Category: Speeches

  • Lord Bradshaw – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Lord Bradshaw – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bradshaw on 2014-03-27.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many legal cases were decided under Sharia law in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013.

    Lord Faulks

    Sharia law has no jurisdiction here and legal cases are not decided under Sharia law in the United Kingdom’s courts and tribunals. The answer to the question is therefore ‘none’.

    If people choose to use Sharia for the purposes of dispute resolution or to agree a contract, for example, the enforceability of such arrangements will be entirely dependent on the law of the relevant part of the United Kingdom.

    Regardless of religious belief everyone in the United Kingdom is equal before the law of the land.

  • Debbie Abrahams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Debbie Abrahams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent employees of his Department are engaged in forward planning to 2030 for end-of-life care.

    Norman Lamb

    There are currently 2.9 full time equivalent staff in the Department working exclusively on policy areas in Domain 2 of the NHS Outcomes Framework, which includes end of life care.

    Since April 2013, NHS England has been responsible for delivering improvements in end of life care, with Public Health England responsible for providing information and data on this policy area.

    Forward planning for future end of life care needs is considered by all three organisations as part of their responsibility for policy development.

  • The Earl of Dundee – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The Earl of Dundee – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Earl of Dundee on 2014-03-27.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Plenum movement within Bosnia Herzegovina in providing a constructive and peaceful catalyst towards constitutional reform.

    Baroness Warsi

    The protests and plenums are focussing primarily on socio-economic issues, demonstrating the frustration of the population with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) leaders’ failure to implement reforms on issues which matter most to ordinary Bosnians. The UK views these grievances as being rooted in a wider frustration with the functionality of the state, and as indicative of a broader malaise within BiH, which includes the Constitution. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), visited BiH on 27-28 March, and emphasised to BiH’s leadership the importance of their engaging fully with the population’s legitimate calls for change, which will include broader reforms. The UK has made clear, bilaterally and within the EU, that it stands ready to assist BiH’s leaders in implementing a wide range of changes, should BiH’s leaders demonstrate their commitment to engage fully with protesters, and summon the political will to make reforms.

  • Katy Clark – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Katy Clark – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Katy Clark on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian personnel employed at HMNB Clyde are resident in (a) Argyll and Bute, (b) West Dunbartonshire, (c) other parts of Scotland and (d) other parts of the UK.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    As at 9 June 2014, the number of Ministry of Defence civilian personnel employed at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde resident in Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire, other parts of Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom are provided in the table.

    Region

    Number*

    Argyll & Bute

    423

    West Dunbartonshire

    457

    Other Parts of Scotland

    385

    Other Parts of the UK

    15

    Not Known

    5

    Total

    1,285

    * It should be noted that the recording of home addresses by Ministry of Defence civilian personnel is not mandatory and the information above is not verified.

  • Jonathan Reynolds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Jonathan Reynolds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Reynolds on 2014-03-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent assessment is of the success of the zero carbon homes policy; and if he will make a statement.

    Stephen Williams

    Budget 2014 reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to implement zero carbon homes from 2016. In Growth Review 2011 we set out a fair, practical and cost effective approach to zero carbon homes. This made house builders responsible for abating the carbon from energy use from systems which they can control – heating and hot water systems and building services – not the energy use from appliances which they cannot be expected to control. We are taking forward the zero carbon homes policy through a staged approach of steadily strengthening the energy performance requirements in the Building Regulations and through the introduction of cost-effective options for off-site carbon reductions – ‘Allowable Solutions’. Under this Government the energy performance requirements for new homes, the latest of which come into force on 6 April 2014, have been strengthened by around 30% from the previous 2006 standard saving house holder’s fuel bills and cutting carbon emissions.

  • Graham Stringer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Graham Stringer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stringer on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the Healthier Together review of health and care in Greater Manchester.

    Jane Ellison

    The reconfiguration of local health services is a matter for the local National Health Service.

    The Greater Manchester health economy is working to design services to improve quality and sustainability, and ensure improved outcomes for patients.

    Where major service change is proposed, we expect this to be subject to full public consultation.

  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-03-26.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 189W, on the electoral register: Northern Ireland, if he will discuss the lessons from the registration for schools programme in Northern Ireland with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

    Greg Clark

    I have discussed the Northern Ireland schools initiative with the Minister of State for Northern Ireland.

  • Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2014-05-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Sir John Holmes independent medal review began; when the review is due to be completed; whether any preliminary reports (a) have been published and (b) are due to be published; and if he will make a statement.

    Anna Soubry

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

  • Iain McKenzie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Iain McKenzie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain McKenzie on 2014-03-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of houses in the UK that have solar panels.

    Gregory Barker

    The latest published statistics show that as at the end of December 2013, there were 427,897 solar panel installations on domestic properties, representing 97 per cent of the total number of solar panels installed in GB (442,102).

    Statistics to the end of March 2014 will be published at 09:30am on Wednesday 23rd April 2014 on the DECC Statistics webpage:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics.

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  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-12.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when electoral registration officers will be able to impose fixed penalty notices for non-registration.

    Greg Clark

    It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.