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Sadiq Khan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-10-26.

Claire Perry

The table below sets out the number of British Transport Police (BTP) officers working in Greater London (all London boroughs) on 1 October in each year between 2010 and 2015:

2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
1,715	1,638	1,643	1,608	1,592	1,732

The table below sets out the number of officers in Greater London (all London boroughs) which were contracted to work night shifts as at 1 October in each year between 2010 and 2015:

2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
46	49	53	55	52	57

All BTP officers could potentially be rostered on to night shifts if necessary.

The table below sets out the number of BTP officers that were working night shifts in Greater London (all London Boroughs) on each day of September 2015:


01 September 2015	49
02 September 2015	62
03 September 2015	64
04 September 2015	61
05 September 2015	62
06 September 2015	59
07 September 2015	62
08 September 2015	61
09 September 2015	59
10 September 2015	57
11 September 2015	60
12 September 2015	61
13 September 2015	61
14 September 2015	57
15 September 2015	50
16 September 2015	60
17 September 2015	59
18 September 2015	59
19 September 2015	58
20 September 2015	57
21 September 2015	58
22 September 2015	57
23 September 2015	61
24 September 2015	62
25 September 2015	63
26 September 2015	60
27 September 2015	61
28 September 2015	58
29 September 2015	61
30 September 2015	55

It is important to note that the number of officers contracted and due to work night shifts would have increased if the night tube had not been deferred.

01/12/2022

Sadiq Khan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people on whom the police used tasers were (a) BAME, (b) women and (c) under the age of 18 in each London borough in each of the last five years.

Mike Penning

Accurate, consistent data on police use of force is essential to improve transparency around how the police are using their sensitive powers. That is why the Home Secretary asked Chief Constable David Shaw to carry out an in depth review of Taser data and other use of force, and present options for collecting, collating and publishing data on how force including Taser is being used, who it is being used on and what the outcomes are.

Data is not recorded centrally on how many and what proportion of incidents in which Tasers were used by the police in London in each of the last five years resulted in an arrest, a charge and a conviction.

Existing data on the police use of Taser by sex, age and ethnicity from 2010 to 2014, including that released under Freedom of Information, is not of a quality standard suitable for publication as Official or National statistics, and this data is not broken down by London borough.

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Sadiq Khan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of incidents in which tasers were used by the police in London in each of the last five years resulted in (a) an arrest, (b) a charge and (c) a conviction.

Mike Penning

Accurate, consistent data on police use of force is essential to improve transparency around how the police are using their sensitive powers. That is why the Home Secretary asked Chief Constable David Shaw to carry out an in depth review of Taser data and other use of force, and present options for collecting, collating and publishing data on how force including Taser is being used, who it is being used on and what the outcomes are.

Data is not recorded centrally on how many and what proportion of incidents in which Tasers were used by the police in London in each of the last five years resulted in an arrest, a charge and a conviction.

Existing data on the police use of Taser by sex, age and ethnicity from 2010 to 2014, including that released under Freedom of Information, is not of a quality standard suitable for publication as Official or National statistics, and this data is not broken down by London borough.

01/12/2022
Adam Afriyie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in the UK have been fitted with satellite broadband as part of the Government’s broadband rollout.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The Government has provided £780 million to support the roll-out of superfast broadband to 95 per cent of homes and businesses in the UK. In addition, the Government is supportingseven pilot projects exploring options for delivering superfast broadband services to the hardest to reach parts of the UK. Through these pilots, satellite broadband has been provided to 327 premises to date. Customers are being connected every day, so this figure is subject to constant change.

01/12/2022
Adam Afriyie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of homes in Windsor constituency have access to superfast broadband.

Mr Edward Vaizey

We estimate that total coverage of superfast broadband in the Windsor constituency will be 94 per cent. Commercial coverage will provide superfast broadband availability to over 39,900 premises. The BDUK project, which focuses on areas where commercial coverage does not exist or is not planned, will add an additional 2,200 premises to the commercial coverage under phase 1 of the project and an additional 1,600 premises under phase 2.

01/12/2022
Mark Hendrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-10-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff in the Tax Credit Office were allocated to deal with representations from hon. Members relating to constituents’ concerns about tax credits on 1 October (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013, (d) 2014 and (e) 2015.

Damian Hinds

HMRC do not hold the requested data.

HMRC requires many of its staff, as part of their roles, to contribute to dealing with tax credits enquiries from Members.

01/12/2022
Chris Green – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Green on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities seeking a devolution deal.

James Wharton

Officials in my Department as well as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Her Majesty’s Treasury are in regular dialogue with local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships about devolution deals. In addition, a large number of Government departments and agencies are providing more specialist policy expertise both in negotiating and implementing devolution deals.

01/12/2022
Chris Green – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Green on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department is doing to ensure that brownfield land which may have been used by heavy industry is cleaned and prepared for house building in (a) Bolton West constituency and (b) England and Wales.

Brandon Lewis

We are supporting the regeneration of brownfield land through a range of measures. This includes up to £400 million to help create Housing Zones which can be used to cover the costs of land remediation, and a £1 billion fund which we intend to create to focus on unlocking homes on brownfield land for additional housing.

We are also supporting development on brownfield sites through the existing Large Sites Programme, which provides long term loan finance and support to developers, and by releasing enough public sector land for over 150,000 homes by 2020.

In Bolton the Homes and Communities Agency have been working with the Council and the Joint Venture ‘Horwich Vision’ since 2008 to facilitate the redevelopment of a large contaminated site – the former Horwich Loco Works for housing.

Through the Housing and Planning Bill the Government will require local planning authorities in England to create and maintain registers of brownfield land that is suitable for housing.

01/12/2022
Cheryl Gillan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2015 to Question 10736, on autism diagnosis waiting times, what plans his Department has in place to centrally collect clinical commissioning group waiting times data.

Alistair Burt

The Department does not collect clinical commissioning group (CCG) data for routine accountability purposes as it is for NHS England to assess the performance of each CCG to ensure that they are commissioning safe, high quality and cost effective services, to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. Public Health England is however commissioned by the Department to collect self-assessment data from local authorities and their partners on how the Autism Strategy is being implemented locally. The next exercise will commence in the spring of 2016 and this will include consideration of waiting times in local authority areas.

NHS England has been working with the Health and Social Care Information Centre to develop the Mental Health Services Data Set. This will include provision for the diagnosis of autism in children to be recorded. This mandatory data set will, for the first time, provide ‘real time’ data about diagnosis rates. The data will be published and available to support and develop services. NHS England has a commitment, over the next five years, to improve waiting times and this data will be invaluable for this.

For details of the position in Fleetwood and Lancaster in relation to autism diagnostic waiting times I refer to the answer given on 28 October 2015 to Question 12595.

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01/12/2022
Cheryl Gillan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cheryl Gillan on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2015 to Question 11101, on what dates his Department plans to begin and end its consultation on its mandate to NHS England.

George Freeman

A public consultation on the Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2016/17 launched on 29 October 2015. The mandate sets the Government’s objectives for NHS England, as well as its budget. The consultation document sets out our proposed approach and the strategic priorities that will form the new mandate.

The consultation closes on 23 November, and the mandate will be finalised in light of responses and the outcome of the Government’s Spending Review, ahead of publication in December.

To find out more and submit a consultation response go to:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/setting-the-mandate-to-nhs-england-for-2016-to-2017

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