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  • Lord Hylton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Hylton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2014-06-10.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the offer of partial amnesties by President Assad of Syria.

    Baroness Warsi

    The limited amnesties on prisoner release offered by President Assad do not offer a genuine solution to the problems in Syria. While the British Government has been consistent in calling for the release of political prisoners it is as yet unclear who these amnesties will affect and how prisoners’ safety will be assured. The lies and brutality of the Assad regime, as set out in the UN’s Commission on Inquiry reports, mean that this amnesty will not provide reassurance to the Syrian opposition. If the Syrian regime is serious about bringing the conflict to an end, then they should release political prisoners unconditionally and negotiate seriously within the framework set out in the Geneva communiqué.

  • Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-03-12.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by (a) his Department and (b) any executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies of his Department in the current financial year.

    Francis Maude

    At the time of the last General Election the central Government estate was far larger than required and taxpayers were paying to maintain, run and rent properties which were under-occupied while other part of the freehold estate remained vacant.

    The Government Property Unit has been supporting departments to rationalise rapidly the Government’s estate including by taking a whole of Government view of property. Since the 2010 General Election over £1.25 billion has been raised by selling surplus freehold properties. Through the exiting of property across the central civil estate, we have also delivered cumulative, gross run rate savings of over £454 million per annum.

    Where surplus property is awaiting disposal or lease end, the government looks to explore all disposal options, including commercially sub-letting all or part of the space. Surplus property is listed on gov.uk

    There is no liability at taxpayers’ expense for business rates on any vacant Cabinet Office properties in the current financial year.

  • Lord Ashcroft – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Lord Ashcroft – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-09.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any gallantry awards other than the Victoria Cross and the George Cross can be awarded posthumously.

    Lord Wallace of Saltaire

    All military and civilian gallantry awards may be awarded posthumously.

  • David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Wright on 2014-03-12.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Telford and Wrekin.

    Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.

    Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls

    The ward results for Telford and Wrekin Council were as follows:

    Ward

    Green matches

    Amber matches

    Red matches

    Apley Castle

    84.4%

    1.3%

    14.3%

    Arleston

    81.3%

    1.8%

    16.9%

    Brookside

    81.0%

    1.2%

    17.9%

    Church Aston & Lilleshall

    82.5%

    3.7%

    13.7%

    College

    79.3%

    2.6%

    18.1%

    Cuckoo Oak

    81.4%

    1.7%

    16.9%

    Dawley Magna

    82.4%

    1.3%

    16.2%

    Donnington

    81.6%

    1.5%

    16.8%

    Dothill

    84.8%

    1.3%

    14.0%

    Edgmond

    81.8%

    5.3%

    12.9%

    Ercall

    83.3%

    1.9%

    14.8%

    Ercall Magna

    80.5%

    4.9%

    14.6%

    Hadley & Leegomery

    79.3%

    1.5%

    19.2%

    Haygate

    80.7%

    1.7%

    17.6%

    Horsehay & Lightmoor

    75.8%

    3.2%

    21.1%

    Ironbridge Gorge

    76.5%

    3.1%

    20.5%

    Ketley & Oakengates

    81.8%

    1.3%

    16.9%

    Lawley & Overdale

    81.7%

    1.7%

    16.6%

    Madeley

    83.6%

    1.0%

    15.4%

    Malinslee

    83.1%

    1.2%

    15.7%

    Muxton

    82.8%

    1.2%

    16.0%

    Newport East

    86.1%

    0.9%

    13.0%

    Newport North

    84.8%

    1.6%

    13.6%

    Newport South

    86.3%

    1.8%

    11.9%

    Newport West

    82.2%

    1.5%

    16.3%

    Park

    87.3%

    1.0%

    11.7%

    Priorslee

    82.4%

    1.0%

    16.6%

    Shawbirch

    86.0%

    0.8%

    13.2%

    St Georges

    82.1%

    1.2%

    16.7%

    The Nedge

    82.9%

    1.0%

    16.1%

    Woodside

    78.7%

    1.6%

    19.7%

    Wrockwardine

    82.3%

    2.4%

    15.3%

    Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

    84.5%

    1.2%

    14.3%

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  • Baroness Meacher – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Baroness Meacher – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Meacher on 2014-06-09.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to respond to concerns expressed by the leaders of the social care profession that profit-making companies should not determine sensitive family matters.

    Lord Nash

    The Government’s proposals regarding the delegation of children’s social care functions would enable local authorities to delegate children’s social care functions to a third party. The intention is to broaden the range of approaches available to secure the best outcomes for children in their area. The proposals do not oblige local authorities to delegate any functions and do not remove responsibilities from local authorities for ensuring their statutory obligations on child protection and children’s social care are met.

    The consultation on the proposals closed on Friday 30 May and the Government is currently considering the responses.

  • Ms Karen Buck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Ms Karen Buck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ms Karen Buck on 2014-03-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 30 local authority areas have received the largest number of homeless households in temporary accommodation placed by London local authorities since March 2010.

    Kris Hopkins

    [Holding Reply: Monday 17 March 2014]

    I refer the hon. Member to my answer to her of 19 December 2013, Official Report, Column 713W.

  • Lord Taylor of Warwick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Lord Taylor of Warwick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick on 2014-06-09.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children living in poverty.

    Lord Freud

    This Government remains committed to ending child poverty by 2020. Our approach, based on our published Evidence Review , is to tackle the root causes of child poverty, both now and in the future, by focussing on worklessness, low pay and raising educational attainment. This approach and the actions we propose to take are set out in full in our draft Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17. We will shortly publish the final version of the Strategy.

  • Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-03-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to answer Named Day written question 185520 tabled on 28 January 2014 for answer on 3 February 2014; and what the reasons are for the delay in answering this question.

    James Brokenshire

    I replied to the hon. Member on 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W.

  • Lord Hylton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Hylton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2014-06-09.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Turkey to help prevent foreign fighters entering Syria.

    Baroness Warsi

    The UK has regular discussions with international partners focused on tackling the shared threat from foreign fighters travelling to Syria. These include contacts with the Government of Turkey, with which we work to prevent foreign fighters from using Turkey as a transit route for Syria, including by strengthening protective security measures and using passenger information.

  • Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-03-11.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Hull.

    Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.

    Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls

    The ward results for Hull City Council were as follows:

    Ward

    Green matches

    Amber matches

    Red matches

    Avenue

    65.4%

    5.0%

    29.6%

    Beverley

    79.6%

    1.0%

    19.3%

    Boothferry

    85.0%

    1.0%

    14.0%

    Bransholme East

    83.9%

    1.7%

    14.5%

    Bransholme West

    85.6%

    1.6%

    12.8%

    Bricknell

    86.4%

    0.9%

    12.6%

    Derringham

    82.9%

    1.2%

    15.9%

    Drypool

    75.3%

    1.8%

    22.9%

    Holderness

    85.7%

    0.9%

    13.4%

    Ings

    86.6%

    1.2%

    12.2%

    Kings Park

    77.3%

    1.2%

    21.5%

    Longhill

    86.4%

    0.8%

    12.8%

    Marfleet

    84.1%

    1.7%

    14.3%

    Myton

    65.2%

    5.3%

    29.5%

    Newington

    75.8%

    3.2%

    21.0%

    Newland

    48.6%

    2.9%

    48.6%

    Orchard Park & Greenwood

    85.0%

    2.7%

    12.3%

    Pickering

    83.4%

    1.4%

    15.2%

    Southcoates East

    86.1%

    1.3%

    12.6%

    Southcoates West

    79.4%

    1.4%

    19.1%

    St. Andrews

    69.5%

    5.8%

    24.7%

    Sutton

    84.6%

    1.1%

    14.2%

    University

    71.0%

    2.2%

    26.9%

    “