The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people applied to the Pubs Code Adjudicator vacancy; and how many such people were (a) longlisted and (b) shortlisted.
Anna Soubry
I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East on 10 March, Official Report, Vol 607, Col 428.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Crispin Blunt on 2016-04-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what forecast he has made of the number of households within the 55 day-evening-night equivalent level noise contour of aircraft arriving and taking off at Gatwick Airport in the event that a second runway at that airport was to become operational.
Mr Robert Goodwill
On 14 December 2015, the Government formally announced that it accepted the Airports Commission’s case for new runway capacity in the South East, as well as the Commission’s three shortlisted schemes.
The Airports Commission undertook a thorough assessment of the noise impacts of each of the three shortlisted schemes, across a wide range of metrics, including the 55 day-evening-night sound level.
The Government continues to consider the comprehensive evidence published by the Airports Commission, including on the noise impacts of the three schemes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average hourly earnings were of her Department’s (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
George Eustice
Defra employees are paid within salary bands according to their grades, they are not paid by the hour. The tables below set out a calculation of average hourly pay for all employees within the central department, by grade, and by BME, Non-BME, and Undeclared ethnic status (employees that have not declared their ethnicity).
|
2015 |
BME |
Non BME |
Undeclared |
|
AA |
* |
* |
£8.96 |
|
AO |
£12.15 |
£12.17 |
£11.43 |
|
EO |
£14.96 |
£13.92 |
£13.80 |
|
HEO |
£17.29 |
£16.79 |
£15.98 |
|
SEO |
£20.54 |
£19.96 |
£20.05 |
|
G7 |
£27.43 |
£27.33 |
£26.30 |
|
G6 |
* |
£32.62 |
£33.10 |
|
SCS |
* |
£39.77 |
£46.42 |
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2016 |
BME |
Non BME |
Undeclared |
|
AA |
* |
* |
£9.84 |
|
AO |
£12.06 |
£12.17 |
£12.16 |
|
EO |
£14.89 |
£14.41 |
£13.99 |
|
HEO |
£17.23 |
£16.66 |
£16.05 |
|
SEO |
£20.47 |
£20.51 |
£20.42 |
|
G7 |
£27.40 |
£27.35 |
£26.65 |
|
G6 |
* |
£33.04 |
£32.84 |
|
SCS |
* |
£42.62 |
£48.85 |
*Number of staff in this group are below publishable level
Good progress is being made on actions in the Government’s Talent Action Plan and Defra’s Diversity Strategy to ensure that Defra is able to recruit and retain employees from a diverse range of backgrounds, and to enable them to develop and progress on merit.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Knight on 2016-07-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department deploys speed cameras that photograph vehicles from the front in addition to speed cameras that photograph vehicles from the rear; and for what reasons his Department does not have a single policy on the deployment of such cameras.
Andrew Jones
It is for local authorities and police to decide how they wish to operate speed cameras. The Department issued guidance in 2007 entitled “Use of speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement: guidance on deployment, visibility and signing”. I wrote to all local authorities in England and Wales on 20 October 2015 to remind them of the guidance which is available on gov.uk.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jon Trickett on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trainee GPs have been informed by Capita and Primary Care Support England that they are no longer allowed to practice as they are not currently on the national list for medical performers.
David Mowat
NHS England advises that, currently, there are approximately 720 applications for general practitioner (GP) trainees to be added to the performers list.
The processing of applications to join the National Performers List was taken over by Capita in September 2015, and there have been some delays in Capita’s processing of applications. NHS England is working closely with Capita to identify all cases which may be affected by delays in processing applications, and those identified are being investigated and urgent cases prioritised. NHS England expects all GP trainees to be on the performers list by the end of October when their grace period for inclusion ends.
The decision to admit a GP trainee to the performer list is the sole responsibility of NHS England rather than Capita. There have been some instances where Capita have informed GPs that they cannot practice because their application to the performer list has not been completed. Where we are aware of such instances, those GPs have been contacted by NHS England and provided with the correct advice relating to their individual circumstances. Where necessary, NHS England has taken further action to expedite the performers’ list process.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people applied to study medicine at university in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
Ben Gummer
Information on the number of applications to English universities by cycle year is available on the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service website in the document:
DR3_031_03 Applications by detailed subject group and provider country
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2016-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies on training teachers of the findings of the National Audit Office report, Training new teachers, published in February 2016.
Nick Gibb
We are considering the findings of the National Audit Office report on training new teachers. The Permanent Secretary and Sinead O’Sullivan, Director of Programme Delivery in the National College for Teaching and Leadership, will be appearing as witnesses before a Public Accounts Committee hearing on the report on Monday 7 March 2016. This will be an opportunity to discuss the content of the report.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the nature of the contribution of Mr Paul Newby was to the drafting of and consultation process for the Pubs Code; and when those contributions were delivered.
Anna Soubry
Mr Newby has not been involved in the drafting of and consultation process for the Pubs Code.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2016-04-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Life Chances Strategy will include the provision of funding to support positive family relationships; whether funding under that strategy will include families with teenage children; and if he will make a statement.
Priti Patel
This government believes that families play an essential role in improving the life chances of children of all ages. As the Prime Minister announced in his speech on 11th January, funding for relationship support is being doubled in this Parliament with an extra £35 million to support family relationships. More details will be set out in the forthcoming Life Chances Strategy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Brazilian government on ensuring the safety of athletes and tourists travelling from the UK for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Mr Hugo Swire
I met the Brazilian Minister for Sport on 7 June and discussed preparations for the Rio 2016 Games, including security. The British and Brazilian Governments, as consecutive hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, have cooperated across a range of areas in preparation for the Rio 2016 Games. We have shared our experience of hosting London 2012 through visits to both the UK and Brazil by security and safety experts and through regular discussion of athlete and tourist safety. In advance of the Rio 2016 Games, we encourage all visitors to Brazil to consult our ‘Stay ahead of the Games’ consular campaign, which provides further advice on how visitors can best ensure their own safety during Games time.