The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter of 17 February 2016 from the hon. Member for Walsall North on local government expenditure in the Walsall borough.
Mr Marcus Jones
DCLG has not received a letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North dated 17 February 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mancroft on 2016-03-23.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people diagnosed with hepatitis C are eligible for treatment under the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance for new direct acting antiviral drugs.
Lord Prior of Brampton
Based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) modelling, NHS England has planned for 10,000 patients to be treated in 2016/17. No national registry exists for hepatitis C and as a result NICE estimates that the NHS should be treating 10,000 people based on the total number of people diagnosed with hepatitis C, their genotype, their treatment history and their disease severity, all of which impact on treatment eligibility.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the potential effect of the latest version of the Fourth Railway Package would be on the ability of his Department to directly award passenger service contracts to public sector operators, as defined by section 25(1) of the Railways Act 1993.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Fourth Railway Package has no impact on this provision of domestic primary legislation, which prohibits the award of passenger rail franchises to public sector operators. The EU legislation would not itself prohibit awards to public service operators if in future the domestic prohibition were removed. Similarly, section 30 of the Railways Act 1993, which puts the franchising authority under a duty to secure the continuity of services – including by directly operating the services – will continue to apply.
The current text of the Fourth Railway Package permits direct awards, including to public sector operators, in a range of circumstances including where they can be justified by the characteristics of the network and potential benefits to passengers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2016-06-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which EU (a) legislative and (b) other proposals her Department is leading negotiations on for the Government in the Council of the EU.
James Brokenshire
The Home Office is responsible, along with the Ministry of Justice, for negotiating EU legislation in the Justice and Home Affairs area. The Home Office provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals defined by the terms of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees, which can be found online.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2016-09-05.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that regular updates of the list of Tier 4 visa sponsors are published when sponsors are found not to be compliant with government requirements.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The register of licensed Tier 4 sponsors is published daily and will continue to be. Sponsors that lose their licence as a result of non-compliance are removed from the published list of sponsors.
No information is routinely published regarding sponsors found not to be compliant. In January 2015 data was published showing Tier 4 sponsors whose status appeared as revoked from 2010 to 2014. This information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tier-4-sponsors-whose-status-appeared-as-revoked-from-2010-to-2014
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Coyle on 2016-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to advertise the independence of Crimestoppers to encourage more people, particularly young people, to come forward with information on crime.
Sarah Newton
The Home Office has provided grant funding of £770,500k in this financial year to support the work of Crimestoppers to encourage the public to report information on crime.
In addition, this year we are also working closely with Crimestoppers to support the re-development of their ‘Fearless’ campaign and website which is targeted at encouraging children and young people to report crime, including through work in schools to raise awareness of the risks and consequences of knife crime.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with shooting bodies on ensuring an effective trap is developed to replace the Fenn trap.
Rory Stewart
Defra officials have held discussions with representatives of the shooting bodies, trap manufacturers and retailers to discuss alternatives to the Fenn trap. Defra is in the process of approving a replacement trap and has funded testing on a further two traps.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Tami on 2015-12-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to work with the Department for Education on increasing awareness in schools of stem cell donation.
Jane Ellison
The Department funds charities such as Anthony Nolan who have campaigns to promote awareness in schools.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-01-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to the public purse of immigration holding and removal centres in each of the last three years.
James Brokenshire
Detention costs are published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which are available from the Vote Office
Costs (£,000):
2014-15 £136,926
2013-14 £143,549
2012-13 £132,696
Included in this figure are the accommodation costs – building, staff, catering, bedding – for the services provided under both private contracts and by Central Government. Also included are the cost of holding individuals in police cells, where an individual is subsequently transferred to Immigration Enforcement.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has accrued to the public purse from the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in each of the last five complete financial years.
Brandon Lewis
This information is set out in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts. The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre was valued during March 2010 and the total valuation was reported at £25,000,000. It was valued again during March 2015 and the total valuation was reported at £38,500,000. Dividend payments received by the Department from the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre trading fund for the five years are as set out below:-
2010-11 – £1,200,000
2011-12 – £1,200,000
2012-13 – £2,250,000 (exceptional dividend received due to Olympic event)
2013-14 – £1,500,000
2014-15 – £1,500,000.