The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-03-01.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on auditing Google’s tax returns in each of the last 10 years; and how many full-time equivalent staff worked on that task in those years.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs does not disclose details of its work on the affairs of particular taxpayers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel handed in a formal notice of resignation in each month since January 2014.
Mark Lancaster
Details of the number of Armed Forces personnel who have handed in a formal notice of resignation since January 2014 are given in the tables below. The information provided is an estimate of the number of applications made by Service personnel to leave before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period. It relates to those who have an application to leave recorded on their personnel record on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.
Voluntary Outflow (VO) is defined as all exits from trained personnel which are voluntarily generated by the individual before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.
It should be noted that the figures do not include people who request to leave but have their application refused, or their application is not completed appropriately.
ROYAL NAVY
|
Month |
Number of Voluntary Outflow applications |
|
January 2014 |
30 |
|
February 2014 |
370 |
|
March 2014 |
190 |
|
April 2014 |
150 |
|
May 2014 |
240 |
|
June 2014 |
130 |
|
July 2014 |
190 |
|
August 2014 |
110 |
|
September 2014 |
220 |
|
October 2014 |
170 |
|
November 2014 |
170 |
|
December 2014 |
70 |
|
January 2015 |
150 |
|
February 2015 |
140 |
|
March 2015 |
140 |
|
April 2015 |
140 |
|
May 2015 |
140 |
|
June 2015 |
150 |
|
July 2015 |
120 |
|
August 2015 |
100 |
|
September 2015 |
180 |
|
October 2015 |
140 |
|
November 2015 |
140 |
|
December 2015 |
110 |
|
January 2016 |
130 |
In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
ARMY
|
Month |
Number of Voluntary Outflow Applications |
|
January 2014 |
510 |
|
February 2014 |
570 |
|
March 2014 |
510 |
|
April 2014 |
480 |
|
May 2014 |
460 |
|
June 2014 |
510 |
|
July 2014 |
420 |
|
August 2014 |
320 |
|
September 2014 |
680 |
|
October 2014 |
520 |
|
November 2014 |
460 |
|
December 2014 |
230 |
|
January 2015 |
680 |
|
February 2015 |
470 |
|
March 2015 |
400 |
|
April 2015 |
460 |
|
May 2015 |
450 |
|
June 2015 |
470 |
|
July 2015 |
410 |
|
August 2015 |
340 |
|
September 2015 |
580 |
|
October 2015 |
450 |
|
November 2015 |
400 |
|
December 2015 |
210 |
|
January 2016 |
210 |
In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
|
Month |
Number of Voluntary Outflow Applications |
|
January 2014 |
260 |
|
February 2014 |
210 |
|
March 2014 |
240 |
|
April 2014 |
180 |
|
May 2014 |
200 |
|
June 2014 |
190 |
|
July 2014 |
220 |
|
August 2014 |
180 |
|
September 2014 |
250 |
|
October 2014 |
220 |
|
November 2014 |
210 |
|
December 2014 |
150 |
|
January 2015 |
240 |
|
February 2015 |
170 |
|
March 2015 |
220 |
|
April 2015 |
200 |
|
May 2015 |
160 |
|
June 2015 |
190 |
|
July 2015 |
170 |
|
August 2015 |
160 |
|
September 2015 |
210 |
|
October 2015 |
190 |
|
November 2015 |
270 |
|
December 2015 |
130 |
|
January 2016 |
250 |
In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Inglewood on 2016-05-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of leaving the EU on businesses that trade with Europe, and how those businesses may communicate that impact.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with my noble Friend.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin Docherty-Hughes on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with airport operators on responding to incidents involving unmanned drones and aircraft.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) work with a wide range of industry partners across the aviation sector, (including manufacturers, airports, and airlines), to ensure our understanding of potential hazards to aircraft remains up-to-date. Further work is underway to better understand the risk posed by flying drones close to commercial planes to ensure that regulations remain fit for purpose.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) men and (ii) women were refused bail and remanded in custody before conviction when the allegation related to (A) an offence against the person, (B) a public order offence, (C) a harassment offence and (D) a sexual offence in the latest period for which figures are available.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The Bail Act 1976 creates a presumption in favour of bail. The main reasons for refusing bail are that the defendant is accused of an imprisonable offence and the court is satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant, if released on bail, would abscond, commit further offences while on bail or interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. In deciding whether or not to grant bail, the court will consider a number of factors, including: the nature and seriousness of the crime; the character of the defendant; his past criminal record; associations and ties with the community; the defendant’s record in regard to his previous commitments to bail conditions; and the strength of evidence against the defendant.
The number and proportion of offenders remanded in custody before conviction for violence against the person, public order offences, harassment or sexual offences, by gender, at magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court in England and Wales in 2015, can be viewed in the attached table.
Court proceedings data for 2016 will be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Joan Ryan on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to maintain the current level of skills funding for 16 to 18 year olds up to May 2020.
Mr Sam Gyimah
Decisions about how 16-19 institutions will be funded in the academic year 2016/17 and beyond will be subject to the outcome of the spending review, which will set the budget for education and other public spending for the coming years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2015-12-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support the Government has provided to video games development companies in Dundee since 2010.
Mr Edward Vaizey
In 2014 Government introduced video games tax relief to support UK games development, including eligible projects in Dundee. In addition, this Autumn, a 4-year £4 million UK Games Fund was launched. This fund, administered from Dundee and London, includes grants for young games development businesses around the UK, and there has been a strong response from Dundee games developers for calls for applications.
The Fund follows our earlier successful video games prototype fund, run by Abertay University in Dundee from 2010 – 2014, and our support for expansion of the university’s games lab which benefitted a number of Dundee games developers.
Dundee games developers are also able to access a range of other schemes including the Research and Development tax credit, the Tradeshow Access Programme and Government match-funding from the Skills Investment Fund which is managed by Creative Skillset.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of spaces available for disabled people in music venues.
Mr Edward Vaizey
We believe that everyone should have equal access to arts and culture – having a disability should not be a barrier to enjoying Britain’s awe-inspiring cultural treasures. That is why we are working with venues and organisations representing disabled people to identify barriers to access, while at the same time seeing how we can share examples of best practice and what more cultural venues need to do to be accessible to people with disabilities. We support the work of Attitude is Everything, which works with audiences, artists and the music industry to improve deaf and disabled people’s access to live events. I also recently held a roundtable meeting with Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled People, to look at access to cultural venues and events for disabled people.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Drew Hendry on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he estimates the sale of 5G licences will take place; what estimate his Department has made of the revenue from the sale of the 5G spectrum; and whether he plans to invest the revenue from the sale of the 5G spectrum in digital infrastructure.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Once 5G as a technology standard has been finalised, we will know which frequencies are more likely to be used for 5G services. Receipts from spectrum auctions are paid into the Consolidated Fund operated by HM Treasury.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cat Smith on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs have notified cases of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
This information is not collected in England.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidance, Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): Diagnosis and management of CFS/ME in adults and children, published in 2007, estimates that the annual prevalence is approximately 4,000 cases per million of the population.