The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-03-18.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what payroll deductions other than trades union subscriptions are made from Government department employees through the check-off system.
Francis Maude
It is a matter for each Government Department to decide which organisations can collect their subscriptions through the employers’ payroll service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mechanisms are in place to allow an investigation into an allegation that an individual Minister may have breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct during their time in office when that Minister is no longer a serving Minister; who is responsible for initiating such an investigation; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Francis Maude
The Ministerial Code sets out the process for investigating alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2014-03-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 250W, on schools: construction, what the construction time-scale is for each of the 198 schools with which his Department is working in the Priority School Building Programme, but at which construction has not yet started.
David Laws
We are currently working with 221 schools in the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP). We will have commenced work with all schools by the end of 2014. Before building work can begin, plans must be drawn up, contracts negotiated and planning permission secured. Construction work has already started at 24 schools (20 under main works contracts and four under early works agreements). We expect that building work will have commenced at all schools by the end of 2016. All schools will be delivered by the end of 2017, two years earlier than originally planned.
Under Building Schools for the Future (BSF), it took three years from first planning for building works to begin. We have cut this to one year under the PSBP. Had we continued with BSF timescales, no PSBP schools would yet have started construction. The first school being rebuilt under the PSBP will open in May 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Smith on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on support for people in fuel poverty who suffer from cold-related health conditions.
Gregory Barker
My rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change met my rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health in February 2014, specifically to discuss how DECC and the Department of Health can work together to tackle fuel poverty, building on previous collaboration.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Naomi Long on 2014-03-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made regarding the 2014 opt-out pursuant to Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 of the Lisbon Treaty; and what timetable she has set for the UK opting back in to the measures to which that decision relates.
Karen Bradley
On 24 July 2013 the Prime Minister wrote to the President of the Council of Ministers exercising the UK’s opt-out from all police and criminal justice measures agreed before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Government has also announced 35 measures that it will seek to rejoin in the national interest. These are contained in Command Paper 8671
(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/235912/8671.pdf).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with (a) church and community leaders from black and minority ethnic communities and (b) Operation Black Vote on increasing registration levels for voters in those communities.
Greg Clark
I met recently with Operation Black Vote to discuss the importance of electoral registration.
The Government is keen to work with groups and organisations to support and raise the profile of the importance of voter registration amongst all communities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame M. Morris on 2014-03-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of implementing the recommendations in the Civil Aviation Authority’s safety review of helicopter operations in the offshore oil and gas industry on the annual number of passenger-carrying helicopter flights in that industry.
Robert Goodwill
The primary concern of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the safety of the public, and the absolute focus of its recent Offshore Helicopter Review has been to make safety improvements in that sector. I am satisfied that implementing the recommendations in the CAA Review will lead to improvements in safety and that all the changes proposed are both realistic and achievable. The CAA is directly engaging with the oil and gas industry, helicopter operators and workforce representative groups through its new Safety Action Group. I do not see that recommendations contained in the Review will have any significant effect on the annual number of offshore helicopter operations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 21 November 2012, Official Report, columns 511-2W, on death, what the prevalence of adults living in private households in England having at least one psychiatric condition was in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Norman Lamb
The Answer of 21 November 2012, Official Report, columns 511-2W contains the latest data. The following table shows the estimated prevalence of adults living in private households in England having at least one psychiatric condition1.
|
Age range |
Adults meeting the criteria for, or screening positive for, one or more psychiatric condition 1, 2 |
|
16-24 |
32.3 |
|
25-34 |
30.0 |
|
35-44 |
22.9 |
|
45-54 |
25.0 |
|
55-64 |
18.7 |
|
65-74 |
12.7 |
|
75+ |
10.5 |
|
Percentage all |
23.0 |
|
1 ‘Psychiatric conditions’ include the most common mental disorders (namely anxiety and depressive disorders) as well as: psychotic disorder; antisocial and borderline personality disorders; eating disorder; posttraumatic stress disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; alcohol and drug dependency; and problem behaviours such as problem gambling and suicide attempts. These are defined according to different classification criteria and refer to a variety of different, reference periods, as detailed in the background information provided. Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder was defined following the exclusion of other common mental disorders. 2 Figures above were calculated by subtracting the prevalence of adults with no psychiatric condition from 100. Note: This table is an excerpt from Table 12.1 in Chapter 12 (Co-morbidity) of the APMS 2007 report: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/psychiatricmorbidity07 Source: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity (APMS) Survey 2007. |
The Department has commissioned the National Centre for Social Research and the University of Leicester to undertake the 2014 Adult Psychological Morbidity Survey.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-03-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long the UK plans to host Syrian refugees who come as part of the resettlement deal; and whether such refugees will be issued with a visa for a specified time period.
James Brokenshire
The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR)
scheme arrived in the UK on 25 March. This is the result of excellent
co-operation with UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and local
authority services, which has allowed us to identify vulnerable individuals in
need of evacuation and ensure that the support they need is in place in the
UK. These support packages are tailored on a case by case basis to ensure that
specific requirements for those relocated under the scheme are met and include
health, education and integration support.
Those admitted under the VPR scheme will be granted five years’ Humanitarian
Protection, with all the rights and benefits that go with that status. This
includes access to public funds, access to the labour market and the
possibility of family reunion. If the situation in Syria stabilises, they may
choose to return home. However, at the end of the five years, if they have not
been able to return to Syria, they may be eligible to apply for settlement in
the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thomas Docherty on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends next to discuss the possibility of Typhoon sales to Belgium with his counterpart in that country.
Michael Fallon
The Eurofighter Typhoon programme is carried out in partnership with the Governments of Germany, Italy and Spain. This includes cooperation on exports. The Government of Belgium has expressed an interest in Typhoon as well as other competing aircraft as a potential replacement for their F-16 fleet. UK Trade and Investment have been invited, to participate in preliminary discussions at official level on Typhoon. United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) officials are working with colleagues across Government, in the partner nations and with Eurofighter GmbH to coordinate a response.
Within UK Government work on Typhoon export campaigns is led by UKTI, but HMG takes a collaborative approach to defence exports and so all campaigns are a cross departmental effort. Information on staffing numbers is not therefore available centrally.
Ministerial responsibility for UKTI rests with my noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade and Investment (Lord Livingston of Parkhead). My noble Friend reports to my Rt Hon Friends the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, as the two responsible Cabinet Ministers.
Information regarding Ministers’ meetings is published by the Department on the internet: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&publication_type=transparency-data
The Minister of State for Trade and Investment discussed Typhoon exports during his meeting with BAES on 18 December 2013. The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills has no immediate plans to meet his Belgian counterpart.
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