The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart for the release of Tashi Wangchuk.
Mr Hugo Swire
We plan to raise the case of Tashi Wangchuk at the next round of the UK-China human rights dialogue.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals he has visited in each of the last 12 months.
David Mowat
The Secretary of State for Health has visited the following hospitals in the last 12 months.
The Secretary of State for Health Mr Jeremy Hunt
9 September 2015 St Thomas Hospital, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (FT)
12 November 2015 St Thomas Hospital, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS FT
07 December 2015 Wrightington Hospital- Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh Hospital NHS FT
09 December 2015 University College London Hospital FT
26 December 2015 Milford Hospital, Surrey
29 January 2016 Kings College Hospital London NHS FT
26 May 2016 Kings College Hospital London NHS FT
10 June 2016 Medway Hospital NHS FT
16 June 2016 Royal Lancaster Infirmary-University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT
22 June 2016 Queen’s Medical Centre-Nottingham University Hospital FT
23 June 2016 Queen’s Hospital-Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust
23 June 2016 William Harvey Hospital-East Kent Hospitals University NHS FT
27 July 2016 Yeovil District Hospital-Yeovil District Hospital NHS FT
27 July 2016 Southmeade Hospital-North Bristol NHS Trust
27 July 2016 Royal Bristol Infirmary-University of Bristol Hospitals NHS FT
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2016-10-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fall in the value of sterling on the UK’s indebtedness.
Lord Young of Cookham
All public debt issued by the UK government is denominated in pounds sterling. Therefore, any changes in the value of the currency do not affect the UK government’s indebtedness.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many defibrillators are provided in each building her Department manages.
Karen Bradley
We do not hold records centrally on the number of defibrillators across the HO estate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bradley on 2016-02-02.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that learning disabilities services are commissioned by the NHS in every prison in England.
Lord Prior of Brampton
Public Health England, NHS England and the National Offender Management Service commission individual health and wellbeing needs assessments (HNAs) in all prisons and young offender institutions in England on a regular basis. An HNA identifies the health needs of the population for which health services will be commissioned in that establishment, which includes learning disabilities.
NHS England commissions health services to standard specifications which ensures that evidence-based clinical standards of care are delivered in individual prisons.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen McPartland on 2016-02-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 28259, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to people who pay council tax of that tax in (a) Stevenage, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England in (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
Mr Marcus Jones
Council tax decisions are a matter for individual local authorities and we have not made estimates of council tax in individual areas for future years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame Morris on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Supported Accommodation review to be completed.
Justin Tomlinson
The Department for Work and Pensions jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government commissioned an evidence review into the shape, scale and cost of the supported housing sector.
Off the back of this evidence, we will conduct a policy review to ensure support is focused on the most vulnerable and the appropriate groups are safeguarded.
This review report will be published later this year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Whitehead on 2016-04-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps to ensure that Ministers and officials of her Department meet trades unions comprising the offshore co-ordinating group to discuss industrial relations and associated features of the oil and gas industry.
Andrea Leadsom
Ministers and officials in the Department and in the Oil and Gas Authority are engaging with Trade Unions as part of our continued work to encourage investment and to support jobs in the oil and gas industry.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin Docherty-Hughes on 2016-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on steps to prevent consumers purchasing counterfeit electrical goods that are being sold in Scotland.
David Mundell
I have had a range of discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Scottish Government ministers.
The UK-wide Intellectual Property Office works with law enforcement and industry partners across Scotland to reduce the availability of all types of counterfeits, including electrical goods.
Recent successful joint-enforcement activity involving the Intellectual Property Office, Trading Standards, and Police Scotland, in the Barras Market area of Glasgow, achieved over £30 million pounds worth of fake goods seized. These items included not only counterfeit electrical goods, but fake eBooks, watches, clothing, footwear, and tobacco products.
The operation saw the arrest of 100 traders, the removal of stalls selling fake goods and the return of legitimate business to the area, and is a superb example of the collective effort of Scotland’s two Governments using our powers and potential in a common endeavour.
The Government does not hold data estimating the number of counterfeit electrical goods that were sold in Scotland during the last 12 months. However, we have recently launched a landmark Intellectual Property enforcement strategy in which we have set out how we will improve our data collection. The Intellectual Property Office are developing a robust methodology for measuring the harm caused by IP infringement and a comprehensive scoreboard to be published annually. This will mean better reporting in the criminal justice system, better reporting of court cases, and a deeper understanding of consumer behaviours and emerging trends.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rehman Chishti on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support diversity champions in the police force.
Brandon Lewis
The Government is clear; increasing diversity in our police forces is not an optional extra. It goes right to the heart of this country’s historic principle of policing by consent. We must ensure that the public have trust and confidence in the police, and that the police reflect the communities they serve.
The Government has reformed policing to ensure that there is a sector-led approach to making improvements, including in the area of recruitment and representation.
The College of Policing as the professional body for policing is delivering a major piece of work -black, Asian and minority ethnic Progression 2018 – to address under-representation in policing. The Government looks forward to working with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and individual Police and Crime Commissioners as democratically elected local leaders of policing, to place a greater emphasis on this agenda and urges PCCs to consider the opportunities provided through the Police Transformation Fund.
While the Government would expect senior commitment in all forces it is for local leaders to decide how they will deliver improvements.