The technical report issued by Norfolk County Council on 1 June 2016.
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Tag: 2016
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Helen Hayes – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Hayes on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks (a) nationally, (b) in London and (c) in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency met each of the service’s published service standards for waiting times in each year since 2010.
Karen Bradley
The following tables show (a) the proportion of applications for enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks that met the Published Service Standards for waiting times nationally and (b) for applications received from people residing in London postcodes in each Financial Year from April 2010 to November 2015.
Table A
Period
Total Apps Despatched
21 Calendar Day Target
21 Day Achievement
56 Calendar Day Target
56 Day Achievement
Apr-10 to Mar-11
4,124,609
85%
65.8%
95%
86.6%
Apr-11 to Mar-12
3,813,114
85%
88.4%
95%
96.7%
Apr-12 to Mar-13
3,801,064
85%
86.5%
95%
98.6%
Apr-13 to Mar-14
3,715,222
85%
84.3%
95%
97.3%
Apr-14 to Mar-15
3,833,149
85%
84.3%
95%
94.8%
Apr-15 to Nov-15
2,704,993
85%
85.5%
95%
94.6%
Table B
Period
Total Apps Despatched
21 Calendar Day Target
21 Day Achievement
56 Calendar Day Target
56 Day Achievement
Apr-10 to Mar-11
395,164
85%
28.5%
95%
55.0%
Apr-11 to Mar-12
363,887
85%
76.6%
95%
88.8%
Apr-12 to Mar-13
358,900
85%
78.7%
95%
97.9%
Apr-13 to Mar-14
356,883
85%
78.0%
95%
95.4%
Apr-14 to Mar-15
371,608
85%
79.5%
95%
87.6%
Apr-15 to Nov-15
257,410
85%
81.9%
95%
85.0%
The DBS is working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to improve its performance. An MPS Gold Group is overseeing the recovery plan and exploring all opportunities to process cases quickly, including the recruitment of additional staff. It is not possible to provide the figure for applications from Dulwich and West Norwood as this information is not collected.
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Matthew Pennycook – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Pennycook on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that all new electricity generation facilities that emit greenhouse gases are prepared for carbon capture and storage.
Andrea Leadsom
Planning controls already ensure that new electricity generation facilities that emit greenhouse gases are prepared for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Currently most new thermal plants larger than 300 MWe must be constructed ‘carbon capture ready’, which means they must demonstrate that it would be technically and economically feasible to retrofit CCS. Any new coal plants must be constructed with CCS fitted to at least 300 MW of their proposed generating capacity.
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Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices have a mental health specialist.
Alistair Burt
This information is not held centrally.
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Lord West of Spithead – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord West of Spithead on 2016-04-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there has been a reduction in the number of British seafarers being employed by the world’s merchant marine, and if there has, what action they are taking to ensure that the necessary numbers exist to meet national requirements for British seafarers in time of war.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The latest UK seafarer statistics can be found in the attached document “Seafarer Statistics, 2015” that is also available on gov.uk.
In 2015 the total number of UK seafarers active at sea was 23,380, an increase of 2% on the 2014 figure and 2.3% on 2013 figure. The figures for the last five years are shown below:
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Active seafarers at sea
27,010
24,100
22,840
22,910
23,380
The Maritime Growth Study, chaired by Lord Mountevans and published on 7 September 2015, recognised the need for more proactive action to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain the UK position as a world-leading maritime centre. The Government has accepted the recommendations and has already let a research contract to Oxford Economics to establish the requirement for trained seafarers in the UK.
However, the Government does not hold data on national requirements for British seafarers in time of war.
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Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals were employed by the European Parliament in each year since 2010; and how many such people were employed at administrator grade.
Mr David Lidington
The European Parliament does not publish statistics on numbers of permanent staff by nationality. According to our own records, the total the numbers of UK nationals employed by the European Parliament in each year since 2010 is:
2010: 290
2011: 306
2012: 306
2013: 291
2014: 271
2015: 251The latest figure available is for May 2016 and is 263.
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Jamie Reed – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-07-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant-led NHS maternity units have been downgraded in each of the last six years.
Ben Gummer
This information is not held centrally.
The Government is clear that the redesign of front-line health services, including maternity services, is a matter for the local National Health Service, where clinicians are best-placed to make the decisions in the best interests of their patients.
All such decisions are locally led and any proposed changes to services are subject to meeting the four tests for service change: they must have support from general practitioner commissioners, be based on clinical evidence, demonstrate public and patient engagement, and consider patient choice.
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Lord Judd – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Judd on 2016-09-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they are making, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to the statement on 8 September of the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine at the extraordinary general meeting called to discuss the acute financial challenges currently faced by the organisation.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and we regularly discuss with UNRWA how it can resolve its financial situation. The UK remains committed to supporting the Agency and Palestinian refugees at this difficult time in the region. My officials are in close contact with UNRWA’s senior management about the current funding position.
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Rehman Chishti – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rehman Chishti on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of laser pen attacks on military aircraft were recorded in (a) the UK and (b) overseas in the last five years.
Mark Lancaster
There have been some 470 laser related Defence Air Safety Occurrence Reports received in the last five years involving UK military aircraft. Some 250 occurred in the UK and 220 overseas. It is not possible to determine whether laser pens were responsible for each incident.
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Paul Flynn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Bahraini counterparts on the amount of political prisoners held in Bahrain; and what representations he has made for such prisoners.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
We regularly discuss human rights and reform with the Government of Bahrain. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) most recently raised human rights with his Bahraini counterpart, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, on 4 February. Where we have specific concerns around convictions or sentencing, we raise these with the Government of Bahrain as part of our wider dialogue on human rights and reform.