoner accommodation.
Jeremy Wright
The term "vulnerable prisoner" covers a wide range of prisoner types/characteristics but broadly these are those who need protection from themselves and other prisoners for a variety of reasons, including the nature of their offence, debt or conflicts outside or within the prison.
Our approach to managing these prisoners varies according to the nature of why they are deemed as vulnerable and is dependent on specific offending needs.
The number of prisoners in England and Wales who are identified as vulnerable is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would involve contacting every prison directly in order to request how many prisoners each prison has identified, or is managing, as a vulnerable prisoner.
All closed prisons in England and Wales have the facility to accommodate vulnerable prisoners in designated accommodation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much work from outside the Hull region was undertaken by staff in the Hull Official Receiver’s office in the last 12 months.
Jenny Willott
The Official Receiver’s office in Hull imported 866 cases from outside the Hull region in the last 12 months.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change in the percentage of working age population employed by the public sector was in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland between 2012 and 2013.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-04-28.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of guarantees made under the UK Guarantees Scheme to date.
Danny Alexander
Three guarantees and one Stand-by Facility have been signed under the UK Guarantees Scheme with a total value of £1,090,800,000.
Any guarantees signed are reported to Parliament as required by the legislation, Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012, underpinning the Scheme and can also be found on the gov.uk website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with the Fire Brigades Union on calculating pension entitlement for firefighters using length of service rather than age in the last six months.
Brandon Lewis
The transitional protection arrangements for the firefighters’ pension schemes are set out in the Proposed Final Agreement which was published in May 2012. The transitional protections use age to calculate a member’s entitlement to protection.
There has been recent correspondence with the Fire Brigades Union on the scope and timing of discussions on this issue. Copies of this correspondence can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-scheme-reforms.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who all the core participants in the Al-Sweady Inquiry were; and what the name and firm was of each of those participants’ legal representatives.
Mr Mark Francois
The following Iraqi nationals have been designated as core participants in the Al-Sweady Inquiry as they were either detained, or are related to those who died, during the engagements on 14 May 2004. All are represented by Public Interest Lawyers (PIL):
1. Hamzah Joudah Faraj ALMALJE
2. Mahdi Jasim Abdullah AL-BEHADILI
3. Ibrahim Gattan Hasan AL-ISMAEELI
4. Kadhim Abbas Lafta AL-BEHADILI
5. Abbas Abd Ali Abdulridha AL-HAMEEDAWI
6. Ahmed Jabbar Hammood AL-FURAIJI
7. Hussein Fadhil Abbas AL-BEHADILI
8. Atiyah Sayyid Abdulridha AL-BAIDHANI
9. Hussein Gubari Ali AL-LAMI
10. Kahz’al Jabratallah Khalad Mulla AL-HELFI
11. Hatar Moutashar Zeidan Shamekhy AL-LAMI
12. Khudhur Al-Swaiedi
13. Jasem Khalloufi Khreibet Al Alyawi AL-JAMINDARI
14. Ali Ati Raheemah AL-MOZANI
15. Rashak AL-AMSHANI
16. Sabrah Maryoosh HUSSEIN
17. Kamil Mowat Mohammed AL-MOZANI
18. Saad Radhi Khafeef AL-KEEMY
19. Yousef Ouda BADAY
20. Qassim Ghelan Neema Sahn AL-MAJIDI
21. Bareq Mohammed Hussein AL-KHALIFA
22. Ahmed Mshatat KAZEM
23. Karam Yaseen Laheet Sneshee AL-MOZANI
24. Zahra Resan MUHSIN
25. Abdelzahra Atti DAWOOD
26. Mahud Jihaijeh Dawood AL-MOZANI
27. Ali Jaseeb Ghazi AL-MUHAMMADAWI
28. Jabra Abdulah MOHSIN
29. Nasser Ali Husain AL-DOUGHAAN
The remaining Iraqi witnesses, most of whom are also represented by PIL, are considered by the Inquiry to be witnesses rather than core participants.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is also a core participant in the Inquiry as it is the Government Department that was responsible for the conduct of the British Servicemen who are the subject of allegations.
Although the Treasury Solicitor’s Department is not a core participant, the Inquiry Chairman has accorded them equivalent status in recognition of the very large number (over 500) of current and former service personnel that they represent in this Inquiry.
A smaller number of military witnesses were either unrepresented or represented by Kennedy’s and are considered witnesses, not core participants.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dominic Raab on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 10 January 2013, Official Report, column 424W, on fossil fuels: imports, how much (a) oil and (b) gas was exported from the UK to (i) Russia, (ii) Norway, (iii) the Middle East and (iv) Latin America in each year from 2002 to 2013.
Michael Fallon
The table below shows the export of oil and gas from the UK to Russia, Norway, the Middle East and Latin America for the years 2002 to 2013.
Export of crude oil (thousand tonnes)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
Norway |
77 |
287 |
648 |
948 |
302 |
1222 |
407 |
355 |
344 |
158 |
236 |
323 |
|
Latin America |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
824 |
751 |
672 |
274 |
1107 |
Source: HMRC
Note: ‘-‘ less than 5.
No exports of oil were recorded to Russia or the Middle East
Export of gas (GWh)
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
Norway |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
153 |
389 |
266 |
158 |
125 |
49 |
20 |
Source: DECC
There was no gas exported to Russia, Middle East and Latin America by the UK.
Exports to Norway commenced in 2007.