The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which non-governmental groups and individuals her Department consulted on its Counter-Extremism Strategy, published on 19 October 2015.
Karen Bradley
We have engaged widely with partners, including across government, academia, faith groups and communities to develop our strategy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the overseas security and justice assistance guidance that was issued before the Government entered into the contract to provide training needs analysis to the Saudi penal system.
Andrew Selous
I refer the hon member to the Secretary of State’s statement of 13 October 2015. We have no plans to publish the overseas security and justice assistance (OSJA) guidance in relation to the bid to provide a training needs analysis to the Saudi Arabian prison service. No contract was entered into and the bid was withdrawn before the contract with the Saudi Government was signed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Reynolds on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans for the electrification of the Great Western Mainline to be completed.
Claire Perry
The Secretary of State announced in June that Sir Peter Hendy, the new Chair of Network Rail, would develop proposals for how the rail upgrade programme, including the Great Western Mainline, will be carried out. He will report to the Secretary of State later in the autumn and it would be premature to speculate on his conclusions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison McGovern on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress the Government is making on meeting the UK’s international obligations to refugees fleeing Syria.
Mr Desmond Swayne
The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the Syrian crisis. To date, we have committed over £1.1 billion. This makes us the second largest bilateral after the US and means we have done more than any other European country.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Scriven on 2015-10-21.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the action plan sent to the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum following the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report in 2014 on asylum on grounds of sexual orientation has now been agreed and implemented in full.
Lord Bates
Following publication of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report last year and in consultation with key partners, UKVI produced and agreed an LGBTI ‘Action Plan’ to facilitate further improvements in the handling and management of asylum claims brought on the basis of sexual identity issues and to improve the training and guidance given to staff.
The key inspection recommendations have been reflected in this plan, specifically improving training and guidance to decision makers, improving claim recording mechanisms, ensuring policy compliance, and ensuring a consistent approach to explicit material and dealing with sexually explicit questioning. We continue to work with our partners in developing these strategies to ensure full implementation of the Chief Inspector’s recommendations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Allen of Kensington on 2015-10-21.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the European Commission’s recommendation that spectrum should be harmonised and allocated across all 28 member states as part of the Digital Single Market.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
The Government is currently assessing the risks and benefits of such harmonisation to inform its response to the public consultation and subsequent proposals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-10-21.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether insurers are increasing their premiums year on year due to the automatic renewal of policies without customers’ explicit consent.
Harriett Baldwin
This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.
The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Wiggin on 2015-10-21.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate a proportion of road tax receipts to the repair of roads.
Damian Hinds
At the Summer Budget the government announced the creation of a Roads Fund so that from 2020 all money raised from VED in England will be invested in the Roads Fund and used to improve the English strategic road network. The latest figures for VED revenue can be found in Table C.3 of Summer Budget 2015, which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-budget-2015. Revenue raised for previous years can be found in the relevant Budget document.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Colleen Fletcher on 2015-10-21.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of auto-renewals on competition in the private motor insurance market.
Harriett Baldwin
This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.
The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2015-10-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2015 to Question 12052, for what reasons Part M building regulations do not apply to extensions to dwellings.
James Wharton
When Part M was introduced in 1999 the then Government decided not to apply the requirements to extensions to dwellings. To do so would require alterations to the existing dwelling (or the approach to the dwelling or extension) in order to accommodate Part M requirements which are not considered to be reasonably practical for dwellings built before Part M was introduced.