The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Graham P Jones on Health.
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Norman Lamb
No such discussions have taken place.
The Responsible Gambling Trust expects to distribute £6,292,000 on treatment, education and research in 2014-15 and is funded by the gambling industry and further donations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time spent in prison awaiting deportation for those foreign national prisoners beyond the end of their sentence was in the latest period for which figures are available.
James Brokenshire
The average length of time Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) were held in
prison beyond the end of their sentence pending deportation, as of 31 December
2013 is 234 calendar days. This is the mean average, calculated using the table
shown below which was provided in response to PQ 195817.
It should be noted that the small number of FNOs who fall in the 24-60 and 60+
months categories (45 individuals out of 850) heavily skew the mean. By way of
context, the modal average length of time in prison for the same cases is 32
days.
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1. All figures quoted have been derived from management information and are
therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been
quality assured under National Statistics protocols.
2. Figures relate to main applicants only.
3. Figures relate to FNO cases who met the criteria for deportation only.
4. Figures rounded to the nearest 5 ( – = 0, * = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the
totals shown because of independent rounding.
5. Data is a snapshot of individuals detained in prison on 31 December 2013.
We make every effort to ensure that a person’s removal by deportation
coincides, as far as possible, with his/her release from prison on completion
of sentence. Where a detainee refuses to cooperate with the removal or
deportation process, detention may be prolonged.
The Immigration Bill will have a significant impact on the ability of FNOs to
delay removal by mounting legal challenges whilst in the UK. The current
appeals system means that 17 different types of decision can be appealed. The
Immigration Bill will simplify the appeals system and mean that appeals can
only be brought where the Home Office has refused a protection (asylum or
humanitarian protection) claim, a human rights claim or a claim based on EU
free movement rights. It will also give us the power to certify that where
deportation will not cause serious irreversible harm, the appeal will be heard
after the FNO has left the country.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Nic Dakin on Energy and Climate Change.
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Michael Fallon
My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not received any recent direct representations from industry regarding the effect of load management on performance and industry.
National Grid recently announced two new balancing services to balance supply and demand in the coming winters. One of these, Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR), will extend existing arrangements for companies to receive payment to reduce their electricity use or switch to on-site generators for short periods when instructed by National Grid.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame M. Morris on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources he will make available for interviews between a prisoner and a probation officer to allocate the case to the National Probation Service or a Community Rehabilitation Company after a sentence of imprisonment after the introduction of the Transforming Rehabilitation Agenda in England and Wales.
Jeremy Wright
The Transforming Rehabilitation transitional process taking place during April and May 2014 will allow us to refine all new procedures before the creation of CRCs and the NPS on 1 June 2014, and help to ensure the right resources are in place to carry out all associated tasks.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Peter Aldous on Cabinet Office.
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Mr Nick Hurd
This Government is doing a great deal to support the growth of social enterprises. We are improving their access to finance through social investment. We are making it easier for them to deliver public services through the Social Value Act and a wide range of capacity building support.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s policy is when a claimant’s regular signing on date date falls on a bank holiday.
Esther McVey
Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants who are due to attend their local jobcentre on a public holiday are excused from doing so and an advanced payment is issued.
Claimants must continue to meet the conditions of entitlement, by being available for and looking for work and the actions they have taken to do so are reviewed at the claimant’s next attendance.
The claimant is informed of this and issued with a formal notification at their attendance prior to the public holiday.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what outstanding commercial risks that might affect operational security his Department has identified in its relationship with contracted assessment providers.
Mike Penning
In the area of contracted assessment providers who are delivering Work Capability Assessments under the Medical Services Contract and Personal Independence Payment Assessments, the Department has no commercial risks that might affect operational security. Any commercial risks that might affect operational security are managed within the Department’s standard risk management framework and procedures.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment assessments were face to face in each month for which information is available.
Mike Penning
The Department has not set Personal Independence Payment assessment providers targets for the proportion of assessments to be conducted face to face and the average length of time for each assessment.
Personal Independence Payment started from April 2013 and although limited data has started to feed through we need to wait until the Department has quality assured meaningful figures for publication. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on PIP from spring 2014 in line with our publication strategy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Black of Brentwood on 2014-04-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of cats deliberately poisoned by antifreeze products each year; and what action they are taking to combat such attacks.
Lord De Mauley
The Government has not made any estimate of the number of cats deliberately poisoned by antifreeze products. Any deliberate poisoning of a cat is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 punishable by a fine of £20,000 and/or six months imprisonment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Tyler on 2014-04-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether 16 and 17 year olds registered to vote in Scotland for the referendum on the future of the United Kingdom will automatically be registered to vote in United Kingdom elections at their 18th birthday.
Lord Bates
There is no provision in UK electoral registration legislation for those who are included on the Register of Young Voters, which was created specifically for the referendum by Act of the Scottish Parliament, to be automatically included in the register of electors for those elections for which the UK Parliament has competence.
Electoral Registration Officers will be conducting a full Household Enquiry canvass every summer from 2015. Provided that they are eligible, young people who appeared on the Register of Young Voters will be captured by the canvass and invited to register under Individual Electoral Registration.