The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Tom Greatrex on Energy and Climate Change.
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Michael Fallon
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 June 2014, Official Report, Column 235-6W.
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Helen Goodman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was on the agenda for the meeting with Dmitry Firtash at his Department on 24 February 2014.
Mr David Lidington
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.
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Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski on Health.
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Jane Ellison
The Department has recently issued a range of guidance which will help clinicians to comply with the requirements of the Abortion Act, including their obligations with regard to the completion of HSA4 forms.
Incorrectly filled in HSA4 forms are returned to the terminating practitioner by the Department of Health until such information is corrected. We are working with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to take forward their recommendations on tackling under-reporting of abortions for fetal abnormality.
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Paul Beresford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Beresford on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many confirmed cases of oro-pharyngeal cancer there were in the last five years for which figures are available; and how many of those cases resulted in death.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
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Biography information for David Anderson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for David Anderson on Communities and Local Government.
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Brandon Lewis
On 12 June I published all of the costings that the Fire Brigades Union requested the Government Actuary’s Department to undertake on their behalf. The costings and related communications can be found at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/firefighters-pension-schemereforms.
I also placed copies in the Library of the House.
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Matthew Offord – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Legal Aid Agency first informed Aman Solicitors that its bid was successful for a contract to provide publicly-funded immigration services in Luton in the 2010 tender round.
Mr Shailesh Vara
These questions relate to ongoing litigation against the Lord Chancellor and in the circumstances it would be inappropriate to respond at the current time.
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Biography information for David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for David Winnick on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Dan Rogerson
As independent charities, handling correspondence is entirely a matter for the Canal & River Trust and other similar trusts. However, I have asked my officials to draw this issue to the attention of the Trust at their next meeting.
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Grahame M. Morris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame M. Morris on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the National Probation Service will be responsible for the provision of court reports after the introduction of the Transforming Rehabilitation Agenda in England and Wales.
Jeremy Wright
Pre-Sentence Reports currently fall into three categories; Standard Delivery (SDR), Fast Delivery (FDR), and Same Day (or Oral) reports. This process allows Courts the flexibility to deliver sentencing decisions in the appropriate timeframe, depending on each individual case, reducing the number of adjournments and expediting the criminal justice process.
The Transforming Rehabilitation reforms will introduce a new Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR) tool which will be used to inform the allocation of cases to new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) or the National Probation Service (NPS) and complements the pre-sentence report process. Our testing with operational staff in Trusts of the RSR tool indicates that it is straightforward to use, in line with our commitment to minimising bureaucracy for frontline staff.
The new National Probation Service (NPS) will be responsible for advice to courts and, prior to sentence, the NPS will advise courts on sentencing options for cases as part of a pre-sentence report (in accordance with the reserved function of advice to court under section 4 of the Offender Management Act 2007).
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Biography information for James Morris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for James Morris on Cabinet Office.
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Mr Francis Maude
The number of public service mutuals has increased from 9 in 2010 to nearly 100 today, operating in sectors ranging from youth services to social care. My department’s Mutuals Support Programme continues to provide professional support and training to live and developing mutuals, supporting over 65 to date.
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Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on his Department’s child maintenance arrears and compliance strategy for 2012 to 2017; and if he will make a statement.
Steve Webb
Since 2008 we have considerably slowed down the growth of arrears via faster case processing and better enforcement. The successful introduction of the new 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme allows most paying parents to be assessed more quickly, which reduces the number of cases that accrue arrears. The new Child Maintenance Scheme is also built to trigger notification of missed payments so we can investigate non-compliance earlier, reducing the time in which arrears could build.
We are also looking at new techniques for collecting older debt. The trial of the process of reclassifying arrears has concluded and we are analysing how this initiative might be used in the future.