The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28346, on Trident submarines, what the agreed limits of liability are.
Mr Philip Dunne
The agreed limit of liability is £1.4 billion.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents there have been of the loss of radar or command and control networks since the inception of military action in Syria.
Penny Mordaunt
I am withholding this information for reasons of operational security. The Coalition has appropriate air command and control (C2) and radar capabilities to allow RAF aircraft to operate in a safe and professional manner when conducting missions inside Syrian airspace.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of loss of radar or command and control networks have been attributed to interference caused by electronic warfare devices in Syria since 1 December 2015.
Penny Mordaunt
I am withholding this information for reasons of operational security. The Coalition has appropriate air command and control (C2) and radar capabilities to allow RAF aircraft to operate in a safe and professional manner when conducting missions inside Syrian airspace.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Spellar on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Health Education England and (b) the Department of Health consulted his Department over the workforce need of the armed services and defence contractors before deciding to reduce training commissions for physiotherapists in 2016-17.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence has not been consulted.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people who lost money to Ecohouse Development Ltd will receive compensation.
Anna Soubry
The activities of the company are subject to an ongoing investigation by the Insolvency Service. The outcome of that investigation may influence the likelihood of a civil recovery using existing provisions in insolvency legislation.
Where, on the application of the liquidator, the court is satisfied that the business of a company has been carried on fraudulently or recklessly, the court can declare that persons such as directors of the company are liable to contribute to the company’s assets.
In addition, for future cases a new measure in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 enables the Secretary of State to seek a compensation order from a disqualified director (this measure does not apply in this case as the legislation only came into force after the company went into liquidation).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take in the forthcoming Charter Review to ensure that the BBC provides greater value for money.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Value for money is one of many issues we are looking at as part of Charter Review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take in the forthcoming Charter Review to include the BBC within the remit of Freedom of Information legislation.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The BBC is currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act, with some exceptions. This issue is one of many we are looking at as part of Charter Review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate of spending per capita in each region Arts Council England has made for each year until 2020.
Mr Edward Vaizey
No such estimate can be made as it would require data that is indeterminable.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many museums have closed since 7 May 2015.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Neither DCMS nor Arts Council England holds information on museums closures. However, there are just under 1800 accredited museums.
Thanks to an excellent Spending Review settlement in November 2015, the Government is honouring its manifesto commitment to keep entry to the permanent collections of our national museums free.
Through the Arts Council England, DCMS is increasing funding for 21 Major Partner Museums from £20.3m to £22.6 million. In addition to this, regional museums can bid for funds from ACE’s £10 million per year Resilience Fund. They can also bid for lottery funding from the HLF. We are also investing millions of pounds to boost local and regional museums, for example, £5 million towards a new South Asia Gallery at Manchester Museum and £2.5 million to the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much per capita Arts Council England is spending in each region in 2015-16.
Mr Edward Vaizey
In May, Arts Council England (ACE) announced they will increase the percentage of Lottery funding distributed outside London from 70% to 75% by the end of 2018; and invest over £35 million in the Ambition for Excellence fund – over £31 million of which will be spent outside London. There continues to be a shift in spending on National Portfolio funding away from London. In London, £26.02 is spent per head in 2015/16 – compared with £29.74 in 2009/10, when the Hon Member’s constituents in Yorkshire received £8.00 per head, compared with £10.93 this year.
The table outlines ACE investment by region, and spend per head in 2015/16:
|
2015-16 YTD |
TOTAL |
Spend per head |
|
East |
£35,558,838 |
£5.91 |
|
East Midlands |
£28,393,349 |
£6.12 |
|
London |
£222,182,958 |
£26.02 |
|
North East |
£34,153,682 |
£13.04 |
|
North West |
£65,878,044 |
£9.24 |
|
South East |
£45,263,359 |
£5.10 |
|
South West |
£45,805,668 |
£8.45 |
|
West Midlands |
£70,442,158 |
£12.33 |
|
Yorkshire |
£58,586,846 |
£10.93 |