The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings he has had with organisations (a) from the advice sector and (b) representing people with disabilities on the performance of Capita in introducing personal independence payments.
Mike Penning
I have had regular meetings with various stakeholder organisations, for example Macmillan, and my officials and I continue to engage with them on a regular basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Scotland Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
The Scotland Office does not have a cost overrun established by its management board above which it merits a budget being tabled at its management board. No overruns have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2014-04-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they accept claims for hearing loss from former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
Lord Astor of Hever
Yes, provided that the Department accepts that it would be likely to be found liable if the claim were to be considered by a court.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham on 2014-04-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the recent conference in London, what support they are providing to the government of Botswana in preparing for the follow-up conference in early 2015 on the illegal wildlife trade.
Lord De Mauley
The Government welcomes the announcement made by the Government of Botswana that it will host a follow up conference on the illegal wildlife trade in early 2015. This meeting will be vital in helping to ensure that the commitments made at the London Conference in February 2014 are fully implemented.
The Government has offered its full support to Botswana in preparing the meeting. This may include continuing to convene the group of senior officials that prepared the London Conference, offering the support of the UK’s diplomatic network in maintaining high level political engagement on the issue with existing and new partner countries and a possible contribution to the cost of the conference.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was (a) committed to and (b) spent in each constituency in the East Midlands through the Regional Growth Fund in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014 to date.
Michael Fallon
We do not hold information in the format requested. However, the following table details the amount of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) allocated to and paid in each constituency in the East Midlands from the first four bidding rounds. In addition, £82.2 million has been allocated to nine programmes in the East Midlands, which support small and medium-sized enterprises across the region. Of this, £19.6 million has been paid to date.
|
Constituency |
RGF committed |
RGF spent |
|
Bassetlaw |
£1,328,460 |
£1,328,460 |
|
Bosworth |
£19,671,000 |
£16,284,417 |
|
Charnwood |
£4,170,000 |
£4,168,871 |
|
Leicester South |
£1,072,800 |
£249,301 |
|
Lincoln |
£5,575,000 |
0 |
|
Nottingham North |
£1,600,000 |
£1,599,999 |
|
Nottingham South |
£2,871,460 |
£727,471 |
|
Sherwood |
£495,000 |
0 |
|
South Derbyshire |
£6,300,000 |
0 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Burns on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex who have been unemployed for more than 12 months.
Mr Nick Hurd
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 Adam Afriyie on 2014-04-07.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he held with the Office of Tax Simplification in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
Mr David Gauke
Treasury Ministers regularly meet with the Office of Tax Simplification and other parts of Treasury group as part of normal departmental and Government business. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings and discussions.
Details of Ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many heritage sites English Heritage has declined to take control of as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years; and what the reasons were for declining in each such case.
Mr Edward Vaizey
To the knowledge of its current management team, English Heritage has not declined to take control of any heritage sites as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years. English Heritage has occasionally been offered properties that it has declined on the basis that there were other more suitable solutions available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
Elizabeth Truss
Under this Government’s transparency programme, details of spend is published on gov.uk which is available at: http://data.gov.uk/data/openspending-report/index
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
Dan Rogerson
This table sets out the information requested in respect of 2012-13, the last financial year for which audited information is available. Information relating to 2013-14 will be available in July 2014, once the Department’s accounts for the year have been audited and published. The figures relate to the Core Department.
|
Consultancy firm |
Amount paid in 2012-13 (£) |
|
Ernst and Young |
1,012,378 |
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
587,922 |
|
Local Partnerships |
152,226 |
|
KPMG |
118,351 |
|
Bureau Veritas UK Ltd. |
105,185 |
|
Baker Tilly |
101,925 |
|
ADAS UK Ltd. |
99,138 |
|
GHK Consulting Ltd. |
71,424 |
|
Resource Decisions Ltd. |
64,800 |
|
Temple Group Ltd. |
44,380 |