The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr David Hanson on 2014-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers travelled to the UK on routes connected to the Semaphore system in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
James Brokenshire
The total number of passengers who travelled to the UK on routes connected to
the Semaphore system were approximately as follows:
(a) 66.5 million in 2011
(b) 64.5 million in 2012
(c) 78.8 million in 2013
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ivan Lewis on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether officials from his Department met their Northern Ireland counterparts in preparation for the EU Informal Health Council in Athens from 28 to 29 April 2014.
Jane Ellison
Regular meetings are arranged between officials from the Department and officials from the Devolved Administrations to discuss a range of European health matters. Departmental officials met virtually with their Northern Ireland counterparts in preparation for the Informal Health Council in Athens on 28-29 April 2014, and officials from Northern Ireland contributed to the briefing that was prepared for the Informal Health Council.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who were recalled to prison from home detention curfew have been subsequently released back onto home detention curfew since 3 December 2012.
Jeremy Wright
The information required to answer these questions is due for publication on 24 April 2014. I will write to my Honourable friend as soon as it is available. A copy will be placed in the House Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-09.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed working familes tax credit in each of the last 10 years.
Nicky Morgan
Working Family Tax Credit was abolished in 2003 and replaced by Child Tax Credits (CTC) and Working Tax Credits (WTC).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-03-10.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what percentage of those registered to vote by post did so in (a) police commissioner elections and (b) the local European elections in each electoral area; and what the percentage turnout was at polling stations in each election and in each area.
Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that the turnout figures at the Police and Crime Commissioner elections were as follows:
|
2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections |
In-person turnout % |
Postal voter turnout % |
|
England and Wales |
9.2 |
48.2 |
|
Avon and Somerset |
13.8 |
52.1 |
|
Bedfordshire |
13.2 |
52.3 |
|
Cambridgeshire |
10.5 |
49.7 |
|
Cheshire |
8.4 |
48.6 |
|
Cleveland |
9.0 |
48.9 |
|
Cumbria |
10.1 |
50.1 |
|
Derbyshire |
8.2 |
49.5 |
|
Devon and Cornwall |
10.1 |
43.8 |
|
Dorset |
11.3 |
53.5 |
|
Durham |
6.7 |
45.2 |
|
Essex |
8.3 |
48.3 |
|
Gloucestershire |
11.4 |
48.1 |
|
Greater Manchester |
7.3 |
44.5 |
|
Hampshire |
9.5 |
50.0 |
|
Hertfordshire |
8.2 |
48.9 |
|
Humberside |
14.5 |
60.0 |
|
Kent |
10.5 |
52.5 |
|
Lancashire |
7.9 |
49.7 |
|
Leicestershire |
11.2 |
52.0 |
|
Lincolnshire |
10.6 |
49.1 |
|
Merseyside |
6.3 |
48.5 |
|
Norfolk |
9.5 |
49.0 |
|
North Yorkshire |
9.0 |
46.3 |
|
Northamptonshire |
12.9 |
50.8 |
|
Northumbria |
6.3 |
44.1 |
|
Nottinghamshire |
9.8 |
53.2 |
|
South Yorkshire |
6.1 |
46.7 |
|
Staffordshire |
6.9 |
48.8 |
|
Suffolk |
10.3 |
50.4 |
|
Surrey |
9.9 |
48.9 |
|
Sussex |
10.1 |
49.6 |
|
Thames Valley |
8.7 |
45.4 |
|
Warwickshire |
10.3 |
54.1 |
|
West Mercia |
8.4 |
47.5 |
|
West Midlands |
8.6 |
47.4 |
|
West Yorkshire |
7.3 |
47.1 |
|
Wiltshire |
10.3 |
44.7 |
|
Dyfed-Powys |
11.3 |
46.4 |
|
Gwent |
8.3 |
44.2 |
|
North Wales |
9.8 |
47.2 |
|
South Wales |
8.6 |
44.7 |
The turnout figures at the 2009 European Parliament elections were:
|
2009 English European elections |
In-person turnout % |
Postal voter turnout % |
|
United Kingdom |
30.3 |
64.4 |
|
Great Britain |
29.9 |
64.4 |
|
England |
30.8 |
64.7 |
|
Northern Ireland |
42.6 |
68.9 |
|
Scotland |
24.4 |
63.3 |
|
Wales |
25.4 |
61.7 |
|
London |
30.0 |
61.2 |
|
South West |
34.8 |
67.7 |
|
South East |
33.5 |
67.8 |
|
Eastern |
34.0 |
66.7 |
|
West Midlands |
31.3 |
66.1 |
|
East Midlands |
32.8 |
66.9 |
|
Yorkshire & the Humber |
26.8 |
63.4 |
|
North East |
21.4 |
59.4 |
|
North West |
26.3 |
63.0 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Sheridan on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment he made before introducing the 30 hour rule in the criteria for the access to work grant; and what impact assessment is now being made.
Mike Penning
Once the Access to Work review is completed a full impact assessment will be conducted.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lucas on 2014-03-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseekers over the age of (a) 50 and (b) 60 in (i) Wrexham constituency, (ii) Wales and (iii) the UK in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Alexander on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government expects the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inquiry into the military dimension of the Iranian nuclear programme to be complete before the deadline for agreeing a comprehensive nuclear deal set by the P5+1.
Mr William Hague
It is unlikely that the complex questions surrounding the possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear programme (PMD) will be resolved by 20 July. We call on Iran to grant immediately access to all sites, equipment, persons and documents requested by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran must demonstrate real progress on PMD in order to reassure the international community that Iran’s nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stuart Andrew on 2014-03-06.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Autumn Statement of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 1106, which police service-related charities will receive funds from LIBOR fines in 2014; and what criteria are used to determine which organisations receive such funds.
Nick Hurd
In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced that LIBOR fines will be invested in providing support for emergency services personnel and their dependents who are injured, suffering ill-health, or bereaved, during or as a result of active service for the public. £10 million will be sustainably invested through Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise organisations across the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations were undertaken into the deaths in training of armed forces recruits aged under 18 years in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
There have been no deaths in training of Armed Forces recruits under the age of 18 in the last three years, and therefore no such investigations have taken place.