The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Williamson on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is in place for a member of school staff to contest an unjust or open-ended suspension.
Mr David Laws
School staff who believe that they have been unfairly suspended or subjected to an unreasonable period of suspension can choose to submit a formal grievance to their employer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 2014-04-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in hosting Syrian refugees.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
The first group of Syrian refugees arrived in the UK on 25 March as part of the Government’s Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) Scheme. The next group of refugees is expected to arrive this month, with further groups to follow on a regular basis. We continue to work with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to establish a steady flow of cases.
Whilst there is no set quota, we predict that the VPR scheme will support several hundred people over the next three years.
A number of local authorities have indicated that they would like to participate in the scheme, and we are in discussions with other local authorities who have expressed an interest.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Geraint Davies on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funds have been provided from his departmental expenditure limit for nuclear decommissioning in the 2014-15 financial year.
Michael Fallon
The net DEL figure for 2014/15 is £2,298.7m.
Source: DECC 2014-15 Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum
The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2014-04-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons about the medical treatment in the High Security Unit and Special Security unit in HMP Belmarsh that led to his recommendation that patients should receive confidential medical consultations and treatment that preserves privacy and dignity
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
The HSU / SSU is visited daily by a nurse who will speak with every prisoner to establish whether there are any issues. The GP will visit the unit weekly (as a minimum). As part of the HMIP Action Plan that is being developed the Operating Standards are currently under review which will address the issue regarding quarterly reviews.
The reference in the report was regarding one prisoner who was seen with discipline staff present; the privacy and dignity of prisoners is taken very seriously within HMP Belmarsh, however this must be balanced against the risk that the individual poses to others. Prisoners will be seen without escorting staff unless the risk is deemed to be too high, this is an exceptional circumstance rather than the rule.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK the situation of the political prisoners in Saharawi; and what information he has received from HM Ambassador in Morocco on the state of health of Abdalah Boukiod.
Hugh Robertson
We regularly emphasise to Morocco the importance of full respect for human rights in Western Sahara. Minister Robertson discussed this issue during his trip to Rabat in March this year. We are aware of reports that Abdalah Boukiod has been on hunger strike since 20 May. We do not have further information on the state of his health.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jason McCartney on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to tackle female genital mutilation and early and forced marriage worldwide.
Justine Greening
FGM is violence against women and girls. The UK has made the largest donor commitment ever to help end FGM, with a flagship programme of £35 million in at least 17 countries.
The Prime Minister will host a summit in July which will step up global efforts to end both FGM and child, early and forced marriage within a generation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide additional funding for Cleveland Police to assist in (a) retaining and (b) increasing the number of police officers in operation in Hartlepool constituency.
Damian Green
Like all parts of the public sector the police must play their part in
reducing the deficit and the vast majority of forces are rising to the
challenge of reducing costs, maintaining services and cutting crime.
Ultimately what matters is how officers are deployed, not how many of them
there are and, in Cleveland, police recorded crime has fallen by 14 per cent
since 2010.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Toby Perkins on 2014-04-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish a summary of the responses to the consultation on strengthening the regulatory regime and fee structure for insolvency practitioners which closed on 28 March 2014.
Jenny Willott
We plan to publish the responses received (unless they may be deemed confidential within the Freedom of Information Act’s Code of Practice for authorities) alongside the Government’s response to the views received.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pete Wishart on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much HM Passport Office has paid in compensation for delays in customers receiving passports in each year since 2004.
James Brokenshire
Her Majesty’s Passport Office began recording data on complaints and compensation paid by various categories in 2005 so data is not held relating to 2004. Compensation paid to
passport applicants relating to complaints concerning application processing
delays amounted to:
|
2005 |
£13,064 |
|
2006 |
£18,684 |
|
2007 |
£1,888 |
|
2008 |
£2,090 |
|
2009 |
£1,504 |
|
2010 |
£11,978 |
|
2011 |
£933 |
|
2012 |
£2,999 |
|
2013 |
£1,445 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2014-04-02.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what future plans the Government has to utilise funds from the unclaimed life policies or dormant bank accounts.
Sajid Javid
On 27 March the Government published a Review of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008, which set out the Government’s view on the existing schemes set up in the legislation.
The Government currently has no plans to use funds from unclaimed life insurance policies, but keeps all policy under review.