The below Parliamentary question was asked by Meg Hillier on 2015-12-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and (b) Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) hearing centres are projected to close in (i) London and (ii) the UK in the next five years.
Mr Shailesh Vara
There are currently no plans to close any First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum hearing centres.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Turnberg on 2015-11-10.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conversations they have had with the government of Iraq about the recent attacks on Camp Liberty.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We strongly condemn the attack against the civilian residents of Camp Liberty in Iraq on Thursday 29 October. Officials from our Embassy in Baghdad raised the attack with the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office on Friday 30 October and made clear the importance of an urgent and comprehensive investigation into the incident and that all those responsible are brought to justice.
In all of our engagement with the Government of Iraq on this issue, including at Ministerial level and in our statements, we have emphasised the importance of the Iraqi government doing everything possible to ensure the safety of the residents of Camp Liberty. We support the UN calls for more to be done to protect the residents.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2015-12-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many monthly Child Maintenance Service new applications from January 2015 were (a) former Child Support Agency (CSA) cases affected by reactive CSA case closure, (b) former CSA cases affective by proactive CSA case closure and (c) other new applications.
Priti Patel
From January 2015 to August 2015 there have been approximately 75,200 applications made to the Child Maintenance Service.
6,800 of these were made by former CSA cases affected by reactive case closure, 22,000 were made by former CSA cases affected by proactive case closure and 46,400 were new applications.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department introduced the Welsh Language Scheme; when that scheme was last updated; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that scheme.
Matthew Hancock
The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.
The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.
GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on GOV.UK. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Eilidh Whiteford on 2015-12-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive employment and support allowance in the work-related activity group on grounds of mental or behavioural disorders.
Priti Patel
The information available is in the table below:
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As at May 2015 |
Work Related Activity Group |
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Caseload (Thousands) |
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Mental and Behavioural Disorders |
240.64 |
Notes:
The extract is as at May 2015 which is the latest data available.
Source:
DWP Tabulation Tool http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on recipients of the expiry of the Small Business Rate Relief scheme at the end of March 2016; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Marcus Jones
The Government is continuing to consider representations, which included business rates reliefs, to inform decisions on reform of the business rates system. The Government has confirmed the review will conclude by the end of the year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he will respond to the submissions to his Department’s consultation, Parking reform: tackling unfair practices, of March 2015.
Mr Marcus Jones
We are currently analysing responses to the discussion paper ‘Parking reform: tackling unfair practices’ issued earlier this year. The suggestion to establish a standards setting body with a code of practice and an appeals service for all accredited trade associations for the management of parking on private land was made in some responses, and we are actively considering this point as part of our wider work on parking. We will publish our response to the discussion paper in the New Year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame Morris on 2015-11-10.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many decommissioning relief deeds relating to decommissioning activity in the UK Continental Shelf have been signed to date; and what the total value of such deeds is to the (a) public purse and (b) decommissioning industry.
Damian Hinds
At Budget 2013, the government announced it would begin signing decommissioning relief deeds. These deeds represent a new contractual approach to provide oil and gas companies with certainty on the level of tax relief they will receive on future decommissioning costs.
Since October 2013, the government has entered into 72 decommissioning relief deeds. Oil & Gas UK estimates that these deeds have so far unlocked more than £3.5bn of capital, which can now be invested elsewhere.
The government committed to report to Parliament every year on progress with the deeds. The report for financial year 2014-15 can be found at:
The government does not publish the names of companies with which it has entered into decommissioning relief deeds as this information is commercially sensitive.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Brendan MacNeil on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many legal challenges have been made against her Department related to renewable energy policy in the last year.
Andrea Leadsom
There have been no such legal challenges in the last year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many 16 and 17 year olds presented as homeless to (a) Ashfield District Council and (b) Broxtowe Borough Council in each of the last five years.
Mr Marcus Jones
The numbers of households with dependent children (including expected children) accepted as homeless in Ashfield and Broxtowe in each of the last five years is shown in the table below. It is not possible to give precise numbers of children in accepted households.
The figure for Broxtowe for 2011/12 is less than five and has been suppressed to avoid the risk of disclosing personal information.
Data are collected on the numbers of households accepted as being in priority need as a result of the applicant being aged 16 or 17. There were less than 5 such cases in Ashfield and Broxtowe during the last five years combined.
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Period |
Ashfield |
Broxtowe |
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2010/11 |
15 |
6 |
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2011/12 |
9 |
* |
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2012/13 |
12 |
7 |
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2013/14 |
40 |
5 |
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2014/15 |
35 |
8 |