Tag: 2015

Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19180, how her Department calculates how to allocate refugee support funding to recipient countries; what information her Department holds on how the distribution of that funding is allocated by the recipient country; and if she will make a statement.

Mr Nick Hurd

The UK has allocated £559 million, of an overall £1.12 billion contribution to the Syria crisis response, to support refugees in the region and vulnerable host communities. This includes £304 million in Lebanon, £193 million in Jordan and the remainder across the region. The UK prioritises its assistance according to where needs are greatest and most unmet, guided by assessments including the UN appeals, and the capacity of the host country to absorb refugees.

In line with the key humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality, we work with trusted humanitarian partners with experience of operating in fragile and conflict affected states, to ensure that aid is delivered to people on a needs basis. In 2015/16 DFID is working with 18 humanitarian partners in neighbouring countries. These include UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs and civil society organisations.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Lister of Burtersett – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett on 2015-11-18.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the additional anticipated receipts for HM Treasury as a result of the implementation of the National Living Wage in each year from 2016 to 2020.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

As set out in Table B.3 of their July 2015 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the Office for Budgetary Responsibility estimate that, in 2016-17, the National Living Wage will leave receipts broadly unchanged. In 2017-18 and 2018-19, income tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) receipts are projected to stay constant but the overall impact of the policy on the public finances is forecast to reduce public sector net borrowing by £0.1bn. In 2019-0 and 2020-21, the policy is expected to increase income tax and NICs receipts by £0.1bn and reduce public sector net borrowing by £0.2bn.

January 1, 2023
Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2015 to Question 10602, on which dates he has held meetings with HM Treasury on the potential effects of a carbon price support exemption scheme in Scotland in the last year.

David Mundell

Since the Opencast Restoration issue arose I have raised this formally and informally on numerous occasions with Government colleagues. I can confirm that I met with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the Carbon Price Support Exemption Proposal specifically on 14 July 2015. I have not formally met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss this issue. In addition, Scotland Office officials have raised this matter with DECC and HM Treasury colleagues.

As the hon Member knows, I have taken a keen interest in this issue since it arose including attending the Industry Taskforce and meeting with him in his constituency office last year.

January 1, 2023
Lord Laird – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2015-11-18.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether all quasi-judicial decisions made by government departments or agencies should be made public.

Lord Bridges of Headley

There are a wide variety of quasi-judicial decisions and each are subject to different statutory requirements. In many cases the reasons behind the decisions are published with the decisions, for instance where a Secretary of State decides to make, or not make, a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008, the decision letter and associated order, if applicable, must be published.There are several reasons why decisions might not be published and those include national security, sensitive personal data or commercial sensitivity.

January 1, 2023
Kevin Hollinrake – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Hollinrake on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether training is given to work capability assessors in the symptoms and effects of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

Priti Patel

All healthcare professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions affect their ability to perform day-to-day activities. Prior to carrying-out an assessment they routinely refresh their knowledge of any condition with which they are not fully familiar.

January 1, 2023
Daniel Zeichner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the numbers of 16 to 24 year olds who have turned down training or further education for transport reasons in the last 12 months.

Mr Sam Gyimah

The statutory responsibility for transport to education or training for 16- to 18-year-olds rests with local authorities who are expected to make appropriate decisions bearing in mind local circumstances. However, most young people have access to a discount or concession on local travel, from their local transport providers, their local authority, or from their education or training provider.

Young people are participating at their highest rate since consistent records began with 90.8% of 16- and 17-year-olds being in education and work based learning (apprenticeships) at the end of 2014.

January 1, 2023
Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times participants in the work programme were sanctioned between (a) June 2011 and November 2015 and (b) August 2015 and November 2015.

Priti Patel

The information requested is not available.

The Department publishes Official Statistics on Jobseekers Allowance (JSA), sanctions, including those who have been sanctioned for failure to participate in the Work Programme and Employment Support Allowance (ESA) sanction decisions, for those who have been sanctioned for failure to participate in a work related activity, which will include the Work Programme, and these statistics are published via the following link:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

The latest set of Official Statistics was released on 11 November 2015 and covers all decisions made to 30 June 2015.

Guidance on how to extract the information required from Stat-Xplore can be found at:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started—SuperWEB2.html

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January 1, 2023
Gavin Robinson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to redirect proceeds from the National Lottery away from the Big Lottery Fund to fulfil his Department’s existing commitments to fund the arts, heritage and sport.

Tracey Crouch

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for the regulatory framework for the distribution of National Lottery good causes, which is currently 40% for good causes, 20% for arts, 20% for heritage and 20% for sports.

January 1, 2023

Baroness Byford – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Byford on 2015-12-16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many veterinarians qualified in each of the last 10 years, broken down by gender.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the regulatory body for the veterinary profession in the UK, has confirmed that the breakdown of new UK registrants for the each of the last 10 years is as follows:-

Year	Gender	Count	Total per year
2005	F	828
2005	M	490	=1318
2006	F	910
2006	M	458	=1368
2007	F	913
2007	M	488	=1401
2008	F	920
2008	M	391	=1311
2009	F	921
2009	M	351	=1272
2010	F	963
2010	M	358	=1321
2011	F	1041
2011	M	425	=1466
2012	F	1084
2012	M	461	=1545
2013	F	1103
2013	M	499	=1602
2014	F	1166
2014	M	504	=1670
2015	F	1442
2015	M	632	=2074

January 1, 2023

Conor McGinn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Conor McGinn on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department has taken in response to the provisional report of the Competition and Markets Authority’s findings on the energy market; and if she will make a statement.

Andrea Leadsom

The Department responded to the CMA’s provisional findings on 31 July (copy attached).

We are committed to implementing the final recommendations of the CMA and we currently expect their final report in April 2016.

January 1, 2023