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  • Mr Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Mr Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Frank Field on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women who are victims of human trafficking are nationals of non-EEA countries have received return and reintegration assistance through the Assisted Voluntary Returns for Irregular Migrants programme since April 2011; and how much was so made available to those trafficked from (i) inside and (ii) outside the EU.

    Karen Bradley

    16 victims of trafficking (1 male, 15 female) have received financial
    assistance under the programme since April 2011.

    While the Assisted Voluntary Return for Irregular Migrants (AVRIM) programme
    does not normally include financial assistance, a discretionary sum of up to
    £1000 is provided for specified vulnerable cases, and this includes victims of
    trafficking. Assisted Voluntary Return is only available to non-EEA nationals
    and the support is not dependent upon whether the individual has arrived from
    inside or outside the EU.

    The figures provided are sourced from a Home Office management information
    system which is not quality assured under National Statistics protocols and is
    subject to change due to internal data quality checking. Figures provided from
    this source do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated
    as provisional.

  • Mr David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Mr David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr David Hanson on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers travelled to the UK on routes connected to the Semaphore system in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.

    James Brokenshire

    The total number of passengers who travelled to the UK on routes connected to
    the Semaphore system were approximately as follows:

    (a) 66.5 million in 2011

    (b) 64.5 million in 2012

    (c) 78.8 million in 2013

  • Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in each of the last three years; and what the survival rate of women with ovarian cancer has been in each of the last three years.

    Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Mr Nicholas Brown – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Mr Nicholas Brown – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Nicholas Brown on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on devolution of the Affordable Homes programme to (a) combined authorities and (b) local enterprise partnerships.

    Kris Hopkins

    Housing policy and the provision of affordable housing is not a function of combined authorities or Local Enterprise Partnerships.

    Elected local councils act as both the local housing authorities and local planning authorities, and we should be cautious about any intervention which effectively transferred power upwards.

    Notwithstanding, in the recent Affordable Homes Programme prospectus, we have stated that local authorities will want to engage in strategic dialogue with their Local Enterprise Partnerships when identifying key areas for economic growth.

  • Teresa Pearce – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Teresa Pearce – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Teresa Pearce on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of purchasing a home in (a) London and (b) the South East in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

    Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Andrew Percy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Andrew Percy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts have been awarded to companies based in Brigg and Goole constituency since May 2010; and what the value of such awards was.

    Nick Hurd

    I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave the Hon. Member for Livingston on 16 December 2013 (Official Report) Column Ref: 453W.

  • Pete Wishart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Pete Wishart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pete Wishart on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to publish guidance to inform charities and other affected organisations about the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.

    Greg Clark

    Guidance is being produced by the Electoral Commission regarding the operation of the rules for non-party campaigners. The Commission are working with the UK’s three charity regulators and other organisations to ensure that the guidance is clear and helpful.

  • Pete Wishart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Pete Wishart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pete Wishart on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to meet charities and other interested parties to discuss the issuing of guidance on the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.

    Greg Clark

    Guidance is being produced by the Electoral Commission regarding the operation of the rules for non-party campaigners. The Commission are working with the UK’s three charity regulators and other organisations to ensure that the guidance is clear and helpful.

  • James Wharton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    James Wharton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Wharton on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Decorations Committee last met to consider the recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for the awarding of military medals.

    Francis Maude

    The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (HD Committee) met in January 2014 and considered a number of recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for awarding military medals. The Committee’s report is now in the process of being formally approved.

  • James Wharton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    James Wharton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Wharton on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Decorations Committee’s report from its last meeting to consider the recommendations of Sir John Holmes will go forward for final approval.

    Francis Maude

    The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (HD Committee) met in January 2014 and considered a number of recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for awarding military medals. The Committee’s report is now in the process of being formally approved.