Tag: 2014

  • John McDonnell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    John McDonnell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on fitting tags and trackers at court or prison.

    Andrew Selous

    Tags are not currently fitted at court or prisons. There is provision in the new contract for tagging at court and prison; we will explore the circumstances where this might be appropriate during the life of the contract.

  • Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will estimate the annual cost to her Department of (a) stationery and (b) postage incurred when sending a ministerial reply to hon. Members; and if she will make a statement.

    Mrs Theresa Villiers

    My Department does not hold the specific information requested.

  • Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will estimate the annual cost to his Department of (a) stationery and (b) postage incurred when sending a ministerial reply to hon. Members; and if he will make a statement.

    Stephen Crabb

    The stationary and postage costs incurred when sending a Ministerial reply to hon Members is not separately identifiable from general office stationary and postage costs.

  • Chris Bryant – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Chris Bryant – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Bryant on 2014-07-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials are currently working on the universal credit programme.

    Mr Mark Harper

    Current resource data shows a full time equivalent of 465 staff currently working on the Universal Credit Programme.

  • Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.

    Jo Swinson

    The Department does not maintain a central register but an analysis of the Departmental financial system and records identified that since 2010, the following duplicate payments were made and recoveries undertaken:

    10/11 nil

    11/12 nil

    12/13 £726 of which all was recovered

    13/14 £1835.40 of which all was recovered

  • Andrew Rosindell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Andrew Rosindell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-07-15.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will lower tax duty on cigarettes.

    Priti Patel

    Budget 2014 announced that tobacco duty rates will continue to rise by 2% above RPI each year until the end of the next Parliament.

  • David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    David Wright – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Wright on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions have taken place on the future of sites in Telford as part of the Building for the Future programme.

    Penny Mordaunt

    There have been no explicit discussions abut a ‘Building for the Future’ programme.

    However as part of the recently announced Growth Deal with The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership my officials are in regular discussion with both the Partnership and Telford and Wrekin Council about the use of land assets in Telford managed by the Homes and Communities Agency and the joint stewardship arrangements.

  • Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.

    Mrs Helen Grant

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    Supplier

    G4S

    0.00

    0.00

    320.40

    0.00

    Capita Health Solutions

    253.51

    80.78

    0.00

    0.00

    Capita Resourcing Ltd

    0.00

    116,214.73

    2,859,479.69

    4,312,004.26

    Capita Learning & Development

    0.00

    0.00

    16,816.15

    40,584.36

    Capita Bisiness Travel

    40,650.77

    80,513.95

    94,356.64

    0.00

    Capita Symonds

    0.00

    0.00

    66,375.60

    0.00

    Capita Business Services (interim)

    0.00

    0.00

    0.00

    74,679.50

    Atos

    4,154,276.48

    4,487,340.49

    5,958,713.10

    4,707,570.47

    Mitie Managed Services

    242,840.51

    0.00

    0.00

    0.00

    Carillion Business Services Ltd

    121,567.48

    1,100,852.66

    2,301,879.07

    656,254.50

    Carillion Business Services Ltd

    848,636.47

    282,432.48

    892,106.50

    0.00

  • Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    As part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) transparency programme, monthly spend over £25,000 is available on the Gov.uk website for financial years 2010-11 to 2013-14:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-finance-transparency-dataset.

    This data represents payments made centrally by the MOD. It does not include payments made by the MOD’s Trading Funds, payments made for warlike stores, and payments that would be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information legislation (for example, for reasons of national security or commercial sensitivity).

    No payments have been made over the period 2010-11 to 2013-14 to GEO Amey, Working Links, A4E, MTC Amey or GEO Group.

    Since January 2011, all contracts over £10,000 in value are published on Contracts Finder:

    http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/

  • Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2014-07-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding Crawley constituency will receive through the pupil premium in the financial year 2014-15.

    Mr David Laws

    Schools and academies in Crawley constituency have been allocated £4.026 million through the pupil premium for financial year 2014-15.

    This includes funding through the deprivation, service child and children adopted from care elements, but excludes the looked-after children element as this is not available at a parliamentary constituency level.