Tag: 2014

Gareth Thomas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much income health trusts in each region or nation of the UK received for the cost of treating European Economic Area nationals in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

The following information is not held by the Department:

– income health trusts in each region or nation of the United Kingdom received for the cost of treating European Economic Area (EEA) nationals;

– income each NHS trust in each region of England claimed back for the cost of treating EEA nationals;

– the number of EEA nationals who received NHS treatment;

– the cost of treating EEA nationals who received NHS treatment in each region of the UK.

Claims to and from EEA countries are managed centrally by the Department on behalf of the whole of the UK. Income claimed from EEA countries is based on both data collected from trusts and arrangements in place with other EEA countries under bilateral agreements.

The Department does hold information on claims to the UK from other EEA countries for healthcare costs. However, claims to the UK from other EEA countries are not based on nationality – they are based on whether the UK is judged to be responsible for someone’s healthcare costs, for example due to residency in the UK or, for state pensioners, someone with a UK state pension who has retired to a different EEA country. It is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown of costs based on UK nationality.

November 1, 2022

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, what the average cost was of a (a) jury trial at the Crown Court for (i) either way offences sent by magistrates where their sentencing powers were not deemed sufficient, (ii) either way offences where the defendant has chosen to elect jury trial and (iii) indictable only offences and (b) trial in a magistrates’ court for (i) summary only offences and (ii) either way offences in the latest period for which figures are available.

Shailesh Vara

The information requested is not currently available in full. An analysis of criminal court costs is based on average timings from Activity Based Costing allocations models. Some of the timings in the models are based on a timing survey, conducted in a representative sample of courts. Undertaking a new survey to support an analysis of costs in a different way to that currently available could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.

Some of the information is available. There are a number of different ways costs of cases can be estimated, depending on how indirect costs are apportioned. Estimates below are based on 2012/13 costs (up-rated to 2013/14 prices).

Costs at the Crown Court are analysed by offence type (criminal damage, burglary, drug offences etc) rather than by how the offence has come to be heard in the Crown Court. Estimates are based on average trial lengths – individual trials for any given case may be longer or shorter. The lower and upper trial cost estimates shown below are the weighted average of upper and lower estimates for all either way or indictable offence types.

Summary offences in the magistrates’ court have been split into motoring and non-motoring offence types.

Estimated Average Costs	Lower	Higher
In the Crown Court (Either way or indictable trial in the Crown Court)
Committed for trial	£5,500	£6,400
Sent for trail	£9,500	£10,500

In the Magistrates Court	Lower	Higher
Summary motoring trial	£500	£600
Summary non-motoring trial	£1,000	£1,300
Either way trial in the magistrates’ court	£1,300	£1,700

These figures do not include legal aid costs.

Costs shown to the nearest £100.

November 1, 2022

Frank Dobson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Dobson on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which members of his Department’s assessment panel which interviewed representatives of the Institute of Education of London University in January 2014 about the proposals to establish a University Training School in Holborn and St Pancras had served in the previous three years as head teacher, deputy or assistant head of a secondary school.

Mr Edward Timpson

The panel that considered the Holborn University Training School proposal and conducted the interview with the Institute of Education possessed a collective experience in school headship of over 32 years, covering secondary and primary phases. No member of the panel has served in such a role within the last three years.

Free school interview panels consist of a range of education and independent experts.

November 1, 2022

Mr Dave Watts – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electorial Commission

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Dave Watts 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) St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area and (b) St Helens North 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 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council were as follows:

Ward	Green matches	Amber matches	Red matches
Billinge & Seneley Green	87.5%	1.3%	11.1%
Blackbrook	87.6%	0.8%	11.6%
Bold	82.8%	1.6%	15.6%
Earlestown	82.0%	1.4%	16.6%
Eccleston	87.9%	1.1%	11.0%
Haydock	86.2%	1.1%	12.6%
Moss Bank	86.5%	0.9%	12.7%
Newton	81.9%	1.2%	16.9%
Parr	80.7%	1.3%	18.0%
Rainford	86.7%	1.9%	11.4%
Rainhill	87.3%	1.0%	11.6%
Sutton	85.0%	1.1%	13.9%
Thatto Heath	82.1%	1.5%	16.4%
Town Centre	76.8%	1.5%	21.7%
West Park	82.1%	1.0%	16.9%
Windle	84.0%	0.9%	15.1%

The ward results for the St Helens North constituency were as follows:

Ward	Green matches	Amber matches	Red matches
Billinge & Seneley Green	87.5%	1.3%	11.1%
Blackbrook	87.6%	0.8%	11.6%
Earlestown	82.0%	1.4%	16.6%
Haydock	86.2%	1.1%	12.6%
Moss Bank	86.5%	0.9%	12.7%
Newton	81.9%	1.2%	16.9%
Parr	80.7%	1.3%	18.0%
Rainford	86.7%	1.9%	11.4%
Windle	84.0%	0.9%	15.1%

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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November 1, 2022

Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Sheridan on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of changes to the time taken to review applications for deaf people during the three month suspension of the 30 hour rule in the access to work grant.

Mike Penning

The 30 hour guidance will not be applied to new applicants during this suspension. Existing customers whose support has been changed as a result of the guidance can request a full review of their situation.

November 1, 2022
Ian Lucas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lucas on 2014-03-07.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly earnings for (a) men and (b) women in Wrexham constituency since 2010.

Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

November 1, 2022
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, when a Minister from his Department will meet representatives of Egypt’s new President.

Mr William Hague

The National Security Adviser visited Cairo on 10-11 June and met President el-Sisi. Ministers and senior officials are in regular contact with the government of Egypt and I issued a message congratulating President el-Sisi on 3 June. We look to him to take steps to implement the rights contained in Egypt’s constitution by opening up political space, especially with regard to freedom of expression and association. We believe the best way for Egyptians to achieve the goals of the 25 January revolution of 2011 is through an inclusive political process in which all groups can participate.

November 1, 2022
Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-03-06.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what points he has identified from the recent flooding crisis to enable COBR to work more effectively.

Francis Maude

COBR has met regularly over the past 3 months to ensure that affected communities get the support they need quickly and effectively.

As the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced in his written statement to House on 6 March, in future whenever there is a significant risk we will use COBR systems to ensure that all organisations at national and local level are adequately prepared and ready to respond.

November 1, 2022
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 discussions the Government has had with other countries in the (a) EU and (b) UN about a potential candidate to replace the outgoing UN Special Envoy to Syria.

Mr William Hague

Since Mr Brahimi stepped down we have had discussions with the UN and with a number of EU partners about arrangements for a successor. The appointment is still under consideration by the UN Secretary General.

November 1, 2022
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 2014-03-27.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all maintained and academy schools in receipt of the pupil premium use the funds directly to support disadvantaged pupils.

Lord Nash

Headteachers of maintained schools and academies are expected to use their professional judgement in determining which well-evidenced interventions to invest in to raise the attainment of their disadvantaged pupils. A headteacher may decide to spend some of their pupil premium on whole school interventions, such as improving the quality of teacher feedback, as the evidence shows that this has a significant impact on the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.

While headteachers have this freedom, they are also held accountable for the impact of this additional funding in three different ways. Firstly, the performance tables set out the attainment and progress of disadvantaged pupils and the gap between them and their peers. Secondly, Ofsted inspects the achievement of all pupils in a school, and where disadvantaged pupils are making insufficient progress, inspectors are likely to grade a school as requiring improvement and will recommend that the school undertakes a pupil premium review. Thirdly, schools are required to publish online how much pupil premium funding they receive, how they have used this funding and an evaluation of the impact that it has had.

November 1, 2022