The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karen Buck on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library the minutes of the meeting of the Council Tax Partnership Forum in June 2015.
Mr Marcus Jones
Forum members agreed to to cancel the June 2015 meeting, as there were no substantive agenda times. Therefore there are no minutes available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget for the Trade Show Access Programme will be in financial year (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
For 2016/17 and beyond, UKTI will be reviewing how the Tradeshow Access Programme is aligned with other Export Services as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement. It is therefore not possible to confirm the budget at this stage
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tania Mathias on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether British expatriates who pay income tax in the UK will be charged for medical treatment in the UK.
Alistair Burt
Since the United Kingdom has a residence based healthcare system, a person who is not ordinarily resident in the UK, including a British national expatriate, is chargeable for any National Health Service hospital services they receive during visits to the UK, unless an exemption category applies, as set out in Regulations. Therefore, entitlement to free NHS care is not linked to the payment of UK taxes.
Being ordinarily resident in the UK means, in relation to British citizens, living here on a lawful, properly settled basis for the time being. A person can be ordinarily resident in more than one country at a time, depending on their individual circumstances.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2015-12-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a full list of each enterprise zone and the original date of its announcement.
Greg Hands
I set out in the table below the full list of Enterprise Zones together with the original date of announcement:
|
Enterprise Zone |
Date of announcement |
|
23rd March 2011 |
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17th August 2011 |
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29th November 2011 |
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20th August 2015 |
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12th November 2015 |
|
New EZs
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25th November 2015 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Heald on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what checks locum agencies are required to make when they sub-contract the provision of staff to other locum agencies for temporary workers in the NHS or social services; what steps are taken to ensure proper checks are made on the quality and character of such staff; and if he will make a statement.
Ben Gummer
Providers of regulated health and social care services must be registered with the Care Quality Commission and comply with certain fundamental standards, including those relating to the employment of fit and proper persons.
In the National Health Service, employing organisations have the overarching responsibility for auditing and monitoring compliance of third party suppliers of temporary workers (including locum doctors) to ensure that they operate to the same level of standards in relation to undertaking pre-appointment checks as outlined by the NHS Employment Check Standards. Under the framework agreements, all external staffing providers (including contractors and agencies) are required to provide assurances that they have robust recruitment processes in place in line with the NHS Employment Check Standards.
Care workers also routinely use agencies to secure employment or apply to care homes and care providers directly. Employers in the care sector have a duty of care to patients and their families to take all appropriate action to ensure employees have the appropriate credentials to enable them to work in the sector. In cases of direct payment, where the council pays the care-recipient directly to employ a carer, this responsibility falls to the care recipient.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what special support his Department is providing to rough sleepers over the Christmas period.
Mr Marcus Jones
The Government remains committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. That is why since 2010 we have invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. But even one person without a home is one too many, which is why we have committed in the Spending Review to increase central investment over the next four years to £139 million for innovative programmes to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping. We are also maintaining and protecting homelessness prevention funding for local authorities, through the provisional local government finance settlement totalling £315 million by 2019/20.
Severe weather emergency provision for rough sleepers is of the utmost importance. Local authorities, with their voluntary sector partners, have arrangements in place to move rough sleepers indoors during periods of severe cold weather.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Statement of 16 November 2015, Official Report, columns 379 to 382, what proportion of the new security officers announced in that Statement she plans will be based in Scotland.
Mr John Hayes
We do not discuss specific deployments of SIA officers. The Rt. Hon member can be confident that the Strategic Defence and Security Review is a good result for the whole of the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 19454, how many mental health specialists were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
Mark Lancaster
The information requested is shown in the table below. The rounded figures are based on the Defence Medical Services manning returns for each year, and show the trained strength in each of the categories shown as at 1 October. Civilian numbers are not readily available prior to 2015.
|
2011 |
Regular |
Reserve |
Civilian |
Total |
|
Psychiatrist |
10 |
~ |
Not available |
20 |
|
Psychologist |
– |
– |
Not available |
– |
|
Mental Health Nurse |
120 |
50 |
Not available |
160 |
|
2012 |
||||
|
Psychiatrist |
20 |
~ |
Not available |
20 |
|
Psychologist |
– |
– |
Not available |
– |
|
Mental Health Nurse |
120 |
30 |
Not available |
150 |
|
2013 |
||||
|
Psychiatrist |
10 |
10 |
Not available |
20 |
|
Psychologist |
~ |
– |
Not available |
~ |
|
Mental Health Nurse |
120 |
50 |
Not available |
170 |
|
2014 |
||||
|
Psychiatrist |
10 |
~ |
Not available |
20 |
|
Psychologist |
~ |
– |
Not available |
~ |
|
Mental Health Nurse |
120 |
40 |
Not available |
160 |
|
2015 |
||||
|
Psychiatrist |
10 |
~ |
~ |
20 |
|
Psychologist |
~ |
– |
20 |
20 |
|
Mental Health Nurse |
110 |
40 |
20* |
180 |
*Mental Health Nurse (inc. Community Psychiatric Nurses)
In accordance with Defence Statistics guidance, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10; numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Figures below 5 are denoted by ~; zero denoted by -.
Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a security review has been initiated for the purpose of strengthening port security between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Mr Robert Goodwill
All maritime security requirements are risk informed and are kept under constant review. The Department for Transport (DfT) works closely with ports, ferry operators and other agencies to ensure the safety of the travelling public.
The DfT also has a set of comprehensive maritime security requirements which port facilities and ships are required to implement, with a well-established monitoring and oversight programme in place to ensure compliance with this regime.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in making it lawful to reuse graves.
Caroline Dinenage
The reuse of burial space is a sensitive issue and any potential changes in this area, including any legislation, would require careful consideration. We have been actively engaging with stakeholders and will consider whether there is a need for government to take action in due course.