Tag: 2015

Lord Evans of Weardale – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Evans of Weardale on 2015-12-15.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what national co-ordinating arrangements are in place to provide reassurance or security assistance to MPs or members of the House of Lords who receive direct or implicit threats as a result of their parliamentary duties.

Lord Bates

As the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Leader of the House of Commons, stated during Business of the House of Commons on Thursday 17th December (Hansard Column No 1703), it has been agreed that a standardised approach to security packages will be made available to Members of Parliament and will address the personal security outside Westminster including at constituency offices and their homes and will include consideration of staff safety. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) will shortly be announcing details of how to access the security packages.

January 1, 2023
Tania Mathias – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tania Mathias on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to protect the personal details of those registered with the Government Gateway service from hacking; and if he will make a statement.

Matthew Hancock

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley on 2 November 2015 to UIN: 13799.

January 1, 2023
Lord Warner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Warner on 2015-12-15.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the other sources of local government income cited in the first bullet point of paragraph 2.123 on page 100 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The other sources of local government income referred to in paragraph 2.123 includes business rates and council tax, both of which are forecast to increase over the course of the spending period. It is based on the English local authority current expenditure in supplementary fiscal table 2.31 to the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook publication (November 2015), excluding grants from central government.

January 1, 2023
Karen Buck – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

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 a copy of the terms of reference of the Council Tax Partnership Forum.

Mr Marcus Jones

I have arranged for the Terms of Reference of the Council Tax Partnership Forum to be placed in the Library of the House.

January 1, 2023
Seema Malhotra – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2015-12-15.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has had on his Department’s proposed review of business rates.

Mr David Gauke

The Government has held a range meetings with stakeholders and received a large number of submissions in response to the business rates review. The review will be fiscally neutral and will report at Budget 2016.

January 1, 2023
Nicholas Soames – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish her Department’s new code of practice on the use of fox snares.

Rory Stewart

In 2012 Defra published research on the extent of use and humaneness of snares in England and Wales. Ministers are currently considering options.

January 1, 2023

Rob Marris – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rob Marris on 2015-12-15.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent members of staff were employed by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2005.

Mr David Gauke

The number of full-time equivalent members of staff employed by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2005 is shown in the following table.

Year	Full-time equivalent staff in post
April 2005	97,073.36
April 2006	92,888.45
April 2007	88,935.55
April 2008	83,827.84
April 2009	81,159.89
April 2010	70,699.64
April 2011	66,880.89
April 2012	66,466.00
April 2013	64,476.36
April 2014	61,370.12
April 2015	57,138.24

January 1, 2023

Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that men make use of mental health services when they need them; and if he will make a statement.

Alistair Burt

We have committed to achieving parity of esteem for mental and physical health and improving access to mental health services for all people. We are implementing the first waiting times for mental health services to ensure more people have access to care when they need it and we have increased access to talking therapies through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.

We know that men can sometimes be a hard to reach group for some mental health issues such as reducing the risk of suicide and reducing stigma and encouraging men to seek help for their mental health problems.

We continue to provide financial support to the Time to Change programme which aims to reduce the stigma around mental health and we provide financial support to the National Suicide Prevention Alliance, which involves organisations from across Government, industry and the community, voluntary and charitable sectors to support delivery of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. Men are highlighted as a high risk group within the National Strategy for whom our suicide prevention activities should be prioritised.

January 1, 2023
Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-12-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the representation of Muslims on elected bodies.

Mr Marcus Jones

The Government believes that democratic institutions make the best decisions when they have a mix of people with different skills, backgrounds and experiences, from right across the country. The Government implemented section 106 of the Equality Act, which makes it possible to require registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selection. This is a voluntary approach, which provides greater transparency over candidate selection. It is for political parties to ensure that they have a wide range of candidates to stand for elections.

We have supported and promoted mentoring schemes and internships at local and national Government level to open up political life to black, Asian and minority women and disabled people. Schemes such as the ‘Be a Councillor Campaign’ run by the Local Government Association encourage candidates from all walks of life to come forward and represent their local community.

January 1, 2023
Michelle Thomson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michelle Thomson on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department no longer publishes accounts of the revenue stream from visa services previously published by the UK Border Agency.

James Brokenshire

This information is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15, a copy of which is available in the Vote Office.

Table 6.2 sets out an analysis of income from services provided to external and public sector customers.

January 1, 2023