Tag: 2016

Ian Liddell-Grainger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department’s policy is on the future development of tidal lagoons in the UK.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government recognises the potential that exists in harnessing tidal energy around the coastline of the UK.

That is why we are commissioning an independent strategic review to assess the case for tidal lagoons and consider whether they could represent value for money for the consumer.

Government will carefully consider the recommendations from the review before making decisions on future development of tidal lagoons.

January 1, 2023
Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of attendees at the NHS England Mental Health Crisis Care Summit were mental health service users.

Alistair Burt

The second mental health Crisis Care Concordat national summit was held on 24 November 2015, hosted jointly by the Department and Mind.

The event concentrated on progress with improving crisis care since the launch of the Concordat in February 2014. The Summit was full, with 250 delegates and speakers. All delegates were Concordat activists – either involved in their local Crisis Concordat groups or representatives from national signatory and supporter organisations. People with lived experience and carers attended, as well as members of the National Survivor User Network. Some attendees will have been present representing their organisations but also will have had lived experience, and it is therefore not possible to calculate the number of those attendees who were mental health service users.

All Departmental conferences involve stakeholders and service users as part of the preparation process.

January 1, 2023
Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-04-27.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many court martials have taken place in the last year; and of those how many resulted in (1) convictions, and (2) acquittals.

Earl Howe

The Courts Martials tried a total of 477 individuals during 2015. Of these, 362 resulted in a conviction and 115 resulted in acquittal.

January 1, 2023
Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-06-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.37e of the Educational Excellence Everywhere White Paper, when she plans to launch the Excellence in Leadership Fund.

Nick Gibb

The Department’s White Paper Educational Excellence Everywhere stated that we would launch an Excellence in Leadership Fund to encourage the best Multi-Academy Trusts and other providers to develop innovative ways of boosting leadership, particularly in areas of most need. The Fund will help to better support schools to develop a strong and diverse set of school and system leaders, through specific activity aimed at groups that are still under-represented in leadership positions. Further information about the timing and budget for the Excellence in Leadership Fund will be made available in due course.

January 1, 2023
Alistair Carmichael – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effect of Ofgem’s plans to introduce a Partial View in the Confidence Code Review 2016 on the proportion of the cheapest energy tariffs that will potentially be hidden from consumers using accredited price comparison websites.

Jesse Norman

It is vital that customers trust price comparison websites, as they offer real opportunities for improving competition and I expect price comparison websites to be clear to consumers when they are not providing a whole market tariff comparison.

Ofgem are currently consulting on proposals to allow price comparison websites to only show those tariffs that consumers can switch to through the price comparison website as a default, but they must also provide quick and easy access to a webpage showing all tariffs available on the market. The consultation closes on 28 September and is available online at

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2016/08/whole_of_market_consultation.pdf

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January 1, 2023
Peter Kyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-10-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which budget will supply funding for the estimated running costs of the Institute of Apprenticeships.

Robert Halfon

The Institute for Apprenticeships will be funded by the Government using public funds. It is expected that part of its budget will be provided by funding freed up from savings across the Department.

January 1, 2023
Caroline Lucas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-01-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Brimstone missiles have been used in Syria since 2 December 2015.

Penny Mordaunt

Between 2 December 2015 and 12 January 2016 there have been four Brimstone missiles used against Daesh targets by the RAF in Syria.

January 1, 2023

Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which (a) academies and (b) free schools applied to the Secretary of State to have their funding arrangements changed to allow them to vary their school admissions requirements in each year since 2009-10; and which such applications were approved.

Edward Timpson

In total, between 2012 and 2016, three requests have been considered by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to vary in-year admissions arrangements of academies and free schools outside of the normal admissions timeframe. One relates to an academy and two to free schools. The two applications from the free schools were approved. The EFA was established in April 2012. We do not hold figures relating to this question prior to this date.

The table below sets out the number of requests from academies and free schools considered and approved by the EFA from 2012-13:

	Requests to vary admissions requirements
	Academies	Free Schools	Approved
2012-13	0	0	0
2013-14	0	0	0
2014-15	0	1	1
2015-16 Current financial year to date i.e. April 15 to Jan 16	1	1	1
Total	1	2	2

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January 1, 2023

Chi Onwurah – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent officials are (a) budgeted for and (b) actually employed in each African country in which the UK has an Embassy or High Commission.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The attached spreadsheet (PQ 28132 – FTE Africa v0.3) details the number of UK based FCO staff budgeted for and employed in each African country which the UK has an Embassy or High Commission.

January 1, 2023
Melanie Onn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in Great Grimsby constituency have retired in the last 12 months.

Alistair Burt

This information is not collected centrally.

January 1, 2023