The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2015-12-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether non-academic employees of a UK university are considered to be public officers for the purposes of misconduct or malfeasance in public office.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
This is a matter of interpretation for the courts to pronounce upon in the context of a relevant case, and it would not be appropriate for the department to provide a general legal opinion.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the introduction of a 10 year firearms licence.
Mike Penning
The Home Office has received representations from one organisation on the introduction of a 10 year firearms licence.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England, (c) NHS England and (d) each non-departmental public body spent on downloading apps for smartphones and similar devices in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
Information about the cost of downloading apps for smartphones and similar devices in the Department and its arm’s length bodies for each of the last five years is in the tables below.
The National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) is unable to provide a response to this question as it would incur disproportional cost to establish whether this information is held. We don’t have a separate expense code that would enable an easy search of this type of expenditure.
Health Education England do not collect this data. Applications are usually purchased by the individual and claimed back through expenses.
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Department of Health |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Care Quality Commission |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Health and Social Care Information Centre |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Health Research Authority |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Human Tissue Authority |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Monitor |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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NHS England |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Public Health England |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
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Organisation |
Cost |
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Health Research Authority |
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2011-12 |
Nil |
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2012-13 |
Nil |
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2013-14 |
Nil |
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2014-15 |
Nil |
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2015-16 to date |
Nil |
NICE is unable to provide a response to this question as it would incur disproportional cost to establish whether this information is held. We don’t have a separate expense code that would enable an easy search of this type of expenditure.
Health Education England do not collect this data. Applications are usually purchased by the individual and claimed back through expenses.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on the provision of remote sites from which children and young people can give evidence other than in a court building.
Mike Penning
The Ministry is committed to supporting all victims and witnesses, including children, when giving evidence in criminal trials. All victims and witnesses are eligible for special measures to relieve stress when giving evidence, including giving evidence by video remotely.
We have secured over £700m of funding to invest in our courts and tribunals. We have worked closely with the senior judiciary to develop a plan for investing this in reforming the courts and tribunals so they can deliver swifter, fairer justice at a lower cost. This will include digitisation and modernisation of our IT infrastructure. This will mean court users can attend hearings remotely, and not be inconvenienced by having to take a day off work to come to court. It will also mean victims of crime can give evidence from somewhere they feel safe.
Since March 2015 vulnerable and intimidated witnesses, including child abuse victims, can give evidence from a remote site which is away from the court environment. There is at least one remote site in each of the seven Regions in England and Wales, and twelve sites in total.
In addition, the court estate is video-enabled so that any victim or witness can give evidence from a court building other than the trial site to ensure they do not come into contact with the defendant, or their family and supporters.
Whilst HMCTS collates data on the number of witnesses giving evidence by video, the ages of the victims and witnesses are not recorded.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England is taking to develop an in-year draft commissioning policy for the use of everolimus to treat tuberous sclerosis complex.
George Freeman
NHS England is currently developing a clinical commissioning policy statement to cover the use of Everolimus in adults with angiomyolipoma in association with tuberous sclerosis complex, as part of its in-year policy work programme.
In common with its standard process, NHS England has formed a policy working group and commissioned a clinical evidence review. This is now complete and is informing the development of a draft policy statement. The draft policy statement, along with the evidence review, will be shared and tested with stakeholders prior to formal consideration by NHS England in early 2016. The policy statement will be published in due course.
In the meantime, NHS England will continue to consider funding this treatment for individual patients in clinically exceptional and/or critically urgent clinical circumstances.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the traffic commissioners have made on reviewing and modernising the regulation of commercial vehicle drivers.
Andrew Jones
The Senior Traffic Commissioner has reviewed and redrafted a number of Statutory Guidance Documents (SGDs) including SGD6 on Vocational Driver Conduct. This reviewed guidance was publically consulted on in July 2015 and the responses published in October. As stated in the Traffic Commissioners Strategic Objectivesdocument these guidance documents will be published before the end of this calendar year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding will be provided to local authorities for each Syrian refugee they resettle in the (a) first and (b) second year of resettlement.
Richard Harrington
Local authorities are required to provide refugees they resettle under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme with a 12 month support package which is being funded using the overseas aid budget. Many of the refugees have significant medical and social care needs, and the costs therefore vary according to their individual circumstances.
At the Spending Review, the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme. This will be allocated on a tariff basis over four years, with £5,000 per refugee provided for their second year in the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of sanctions on employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
Priti Patel
Claimants are only asked to meet reasonable requirements taking into account their circumstances and capability, including mental health conditions, disability and caring responsibilities.
International evidence is clear that benefit systems supported by conditionality are effective at moving people into work.
Sanctions encourage claimants to comply with reasonable requirements. These requirements are developed and agreed by claimants with their Work Coach to help them move into/prepare for work. Evidence shows that sanctions have a positive impact on behaviour – over 70% of JSA and over 60% of ESA claimants say that sanctions make it more likely they will follow the rules.
The Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the effects sanctions have on the employment outcomes of people with disabilities
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people referred to Help to Work scheme since April 2014 have left the scheme after a job outcome fee was paid to the relevant provider.
Priti Patel
From April 2014 to the end of June 2015 there were 25,340 participants who started a Community Work Placement. These would all have triggered a start fee to the relevant provider.
The department intends to publish further information on Community Work Placements on the 22 December 2015. This release will cover the number of Short placement completion, Long placement completion and Job Outcome fees paid to providers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rupa Huq on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to reduce gender economic inequality.
Nicky Morgan
You cannot have true opportunity without real equality. Achieving gender equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s vital for our economy. We cannot afford to waste the skills of a single person, let alone half our population.
The Government wants to support all women to fulfil their potential and progress in work. One of the greatest issues affecting both women AND men is childcare. That is why we are doubling the amount of free childcare available to working parents and introduced flexible working and shared parental leave.