Tag: 2014

Jonathan Edwards – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2014-06-11.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial risk assessment he has carried out in respect of offering guarantees for the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel.

Danny Alexander

The Government has not proposed a guarantee for the Thames Tideway Tunnel. It has instead put in place a package of contingent financial support designed to cover low probability but high impact risks, prioritising the delivery of value for money for both taxpayers and customers. Further details are provided by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in a Written Ministerial Statement on 5 June.

This statement is published in Hansard at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140605/wmstext/140605m0001.htm#14060532000008

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November 1, 2022
Kate Hoey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hoey on 2014-03-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on gaining compensation from the Libyan government for the victims of terrorist acts perpetrated by the IRA.

Mr Andrew Robathan

As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister said during Prime Ministers Questions on the 26^th March, the British Government has raised repeatedly with the Libyan Government, at the highest levels, the importance of them engaging with UK victims seeking redress. This includes those seeking compensation through private campaigns, and their legal representatives.

November 1, 2022
Gloria De Piero – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-06-11.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.

Mr David Gauke

Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay the by government office regions, including the East Midlands, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf

County and constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.

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November 1, 2022
Lord Blencathra – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Blencathra on 2014-03-24.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to investigate United Kingdom law firms pursuing claims of unfounded abuse by British soldiers.

Lord Faulks

There are no plans to investigate the firms as they are not funded under the legal aid regulations or their contract with the Lord Chancellor in the Al-Sweady inquiry. It would not be reasonable to investigate the firms under their contract in relation to a matter arising outside their contract.

November 1, 2022
Ian Austin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2014-06-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent reports she has received of changes in the backlog for processing (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewals.

James Brokenshire

Ministers receive regular reports on the performance of Her Majesty’s Passport Office.

November 1, 2022
Lord Marlesford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Marlesford on 2014-03-24.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 20 March (WA 49), what steps they are taking to prevent civil servants from exposing to public view in the street classified government documents in their possession.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework (SPF) provides guidance on all security matters.

The Framework can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-policy-framework

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November 1, 2022
Sarah Champion – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-06-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to enable vulnerable witnesses to be able to give evidence remotely.

Damian Green

The Crown courts and Magistrate Courts provide the facility to allow vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence to the trial court by secure video link from a different court.

In addition, a number of police stations also have video facilities that link into the court. As part of the action plan to increase video usage across the Criminal Justice System, we intend to examine how best to extend use of remote links for vulnerable, intimidated and other ‘priority’ victims, as defined by the Victims’ Code.

November 1, 2022
Andrew Percy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparison he has made with other OECD countries of the effects on pedagogy of giving one to one tablets to every pupil in secondary schools.

Elizabeth Truss

The Department for Education has reviewed evidence on the effects of one-to-one tablet schemes on pedagogy, and more broadly within education, from the UK and Australia. Positive effects on pedagogy cited within the studies considered include: improvemements to lessons and homework, characterised by more creative and engaging tasks; more and better quality feedback to pupils; and improvements in monitoring and assessment.

The Department will continue to review international research in this area, such as that being undertaken by the Creative Classroom project of the European Schoolnet organisation. This study is looking at the effects of one-to-one tablet use, in 45 secondary schools, and across eight European countries.

November 1, 2022

Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average ambulance response times in (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley, (c) Rotherham and (d) Sheffield was in each year since May 2010; and what the national average response time was in each of those years.

Jane Ellison

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.

Information is not available before 2011.

Table: The median ambulance response times to treatment for category A¹ (red 1 and red 2 calls require staff to arrive at the scene of the incident within eight minutes in 75% of cases) calls for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, April 2011 to April 2014

Month	Median time to treatment for Category A calls (in minutes)
April 2011	5.4
May 2011	5.2
June 2011	5.2
July 2011	5.3
August 2011	5.2
September 2011	5.2
October 2011	5.3
November 2011	5.2
December 2011	5.4
January 2012	5.0
February 2012	5.3
March 2012	5.1
April 2012	4.9
May 2012	5.0
June 2012	5.1
July 2012	5.3
August 2012	5.3
September 2012	5.5
October 2012	5.5
November 2012	5.5
December 2012	6.0
January 2013	5.7
February 2013	5.7
March 2013	5.5
April 2013	5.3
May 2013	5.2
June 2013	5.3
July 2013	5.6
August 2013	5.6
September 2013	5.5
October 2013	5.6
November 2013	5.7
December 2013	5.9
January 2014	5.5
February 2014	5.7
March 2014	5.6
April 2014	6.4

Source: Ambulance quality indicators, NHS England

www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators

Notes:

1. Category A calls are defined as those that are the result of immediately life threatening incidents.

2. It is not possible to calculate the median time to treatment for England from the medians for individual Ambulance Trust.

November 1, 2022

Richard Burden – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking on the decision to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in a motorway service area.

Norman Baker

The Licensing Act 2003 bans the sale of alcohol at certain motorway service areas but this ban does not extend to all of them. At motorway service areas which are not covered by the Act, the grant of premise licences for the sale of alcohol in any particular case is at present a matter for the local licensing authority.

The Government included motorway service areas as part of the public consultation on the Alcohol Strategy in 2012/13. The Government’s response to this consultation was published in July 2013 and stated that this issue would be considered further, and it is under active consideration.

November 1, 2022