The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Kinnock on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government official or Minister discussed with the Crown Estate its decision not to report the incident of 13 March 2016 at Windsor Great Park involving Prince Andrew to the police.
John Penrose
There have been no discussions by Ministers or Government officials with the Crown Estate regarding its decision on this matter.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-09-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of the People’s Republic of China about releasing all human rights lawyers detained since July 2015, ceasing the harassment of lawyers and activists, and upholding the rule of law.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We have repeatedly raised our concerns with the Chinese authorities about the detention, arrest and disappearance of Chinese lawyers and human rights defenders. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Reading West (Mr Sharma), raised their cases most recently with the Chinese Ambassador on 1 August. We urge the Chinese authorities to release the detained lawyers and ensure all detainees have access to legal counsel of their choice.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Adams on 2016-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with commercial banks and other providers of Radio Frequency Identification-enabled cards on (a) incidents of contactless card fraud and (b) prevention of such fraud.
Margot James
Since his appointment, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has had no discussions with commercial banks and other providers of RFID-enabled cards about incidents of contactless card fraud or their prevention.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rupa Huq on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People of 27 October 2015, Official Report, column 101WH, what assessment he has made of the reason for the high proportion of young people receiving benefit sanctions.
Priti Patel
The department has not made a specific assessment of this. All claimants are required to meet the same conditionality rules regardless of age.
Jobseekers are only asked to meet reasonable requirements taking into account their circumstances and capability. These requirements are clearly explained and agreed by jobseekers with their Work Coach and set out in their individually tailored Claimant Commitment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2015-12-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the new Cancer Drugs Fund will increase patient access to medicines for acute myeloid leukaemia.
George Freeman
NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting jointly on draft proposals on the future direction of the Cancer Drugs Fund.
The consultation was published on 19 November 2015 and is open until 11 February 2016. It states that it is looking to put in place a solution that ensures patients have routine access to a greater range of cancer drugs, including earlier access to innovative drugs, while ensuring that cost-effectiveness is maintained. Further information is available at:
www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/cdf-consultation
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Howlett on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the licensing enforcement powers available to local authorities to ensure that pubs do not act as clubs without permission.
Karen Bradley
Licensing authorities and the police already have a range of enforcement powers under the Licensing Act 2003. These are sufficient to prevent pubs operating without relevant permissions. These include powers which licensing authorities have to impose conditions on a premises licence or revoke a premises licence where appropriate. They are responsible for making decisions based on what is appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. These are the prevention of crime and disorder; public safety; the prevention of public nuisance; and the protection of children from harm.
Licensable activities include not only the sale of alcohol but also regulated entertainment such as a performance of live music and any playing of recorded music among other entertainments. While the rules on regulated entertainment on licensed premises were recently relaxed so that permission is only required for such events when they occur outside the hours of 08.00 and 23.00 or when there are more than 500 people in attendance, an applicant for a premises licence should set out in an operating schedule the licensable activities they intend to hold on the premises.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sammy Wilson on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide further support for people with mental health problems in returning to work.
Justin Tomlinson
The Department for Work and Pensions lead on support for people with mental health problems in getting back to work. Over the next three years, we are investing over £40 million to develop the evidence base on what works in supporting those with mental health conditions get back to work/return to work through a series of trials
Further support is available through the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service. Last year, Access to Work supported 1630 people who declared a Mental Health condition as their Primary Medical Condition – a 15% increase on 2013/14 and a record number for the programme
Our wider employment programmes provide those with mental health conditions with the appropriate support to find work. Work Choice is an employment programme is specifically for those with a disability or health condition. Up to September 2015, of the 14,290 starters who declared either a Severe or Mild to Moderate Mental Health condition as their Primary Disability, 6,650 (over 46%) have achieved a job outcome.
(BIS) Support is not restricted to employees, as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is evaluating the impact of short, part-time adult education courses on people with mild to moderate mental health problems.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Civil Aviation Authority’s proposal to increase the fee for holding aerial displays on the viability of the aerial display industry.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Civil Aviation Authority has consulted publicly on proposed air display and low flying permission charges. After this consultation, the Civil Aviation Authority would need to consult the Secretary of State, before making the scheme. When the Civil Aviation Authority consults the Secretary of State on any scheme, he will consider that scheme, including considering possible impacts on the viability of the aerial display industry.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the number of (a) UK firms based in Wales that trade with other EU member states and (b) people employed by those firms.
Anna Soubry
HMRC Regional Trade Statistics on the number of firms trading with the EU are publically available through the UKTradeInfo website.
HM Treasury has published estimates of the number of UK jobs linked to EU exports broken down by region. These are available through the GOV.UK website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-05-03.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.
Matthew Hancock
The Cabinet Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have incurred nil expenditure on infraction proceedings before the European Court of Justice.
Figures held centrally by the Cabinet Office are set out below, which show costs incurred by other government departments in engaging counsel as a result of infraction proceedings issued against the UK before the Court.
|
2010/2011 |
2011/2012 |
2012/2013 |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 (year to date) |
|
|
BIS |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
CO |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DCLG |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DCMS |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DECC |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DEFRA |
Nil |
£1,740.00 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
£8,791.61 |
£966.66 |
|
DfE |
£780.00 |
3,630.00 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DfT |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DFID |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
DH |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
NIl |
NIl |
|
DWP |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
FCO |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
HMT (HMRC) |
£687.50 |
£3,797.50 |
£16,610.67 |
£24,004.95 |
£6,749.99 |
£9,834.99 |
Nil |
|
HO |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
MoD |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
MoJ |
Nil |
Nil |
£2,520.00 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
NIO |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
SO |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
WO |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
*The above represents all data held. We do not hold financial records on these matters before FY 2010/2011.
The UK has never been fined by the European Court of Justice as a result of infraction proceedings.
Costs for departments include costs incurred by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which they are the lead department. While some departments will have incurred ad hoc costs in the pre-litigation stage of infraction proceedings, and costs associated with the attendance of government officials at infraction hearings, the cost of identifying that data would be disproportionate.
Departments do not quantify the cost of time spent by government officials throughout the infractions process.