The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the contract with Affinity Flying Services Limited to provide fixed-wing flying training will be fully operational.
Earl Howe
Full course capability for the fixed-wing flying training service will be achieved by the end of 2019.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were processed within (i) 10 days and (ii) 16 days in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
Priti Patel
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Mar 2015 |
Apr 2015 |
May 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
Aug 2015 |
Sep 2015 |
Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
|
|
ESA claims processed in 16 days |
75,437 |
61,547 |
57,693 |
64,304 |
66,640 |
57,921 |
67,286 |
68,608 |
66,937 |
59,671 |
65,356 |
65,799 |
|
ESA % claims processed in 16 days |
94.3% |
94.0% |
93.6% |
94.2% |
94.2% |
94.2% |
94.0% |
93.5% |
94.0% |
93.0% |
94.0% |
93.8% |
|
ESA claims processed in 10 days |
71,039 |
57,797 |
54,564 |
60,980 |
63,350 |
54,751 |
63,448 |
64,874 |
63,172 |
56,129 |
62,445 |
61,682 |
|
ESA % claims processed in 10 days |
88.8% |
88.3% |
88.5% |
89.3% |
89.6% |
89.1% |
88.6% |
88.5% |
88.7% |
87.5% |
89.8% |
87.9% |
|
JSA claims processed in 16 days |
162,277 |
145,388 |
128,763 |
140,397 |
152,020 |
125,789 |
140,787 |
140,113 |
129,424 |
106,747 |
135,544 |
119,028 |
|
JSA % claims processed in 16 days |
96.9% |
97.1% |
97.7% |
97.9% |
97.7% |
97.7% |
97.6% |
96.9% |
97.6% |
97.8% |
98.0% |
95.5% |
|
JSA claims processed in 10 days |
152,973 |
137,019 |
122,136 |
132,386 |
142,162 |
118,331 |
130,165 |
130,794 |
122,034 |
100,038 |
125,329 |
102,447 |
|
JSA % claims processed in 10 days |
91.4% |
91.5% |
92.6% |
92.3% |
91.4% |
91.9% |
90.2% |
90.5% |
92.1% |
91.7% |
90.6% |
82.2% |
Source
Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what improvements have been made by the ACRO Criminal Records Office on access to overseas convictions of UK nationals convicted abroad.
James Brokenshire
The UK’s participation in the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) since 2012 means that EU Member States are now obligated to notify the UK each time a UK national is convicted of a criminal offence in another state.
In the last two years, the UK has agreed twelve bilateral agreements with countries outside the EU to improve the exchange of criminal records information (Jamaica, UAE, Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, Antigua and Barbuda, Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and St Kitts and Nevis). The UK also receives conviction information on UK nationals with countries on an ad-hoc basis via Interpol.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also notifies the ACRO Criminal Records Office when a UK national is subject to criminal proceedings overseas for a serious offence and seeks consular assistance. ACRO have also gained access to the OTRCIS system (Overseas Territory Regional Crime Intelligence System) so that they can now access convictions of British passport holders living in the British Overseas Territories).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what preliminary work her Department has carried out in preparation for the possibility of a vote to leave the EU.
Mr Ben Wallace
The Government believes that the UK is stronger, safer and better off in a reformed EU.
The Northern Ireland Office has not undertaken any work in preparation for the possibility of a vote to leave the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dawn Butler on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people paid (a) issue fees and (b) hearing fees in equal pay cases in each year since 2010.
Sir Oliver Heald
Information on Employment Tribunal fees is published in the Tribunals and Gender Recognition Statistics Quarterly on gov.uk.
Data on how many people have paid fees in equal pay cases is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Earl of Clancarty on 2016-10-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the results of their Consultation on implementing the English Baccalaureate, launched in November 2015.
Lord Nash
The results of the consultation on implementing the English Baccalaureate and the Government’s response will be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Steel of Aikwood on 2016-01-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which countries they include in their Global Mine Action Programme, and whether they will consider adding Angola to that list.
Earl of Courtown
The Global Mine Action Programme which runs from 2014 to 2017 funds mine action projects in Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Further work in Burma, Somalia, South Sudan and Zimbabwe is currently being procured. The countries were selected following an inclusive consultation which took into account factors such as other donor funding and where the impact would be the greatest. In addition, DFID took the decision to shift the UK’s mine action funding to more fragile and conflict affected countries and where DFID could align mine action work with other DFID country programmes to maximise the impact. All funds have already been allocated under this programme therefore there is no scope for Angola to be included. This year DFID will reconsider the list of countries for future mine action programmes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-02-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has (a) received and (b) made on the demolition of structures in the South Hebron Hills on 2 February 2016.
Mr David Lidington
We have not received any representations on this issue. An official from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised our concerns about the demolition of structures in the South Hebron Hills with the Israeli Office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories on 3 February.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the minimum amount of special educational needs teaching required to fulfil the Teacher Standards of having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils
Lord Nash
The Teachers’ Standards set a clear baseline of expectations for the professional practice and conduct of teachers and define the minimum level of practice expected of teachers in England.
Head teachers and other appraisers should use their professional judgement to assess teachers to a level that is consistent with what should reasonably be expected of a teacher given their role and level of experience and the specific demands of the setting in which they are working.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Beresford on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with officials of the Home Office and the police on proposals to allow members of the public to take their own ID photos for official documents on their own digital devices and the potential effect of this on ID fraud and quality of images.
Matthew Hancock
Government departments are fully committed to ensuring that the risks of identity fraud are minimised in transactions requiring photographs to be submitted. Currently applicants send paper photographs through the postal service. Technology now enables digital photographs to be submitted in online applications. In whichever channel is used the applicant must attest that the picture is a true likeness and departments put processes in place to assess the end-to-end risks of identity fraud. New technology has the potential to reduce fraud in this process, and we are investigating how technology can be used in a way that is both safe and cost effective.