Tag: 2015

The Lord Bishop of Coventry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of Coventry on 2015-12-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Iraq’s National Identity Law, and the impact that it will have on religious minorities in Iraq and their right to freedom of religion or belief.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

We are concerned by Iraq’s proposed National Identity Law, in particular Article 26 which could restrict freedom of religion or belief, which is a basic human right.

We welcome the resolution adopted by the majority of the Iraqi Council of Representatives on 17 November declaring its intention to amend the law.

The National Identity Law is yet to be discussed since Parliament has been in recess. We will continue to monitor this issue closely.

January 1, 2023
Bridget Phillipson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost has been of the North East Traffic Commissioners Quality Contact Scheme board to date.

Andrew Jones

The Quality Contract Scheme Board (QCSB) that was convened to consider the proposed Quality Contract Scheme for Tyne and Wear published their report in accordance with the Transport Act 2000 on 3 November 2015.

The cost incurred by QCSB in fulfilling their statutory obligation to date is £206,088. This figure should not increase significantly as the report has now been published.

January 1, 2023
Lord Taylor of Warwick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick on 2015-12-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the recent World Bank survey, Women, Business and the Law 2016, that 155 out of 173 countries, including the UK, still have at least one law impeding women’s economic opportunities.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

This report provides an interesting assessment of women’s rights around the world, with a particular emphasis on how they are treated under the law. Unsurprisingly the UK is cited as providing a strong legal framework, and further progress that we have made is set out in many areas. We will continue to work with other countries to promote women’s rights.

January 1, 2023
Jim Fitzpatrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Fitzpatrick on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often have the noise quotas for London airports been reviewed or updated since their designation in the Civil Aviation Act 1982.

Mr Robert Goodwill

Night flight restrictions of some form have been in place at Heathrow since 1962, Gatwick since 1971 and Stansted since 1978. Since 1993, the night noise regime has limited the number of flights and amount of noise energy that can be emitted at each airport. These limits are reviewed approximately every 5 years and there has been three consultations since 1993. The current regime ends in October 2017 and the Government will be consulting next year on a regime to replace it.

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

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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 November (HL3916) concerning the 49 closed files with children’s home” and “London” in the catalogue description

Lord Bates

Of the 49 references to ‘children’s home’ and ‘London’ in the National Archives catalogue description, some relate to open files and one to a home in London Road, Gloucester.

Once these have been discounted and allowing for homes which have more than one closed file, those children’s homes operated by London boroughs which have files identified as closed at The National Archives are as follows:

100 Balgores Lane Children’s Home Gidea Park

4 King Edwards Grove Children’s Home, Teddington

44 Princess Road Children’s Home Teddington

54 Muswell Avenue Children’s Home, Muswell Hill

68 King Edwards Grove Children’s Home, Teddington

69 Kingston Lane Children’s Home Teddington

7 The Ride Children’s Home, Brentford

74 Goshawk Gardens Children’s Home, Hayes

8/26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18

82 Muswell Avenue Children’s Home, Muswell Hill

9 Whitley Road Children’s Home, Tottenham, N17

Abbey Wood Estate Children’s Home 242 Panfield Road, London SE2

Abbeywood Estate Children’s Home 52 Chalcombe Road, London SE2

Britwell Estate Small Children’s Home, 2 Dove House Crescent, Britwell, Bucks

Britwell Estate Small Children’s Home, 270 Longfurlong Drive, Britwell, Bucks

Chevington Children’s Home, 25 Warham Road, Croydon, Surrey

Deaconbank Children’s Home, 80 Aldersbrook, Wanstead London E11

Derwent House Children’s Home, 10 Armdel Gardens, Winchmore Hill

Dr Barnardo’s Children’s Home and Mission, 8-26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18

Hoblands Children’s Home, Carlton Road, Sidcup, Kent

Langley House Children’s Home 54 East India Dock Road, London E14

St Paul’s Cray Estate Small Children’s Home. 41 Highfield Road Chislehurst, Kent

Westleigh Children’s Home 6 Dartmouth Park Avenue, London NW5

Wood Vale Children’s Home 32 Elder Road, West Norwood London SE 27

Woodlands Children’s Home 12 Charterhouse Road, Godalming, Surrey

January 1, 2023
Chris Leslie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for increased benefit fraud in the last financial year.

Justin Tomlinson

The 2014-2015 national statistics for fraud and error were published on 5 November 2015. We are committed to tackling fraud and error, and these figures show a reduction in total benefit fraud and error to the lowest ever level of 1.8%. There was a slight increase of 0.1% in the benefit fraud figure (from 0.7% in 2013-2014 to 0.8%).

January 1, 2023
Lord Hunt of Chesterton – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Chesterton on 2015-12-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that UK scientific institutions have the funds to collaborate with those in Arctic countries to monitor and predict the melting of permafrost and the release of methane; and what practical steps are being considered to minimise the environmental impact of the melting of permafrost and the release of methane in the Arctic.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The UK is funding and participating in a number of projects that will improve our knowledge of the Arctic, for example the current NERC Arctic Research Programme, the European JPI (Joint Programming Initiative) Climate collaboration between 16 European countries to coordinate jointly their climate research, and NERC’s Discovery Science grant programme. The UK also continues to invest in infrastructure to support polar science such as the new £200m polar research vessel.

The best practical way to limit the melting of permafrost and the subsequent release of methane is to keep the rise in global temperatures as low as possible. At the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Paris, the world took an important step forward with an unprecedented number of countries agreeing to a deal to limit global temperature rises.

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 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who are in receipt of support for mortgage interest are also in receipt of (a) income-based jobseeker’s allowance, (b) income-based employment and support allowance, (c) income support and (d) pension credit.

Justin Tomlinson

The information requested is in the table:

2015/16	Number of SMI claims	As % of all SMI claims
Jobseekers allowance	16,000	10%
Employment and support allowance	56,000	34%
Income support	24,000	14%
Pension credit	71,000	43%
Total	167,000	100%

*The percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding

These figures are from the DWP summer budget 2015 benefit expenditure and caseload tables, which can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015

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January 1, 2023

Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-12-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK Trade and Investment staff worked in each of the industrial sectors on 1 April 2015; and what the budget for each such sector is in 2015-16.

Anna Soubry

UK Trade & Investment supports eleven sectors, and other priority sectors, such as creative industries and the information economy.

We are working with a number of other Government departments to ensure companies of all sectors are represented in Government efforts overseas.

The table below shows the number of staff on 1 April 2015 and the most recent budget information for our core sector teams and investment organisations.

Staff	Budget, £m
Consumer, Retail & E-exporting	11	5.7
Creative Industries & Global Sports & Construction	25	3.1
UKTI Education	8	1.0
Energy & Transport	27	3.7
Healthcare UK	13	1.6
Information Economy	16	2.9
Advanced Manufacturing	8	1.2
UKTI Agri-Tech Organisation	3	1.2
UKTI Automotive Investment Organisation	5	1.7
UKTI Financial Services Organisation	8	1.7
Innovation Gateway	7	1.3
UKTI Life Science Organisation	9	2.2
UKTI Offshore Wind Investment Organisation	2	1.1
UKTI Regeneration Investment Organisation	1	1.4

January 1, 2023

Stella Creasy – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stella Creasy on 2015-11-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with (a) the Low Pay Commission, (b) Which? and (c) members of the Trade Union Congress to discuss the payment and administration of service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges on the income of employees.

Nick Boles

The Government’s Call for Evidence into tips, gratuities, cover and service charges closed on 10 November 2015. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received formal or informal evidence from the named bodies. Where any clarification is required or the Government wishes to seek further information, we will request further discussions with these bodies, where appropriate.

January 1, 2023