The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when negotiations with EU member states on the future of EU citizens in the UK will begin.
Mr Robert Goodwill
When the Prime Minister decides to trigger the formal process for the UK’s departure from the EU, the issue of the future status of EU nationals in the UK will form part of those negotiations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s report, Fixing the Foundations; creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, published in July 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) proposed changes to the rail industry and (b) the rail investment programme on productivity.
Claire Perry
The country’s railways are an important enabler of productivity and national prosperity, which is why the Government has committed to delivering investment of a record £38 billion across the country’s network.
We have appointed Sir Peter Hendy as Chair of Network Rail to ensure the rail investment programme is delivered sustainably.
We have also asked Nicola Shaw to advise Government on how we should approach the longer-term future shape and financing of Network Rail. She will publish her final report before Budget 2016. In addition, we have appointed Crossrail chair Terry Morgan to develop a transport and infrastructure skills strategy. We will consider their recommendations in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Spencer on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the average time taken by each Government department to respond to a request by a current or former employee for a job reference.
Matthew Hancock
This information is not held centrally. The provision of employee references is the responsibility of each departmental employer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Cox on 2016-01-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients attending each A&E department in the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust were seen within four hours in each of the last three years.
Jane Ellison
The information is not available in the format requested. Information is available by National Health Service trust and can be found using the following link.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2016-01-29.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative, what are their policies for the decentralisation of civil servants.
Lord Bridges of Headley
The Civil Service has a significant presence across the UK and we are considering how new government hubs, in strategic locations across the country, will help to make sure that we have an efficient and effective Civil Service at the same time as we consolidate the government estate.
Any proposed relocation is done based on the operational needs of Departments.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s wellness strategy is.
Justin Tomlinson
DWP recognises the importance of good health and wellbeing and the positive impact this has on employee morale, engagement and performance.
We have in place a comprehensive range of policies and measures to encourage and help employees.
Particular interventions include:
An Occupational Health service which supports employees during periods of ill health and absence, enabling them to remain in work/return to work more quickly.
An Employee Assistance Programme which offers immediate support for employees on a wide range of issues.
We also provide employees with access to a range of advice on our dedicated Wellbeing site.
And we have a longstanding, active network of 2,000 volunteer Wellbeing Champions, who arrange and deliver a large number of local events.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2016-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to answer the letter to him dated 9 February from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms M Hamilton.
Mr David Lidington
The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) replied to the letter from the Hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Sir Gerald Kaufman) of 9 February with regard to Ms M Hamilton on 22 March.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Berkeley on 2016-04-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans HS2 has for using secondary aggregates for the construction of Phase 1.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
As part of our overall sustainability policy for HS2, we plan to use both secondary and re-cycled aggregates in structures which are designed with concrete. Their use, along with the types of concrete to be used, will be dependent on the specific design characteristics of individual HS2 structures and will be subject to the detailed design process in due course. The design process will also take into account other important sustainable factors such as material availability and logistics.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bradshaw on 2016-06-07.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the Office of Road and Rail has adequately evaluated the impact of inter-city trains on the East Coast Main Line sharing the tracks approaching London with Thameslink services providing 24 trains per hour through the core section.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
No such assessment has been made by the Government. However, in making its own assessment, the Office of Road and Rail were aware of the requirements of the planned Thameslink service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Tomlinson on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the existing regulatory regime relating to the will writing industry.
Sir Oliver Heald
In 2013 the Legal Services Board (LSB) recommended that will writing be made a reserved legal activity, so that only authorised persons under the Legal Services Act 2007 could provide this service. The Government at that time considered that the evidence provided in the LSB report did not adequately demonstrate that reservation was the best solution to the identified problems in the will writing market, or that other measures had been sufficiently exhausted in seeking to address these problems.
We will consider any recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) when they publish their Legal Services Market Study. The CMA’s interim report published on 8 July made reference to a need to consider possible changes to the current regulatory framework.