The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities on dealing with trees that are subject to a preservation order.
Nick Boles
In March we issued new web-based planning guidance on the Tree Preservation Order system. It is available at http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/tree-preservation-orders/.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Greatrex on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of his Department’s consumption in kWh of (a) gas and (b) electricity in each month since June 2010; and what the cost of such consumption has been in each such month.
Elizabeth Truss
The Department for Education has cut its annual energy bill by £1.4m since 2009-10 through reduced energy consumption, and has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 38% in the same period.
Emission reductions from energy use have largely been achieved through low and no cost energy efficiency measures, estate rationalisation (by using space more efficiently and co-locating with other organisations), and by operating our remaining buildings even more efficiently.
The Department’s monthly gas and electricity consumption and associated costs since June 2010 are set out below.
|
Electricity kWh |
Electricity Cost £ |
Gas kWh |
Gas Cost £ |
|
|
Jun-10 |
1,164,652 |
85,441 |
133,998 |
£8,879 |
|
Jul-10 |
1,158,378 |
129,719 |
64,158 |
£9,054 |
|
Aug-10 |
1,019,308 |
120,186 |
17,736 |
£9,137 |
|
Sep-10 |
1,009,662 |
25,431 |
61,799 |
£1,789 |
|
Oct-10 |
972,048 |
81,233 |
168,543 |
* |
|
Nov-10 |
955,120 |
73,194 |
341,850 |
£3,150 |
|
Dec-10 |
917,993 |
72,450 |
1,368,357 |
£1,318 |
|
Jan-11 |
924,050 |
68,914 |
502,246 |
£8,286 |
|
Feb-11 |
892,663 |
148,902 |
528,895 |
£5,817 |
|
Mar-11 |
923,772 |
87,202 |
492,273 |
£32,115 |
|
Apr-11 |
1,017,920 |
83,562 |
176,334 |
£14,114 |
|
May-11 |
1,091,733 |
56,831 |
157,050 |
£8,133 |
|
Jun-11 |
1,149,462 |
139,208 |
97,030 |
£11,247 |
|
Jul-11 |
1,128,281 |
93,764 |
56,856 |
£6,460 |
|
Aug-11 |
1,126,637 |
125,550 |
69,121 |
£1,501 |
|
Sep-11 |
1,117,836 |
101,759 |
96,013 |
£749 |
|
Oct-11 |
1,124,928 |
175,773 |
166,233 |
£6,537 |
|
Nov-11 |
1,117,066 |
120,616 |
541,299 |
£3,603 |
|
Dec-11 |
1,056,743 |
* |
422,178 |
£15,183 |
|
Jan-12 |
1,115,270 |
231,972 |
504,487 |
£6,691 |
|
Feb-12 |
1,064,718 |
119,303 |
547,419 |
£16,000 |
|
Mar-12 |
1,145,769 |
116,169 |
402,004 |
£55,082 |
|
Apr-12 |
1,045,229 |
145,955 |
369,636 |
£14,405 |
|
May-12 |
1,141,570 |
26,511 |
253,486 |
* |
|
Jun-12 |
1,020,091 |
102,484 |
107,956 |
£17,461 |
|
Jul-12 |
1,095,095 |
314,717 |
52,479 |
£31,834 |
|
Aug-12 |
1,111,575 |
161,023 |
21,057 |
£10,461 |
|
Sep-12 |
1,030,509 |
246,659 |
107,429 |
£7,395 |
|
Oct-12 |
1,115,679 |
122,926 |
402,196 |
£6,622 |
|
Nov-12 |
1,077,060 |
188,350 |
459,877 |
£42,443 |
|
Dec-12 |
1,028,372 |
7,344 |
562,851 |
* |
|
Jan-13 |
1,121,535 |
150,753 |
695,526 |
£42,660 |
|
Feb-13 |
996,349 |
252,524 |
662,816 |
£40,218 |
|
Mar-13 |
1,064,972 |
194,770 |
622,653 |
£42,909 |
|
Apr-13 |
1,038,319 |
64,507 |
480,835 |
£61,685 |
|
May-13 |
1,025,212 |
13,813 |
355,353 |
£4,905 |
|
Jun-13 |
986,704 |
267,484 |
125,280 |
£37,910 |
|
Jul-13 |
1,152,464 |
129,589 |
63,823 |
£7,838 |
|
Aug-13 |
1,075,626 |
162,988 |
52,313 |
£5,566 |
|
Sep-13 |
1,026,536 |
126,590 |
91,021 |
£22,527 |
|
Oct-13 |
1,039,324 |
265,576 |
326,262 |
£6,066 |
|
Nov-13 |
1,003,941 |
148,285 |
336,372 |
£7,520 |
|
Dec-13 |
1,024,778 |
13,976 |
374,204 |
£16,265 |
|
Jan-14 |
1,046,875 |
241,727 |
536,348 |
£38,947 |
|
Feb-14 |
946,677 |
138,250 |
529,496 |
£12,458 |
|
Mar-14 |
934,054 |
133,878 |
302,627 |
£44,219 |
|
Apr-14 |
864,231 |
17,558 |
190,423 |
£18,783 |
|
May-14 |
899,711 |
226,815 |
251,680 |
£23,591 |
* Gaps in financial data are due to delayed billing cycles and inaccurate consumption estimates made by the supplier.
The core department’s electricity is purchased via the Crown Commercial Service energy framework from renewable sources, and is therefore, exempt from the Climate Change Levy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) has funded or (b) plans to fund badger vaccination against bovine TB in this calendar year.
George Eustice
In April 2013, as part of the Government’s Strategy for achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free Status for England, the Secretary of State announced new support for privately led vaccination initiatives in the Edge Area. Building on ongoing work with stakeholders, including a key workshop held on 24 June, a new scheme will be launched shortly and will offer financial and other support, such as training and advice. Announcements about the future of the existing Badger Vaccination Fund, which has been available since 2012 and has offered more limited support, will also be made in due course. The total funds offered will be dependent on demand.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Halfon on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many knee replacement revisions were carried out by the NHS in England in the last three years; and how long the average time interval was between total knee replacement and subsequent revision procedures.
Jane Ellison
The attached table shows how many knee replacement operations were carried out in England, by region, in the last three years.
The following table shows how many knee replacement revisions were carried out by the National Health Service in England in the last three years. Information relating to how long the average time interval was between total knee replacement and subsequent revision procedures is not held centrally.
|
Year |
Region |
Full Knee Replacement |
Only one bone in the knee joint is replaced |
|
2010-11 |
North East |
456 |
* |
|
North West |
825 |
* |
|
|
Yorkshire And The Humber |
759 |
* |
|
|
East Midlands |
551 |
* |
|
|
West Midlands |
751 |
* |
|
|
East Of England |
733 |
* |
|
|
London |
738 |
* |
|
|
South East Coast |
673 |
* |
|
|
South Central |
670 |
* |
|
|
South West |
868 |
7 |
|
|
England Total |
7,024 |
25 |
|
|
2011-12 |
North East |
422 |
* |
|
North West |
704 |
* |
|
|
Yorkshire And The Humber |
751 |
* |
|
|
East Midlands |
547 |
* |
|
|
West Midlands |
728 |
* |
|
|
East Of England |
612 |
* |
|
|
London |
747 |
* |
|
|
South East Coast |
613 |
* |
|
|
South Central |
576 |
* |
|
|
South West |
839 |
* |
|
|
England Total |
6,539 |
14 |
|
|
2012-13 |
North East |
396 |
* |
|
North West |
759 |
* |
|
|
Yorkshire And The Humber |
677 |
* |
|
|
East Midlands |
572 |
* |
|
|
West Midlands |
713 |
* |
|
|
East Of England |
596 |
* |
|
|
London |
768 |
* |
|
|
South East Coast |
584 |
* |
|
|
South Central |
545 |
* |
|
|
South West |
915 |
8 |
|
|
England Total |
6,525 |
18 |
Notes:
1. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE): Both tables show FCEs. An FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. The figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person.
2. The data should not be described as a count of people as the same person may have been admitted on one or more occasion.
3. †Providers that are not based in England have been removed, and therefore the national totals may not be equal to the sum of the regional totals.
4. To protect patient confidentiality, figures between 1 and 5 have been replaced with “*” (an asterisk). Where it was still possible to identify figures from the total, additional figures have been replaced with "*”.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Huppert on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places in residential care homes were available for people with (a) physical impairments and (b) learning difficulties or complex needs in each of the last four years.
Norman Lamb
Information provided by the Care Quality Commission, covering the four financial years to 31 March 2014, has been placed in the Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Red incidents and (b) Amber incidents have occurred at each Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last four years.
Karen Bradley
Incidents in the detention estate are reported in accordance with Detention
Services Order (DSO) 12/2008. Incidents are classified according to their
seriousness as red, amber or green.
Examples of the types of red or amber incidents are given in the DSO. Red
incidents are generally those relating to serious disturbances and/or fires
within a centre. Amber incidents may be those involving threats to the centre,
external demonstrations, or co-ordinated food or fluid refusal.
This data has been collected by different business areas in the Home Office
over the data period requested and has not been collated centrally.
Management information is only available for the period 01 July 2013 – 9 March
2014 in the following table and is in line with the data period for published
statistics.
This data is management information collected and collated from Immigration
Removal Centre suppliers. This information does not form part of published
statistics and is not subject to the detailed checks that apply for National
Statistics publications. It is provisional and subject to change.
Table showing incidents in immigration removal centres for the period 01 July 2013 – 9 March 2014 by status.
|
IRC |
Red Incidents |
Amber Incidents |
Total of Incidents |
|
Brook House |
2 |
59 |
61 |
|
Campsfield |
1 |
14 |
15 |
|
Colnbrook |
4 |
109 |
113 |
|
Dover |
1 |
39 |
40 |
|
Dungavel |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Harmondsworth |
0 |
145 |
145 |
|
Haslar |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Morton Hall |
6 |
29 |
35 |
|
Tinsley House |
0 |
17 |
17 |
|
Yarlswood |
1 |
109 |
110 |
|
Total |
15 |
528 |
541 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of prison officers to inmates in prisons in England and Wales was, by category of prison, in each of the last five years.
Andrew Selous
Staffing levels are being reviewed prison by prison as part of a ‘benchmarking approach’. Benchmarking has been agreed with the unions and the NAO has commented that the wider strategy for the prison estate is the most coherent and comprehensive for many years. It delivers efficiencies while ensuring that public sector prisons operate safely, decently and securely. Benchmarking optimises the skills of staff by introducing new ways of working and puts all prison officers in prisoner facing roles.
The information requested has been placed in the library and extends the table provided to the honourable member for Tooting on 4 Mar 2014, Official Report, 805W. The tables include both public and private sector establishments. Figures are not however comparable across public and private sector establishments. There is no comparison within Private Sector Prisons for Prison Officer Specialists. Functions carried out by badged officers vary, particularly across private prisons, relating to whether functions are civilianised, contracted out, or performed by badged officers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-26.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, on what specific date the Electoral Commission plans to publish its estimate of the number of people missing off the electoral register.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Commission informs me that it will publish this report shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investigation his Department plans to undertake into the causes of the increase in motorway deaths from 2012 to 2013.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Highways Agency will be undertaking a review of the recently published data for 2013 to identify any trends or causation factors that may help to determine what improvements can be made to reduce deaths on the Agency’s motorway network in England. Motorways in Scotland and Wales are a devolved matter and not for the Department of Transport to lead on.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Bryant on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to funeral payments to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
Steve Webb
The additional cost of extending entitlement to Funeral Payments to all Universal Credit claimants who satisfy all the relevant criteria once Universal Credit is fully rolled out would be around £1.5 million per annum.