The below Parliamentary question was asked by Vernon Coaker on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to secure the future of coal mining at Thoresby Colliery in Nottinghamshire.
Michael Fallon
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement I made as Minister of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on Thursday 12 June 2014.
As stated, I will continue to keep the House updated.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jake Berry on 2014-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of properties in (a) Rossendale and Darwen constituency and (b) the North West which do not have mains gas access and which use domestic heating oil.
Michael Fallon
Estimates for the number of households which do not have mains gas and which use domestic heating oil are not available. However, the number of households that did not have access to a mains gas supply in the Rossendale and Darwen constituency can be estimated by combining figures for the lower layer super output areas that most closely match this area.
In 2012, there were approximately 1,100 households (three per cent) which had no access to mains gas. The number of households that did not have access to mains gas in the North West is estimated to be 156,000 (five per cent of households within the North West).
These data are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lsoa-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Attorney General, whether officials of the Crown Prosecution Service have (a) met the Attorney General of Nigeria since January 2012, (b) had any conversations about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI with (i) the Attorney General of Nigeria and (ii) any other senior official of the Nigerian government and (c) received any requests for mutual legal assistance regarding the OPL 245 case.
Oliver Heald
The CPS Criminal Justice Advisor in Abuja has met with the Attorney-General of Nigeria a number of times since January 2012 to discuss criminal justice reform. The CPS are not aware of any other contact between CPS officials and the Attorney General of Nigeria.
The CPS is not aware of any of its officials having conversations with the Attorney General of Nigeria or with any other senior official of the Nigerian government about the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession in Nigeria involving Shell and ENI.
Requests for mutual legal assistance attract a duty of confidentiality to the requesting country and, therefore, the CPS can neither confirm nor deny the receipt of any such requests.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr David Hanson on 2014-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for immigration offences as a result of information received from the public in each week in 2013; and how many resulted in (a) prosecution and (b) deportation.
James Brokenshire
The following table outlines the number of arrests made for immigration offences as a result of allegations received from the public in each week in 2013 and how many resulted in (a) prosecution and (b) removal.
In order to align this answer with the method used for collating the data- "Information received from the public" has been interpreted as allegations and "deportation" has been referred to as removals.
|
Week |
Arrests |
Prosecutions |
Removals |
|
Week 01 |
15 |
– |
10 |
|
Week 02 |
75 |
– |
30 |
|
Week 03 |
35 |
– |
15 |
|
Week 04 |
65 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 05 |
60 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 06 |
55 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 07 |
75 |
– |
30 |
|
Week 08 |
65 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 09 |
60 |
– |
25 |
|
Week 10 |
60 |
– |
25 |
|
Week 11 |
75 |
– |
25 |
|
Week 12 |
75 |
– |
30 |
|
Week 13 |
45 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 14 |
55 |
* |
30 |
|
Week 15 |
55 |
– |
30 |
|
Week 16 |
80 |
– |
40 |
|
Week 17 |
90 |
– |
55 |
|
Week 18 |
120 |
* |
55 |
|
Week 19 |
145 |
75 |
|
|
Week 20 |
95 |
– |
50 |
|
Week 21 |
80 |
* |
40 |
|
Week 22 |
85 |
* |
35 |
|
Week 23 |
85 |
5 |
40 |
|
Week 24 |
90 |
– |
45 |
|
Week 25 |
115 |
– |
50 |
|
Week 26 |
215 |
5 |
95 |
|
Week 27 |
120 |
– |
50 |
|
Week 28 |
155 |
* |
65 |
|
Week 29 |
145 |
– |
60 |
|
Week 30 |
100 |
– |
35 |
|
Week 31 |
120 |
* |
30 |
|
Week 32 |
80 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 33 |
125 |
– |
40 |
|
Week 34 |
85 |
– |
25 |
|
Week 35 |
80 |
– |
25 |
|
Week 36 |
90 |
– |
25 |
|
Week 37 |
75 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 38 |
75 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 39 |
90 |
– |
30 |
|
Week 40 |
75 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 41 |
95 |
– |
35 |
|
Week 42 |
80 |
– |
15 |
|
Week 43 |
105 |
– |
35 |
|
Week 44 |
55 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 45 |
125 |
– |
30 |
|
Week 46 |
120 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 47 |
100 |
– |
20 |
|
Week 48 |
95 |
– |
5 |
|
Week 49 |
75 |
– |
5 |
|
Week 50 |
95 |
– |
5 |
|
Week 51 |
85 |
– |
* |
|
Week 52 |
20 |
– |
– |
|
Week 53 |
10 |
– |
– |
|
Grand Total |
4,535 |
15 |
1,585 |
The number of prosecutions and removals refers directly to the allegations received in that week, but may not have taken place within that timeframe.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled entrepreneurs have been able to access additional support funding through the Access to Work programme.
Mike Penning
In the financial year April 2013 – March 2014 DWP supported 4066 disabled customers who are registered as self employed through the Access to Work programme. Of which 57 customers were also from The New Enterprise Allowance programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Dominic Raab on 2014-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the EU as a legal personality has concluded co-operation agreements in the field of justice and home affairs.
Mr Shailesh Vara
I refer to the response provided by the Minister for Europe on 24 March [PQ 191707 Col 70W]. In addition, JHA agreements have been concluded between the EU and Brazil, Ukraine and Moldova during the course of this Government, which build on the borders and immigration aspects of the Schengen system, in which the UK does not participate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame M. Morris on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with B&K Universal Ltd, Yorkshire Evergreen or their associates about their planning application for a facility at Grimston, Yorkshire for the breeding of dogs and other animals for laboratory use in the last 12 months.
Norman Baker
Home Office officials have advised B&K Universal Ltd of the requirements for the proposed facility of European Directive 2010/63/EU, which was implemented in the UK and other Member States on 1 January 2013.
Decisions on planning applications are a matter for the relevant local planning authority.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Gordon Marsden on 2014-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to appoint the working group to assess the impact of the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 in the shipping industry; what the terms of reference will be for that group; and what the expected timeframe will be within which it will report its findings to Ministers.
Stephen Hammond
Discussions have already been held with government, association and union representatives and we have a broad understanding. A meeting of interested parties will be convened within the next two months and will focus that understanding into formulating the terms of reference and to agreeing the membership of the group. The review will be fully compliant with Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (working on ships and hovercrafts) 2011.
Another action of that meeting will be to set the timeframe in which the Group will report back. Members of the Group will be asked to give consideration to their own timescales that will be necessary to deliver their contributions to the Group. Therefore while Section 6 sets an absolute deadline of 17th July 2016 it would be expected for the working group to publish it report before then.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington on 2014-06-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 12 March (WA 375), in relation to the United Kingdom general aviation sector, what action has been taken to ensure cross-party cooperation and support for the Civil Aviation Authority in encouraging the growth of a vibrant United Kingdom general aviation sector.
Baroness Kramer
The Government and Civil Aviation Authority are taking forward a programme of work aimed at encouraging the growth of a vibrant general aviation sector. This has involved consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. My Noble Friend, Lord Rotherwick, secured a Question for Short Debate on the regulation of general aviation on 21 January 2014 [Official Report, column GC319], at which there was wide support for our programme of work.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2014-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers the Child Support Agency has to investigate the weekly expenses of parents who are paying child maintenance.
Steve Webb
Section 14 of the Child Support Act 1991 and the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 provide the Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service with wide powers to obtain information from parents and third parties for the purpose of making decisions relating to child maintenance, including those decisions which relate to establishing the child maintenance of a Paying Parent.
The Receiving Parent is not responsible for estimating the weekly expenses of a Paying Parent. The Child Maintenance Service, which administers the 2012 Scheme, is built to make best use of taxable income information that is regularly and reliably available from HMRC. However, in the 1993 and 2003 schemes, administered by the Child Support Agency, the Receiving Parent can sometimes be asked to provide evidence of expenditure in order to support an application for a variation on the grounds of “lifestyle inconsistent with declared income”.