The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that public-facing staff at sports venues have disability equality awareness training.
Tracey Crouch
I refer my Honourable friend to the answer to PQ 44837, answered on 7th September.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for a visitor’s visa have been (a) received and (b) refused in each of the last five years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The information requested for the last 5 calendar years is published in table vi_01_q (visa data tables volume 1) in ‘Immigration Statistics, April – June 2016’, available from the Home Office website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2016/list-of-tables#visas
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason passenger cars have been exempted from the proposed clean air zones in her Department’s plan to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions.
Rory Stewart
Local Authorities already have powers under Part 3 of the Transport Act 2000 which can be used to establish Clean Air Zones. Vehicles have to comply with European emissions standards in order to be put on the market and we have been pushing strongly for action to improve the standards and for real driving emission testing to be introduced as quickly as possible.
As set out in our air quality plan for reducing nitrogen dioxide emissions, published on 17 December 2015, we will be requiring five cities in England to introduce Clean Air Zones and discourage certain types of vehicles from entering them. The plan identifies different categories of Clean Air Zone which may be appropriate depending on the circumstances of a particular Local Authority introducing a zone. However, the plan explains that, for those five cities, we have assessed that we can bring the UK into compliance with nitrogen dioxide limits without requiring the Local Authorities to impose restrictions on passenger cars. Further, the plan sets out the Mayor of London’s commitment to introduce an Ultra Low Emission Zone by September 2020 covering a range of vehicles, including passenger cars.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Addington on 2016-02-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the National College for Teaching and Learning has in formulating the criteria for qualified teacher status.
Lord Nash
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) had no role in the formulation of the Teachers’ Standards. The Teachers’ Standards were published by the Secretary of State in 2011.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership publishes the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Criteria. These set out entry, training, management and quality assurance criteria with which all accredited providers of ITT must comply. Ofsted uses these criteria when it inspects ITT providers.
The Criteria are attached, and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434608/ITT_criteria.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Clement-Jones on 2016-02-29.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the proposal that NHS England will only pay for patients participating in data collection under the new NICE conditional approval route.
Lord Prior of Brampton
NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have proposed that, where a drug is recommended for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), its entry into the Fund would be subject to the company agreeing to fund the collection of a pre-determined data set, during a period normally lasting no longer than 24 months, and a commercial access arrangement which is affordable within the available CDF budget.
Access by eligible patients will not be restricted to the number of patients considered necessary for data collection, but any costs for treatment over and above this number will be paid for by the company.
At its meeting on 25 February 2016, the NHS England Board agreed a way forward which will see the new operating model going live on 1 July 2016.
The Accelerated Access Review is looking at ways to better use data on treatments and outcomes from initiatives, such as the CDF, to drive innovation, adoption and reimbursement of novel treatments.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on atrocities committed by Daesh.
Mr Philip Hammond
My officials have regular contact with the Joint Office of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect. Their discussions cover a range of issues related to preventing genocide and mass atrocities, including the actions of Daesh.
The UK provides funding for the Office, including for its work with religious leaders and faith-based organisations in the Middle East and North Africa.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to prevent employer’s (a) late and (b) inaccurate reporting of PAYE through real time information causing errors in the amount of universal credit received by that employer’s employees.
Priti Patel
DWP and HMRC analyse and monitor both the timeliness and accuracy of reported PAYE information. HMRC apply risk based penalties to encourage filing compliance. DWP passes queries about earnings from claimants to an HMRC team who contact employers, software developers and employer’s agents to ascertain the actual position in disputed cases and to educate them on the importance of timely and accurate data.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of frontline police officers to ensure public safety; what steps she is taking to monitor that provision; and if she will make a statement.
Mike Penning
Decisions on the size, composition and deployment of a police force’s workforce are operational matters for individual chief constables, taking account of local needs and circumstances.
Overall, the Government delivered a good settlement for policing through last year’s Spending Review, protecting overall police spending in real terms over the course of the Spending Review period, when local income is taken into account – an increase of up to £900 million in cash terms by 2019/20.
The public should therefore be in no doubt that the police will have the resources they need to keep the public safe and to respond to new threats rapidly and effectively.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2016 to Question 43906, what forecast he has made of the amount that will be spent on UK defence attachés in each country in each year to 2020.
Mike Penning
We are unable to be specific regarding the requirements in each country, as detailed figures have yet to be set for future years. Table 1 below provides a forecast of in-year expenditure for each Defence Section for financial year (FY) 2016-17, including the British Defence Staff in Washington. Table 2 shows an estimate of expenditure for Defence Sections from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Table 1
|
LOCATION |
Forecast of Outturn 2016-17 |
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ALGIERS |
£257,000 |
|
BAGHDAD |
£1,373,000 |
|
NEW YORK |
£666,000 |
|
SARAJEVO |
£324,000 |
|
KHARTOUM |
£715,000 |
|
TRIPOLI* |
£258,000 |
|
MOGADISHU |
£935,000 |
|
RIGA |
£130,000 |
|
HANOI |
£475,000 |
|
OTTAWA |
£523,000 |
|
WELLINGTON |
£357,000 |
|
SINGAPORE |
£394,000 |
|
BEIRUT |
£502,000 |
|
BUCHAREST |
£272,000 |
|
KATHMANDU |
£187,000 |
|
MEXICO CITY |
£453,000 |
|
RABAT |
£363,000 |
|
BRASILIA |
£441,000 |
|
SANTIAGO |
£371,000 |
|
SEOUL |
£715,000 |
|
JUBA |
£252,000 |
|
VIENNA |
£375,000 |
|
ACCRA |
£357,000 |
|
BOGOTA |
£536,000 |
|
MUSCAT |
£608,000 |
|
KIEV |
£492,000 |
|
PRETORIA |
£506,000 |
|
AMMAN |
£690,000 |
|
KUWAIT CITY |
£345,000 |
|
RIYADH |
£863,000 |
|
MADRID |
£299,000 |
|
MOSCOW |
£949,000 |
|
OSLO |
£303,000 |
|
NEW DELHI |
£577,000 |
|
NAIROBI |
£822,000 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
£385,000 |
|
ABUJA |
£294,000 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
£711,000 |
|
ABU DHABI |
£623,000 |
|
DUBLIN |
£237,000 |
|
HARARE |
£302,000 |
|
PARIS |
£1,453,000 |
|
FRANCE** |
£1,294,000 |
|
RANGOON |
£341,000 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
£386,000 |
|
DOHA |
£319,000 |
|
CANBERRA |
£668,000 |
|
NICOSIA |
£229,000 |
|
ZAGREB |
£223,000 |
|
BANGKOK |
£368,000 |
|
BELGRADE |
£467,000 |
|
BERLIN |
£900,000 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
£499,000 |
|
COPENHAGEN |
£273,000 |
|
THE HAGUE |
£303,000 |
|
ROME |
£563,000 |
|
ANKARA |
£658,000 |
|
ATHENS |
£566,000 |
|
JAKARTA |
£414,000 |
|
BEIJING |
£1,380,000 |
|
PRAGUE |
£355,000 |
|
TEL AVIV |
£766,000 |
|
TOKYO |
£547,000 |
|
WARSAW |
£398,000 |
|
KINGSTON |
£566,000 |
|
CAIRO |
£523,000 |
|
KAMPALA |
£275,000 |
|
DHAKA |
£346,000 |
|
YEMEN |
£249,000 |
|
BAHRAIN |
£336,000 |
|
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN |
£375,000 |
|
TBILISI |
£361,000 |
|
SKOPJE |
£473,000 |
|
FREETOWN |
£266,000 |
|
VILNIUS |
£33,000 |
|
ASTANA |
£247,000 |
|
TASHKENT |
£248,000 |
|
KABUL |
£406,000 |
|
ADDIS ABABA |
£519,000 |
|
TALLINN |
£291,000 |
|
WASHINGTON |
£3,749,000 |
|
DEFENCE SECTIONS CENTRAL FUNDING |
£9,882,000*** |
|
TOTAL |
£52,752,000 |
* Currently operating from Tunis
** UK Exchange Officers in France paid for through the Defence Engagement budget.
*** Central funding covers expenditure on the Defence Attaché network not attributable to a specific Defence Section.
Table 2
|
FY 2017-18 |
FY 2018-19 |
FY 2019-20 |
|
|
Estimated Attaché Costs |
£39,372,162 |
£39,899,766 |
£40,433,147 |
|
Estimated FCO Platform Charges |
£15,470,882 |
£15,689,819 |
£15,970,923 |
|
Estimated Total |
£54,843,044 |
£55,589,585 |
£56,404,070 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been convicted of animal cruelty offences in each of the last five years.
George Eustice
Details of convictions for animal cruelty cases for 2010 to 2015 can be found on the Government’s official website relating to Criminal Justice System Statistics in the document “Outcomes by Offence”. A link to the document can be found below. The data for animal cruelty is under the category “108 Cruelty to Animal”.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015
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