Tag: 2016

Paula Sherriff – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paula Sherriff on 2015-12-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she has taken to ensure that the National Infrastructure Commission gives priority to energy efficiency programmes in its investment decisions.

Andrea Leadsom

The Commission is already working with the Department on its study called ‘Delivering future-proof energy infrastructure’ and the Government intends to shortly launch a public consultation on how the Commission will work with different departments in the future.

The Commission has been set up to look at long term policy and the first energy topics it will consider are interconnectors and storage.

January 1, 2023

Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units of (a) housing and (b) affordable housing have been built on each parcel of NHS land sold in London since 2010.

George Freeman

The Department has only collected data on surplus land sales since 2011. Since then the National Health Service has sold 26 London sites. The names of the sites sold are given in the following table. The Department does not hold information about whether or not sites were sold on the open market, or the final sale price. The Department does not hold information centrally about the number of housing units or affordable homes that have been built.

NHS trust	Site
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	69 Oakley Square
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	Gunnersbury Day Hospital
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust	Henderson Hospital
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	Manor Gate Mental Health Resource Centre
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust	Wolfson Medical Rehab Centre
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust	St Lukes Hospital
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	Broadmoor Hospital Plot 1
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust	Newland House, Twickenham
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust	Roselands Resource Centre, New Malden
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	St Bernards Wing 1
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	Upney Lane Health Centre,
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust	16a Cleveland Street
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust	78 London Road, Croydon
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust	Ashley Road
North East London NHS Foundation Trust	Hedgecock Centre 1
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust	Hubert Grove
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust	Lennard Lodge
North East London NHS Foundation Trust	Mascalls Park
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	Southall/ Norwood Mental Health Resource Centre
West London Mental Health NHS Trust	St Bernards Wing 2
Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust	17 Paddington Green London
North East London NHS Foundation Trust	Stonelea (Langthorne Hospital)
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	Barnet General Hospital
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	Coppett’s Wood
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust	Part Springfield Hospital
Barts Health NHS Trust	The London Chest Hospital

January 1, 2023

Paul Flynn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make ithis policy to assess the potential merits of the pledge by the Austrian government set out in the report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, A Pledge to Fill the Legal Gap, published in February 2015 for the work of the UN Open Ended Working Group on multilateral disarmament negotiations.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The UK is committed to creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons in accordance with the goals of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a way that promotes international stability, and is based on the principle of undiminished security for all. The Austrian pledge to stigmatise, prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons runs counter to the step-by-step disarmament process; and it does not take into account the current global security and stability challenges. The UN Disarmament machinery and the Non-Proliferation Treaty provide the right framework for working towards a world without nuclear weapons.

January 1, 2023
Dawn Butler – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dawn Butler on 2016-03-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to further regulate the use of fireworks.

Anna Soubry

I am aware of recent concerns about the use of fireworks in some parts of the country. However, I believe that the majority of people enjoy fireworks sensibly, responsibly and in accordance with the current restrictions on their use and I therefore have no immediate plans to review the legislation already in place.

January 1, 2023
Anna Turley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anna Turley on 2016-04-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions Ministers of his Department have had with counterparts in non-EU states on policies and steps to reduce the number of neural tube defect-affected pregnancies.

Ben Gummer

We are not aware that any Ministers have attended any formal meetings with countries outside the European Union member states where policies on reducing the number of neural tube affected pregnancies have been discussed.

January 1, 2023
Chris Philp – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Philp on 2016-05-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of personal injury whiplash claims.

Harriett Baldwin

Between 1 April 2013 and 6 April 2015 the coalition government implemented a substantial programme of reform to reduce and control costs, strengthen the medical evidence process and reduce incentives to pursue fraudulent and unnecessary whiplash claims.

Despite that progress, the present government remains concerned about the number and cost of whiplash claims, which is why further reforms were announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in November 2015. These new reforms will remove the right to compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity from minor whiplash injuries, and reduce legal costs by raising the small claims limit for personal injury claims to £5,000. The government will consult on the detail of these reforms in due course, with a view to implementing them as soon as the necessary legislation is in place.

January 1, 2023
Judith Cummins – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Judith Cummins on 2016-07-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding schemes are available to member trusts for restoration of cultural venues in Yorkshire.

Matt Hancock

Various grant schemes are available for the restoration of cultural venues in Yorkshire. The Heritage Lottery Fund have several schemes which can be used for restoring cultural venues, including their Heritage Grants, Sharing Heritage, and Townscape Heritage, amongst others. From the Arts Council, these include Grants For The Arts, Small Capital Grants, and Large Capital Grants. Historic England also give grants to properties on the Heritage at Risk Register, and these can be used for the restoration of cultural venues.

January 1, 2023
Steve McCabe – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 44488, when he plans to tighten the Planning Guarantee for minor planning applications.

Gavin Barwell

We will make an announcement about the timetable for tightening the Planning Guarantee for applications for minor development as part of our response to the consultation on implementing the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

January 1, 2023
Seema Malhotra – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2015-12-16.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of the level of (a) consumer borrowing and (b) personal loans.

Harriett Baldwin

Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144% in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168% in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.

January 1, 2023

Angela Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Smith on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times project licence applications were referred to an independent assessor in each year since 2012.

Mr John Hayes

The Harm-Benefit Analysis (HBA) is undertaken, on behalf of the Secretary of State, by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors, all of whom are veterinary or medically qualified and trained in assessing research proposals. The HBA is the process of considering a research proposal to make a judgement whether the likely harms that the animals will experience are justified by the likely benefits. Under section 18 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, inspectors advise the Secretary of State who decides whether and on what terms a project licence should be granted.

The number of project licences which were recommended for grant by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors between 2012 and 2015 are shown in table 1, column (c).

The Secretary of State has not rejected any of the recommendations for granting project licences made by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors between 2012 and 2015.

The Home Office does not keep records of applications that have been rejected or withdrawn at the concept or drafting stage [24507]. The Home Office does not keep records of which applications were withdrawn as a result of advice from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors.

The Home Office refers project licence applications to both the Animals in Science Committee and external independent assessors for critical review. The number of project licences referred to both is given in Table 1 columns (a) and (b) respectively for the years 2012-15.

Year	(a) Project licence applications referred to the Animals in Science Committee[1]	(b) Project licence applications referred to independent assessors	(c) Project licences granted
2012	9	4	626
2013	3	0	604
2014	4	1	474
2015	3	0	577

[1] Prior to 2013 the independent advisory body was entitled the ‘Animals Procedures Committee’

January 1, 2023