The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karen Buck on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many home visits were provided to adult social care clients (a) in total and (b) per 1,000 of the population aged 65 and over in each English local authority in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2014-15.
Alistair Burt
We are informed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre that the information requested is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
George Eustice
The table below shows the amount of overtime paid to staff in core-Defra in each of the last 24 months.
|
Month |
Amount |
Month |
Amount |
|
January 2016 |
£33,554 |
January 2015 |
£35,948 |
|
December 2015 |
£27,057 |
December 2014 |
£28,661 |
|
November 2015 |
£22,909 |
November 2014 |
£16,501 |
|
October 2015 |
£16,567 |
October 2014 |
£13,301 |
|
September 2015 |
£15,046 |
September 2014 |
£17,162 |
|
August 2015 |
£24,904 |
August 2014 |
£36,683 |
|
July 2015 |
£20,092 |
July 2014 |
£22,531 |
|
June 2015 |
£14,361 |
June 2014 |
£10,520 |
|
May 2015 |
£7,956 |
May 2014 |
£18,307 |
|
April 2015 |
£25,870 |
April 2014 |
£29,799 |
|
March 2015 |
£18,566 |
March 2014 |
£45,721 |
|
February 2015 |
£23,534 |
February 2014 |
£34,667 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the Directors in his Department has responsibility for the Armed Forces Covenant.
Justin Tomlinson
The department takes its ongoing responsibilities under the Armed Forces Covenant very seriously. Pete Searle, the Strategy Director for Working Age Benefits, is DWP’s Armed Forces Advocate responsible for ensuring that the needs of service personnel, their families and veterans are properly catered for by the Department. This means ensuring that these groups are not disadvantaged as a result of military service, and providing special treatment where appropriate.
Every Jobcentre district has an “Armed Forces Champion” to provide a level of expertise for Jobcentres on Armed Forces matters. This is backed up by guidance covering the special rules that are in place, such as ex-service personnel having early access to the Work Programme, and information on any particular challenges they may face, such as the impact on employment prospects of frequent changes in locations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Will Quince on 2016-04-25.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34465, if HM Revenue and Customs will take steps to enable web-users to include honours when completing government online forms.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does allow customers to enter their title but it does not allow customers to enter other honours. Major changes would be required to a wide range of internal HMRC IT services to capture and store this information. The cost of making such changes would be disproportionate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been contributed by energy suppliers towards the rebate on electricity bills under the Warm Home Discount Scheme in each year since 2010.
Andrea Leadsom
From 2011 to 2015, energy suppliers spent a total of £868m on electricity bill rebates under the Core and Broader Group elements of the Warm Home Discount. The annual breakdown is set out below.
|
Scheme year |
Total contribution on rebates |
|
Scheme year 1 ( 2011/2012) |
£112.3m |
|
Scheme Year 2 (2012/2013) |
£198.1m |
|
Scheme Year 3 (2013/2014) |
£248.66m |
|
Scheme Year 4 (2014/2015) |
£309.3m |
We expect that at least £286m has been spent by suppliers on direct rebates in 2015/16.
From 2011 to 2015, households have also received other assistance through the Warm Home Discount to the value of £264m.
Government announced in the Spending Review in November 2015 that the Warm Home Discount scheme would be extended to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m per year, rising with inflation, to help households who are at risk of fuel poverty with their energy bills.
Further details can be found in Ofgem’s annual reports at:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-4.
“
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he has had with Didier Seeuws, Head of the Brexit Taskforce at the European Council.
Mr Robin Walker
The Prime Minister has been clear we will not give a running commentary on Brexit negotiations. We will ensure that we engage closely with all relevant interlocutors.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role Ofqual has in the setting of the requirements for special needs access to examinations specified by the Joint Council for Qualifications.
Nick Gibb
This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write directly to the Honourable Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN and the International Criminal Court to ensure they take action in cases in which civilian populations are besieged and deprived of food and medicines as a method of waging war.
James Duddridge
The United Kingdom has co-sponsored resolutions at the United Nations Security Council that call for an end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians, including illegal siege tactics and obstructing the flow of humanitarian aid. The International Criminal Court can take action when a war crime or crime against humanity is suspected to have been committed in or by a country which is party to the Rome Statute, or when a situation is referred to them by the UN Security Council. The starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited in international and internal conflicts. We will continue to work with our international partners to look at every available option to ensure all State and non-state actors engaged in armed conflict respect International Humanitarian Law and act in accordance with their obligations there under.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2016 to Question 24141, what categories of security incident were classed as other security breach in that answer.
Mark Lancaster
Other security breaches include incidents which represented a failure of a control but did not result in the loss of any information. Such breaches would be the contravention of security policy, damage, denial of service, malicious software and personal security.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Shuker on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility with international law of the arrest and transfer of children from the Occupied Palestinian Territories to Israel.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
We are clear that Israel has legal obligations as an Occupying Power with respect to the Occupied Palestinian Territories under the Fourth of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. This includes Article 49, which prohibits deportation of protected persons from the occupied territory and Article 76, providing that protected persons convicted of offenses shall be detained and serve their sentences within the occupied territory. We regularly talk to the Government of Israel with regard to the implementation of those obligations and raise our serious concerns, including about the treatment of Palestinian children that are arrested and detained in Israeli prisons. We have been clear with Israel that forcible transfer would be a breach of international humanitarian law and would have serious ramifications on Israel’s international standing.