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  • Steve McCabe – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Steve McCabe – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2015-10-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the first Syrian refugees rescued from camps in the Middle East to arrive in the UK.

    Richard Harrington

    The Government will expand the existing Syrian Vulnerable Person Scheme and intends to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.

    We can confirm that additional numbers of people have arrived as we expand the scheme following the Prime Minister’s announcement. However, we will not be giving a running commentary on numbers.

  • Greg Mulholland – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Greg Mulholland – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Prevent strategy funding for each of the last five years has been allocated to tackling far right extremism.

    Mr John Hayes

    The Prevent Strategy addresses all forms of terrorism including extreme right wing terrorism. We do not provide a breakdown of Prevent project spending for reasons of national security.

  • Diana Johnson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Diana Johnson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-10-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the outcome of the tendering process for the privatisation of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service fines collection service.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    As I set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 15 October 2015, following re-consideration of the department’s requirements, we have decided that outsourcing these services to a single supplier is not the best option for HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Therefore the department has withdrawn the procurement for an external provider.

    Compliance and enforcement staff currently employed by HM Courts and Tribunals Service will not be transferred to an external provider.

  • Keir Starmer – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Keir Starmer – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keir Starmer on 2015-10-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the proposed Crossrail 2 project; and what assessment he has made of the relationship between that project and the successful completion of work on High Speed 2 at Euston Station.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    A decision is yet to be taken on Government support for or investment in Crossrail 2.

    The current safeguarding direction represents the proposed route and includes an area north of the Euston Road, necessary if Crossrail 2 was to serve Euston Station.

    The completion of work on High Speed 2 at Euston Station is not dependent on the construction of Crossrail 2.

  • Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-10-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have been affected by the benefit cap at any point since September 2013, and are no longer affected, started a claim for working tax credit after becoming self-employed.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

  • Earl Attlee – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Earl Attlee – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Earl Attlee on 2015-10-13.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of the enhancements originally planned in order to accommodate heavy recovery vehicles for the Army Reserve Centre at Mitcham Road, Croydon, which have been implemented, and which have been deferred, cancelled, postponed, or otherwise not implemented.

    Earl Howe

    Infrastructure developments related to the relocation of 150 Recovery Company, part of 103 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, to the Army Reserve Centre in Croydon have not progressed past the initial assessment phase. Therefore, no detailed plans have been developed nor funds allocated. The unit continues to deliver its required outputs including training with heavy recovery vehicles.

  • Lord Luce – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Luce – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Luce on 2015-10-13.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the public will be properly and impartially informed about the full range of consequences of withdrawal from membership of the European Union.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), is focused on success: he believes he can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. The public will expect Ministers to set out the results of the renegotiation, how the relationship with Europe has been changed and if, and how, those changes address their concerns. As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), said in response to Oral Questions to the Treasury on 16 June 2015, Official Report Column 166: ‘I am sure that the Treasury will publish assessments of the merits of membership and the risks of a lack of reform in the European Union, including the damage that that could do to Britain’s interests.’

  • Lord Willis of Knaresborough – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Willis of Knaresborough – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough on 2015-10-13.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 21 September (HL2284), when the cancer dashboard will be published, and whether it will include metrics on rare and less common cancers, such as multiple myeloma.

    Lord Prior of Brampton

    The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report, Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes: A Strategy for England 2015-2020, in July this year. NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations of the report. A specific timeline for publication of the dashboard, and the metrics it will include, has not yet been finalised.

    A copy of the Taskforce’s report is attached.

  • Ann Coffey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Ann Coffey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 under Section 48 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the victims were (A) under 16 years old and (B) between 16 and 19 years old.

    Dominic Raab

    The statutes concerned apply to victims aged under 18 years. A breakdown by age could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

    Data on justice outcomes for offences under sections 47, 48 and 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are published at the following link under ‘71.1 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – indictable only’ and ‘71.2 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – triable either way’:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx

  • Robin Walker – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Robin Walker – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robin Walker on 2015-10-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Government’s credit union expansion programme; and what assessment he has made of the feasibility of extending that programme.

    Justin Tomlinson

    DWP’s contract with the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd to deliver the Credit Union Expansion Project began in May 2013. It wasis due to end in April 20156 but we are currently considering a request for an further extension. The Department has plans to review effectiveness at the end of the Project.

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