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  • Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of European Economic Area nationals who received NHS treatment in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.

    Jane Ellison

    The following information is not held by the Department:

    – income health trusts in each region or nation of the United Kingdom received for the cost of treating European Economic Area (EEA) nationals;

    – income each NHS trust in each region of England claimed back for the cost of treating EEA nationals;

    – the number of EEA nationals who received NHS treatment;

    – the cost of treating EEA nationals who received NHS treatment in each region of the UK.

    Claims to and from EEA countries are managed centrally by the Department on behalf of the whole of the UK. Income claimed from EEA countries is based on both data collected from trusts and arrangements in place with other EEA countries under bilateral agreements.

    The Department does hold information on claims to the UK from other EEA countries for healthcare costs. However, claims to the UK from other EEA countries are not based on nationality – they are based on whether the UK is judged to be responsible for someone’s healthcare costs, for example due to residency in the UK or, for state pensioners, someone with a UK state pension who has retired to a different EEA country. It is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown of costs based on UK nationality.

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to introduce GPS technology for the electronic monitoring of offenders.

    Jeremy Wright

    The new contracts will introduce state-of-the-art satellite tagging that will allow us to keep a closer watch over offenders in the community. We are working to take this forward as quickly as possible, with a view to beginning roll out by the end of the year.

  • Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the adoption of a target to end child labour by 2030 and protect the rights of and ensure safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers and those in precarious employment in Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.

    Justine Greening

    The UK supports ending child labour and safe and secure working environments for all workers. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.

    The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.

  • Mr Andrew Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    Mr Andrew Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Andrew Smith on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Oxford East constituency.

    Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.

    The ward results for the Oxford East constituency were as follows:

    Ward

    Green matches

    Amber matches

    Red matches

    Barton & Sandhills

    75.6%

    2.1%

    22.3%

    Blackbird Leys

    77.9%

    2.2%

    19.9%

    Carfax

    17.6%

    2.1%

    80.3%

    Churchill

    54.1%

    2.4%

    43.5%

    Cowley

    70.3%

    2.5%

    27.2%

    Cowley Marsh

    55.6%

    2.5%

    41.9%

    Headington

    63.4%

    3.1%

    33.5%

    Headington Hill & Northway

    53.8%

    1.9%

    44.3%

    Hinksey Park

    60.8%

    2.7%

    36.4%

    Holywell

    7.5%

    1.2%

    91.3%

    Iffley Fields

    63.6%

    3.3%

    33.1%

    Littlemore

    72.8%

    2.2%

    25.0%

    Lye Valley

    68.6%

    2.2%

    29.1%

    Marston

    77.2%

    1.7%

    21.1%

    Northfield Brook

    79.0%

    1.7%

    19.3%

    Quarry & Risinghurst

    73.3%

    2.5%

    24.2%

    Rose Hill & Iffley

    75.4%

    2.5%

    22.1%

    St Clement’s

    42.1%

    3.3%

    54.6%

    St Mary’s

    36.1%

    4.0%

    59.9%

    Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls

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  • Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Sheridan on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with Kellogg’s about its working relationships with small-scale farmers.

    Lynne Featherstone

    Kellogg’s is not currently one of DFID’s partners on the issue of working relationships with small-scale farmers.

  • Mrs Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Mrs Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Madeleine Moon on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections have been built into Universal Job Match to ensure the service cannot be infiltrated with non-existent jobs with the aim of accessing personal data; and if he will make a statement.

    Esther McVey

    The security of a user’s data is of the utmost importance to us and built into the service are monitoring tools and vacancy checks, which help to detect, deter and remedy inappropriate use of the site. There are also warnings to users of the service advising them they should not be asked to reveal personal details. Additionally, a ‘Contact Us’ facility is provided so users can quickly highlight any employers that they may have concerns about. DWP then investigate such concerns.

  • Keith Vaz – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Keith Vaz – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Attorney General, how many lawyers were employed in the Treasury Solicitor’s Department in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.

    Oliver Heald

    The figures below give the number of lawyers employed in the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol), as at 31st March each year and to date for 2014.

    Year

    Full Time Equivalent

    31st May 2014

    910

    31st March 2013

    572

    31st March 2012

    565

    31st March 2011

    464

    31st March 2010

    451

    The figures given are for permanent staff.

    Since 2010 TSol has been engaged on a process of transferring lawyers from other departments to TSol as part of the the Shared Legal Services Programme. Sharing legal services brings considerable benefits including greater flexibility and resiliance, more efficient deployment of legal resources, more opportunities for savings and improved knowledge sharing, which in turn supports consistency of legal advice across Government.

  • Lord Marlesford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Lord Marlesford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Marlesford on 2014-03-06.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the civil servant who exposed to media view in Downing Street the classified briefing on their policy towards Ukraine has been disciplined; whether the official in question has access to classified documents; and what steps they plan to take to prevent further similar breaches of security.

    Lord Wallace of Saltaire

    In line with the practice of successive Governments we do not normally disclose information on disciplinary issues relating to individual civil servants.

  • Douglas Alexander – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Douglas Alexander – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Alexander on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on progress on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

    Mr William Hague

    The March European Council held an in depth discussion on the situation in Ukraine, and the political chapters of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement were signed on 21 March. At the March European Council the EU and Member States also restated their commitment to signing the remainder of the Association Agreement with Ukraine.

    The 14 April and 15 May Foreign Affairs Committees agreed Conclusions which reiterated the EU’s commitment to sign the remaining provisions of the Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, as soon as possible after the presidential elections which took place on 25 May.

  • Lord Bradshaw – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Lord Bradshaw – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bradshaw on 2014-03-27.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many legal cases were decided under Sharia law in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013.

    Lord Faulks

    Sharia law has no jurisdiction here and legal cases are not decided under Sharia law in the United Kingdom’s courts and tribunals. The answer to the question is therefore ‘none’.

    If people choose to use Sharia for the purposes of dispute resolution or to agree a contract, for example, the enforceability of such arrangements will be entirely dependent on the law of the relevant part of the United Kingdom.

    Regardless of religious belief everyone in the United Kingdom is equal before the law of the land.