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  • Mark Lazarowicz – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Mark Lazarowicz – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Lazarowicz on 2014-06-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her health priorities are in discussions on the post-2015 development framework.

    Justine Greening

    The UK objective for post-2015 is to agree a simple, inspiring, measurable set of goals centred on eradicating extreme poverty that should finish the job that the millennium development goals started. The goal should be outcome focused, measuring reductions in preventable death and disease and giving women and girls sexual and reproductive health rights.

  • Dr Julian Huppert – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Dr Julian Huppert – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Julian Huppert on 2014-03-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how many injuries have been associated with the use of water cannon in Northern Ireland.

    Damian Green

    The Home Secretary has now received the request to authorise water cannon for
    use by the police in England and Wales. She is considering this request and
    will announce her decision in due course and lay the relevant information in
    the House Library.

  • Gregory Campbell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Gregory Campbell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-06-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied to the UK Embassy in Dublin for British Passports between 2011 and 2014.

    James Brokenshire

    This information is not held by the Home Office.

  • Mr David Blunkett – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Mr David Blunkett – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr David Blunkett on 2014-03-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what restrictions, by category of prisoner, are placed on access to (a) a prisoner’s own books and (b) books from the prison library in the first four weeks of a prison sentence.

    Jeremy Wright

    Up to 12 books may be held by prisoners in their cell at any one time. Prisoners may have additional books stored locally at the prison. Every prison has a library, to which every prisoner has access.

    Access to books is not determined by category of prisoner and nor does it differ for those in the first four weeks of their sentence.

  • Ben Wallace – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Ben Wallace – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Wallace on 2014-06-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the extension of the lease for Diego Garcia Airbase.

    Mark Simmonds

    We welcome the US presence on Diego Garcia, and we have said we want to see it continue. The current agreement does not conclude until December 2016, and we have not yet held substantive discussions with the US about this subject. I expect my officials to begin doing so later this year.

  • Mr Graham Stuart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Mr Graham Stuart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Graham Stuart on 2014-03-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of average waiting times for Atos (a) personal independence payments and (b) work assessments in Beverley and Holderness constituency; and what steps he is taking to achieve a reduction in waiting times for such assessments.

    Mike Penning

    It is not possible to provide data on waiting times for Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Beverley and Holderness constituency. Information for this specific geographical area is not routinely reported to DWP by Atos Healthcare.

    We announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 27 March our plans to achieve a reduction in waiting times and next steps. Atos Healthcare will be withdrawing from delivery of Work Capability Assessments in Great Britain before the end of the current contract

  • Aidan Burley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Aidan Burley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Aidan Burley on 2014-06-11.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of women in Cannock Chase constituency were in work in each of the last five years.

    Mr Nick Hurd

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

  • David Rutley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    David Rutley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Rutley on 2014-03-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes he plans to make to the ability of EU migrants to access benefits.

    Esther McVey

    We have introduced a range of measures to tighten up our EEA migration rules to ensure our welfare system is not taken advantage of.

    Since December 2013 Migrants have had to take a stronger, more robust Habitual Residence Test if they want to claim income-related benefits.

    From 1 January 2014, EEA job seekers must have been living in the UK for three months before they can claim income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.

    If they satisfy HRT a new statutory presumption will mean that EEA jobseekers and retained workers will then only be able to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance for six months. After six months, only those who have compelling evidence that they have a genuine prospect of finding work will be able to continue claiming.

    Since the 1 March the Minimum Earnings Threshold is helping to determine whether an EEA national’s previous or current work can be treated as genuine and effective in deciding whether they have a right to reside in the UK as a worker or a self employed person.

    From 1 April 2014 new EEA Jobseekers will be unable to access Housing Benefits even if they are in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance.

  • Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-06-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acceptable body mass index requirement is for an applicant to the Royal Navy.

    Anna Soubry

    The recommended Body Mass Index (BMI) guidelines for entry into service in the Royal Navy are attached.

    Further assessment is by measurement of waist circumference: males with a BMI over 28 may join if their waist circumference is less than 94cm; females may join if their waist circumference is less than 80 cm.

    The standards do not change during the application process but BMI is measured as part of the medical assessment, and results may differ from a candidates’ individual declaration and/or the outcome of the initial BMI check.

  • Lord Mendelsohn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Lord Mendelsohn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-24.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Cabinet Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

    Lord Wallace of Saltaire

    The Cabinet Office Board and the Executive Management Committee review the department’s financial position on a regular basis.