The below Parliamentary question was asked by Huw Irranca-Davies on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the regulatory impact of the changes to the CAP on farmers.
George Eustice
I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer of 23 June 2014. Official report: column 63W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which external consultants were involved in the design of the rail passenger franchise directly awarded to West Coast Trains Ltd; and what the cost to his Department was in each case.
Stephen Hammond
The Department for Transport ran a procurement for legal, technical and financial advisers for the InterCity West Coast Direct Award project. The advisers contracted, and the estimated fees to be paid for the work on the project, are shown below:
Legal advisers – Addleshaw Goddard – £204,960
Technical advisers – TRL-Halcrow – £227,607
Financial advisers – PwC – £264,467
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many assessments of (a) nuclear facilities and (b) other critical infrastructure have been undertaken against his Department’s information assurance maturity model; and if he will publish all such assessments undertaken since May 2010.
Mr Francis Maude
There is on-going work assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities in UK’s critical national infrastructure. Details of this work, including any assessments, are classified.
Progress against the National Cyber Security Strategy is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-cyber-security-strategy-statement-on-progress-2-years-on
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants have been given by the Coastal Communities Fund to date; which town, county and parliamentary constituency received each such grant; and what the size and purpose of each grant was.
Kris Hopkins
The Coastal Communities Fund supports economic growth and jobs in coastal communities across the United Kingdom. We have awarded a total of 104 grants under the Fund to date in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland at a total value of £53.6 million. A table has been placed in the Library of the House giving the details requested for all 104 grants.
Decisions on grant awards in England are taken by Government Ministers. In Wales and Northern Ireland grant awards are taken by panels involving officials from the BIG Lottery Fund and Devolved Administrations, and in Scotland by independently appointed panels.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which countries his Department has (a) held discussions and (b) plans to hold discussions on (i) joint events and (ii) a UK presence at overseas events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War; when any such discussions (A) took place and (B) are due to take place; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focusing in more detail across Government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. I expect an announcement to be made later in the year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 510W, on electoral register: young people, how much funding his Department has made available to (a) Rock Enroll and (b) Bite the Ballot in each year for which data is available; and how many people each such organisation has directly registered in each year for which data is available.
Greg Clark
The Government is supportive of organisations that promote democratic engagement such as Bite the Ballot.
Cabinet Office and Bite the Ballot co-developed the Rock Enrol learning resource in 2012/2013. The value of the contract was £25,700. The Government has made Rock Enrol freely available freely available on the gov.uk and Times Education Supplement websites.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the evidential basis was for the statement made by his Department’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in her foreword to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14, issued on 23 June 2014, that the continuation of Nuclear Management Partner’s contract to manage the Sellafield site offers the potential of stability and focus on the priorities during a vital five-year period in the history of Sellafield as it transitions from an operational plant into a fully-fledged decommissioning site.
Michael Fallon
The decision on contract extension was for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in line with its duties and responsibilities under the Energy Act 2004. The Department has oversight of all NDA activity and, given the particular importance of Sellafield, officials were closely involved throughout the contract review. From this we were assured that the NDA reached its decision based on a thorough and independent review of performance in the first period of the contract and consideration of all the options available to it. Ministers endorsed the NDA Board’s decision to extend the contract for a second term on the basis that rolling the contract forward represented the best way forward, giving the opportunity for NMP to build on progress made to date, address weaker areas of performance and make further real progress in this next five year term.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick de Bois on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Middle East peace process of then-Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s statement in April 2014 that kidnapping Israelis was a top priority on the agenda of Hamas and the Palestinian resistance.
Hugh Robertson
The statement made by the then-Hamas Prime Minister in April 2014 was deplorable and only serves to perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new Palestinian interim technocratic government contains no Hamas members, and has signed up to the international community’s principles: non-violence, a negotiated two state solution, and an acceptance of all previous agreements and obligations, including Israel’s legitimate right to exist. We now look to the new government to demonstrate these commitments through its actions as well as its words.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 73W, on Israel, how many complaints about differential treatment of British nationals have been made since 2010 by the UK embassy in Tel Aviv to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and on which dates.
Hugh Robertson
Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have formally raised with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) mistreatment of British nationals three times since 2010. They were on 7 January 2012; 19 December 2012 and 18 March 2013. Our officials have to seek permission from the individual concerned before raising with the MFA, and not all individuals are willing to pursue this route.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is unable to interfere in the immigration policies or procedures of another country, but does raise cases of grave concern with the MFA.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2014-06-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers’ payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
Mike Penning
The table below shows a Treasury Approved list of organisations to which employees can pay subscriptions and premiums through voluntary deductions to their salary.
The Department is unable to determine which of these are specifically subscriptions as per the question asked so for completeness this list details all potential voluntary deductions operated within the Department.
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Description |
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Benenden Healthcare Society |
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The following are covered under British Hospitals Contributory Association:- – Bolton and District – BUPA Cash Plan – CreweHospital – GwentHospital – Leicester & County – Mercia Health – Patients Aid – Premier Health Benefits – Provincial Hosp Service – Simply Health – Sovereign Health – Transport Hosp Fund – Healthshield – Wakefield Health Scheme – Western Provident Asscociation |
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BirminghamHospital Sat Fund |
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Charity Trust |
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Civil Service Benevolent Fund |
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Civil Service Club |
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Civil Service Retirement Fellowship |
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Civil Service Sports Council |
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CSBF Recovery Of Loans |
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Customs Annuity Ben Fund |
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FDA |
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Forester Health |
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HASSRA |
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HASSRA National Lottery |
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Health Scheme |
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Health Sure Group |
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Hosp Savings Assoc Crown |
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Hosp Savings Assoc Individual |
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Hospital Saturday Fund |
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Leeds Hospital Fund Ltd |
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Merseyside Health |
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NorwichUnion |
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PCS |
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Post Office Insurance Soc |
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Prospect |
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Scottish Benevolent Fund |
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Sun Life Assurance Society |
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Transport and General Workers Union |
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UK Civil Service Benefit Society |
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Welsh Hosp and Health Servs Association |
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Westfield Health Scheme Discretionary |
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Westfield Health Scheme Fixed |
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Give As You Earn . G.A.Y.E |