The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Weir on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to commission polling on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence and related matters before 18 September 2014; and what the (a) scope and (b) value of each such contract is.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office has no plans to commission any polling on attitudes in Scotland toward Scottish independence and related matters.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Prime Minister, on what date and which Minister signed off the decision to give permission to the Chilcot Inquiry to disclose quotations or gists of the content of notes from Tony Blair or records of discussions between the UK Prime Minister and the President of the United States; when detailed consideration of the gists and quotations requested by the Inquiry bagan; how many (a) gists and (b) quotations of Tony Blair are under consideration; whether the publication of any gists or quotations has yet been agreed; and which Minister will approve the decisions on which gists or quotations can be published.
Mr David Cameron
The Inquiry is completely independent of government and should be allowed to complete its work without interference.
At the outset of the Inquiry, Government and the Inquiry agreed a documents protocol on the handling of information provided to the Inquiry. The protocol names the Cabinet Secretary as final arbiter in discussions about disclosure. He is the right person to perform this role. He is the most senior civil servant and can see papers of a previous government Sir John Chilcot’s letter of 28 May describes the background against which the Inquiry made its requests for gists and quotes. Sir John also makes clear that the gists and quotes are sufficient for the Inquiry’s purposes.
Sir John Chilcot’s letter of 28 May is available on the Iraq Inquiry website and I am placing a copy in the Library of the House.
The Government will not comment further on the extent or detail of the Inquiry’s declassification requests. I have made clear my hope that the Inquiry will be able to complete its work by the end of the year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2014-06-04.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage young savers.
Mr David Gauke
At the Budget it was announced that, from 1 July 2014, the limits for Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds (CTFs) will rise from £3,720 to £4,000.
Following a public consultation, the Government has decided to allow the transfer of savings from CTFs to Junior ISAs. We are committed to ensuring that there is a clear and simple way to save for all children and believe that parents should be allowed the opportunity to transfer from a CTF to a Junior ISA if they consider this to be the most appropriate account for their child.
The Government has clauses in the Deregulation Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, which will enable the transfers. We hope this option to transfer will be available by April 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Rotheram on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in (a) infant schools, (b) junior schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) sixth form colleges in (i) Liverpool, (ii) the North West and (iii) England are non-UK nationals.
Mr David Laws
The Department for Education does not collect information on the nationality of pupils and students.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Newton on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS England’s review of Tier 4 Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services provision will be complete.
Norman Lamb
This mapping exercise looking at Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health services has been completed. NHS England is now formulating an implementation plan and is preparing to publish a report of the exercise along with the implementation plan as soon as possible via the governance processes of NHS England.
The implementation will proceed via two distinct phases recognising that there are urgent actions which need to be taken to improve access and to reduce long distance referrals. The second phase will focus on the more medium term actions required. The implementation plan when finalised, will be clear about the timescales.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mowat on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on improving the fairness of the health allocation formula.
Dr Daniel Poulter
NHS England now has responsibility for clinical commissioning group (CCG) allocations. These decisions have been taken independently of government.
Between 2013-14 and 2015-16, Warrington CCG will receive a 7% increase in funding which is a £16.1 million uplift. The national average in this period is a 4.7% increase, which if it had been applied to Warrington would have given them £10.8 million, meaning they are £5.3 million better off than average.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ivan Lewis on 2014-05-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which charitable projects based in Northern Ireland have benefited from the Armed Forces Covenant (Libor) Fund.
Anna Soubry
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-12.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, column 387W, on the electoral register, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of holding information on the proportion of attainers who are registered to vote; and what assessment he has made of the usefulness of this information in improving the introduction of individual electoral registration.
Greg Clark
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-05-12.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates were liable for inheritance tax in 2012; and if he will estimate the number of estates likely to be so affected in 2017 should current regulations remain in place.
Mr David Gauke
HMRC has published statistics on this here:
https:www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304354/20140402_Number_taxpayers_traders_v0.2.pdf
The Office for Budget Responsibility is responsible for forecasts. Estimates on this and other issues can be found in their latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2014-06-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses built in each of the last five years are (a) wheelchair accessible and (b) built to lifetime homes standards.
Stephen Williams
DCLG does not collect information on the number of wheelchair-accessible or lifetime homes standard properties built each year.