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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Howlett on 2016-02-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to secure the appropriate data to monitor the progress of programmes which encourage the uptake of STEM subjects and careers by girls.
Joseph Johnson
The Government funds a number of programmes which encourage the uptake of STEM subjects by girls. We monitor the progress of these programmes against their key performance indicators through regular reports, and by evaluating their impact.
In 2014 the Government published for the first time data showing the proportion of girls and boys studying A levels in science and maths at each post-16 institution, and in 2016 time series data of students entered for mathematics and science A level subjects by number of subjects and gender. Both sets of data will continue to be published on an annual basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total revenue has been generated from foreign-registered freight lorries under the Dart Charge scheme since that scheme’s inception.
Andrew Jones
From the introduction of Dart Charge on 30 November 2014 to the end of March 2016 £11,212,158 in revenue has been collected from the registered keepers of foreign freight vehicles.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-04-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects his Department to submit a final estimation of the damage caused by flooding in the South Lakes area to the European Commission as part of the UK’s application to the EU Solidarity Fund.
James Wharton
The Government submitted an initial UK application to the EU Solidarity Fund on Friday 26 February. We are in the process of refining our cost estimates and figures and will provide a further update once that process is complete.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2016-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to exempt the viewing of sporting events in which nations of the UK are participating from the obligation to pay the TV Licence.
Mr Edward Vaizey
There are no current plans to amend the TV licence framework in this way.
A TV licence is not a fee for broadcasting services, it is a legal permission to install or use television receiving equipment (such as televisions, computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, games consoles, digital boxes and DVD/VHS recorders) to watch or record television programmes as they are being broadcast. This applies regardless of which television channels a person receives or how those channels are received. The government is also bringing forward legislation to extend the requirement to hold a TV licence to people streaming or downloading television programmes through on-demand services provided by the BBC (notably iPlayer).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan for Coast, Humber and Vale.
David Mowat
Local areas will submit their plans to the national health and care bodies for consideration in October, with further public engagement and consultation taking place from this point. It is expected that the plans will be published between late October and the end of the year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-10-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) internally displaced persons, and (2) refugees from other countries, there are in Sudan.
Lord Bates
According to figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are a total of 3.2 million internally displaced people in Sudan, of which 2.6 million are long term displaced in Darfur alone (as stated in the attached).
OCHA also estimates that Sudan hosts a total of 386,283 refugees from neighbouring countries.