The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-11.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the postal vote turnout was as a proportion of all votes cast in each UK parliamentary constituency at the 2010 General Election.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission has placed the answer to the hon. member’s question in the library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many forced marriage protection orders have been granted with a power of arrest attached in each year since such orders came into force.
Damian Green
Information on the numbers of forced marriage protection orders that have been granted in England and Wales with a power of arrest attached, for each year since such orders came into force, are available in table 2.8 of the Court Statistics Quarterly bulletin. The latest edition of this publication is available at this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2013
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Knight on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work on the electrification of the railway line between Hull and Selby to begin.
Stephen Hammond
Feasibility work on the project continues. Subject to further development and implementation funding and confirmation of the business case the scheme’s promoter, First Hull Trains, anticipates that certain physical works could commence in 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Mosley on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 4W, on railways: Chester, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Wales on the potential implications for (a) rail services in Chester and (b) Chester railway station of the recommendation in the report on the Commission on Devolution in Wales that the Wales and Borders rail franchise should be devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.
Stephen Hammond
The Secretary of State would be happy to discuss these matters with the Secretary of State for Wales when they next meet.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Hollobone on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the approach of the new Palestinian government to the peace process with Israel.
Hugh Robertson
President Abbas was clear that new interim technocratic government will uphold a commitment to the principle of non-violence, a negotiated two state solution, and an acceptance of all previous agreements and obligations, including Israel’s legitimate right to exist. Reuniting Gaza and the West Bank under a government committed to these principles is a necessary condition for resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. We now look to the new government to demonstrate these commitments through its actions as well as its words.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Mark Williams on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants in the Work Related Activity Group Atos has sought further medical evidence and opinion from the person’s nominated professional.
Mike Penning
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Dobson on 2014-06-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the contribution to economic growth of payment protection insurance repayments.
Andrea Leadsom
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for producing independent economic and fiscal forecasts. The effects of payment protection insurance repayments were taken into account in their latest forecast of the economy, published in the March 2014 Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Wales Office and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
Baroness Randerson
The Wales Office has not conducted any customer or user surveys in the last 12 months.
However, the Wales Office conducts a staff engagement survey annually, and the results are reported to the Department’s management board.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department did not provide an ICT hosting environment for Capita on time for the Recruiting Partnering Project.
Anna Soubry
A number of factors contributed to the problems experienced with the Information Communication Technology hosting environment provided for Capita. I refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State for Defence’s (Philip Hammond) response to an Urgent Question from the hon. Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker) on 14 January 2014 (Official Report, column 715).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2014-03-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether migrants detained in HM Prison The Verne from 24 March will have access to (1) Rule 35 procedures to determine whether their health would be damaged by detention, for example, due to a history of torture, (2) mobile telephones and the internet, (3) the ability to receive telephone calls from solicitors, family and friends, and (4) on-site legal advice surgeries; and if not, why not.
Lord Faulks
HM Prison The Verne started taking immigration detainees as scheduled from 24 March 2014. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) will retain The Verne as a prison in the short term. Its designation as a prison will be reviewed later this year, with the intention of completing the re-designation to an immigration removal centre by the end of September 2014.
While The Verne retains its designation as a prison it will be governed by Prison Rules rather than Detention Centre Rules. As The Verne is not governed by Detention Centre Rules, Rule 35 of those rules is not applicable.
Detainees held at The Verne will be treated in the same way as other detainees held within the prison estate. As such they will not have access to mobile telephones or the internet, nor will they be able to receive telephone calls. They will, however, be able to make telephone calls and will have access to both social and legal visits.
There is a dedicated Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team on site who will see detainees routinely on induction and upon request. In addition, independent immigration advice will be provided by Migrant Help.