Tag: 2015

Laurence Robertson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedures are in place to ensure applicants to the Right to Buy scheme meet that scheme’s eligibility criteria.

Brandon Lewis

The eligibility criteria for the Right to Buy are set out in the Housing Act 1985. In fulfilling their statutory duties, landlords are responsible for processing Right to Buy applications and assessing the eligibility of Right to Buy applicants. In December 2013, the Department published a guidance document for landlords which provides best practice advice on all aspects of the Right to Buy process.

November 2, 2022

Iain Wright – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 577-8W, on teachers: Hartlepool, what the teacher to pupil ratio was in each school in Hartlepool constituency in each of the last five years.

Mr David Laws

The following table provides the pupil to teacher ratio (PTR) for each school in Hartlepool constituency in England, November 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010 comparable PTR information is not available on a consistent basis because the methodology changed to include sole and dual registered pupils. The information provided is from the School Workforce Census which takes place in November each year. November 2013 is the latest information available.

	2010^1,2	2011^1,2	2012^1,2	2013^2,3
HARTLEPOOL LOCAL AUTHORITY	17.0	17.3	16.7	15.9

Nursery Schools
Seaton Carew Nursery School	14.8	11.1	11.6	15.0

Primary Schools
Ward Jackson Primary School	13.8	19.5	18.1	17.3
Hart Primary School	20.0	18.4	20.0	19.9
Owton Manor Primary School	13.6	18.2	14.5	15.0
Brougham Primary School	17.9	16.7	16.0	14.0
Golden Flatts Primary School	19.9	18.3	19.8	16.4
Jesmond Gardens Community Primary School	18.8	19.1	20.2	18.6
Eldon Grove Academy	20.1	18.5	19.7	16.4
Lynnfield Primary School	19.7	21.7	21.7	15.7
Stranton Primary School	18.5	21.3	16.4	15.2
Fens Primary School	22.8	24.0	24.4	24.1
Kingsley Primary School	21.1	20.1	18.9	17.2
St Helen’s Primary School	20.7	18.9	20.1	19.2
West View Primary School	19.6	18.7	16.9	14.5
Throston Primary School	21.9	23.9	22.9	23.5
West Park Primary School	19.3	22.0	21.7	20.6
Clavering Primary School	23.1	20.1	21.8	20.7
Barnard Grove Primary School	19.6	17.2	18.6	19.2
Rift House Primary School	19.4	17.5	18.9	19.9
Rossmere Primary School	17.5	19.6	19.2	19.0
Grange Primary School	16.9	17.7	20.0	19.8
St Peter’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	19.9	20.5	20.8	20.5
Greatham CofE Primary School	21.7	21.4	21.2	20.3
St Aidan’s CofE Memorial Primary School	21.8	22.4	19.5	17.9
Sacred Heart RC Primary School	24.7	23.6	21.7	24.1
St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School	22.8	23.6	26.3	23.1
St Joseph’s RC Primary School	20.7	21.5	20.8	22.7
St Teresa’s RC Primary School	23.5	21.2	21.5	20.9
St Bega’s RC Primary School	17.3	26.1	17.5	17.3
St John Vianney RC Primary School	19.3	22.4	22.2	16.0
Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) Primary School	24.0	26.5	17.9	23.3

Secondary Schools
St Hild’s Church of England Voluntary Aided School	15.3	14.6	13.8	12.9
Dyke House Sports and Technology College	14.7	13.4	13.3	14.0
High Tunstall College of Science	15.5	16.4	15.2	14.1
Manor College of Technology	14.0	14.6	14.3	14.9
The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College	14.5	15.0	14.9	14.0

Special Schools
Catcote School	6.8	7.1	5.8	4.2
Springwell School	4.8	4.3	4.5	4.7

Source: School Workforce Census

[1] PTRs are calculated by dividing the total full time equivalent (FTE) number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools.

[2] For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.

[3] PTRs are calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified and unqualified teachers regularly employed in schools.

November 2, 2022

Mark Garnier – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Garnier on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 132 of the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the case C-491/01 – British American Tobacco (Investments) and Imperial Tobacco, 10 December 2002, if he will ensure that legislative proposals he plans to bring forward on the standardised packaging of tobacco will meet the standard set down in that judgment for sufficient space to be provided on that packaging to affix other material, in particular concerning trademarks.

Jane Ellison

In coming to its decision to proceed with the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Regulations, the Government has given careful consideration to all the legal issues, including the implications of relevant European case law.

November 2, 2022
John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how many suspected victims of modern slavery were subsequently retrafficked after being referred to the National Referral Mechanism in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

Karen Bradley

The information requested is not available as it is not routinely recorded as part
of the National Referral Mechanism process. However, the NCA’s ‘Strategic
Assessment on the Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking in 2013,’ which
was based on additional information and intelligence, identified that there
were three cases where a potential victim had experienced a secondary period
of exploitation following recovery during the period 1 January 2013 to
31 December 2013. Similar intelligence assessments were produced in
2011 and 2012 which contained no data relating to the number of potential
victims that may have been re-trafficked.

November 2, 2022
Lord Hay of Ballyore – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hay of Ballyore on 2015-02-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to work with the political parties in Northern Ireland on the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement.

Baroness Randerson

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is in regular contact with the Northern Ireland parties to work with them in implementing the Stormont House Agreement, in addition to the quarterly Implementation Review Group meetings. The Government has also introduced legislation for the devolution of Corporation Tax powers to Northern Ireland which is currently progressing through the other place.

November 2, 2022
Keir Starmer – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keir Starmer on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when funds will be made available to enable the eastern section of the station at Euston to be redeveloped; and if he will ensure that this is developed as a level-deck station with platforms at the same levels as those for High Speed 2.

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).

The redevelopment of the existing station (Stage B2) will be subject to separate planning and funding decisions that will be made at an appropriate point in the process. Network Rail is preparing plans for the feasibility work of this redevelopment which will be submitted as part of its Control Period 6 (CP6) submission (which covers the period 2019-2024). These plans will consider the impacts of all options for station redevelopment including level-deck and split-level concourses and will include an assessment of the effects of this redevelopment, including the potential effects on local residents, businesses and rail users. The process will start with the Initial Industry Plan which is anticipated to be published in September 2016.

November 2, 2022
Jon Trickett – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jon Trickett on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will amend existing legislation relating to police widow pensions to bring parity with other public sector pensions.

Mike Penning

In common with other public sector pensions, the police pension schemes provide a pension for the widow, widower or civil partner of a police officer who dies. For the 2006 and 2015 police pension schemes that pension is paid for life regardless of future remarriage, civil partnership or cohabitation. As the Home Secretary announced in the House of Commons on 12 October 2015, in recognition of the level of risk that police officers face in the execution of their duty, the 1987 Police Pension Scheme will shortly be amended to ensure that widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of police officers who died on duty in England and Wales will no longer lose their survivors’ benefits if they remarry, form a civil partnership or cohabit in the future. The Government will lay these regulations in the coming weeks and the change will be backdated to 1 April 2015.

November 2, 2022
Valerie Vaz – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Valerie Vaz on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of providing concessions to ease the cost of automatic-enrolment pensions for small businesses.

Justin Tomlinson

In 2010 the independent Making Automatic Enrolment Work (MAEW) review considered the impact of automatic enrolment on small businesses. Following the recommendations of the MAEW review, the Pensions Act 2011 introduced a package of measures to reduce costs and make implementation easier for small employers. DWP’s impact assessments continue to monitor the costs and benefits of automatic enrolment on small businesses.

DWP is working hard to minimise the additional costs of automatic enrolment, particularly for small employers. The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) was established by the Government specifically to ensure that smaller firms have access to high quality, good value pension provision.

NEST continues to undertake service improvements, including making it possible for small employers to set up and run NEST directly through their payroll software. The Pensions Regulator is also undertaking research and testing in order to enhance its tools and educational material, and to simplify the automatic enrolment process for small employers.

The decision to defer the staging period of small and micro firms from April 2014 to June 2015 brought significant easement to small and micro employers, leading to lower contribution costs and lower administrative costs. Additionally the contribution level is being phased in, in order to help employers adjust to these costs. The minimum employer contribution is currently 1% and this will rise to 3% when the auto-enrolment programme is fully rolled out over the next few years.

November 2, 2022
Helen Hayes – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Hayes on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the representations made by Shelter and the Money Advice Trust on the effect on tenant choice of the removal of a tenant’s ability to have payment of the housing element of the universal credit paid directly to their landlord.

Priti Patel

The independent evaluation of the Universal Credit (UC) Direct Payment Demonstration Projects report showed that asking claimants to take responsibility for paying their rent did not lead to big increases in rent arrears. We are drawing on the findings from these Projects as part of our approach to continually improving the service. The reports can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-payment-demonstration-projects-final-reports

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November 2, 2022
Lord Berkeley – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Berkeley on 2015-10-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage local authorities to construct busways, and what is their latest estimate of the cost per mile of new busways.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

It is for local authorities to decide how best to deal with the transport issues in their areas. Should they decide that a Busway is the solution they wish to implement they would need to undertake the necessary design and obtain legal orders. Should they require government funding they should submit a bid through the Local Growth Fund process in conjunction with their Local Enterprise Partnership.

We do not have an estimate of the cost per mile of new busways. The last two schemes approved by the Government have been Cambridgeshire Guided Bus (42km, both guided and on-road, costing £180m) and Luton Guided Bus (7.2km of on and off road at a total cost of £89.2m).

November 2, 2022