The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capabilities are of the multi-purpose ankle tag; and what forms of surveillance and supervision it makes possible.
Andrew Selous
The multi-purpose ankle tags will support the monitoring of compliance with curfew, exclusion and inclusion zones, and subject location.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Bone on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals to provide that the Leader of the House should be elected by the whole House, not appointed by the Prime Minister.
Mr William Hague
No.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hoey on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria are used to establish whether delays over five minutes to a scheduled commuter train service in (a) London and (b) the South East were caused by (i) Network Rail, (ii) the train operating company or (iii) other factors; and what changes have been made to those criteria since January 2008.
Claire Perry
The criteria for establishing delay causes are to be found in the Delay Attribution Guide, issued by the Delay Attribution Board – a joint industry body remitted to provide guidance to the industry on delay attribution issues.
The current guide was issued in April 2014. Copies of the all the guides since 2007 can be seen at:
http://www.delayattributionboard.co.uk/delayattributionguides.htm
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 110W, on personal independence payment, if he will estimate the number of people who do not currently claim disability living allowance who go into debt while their claims for personal independence payment are pending.
Mr Mark Harper
We have no plans to carry out such an estimate. As referenced in the earlier answer from the former Minister of State for Disabled People, the Rt. Hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning), most people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will already be receiving some element of financial support to meet day-to-day living expenses. If entitlement to PIP is established, payment will be backdated.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-07-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assurances were sought from priority investors ahead of the privatisation of Royal Mail on long-term holding of shares by (a) Ministers in his Department (b) Officials in his Department (c) the Financial Adviser to the Government and (d) the banking syndicate working on the privatisation.
Matthew Hancock
No assurances were sought from the priority investors ahead of the sale of shares in Royal Mail.
Any mechanism which requires a buyer to give up the rights normally associated with shares, such as a restriction on the right to sell those shares for a period of time, would be reflected in the price investors would be prepared to pay for those shares.
These investors gave the Government confidence to take forward the IPO which raised nearly £2bn for the tax payer and reduced the risk that the tax payer to support the universal postal service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-07-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.
Andrea Leadsom
Moore Stephens undertook a Spend Recovery Analysis on five years’ worth of HM Treasury data between June 2013 and March 2014. The outcome of the analysis was that there were no duplicate supplier payments identified.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Wright on 2014-07-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff in each (a) grade and (b) pay band were loaned to the UK Border Agency on 10 July 2014 to cover staffing shortfalls.
Mr David Gauke
The UKBA was closed in March 2013.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Raynsford on 2014-07-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research he has undertaken into the effects of the changes introduced in 2010 to Part F of the Building Regulations.
Stephen Williams
We have not undertaken any research yet into the effects of the 2010 changes to the ventilation provisions in Part F of the Building Regulations, but this is being considered by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2014-07-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his objectives are in negotiations with the Kenyan government on a memorandum of understanding for continued use of the Nanyuki training facility.
Mr Mark Francois
The current Memorandum of Understanding concerning UK and Kenyan military co-operation includes UK use of training facilities in Kenya. This covers all activities until April 2015, when a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is due to be signed. Constructive dialogue on the MOU continues, and we anticipate a successful outcome which will reflect the positions and requirements of the Kenyan and UK Governments, and permit continued military training in Kenya.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-07-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to ensure staff at free schools receive appropriate levels of background check.
Mr Nick Gibb
Free schools, like all other state-funded schools, are required by law to carry out a range of checks on staff, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
The Department for Education issues ‘pre-opening guidance’ to free school proposers to help them establish their schools. It includes guidance on their responsibilities for checking the suitability of staff. The guidance is published online at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/mainstream-free-school-pre-opening-guide
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