The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to check all lorries containing live animals for export at UK ports.
George Eustice
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) takes a risk based approach to vehicle inspection in relation to exports of livestock for slaughter. The Government has no plans to change this approach.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Andy Slaughter on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of state-funded schools have changed their head teacher since September 2011.
David Laws
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cathy Jamieson on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) electricity generators and (b) representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises and consumer groups on proposals to assist small business energy consumers.
Michael Fallon
DECC Ministers and officials meet industry representatives and consumer groups on a regular basis to discuss market issues.
In July last year, No.10 and DECC set up a joint working group with industry and consumer groups to look at ways for improving the transparency and fairness of the energy market for small businesses. At the end of 2013, the working group published the Small Business Energy Communique, an agreement with industry to make it easier for small businesses to get a better deal in the energy market.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/small-business-energy-working-group-communique
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-03-17.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 19W, on the electoral register, with which civic society organisations the Electoral Commission is proactively seeking partnerships for the purpose of increasing electoral registration.
Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it is in the process of contacting a range of organisations, including civic society organisations, and will write to the honourable member once this is complete with the list of organisations that have signed up.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 8 April 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Naraendra Singh Bhati.
James Brokenshire
I wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 20 May 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Jim Cunningham on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) converter academies and (b) maintained schools achieved a higher percentage of students achieving five GCSE A* to C grades than the previous year in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
David Laws
The requested information is publicly available in the 2010/11[1], 2011/12[2] and 2012/13[3] performance tables.
[1] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html
[2] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2012/download_data.html
[3] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2011/download_data.html
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects Mr Andrew Cottrell of Prenton, to undergo his medical examination as part of his application for the personal independence payment.
Mike Penning
The Department cannot respond to the House of Commons with regards to a specific case.
I will write to the hon. Gentleman.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many days the (a) Colne to Blackpool South and (b) Skipton to Leeds lines were closed in each of the last five years.
Stephen Hammond
This is not information that is held by the Department for Transport. This is a matter for Network Rail, who own and operate Britain’s rail network.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to formally abolish probation trusts.
Jeremy Wright
Probation Trusts ceased operating at the end of 31 May 2014. The majority of offenders are now being supervised by staff working in 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies while high risk offenders and those who have committed the most serious offences are being supervised by the National Probation Service. The new structure was tested thoroughly prior to the transition, with staff and cases beginning transfer into the new structure prior to formal transition on 1 June. Formal dissolution of the Probation Trusts will take place following audit of their 2014/15 accounts in the autumn of 2014.
The leadership of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) remain committed to maintaining morale through the effective leadership of change and continued positive engagement across the organisation. Throughout this significant change programme regular communication has been provided across NOMS to keep people informed about the reforms. We understand the challenges large scale reforms such as this can pose, and we are working closely with probation staff to make sure they can raise any issues quickly. Probation staff at all levels are working hard to implement these vital reforms on the ground and we will continue to support them throughout this process.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Barry Sheerman on 2014-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, column 816W, on community schools, how many maintained schools his Department believes to be underperforming.
David Laws
Of the 4,125 maintained mainstream secondary schools, 154 were classified as underperforming in the 2012/13 academic year. Of the 15,351 maintained mainstream primary schools, 767 were classified as underperforming in the 2012/13 academic year.