The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many clandestine entrants of each nationality were identified within the UK in each of the last 10 years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Home Office is improving its data collection in this area and will publish information in this area once that work is completed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Pawsey on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and young people in Coventry and Warwickshire have been treated by child and adolescent mental health services in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
Nicola Blackwood
Information is not available in the format requested. Information is only available from January 2016 onwards.
Information on the number of people in contact with young people’s mental health services at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust at the end of each month from January to May 2016 is shown in the following table.
|
January 2016 |
February 2016 |
March 2016 |
April 2016 |
May 2016 |
|
|
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust |
4,420 |
4,505 |
4,690 |
5,490 |
4,660 |
Source: Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS), NHS Digital
Notes:
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is the Government’s policy to meet the requirements for automatically joining the World Trade Organisation on leaving the EU.
Mark Garnier
The UK is a founding member of the WTO and will continue to have membership in its own right upon leaving the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2016-01-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the pilot programme for Direct Skeletal Fixation is proceeding, and when they expect that pilot to be completed.
Earl Howe
Work is currently under way between the Ministry of Defence, NHS England and the UK Departments of Health to put in place a patient referral pathway to enable access for eligible military personnel and Veterans to the Direct Skeletal Fixation programme. This includes the definition of clinical criteria to access the programme as the procedure will not be appropriate for every individual. The programme is expected to begin in spring 2016 for two and a half years and the results will be published following completion.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Huddleston on 2016-02-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on (a) allocating additional resources and (b) developing additional measures to monitor accidental interference to programme making and special events services from (i) licence-exempt and (ii) manually configure white space devices.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Government considers Ofcom’s existing powers of enforcement sufficient to address interference from unlicensed use at this time. Ofcom is working with the Federation of Communication Services to develop a Code of Practice for the installation of manually configured white space devices. Ofcom also plans to conduct early-phase compliance checks on licensees of manually configured devices.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rehman Chishti on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of laser pen attacks were recorded on trains in the last five years.
Claire Perry
The following number of incidents of involving laser pens and trains has been recorded over the last 5 years:-
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2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
81 |
76 |
46 |
64 |
59 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Howell on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the use of aid disbursed to the Palestinian Authority for purposes related to terrorist activity.
Mr Desmond Swayne
UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used to pay the salaries of civil servant and pensioners. Our support is provided through a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, which carries out close monitoring of PA expenditure. Only named civil servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible, and the vetting process ensures that our funds do not benefit terrorist groups. The process is subject to independent auditing.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2016 to Question 35419, how many taxi journeys were made by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials of his Department in each of the last five years.
Mr Mark Francois
Ministers, special advisers and civil servants in this department undertake a variety of visits to support the delivery of Government’s objectives and other departmental business. We do not hold figures for the number of taxi journeys undertaken, broken down in the format requested and this can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times she has visited Scotland in an official capacity since the 2015 General Election; and what meetings were held on each such visit.
Sir Desmond Swayne
Details of meetings with external organisations are published in quarterly returns which are available on the UK Government website.
The following ministerial visits to Scotland by DFID Ministers have taken place since last May:
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Date |
Minister |
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13 May 2015 |
MoS Swayne |
|
26 May 2015 |
PUSS Verma |
|
9 June 2015 |
MoS Shapps |
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26 June 2015 |
MoS Swayne |
|
1 July 2015 |
SoS |
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20 July 2015 |
MoS Swayne |
|
29 July 2015 |
PUSS Verma |
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14 September 2015 |
MoS Swayne |
|
6 November 2015 |
MoS Swayne |
|
7 January 2016 |
PUSS Hurd |
|
14 January 2016 |
MoS Swayne |
|
11 February 2016 |
MoS Swayne |
|
3 March 2016 |
SoS |
|
21 March 2016 |
PUSS Hurd |
|
24 March 2016 |
MoS Swayne |
|
20 May 2016 |
PUSS Verma |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has a visa waiver agreement.
Mr Robert Goodwill
All non-EEA nationals coming to the UK for periods of longer than six months unless exempt from immigration control are expected to obtain a UK visa in advance of travel.
Appendix 2 of Appendix V of the Immigration Rules lists those countries whose nationals or citizens are subject to immigration control and who additionally require a visa obtained in advance of travel as a visitor or for any purpose for less than six months. Appendix 2 also provides details of specified travel documents whose holders do not need a visa before they travel to the UK as a visitor:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules
Nationals of countries not included on the visa national list who are visiting the UK for less than six months may travel without a visa obtained in advance but will still need to seek permission to enter on arrival. An exception to this for nationals of Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait intending a stay of less than six months allows them to apply for an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) in advance of travel.