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  • David Mowat – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    David Mowat – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mowat on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in legal aid claims has been paid to Leigh Day and Public Interest Lawyers in each of the last three years.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The net payments to these firms over the past three years are shown in the table below.

    Year

    Public Interest Lawyers

    Leigh Day & Co

    2010/11

    £439,268.02

    £1,182,080.21

    2011/12

    £331,238.85

    £1,216,888.66

    2012/13

    £54,387.48

    £569,730.45

    These payments cover all work undertaken by the firms under legal aid. The payments made will be offset by recoupment on successful cases where the opponent has paid the costs.

  • Helen Goodman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Helen Goodman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many visits per thousand of the population were made to each public library’s website in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department. However the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect, annually, from the individual library authorities comprehensive information relating to library service provision in the United Kingdom, which includes data relating to the questions raised. Copies of CIPFA statistics are available in the House Library.

  • Lord Wigley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Lord Wigley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Wigley on 2014-03-31.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with disability organisations with respect to the minimum size of parking restriction notices (1) on public highways, (2) in parking areas owned or managed by public authorities, and (3) in privately owned or managed parking areas that fall within the provisions of Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

    Baroness Kramer

    The Department for Transport has not discussed these issues directly with disability organisations. Regulations relating to road traffic are subject to full public consultation in accordance with Government consultation principles. Privately owned car parking facilities are covered by industry codes of practice.

  • Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of agreements with the French government to (a) undertake joint research at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Orion and Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique Laser Megajoule, (b) allow use of hydrodynamics research facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment and (c) peer review technical and scientific data underpinning nuclear warhead certification.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    The agreements with the French Government to undertake joint research described are detailed in Article 1 of the TEUTATES Treaty 2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228571/7975.pdf

  • Baroness King of Bow – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Baroness King of Bow – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness King of Bow on 2014-03-31.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much income from capital receipts from sales under the Right to Buy scheme has been paid to HM Treasury by local authorities in each year since 2010–11.

    Baroness Stowell of Beeston

    The table below answers the noble Lady’s question:

    Financial Year

    Receipts arising in that year1 from Right to Buy sales (or equivalents)2 which are payable to HM Treasury (£ million)3

    2010-20114

    114.4

    2011-2012

    138.9

    2012-2013

    123.6

    April 2013-December 2014

    120.85

    Notes

    1 Figures include the payable part of mortgage repayments and repayments of discounts paid in the current year in respect of Right to Buy sales made in previous years.

    2 For 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, figures include the payable part of receipts arising from all other disposals of dwellings. For 2012-2013 and 2013-2014, figures only include receipts arising from sales of dwellings to secure tenants which are below market value and some shared ownership sales.

    3 All figures are provisional, though those for all years up to 2012-2013 have been audited which means that they are less likely to be amended.

    4 Until the end of 2010-2011, receipts received by authorities which were debt-free on 31 March 2004 were payable not to HM Treasury but to the Department of Communities and Local Government and its predecessor departments.

    5 The figure for 2013-2014 is only for the first three quarters of that year.

    For 2009-2010, receipts arising from the sale of dwellings received by local authorities that were not debt-free that were paid to HM Treasury amounted to £132.7 million. For 2008-2009, the equivalent figure was £135.9 million.

    The reinvigoration of Right to Buy since April 2012 has ensured, for the first time ever, that the receipts from the additional sales (those over what was forecast prior to the change) are reinvested to help fund new homes for affordable rent. So far, £300 million has been generated from additional sales and already over 2,000 homes have been started on site or acquired.

  • Bridget Phillipson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Bridget Phillipson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of 2014DIN05-013 on The Closure of Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Peterborough in the Library.

    Anna Soubry

    I will place a copy in the Library of the House.

    Peterborough Hospital is not a Level 1 trauma hospital and thus can no longer offer Defence Medical Services personnel the required level of training.

  • Iain Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Iain Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to A UK strategy for agricultural technologies, what progress has been made in mapping and evaluating private and government funding available for research, translation and innovation.

    Mr David Willetts

    The UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies contains a number of actions for Industry, Government and the science base.

    Action No 1 commits the Leadership Council, working alongside others, to conduct a comprehensive mapping and evaluation of private and Government funding available for research, translation and innovation.

    Work to deliver this action started at the end of March this year, led by the Agri-Tech Leadership Council. We expect the findings to be presented by the end of 2014.

  • Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual income from the carrier bag levy in the four years from October 2015.

    Dan Rogerson

    The estimated gross revenue from the charge in England is set out in the table below:

    Calendar year

    2015

    2016

    2017

    2018

    Revenue

    £22.1million

    £110.5million

    £112million

    £113.5million

    The Government expects retailers covered by the charge to deduct reasonable costs from the revenue raised and use the remaining part for good causes. VAT will be included in the 5p charge.

    No profits generated from this charge goes to the Government.

  • Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the installation of an EASAMS Collision Warning System in Tornado aircraft was not completed following the successful trials of the system in 1995 and 1996.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    This technical demonstrator programme was aimed at evaluating the compatibility of the collision warning system concept in the fast jet environment. Technical demonstrator programmes are used to test the technical feasibility of new technology projects, often using experimental or conceptual technologies. They are not expected to produce equipment capable of being brought into service with the Armed Forces.

  • Debbie Abrahams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Debbie Abrahams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many redundancy payments have been recovered from NHS staff who have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by an NHS organisation in each of the last three years.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    The Department does not hold information relating to the recovery of payments from National Health Service staff made redundant and subsequently re-employed by an NHS organisation.

    This information will be held locally by NHS organisations.

    The NHS is set to save £5.5 billion this Parliament and £1.5 billion each year thereafter, reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and freeing up extra resources for patient care.