Category: Speeches

Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-18.

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration rates were in Northern Ireland in each of the last 15 years.

Mr Gary Streeter

The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold data on the electoral registration rate for each of the last 15 years.

However, the Commission has periodically carried out specific research on levels of registration in Northern Ireland. This found that the local government register for Northern Ireland was 83.4% complete in December 2007 and 73% complete in April 2012.

Following the publication of findings for the April 2012 register, a household canvass was conducted in Northern Ireland in autumn 2013. After the canvass, the Commission reviewed the results and concluded that it had been well run and significantly improved the completeness of the register. The Commission’s report can be found here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/166999/Report-on-the-Northern-Ireland-electoral-registration-canvass-2013.pdf

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01/11/2022

Chris Leslie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Attorney General, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Law Officers’ Departments in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

Oliver Heald

In 2013-14 Professor Shute was paid £2,286.30 and Dr Tapley was paid £1,735.70 for consultancy services to HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). There has been no other consultancy spend within that financial year by HMCPSI, the Treasury Solicitor’s Department or the Attorney General’s Office.

The two companies listed below are the only organisations to have been paid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for consultancy work during the last financial year.

SCC £32,316

CIO Partnership Ltd £2,100

Inaddition, two individuals carried out consultancy work for the SFO. The total amount paid for this work was £13,812

The table below details payments made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consultancy firms during the last financial year.

Evolve Business Consultancy	£74,319
Saville Consulting UK Ltd Surrey	£22,008
Triad Group Plc Surrey	£19,260
Deloitte LLP Milton Keynes	£9,661
Hay Group Management Limited	£7,200
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd	£6,398
ASE Consulting Ltd Lancashire	£4,995
Enquin Enviromental Ltd Cardiff	£4,110
HR Lounge Ltd London Total	£3,180
Long and Partners Commissioning Consultancy Ltd	£2,010

This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system, analysing spend against account codes for consultancy and professional services. Expenditure may include some payments for services not covered by the Crown Commercial Service Consultancy Value Programme definition of consultancy but provided by companies categorised as a consultancy firm. Excluded are payments for professional services supplied by third parties not classified as a consultancy firm such as employment agencies, training providers, solicitors, ICT managed service suppliers and freelance consultants engaged directly by the department.

01/11/2022

Justin Tomlinson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Tomlinson on 2014-06-18.

To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions the Government Equalities Office has had with the Home Office about ending domestic abuse and violence against women.

Nicky Morgan

I have regular meetings and discussions with my colleagues on this and other matters affecting women and equality including attending the Violence Against Women and Girls Inter-Ministerial Group, working with ministerial colleagues to coordinate policy on tackling this abhorrent crime. Also, officials from the Government Equalities Office work closely with Home Office colleagues on this policy area and recently co-hosted an event working with employers to recognise and support employees who are victims of domestic violence

01/11/2022
Chris Leslie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

Jenny Willott

Under this Government’s transparency programme, details of spend are published on GOV.UK which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills.

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01/11/2022
John McDonnell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-06-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the G4S contract to provide the Child Maintenance Options programme was underestimated; for what reasons staff in his Department were assisting G4S with its work on this programme; and if he will consider transferring G4S staff under TUPE regulations to his Department.

Steve Webb

Call forecasting volumes used as part of a re-tendering exercise for delivery of the Child Maintenance Options service were based on historic call volume data. From November 2013, Child Maintenance Options became the mandatory gateway for all new applicants to the statutory scheme, which led to an incremental increase in demand.

This, among other recent changes, added an increased level of uncertainty into forecasting call volumes, in anticipation of which the Department has in place planned and agreed business continuity arrangements with the supplier. This includes the use of colleagues from the Department in order to take some calls where volumes exceed contracted levels.

This service was introduced in 2008 and has never been delivered in-house, and there are no plans to do so. Therefore, the transferring of staff under TUPE regulations is not applicable.

01/11/2022

Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Curran on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people of pensionable age there were in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

The information below is arranged by UK Parliamentary constituency.

Constituency	Aged 65+
Aberdeen North	12,983
Aberdeen South	14,123
Airdrie and Shotts	12,923
Angus	17,127
Argyll and Bute	19,487
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	19,258
Banff and Buchan	16,356
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	20,180
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	12,654
Central Ayrshire	17,069
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	13,775
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	13,344
Dumfries and Galloway	21,175
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	18,492
Dundee East	16,407
Dundee West	14,357
Dunfermline and West Fife	15,018
East Dunbartonshire	16,838
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	17,375
East Lothian	17,911
East Renfrewshire	16,362
Edinburgh East	12,577
Edinburgh North and Leith	12,750
Edinburgh South	13,427
Edinburgh South West	13,364
Edinburgh West	16,712
Falkirk	17,690
Glasgow Central	8,907
Glasgow East	13,738
Glasgow North	7,990
Glasgow North East	13,032
Glasgow North West	13,025
Glasgow South	12,824
Glasgow South West	12,735
Glenrothes	15,450
Gordon	15,582
Inverclyde	14,837
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	17,346
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	16,649
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	17,637
Lanark and Hamilton East	17,516
Linlithgow and East Falkirk	17,744
Livingston	14,189
Midlothian	14,074
Moray	17,370
Motherwell and Wishaw	14,490
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	6,021
North Ayrshire and Arran	18,939
North East Fife	16,492
Ochil and South Perthshire	18,394
Orkney and Shetland	8,065
Paisley and Renfrewshire North	14,930
Paisley and Renfrewshire South	14,708
Perth and North Perthshire	19,760
Ross, Skye and Lochaber	13,424
Rutherglen and Hamilton West	15,782
Stirling	15,656
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	14,336
West Dunbartonshire	14,988

Source: General Register Office for Scotland, December 2013

More information can be found on the following link:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/special-area/ukpc.html.

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01/11/2022

Ian Austin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2014-06-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of (a) the number and (b) the cost of staff redundancies resulting from the closure of his Department’s on-site nurseries from September 2014.

Mike Penning

DWP has no staff redundancies as a result of the nursery closures and no associated costs.

01/11/2022
Charlie Elphicke – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-04-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long discussions have been ongoing between HM Revenue and Customs, Network Rail and others on the development of new parking facilities at the Customs House site adjacent to Dover Priory railway station.

Mr David Gauke

HM TREASURY

Charlie Elphicke MP

DOVER

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long discussions have been ongoing between HM Revenue and Customs, Network Rail and others on the development of new parking facilities at the Customs House site adjacent to Dover Priory railway station. 195432

DAVID GAUKE

HM Revenue & Customs does not own the freehold interest in the Custom House site (also known as Priory Court) adjacent to Dover Priory railway station. HMRC occupies the site with the STEPS PFI agreement. While HMRC has been aware of approaches to the freeholder Mapeley for some time, formal discussions have commenced only recently in February 2014.

01/11/2022
Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-17.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid under the Enterprise Initiative Scheme to members of each qualifying wind farm co-operative in each of the last three years.

Nicky Morgan

The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

01/11/2022

Chris Leslie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

Anna Soubry

The Ministry of Defence uses a process called “manpower substitution” to engage temporary staff at agreed fixed rates on a national basis through a number of contracts. Manpower substitutes are employed for up to 11 months to fill vacant, funded posts. The majority are brought in to fill medical and dental requirements at military medical centres to cover for military positions that are vacant due to deployment into operational theatre. This enables the medical services to continue to provide the best possible care to members of the Armed Forces.

The five companies most frequently used by the Ministry of Defence in Financial Year 2013-14 to provide temporary workers, and the associated fees paid to each, are presented in the following table:

Company	Type of worker	Number of Temporary Workers	Fees Paid
HoneyBee	Medical & Dental	790	£3.46m
CastleRock Ltd	Medical & Dental	490	£2.61m
Capita Resourcing	Interim Professionals	320	£2.07m
Hayes	Medical & Dental	190	£0.59m
Reed	Clerical & Admin	160	£0.11m

The figures provided for Capita Resourcing cover the period from April 2013 to March 2014. All other data cover the period April 2013 to February 2014. Data is extracted from the MOD’s centralised Manpower Substitution Service database and does not include any localised arrangements that individual Top Level Budget holders may have with other companies.

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