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  • Bridget Phillipson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Bridget Phillipson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2016-02-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data sets are maintained by NHS Property Services.

    George Freeman

    NHS Property Services currently holds data sets under three categories – Asset Management, Facilities Management (FM) and Finance.

    The Asset Management data set holds information under 27 categories, including the Company’s legal agreements with landlords and tenants, site plans and schedules of occupation. The FM data set holds information under 13 categories, including cost breakdowns by property and basic building and utilities data. The Finance data set holds information under four categories, including a financial register of major assets above £5,000.

    The Company currently has an on-going project to create a central database of all information relating to the portfolio. This is considered key to providing the detailed level of consistent data necessary to manage its spaces optimally.

  • Lord Hoyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Lord Hoyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hoyle on 2016-03-01.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures for the UK’s balance of trade with the EU.

    Lord Maude of Horsham

    The latest figures for the UK’s balance of trade with the EU are publically available in the ONS Balance of Payments: Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015 publication.

    The UK’s balance of trade in goods & services with the EU in 2014 was -£58.8 billion, relating to £230.2 billion in exports and £289.1 billion in imports.

  • Julian Sturdy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Julian Sturdy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2016-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of housing development sites which were previously seen as financially unviable that may now be developed under the Starter Home initiative.

    Brandon Lewis

    The Department does not hold this information. The Housing and Planning Bill and national planning policy changes will set the framework to deliver our starter homes commitment; and once in force will apply to all housing development planning applications. Section 106 agreements may of course be re-negotiated at any time by mutual consent. Planning guidance is clear that local planning authorities should be flexible in their requirements, taking into account site specific circumstances and changing circumstances, including regarding viability.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confiscation orders were issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since 2009-10; how many of those orders were not enforced; and of those orders not enforced how many people subject to those orders were in prison.

    Mr John Hayes

    The value of assets subject to restraint orders between 2009-10 and 2015-16 is shown in the tables below.

    Orders are counted as fully paid where the outstanding balance, including any interest payable, is nil. There is no central record which would show how many people subject to unenforced orders were serving prison sentences.

    Data is extracted from reports run on 4 May 2016 using the Joint Asset Recovery Database (JARD). JARD is a central repository of information relating to the seizure of the proceeds of crime.

    JARD is a live database which is continually updated. As such, the data provided may vary from reports run on earlier dates.

    Restraint Orders issued in England & Wales

    2009-10

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-2015

    2015-16

    Values (in millions)

    £648.68m

    £873.40m

    £500.78m

    £463.75m

    £393.70m

    £368.18m

    £448.10m

    Gross confiscation receipts – includes compensation paid to victims and receiver’s fees

    2009-10

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-2015

    2015-16

    Values (in millions)

    £110.39m

    £113.55m

    £124.58m

    £134.85m

    £139.20m

    £155.67m

    £206.30m

    Year

    2009-10

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-2015

    2015-16

    Number of confiscation orders issued

    5592

    6425

    6268

    6401

    6043

    5926

    5900
  • Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-06-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether the National Crime Agency plans to investigate the UK office of the law firm Mossack Fonesca.

    Mr John Hayes

    On 10 April 2016 the Prime Minister announced a new cross-agency taskforce to obtain, analyse and take action on the information that has been made available from Mossack Fonseca and to take rapid action on any form of illegality that emerges.A number of investigations are underway, and the taskforce, which is led by the National Crime Agency and HM Revenue & Customs, and which is accountable to the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will report on its progress later this year.

  • Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-09-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2016 to Question 42791, if she will publish the list her Department holds of the registered social landlords being used as at 30 August 2016 for the provision of compass accommodation to asylum seekers.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    Since 2012 UKVI has discharged their statutory duty to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and transportation via a suite of contracts known as COMPASS Contracts.

    There are six COMPASS Contracts delivered by three providers: G4S deliver services in the North East, Yorkshire & Humberside Region and the Midlands and East of England Region; Serco deliver services in the North West Region and Scotland and Northern Ireland. Clearsprings Ready Homes (formerly known as Clearel Ltd) deliver services in London and the South of England Region and Wales.

    Whilst none of the COMPASS accommodation providers are registered social landlords, all are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the standards outlined within Housing legislation (regardless of whether the provider is registered as a social landlord).

  • Peter Kyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Peter Kyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-10-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it remains Government policy to introduce a two per cent social care precept on council tax and additional funding for the Better Care Fund in 2017-18.

    David Mowat

    Yes. Local authorities who are responsible for social care will still have the flexibility in 2017-18 to raise council tax in their area by up to 2% above the existing threshold. This new funding for adult social care will be pooled with additional funding from the Better Care Fund.

  • Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Lord Moonie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-01-18.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Hellfire missiles were fired (1) in training, and (2) on operations, in each year from 2008 to 2015, and what platforms they were mounted on.

    Earl Howe

    Hellfire missiles are used by RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems and Army Air Corps Apache helicopters.

    For the Reaper Force, the Air Vehicles have been continuously deployed on Operations over the requested timescale. Consequently, there have been no missile rounds fired in Training from RAF Reaper. The following table details Hellfire missile firings from RAF Reaper on Operations in Afghanistan
    (2008-14) Iraq (2014-15) and Syria (2015).

    Year (Jan-Dec)

    UK Reaper Hellfire rounds fired on Operations

    2008

    16

    2009

    32

    2010

    58

    2011

    100

    2012

    104

    2013

    94

    2014

    93

    2015

    258

    For the Apache Force the following table details Hellfire missile rounds fired by Financial Year from Apache Helicopters in Training.

    Year (Jan-Dec)

    UK Apache Hellfire consumption in Training

    Apr 07 – Mar 08

    14

    Apr 08 – Mar 09

    18

    Apr 09 – Mar 10

    32

    Apr 10 – Apr 11

    48

    Apr 11 – Mar 12

    26

    Apr 12 – Mar 13

    37

    Apr 13 – Mar 14

    16

    Apr 14 – Mar 15

    29

    The Apache Force have fired a total 1578 Hellfire missiles on Operations in Afghanistan (FY 07-08 to 14-15) and Libya (FY11-12). However, the nature of the records held means that this total number cannot be accurately broken down by Financial Year.

  • Nusrat Ghani – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Nusrat Ghani – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nusrat Ghani on 2016-02-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered at each GP surgery in Wealden constituency; what the capacity of each such surgery is; and how many such surgeries are oversubscribed.

    Alistair Burt

    NHS England advises that the Wealden constituency includes practices from two clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) – High Weald Lewes Havens CCG and Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford CCG.

    NHS England advises that surgeries do not have a specific maximum number of patients allowed to register at a general practitioner (GP) surgery. If a practice considers that it has too many patients registered, or wishing to register, then it may request a temporary list closure, try and recruit more GPs/nurses, or may extend its premises.

    NHS England confirms that none of these surgeries currently have closed lists.

    NHS England has provided the information as shown in the following tables.

    GP practices in the High Weald Lewis Havens CCG area, with current list sizes (number of registered patients)

    Ashdown Forest Health Centre

    9,705

    Beacon Surgery

    10,638

    Bird-In-Eye Surgery

    7,761

    Buxted Medical Centre

    10,602

    Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group

    5,099

    Heathfield Surgery

    12,512

    Manor Oak Surgery

    3,466

    Rotherfield Surgery

    7,376

    Saxonbury House Surgery

    9,236

    The Meads

    8,366

    Wadhurst Medical Group

    8,802

    Woodhill Surgery

    3,237

    Source: NHS England. Validated but unpublished information on GP practice list sizes from an approved statistical collection.

    GP practices in Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford CCG area, with current list sizes (number of registered patients)

    Downlands Surgery, Polegate

    10,539

    Manor Park Surgery, Polegate

    6,740

    Bridgeside Surgery, Hailsham

    5,827

    Hailsham Medical Group

    13,067

    Quintins Medical Centre, Hailsham

    6,699

    Herstmonceux Health Centre

    3,804

    Crescent Medical Centre, Hailsham

    1,540

    Stone Cross Surgery

    11,817

    Source: NHS England. Validated but unpublished information on GP practice list sizes from an approved statistical collection.

  • Mrs Sharon Hodgson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Mrs Sharon Hodgson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 2016-03-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people left school without a Grade C in GCSE English and maths in each region in each of the last five academic years.

    Nick Gibb

    The number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 without at least a grade C in GCSE English and maths in 2014/2015 can be deduced from Table LA1 of the local authority tables published in the “Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England 2014 to 2015” statistical first release.[1] This table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved an A*-C in English and mathematics GCSEs including equivalents, including the total number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each local authority and region – from which the number and percentage of pupils not achieving a grade C in English and mathematics can be determined. Equivalent information for the previous four academic years is published in Table 15 in 2013/14[2] and Table 16 of the releases for earlier years.[3][4][5]

    [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015 (Local authority tables: SFR 01/2016)

    [2] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2013-to-2014 (Subject and LA tables: SFR 02/2015)

    [3] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-academic-year-2010-to-2011 (Additional tables: SFR 02/2012)

    [4] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-academic-year-2011-to-2012 (Additional tables: SFR 02/2013)

    [5] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised (Subject and LA tables: SFR 01/2014)

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