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  • Charlie Elphicke – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Charlie Elphicke – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlie Elphicke on 2014-06-09.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to promote discussions between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Network Rail on the construction of new parking facilities for Dover Priory Railway Station on land currently owned by HMRC.

    Mr David Gauke

    Previous replies have explained that HMRC does not own the Priory Court Site but occupies it as part of the STEPS PFI agreement with Mapeley. However, HMRC have taken part in discussions between Mapeley and Network Rail at the Priory Court Dover site on proposals for the construction of a multi storey car park on land adjacent to Priory Court not owned by either Mapeley or HMRC. Further discussions of future proposals have been between Mapeley as the freehold owner of Priory Court and Network Rail.

  • Mr Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Mr Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Frank Field on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with how many victims of human trafficking the government victims care contract specialist support providers are now working; and if she will make a statement.

    Karen Bradley

    The number of victims of human trafficking the Government victim-care contract
    specialist support providers are currently working with is as follows:

    Currently Supported in Service
    Female 219
    Male 78
    Total 297

  • Mark Pritchard – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Mark Pritchard – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Pritchard on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the possible implementation in Wales of a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.

    George Eustice

    We remain committed to discussing with counterparts in all the Devolved Administrations whether a bill introducing a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses could be a Great Britain or even United Kingdom Bill.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants (a) elected jury trial at the Crown Court for either way offences where magistrates had accepted jurisdiction and deemed the case to be suitable for summary trial and (b) were sent to the Crown Court for trial by magistrates declining jurisdiction over the case in each of the last three years.

    Shailesh Vara

    The answers to both questions are contained in the following tables:

  • 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 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assumptions about numbers returning to work underpin the benefit cost savings forecast for Help to Work in the Autumn Statement; and if he will make a statement.

    Esther McVey

    The information requested is not available.

  • Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-03-10.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) Don Valley constituency.

    Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.

    The ward results for Doncaster Metropolitan borough Council are shown in the following table:

    The ward results for the Don Valley constituency are shown in the following table:

    Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls

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  • Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how members of the public can contact their regional Health, Work and Wellbeing coordinator; how much those coordinators are paid; by what body they are paid; and what those coordinators’ roles entail.

    Jane Ellison

    Health, Work and Wellbeing Coordinators were jointly funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health. This funding ceased in 2012.

    One of Public Health England’s (PHE) priorities is improving health in the workplace. It has 15 local centres, where responsibility for local co-ordination sits.

    Contact details for PHE’s local centres can be found on the web at:

    www.gov.uk/government/publications/phe-centre-addresses-and-phone-numbers/phe-local-and-regional-contact-details.

  • Stephen Doughty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    Stephen Doughty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2014-03-07.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Cardiff County Council and (b) Vale of Glamorgan Council.

    Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.

    Results for all wards are available on the Commission’s website here: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls

    The ward results for Cardiff Council are as follows:

    Ward

    Green matches

    Amber matches

    Red matches

    Adamsdown

    55.0%

    7.2%

    37.8%

    Butetown

    55.3%

    3.8%

    41.0%

    Caerau

    84.1%

    2.0%

    13.9%

    Canton

    75.0%

    3.5%

    21.5%

    Cathays

    24.1%

    3.8%

    72.2%

    Creigiau/st. Fagans

    84.8%

    1.6%

    13.6%

    Cyncoed

    78.6%

    1.7%

    19.7%

    Ely

    84.9%

    1.6%

    13.6%

    Fairwater

    84.0%

    1.6%

    14.4%

    Gabalfa

    38.0%

    3.1%

    58.9%

    Grangetown

    65.8%

    4.7%

    29.5%

    Heath

    81.7%

    1.4%

    16.9%

    Lisvane

    87.2%

    1.2%

    11.6%

    Llandaff

    78.8%

    1.9%

    19.2%

    Llandaff North

    82.4%

    1.7%

    15.9%

    Llanishen

    81.7%

    1.4%

    16.9%

    Llanrumney

    85.1%

    1.7%

    13.3%

    Pentwyn

    82.6%

    1.5%

    15.9%

    Pentyrch

    86.1%

    1.8%

    12.1%

    Penylan

    71.3%

    3.5%

    25.2%

    Plasnewydd

    42.5%

    8.3%

    49.2%

    Pontprennau/old St. Mellons

    78.6%

    1.4%

    20.0%

    Radyr

    82.8%

    1.5%

    15.7%

    Rhiwbina

    87.2%

    1.3%

    11.5%

    Riverside

    62.0%

    8.1%

    29.9%

    Rumney

    84.0%

    2.4%

    13.7%

    Splott

    75.3%

    2.8%

    21.9%

    Trowbridge

    80.5%

    2.0%

    17.5%

    Whitchurch & Tongwynlais

    83.6%

    1.2%

    15.1%

    The ward results for The Vale of Glamorgan Council are as follows:

    Ward

    Green matches

    Amber matches

    Red matches

    BARUC

    81.8%

    2.6%

    15.7%

    BUTTRILLS

    83.0%

    2.0%

    15.0%

    CADOC

    82.9%

    2.0%

    15.1%

    CASTLELAND

    76.9%

    2.8%

    20.3%

    CORNERSWELL

    86.3%

    1.0%

    12.6%

    COURT

    82.5%

    2.4%

    15.1%

    COWBRIDGE

    81.9%

    4.0%

    14.1%

    DINAS POWYS

    86.6%

    2.0%

    11.4%

    DYFAN

    86.3%

    1.3%

    12.4%

    GIBBONSDOWN

    85.4%

    1.4%

    13.2%

    ILLTYD

    85.8%

    1.6%

    12.7%

    LLANDOUGH

    84.5%

    1.7%

    13.8%

    LLANDOW/EWENNY

    82.0%

    5.2%

    12.8%

    LLANTWIT MAJOR

    82.8%

    1.9%

    15.3%

    PETERSTON-SUPER-ELY

    81.3%

    5.0%

    13.7%

    PLYMOUTH

    82.9%

    3.9%

    13.3%

    RHOOSE

    84.3%

    2.3%

    13.4%

    ST. ATHAN

    82.2%

    2.3%

    15.5%

    ST. AUGUSTINE’S

    73.8%

    3.8%

    22.4%

    ST. BRIDE’S MAJOR

    82.0%

    3.8%

    14.1%

    STANWELL

    82.7%

    2.5%

    14.8%

    SULLY

    82.1%

    2.3%

    15.6%

    WENVOE

    82.6%

    4.9%

    12.5%

    “

  • Douglas Alexander – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Douglas Alexander – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Alexander on 2014-06-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role he sees for the EU in helping to facilitate Libyan parliamentary elections in July 2014.

    Mr William Hague

    The UK is firmly committed to supporting the Libyan people and Government, and I welcome the elections for the Libyan House of Representatives due on 25 June. I hope it will be conducted in a fair, transparent and accountable way which is respected by all parties. I believe that the EU, along with our international partners, can play a crucial role in supporting these elections. An EU Election Experts’ Mission monitored the Constitutional Assembly elections in February, and set out recommendations for improvements which were shared with the Libyan authorities in a report. We believe this, along with other EU programmes related to democratic transition in Libya, has laid a solid foundation to facilitate the June elections.

  • Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2014-03-27.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of people (1) displaced, and (2) facing a humanitarian crisis, in the northern Nigerian states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa as a result of the insurgency by Boko Haram; and what assessment they have made of the needs of those people for aid.

    Baroness Northover

    The UK Government supports the assessment of humanitarian needs in Northern Nigeria through OCHA, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Although figures are difficult to quantify, OCHA estimate 5.9 million people have been affected by the insurgency in northeast Nigeria and an estimated 350,000 people have been displacedsince May 2013, both within Nigeria and across the borders into Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Most displaced people are living in host communities, although around 5,000 are in camps. OCHA has assessed the priority needs of affected people as food, water, health and shelter.