Tag: 2014

Harriet Harman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Harriet Harman on 2014-06-12.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the total amount paid out in film tax relief and (b) the resultant benefit to the UK economy as a result of such tax relief since 2007; and if he will make a statement.

Mr David Gauke

HMRC data indicates that between January 2007 and March 2013, over 1,200 film productions have claimed £1.3bn of tax relief.

According to the Office of National Statistics and the BFI, the film and video production industry generates around 46,000 jobs and film investment is over £1 billion a year.

To support this important sector the Government has modernised film tax relief and extended the relief to animation, high-end television and video games.

The BFI statistics for 2013 show that these reforms are working, with an increase in overall UK film investment, and that the new TV and animation tax reliefs have supported growth in production in the UK.

01/11/2022
Grahame M. Morris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame M. Morris on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total (a) number and (b) value was of financial penalties imposed on bus operators by each of the eight regional traffic commissioners from 2010-11 to date.

Stephen Hammond

The information requested is in the table below:

01/11/2022
Kevan Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page 25, if he will provide details of (a) the 167 implementation orders that his Department has already issued as part of the Army 2020 reforms and (b) any implementation orders which have yet to be issued.

Mr Mark Francois

Implementation Orders are used to communicate structural changes within the Army. As at June 2014 over 170 orders have been issued for Army 2020. The Ministry of Defence does not routinely publish details of internal military orders.

01/11/2022
Chuka Umunna – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials from (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated public bodies worked on the Royal Mail privatisation.

Michael Fallon

The core team working on the sale of Royal Mail shares was comprised of 17 people. None of the Department’s Partner organisations were involved in taking forward the initial public offering.

01/11/2022

Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) male and (b) female recruits dropped out of training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre after completing phase one but before completing phase two in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 years when they enlisted; how many had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

Infantry training at Catterick is comprised of the Combat Infantryman’s Course, which is a combined phase one and phase two course. For this reason it is not possible to provide the information requested for those who are recruited straight into Catterick.

Separate Phase one training prior to attending Catterick is undertaken by those who attend the Army Foundation College at Harrogate. The numbers in the table relate only to recruits who attended the Army Foundation College and therefore all would have been under 18 on enlistment.

No female recruits undergo infantry training and therefore figures shown relate to males only.

Year	Total Starts	Junior Entry Starts	Junior Entry Drop out	Senior Entry Starts	Senior Entry Drop out	% Junior Entry Drop out	% Senior Entry Drop out
2006-07	3410	300	40	3,110	950	13%	28%
2007-08	3550	300	30	3,250	1,090	10%	31%
2008-09	4020	320	40	3,700	1,060	13%	26%
2009-10	4170	380	50	3,790	1,340	13%	32%
2010-11	2600	280	40	2,320	840	14%	32%
2011-12	4050	470	70	3,580	1,260	15%	31%
2012-13	3870	630	100	3,240	910	16%	24%
2013-14	1950	420	40	1,530	680	10%	35%

Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5′ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

01/11/2022

Chuka Umunna – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of individuals employed on zero-hours contracts by (a) region and (b) gender; and what research his Department has commissioned on that matter.

Mr Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

01/11/2022
Jamie Reed – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistant training posts have been (a) commissioned and (b) filled in in (i) Copeland and (ii) Cumbria in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr David Laws

The information requested is not collected centrally.

01/11/2022
Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the protections currently available under planning law for parcels of land which are subject to planning applications and which are close to National Parks.

Nick Boles

The Government made clear in the National Planning Policy Framework that National Parks have the highest status of protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty and that great weight should be placed on their conservation. In developing the planning guidance, which was published in March 2014 to support the Framework, the Government took account of feedback raised during the ‘Beta’ test phase. . The guidance, which is a material consideration in planning decisions, explains that section 11A(2) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 requires authorities to ‘have regard’ to the purpose of National Parks ‘in exercising or performing any functions in relation to, or so as to affect, land’ in National Parks. The guidance is clear that the duty is relevant in considering development proposals that are situated outside National Parks, but which might have an impact on the setting of, and implementation of, the statutory purposes of these protected areas.

Through the Localism Act, the Government has strengthened the role of Local Plans to shape where development should or should not go. This would allow councils to protect the countryside close to National Parks.

01/11/2022
Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on 2014-06-18.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for greater use of Thames to move freight.

Baroness Kramer

Transport for London has assessed the potential use of the Thames and other waterways in their London Freight Plan.　 The Port of London Authority (PLA), the Mayor of London / Greater London Authority (GLA), Transport for London (TfL) and their partners in the public and private sectors have been working to encourage greater use of the Thames for the movement of freight, including that associatedwith infrastructure products in central Londonsuch as Crossrail, the Tideway Tunnel and Blackfriars Station.

The Department for Transport’s Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme provides grants to assist companies with the costs associated with running inland water freight transport instead of road, where inland waterway is more expensive. Grant support is being provided for a freight service on the Thames between Denton and Silvertown.

01/11/2022
Karen Lumley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karen Lumley on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential role of the local offer in reducing the number of pupils with autism affected by official and unofficial exclusion.

Mr Edward Timpson

An interim evaluation of the school exclusions pilot, published in March 2013, found early indications of schools taking more responsibility for pupils at risk of exclusion, collaborating with each other and working in partnership with local authorities to improve alternative provision in their areas. Such approaches benefit all pupils vulnerable to exclusion, including those with autism.

The Department for Education has introduced wide ranging reforms through the Children and Families Act 2014 to improve provision and support for children and young people with special educational needs or a disability.

The Act requires local authorities to publish a local offer of services for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) or a disability. The local offer will set out in one place information about provision families can expect to be available across education, health and social care for children and young people who have SEN or are disabled, including those who do not have education, health and care (EHC) plans.

The local offer will provide children, young people and parents with clear, comprehensive and accessible information about the services and support available and how to access it, including that from schools.

It will make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving families and service providers in its development and review, enabling them to have a greater say in how services and support develop over time.

This should therefore have an important role to play in improving outcomes and reducing exclusions for children and young people with SEN, including those with autism.

01/11/2022