Tag: 2014

  • Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Ainsworth on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers there were in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.

    Damian Green

    The following table contains the requested data for police community support
    officers in:
    (a) Coventry Basic Command Unit, from 31 March 2009 to 31 March 2011. Figures
    at basic command unit level ceased to be collected from then to reduce the
    administratvie burden on the police.
    (b) figures for Coventry North East constituency are not collected by the Home
    Office.
    (c) (d) the West Midlands police force, the West Midlands region and England,
    from 31 March 2009 to 30 September 2013.

  • Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick de Bois on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK Trade & Investment staff were based in Turkey in (a) May 2010, (b) December 2013 and (c) March 2014.

    Michael Fallon

    In March 2014 there were 20 people working on trade and investment (18.9 Full Time Equivalent FTE) in Turkey. This figure was not materially different in either May 2010 or Dec 2013.

  • Gareth Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Gareth Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were seized by the police as a result of being driven without insurance in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.

    Damian Green

    The Home Office does not hold this information.

    The police have the power under the Road Traffic Act (1988) to seize vehicles
    driven without insurance. Enforcement of vehicle seizures is an operational matter for the police.

  • Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Graham Brady – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of compensation cases which have been miscalculated by the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.

    Sajid Javid

    There have been no miscalculations as a result of any errors in the calculation methodology. 11 cases have, however, been recalculated as a result of new information supplied by the policyholder.

  • Ian Austin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Ian Austin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the National Probation Service will have access to case records of community rehabilitation companies.

    Jeremy Wright

    Staff in the National Probation Service (NPS) and the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have, and will continue to have, necessary access to each other’s case records. NPS staff are able to read all CRC records and update any case they are working on. CRC staff will be able to see and update records that relate to offenders they are working with.

  • Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has had any discussions with the government of Afghanistan concerning future basing of UK unmanned aircraft systems in that country after 2014.

    Mr Mark Francois

    To date, there have been no discussions with the Government of Afghanistan about the future basing of UK unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan after 2014.

  • Liam Fox – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Liam Fox – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Fox on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the spread of Islamic extremism among the prison population.

    Jeremy Wright

    We are alert to the risks posed by individuals who may wish to radicalise others, and we are committed to tackling radicalisation in the prison environment as an important element of our responsibility to protect the public and reduce re-offending.

    NOMS has in place a wide-ranging programme of work to manage individuals convicted of terrorist or related offences. This programme focuses on: increasing the counter-terrorism intelligence infrastructure working with partner agencies; ensuring provision of an effective Chaplaincy which can challenge extremist ideology; structured risk assessment tools and bespoke interventions; staff briefing and training, and robust processes for the management of offenders on release.

    NOMS contributes to the cross-Government CT strategy CONTEST, and works alongside other Departments to manage the threat posed. As with all significant criminal threats, a multi-agency approach is taken to ensure that information and learning is shared between agencies.

  • Fiona O’Donnell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Fiona O’Donnell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona O’Donnell on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on fuel poverty and the use of prepayment meters by the fuel poor.

    Gregory Barker

    Officials in the Department liaise regularly with the Scottish Government on a range of fuel poverty related issues.

  • Frank Dobson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Frank Dobson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Dobson on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects Chinese workers to be employed in the construction of High Speed 2.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    Contracts let for the construction of HS2 infrastructure and rolling stock will be open to competition irrespective of country of origin, in accordance with EU and UK procurement legislation.

    Prospective bidders are welcome to work alongside British based bidders.

    It will be for bidders to propose how they can best deliver their proposals and the contribution of British companies and supply chain will be of interest.

    HS2 Ltd is undertaking a range of initiatives to ensure businesses are aware of the opportunities and their forthcoming requirements so that they can prepare, so as to compete effectively.

    Any non-EU overseas workers would of course be subject to the UK’s immigration regime and would be required to comply with whatever regulations were in force at the time.

  • Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-04-02.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for flood defence in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

    Danny Alexander

    HM TREASURY

    Maria Eagle MP

    GARSTON & HALEWOOD

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for Government funding for flood defence in 2014-15 and 2015-16. [194953]

    DANNY ALEXANDER

    The table below sets out the extra funding allocated to the devolved administrations through the Barnett formula which reflected new funding provided to UK government departments for flood defence measures at Budget 2014.

    Scotland

    Wales

    Northern Ireland

    2014-15

    £m

    2015-16

    £m

    2014-15

    £m

    2015-16

    £m

    2014-15

    £m

    2015-16

    £m

    Flood Maintenance (Resource)

    2.0

    3.5

    1.2

    2.0

    0.7

    1.2

    Flood Maintenance (Capital)

    6.0

    2.5

    3.5

    1.4

    2.0

    0.8

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