The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gill Furniss on 2016-07-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make representations to the relevant French authorities to ensure that humanitarian convoys destined for Calais refugee camps are not impeded.
James Brokenshire
The decision to allow entry to France is a matter for the French authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Birt on 2016-09-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for not taxing the income from interest-bearing savings whilst interest rates are low.
Lord O’Neill of Gatley
Since April 2016 savers have benefitted from a new Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers, and £500 for higher rate taxpayers. They can also save up to £15,240 tax-free in ISAs this tax year. Together these measures mean that 95% of taxpayers have no savings tax to pay at all.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2015-11-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of protection and conservation of UK coastlines has been over the last five years; and what the projected cost of such protection and conservation will be over the next five years.
Rory Stewart
Flood and coastal erosion risk management is devolved in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. In England, over the past 5 years total Government capital expenditure on building and improving defences to provide protection against coastal flooding or erosion was £750 million. In the five years that started in April 2015, £875 million of capital funding has been indicatively allocated for the same purpose.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients attending A&E departments aged 0 to 18 years in 2014-15 were diagnosed with psychiatric conditions in 2014-15.
Alistair Burt
18,673 accident and emergency (A&E) attendances by patients aged 0 to 18 had a diagnosis of a psychiatric condition in 2014-15.
Notes:
1. These figures are from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
2. A&E Diagnosis
The main diagnosis recorded for A&E attendances. Please note that the recording of the diagnosis field within the A&E data set is not mandatory. It is not known to what extent changes over time are as a result of improvements in recording practice. The following codes were used in this enquiry: 35 = Psychiatric conditions
3. Provisional data
The data are provisional and may be incomplete or contain errors for which no adjustments have yet been made. Counts produced from provisional data are likely to be lower than those generated for the same period in the final data set. This shortfall will be most pronounced in the final month of the latest period. It is also probable that clinical data are not complete, which may in particular affect the last two months of any given period. There may also be errors due to coding inconsistencies that have not yet been investigated and corrected.
4. Official source of A&E activity data
HES is not the official source of total A&E activity, this is the NHS England Situation Reports Collection-
http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/
However, HES permits further analysis of A&E activity as there are a range of data items by which HES can be analysed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charles Walker on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2016 to Question 22143, for what reasons the Government has decided not to amend primary legislation to allow the number of private hire vehicles licensed in London or elsewhere to be restricted.
Andrew Jones
The Government supports choice for consumers, and wants to see both taxis and private hire vehicles prosper in London and elsewhere. The Government is prepared to continue discussing various options with the Mayor but does not believe legislation allowing him to cap the number of private hire vehicles is warranted. The Mayor has other ways of influencing the market that do not require new legislation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on potential links between prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
Jane Ellison
There have been no such discussions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department has issued to the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Home Office on international humanitarian law on UK operations in the Mediterranean.
Mr Desmond Swayne
UK military forces operating in the Eastern Mediterranean are subject to rules of engagement which ensure compliance with international law. DFID does not in general issue guidance on international humanitarian law.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Kinnock on 2016-04-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2016 to Question 904364, whether he has contacted customers of Tata Steel’s strip products division in order to secure the order book; and which customers he has so contacted.
Alun Cairns
Last week we made a public commitment to Tata customers to reassure them of Government support in securing a sale of Tata UK operations. We, in conjunction with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, continue to work closely with Tata to ensure that their customers and suppliers are aware of all the efforts the UK Government is making to achieve a long-term future for the industry.
I have had meetings recently with companies which form part of Tata supply chain. I visited the Tata site at Shotton on Monday and am visiting the Tata sites at Trostre and Llanwern later this week as a continued effort to keep the dialogue open with the steel making communities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Ministers of his Department plan to attend the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in India in 2016.
Jane Ellison
The United Kingdom will be represented at the 7th Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, to be held in November 2016. The composition of the UK’s delegation has not yet been decided. The delegation will be led by the Department and there is no intention to include representatives from organisations outside of Her Majesty’s Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2016-07-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the collapse of the Dolmabahçe Agreement, whether they will discuss with the government of Turkey the proposal by Open Democracy of 15 steps for Turkish–Kurdish peace.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We understand that the Government of Turkey did not commit itself to specific undertakings following the talks at the Dolmabahçe Palace in February 2015. We have been very clear that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) violence must end in order to create the conditions for political resolution of the difficulties in the south east.