The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Jones on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Hertfordshire Constabulary’s reserves have been subject to CIFPA auditing for the 2014-15 financial year.
Mike Penning
Hertfordshire Constabulary’s final 2014/15 Statement of Accounts are published on the force website. The accounts have been independently audited and include the force’s level of reserves for 2014/15.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote the use of credit unions in the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, my hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire on 2 November 2015 to Question UIN 13524.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to promote the use of credit unions on the work of her Department; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Desmond Swayne
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, my hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire (Ms Baldwin) on 2 November 2015, UIN 13524
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government’s policy is on the proposed EU Port Services Regulations; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Robert Goodwill
While the Government does not believe that the Proposal is necessary in respect of the UK’s proven competitive market based port sector, we achieved numerous significant improvements in the Council General Approach text agreed on 8 October 2014. The Regulation is now under active consideration by the European Parliament, and the Government will seek to defend those improvements against any amendments that would by comparison tend to increase the regulatory impact on UK ports.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Grant on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions officials of his Department have contacted representatives of a foreign government to ask for an account of private meetings or discussions held between representatives of that government and Scottish Government Ministers in each of the last five years.
Mr David Lidington
Foreign policy is reserved to the UK Government. The UK Government recognises the interests of the devolved administrations (DAs) in international policy which touches upon devolved areas. Under the framework of the relevant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and concordats, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) frequently supports overseas visits by DAs ministers and officials. FCO officials generally attend such meetings overseas and expect the DAs to provide details of any international meetings at which FCO officials were not present. The FCO maintains a broad overview of bilateral relations with all countries.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he included previously excluded expenditure such as war pensions in the latest UK response to NATO’s defence spending requirement.
Michael Fallon
From time to time we update our Defence spending calculations, to ensure that we are fully reflecting the NATO guidelines
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Howlett on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many responses have been received to his Department’s consultation on business rate relief for local newspapers; and if he will extend that relief to local magazine publishers.
Mr Edward Vaizey
We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation with the Department forCommunities and Local Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Patrick Grady on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will take steps to increase support for UK-based renewable energy companies to invest in developing country markets through export credit guarantees.
Anna Soubry
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has risk capacity available to support UK based businesses in the renewable energy industry looking to export to, and invest in, developing countries, through the provision of export credit guarantees, financing and insurance.
UKEF continues to promote its products and services to companies in the renewable sector so they are aware of the support that is available if it is required.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to use the Paris Climate Summit in December 2015 to promote support for developing countries to help tackle climate change.
Grant Shapps
DFID is working closely with DECC, the lead department for the climate negotiations, on preparations for the Paris Climate Summit to ensure that poverty reduction and development priorities are reflected to help the poorest and most vulnerable, including girls and women, respond to a changing climate.
Last month the Prime Minister announced that the UK would provide £5.8bn in climate finance over the next 5 years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Sarah Wollaston on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to provide financial support to help children under the age of three who are eligible for a disabled parking badge but are not eligible for the mobility component of the disability living allowance.
Justin Tomlinson
The principle underpinning Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is that payments are made to families who incur extra costs as a result of meeting the additional care and/or mobility needs of a disabled child.
In deciding to set the lower age limit for entitlement to the higher rate mobility component at 3 years of age, the department considered views of medical advisors and independent research that the majority of children could walk at the age of 2½. By the age of 3 it was realistically possible in the majority of cases to make an informed decision as to whether an inability to walk was the result of disability.
We have no plans to make changes to DLA for children under the age of 3.