Tag: 2014

Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service has made payments in cases where Deloitte was appointed the administrator in each of the last five years; how many such cases also involved payments made for protective awards; and how much was paid out for (a) statutory entitlements and (b) protective awards in each such case.

Jo Swinson

In the last five years, the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Services have paid £77,233,534.54 in statutory entitlements, in 173 cases where Deloitte was appointed the administrator or liquidator.

Of these cases, 20 cases resulted in protective award judgments totalling £6,930,864.72 paid from the National Insurance Fund.

Due to the number of cases, it is not possible to disclose how much was paid in each individual case so a total has been provided instead.

November 2, 2022

Emily Thornberry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were investigated by each branch of the Armed Forces Police where the alleged offending took place in the UK in each year from 2009 to 2013; and of these, how many were (i) not referred to a prosecutor, (ii) referred to the Crown Prosecution Service and (iii) referred to the Services Prosecution Authority.

Anna Soubry

All allegations of rape, sexual assaults and domestic violence made by members of the Armed Forces are thoroughly investigated by either the civil or Service police, depending upon who has jurisdiction. The tables below show the number of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that were investigated by each branch of the Service police where the alleged offence took place in the UK in each year from 2009 to 2013; the number not referred to a prosecutor; the number referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA); and the number still under investigation. The Service police do not refer investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Rape- investigations by the Royal Navy Police (RNP)

Year	Total Investigated by RNP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	0	0	0	0
2010	2	1	1	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1	1	0	0

Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RNP

Year	Total Investigated by RNP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	3	2	1	0
2010	1	1	0	0
2011	1	0	1	0
2012	2	0	2	0
2013	7	5	2	0

Rape- investigations by the Royal Military Police (RMP)

Year	Total Investigated by RMP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	0	0	0	0
2010	2	0	2	0
2011	7	6	1	0
2012	6	4	2	0
2013	9	2	1	6

Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RMP

Year	Total Investigated by RMP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	2	1	1	0
2010	26	24	2	0
2011	18	13	5	0
2012	15	10	5	0
2013	25	19	3	3

Rape- investigations by the Royal Air Force Police (RAFP)

Year	Total Investigated by RAFP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	0	0	0	0
2010	3	1	2	0
2011	3	2	1	0
2012	2	2	0	0
2013	2	1	1	0

Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RAFP

Year	Total Investigated by RAFP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	2	0	2	0
2010	8	5	3	0
2011	5	4	1	0
2012	3	3	0	0
2013	3	1	2	0

Note: These tables only detail investigations where the appropriate Service police retained jurisdiction and investigative lead.

Figures relating to Domestic Violence could only be provided at disproportionate costs.

November 2, 2022

Huw Irranca-Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Huw Irranca-Davies on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the regulatory impact of the changes to the CAP on farmers.

George Eustice

I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer of 23 June 2014. Official report: column 63W.

November 2, 2022
Gerald Kaufman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which external consultants were involved in the design of the rail passenger franchise directly awarded to West Coast Trains Ltd; and what the cost to his Department was in each case.

Stephen Hammond

The Department for Transport ran a procurement for legal, technical and financial advisers for the InterCity West Coast Direct Award project. The advisers contracted, and the estimated fees to be paid for the work on the project, are shown below:

Legal advisers – Addleshaw Goddard – £204,960

Technical advisers – TRL-Halcrow – £227,607

Financial advisers – PwC – £264,467

November 2, 2022
Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many assessments of (a) nuclear facilities and (b) other critical infrastructure have been undertaken against his Department’s information assurance maturity model; and if he will publish all such assessments undertaken since May 2010.

Mr Francis Maude

There is on-going work assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities in UK’s critical national infrastructure. Details of this work, including any assessments, are classified.

Progress against the National Cyber Security Strategy is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-cyber-security-strategy-statement-on-progress-2-years-on

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November 2, 2022
Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants have been given by the Coastal Communities Fund to date; which town, county and parliamentary constituency received each such grant; and what the size and purpose of each grant was.

Kris Hopkins

The Coastal Communities Fund supports economic growth and jobs in coastal communities across the United Kingdom. We have awarded a total of 104 grants under the Fund to date in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland at a total value of £53.6 million. A table has been placed in the Library of the House giving the details requested for all 104 grants.

Decisions on grant awards in England are taken by Government Ministers. In Wales and Northern Ireland grant awards are taken by panels involving officials from the BIG Lottery Fund and Devolved Administrations, and in Scotland by independently appointed panels.

November 2, 2022
David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which countries his Department has (a) held discussions and (b) plans to hold discussions on (i) joint events and (ii) a UK presence at overseas events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War; when any such discussions (A) took place and (B) are due to take place; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focusing in more detail across Government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. I expect an announcement to be made later in the year.

November 2, 2022
Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 510W, on electoral register: young people, how much funding his Department has made available to (a) Rock Enroll and (b) Bite the Ballot in each year for which data is available; and how many people each such organisation has directly registered in each year for which data is available.

Greg Clark

The Government is supportive of organisations that promote democratic engagement such as Bite the Ballot.

Cabinet Office and Bite the Ballot co-developed the Rock Enrol learning resource in 2012/2013. The value of the contract was £25,700. The Government has made Rock Enrol freely available freely available on the gov.uk and Times Education Supplement websites.

November 2, 2022
Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the evidential basis was for the statement made by his Department’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in her foreword to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14, issued on 23 June 2014, that the continuation of Nuclear Management Partner’s contract to manage the Sellafield site offers the potential of stability and focus on the priorities during a vital five-year period in the history of Sellafield as it transitions from an operational plant into a fully-fledged decommissioning site.

Michael Fallon

The decision on contract extension was for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in line with its duties and responsibilities under the Energy Act 2004. The Department has oversight of all NDA activity and, given the particular importance of Sellafield, officials were closely involved throughout the contract review. From this we were assured that the NDA reached its decision based on a thorough and independent review of performance in the first period of the contract and consideration of all the options available to it. Ministers endorsed the NDA Board’s decision to extend the contract for a second term on the basis that rolling the contract forward represented the best way forward, giving the opportunity for NMP to build on progress made to date, address weaker areas of performance and make further real progress in this next five year term.

November 2, 2022
Nick de Bois – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick de Bois on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Middle East peace process of then-Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s statement in April 2014 that kidnapping Israelis was a top priority on the agenda of Hamas and the Palestinian resistance.

Hugh Robertson

The statement made by the then-Hamas Prime Minister in April 2014 was deplorable and only serves to perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new Palestinian interim technocratic government contains no Hamas members, and has signed up to the international community’s principles: non-violence, a negotiated two state solution, and an acceptance of all previous agreements and obligations, including Israel’s legitimate right to exist. We now look to the new government to demonstrate these commitments through its actions as well as its words.

November 2, 2022