The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the Open University’s plans to close regional centres across England.
Joseph Johnson
The Open University is an autonomous institution and it is for them to make decisions about how best to structure their workforce and meet the needs of their students.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how she plans to account for the £1 billion of carbon capture and storage support reallocated at the Spending Review 2015 within her Departmental budget; and if she will make a statement.
Andrea Leadsom
The Government set out its capital budget and priorities for this Spending Review period on 25 November 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David T. C. Davies on 2015-11-05.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been granted refugee leave have claimed backdated child benefit in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Damian Hinds
HMRC does not hold the requested information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Weir on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to issue revised travel advice for visitors from the UK with bookings for package holidays in Egypt departing in the next six weeks which use (a) the airport and (b) the resort at Sharm el Sheikh.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
On 4 November 2015, we amended our Travel Advice to advise against all but essential travel by air to Sharm el-Sheikh. We have not changed our Travel Advice for the resort itself.
The FCO Travel Advice, available at www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, provides objective information and advice to help individuals make better-informed decisions about their travel. The Egypt page has been regularly updated to reflect developing events since the crash of the Russian airliner on 31 October. We regularly review our Travel Advice and all changes are made after careful analysis. Our only consideration is the safety of British Nationals.
The FCO is working with DfT and Egyptian counterparts to put in place permanent and sustainable measures to allow British flights to Sharm el-Sheikh to resume as soon as possible.
Refunds and cancellation penalties are a matter for the airlines. We are liaising closely with airlines to share information about the progress of our discussions with Egypt.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2015-11-05.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of eligible policyholders in (a) St Albans, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) the east of England and (d) the UK have received funds from the Equitable Life Payment Scheme; what proportion of funds owed to those people has been so received; and what steps he is taking to ensure that people are tracked down and compensated before that scheme’s closure.
Harriett Baldwin
The Equitable Life Payment Scheme does not hold a breakdown of payments made on a geographical basis. TheWritten Ministerial Statement of 3rd November sets out more detail on the Scheme’s progress and the efforts made to trace eligible policyholders. A copy can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-november-2015-progress-report/equitable-life-payment-scheme-november-2015-progress-report
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Prime Minister’s oral contribution of 2 December 2015 on ISIL in Syria, Official Report, column 323, what the seven locations are in the UK where the security services have stopped terrorist attacks; and in which months each such attempted attack was stopped.
Mr John Hayes
In line with our longstanding practice, it would be inappropriate to comment further on operational matters.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of supply teacher recruitment in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
Nick Gibb
Schools, academies and local authorities (LAs) are responsible for the recruitment and management of their supply teachers. This allows them to manage their resources and staffing structures in a way that meets local needs and priorities without central prescription from government.
Information published from the School Workforce Census does not identify supply teachers specifically.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Mearns on 2015-12-03.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) company groups and (b) vessels qualified for the tonnage tax scheme in each year since 2008-09.
Mr David Gauke
The table below shows the number of tonnage tax groups and vessels that have reported tonnage tax profits in each year since 2008. The latest data available are for 2013.
|
Year |
Tonnage tax groups |
Vessels |
|
2008 |
80 |
1,190 |
|
2009 |
80 |
1,070 |
|
2010 |
80 |
1,080 |
|
2011 |
75 |
1,050 |
|
2012 |
75 |
1,140 |
|
2013 |
70 |
1,080 |
Notes:
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate she has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
George Eustice
I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise, Miss Anna Soubry, on 11 November 2015, PQ 15037.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Menzies on 2015-12-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on pausing planning applications to build shale gas wells until after the Environment Agency has completed its consultation and published guidance for onshore oil and gas operations in the UK.
James Wharton
There is no policy to delay the determination of shale gas planning proposals pending the completion of the Environment Agency’s consultation on their updated Onshore Oil and Gas Sector Guidance issued on 26 November.
The Government has in place a comprehensive regulatory framework for shale gas development. As part of this, the Environment Agency’s views on schemes can be taken into account by local planning authorities, or by the Secretary of State where relevant, in the determination of planning proposals for shale gas development.