The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees in (a) Burnley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West are earning less than the national minimum wage rate which will apply from 1 April 2016.
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 Shabana Mahmood on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pathologists qualified to conduct postmortems there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
Ben Gummer
The Department does not hold this information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letter to him of 13 January 2016 from the hon. Member for Leeds North West, relating to criminal driving.
Dominic Raab
The Secretary of State for Justice replied on 3 February 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sir Nicholas Soames on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the structure is of NHS Property Services and to whom they report.
George Freeman
NHS Property Services is a limited company, registered at Companies House, and 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Health, to whom it is accountable.
It is governed by a company Board consisting of a Chair, Chief Executive and an appropriate mix of executive and non-executive directors, including a Departmental ‘shareholder representative’ director.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) E3-D Sentry and (b) Voyager aircraft are in operational use.
Mr Philip Dunne
The number of E-3D Sentry and Voyager aircraft in operation with the RAF as at 1 May 2016 is given below.
|
Forward Fleet |
Sustainment Fleet |
Total |
|
|
E-3D Sentry |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
Voyager |
9 |
0 |
9 |
The Forward Fleet comprises serviceable and short term unserviceable aircraft. Typically the short term unserviceable aircraft are undergoing minor works, forward maintenance or any other unforeseen rectification or technical inspection that can arise on a day-to-day basis. The Sustainment Fleet includes aircraft undergoing deep maintenance, upgrade programmes or being held in storage. It excludes those declared redundant, surplus or awaiting decommissioning or disposal.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Chidgey on 2016-06-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent of Regency Mining’s operations and connections in South Kordofan.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Regency Mines is a UK-registered company, which has operated agrominerals in Sudan. Following recent contact with the company, we understand that Regency Mines has no operations in South Kordofan, an area affected by conflict. More broadly, the United Kingdom advocates for the whole of the extractives industry to adopt the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, which provide guidance to companies operating in countries affected by conflict.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mawson on 2016-09-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to remove graffiti from the rail network.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Graffiti removal on the rail network is an operational matter for Network Rail, but the company has advised me that it currently spends around £3.5 million a year for this purpose.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Jones on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with bookmakers on the single-staffing of high street betting shops.
Tracey Crouch
I meet with the betting industry, Gambling Commission, and other interested organisations regularly. I am aware of the concerns around single-staffing of high street betting shops but expect bookmakers to adhere to their statutory requirements and minimum voluntary standards to protect staff from risk.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Bruce on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the implications for his Department’s policies on devolving Sunday trading regulations are of the findings of the report from Oxford Economics, Economics impact of deregulating Sunday trading, published in September 2015, on losses in sales for the convenience store sector.
Anna Soubry
In formulating its final proposals, the Government has carefully considered all the evidence submitted during the consultation process.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of free-flow technology on the Severn Bridge.
Andrew Jones
The Government is considering the future of tolling arrangements at the Severn Crossing once the concession ends. I expect to consider the merits of free-flow technology in this context, although no options have yet been developed. To help understand whether this may be worth pursuing, my Department is attempting to estimate the potential traffic benefit of removing the barriers, though this work is not yet complete.