The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 24 June (WA 146), whether they will now answer the question as originally put.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
All military and civilian gallantry awards may be awarded posthumously; honours made in the Orders of Knighthood may not be awarded posthumously.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what security standards his Department mandates with Level 2 Building Information Modelling.
Mr Francis Maude
Building Information Modelling Level 2 operates alongside well-established industry standards such as ISO27001. Departments may specify additional security requirements as appropriate.
Industry has responded positively to the introduction of Building Information Modelling Level 2, which represents the construction sector response to the Government’s “Digital by Default” initiative.
BIM does not mandate the use of any specific software or hardware and supports innovation through its use of open standards. For SMEs BIM levels the playing field, allowing them to make their products immediately accessible to a global market, using freely-available tools.
BIM represents an opportunity for UK industry to increase efficiency, its know-how and exports, thereby continuing its significant global presence in construction design and delivery.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adrian Sanders on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities’ recent visit to Brazil; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs Helen Grant
Details of Ministers’ visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/expenses-and-hospitality
The latest data available at this time is:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-meetings-and-hospitality-data-october-to-december-2013
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Bryant on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to the Warm Home Discount to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
Gregory Barker
The Warm Home Discount is funded by energy suppliers, rather than Government, with scheme spending controlled through the levy control framework. We have committed to a Warm Home Discount spending target of £320 million in 2015/16. We will consult shortly on scheme rules for that year, including the eligibility criteria and the value of the rebate (which is set at £140 in 2014/15). We expect to see the scheme continue to support more than 2m households per year.
The introduction of Universal Credit does not in itself imply any significant changes to the operation of the Warm Home Discount. We estimate that 8 million people will be in receipt of Universal Credit once it has been fully rolled out to all benefit claimants. Any policy decision taken to extend entitlement to Warm Home Discount to all Universal Credit recipients would need to be accompanied by a decision on the value of the rebate. Overall scheme costs would, broadly speaking, be the number of eligible households multiplied by the value of the rebate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on provision for the kennelling and seizure of suspected dangerous dogs; and what changes he expects to make to the regulations on dangerous dogs.
George Eustice
On 6 February 2013 the Government announced, as part of its package of measures to tackle irresponsible ownership of dogs, that it would provide powers for the police to allow suspected prohibited type dogs to be kept with the owners in cases where they considered that the dog was not a threat to public safety. The Government is in the process of making changes to the relevant regulations to enable this power to be available to the police.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Halfon on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS knee replacement operations were carried out in England, by region, in the last three years.
Jane Ellison
The attached table shows how many knee replacement operations were carried out in England, by region, in the last three years.
The following table shows how many knee replacement revisions were carried out by the National Health Service in England in the last three years. Information relating to how long the average time interval was between total knee replacement and subsequent revision procedures is not held centrally.
|
Year |
Region |
Full Knee Replacement |
Only one bone in the knee joint is replaced |
|
2010-11 |
North East |
456 |
* |
|
North West |
825 |
* |
|
|
Yorkshire And The Humber |
759 |
* |
|
|
East Midlands |
551 |
* |
|
|
West Midlands |
751 |
* |
|
|
East Of England |
733 |
* |
|
|
London |
738 |
* |
|
|
South East Coast |
673 |
* |
|
|
South Central |
670 |
* |
|
|
South West |
868 |
7 |
|
|
England Total |
7,024 |
25 |
|
|
2011-12 |
North East |
422 |
* |
|
North West |
704 |
* |
|
|
Yorkshire And The Humber |
751 |
* |
|
|
East Midlands |
547 |
* |
|
|
West Midlands |
728 |
* |
|
|
East Of England |
612 |
* |
|
|
London |
747 |
* |
|
|
South East Coast |
613 |
* |
|
|
South Central |
576 |
* |
|
|
South West |
839 |
* |
|
|
England Total |
6,539 |
14 |
|
|
2012-13 |
North East |
396 |
* |
|
North West |
759 |
* |
|
|
Yorkshire And The Humber |
677 |
* |
|
|
East Midlands |
572 |
* |
|
|
West Midlands |
713 |
* |
|
|
East Of England |
596 |
* |
|
|
London |
768 |
* |
|
|
South East Coast |
584 |
* |
|
|
South Central |
545 |
* |
|
|
South West |
915 |
8 |
|
|
England Total |
6,525 |
18 |
Notes:
1. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE): Both tables show FCEs. An FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. The figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person.
2. The data should not be described as a count of people as the same person may have been admitted on one or more occasion.
3. †Providers that are not based in England have been removed, and therefore the national totals may not be equal to the sum of the regional totals.
4. To protect patient confidentiality, figures between 1 and 5 have been replaced with “*” (an asterisk). Where it was still possible to identify figures from the total, additional figures have been replaced with "*”.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that participants in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 are prevented from staying in the UK illegally after the Games have finished.
Karen Bradley
The rigorous Accreditation Process that contributed to the success of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 has also been central to our preparations
for Glasgow 2014.
To minimise attempts to abuse our hospitality after the Games have ended,
comprehensive record checks on all Commonwealth Games participants and Games
Family Members are conducted before they are cleared to enter the UK. We have
also introduced arrangements to confirm that people given Commonwealth Games
clearance have left the UK within their permitted time limits.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Greatrex on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of her Department’s consumption in kWh of (a) gas and (b) electricity in each month since June 2010; and what the cost of such consumption has been in each such month.
Mr Alan Duncan
DFID has UK Headquarter offices in Whitehall, London and East Kilbride, Glasgow. The weblink below sets out our actual gas and electricity monthly consumption in each office since June 2010.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many safety officers are employed by probation trusts to help (a) female and (b) male victims of domestic violence.
Jeremy Wright
The information requested is not available as it was not collected centrally from the probation trusts. Probation trusts ceased to provide probation services from midnight on 31st May 2014.
National Probation Service (NPS) and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) commenced operations on 1st June 2014.
Information on staffing levels at Probation Trust level was published in the Quarterly Probation Service Workforce Information reports. The link to the reports on GOV.UK is provided below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/probation-service-workforce-quarterly-reports
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-26.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Electoral Commission makes of how many registered electors move house and (a) re-register and (b) fail to re-register to vote each year.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it intends to provide information on this in its report which uses census data to assess the completeness and accuracy of the registers. This is due to be published in July.