The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-02-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communications he has had with Mr David Hartnett, the former head of tax collection at HM Revenue and Customs, since he left that post to advise HSBC in 2014.
Mr David Gauke
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has had no communications with David Hartnett in an official capacity since his departure from HM Customs and Excise in 2012.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Harriet Harman on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the Digital Single Market.
Mr Edward Vaizey
I have regular discussions with the EU Commissioners on a range of matters. The UK wants the EU to create an open, flexible digital single market with a regulatory framework that reflects the dynamic nature of the digital economy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) value and (b) amount is of land property holdings held by NDA Properties Limited, by function.
Matthew Hancock
NDA Properties Limited holds, in approximate figures: 30 acres of land at Berkeley, Gloucestershire; 130 acres at Bradwell, Essex; 220 acres at Chapelcross, Dumfriesshire; 340 acres at Dounreay, Caithness; 10 acres at Harwell, Oxfordshire; 5 acres at Hunterton, Ayrshire; 30 acres at Drigg, Cumbria; 1,570 acres in West Cumbria; 14 acres at Springfields, Lancashire; and 270 acres at Trawsfynydd, Gwyndd. The land covers a wide variety of functions, including agricultural land, woodland, land used for operational purposes, and offices. For commercial reasons, NDA Properties does not make public its valuations of land held.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Howell on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS doctors are excluded from practice under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework.
Dr Daniel Poulter
This information is not collected centrally.
Under Directions to the NHS Litigation Authority, the National Clinical Assessment Service function has a responsibility to monitor and report on national suspensions and exclusions under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework.
The National Clinical Assessment Service has provided the following information. In their most recent published report ‘Use of exclusion and suspension from work in England’ of June 2014, which refers to financial year to 31 March 2014 they recorded 148 exclusions for doctors with a mean duration of 41 weeks based on 75 cases.
The information provided does not provide a breakdown of clinical and non-clinical behaviour.
The classification used is that the primary recorded reasons for exclusion are conduct (119 cases (80%)) and clinical (29 cases (20%)).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Prime Minister, what due diligence he undertook on the background of Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint before his appointment as a Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and what communications he has had with Lord Green in respect of the accounts of British residents and nationals held by HSBC in Switzerland since 2005 since 7 February 2015.
Mr David Cameron
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on 11 February 2015, Official Report, columns 774-775.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keir Starmer on 2015-10-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation HS2 Ltd has to pay to rail franchise holders for the track possessions required to bring High Speed 2 to Euston; and what effect the provisions made in the AP3 Environmental Statement have had on this figure.
Mr Robert Goodwill
HS2 Ltd deposited an Additional Provision (AP3) to the HS2 Phase One hybrid Bill on 16 September 2015 which includes revised plans for London Euston station. The new plans focus on an incremental strategy which will deliver new high speed platforms (Stages A and B1) and do not preclude wider redevelopment of the existing station in the future (Stage B2).
We have listened to train operators and worked very closely with them throughout the development of the new design. The staged approach will mean less disruption to passengers using existing train services and therefore compensation to train operators. We have made budget provision for a level of compensation to train operators as part of the overall Phase One rail budget. These allowances have still to be agreed with the relevant train operators and will be assessed further as part of the design development process. The information also remains commercially sensitive.
Any necessary impacts to the existing railway will be carefully planned with Network Rail and the affected operators from the outset, learning from experiences at other major stations such as Kings Cross and London Bridge.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian C. Lucas on 2015-10-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for jobseeker’s allowance were made in Wrexham (a) by telephone and (b) online in each of the last 24 months.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives of (i) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (ii) the Confederation of British Industry, (iii) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (iv) the Adam Smith Institute, (v) the Freedom Association, (vi) the Politics and Economics Research Trust and (vii) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.
Justin Tomlinson
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published up to 31 March 2015 and can be accessed on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications
Further publications of Ministerial meetings will be published in due course.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-10-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for funeral payments were (a) made and (b) granted in each region in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
Justin Tomlinson
Tables 1 and 2 give the number of the Funeral Expense Payment applications received and awards made by the Department for Work and Pensions by region from 2010/11 to 2014/15.
Table 1: Funeral Expense Payment applications received by region, 2010/11 to 2014/15
|
Region |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
East of England |
4,200 |
4,800 |
4,700 |
4,100 |
3,500 |
|
East Midlands |
8,400 |
4,600 |
4,500 |
4,000 |
3,200 |
|
London |
6,800 |
6,900 |
6,700 |
6,500 |
5,800 |
|
North East |
4,400 |
4,700 |
4,200 |
3,600 |
3,000 |
|
North West |
10,600 |
10,400 |
10,300 |
9,200 |
8,100 |
|
Scotland |
8,300 |
8,500 |
8,000 |
7,400 |
6,300 |
|
South East |
6,200 |
6,400 |
5,700 |
5,200 |
4,400 |
|
South West |
4,000 |
4,300 |
4,200 |
4,000 |
3,100 |
|
Wales |
4,300 |
4,300 |
4,400 |
3,700 |
3,500 |
|
West Midlands |
7,200 |
6,800 |
6,600 |
6,000 |
4,900 |
|
Yorkshire and Humberside |
4,300 |
6,700 |
6,400 |
5,500 |
4,900 |
|
Total |
68,800 |
68,500 |
65,600 |
59,100 |
50,600 |
Table 2: Funeral Expense Payment awards made by region, 2010/11 to 2014/15
|
Region |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
East of England |
2,500 |
2,600 |
2,500 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
|
East Midlands |
4,200 |
2,500 |
2,300 |
2,200 |
2,100 |
|
London |
3,800 |
3,900 |
3,600 |
3,500 |
3,600 |
|
North East |
2,400 |
2,400 |
2,100 |
1,900 |
2,000 |
|
North West |
6,100 |
6,100 |
5,700 |
5,300 |
5,000 |
|
Scotland |
5,100 |
5,000 |
4,800 |
4,400 |
4,300 |
|
South East |
3,100 |
2,900 |
2,500 |
2,700 |
2,700 |
|
South West |
1,800 |
2,300 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
1,900 |
|
Wales |
2,600 |
2,400 |
2,400 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
|
West Midlands |
4,100 |
3,800 |
3,700 |
3,300 |
3,000 |
|
Yorkshire and Humberside |
2,500 |
3,600 |
3,500 |
3,300 |
3,200 |
|
Total |
38,200 |
37,700 |
35,200 |
33,100 |
32,100 |
Notes:
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Berkeley on 2015-10-05.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Network Rail, the Department for Transport, First Great Western and Agility trains have each committed to contributing to the £7.5 billion Great Western route modernisation programme.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Contracts between the Department for Transport and Agility Trains and Great Western Rail are commercially confidential.