The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what contingency arrangements the Government Equalities Office has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.
Caroline Dinenage
We refer the Right Hon. MP to the response submitted by the Cabinet Office.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Browne of Belmont on 2016-02-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in reducing the levels of youth unemployment in Northern Ireland over the last three years.
Lord Dunlop
The Government is reducing the largest structural deficit in UK peacetime history and this more than anything will help deliver a sustainable economic recovery and so directly assist young people get into employment.
The Government has also abolished employer National Insurance Contributions for under-21 year olds from April 2015 making it cheaper for businesses in Northern Ireland to employ young people.
According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the number of unemployed 16-24 year olds in Northern Ireland has fallen by 5 per cent in the last three years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2016-02-29.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the evidence that recent attacks on the north-east Borna State in Nigeria, and attacks in neighbouring Chad and Cameroon, are being carried out by Boko Haram.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Boko Haram usually do not claim responsibility for individual attacks, which often take place in remote areas with no international presence. However, they are the only terrorist organisation conducting this type and scale of attack in North East Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad Basin region, including in Chad and Cameroon. This assessment is shared by Nigerian National and State-level authorities as well as civil society across the region.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff currently work at the marine offices in (a) Tyne, (b) Plymouth, (c) Beverley, (d) Orpington, (e) Harwich and (f) Norwich; and how many unfilled vacancies exist at each such location.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The table below shows the current level of staffing (Headcount and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)), current full complement and vacancies at each of the six locations listed:
|
Marine Office |
Full Complement (FTE) |
Current Headcount |
Current (FTE) |
Vacancies (FTE) |
|
|
a |
Tyne (includes Ensign Unit) |
23.60 |
18 |
15.90 |
7.7 |
|
b |
Plymouth |
8.27 |
9 |
6.94 |
1.33 |
|
c |
Beverley |
19 |
16 |
14.66 |
4.34 |
|
d |
Orpington |
12 |
11 |
10 |
2 |
|
e |
Harwich |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
f |
Norwich |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-04-27.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) polling, (b) focus groups and (c) other research the Government has commissioned on the EU referendum since 1 January 2015; and what the cost to the public purse of all such research has been to date.
John Penrose
All costs associated with the planning of referendum public information activity are contained within the costs published on 6th April (2016).
Cabinet Office asked independent polling company TNS to carry out a survey in March (2016). This poll found showed that 85% of the public wanted more information on the EU referendum from the Government. TNS published this poll on their website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much profit Govia Thameslink Railway was expected to make over the lifetime of its franchise according to the original business case; and how much profit that company has made since the start of that franchise.
Claire Perry
The profit Govia Thameslink Railway expected to make over the lifetime of its franchise is a commercially sensitive figure. With regard to their actual profits, Govia will publish their audited annual accounts as required through Companies House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants her Department has paid to the RSPB in each of the last five years; and for what purpose each such grant was paid.
Dr Thérèse Coffey
Grant payments made by core Defra to the RSPB during financial years 2011-12 to 2015-16 are shown the table attached.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of (a) existing trade deals and (b) trade deals under negotiation by the EU will be available to countries in the European Free Trade Area.
Greg Hands
Countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are not party to any EU trade deals, either existing or under negotiation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when any Ministers in his Department last met Chagossian representatives; and when they next plan to do so.
James Duddridge
Ministers last met the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) All-Party Parliamentary Group in February 2015. Officials have held meetings with around 500 Chagossians in the last 12 months in London, Crawley, Manchester, Seychelles and Mauritius. The Government has recently undertaken a twelve week public consultation about a potential resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory, and I am now considering the results, with a view to the Government determining a way ahead on this important issue very soon. It would be inappropriate to meet Chagossians until the results of this consultation have been considered.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bradshaw on 2016-02-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in devolving transport powers to local authorities, it is their intention also to grant authorities the power to implement part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 so that they become responsible for tackling rising congestion and poor air quality or urban roads, and to promote more efficient bus operation.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Government will continue to work with local authorities to consider whether there are powers that would be appropriate to devolve as part of their devolution deals.