The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 598W, on infrastructure, which projects included in the UK Guarantees Scheme have required additional emergency funding from the Exchequer.
Danny Alexander
No additional emergency funding has been provided to any of the signed projects that have received support under the UK Guarantees Scheme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of each grade were used as part of the detached duty arrangements in each month since December 2013.
Jeremy Wright
The Ministry of Justice has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the results were of the recent interoperability training between RAF 41 (reserve) Test and Evaluation Squadron training with Swedish Air Force and their JAS39C Gripen aircraft.
Mr Mark Francois
The visiting Swedish aircraft were from the Swedish Air Combat Training School. This visit enabled both parties to conduct tactical development of our respective operational test and evaluation processes. It also provided a valuable opportunity to exchange experiences in this area.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of vacancies currently available on Universal Jobmatch are employee only jobs.
Esther McVey
In answering question 195183 we have interpreted “employee only jobs” as meaning “employee owner status jobs.”
Universal Jobmatch revolutionises the way jobseekers look for work and it has already helped many jobseekers find the jobs they want. It is part of the government’s plan for providing easy online access to government services for all.
Universal Jobmatch has streamlined our existing services for employers and empowered claimants to take more responsibility for their jobsearch and get more targeted support from advisers.
It does not capture information on the number and proportion of zero-hours contracts or ‘employee owner’ status jobs.
Jobcentre Plus guidance stipulates that claimants should not be mandated to apply for a job offering a zero hours contract. It also states that no sanction action will be taken if claimants refuse or fail to apply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Valerie Vaz on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many chemistry teachers in secondary schools in each constituency have a chemistry degree.
Mr David Laws
An estimate for the information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe on 2014-04-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) overall, and (2) age-standardised, deaths from liver disease there have been in (a) England, and (b) each parliamentary constituency, each year since 1997.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from environmental groups regarding beef consumption and the countries from which the UK imports beef.
George Eustice
As of 19 June, no such representations have been received from environmental groups.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Byford on 2014-04-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what area was set aside for the growth of beet for biogas production in the United Kingdom, in each of the last three years.
Lord De Mauley
Official statistics on the area of sugar beet used to produce biogas, or energy produced from UK sugar beet are not currently available. The data below shows the production of bioethanol from sugar beet and the land used.
|
Year |
Bioethanol (million litres)1 |
Land used (thousand hectares)2 |
|
15 April 2010 – 14 April 2011 |
68.5 |
13.4 |
|
15 April 2011 – 14 April 2012 |
21.8 |
3 |
|
15 April 2012 -14 April 2013 (provisional) 3
|
59.9 |
10.4 |
1 All sugar beet volumes above were grown on previously cropped land
2 Source: Defra June Survey of Agriculture. UK area at year n-1.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry
3 (e) Figures for 2012-13 (Year 5) are as of 15 September 2013 and are not final.
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OfGEM) records have identified two operational anaerobic digestion plants which only use sugar beet to produce biogas for electricity generation.
Defra published an experimental statistics release on the use of crops for bioenergy in December 2013.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 293W, on sugar, what discussions he has had and what representations he has received on including sugar in the list of ingredients that companies should work with caterers to reformulate in meals as part of the H4 pledge on Healthier Staff Restaurants; and what response his Department gave in each such case.
Jane Ellison
There have not been any discussions or representations made to the Secretary of State for Health or any Departmental officials, on including sugar in the list of ingredients that companies should work with caterers to reformulate in meals as part of the H4 Responsibility Deal pledge on Healthier Staff Restaurants.
There are 169 organisations currently signed up to the H4 pledge which includes a requirement for employers to work with caterers to reformulate recipes to ensure staff meals are lower in fat, salt and energy.
In addition, 11 catering companies have signed up to take a range of actions to help people consume fewer calories, including through reformulation to reduce sugar content.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-04-02.
To ask the Attorney General, when he expects to answer question No. 191801 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Leeds Central on 12 March 2014.
Mr Dominic Grieve
I have done so today.