The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel have received training for deployment to Syria.
Penny Mordaunt
Armed Forces personnel deploying on Operation SHADER – the name of the UK contribution to operations to counter ISIL – receive pre-deployment training appropriate to their role but are not deployed to Syria.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government’s proposed changes to tax credits on the number of children able to access free school meals.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The government’s changes to tax credits will have no effect on the number of children accessing free school meals (FSM) in England. All households receiving out-of-work benefits continue to be entitled to FSM, while changes to Child Tax Credit will have no impact. The number of children growing up in workless households has decreased by 480,000 since 2010, a record low. This has led to the number of households claiming FSM decreasing and we expect this to continue as the economy continues to improve.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charles Walker on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from the Environment Agency and Angling Trust on removing the current £5 charge for a junior rod licence.
George Eustice
The Environment Agency has submitted for Defra approval proposals for restructuring the rod licence charges from April 2017. This includes removal of the junior rod licence fee.
In making this proposal, the Environment Agency consulted stakeholders through its England Fisheries Group, which includes the Angling Trust.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Harriet Harman on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which officials in his Department have visited Rebecca Prosser during her detention in Indonesia; and when and for how long each such visit was.
Mr Hugo Swire
Members of the consular team in Jakarta have visited Rebecca Prosser twice. The first visit took place on 2 June, shortly after her arrest, and lasted 30 minutes. The second, which lasted over two hours, took place on 10 September when she was moved from house arrest into a detention facility. Normal practice is to visit detainees in Indonesia every three months.
Consular staff are in regular contact with Ms Prosser’s employer’s representatives, her legal team and her family. Since court proceedings began, we have provided a weekly written update to Ms Prosser, her family and their MPs. Our most recent contact with Ms Prosser’s family was on 21 October.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of nurses that are eligible for tax credits.
Ben Gummer
This information is not collected centrally. Eligibility for tax credits is dependent on individual circumstances and income, including for example the financial circumstances of any partner.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many in-patient mother and baby units specialising in psychiatric care during the perinatal period there were in (a) 2010 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available; and which such units were open in (i) 2010 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available.
Alistair Burt
The number and location of mother and baby units in 2010 and 2015, as supplied by NHS England, are detailed in the tables.
Mother and Baby Units open in 2010:
Source: National Perinatal Mental Health Project Report 2010
Mother and Baby units open in 2015
Source: NHS England National ERG Report 2015
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Vicky Foxcroft on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken their own life in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) Greater London in each of the last three years.
Mr Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward plans to suspend UK membership of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of UK military operations.
Dominic Raab
The Government will legislate for a Bill of Rights to protect our fundamental rights, prevent abuse of the system and restore some common sense to our human rights laws
The Prime Minister has told the House that, “The plans that were set out in our manifesto do not involve us leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, but let us be absolutely clear about our position if we cannot achieve what we need… I rule out absolutely nothing…”
The Government will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights. We will set out our proposals in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department were allocated to deal with representations from hon. Members to address constituents’ concerns on 1 October (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013, (d) 2014 and (e) 2015.
Justin Tomlinson
Many staff across the Department spend a proportion of their time working on ministerial correspondence.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Birt on 2015-10-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of (1) the number of instances of internet frauds committed annually in the United Kingdom, and (2) the level of financial loss that is caused annually in the United Kingdom by internet fraud.
Lord Bates
The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the number of internet frauds committed annually in the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics recently published a provisional estimate of 5.1 million fraud offences a year in England and Wales, based on trial data from a survey of 2,000 people. This did not include details of how many frauds were internet related.
The ONS also published the number of frauds referred to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) in the year to June 2015 – 599,689. It is not possible to establish exactly how many of these were internet related.
The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the level of financial loss caused annually in the UK by internet fraud. The Home Office ‘Costs of cyber crime’ working group seeks to agree on the best available data for formulating any estimates and develop an agreed model for assessing the social and economic costs of cyber crime. Working group members are drawn from a field of multi-disciplinary academics, industry representatives and other experts involved in cyber crime and cyber security