Tag: 2014

Hilary Benn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the effectiveness of current legislation on banned breeds of dog.

George Eustice

The Government has introduced new legislation to tackle irresponsible dog ownership, including extending the criminal offence of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control to all places, increasing the maximum penalties for allowing a dog to become dangerously out of control and ensuring that the new measures to deal with anti-social behaviour will include such instances when they involve a dog. As announced on 6^th February 2013, Defra is looking at making changes to the arrangements for seizure and kennelling of suspected dangerous dogs but there are noplans to review the effectiveness of the restrictions on keeping certain types of dogwhich are specifically bred for fighting.

November 1, 2022
Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of her Department to Brighton; and if she will make a statement.

Mrs Helen Grant

The Department has no plans to bring forward such proposals.

November 1, 2022
Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consideration she has given to the case for having a stand-alone, specific goal on inequality in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Justine Greening

The UK supports a focus on “leaving no one behind” across the post-2015 framework, as was recommended by the High Level Panel which was co-Chaired by the Prime Minister.

November 1, 2022
Jeremy Lefroy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the British Pregnancy Advisory Service about its leaflet, Britain’s Abortion Law: what it says and why.

Jane Ellison

The Department has made its position on abortion, including the illegality of abortion on the grounds of gender alone, clear to all providers, including the British Pregnancy Advisory Service. The Department will do so again in the forthcoming further guidance.

November 1, 2022
Andrew Percy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police cautions were issued in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.

Damian Green

Information on cautions is not held by parliamentary constituency

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

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of children aged under 16 years living in supported housing.

Kris Hopkins

The Department does not hold information on the number of children in existing supported housing tenancies; however this information is collected for new lettings. The new lettings data is collected in the CORE (Continuous Recording of Lettings and Sales), which reports there were 11,370 children (under 16 years) in the households who were let supported housing in England in 2012-13.

November 1, 2022
Ann McKechin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann McKechin on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions either orally or in writing he or his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca.

Mr David Willetts

There are ongoing interactions at senior level between Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and senior executives from both AstraZeneca and Pfizer as part of the Department’s wider interactions with the Life Sciences industry.

BIS Ministers have spoken with the Chief Executives and others from both companies in the last couple of weeks about recent market developments including the approaches from Pfizer to AstraZeneca.

November 1, 2022
Charlotte Leslie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve road safety for cyclists.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Government takes cycle safety very seriously. In this Parliament we have committed £278m of funding directly for cycling in England; this includes junction safety schemes and traffic free and traffic calmed routes.

We have also made it easier for local authorities to implement 20 mph zones and other highway measures to support cycle safety, and we encourage them to consider these measures on their highway network.

November 1, 2022

Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the 100 most deprived wards as measured by the index of multiple deprivation are.

Stephen Williams

The Index of Multiple Deprivation is not calculated for electoral wards but is available for Lower-layer Super Output Areas in England. These are a Census geography each containing approximately 1,500 people.

The 100 most deprived Lower-layer Super Output Areas in England, according to the 2010 English Index of Multiple Deprivation, are listed below.

The Department for Communities and Local Government is updating the Index of Multiple Deprivation, with publication anticipated in summer 2015.

Lower-layer Super Output Area name	Lower-layer Super Output Area Code	RANK (where 1 is most deprived)
Tendring 018A	E01021988	1
North East Lincolnshire 002C	E01013139	2
Blackpool 010A	E01012673	3
Liverpool 018C	E01006559	4
Blackpool 007C	E01012721	5
Liverpool 059C	E01006755	6
Burnley 010E	E01024908	7
Blackpool 008A	E01012678	8
Rochdale 010E	E01005484	9
Manchester 009C	E01005204	10
Kingston upon Hull 003A	E01012875	11
Liverpool 023A	E01006560	12
Liverpool 022C	E01006777	13
Bradford 039C	E01010617	14
North East Lincolnshire 006A	E01013138	15
North East Lincolnshire 002B	E01013137	16
Redcar and Cleveland 009B	E01012114	17
Knowsley 010B	E01006442	18
Rochdale 016C	E01005466	19
Liverpool 018D	E01006561	20
Burnley 007C	E01024858	21
Thanet 003A	E01024676	22
Blackpool 006A	E01012681	23
Wirral 011C	E01007122	24
Birmingham 071D	E01009365	25
Salford 024A	E01005655	26
Blackpool 013A	E01012671	27
Liverpool 014E	E01006778	28
Liverpool 022A	E01006704	29
Middlesbrough 003F	E01012041	30
Middlesbrough 001C	E01012070	31
Burnley 012B	E01024906	32
Thanet 001A	E01024657	33
Blackpool 007B	E01012720	34
Blackpool 008D	E01012682	35
Coventry 007E	E01009585	36
Blackpool 013B	E01012672	37
Sunderland 016F	E01008836	38
Liverpool 024C	E01006647	39
Knowsley 010E	E01006445	40
Blackpool 006B	E01012683	41
Liverpool 024B	E01006563	42
Liverpool 014D	E01006703	43
St. Helens 014E	E01006874	44
Liverpool 023C	E01006646	45
Birmingham 051C	E01009488	46
Bolton 016A	E01004821	47
Knowsley 008B	E01006467	48
Liverpool 018E	E01006562	49
Mansfield 009E	E01028276	50
Liverpool 039D	E01006679	51
Oldham 014B	E01005350	52
Knowsley 008C	E01006468	53
Middlesbrough 001B	E01012069	54
Liverpool 024A	E01006540	55
Knowsley 008D	E01006469	56
Liverpool 011E	E01006732	57
Blackpool 010E	E01012737	58
Rochdale 012E	E01005568	59
Burnley 003D	E01024877	60
Blackpool 013C	E01012674	61
Knowsley 003B	E01006417	62
Liverpool 014A	E01006699	63
Manchester 009E	E01005228	64
Bradford 045C	E01010730	65
Liverpool 018B	E01006558	66
Manchester 020A	E01005067	67
Blackburn with Darwen 006E	E01012655	68
North East Lincolnshire 002A	E01013136	69
Liverpool 022D	E01006779	70
Salford 024B	E01005658	71
Liverpool 043D	E01006677	72
Rochdale 010C	E01005482	73
Redcar and Cleveland 008D	E01012170	74
Kingston upon Hull 031F	E01012890	75
Sheffield 039A	E01008011	76
Kingston upon Hull 003E	E01012879	77
Kingston upon Hull 029D	E01012855	78
Preston 009E	E01025286	79
Bradford 052B	E01010819	80
Thanet 001E	E01024678	81
Bradford 051C	E01010739	82
Blackpool 007D	E01012724	83
Liverpool 057A	E01006740	84
Middlesbrough 006C	E01012028	85
Kingston upon Hull 017E	E01012897	86
Newcastle upon Tyne 008G	E01008380	87
Kingston upon Hull 030C	E01012891	88
Liverpool 010B	E01006599	89
Wirral 010A	E01007132	90
Birmingham 047B	E01009358	91
Walsall 030C	E01010371	92
Stockton-on-Tees 014E	E01012266	93
Redcar and Cleveland 008C	E01012169	94
Knowsley 001A	E01006448	95
Manchester 012E	E01005261	96
Nottingham 011B	E01013818	97
Liverpool 044D	E01006676	98
Southend-on-Sea 014D	E01015842	99
Leicester 012D	E01013726	100

November 1, 2022

Jenny Chapman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jenny Chapman on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff in each prison in England and Wales were serving on detached duty in (a) January, (b) February and (c) March 2014.

Jeremy Wright

A nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme has been operating since 21 October 2013. Information on the number of officers serving on detached duty before the introduction of the national scheme is not available. The full-time equivalent of officers provided on detached duty from the beginning of the nationally co-ordinated scheme until the 31 December 2013 is contained in the table below. Some allocations outside of the national scheme continued after October 2013 but is not included in the information provided. London region particularly allocated staff within their own region. Information collected on the staffing allocated. On occasions the resource is not actually deployed due to changes in local circumstances.

The deployment of staff between prisons on detached duty is a regular and normal part of prison resourcing. It allows staff to be allocated from prisons with the capacity to provide them, to those where additional staffing is required. On average over the three month period (October to December 2013), less than 1% of staff were provided on detached duty. A large proportion of the capacity was available from prisons that were in the process of closure or going through a re-role. This process temporarily releases a number of officers who are not supplied for specific occasions but are sent and received on a shift pattern throughout the week.

Full Time Equivalent of Officers Working on Detached Duty ¹

– 21 October 2013 to 31 December 2013

	Full Time Equivalent Officers Provided on Detached Duty
Scheme started in October so no data available for earlier period
October 2013 (Data relates to part month from 21 October)	46
Nov-13	107
Dec-13	205

¹ Detached duty figures are not published but other staffing data is published up to 31 December 2013 and therefore information is only presented up until that date.

November 1, 2022