The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz Kendall on 2016-01-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people of each gender work in her Department.
Mr Desmond Swayne
DFID provides quarterly reports to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The information provided at 31 December was as follows:
|
Gender |
Headcount |
|
Male |
914 |
|
Female |
1152 |
|
Total |
2066 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department spent on advertising to raise awareness of the dangers of drug driving in 2014-15.
Andrew Jones
In 2014-15 the Department’s THINK! Drug Drive campaign supported the drug drive legislation change by informing an ‘all adult’ audience about the new law and its consequences using PR and local press ads. In addition, we targeted those most likely to drug drive (young males aged 17-34) to challenge and deter them from drug driving, using radio, digital display, video on demand and outdoor advertising.
The total spent on advertising was £1.4m.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Tonge on 2016-02-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define the word illegal” with reference to the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.”
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party, prohibits an occupying power from transferring its own civilian population into occupied territory. Consequently, settlements are illegal under international law. The UK’s position on the settlements is clear. They are illegal, present an obstacle to peace and take us further away from a two-state solution.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Ellman on 2016-03-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by police forces for driving on a motorway lane closed with a red X in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
Mike Penning
Information on the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued by police forces for driving on a motorway lane closed with a red X is not available.
Driving in a motorway lane closed with a red X comes under the broader offence category ‘neglect of traffic signs’ and cannot be separately identified.
The Home Office has issued no formal guidance or instructions to the police on the enforcement of non-compliance of red X light signals. The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for the police, as determined locally and based on local priorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with dementia have access to appropriate treatment and support.
Jane Ellison
Dementia is a key priority for the government.
That is why in February 2015, the Prime Minister launched his new Challenge on Dementia 2020 to make sure that dementia care, support, awareness and research are transformed by 2020. The Challenge Implementation Plan, published in March 2016, set out the actions partners across health and care will take to ensure commitments in the 2020 Challenge are delivered. These include:
― every person diagnosed with dementia having meaningful care following their diagnosis, which supports them and those around them;
― information made available locally on post-diagnosis services and how these can be accessed;
― access to relevant advice and support to help and advice on what happens after a diagnosis and the support available through the journey; and
― carers of people with dementia being made aware of and offered the opportunity for respite, education, training, emotional and psychological support so that they feel able to cope with their caring responsibilities and to have a life alongside caring.
Alongside the Implementation Plan the Department has published, together with key dementia stakeholders, a “Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support”. This sets out the key principles of good quality post-diagnostic care for people with dementia. All partners across the health and social care system are working to deliver services in line with the Joint Declaration and Implementation Plan.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Deidre Brock on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were prevented from travelling to the UK by the authority to carry scheme in each month of its operation.
James Brokenshire
The Authority to Carry Scheme 2015, made under sections 22 and 23 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, entered into force on 31 March 2015. Our records indicate that for each full month of its operation to date the number of individuals in respect of whom a carrier was refused authority to carry to the UK has been as follows:
|
Month/Year |
Number of individuals in respect of whom a carrier was refused authority to carry to the UK |
|
April/15 |
67 |
|
May/15 |
56 |
|
June/15 |
77 |
|
July/15 |
77 |
|
August/15 |
80 |
|
September/15 |
90 |
|
October/15 |
106 |
|
November/15 |
92 |
|
December/15 |
89 |
|
January/16 |
69 |
|
February/16 |
61 |
|
March/16 |
79 |
|
April/16 |
82 |
|
May/16 |
107 |
|
Total: 1,132 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
Individuals liable to be subject of a refusal of authority to carry include those who have been excluded from the UK, who have been deported from the UK and those who are using an invalid travel document such as a lost, stolen or cancelled passport.
The details of the Scheme are published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/authority-to-carry-scheme-2015
The operation of the Scheme is just one part of the Government’s multi-layered approach to border security.
This includes the Home Secretary’s power to excluded individuals whose presence in the UK she considers is not conducive to the public good or is justified on public security grounds; a visa regime where applicants are subject to checks before a visa is issued and applications may be refused; guidance to airlines to help them decide who is incorrectly documented and should not travel to the UK and checks on all passengers arriving at the border on scheduled services which can result in refusal of entry to the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on securing infrastructure funding for projects in Northern Ireland when the UK withdraws from the EU.
Kris Hopkins
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has regular discussions with colleagues on a range of issues regarding the UK’s exit from the European Union.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed on 13 August that European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) projects signed before the Autumn Statement will be fully funded, even when these projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.
For projects signed after the Autumn Statement, the Government will work with the devolved administrations on funding arrangements to allow them to prioritise projects within their devolved responsibilities. As we transition to longer-term arrangements, we will ensure the devolved administrations are treated fairly and that their circumstances are taken into account.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Dugher on 2016-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding per head has been allocated for childcare in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) the UK in the financial years (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
Caroline Dinenage
Funding for the free early years entitlements is allocated on a local authority basis. In 2016-17, the relevant hourly funding rates per child were as follows:
|
LAs |
Three and Four Year old Entitilement |
Two year old entitlement |
|
Barnsley |
£3.99 |
£4.85 |
|
Bradford |
£5.19 |
£4.85 |
|
Calderdale |
£4.15 |
£4.85 |
|
Doncaster |
£3.87 |
£4.85 |
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
£4.40 |
£4.85 |
|
Kingston upon Hull City of |
£4.20 |
£4.85 |
|
Kirkless |
£4.37 |
£4.85 |
|
Leeds |
£4.09 |
£4.85 |
|
North East Lincolnshire |
£3.72 |
£4.85 |
|
North Lincolnshire |
£4.39 |
£4.85 |
|
North Yorkshire |
£4.49 |
£4.85 |
|
Rotherham |
£4.07 |
£4.85 |
|
Sheffield |
£4.51 |
£4.85 |
|
Wakefield |
£4.14 |
£4.85 |
|
York |
£3.63 |
£4.85 |
The figures given above relate to England. Childcare policy for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is devolved. In 2016-17, the national average hourly funding rate paid by the Department for Education to local authorities in England, is £4.51 for three and four-year-olds and £5.09 for two-year-olds.
All funding rates for three and four-year-olds are exclusive of the Early Years Pupil Premium which is an additional funding stream for disadvantaged children.
The new funding rates under our proposed early years national funding formula from 2017-18, can be found here:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is recorded for primary and secondary breast cancer by the Cancer Registry on (a) diagnosis dates, (b) stage at diagnosis, (c) age and (d) gender of person at diagnosis.
Jane Ellison
Public Health England (PHE) is responsible for collecting cancer data to support national cancer registration in England and recognises the importance of collecting data on recurrent breast cancer; however data on the number of people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer is not currently available. Pilot work undertaken in April 2012 in acute trusts has improved the reporting for breast cancer recurrence and metastasis to the National Cancer Registration Service (NCRS). In order to drive up data completeness for the submissions to the NCRS, monthly reports on data quality and completeness of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset are made available to all acute providers.
Since the completion of the pilot project the NCRS in PHE has been working with all acute National Health Service providers in England to improve the reporting of breast cancer recurrence. The collection of this particular item of data remains challenging because relapsed patients may represent in many different ways and through many referral routes.
Further work is being scoped by NHS England and PHE based on the recommendation in the recent Independent Cancer Taskforce report to establish robust surveillance systems to collect this data on all cancers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2015-12-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each local authority in the Greater Manchester area have been transferred from tax credits to universal credit.
Priti Patel
The process of transferring people from Tax Credits to Universal Credit (UC) has not yet begun.
We are rolling out Universal Credit (UC) in a careful and controlled manner – an approach that was endorsed by the Major Projects Authority. Our plan is that existing benefit and tax credit claimants will be migrated to UC by 2020/21. Further details will be made available in due course.