Tag: 2016

Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate how many (a) people and (b) organisations will be affected by the interim guidance on the new anti-lobbying clause in government grant agreements.

Matthew Hancock

The information requested is not held centrally. We are currently working on improving the data collected on grants through the development of an internal Government Grants Information System. The clause will apply to all grants except in exceptional circumstances as set out at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register.

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01/01/2023
Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-03-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many episodes of (a) traumatic brain injury, (b) spinal injury, (c) fractures, (d) dislocated shoulders and (e) ligamentous tears were sustained in school sports in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison

The Department does not hold this information.

01/01/2023
Ben Bradshaw – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Bradshaw on 2016-04-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2016 to Question 31117, whether the time period referred to when providing details of the not anticipated reduction in genital warts associated with the bivalent vaccine takes into account the impact of the introduction of the quadrivalent vaccine in 2012.

Jane Ellison

The findings of Kavanagh and others, 2014, and of Mesher and others, 2016, are consistent with the reductions in human papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 that were expected in the assessments that informed the Department’s policies. Neither of these papers report findings about genital warts incidence, both report no decrease in HPV types 6 and 11; this is also consistent with expectations in assessments that informed the Department’s policies.

The answer of 23 March 2016 stated, ‘data reported to Public Health England (PHE) from genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics shows a reduction in rates of genital warts diagnoses at GUM clinics between 2009 and 2014.’ This analysis has been updated with data for 2013 and 2014. The reductions reported were in patients aged 15 years and older. As the introduction of the quadrivalent vaccine was in 2012, to 12 year olds, no impact on genital warts in 15+ year olds within this time period was expected due to this introduction. Use of the quadrivalent vaccine within this age group prior to its introduction in the national immunisation programme was assessed as a possible but highly unlikely cause of the reductions seen.

The latest data from PHE showing reductions in genital warts diagnoses in GUM clinics amongst ages offered the bivalent vaccine are data for 2014: the future duration of any protection from genital warts associated with the bivalent vaccine has not been (and cannot be) inferred.

01/01/2023
Owen Thompson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Thompson on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to inform people of state pension age of the implications for their surviving civil partner in the event of their death they are not married; and how many civil partners have been denied a claim to their partner’s pension following a claimant’s death.

Justin Tomlinson

Guidance on the circumstances in which the surviving member of a married couple or civil partnership may be entitled to State Pension based on their late partner’s National Insurance contributions is available on www.gov.uk.

Information on the number of applications for State Pension based on a late partner’s National Insurance contributions which have been disallowed is not available.

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01/01/2023
Scott Mann – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Scott Mann on 2016-07-21.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replacing Vehicle Excise Duty with a roads fund fuel levy that charges motorists excise duty based upon how many miles they drive; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

No assessment has been made of a roads fund fuel levy as described by the Hon. Member. The government has previously considered calls to replace Vehicle Excise Duty with a supplement on fuel duty, but has concluded that this would not be fair. It would have a disproportionate burden on certain groups such as businesses and households in rural areas without ready access to public transport alternatives.

01/01/2023
Bob Stewart – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Stewart on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a levy on companies employing foreign workers below an agreed wage threshold.

Mr Robert Goodwill

Foreign workers in the UK benefit from the same rights under National Minimum Wage legislation as UK workers.

In addition, companies sponsoring non-EEA workers to fill vacancies under Tier 2 (General), the skilled work immigration route, must pay a salary of at least £20,800 (rising to £25,000 later this autumn and £30,000 in April 2017) or the appropriate rate for the particular occupation, whichever is higher. For non-EEA workers using the Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) route for multi-national companies, the salary minimum is £24,500, rising to £30,000 later this autumn and £41,500 from April 2017.

From April 2017, the Government will levy an Immigration Skills Charge on Tier 2 employers of £1,000 per sponsored worker per year. A reduced rate of £364 will apply to small and charitable sponsors. PhD-level roles, intra-company transfer graduate trainees, and graduates switching from the student route will be exempt.

01/01/2023
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.

01/01/2023

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

01/01/2023

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.

01/01/2023
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.

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