Tag: 2016

Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to process a Security Industry Authority licence application has been in the last year.

Brandon Lewis

The average time taken to process applications is unavailable in the format requested. The SIA’s new IT system (introduced in July 2016) enables more detailed performance analysis. The system shows that the average number of days for processing applications (including renewals) was 38 days in July and 30 days in August. Once fully embedded, the SIA expect that the processing time for applications will be quicker than under the old system. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) have an annual performance target to process 80% of applications (including renewals) within 25 working days. The SIA met this annual target in the 2015/16 financial year. Performance for 2016/2017 to date is included in the table below.

	Applications	Percentage within 25 working days
Sep-15	11618	89%
Oct-15	10799	85%
Nov-15	10499	83%
Dec-15	8589	76%
Jan-16	9905	80%
Feb-16	10597	83%
Mar-16	10352	85%
Apr-16	9951	86%
May-16	9889	81%
Jun-16	9277	80%
Jul-16	6305	46%
Aug-16	9208	72%

January 1, 2023

Rob Marris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rob Marris on 2016-01-06.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government will publish its response to the discussion document on Intermediaries Legislation (IR35).

Mr David Gauke

The discussion period closed on 30 September and the Government will announce next steps in due course.

January 1, 2023
Lord Greaves – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Greaves on 2016-02-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Neighbourhood Development Orders have been approved by referendum in each year since and including 2012; where those referendums were held; and what development each referendum authorised.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

The Department does not undertake formal monitoring of Neighbourhood Development Orders, however we are aware of four Neighbourhood Development Orders that have passed referendum since 2012, including three Community Right to Build Orders. Details are set out in the attached table.

January 1, 2023

Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.

Joseph Johnson

The table below provides a breakdown of overtime paid and the number of claimants for each month in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) HQ, in the last 24 months from February 2014 to January 2016.

The relevant budget holder must give approval before overtime can be worked or overtime pay claimed. Overtime pay is non-pensionable and can only be paid to staff below the Senior Civil Service. Approximately 0.3% of the annual BIS paybill is paid in overtime.

Month	Overtime Payments – BIS HQ	Number of BIS HQ Staff Making Claims
February 2014	£55,032.15	98
March 2014	£73,754.92	102
April 2014	£61,699.33	97
May 2014	£38,664.16	75
June 2014	£64,135.44	91
July 2014	£79,053.18	106
August 2014	£45,977.38	75
September 2014	£38,306.55	69
October 2014	£33,276.09	85
November 2014	£44,786.28	68
December 2014	£47,025.85	80
January 2015	£45,380.49	64
February 2015	£58,541.14	95
March 2015	£68,139.08	99
April 2015	£52,546.46	98
May 2015	£34,257.16	69
June 2015	£44,667.14	87
July 2015	£55,187.86	81
August 2015	£47,242.28	71
September 2015	£27,737.41	61
October 2015	£44,006.48	72
November 2015	£52,376.22	74
December 2015	£48,453.85	71
January 2016	£52,221.58	69

January 1, 2023

Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2016 to Question 27887, what proportion of undecided and withdrawn appeals were (a) undecided and (b) withdrawn in each year since 2009-10; and for what reasons the number of undecided and withdrawn appeals is higher in 2015-16 than in any of the previous six years.

Brandon Lewis

The attached table shows the number of undecided and withdrawn planning appeals, these were previously combined in the table in the answer of 2 March.

The undecided number for 2015-16 is much higher than other years because it includes the live casework that is in the system at present, awaiting a decision.

The number of withdrawn planning appeals has ranged between 500 and 630 for all years except 2009-2010, when the number of appeals received was higher.

January 1, 2023
Lord Patten – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Patten on 2016-04-26.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of relations between the UK and Burundi, and of the security situation in that country.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The security situation in Burundi remains fragile with continued abductions, illegal detentions, torture, gang rapes and killings. We are also concerned at the apparent recent increase in the number of targeted assassinations, most recently the assassination of Brigadier General Athanase Kararuza and his wife on 25 April and the attempted assassination of the Minister of Human Rights, Social Affairs and Gender, Martin Nivyabandi on 24 April. I join UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in condemning these attacks.

We continue to make clear our concerns to the Government of Burundi. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) visited the country in December last year where he urged the Burundian government to engage in meaningful, inclusive dialogue with the opposition without preconditions. In January he met Burundian Foreign Minister Alain Nyamitwe to reiterate this message. Mr Duddridge writes regularly to Mr Nyamitwe to convey our concerns and to urge his government to take the necessary steps to resolve the current situation. Only a genuine and inclusive dialogue, based on the respect of the Arusha Agreement, will enable Burundian stakeholders to find a consensual solution to the situation facing their country.

Our Ambassador to Burundi in Kigali travels regularly to the country to meet members of the Burundian Government and we will shortly be increasing the British Government’s presence in Bujumbura through the recruitment of a Burundi Coordinator.

January 1, 2023
Mhairi Black – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mhairi Black on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many former Crown post offices which have been franchised have (a) closed and (b) relocated since January 2010.

George Freeman

Post Office Limited runs and manages its directly managed Crown post offices. Changes to the Crown network and arrangements for employees of these offices are the operational responsibility of the Post Office.

I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.

January 1, 2023
David Simpson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2016-09-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of nurses (a) qualifying and (b) subsequently working in the UK.

Mr Philip Dunne

Since May 2010, there have been record number of nurses working in the National Health Service in England.

In the Health Education England (HEE) Workforce Plan for England published in May 2016, HEE set out planned increases in the number of nurse training places in 2016-17. This is an increase of 14.8% in the total number of planned nurse training places since 2013-14.

The changes to healthcare education funding from August 2017 means that we can move away from centrally imposed number controls and financial limitations, enabling universities to increase nurse training places by the end of the Parliament.

Training and recruitment across the devolved administrations is a matter for that Government.

January 1, 2023
Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people and those with complex needs are able to secure meaningful employment in all professionals contexts.

Penny Mordaunt

The Government wants all disabled people and those with a long term health condition to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations. Every individual should have the opportunity to work and share in the economic and health benefits that work brings, regardless of their health condition or disability.

We will soon publish a Green Paper that will explore a range of options for long-term reform across different sectors, targeting the factors which contribute to the disability employment gap. We are engaging with a range of stakeholders, including organisations that represent the needs of deafblind people, through our preparatory work and detailed consultation plans that will follow.

Everyone has an important part to play in developing and making the transformative changes required to support disabled people into work.

January 1, 2023
Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-06.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the Counter-Avoidance Intelligence Team has received about tax avoidance in each year since 2009-10.

Mr David Gauke

The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Counter-Avoidance DOTAS Taskforce Risk Team receive and review referrals from a variety of different sources in connection with marketed tax avoidance. The information is not held in a numeric format that enables complaints to be distinguished.

January 1, 2023