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  • Mrs Sharon Hodgson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Mrs Sharon Hodgson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 2015-11-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2015 to Question 12304, on consumer protection measure, what the names are of the main stakeholders who were alerted to the call for evidence; when those stakeholders were altered; and how those stakeholders were alerted.

    Nick Boles

    These stakeholders were notified by email on 13 October 2015:

    Academy Music Group

    Advertising Standards Authority

    All England Lawn Tennis Club

    Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

    AEG Worldwide

    Agents Association

    Andrew Bingham MP

    Arts & Business Scotland

    Arts Council England

    Arts Council of Northern Ireland

    Arts Council of Wales

    Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers

    Association of Festival Organisers

    Association of Independent Festivals

    Association of Independent Music

    Association of Secondary Ticket Agents

    Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations

    Baroness Grey Thompson

    Baroness Hayter

    Baroness Heyhoe Flint

    Birmingham Hippodrome

    British Association of Concert Halls

    Brighton Centre

    British Arts Festival Association

    British Boxing Board of Control

    British Cycling

    British Phonographic Industry

    Business in Sport and Leisure

    Cardiff International Arena (Motorpoint Arena)

    Chartered Trading Standards Institute

    Cinema Exhibitors Association

    Citizens Advice

    City of London Police

    Competition and Markets Authority

    CBI

    Concert Promoters Association

    Creative Scotland

    eBay UK Ltd

    David Morris MP

    Direct Selling Association

    England and Wales Cricket Board

    England Rugby Union

    Equity

    European Arenas Association

    European Commission

    European Secondary Ticketing Association

    Event Industry News

    Fan Freedom

    Federation of Small Businesses

    Festival Republic

    Festivals Edinburgh

    Football Association

    Football Supporters Federation

    Greater London Assembly

    Historic Houses Association

    Historic Royal Palaces

    Incorporated Society of Musicians

    International Live Music Conference

    Lawn Tennis Association

    Live Nation

    Live UK

    Liverpool Echo Arena

    Local Government Association

    Lord Addington

    Lord Borwick

    Lord Clement-Jones

    Lord Moynihan

    Lord Stoneham

    Lord Younger

    Manchester Arena

    Mark Garnier MP

    Mark Pritchard MP

    Mastercard

    Millennium Stadium plc

    Motor Sports Association

    Musicians Union

    National Campaign for the Arts

    National Operatic and Dramatic Association

    National Police Chiefs’ Council

    National Theatre

    National Trading Standards Board

    NEC Group

    Nick Smith MP

    Nigel Adams MP

    NOISE Festival

    Paypal

    Penny Mordaunt MP

    Premier League

    Premiership Rugby

    Racecourse Association

    Ricoh Arena

    Royal Albert Hall

    Royal Horticultural Society

    Royal Opera House

    Royal Parks

    Royal Shakespeare Company

    Rugby Football League

    Rugby Football Union

    Sadler’s Wells

    Sage Gateshead

    Seatwave

    See Tickets

    Sharon Hodgson MP

    Society of London Theatre

    Sound Diplomacy

    Southbank Centre

    Sport and Recreation Alliance

    Sport England

    Sport Northern Ireland

    Sport Scotland

    Sport Wales

    Sports Rights Group

    STAR (Secure Tickets from Authorised Retailers)

    Stephen McPartland MP

    Stubhub

    Supporters Direct

    The Federation of Scottish Theatre

    Ticketmaster UK

    Trading Standards Institute

    Trading Standards Scotland

    UK Cards Association

    UK Music

    UK Sport

    UK Theatre Association

    Viagogo

    Visa

    Visit Britain

    Welsh Government

    Wembley Arena

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  • Nia Griffith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Nia Griffith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nia Griffith on 2015-12-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the apprenticeship levy on employers operating in Wales whose headquarters are in England.

    Nick Boles

    The apprenticeship levy will apply to employers across the UK. An allowance of £15,000 means only those with a paybill exceeding £3million will have to pay it. The Government is working with the Welsh Government and other devolved administrations to ensure fair and transparent funding and, as far as possible, to develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations. We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK.

  • Richard Burden – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Richard Burden – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2015-11-06.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how he plans to implement his policy on local authority procurement policies in relation to boycotts, divestments and sanctions against other countries and the UK defence industry announced on 3 October 2015.

    Matthew Hancock

    Cabinet Office will shortly issue guidance that reminds public authorities of their international obligations when letting public contracts. Foreign policy is not a matter for local authorities. The guidance will make clear that boycotts in public procurement are inappropriate and may be illegal, outside where formal legal sanctions, embargoes and restrictions that have been put in place by the Government.

  • Chris Law – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Chris Law – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2015-12-07.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) households and (b) people are in receipt of tax credits in Dundee; and how many children are in each such household.

    Damian Hinds

    The latest information on the number of tax credit recipients in the Dundee City local authority can be found in table 3 of the April 2015 Personal Tax Credits provisional awards geographical analyses published statistics, found here:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013

    These statistics are published in April and December each year.

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  • Brendan O’Hara – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Brendan O’Hara – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Brendan O’Hara on 2015-11-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2015 to Question 14252, what estimate he has made of his Department’s likely strength of civilian personnel based in Scotland on 1 April (a) 2016 and (b) 2020 for each top level budget.

    Michael Fallon

    It has not been possible in the time available to provide a geographical breakdown of projected estimated civilian personnel strengths by Top Level Budget. Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials will investigate what information can be provided and I will write in due course.

    As at 1 July 2015 the MOD employed 3,770 civilian personnel at locations in Scotland. A breakdown by Unitary Authority can be found in the Quarterly Locations Report, the latest edition of which can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-2015

  • Nicholas Soames – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Nicholas Soames – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-12-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.152 of Budget 2015, published in March 2015, whether his Department has had discussions with the European Commission on the compatibility of the Horserace Betting Right with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

    Tracey Crouch

    Officials have held discussions with the European Commission on the compatibility of a new Horserace Betting Right with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

  • Nicholas Soames – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Nicholas Soames – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-11-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of additional schools that will be needed to accommodate the predicted population rise over the next 25 years; and if she will make a statement.

    Edward Timpson

    Pupil forecasts based on ONS population projections have been made out to 2024 and they suggest that pupil numbers are due to rise significantly over that period. Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient schools to meet that need, and for determining precisely how many new schools are needed in their area.

    We allocate funding for new school places to local authorities three years in advance in order to balance the need for robust forecasts and to ensure certainty for local authorities over their future funding allocations.

    Providing this funding to support local authorities in creating additional school places is one of the Government’s top priorities. This is signalled by the £7 billion that this Government has committed to spend on new places over the course of this Parliament; as well as the £5 billion that the previous Coalition Government invested in school places between 2011 and 2015 (more than double the £1.9 billion spent between 2007 and 2011).

  • Kevan Jones – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Kevan Jones – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2015-12-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on television recruitment campaigns for the (a) Royal Air Force and (b) Royal Air Force Reserve in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15.

    Penny Mordaunt

    The table below details how much each of the three Services spent on television recruitment campaigns for both Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel in each of the last five financial years.

    Financial Year/Service

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-15

    £ millions

    Royal Navy

    1.80

    1.50

    2.80

    4.45

    7.46

    Army

    Not held

    Not held

    2.99*

    1.28

    1.42**

    Royal Air Force

    –

    3.1

    2.25

    2.67

    3.92

    *From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013

    **Figure for Financial Year 2014-15 is less than previously reported. This is because the previous figure included production and other costs.

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  • Lord Ahmed – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Ahmed – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

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

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any communications regarding a demonstration planned by the Awaaz Network against the visit to London by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    Lord Bates

    The operational policing of protests and demonstrations are principally a matter for Chief Officers of each force in England and Wales. As is the case with visits of this nature, careful plans have been put in place to ensure the safety and security of the visit by the Prime Minister of India, in discussion with the Indian High Commission. The right to peaceful protest is guaranteed under UK law and we respect protesters’ rights to express their views peacefully. As part of the planning for the visit the police will have assessed any issues which could give rise to public disorder and will have factored this into their planning accordingly.

  • Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh on 2015-12-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress her Department expects the UK to make towards its obligation to deliver 15 per cent of energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020.

    Andrea Leadsom

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on 6 July 2015 to Question 4832:

    http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-30/4832/

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