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  • Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adrian Sanders on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his letter of 20 March 2014, what the evidential basis is for his statement that allowing people receiving employment and support allowance to do some work within a specified 52 week period is the best way of encouraging a move towards work of 16 hours or more a week.

    Esther McVey

    The permitted work rules in Employment and Support Allowance are based on those which applied to Incapacity Benefit. This approach was supported by evidence contained in DWP Research Report 268 “Final outcome from Permitted Work Rules”.

  • David Ruffley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    David Ruffley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ruffley on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are being held in police cells; what the daily cost is of holding such prisoners; and how many prisoners were held in police cells in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.

    Jeremy Wright

    The number of prisoners held overnight in a police cell has come down to around 1,400 in 2013-14, after reaching a peak of over 50,000 in 2007-08.

    Prison numbers fluctuate throughout the year and we have sufficient accommodation for the current and expected population. We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts. There will be more adult male prison capacity in May 2015 than there was at the start of this Parliament.

    Police cells, under Operation Safeguard, have not been used since 22 September 2008 and no police cells under Operation Safeguard have been on stand by since the end of October 2008.

    We are not using police cells due to a lack of space but because it is not always possible to transfer prisoners from courts to prisons in the time available at the end of court sittings – we have over half a million prisoner transfers a year so it is unsurprising that occasionally we cannot get prisoners back to their prison for one night.

    As part of standard logistical arrangements, there are occasions where prisoners may be temporarily held overnight in police cells.. This is solely for overnight accommodation by the police before collection and onward transmission to the prison establishment the following working day. This is not the same as using Operation Safeguard, as in 2007-08.

    For the above occasions, under the existing National Offender Management Service /Association of Chief Police Officers National Framework Agreement, it costs £55 for a prisoner to stay in a police cell overnight

    The following table shows i) the total number of prisoners who were temporarily held overnight in police cells in England and Walesin each year since 2005-06 and ii) of which, the numbers held in police cells in the Suffolk Police Force area (identified by the number in brackets), in each year since 2009-10. The totals include adults, young adults (18 to 20-year-olds) and young people (15 to 17-year-olds). In order to identify individual police station locations to identify those in the Bury St Edmunds constituency would require a manual check of each record and this could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.

    2005-06

    2006-07

    2007-08

    2008-09

    2009-10

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    286

    16,719

    52,879

    4,769

    182 (1)

    191 (6)

    1,474 (1)

    686 (1)

    1,412 (4)
  • Mary Creagh – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Mary Creagh – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 372W, on driving: licensing, how many drivers who received driving convictions undertook speed awareness courses in each year since 2010, in each force area.

    Karen Bradley

    The number of drivers that opted for a National Driver Offender Retraining
    Scheme (NDORS) speed awareness course rather than accept penalty points on
    their driving licence in 2010 is 447,833, in 2011 is 772,180, in 2012 is 926,155 and
    in 2013 is 953,464. These reflect the latest updated figures.

    The following table shows the figures by police force area for the number of
    drivers that opted for a speed awareness course.

    The offer of a speed awareness course is at the discretion of the police. To be
    deemed eligible there must be no excessive speed or other offences committed at
    the same time. Information on previous motoring convictions is not taken into
    account.

    NDORS Police Force Area 2010 2011 2012 2013
    AVON AND SOMERSET CONSTABULARY 0 267 38,244 36,064
    BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE 6,707 11,440 15,370 12,075
    CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARY 17,691 17,301 16,974 9,148
    CHESHIRE 6,066 15,198 16,702 14,490
    CITY OF LONDON POLICE 0 0 0 153
    CLEVELAND POLICE 8,278 12,147 10,282 7,198
    CUMBRIA CONSTABULARY 11,967 18,436 19,878 20,218
    DERBYSHIRE CONSTABULARY 5,657 9,275 14,385 12,666
    DEVON AND CORNWALL CONSTABULARY 8,720 13,516 17,959 16,608
    DORSET POLICE 0 0 0 0
    DURHAM CONSTABULARY 0 1,436 4,517 4,267
    DYFED-POWYS POLICE 100 1,158 1,229 1,870
    ESSEX POLICE 0 8,113 21,957 22,605
    GLOUCESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY 937 2,317 4,573 5,445
    GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE 39,959 45,639 49,463 45,064
    GWENT POLICE 1 39 34 6
    HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY 0 0 0 36,986
    HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY 8,128 14,802 23,700 20,216
    HUMBERSIDE POLICE 0 0 15,499 29,791
    KENT COUNTY POLICE 3,430 23,787 31,790 27,446
    LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY 13,082 24,949 22,491 27,287
    LEICESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY 14,262 16,055 17,381 16,292
    LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE 4,054 18,083 25,595 19,223
    MERSEYSIDE POLICE 10,923 15,683 17,964 20,022
    METROPOLITAN POLICE 0 0 9,034 31,818
    NORFOLK CONSTABULARY 11,665 16,054 17,054 23,527
    NORTH WALES POLICE 16,843 15,141 16,069 17,711
    NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE 3,332 6,768 9,855 18,049
    NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE 6,671 14,944 11,444 12,520
    NORTHUMBRIA POLICE 28,452 28,195 39,707 40,892
    NOTTINGHAMSHIRE POLICE 15,615 21,728 24,217 25,060
    POLICE SERVICE NORTHERN IRELAND 9,294 19,582 27,020 27,320
    SCOTLAND 0 0 0 0
    SOUTH WALES POLICE 29,587 58,025 55,573 51,182
    SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE 14,453 35,040 27,698 28,035
    STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE 16,040 21,205 25,354 27,987
    SUFFOLK CONSTABULARY 15,507 27,019 20,122 22,461
    SURREY POLICE 4,604 17,845 25,349 23,107
    SUSSEX POLICE 6,194 28,589 33,425 22,328
    THAMES VALLEY POLICE 48,859 73,625 87,199 78,593
    WARWICKSHIRE POLICE 3,584 6,577 6,350 17,482
    WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY 31,347 44,094 41,416 34,277
    WEST MIDLANDS POLICE 2,879 21,033 20,603 14,551
    WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE 22,945 47,075 42,679 31,424
    WILTSHIRE CONSTABULARY 0 0 0 0
    Total: 447,833 772,180 926,155 953,464

  • Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to promote Northern Ireland’s natural beauty to boost its tourism.

    Mrs Theresa Villiers

    Northern Ireland is one of the most beautiful parts of the United Kingdom and the televising around the world of the G8 summit in Fermanagh last year and the recent Giro d’Italia Grande Partenza will doubtless result in new tourist visits.

    The promotion of tourism is a devolved matter, however I take every opportunity to invite those whom I meet to come and visit and enjoy Northern Ireland for themselves.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department records the number of referrals made to local third-sector advice providers (a) to use the telephone, (b) for help filling in forms and (c) providing other support.

    Esther McVey

    It is not our policy to refer people to third-sector providers to use the telephone or get help in filling in our forms. As such we do not collect this information. Where third party providers are the most suitable people to provide suport or advice we would signpost claimants to them.

  • Liam Byrne – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Liam Byrne – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser in the last 12 months.

    Stephen Hammond

    As was the case under previous administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.

  • Vernon Coaker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Vernon Coaker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Vernon Coaker on 2014-03-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2014, Official Report, column 181W, on D-Day Landings: anniversaries, with which service and veterans’ charities his Department has been liaising for each of the 70th anniversary D-Day commemoration events in the UK.

    Anna Soubry

    The 70th Anniversary D-Day commemorative events in Portsmouth are being organised by Portsmouth City Council, and the military is supporting the event as requested. Similarly, the Services are supporting events planned by the Normandy Veterans Association (NVA). The Department is unable to predict the numbers who may be present at any of these events and has received no requests to facilitate attendance.

    The Ministry of Defence was made aware of Portsmouth City Council’s planned events in April 2013. We were informed about the majority of NVA events in February 2013, and the National Memorial Arboretum event in November 2013. We have been working closely with the Royal British Legion and the NVA on the planned events to mark this significant anniversary, and have ensured that a range of Service charities and associations are kept informed, including COBSEO, the Confederation of Service Charities.

  • Glyn Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Glyn Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Glyn Davies on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the UK’s security of energy supply.

    Mr Edward Davey

    The UK enjoys a stable and secure energy supply, and we are working hard to ensure that it continues. As a Government, we are actively managing a number of risks to our current and future energy supplies, including the current challenges from Iraq, Russia and Ukraine. Our recent national gas risk assessment demonstrated that our gas infrastructure is robust. The measures recently announced by National Grid respond to the energy crunch that, owing to the legacy of under-investment and neglect, was predicted for this winter, but which will not now happen.

  • Dr Alan Whitehead – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Dr Alan Whitehead – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-03-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of homes classified as solid wall construction and built before 1920 that possess fillable cavities.

    Gregory Barker

    The English Housing Survey shows there were 4 million homes built in England before 1919 of non cavity wall construction. It is possible that a proportion of these could possess fillable cavities, although no estimate on how many is available.

    The tool used to produce the above figure can be accessed from the following link:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cambridge-housing-energy-tool-guidance-note

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  • Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-06-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) solid wall insulation, (b) other energy efficiency and insulation measures from his Department’s approved list and (c) refunds for Green Deal assessments under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 and (iv) over the lifetime of the fund.

    Gregory Barker

    Up to £120 million has been allocated to the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in 2014-15. DECC has not allocated specific levels of funding to (a) solid wall insulation, (b) other energy efficiency and insulation measures from his Department’s approved list and (c) refunds for Green Deal assessments under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 or (iv) over the lifetime of the fund.