The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the UK’s liaison officer to Eurocorps was withdrawn.
Mr Julian Brazier
We have no digital record of there being a UK liaison officer to the Eurocorps.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Evans on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS is of using agency nurses from overseas.
Mr Philip Dunne
The information requested is not held by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough on 2016-10-20.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the new platform for providing back-office services to Research Councils will be; when it will be operational; and what plans they have for the safe migration of services to the new platform.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
No decisions have been taken beyond what has already been announced by the Department. The detailed plan will be developed in consultation with Partner Organisations and Unions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2015-11-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the creation of 28 states in South Sudan on the prospects for peace in that region.
Mr Philip Hammond
With our Troika partners, the United States and Norway, we issued a statement on 6th October expressing serious concern at President Kiir’s announcement of 2nd October concerning the creation of 28 states in South Sudan, as it contradicts the Government of South Sudan’s stated commitment to implement the peace agreement. The full text of this statement can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Burrowes on 2015-12-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay before Parliament a report on the steps the Government proposes to take in relation to independent child trafficking advocates, pursuant to section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Karen Bradley
Section 48(7) of the Modern Slavery Act requires the Government to lay before Parliament a report setting out the steps it proposes to take in relation to independent child trafficking advocates within nine months of Royal Assent of the Modern Slavery Act. The Government will publish this report by 16 December, whilst Parliament is sitting.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pauline Latham on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve GP education on skin cancer and dermatology.
Jane Ellison
In 2011, the Department of Health funded Cancer Research UK to work in partnership with the British Association of Dermatologists, to develop a Skin Cancer Toolkit for general practitioners (GPs). The toolkit was launched in 2012 and is currently available to GPs via doctors.net.
In June 2015, the National Institute for Care Excellence published new cancer referral guideline for GPs, including guidance for GPs on investigating patients with signs suggestive of skin cancer. The guideline will continue to support GPs to identify patients with signs and symptoms of suspected cancer, including skin cancer and urgently refer them as appropriate. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in collaboration with Cancer Research UK has worked on a programme of regional update events for GPs to enable GPs to adopt the new guidelines.
More generally, it is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC) to set the standards and outcomes for the education and training of doctors and to approve training curricula to ensure newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide high quality patient care.
The royal colleges, for example the RCGP have responsibility for developing curricula for doctors, in particular postgraduate curricula. Health Education England will work with bodies that set curricula such as the GMC and the RCGP to seek to ensure general practice training meets the needs of patients.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jolly on 2016-02-02.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers of the Royal Navy Police they estimate will be deployed in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, (3) 2017–18, (4) 2018–19, and (5) 2019–20.
Earl Howe
The number of Regular personnel in the Royal Navy Police (RNP) as at 1 April 2015 was 250 Royal Navy and 50 Royal Marines. The Maritime Reserve does not have a Police branch.
The forecast of Regular personnel in the RNP is as follows:
|
April 2016 |
April 2017 |
April 2018 |
April 2019 |
April 2020 |
|
|
Royal Navy |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
240 |
|
Royal Marines |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Notes:
1. Figures from April 2016 are estimates, calculated using 1 April 2015 information, of the future trained regular strength of RNP. Estimates are re-calculated annually using the latest information and therefore may change in future years.
2. All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.
The RNP does not currently recruit from direct entrants; personnel transfer from within the Naval Service. There is a future programme to recruit from a mixture of internal moves and direct entrants; however, it is not possible at present to supply forecast figures for this.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-02-29.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2016 to Question 24298, on Revenue and Customs Greater Manchester, if he will place in the Library the value for money review of the decision made in February 2008.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs has not undertaken a separate value for money review of the decision in February 2008 to close the office at Phoenix House, Oldham. I refer you to my answer of 3 February 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days it took his Department to answer hon. Members’ correspondence on average in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015 and (d) 2016.
Justin Tomlinson
The Cabinet Office publishes information on the performance of Departments and agencies on handling correspondence from hon. Members and peers annually by way of a written statement.
The information for the years that is available, 2013 and 2014, are in the Official Record (13 May 2014: Column 17WS and 3 Jun 2015: Column 15WS, respectively).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academy schools have been re-brokered to other academy sponsors in each year since 2010.
Edward Timpson
There have been 130 academies and free schools (2% of academies) moved from a trust that had not been able to secure necessary improvements, to a strong sponsor. Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) are looking at the appropriate action to take with those that currently have no formal action, working with trusts to improve school performance or looking at sponsor solutions where they feel that the trust is not meeting the required standards.
The table below shows the numbers of academies which have been re-brokered to other academy sponsors, split by academic year.
|
Academic Year |
Number of academies re-brokered to other academy sponsors |
|
2011/12 |
2 |
|
2012/13 |
2 |
|
2013/14 |
13 |
|
2014/15 |
64 |
|
2015/16 |
49 |
|
Total |
130 |
There are 38 academies in the process of moving from a trust that has not been able to secure necessary improvements, to a strong sponsor.
The Department does not hold information on the number of academies which are awaiting re-brokerage. RSCs will work with schools in a number of ways before considering moving them to a new sponsor.