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  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the World Health Organisation budget was contributed by the Government in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what the sterling value of that contribution was.

    Jane Ellison

    The total World Health Organization (WHO) revenue for 2013 was $2614 million; the United Kingdom contributed $312.2 million of that, which represented 11.9% of the WHO’s budget. The UK total contribution comprised of $30.7 million, assessed contributions and $281.5 million, voluntary contributions. This is around 185 million in sterling. The total UK contribution to WHO in 2013 also includes funding to WHO hosted partnerships such as Stop TB partnership, partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and Roll Back Malaria partnership.

    All of this UK funding contributes to the Government’s 0.7% international development target.

  • Thomas Docherty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the House of Commons Commission

    Thomas Docherty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the House of Commons Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thomas Docherty on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, who decided on which days to migrate the IT accounts of hon. Members and hon. Members’ staff to Office 365.

    John Thurso

    The Improved Access to Services Project Board agreed the high-level schedule for the migration of parliamentary emailboxes to Microsoft 365. The more detailed decision on which days to migrate the emailboxes of hon. Members and hon. Members’ staff was taken by the project team, overseen by the Director of Parliamentary ICT, taking into account factors such as: mailbox access rights (so that users accessing a particular mailbox are migrated at the same time); staff who work for more than one Member; and trying to balance the number of emailboxes accessed by BlackBerry devices across the migration days.

  • Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the annual cost to his Department of (a) stationery and (b) postage incurred when sending a ministerial reply to hon. Members; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The Ministry of Justice does not hold information at the level of detail requested. We have however taken steps to reduce our overall spending on stationery by securing better value for money from our suppliers and reducing paper usage.

  • Peter Bone – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Leader of the House

    Peter Bone – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Leader of the House

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Bone on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the commitment in the Coalition Agreement, when he plans to introduce a Parliamentary Business of the House Committee.

    Mr William Hague

    Given the absence of consensus, the Government has decided not to pursue the establishment of a House Business Committee at the present time.

  • Matthew Offord – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Matthew Offord – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents there were per 100,000 of the population in (a) the UK, (b) London and (c) Barnet in each of the last five years.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    The numbers of reported personal injury road traffic accidents per 100,000 population in a) Great Britain, b) London and c) Barnet for the years 2009 to 2013 are shown in the table below:

    The number of reported personal injury road traffic accidents in a) Great Britain b) London and c) Barnet per 100,000 population: 2009 to 2013.

    2009

    2010

    2011

    2012

    2013

    a) Great Britain

    270

    253

    246

    235

    223

    b) London

    234

    300

    298

    290

    274

    c) Barnet

    317

    343

    311

    280

    269

  • 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 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus workclub schemes are in operation; and how many such clubs were established in each year since 2010.

    Esther McVey

    The information is not available.

  • Chuka Umunna – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Chuka Umunna – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the current ownership of shares in Royal Mail.

    Matthew Hancock

    Maintaining and updating the Royal Mail shareholder register is the responsibility of the company.

    A number of financial market Information providers publish information about company shareholders including Royal Mail.

    The Government does not hold any information that cannot be obtained from these sources.

  • Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.

    Mr Francis Maude

    The Cabinet Office identified duplicate payments worth £77,164 through the 2011/12 to 2012/13 payments review. All of the duplicate payments identified were recovered.

  • David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Wright on 2014-07-15.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the HM Revenue and Customs leases for Abbey House and Parkside Court in Telford are up for renewal; whether Matheson House in Telford is part of the HM Revenue and Customs estate; and, if so, when its lease is due for renewal.

    Mr David Gauke

    Abbey House is occupied by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) under the provisions of the STEPS Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract, which runs until 2 April 2021. Parkside Court is occupied by HMRC under an inter department agreement with the Land Registry, who have principal responsibility for this property; the occupancy agreement expires on 5 January 2017. Matheson House is on the HMRC estate, and the lease is not due for renewal until 2 April 2021.

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

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

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Raynsford on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish his Department’s response to the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector and a summary of the views submitted in response to that consultation.

    Brandon Lewis

    I refer the rt. hon. Member to the answer given on 9 July 2014, Official Report, Column 292W.