Tag: 2014

Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-04-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department offers to local authorities who are caring for asylum seekers who entered care as a child to ensure adequate support is in place when they become care leavers.

James Brokenshire

The Home Office does not have a direct role in this policy area. The Department of Education provides statutory guidance to local authorities about how to support care leavers, including care leavers who are asylum seekers. The guidance makes clear that asylum seekers should receive the same level of support as any other care leaver. The Home Office does, however, provide funding to local authorities to help cover the costs of supporting the young people.

November 1, 2022
David Mowat – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mowat on 2014-06-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the Money Advice Service.

Andrea Leadsom

The government has commissioned an independent review of the Money Advice Service, led by Christine Farnish, which will report to me by the end of the year.

MAS has an important responsibility to increase financial knowledge and capability in the UK. The review will consider how effectively and efficiently MAS is meeting the consumer need for education and advice; and make recommendations on any changes to MAS’s approach that would better enable it to meet this need.

November 1, 2022
Nigel Dodds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2014-04-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost is of the relocation of the London headquarters of her Department.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

The cost of relocating my Department’s London office in 2013 was £1,156,236. The estimated savings as a result of the move are approximately £1m per year.

November 1, 2022
Graeme Morrice – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graeme Morrice on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to prevent employers who engage in blacklisting receiving Government contracts.

Mr Nick Hurd

The blacklisting of employees is an unacceptable and unlawful practice, and Government takes any such allegations very seriously.

November 1, 2022
Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-04-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s proposed Help and Support for Separated Families co-ordinated telephone network is in place; and what processes his Department has put in place to monitor and evaluate its effectiveness in promoting collaborative parenting in the interests of children.

Steve Webb

The HSSF initiative has funded four organisations which provide telephone support for separating and separated families so that their agents can be trained in delivering appropriate messages about the benefits of collaborative parenting. These organisations are: Relate; Family Lives; the National Youth Advocacy Service; and Wikivorce.

Representatives from all participating organisations have received tailored training and they are now cascading that training to their agents. We expect full roll-out by the end of April 2014.

We are currently considering a variety of evaluation approaches, including call listening, ‘mystery shopping’ exercises and a satisfaction survey.

November 1, 2022
Matthew Offord – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has published for the use of local authorities in determining planning permission applications for the creation of cemeteries.

Nick Boles

In March, we published new planning guidance, which local planning authorities can use when determining planning applications. It explains that planning applications are considered on their own merits and, by law, must be determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The ‘Open space, sports and recreation facilities’ section of the guidance addresses provision of open spaces of public value.

More broadly, separate to the planning system, the underlying statutory duties for local (burial) authorities are outlined in the Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977. The associated guidance is overseen by the Ministry for Justice, and is available at:

www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/burials-and-coroners/burial-ground-managers.pdf

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November 1, 2022
Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-04-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability awareness training is provided to disability employment advisers in Jobcentre Plus.

Esther McVey

DWP staff have access to the ‘Raising the Game on Disability’ Seminar, which builds disability knowledge and confidence in working with disabled people. The ‘Hidden Impairment Toolkit’ training provides practical advice and guidance on how best to support individuals, into employment. This approach enables the anticipation of reasonable adjustments at appropriate stages of the individual’s journey to work

For all Disability Employment Advisers (DEA) additional learning appropriate to this specialist area has been designed in conjunction with DWP Occupational Psychologists to enable DEA’s to provide effective support to people with particularly complex health-related needs.

November 1, 2022
Bill Wiggin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the Mobile Infrastructure Project in Herefordshire.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Work has been ongoing in Herefordshire to search for appropriate locations for potential masts, and for each mast to: come to an agreement with a landlord, find an option to transmit signal back into the existing mobile networks, and ensure that the mast can be connected to a source of electricity

November 1, 2022
Baroness Tonge – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Tonge on 2014-04-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the influence of Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and its impact on the region; and what action they plan to take to reverse that influence.

Baroness Warsi

The Government continues to analyse the full range of political and militant actors in Gaza, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad. We have noted with concern Islamic Jihad’s growing involvement in attacks against Israel in 2014. We have called for the full implementation of the ceasefire of November 2012 between Palestinian militant factions and Israel.

November 1, 2022

Emily Thornberry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were (i) reported to the Royal Military Police, (ii) referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors and (iii) directed for trial in each year since 2009.

Anna Soubry

The table below shows the number of cases of rape and sexual assault reported to the Royal Military Police, which of those were referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors and which were directed for trial since 2009.

These represent any case worldwide where the Royal Military Police has jurisdiction. Decisions to direct cases for trial are taken by the independent Service Prosecuting Authority.

Year	Number of rape cases reported to the Royal Military Police	Number of rape cases referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors	Number of rape cases directed for trial[1]
2009	20	15	10
2010	20	10	10
2011	20	15	5
2012	20	15	10
2013	20	5	10

Year	Number of sexual assault cases reported to the Royal Military Police	Number of sexual assault cases referred by the Royal Military Police to prosecutors	Number of sexual assault cases directed for trial1
2009	60	30	10
2010	65	45	30
2011	50	30	40
2012	35	25	25
2013	45	30	25

The figures have been rounded to the nearest five.The specific figure has not been disclosed to ensure that the alleged victim(s) cannot be identified. This is in line with the Sexual Offences (Amendments) Act 1976 and 1992.

Because of the way domestic violence statistics are recorded it is taking some time to collate the information. I will write to the hon. Member with an answer shortly.

[1] The figures relating to referrals and directions for trial use the date of referral receipt as the base line. The Service Prosecuting Authority often receive referrals in one year and the cases are directed, disposed and/or tried in the following year. As such there is no direct correlation to the number of cases brought in any one year. Over a period of time the figures may well fluctuate as additional referrals are either directed or non-instituted.

November 1, 2022