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  • Caroline Ansell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Caroline Ansell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2015-11-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce times, (b) increase capacity and (c) increase the reliability of rail journeys between Eastbourne and (i) Gatwick Airport, (ii) Brighton and (iii) London; and if he will make a statement.

    Claire Perry

    A significant and wide ranging time table change will be implemented on the Brighton Main Line in December 2015. This is intended to improve service reliability and resilience for customers across Sussex, including Eastbourne customers travelling to/ from Gatwick and London. There are likely to be secondary benefits for the Coast Way East service between Brighton and Eastbourne.

    As part of the £6.5bn Thameslink programme, the Government is making investments to improve the reliability and capacity of the Brighton Main Line. In the medium to longer term, a range of major infrastructure upgrades have been proposed by the rail industry to further improve reliability of the Brighton Main Line. These proposals are currently undergoing detailed development, with a view to Ministers considering the case for their implementation in the next 5 year railway funding period, which starts in 2019. Again, these upgrades would benefit customers across Sussex, including those in Eastbourne.

  • Lord Oates – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Oates – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

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

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 1 December (HL3716), what legal redress is available to patients denied access to mental health care by public health authorities that fail to comply with the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 on equal priority for mental and physical health.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    The Government is committed to achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health and we expect people to have access to appropriate care and treatment based on their needs. We have implemented the first waiting times for mental health to improve access to mental health services. If individuals are dissatisfied with the services they are receiving, they may raise their concerns using local complaints procedures and if necessary with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

  • Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) jobseeker’s allowance are taking adult education courses paid for by his Department.

    Priti Patel

    Benefit claimants who receive Employment and Support Allowance in the work-related activity group or Jobseeker’s Allowance may be required to participate in activity to improve their skills as a condition of receiving benefit. This policy is known as Skills Conditionality. The latest DWP data on the number of claimants referred to skills-related support under this policy is also available on GOV.UK:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pre-work-programme-support-mandatory-programmes-may-2011-to-feb-2015

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  • Lord Rogan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Lord Rogan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

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

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the House of Lords and Commons attended the briefing on the Northern Ireland political agreement, by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, prior to her statement to the House of Commons on 19 November.

    Lord Dunlop

    There was no briefing for Peers or MP’s prior to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 19 November.

    An invitation to the briefing on the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill held on Monday 23 November was circulated electronically to all Peers via the Usual Channels.

  • Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-11-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department has used benefit off-flow data in the last three years to calculate remuneration for jobcentre (a) managers and (b) advisers.

    Priti Patel

    Benefit off-flow data is not used to calculate increases to consolidated pay.

  • Angela Rayner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Angela Rayner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress his Department has made in helping improve digital skills in the workforce.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    This Government is committed to improving digital skills in the workforce and creating a strong digital skills talent pool. Recent schemes include working with the Open University to create a free online course ‘Introduction to Cyber Security’, taken up by 70,000 learners, and reformed apprenticeships to provide employers with the digital skills they need in the workforce. From September 2015, 300 degree level digital apprenticesstartedtheir programmes – double what wasoriginallyannounced -providing the digital and professional skills that employers needand value.

  • 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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