The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anna Turley on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what correspondence his Department has had with PwC regarding SSI Redcar in the last three years; and how many meetings his Department has had with PwC in that period.
Anna Soubry
My officials had a number of telephone calls and one meeting with PwC between 28 August 2015 and 1 October 2015 to discuss SSI.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she plans to review the assessment principles on imperative reasons of overriding public interest in big energy planning projects.
Andrea Leadsom
These are requirements under European Law. There are no plans to review the assessment principles on imperative reasons of overriding public interest in big energy planning projects.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people eligible to join the Class 3A voluntary contribution scheme are made aware of it.
Justin Tomlinson
For over a year prior to launch, individuals were able to register by phone or email for scheme updates.
The scheme has also achieved widespread coverage, particularly around its launch, in the national and specialist press read by the scheme’s target audience. DWP has worked directly with financial advisory bodies and key pensions industry experts to raise awareness of the scheme.
DWP officials have attended conferences around the country with IFAs to explain the scheme and Ministers have written articles and conducted interviews on national, regional and international broadcast channels.
As of 8 November 2015, the scheme had attracted 3460 applications.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of publicly-funded child and adolescent mental health in-patient services are provided by private providers; what the names of those providers are; how many and what types of services each such provider provides; and what proportion of all privately-provided services such services represent.
Alistair Burt
Approximately 47% of in-patient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are provided by independent providers.
The table below contains a list of the specialised commissioned CAMHS and the names of the independent providers who provided these services in 2014/15.
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Acute – Adolescent Inpatient |
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Alpha Hospitals |
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Cambian Healthcare |
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Oak View |
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Riverdale Grange |
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Acute – Adolescent Inpatient |
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Priory |
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Acute – Adolescent Inpatient (High Dependency Unit) |
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Priory |
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Acute – Child Inpatient |
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Cygnet Healthcare |
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Plymouth Community Healthcare |
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Eating Disorder – Adolescent Inpatients |
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Newbridge |
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Eating Disorders – Adolescent Inpatient |
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CareUK |
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Ellern Mede Centre For Eating Disorders |
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Priory |
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The Huntercombe Group |
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Eating Disorders – Adolescent Inpatient High Dependency |
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CareUK |
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Eating Disorders – Adolescent Short term Intensive |
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CareUK |
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Low Secure – CAMHS |
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The Huntercombe Group |
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Low Secure Female and Male |
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Priory |
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Low Secure Learning Disabled |
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Oak View |
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Low Secure Male MI |
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Alpha Hospitals |
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Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit |
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The Huntercombe Group |
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Alpha Hospitals |
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Priory |
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Secure and Specialised Mental Health Services (Child) |
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Low Secure Female Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
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St Andrews |
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Low Secure Female Learning Disabled |
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St Andrews |
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Low Secure Female Mental Illness |
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St Andrews |
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Low Secure Male Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
|
St Andrews |
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Low Secure Male Learning Disabled |
|
St Andrews |
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Low Secure Male Mental Illness |
|
St Andrews |
The proportion of CAMHS spend with these independent providers represents approximately 23% of the total mental health spend on independent providers (based on 2014/15 figures).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of Ofcom’s programme to monitor and enforce the cancellation and termination arrangements of different providers; and what steps he is taking to ensure that consumers can easily leave their communications contracts in future.
Mr Edward Vaizey
In June 2015, Ofcom launched a monitoring and enforcement programme to assess the cancellation and termination arrangements of communications providers, and the impact these have on consumers’ ability to exit their communications service contract quickly, conveniently and without error. We will discuss with Ofcom any findings from its programme that show consumers have difficulty ending contracts, and work with them to identify whether action needs to be taken.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2015-12-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2015 to Question 11169, what discussions the Government has had with the devolved administrations on the recommendation in the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s report, State of the Nation 2014: Social Mobility and Child Poverty in Great Britain, published in October 2014, that unpaid internships should be eliminated by 2020.
Nick Boles
No formal discussions on unpaid internships have taken place between the UK Government and the devolved administrations following the publication of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s report in October 2014. The UK Government recognises that a number of the levers that can be used to influence social mobility are the responsibility of the devolved administrations, and we are keen to work closely with all partners to help improve social mobility across the United Kingdom.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to identify locations for potential electricity storage schemes that would best supplement the existing National Grid system.
Andrea Leadsom
The Department has recently commissioned a study to assess the level of system flexibility (e.g. electricity storage, interconnection, demand side response) that may be required in the future. This study will consider how much and what type of flexibility is both least regrets and optimal for our energy system. This study is expected to conclude in the spring.
In addition, with support from a DECC innovation grant, a UK pumped hydro storage developer has assessed the potential viability of new pumped hydro sites around Great Britain. They concluded that up to 15GW of potential additional pumped storage capacity was available, using various criteria such as the presence of existing or potential reservoirs, grid connection distance and whether the site was in an environmentally sensitive area. Other pumped storage developers have independently identified over 1 GW of additional potential storage capacity.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2015-12-03.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the book value of the portfolio of mortgages sold by Cerberus to TSB, following the sale of UK Asset Resolution’s Granite portfolio, was on 13 November 2015.
Harriett Baldwin
Following their acquisition of the Granite portfolio, Cerberus Capital Management LP announced that they have agreed to sell £3.3bn of the assets to TSB Bank plc.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the British Ambassador in Rabat to investigate reports of intimidation, harassment and kidnapping of human rights defenders in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara coinciding with the visit of King Mohamed VI.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
I discussed Western Sahara on my recent visit to Morocco on 11 November.
We continue to monitor the human rights situation in Western Sahara and raise any concerns with the Moroccan Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-12-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish its final findings from the eight market test pilots under the Exploring superfast coverage beyond 95 per cent programme.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Broadband Delivery UK’s Market Test Pilot scheme has been exploring alternative technologies, including wireless, with the aim of better informing how to provide superfast broadband to the hardest to reach premises. The results of these pilots will be published soon.