The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) residential care homes and (b) nursing homes have closed in the current year and in each of the previous five years.
Alistair Burt
The Department does not centrally hold information on the number of residential care homes or nursing homes that have closed in the current year, or in each of the last five years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel handed in a formal notice of resignation in each month since January 2014.
Mark Lancaster
Details of the number of Armed Forces personnel who have handed in a formal notice of resignation since January 2014 are given in the tables below. The information provided is an estimate of the number of applications made by Service personnel to leave before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period. It relates to those who have an application to leave recorded on their personnel record on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.
Voluntary Outflow (VO) is defined as all exits from trained personnel which are voluntarily generated by the individual before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.
It should be noted that the figures do not include people who request to leave but have their application refused, or their application is not completed appropriately.
ROYAL NAVY
|
Month |
Number of Voluntary Outflow applications |
|
January 2014 |
30 |
|
February 2014 |
370 |
|
March 2014 |
190 |
|
April 2014 |
150 |
|
May 2014 |
240 |
|
June 2014 |
130 |
|
July 2014 |
190 |
|
August 2014 |
110 |
|
September 2014 |
220 |
|
October 2014 |
170 |
|
November 2014 |
170 |
|
December 2014 |
70 |
|
January 2015 |
150 |
|
February 2015 |
140 |
|
March 2015 |
140 |
|
April 2015 |
140 |
|
May 2015 |
140 |
|
June 2015 |
150 |
|
July 2015 |
120 |
|
August 2015 |
100 |
|
September 2015 |
180 |
|
October 2015 |
140 |
|
November 2015 |
140 |
|
December 2015 |
110 |
|
January 2016 |
130 |
In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
ARMY
|
Month |
Number of Voluntary Outflow Applications |
|
January 2014 |
510 |
|
February 2014 |
570 |
|
March 2014 |
510 |
|
April 2014 |
480 |
|
May 2014 |
460 |
|
June 2014 |
510 |
|
July 2014 |
420 |
|
August 2014 |
320 |
|
September 2014 |
680 |
|
October 2014 |
520 |
|
November 2014 |
460 |
|
December 2014 |
230 |
|
January 2015 |
680 |
|
February 2015 |
470 |
|
March 2015 |
400 |
|
April 2015 |
460 |
|
May 2015 |
450 |
|
June 2015 |
470 |
|
July 2015 |
410 |
|
August 2015 |
340 |
|
September 2015 |
580 |
|
October 2015 |
450 |
|
November 2015 |
400 |
|
December 2015 |
210 |
|
January 2016 |
210 |
In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
|
Month |
Number of Voluntary Outflow Applications |
|
January 2014 |
260 |
|
February 2014 |
210 |
|
March 2014 |
240 |
|
April 2014 |
180 |
|
May 2014 |
200 |
|
June 2014 |
190 |
|
July 2014 |
220 |
|
August 2014 |
180 |
|
September 2014 |
250 |
|
October 2014 |
220 |
|
November 2014 |
210 |
|
December 2014 |
150 |
|
January 2015 |
240 |
|
February 2015 |
170 |
|
March 2015 |
220 |
|
April 2015 |
200 |
|
May 2015 |
160 |
|
June 2015 |
190 |
|
July 2015 |
170 |
|
August 2015 |
160 |
|
September 2015 |
210 |
|
October 2015 |
190 |
|
November 2015 |
270 |
|
December 2015 |
130 |
|
January 2016 |
250 |
In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Mills on 2016-05-10.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff at HM Revenue and Customs work on insolvency procedures.
Mr David Gauke
Within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) debt management teams in Worthing and Edinburgh are responsible for initiating insolvency actions where other attempts to recover sums due have been unsuccessful. A third team at Newcastle lodges HMRC’s claims in insolvencies. The total number of staff engaged on insolvency work in HMRC’s debt management offices is 258.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tania Mathias on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to maintain a military presence on the site of Kneller Hall in Whitton.
Mark Lancaster
The decision to release Kneller Hall was confirmed as part of the Ministry of Defence’s land release announcement on 18 January 2016. Whilst the site will not be released before 2018, there are no plans to maintain a military presence (people permanently living and working) at the site once it has been released.
I am keen to reinforce the Military relationship with the Kneller hall site, utilising our historic links with Twickenham Borough Council who have signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging specific support for the Armed Forces Community.
We have also previously committed to continue to hold concerts at Kneller Hall in order to continue the association of the area with the Armed Forces.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Blenkinsop on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it remains Government policy to (a) offer specific financial support to the UK steel industry and (b) take a 25 per cent equity stake in Tata Steel.
Mr Nick Hurd
The Government continues to make compensation payments to all Electricity Intensive Industries, including steel, for the policy costs in their electricity bills. To date we have paid the steel sector over £100 million. We continue to make significant progress in addressing the wider challenges faced by the steel sector, and are working through the Steel Council to ensure the efforts of the sector itself, the Trade Unions, and the Government are all targeted in the right areas.
We are also continuing to work with Tata, the Welsh Government and Trade Unions to support commercial discussions on the future of the company’s remaining UK assets.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department provides to outdoor recreational activities across the UK; and if he will make a statement.
Tracey Crouch
We recognise the importance of outdoor recreation and this is reflected in our new sport and physical activity strategy, published in December 2015. Sport England is currently working with the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) on the ‘Getting Active Outdoors’ insight report – the largest ever of its kind – to get the nation active – particularly children, pensioners and women. In the meantime, Sport England is investing over £68 million in outdoor recreation sports, including £3 million invested in the Britain on Foot campaign, to get more people hillwalking, trail running and mountaineering.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Drew Hendry on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he estimates the sale of 5G licences will take place; what estimate his Department has made of the revenue from the sale of the 5G spectrum; and whether he plans to invest the revenue from the sale of the 5G spectrum in digital infrastructure.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Once 5G as a technology standard has been finalised, we will know which frequencies are more likely to be used for 5G services. Receipts from spectrum auctions are paid into the Consolidated Fund operated by HM Treasury.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Coyle on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local authority funding on levels of homelessness.
Mr Marcus Jones
This Government has always been clear that we are committed to supporting the most vulnerable people in our society. One person without a home is one too many. During the last Parliament the Homelessness Prevention Grant and our investment in homelessness programmes helped prevent 935,700 households from becoming homeless.
We have protected the homelessness prevention funding that local authorities receive, totalling £315 million by 2019-20. This builds on our commitment to increase central government funding for homelessness programmes to £139 million over the next four years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduate teachers in each subject area were recruited in each year since 2010.
Nick Gibb
The information requested is available in Table 1c of the Main tables: SFR46/2015 spreadsheet available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2015-to-2016
This table includes the number of postgraduates recruited to Initial Teacher Training in each subject from the academic years 2011/12 to 2015/16. The Department does not hold data for the academic year 2010/11.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-05-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative particulate pollution created by (a) diesel and (b) electric cars.
Rory Stewart
The UK’s main air quality concerns relate to ambient concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, in particular close to busy roads, with diesel vehicles being the major source. Electric vehicles have zero exhaust emissions and offer a clear benefit in tackling this ongoing air quality challenge.
On pollution from particulate matter, evidence is limited. Recent research suggests that battery electric vehicles have similar total emissions of particulate matter to petrol and diesel vehicles, due to their higher mass causing increased non-exhaust particulate matter. The UK Automotive Council has identified vehicle lightweighting as a strategic technology priority, and recent Government research and development funding of £38 million will support a number of projects in this area.