The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord West of Spithead on 2016-09-06.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether RFA Diligence has been fully manned since her refit in 2015.
Earl Howe
Since the refit that completed in February 2015, RFA DILIGENCE has not been fully manned by Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel. In addition, personnel supplied by contractors ensure that the safety and integrity of the ship is maintained until she goes out of service in December 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-10-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to regulate dance movement psychotherapy.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Government is committed to proportionate regulation of healthcare professions. Whilst statutory regulation is sometimes necessary where significant risks to users of services cannot be mitigated in other ways, it is not always the most proportionate or effective means of assuring the safe and effective care of service users.
Occupational and professional groups that are not subject to statutory regulation, such as Dance Movement Psychotherapists, may consider setting up a voluntary register. The Professional Standards Authority accredits those registers that meet its standards, providing patients, the public and employers with assurance about the standards and competence of registrants.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2015-10-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of the Government’s proposal to freeze the repayment threshold for plan 2 student loans on the amount of money likely to be paid back over the 30 year repayment period.
Joseph Johnson
The assessment of additional loan repayments has been set out in the published consultation document which is published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/freezing-the-student-loan-repayment-threshold
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charles Walker on 2015-11-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he or officials of his Department have had with Dr Salim Munayer and Musalah on prospects for reconciliation between Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not had discussions specifically with Dr Salim Munayer and Musaleh on prospects for reconciliation between Israel and Palestine. However we fund several projects through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund which aim to foster reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. For example, we support the Peres Centre project to train Palestinian doctors in Israeli hospitals. This not only provides advanced training but also creates people to people relations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Countess of Mar on 2015-12-02.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 22 July (HL1265), how they reconcile their claim that 95 per cent of the cabin air samples taken in the Cranfield air quality study showed no detectable amounts of tri-cresyl phosphate (TCP) or tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate (TOCP) when Part 2 of the final report shows that TCP and TOCP were detected in 25 per cent of the 100 samples.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The study itself concludes that “It is notable that no detectable amount of TOCP or other TCPs were found in over 95% of the cabin air samples.” The Government has taken this peer-reviewed finding at face value and sees no reason to dispute the conclusions of the report.
The study was published in two parts, Part 1 containing the conclusions and Part 2 setting out the raw data. During analysis some of the data samples in Part 2 were discounted from the study due to various reasons such as fault with the equipment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-01-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of Greater Manchester City Deal procurement contracts have been given to SMEs in the Greater Manchester area.
James Wharton
The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect this data on contracts awarded by local authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged up to three years old were taken into care in the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the reasons why those children were taken into care.
Edward Timpson
The number of children aged 0-3 years, that started to be looked after in the last five years ending 31 March, and the main reason why they entered care, is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.
|
Category of need |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Abuse or neglect |
6,880 |
7,350 |
7,430 |
7,380 |
7,270 |
|
Child’s disability |
50 |
50 |
60 |
50 |
50 |
|
Parents illness or disability |
520 |
550 |
480 |
500 |
460 |
|
Family in acute stress |
690 |
710 |
740 |
740 |
670 |
|
Family dysfunction |
1,460 |
1,560 |
1,710 |
1,840 |
1,730 |
|
Socially unacceptable behaviour |
50 |
40 |
70 |
70 |
60 |
|
Low income |
20 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
|
Absent parenting |
260 |
210 |
190 |
150 |
160 |
|
Total number of looked after children aged 0-3 years, in England |
9,910 |
10,500 |
10,690 |
10,740 |
10,420 |
Source: SSDA903
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Monaghan on 2016-02-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for consent have been determined by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since 2010.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has given consent for five Oil Transfer Licences since 2010 and all remain extant.
The MCA has made determination on 800 formal applications for Ship-to-Ship Transfers in the Southwold area since 1 January 2010. Of these, the MCA gave consent on 686 occasions, some of which were caveated; the MCA has refused 16 and the applicant or their clients have cancelled 98.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-03-24.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of child benefit payments to non-UK citizens.
Damian Hinds
The Government has made it clear that UK rates of Child Benefit should not be paid to EU children overseas. The Government paper ‘The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union’ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502291/54284_EU_Series_No1_Web_Accessible.pdf sets out what was agreed at the February European Council.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recent proposals published by the Competition and Markets Authority on competition in the energy market on 22 April 2016.
Andrea Leadsom
The Competition and Markets Authority has produced a strong package of provisional remedies which will help deliver a fair deal to all consumers. They build on action already taken by the Government to improve competition.
The Government will take forward appropriate implementation of the remedies once the Competition and Markets Authority has finalised its recommendations which are due by June.