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  • Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 578W, on rent, what his policy is on developing rent review clauses which are index-linked to inflation in a model for longer-term tenancies in the private rented sector.

    Kris Hopkins

    I refer the rt. hon. Member to my answer to him of 17 June 2014, Official Report, Column 578W, which outlines the Government’s policy and our opposition to the Labour Party calls for rent controls.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness about steps to protect and preserve rainforests worldwide.

    Dan Rogerson

    Defra is the UK competent authority for the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) and the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation, which are designed to counter illegal logging and help protect rainforests. Information on both is published on Defra’s Central Point of Expertise for Timber Procurement (CPET). Information on EUTR is also published on GOV.UK. The National Measurement Office, which enforces EUTR and FLEGT on Defra’s behalf, speaks at numerous events at which it raises awareness of the legislation.

    Defra is responsible for £140 million of the International Climate Fund (ICF) dedicated to international forestry projects. Our ICF spending so far has targeted rainforest deforestation in Brazil and contributed towards the World Bank’s Biocarbon Fund. Case studies of ICF projects are described on GOV.UK, and details of ICF spending are made available through the International Aid Transparency Initiative.

  • Stewart Jackson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Stewart Jackson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Jackson on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department’s Outcomes Strategy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Asthma in England, published in 2011, does not include an implementation programme timetable; and if he will make a statement.

    Jane Ellison

    NHS England intends to continue to fund the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) audit as part of the NCAPOP (National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme).

    The COPD and asthma outcomes strategy was published by the Department around the time of the National Health Service transition to the current structures. It was designed to help NHS commissioners understand the key evidence based and cost effective interventions which would improve the quality of care for patients with COPD. As such, it was not intended to be supported by an implementation plan.

    In May 2012, the Department published the NHS Companion Document to the Outcomes Strategy, setting out how the NHS can implement changes at a local level.

  • Stewart Jackson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Stewart Jackson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Jackson on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to continue to fund a regular national audit of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and if he will make a statement.

    Jane Ellison

    NHS England intends to continue to fund the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) audit as part of the NCAPOP (National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme).

    The COPD and asthma outcomes strategy was published by the Department around the time of the National Health Service transition to the current structures. It was designed to help NHS commissioners understand the key evidence based and cost effective interventions which would improve the quality of care for patients with COPD. As such, it was not intended to be supported by an implementation plan.

    In May 2012, the Department published the NHS Companion Document to the Outcomes Strategy, setting out how the NHS can implement changes at a local level.

  • Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims for compensation have been submitted by residents of Preston constituency to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority that have not yet been resolved.

    Damian Green

    CICA does not hold information that would allow it to extract figures based on parliamentary constituencies.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the skills level of jobseeker’s allowance claimants aged between (a) 18 and 21 and (b) 22 and 24 years.

    Esther McVey

    All jobseeker’s are assessed at the beginning of their claim to Jobseeker’s Allowance for potential skills needs that are a barrier to them finding work. Where a skills need is identified, claimants are referred to courses.

    This Government is committed to ensuring jobseekers have the skills they need to get into work. In 2012/13 171,100 young people aged 19-24 and claiming benefit started a learning course, an increase of 30% over 2011/12.

  • Baroness Scott of Needham Market – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Baroness Scott of Needham Market – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of bioptic devices to facilitate driving for those with impaired vision.

    Baroness Kramer

    The use of bioptic devices has been considered by an expert working group established by the European Commission Driving Licence Committee, which included a representative from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

    They concluded that the minimum standards for driving should not be changed before further research is conducted into the evidence and technological development of the devices.

    The use of bioptic devices for driving would be considered only if they do not compromise road safety.

  • The Earl of Courtown – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The Earl of Courtown – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Earl of Courtown on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many non-clinical or managerial staff were working in the National Health Service on (1) 1 April 2010, and (2) 1 April 2014.

    Earl Howe

    In the provisional monthly National Health Service hospital and community health service (HCHS) workforce statistics, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, the category of NHS Infrastructure Support Staff records the numbers of non-clinical staff working in the NHS in England. This includes administrative and clerical staff working in central functions; hotel, property and estates; as well as managers and senior managers.

    The numbers of NHS Infrastructure Support staff as at 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2014 are shown in the following table. The statistics for March 2014 are the latest available and therefore March 2010 data is also used to ease comparability. The April 2014 statistics will be published on 22 July 2014.

  • Gareth Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Gareth Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient prison places to accommodate people who receive custodial sentences.

    Jeremy Wright

    We are building new accommodation at four existing prisons, changing the role of prisons we do not need for their original purpose, and bringing back into use capacity we did not need in the past. As a result, 2,000 additional prison places will have been opened by April next year, and there will be more adult male prison places at the end of this Parliament than this Government inherited.

    A new 2,000 place prison in Wrexham will also be opened in 2017.

  • Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick de Bois on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many creditors remained unpaid by his Department on 1 June 2014; and of those, how many had been unpaid for (a) 45 days, (b) 60 days, (c) 75 days and (d) more than 76 days.

    Brandon Lewis

    My Department has a cross-government target of paying 80 per cent of invoices within 5 days of receipt. In 2013-14, we paid 84 per cent of invoices within that target.

    As of 1 June 2014, there was just one outstanding creditor unpaid, in each case, for (a) 45-59 days, (b) 60-75 days and (c) over 76 days.

    There were a further 24 outstanding creditors of shorter durations.

    To place this in context, in 2013-14, my Department paid 11,937 invoices.