Tag: 2016

Melanie Onn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the overall effect of changes to housing legislation and housing-related benefits which have come into force since 2010.

Brandon Lewis

Government interventions are reinvigorating the housing market. The number of new homes delivered last year was up by 25 per cent on the previous year, the highest year on year rise for 28 years. Completions are up and housing starts at their highest annual level since 2007, with more than 277,000 affordable homes delivered since April 2010 .

We have announced a doubling of the housing budget to more than £20 billion over the next five years to support the largest housing programme by any Government since the 1970’s

Between 2000/01 and 2012/13, the Housing Benefit bill more than doubled to £24 billion and the cost to the taxpayer increased 50%.

01/01/2023
Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-02-10.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who accumulate credit card debt after the Christmas period.

Harriett Baldwin

HM Treasury does not hold information on the number of people who accumulate credit card debt.

Publically available information on consumer credit, including credit card debt, is available up to Q4 2015 from the Bank of England. The most recent statistical release can be accessed at: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/Pages/bankstats/2015/dec.aspx

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01/01/2023
Gordon Marsden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will publish the full list of Equivalent or Lower Qualification exempt subjects announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

Joseph Johnson

Part time students studying for a second degree in subjects allied to medicine; biological sciences; veterinary sciences, agriculture and related subjects; physical sciences; and mathematical sciences will be eligible for a tuition fee loan from the 2017/18 academic year. These are in addition to the exemption for part time technology, computer science and engineering degrees introduced in 2015/16. Subject lists below these broad headings are published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/component/content/article?id=1787

01/01/2023
Andrew Stephenson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2016-04-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Pendle have found lasting work through the Work Programme.

Priti Patel

The information held by the department relates to the number of Work Programme job outcomes by various geographies and this can be found at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html

Guidance for users can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance

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01/01/2023

Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applicants there were for the Northern fund for academy sponsors by the deadline of 22 February 2016; and if she will list the trusts which were approved for funding.

Edward Timpson

In 2015-2016, the Department ran three competitions for academy sponsors to apply for the Northern Fund. The Northern Fund is designed to support the expansion of sponsors in some of the most challenging regions of the country in terms of school performance and rural and urban deprivation. The funding enables sponsors to increase their capacity to take on and improve underperforming schools.

A total of 85 applications were received by the third and final competition deadline of 22 February 2016. A total of 65 trusts were approved for funding and the names of these trusts are listed in the table below:

Sponsor Name

Abbey Multi Academy Trust

Ad Astra Academy Trust

Airedale Academies Trust

Albany Learning Trust

Beckfoot Trust

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

Bright Tribe Trust

Brighter Futures Academy Trust

Carillion Academies Trust

Carmel Academy Trust

Chester Diocesan Academies Trust (CDAT)

Cidari Multi Academy Trust

Community First Academy Trust

Consilium Academies Trust

Cranmer Educational Trust

Education Partnership Trust

Feversham Education Trust

Focus Academies Trust

Fylde Coast Academy Trust

Gawthorpe Community Academy

Great Academies Education Trust

Great Schools Trust

Holy Family Catholic Multi Multi Academy Trust

Innovation Enterprise Academy

Interserve Academies Trust Limited

L.E.A.D Multi Academy Trust

Lydiate Learning Trust

Moor End Academies Trust

New College Pontefract

Ormiston Academies Trust

Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Pendle Education Trust

Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust

REAch4 Academy Trust

SHARE Multi Academy Trust

Southmoor Academy Trust

St Paul’s (Astley Bridge) CofE Primary School

St Simon and Jude CofE Academy Trust

Stockport Learning Trust (South Manchester Learning Trust)

Tauheedul Education Trust

The Aldridge Foundation

The Dean Trust

The Dioceses of Liverpool Joint Catholic and CofE Academy Trust

The Dunham Trust

The Education Alliance

The Enquire Learning Trust

The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd

The Harmony Trust

The Heath Family Trust

The Inspire Trust

The Keys Federation

The Rowan Learning Trust

The Shotton Hall Learning Trust

The Three Saints Academy Trust

Tollbar Multi Academy Trust

Trinity Academy Halifax (TAH)

United Learning Trust

Wakefield City Academies Trust

Wardle Academy Trust

Waterton Multi Academy Trust

Wellspring Academy Trust

Whitehill Community Academy

Wirral Academy Trust

WISE Academies

Zest Academy Trust

01/01/2023

Anna Turley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anna Turley on 2016-07-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the closure of the SSI site in Redcar on (a) the natural environment and (b) Teesmouth national nature reserve.

Rory Stewart

Currently, the SSI site is being maintained in a ‘steady state’ which prevents any potential contaminants from entering the natural environment as well as keeping the public safe and the site secure. Teesmouth National Nature Reserve is not directly affected by the closure of the SSI site.

Natural England and the Environment Agency are working together with local business leaders, the Tees Valley Combined Authority and a range of non-government organisations, to explore and identify how existing operations, new economic developments and a series of ambitious environmental enhancements can be taken forward in combination with each other on the estuary. Any future uses of the site would readily be included in this approach.

01/01/2023
Matthew Pennycook – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Pennycook on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to review the decision to remove solar thermal from the Renewable Heat Incentive.

Jesse Norman

In March the Department for Energy and Climate Change published a consultation “The Renewable Heat Incentive: A reformed and refocused scheme”, including proposals relating to solar thermal.

The Government is currently considering responses to the consultation and will announce its final proposals in due course.

01/01/2023
Andrew Stephenson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the (a) conflict pool and (b) conflict security stability fund has been allocated to other states fighting Daesh since 2014.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

For national security reasons, we do not specify how much Conflict Pool and Conflict Stability and Security Fund has been allocated to other states fighting Daesh. I can confirm that in Iraq, we are making a £2 million contribution to the UN Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilisation.

01/01/2023
Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department and non-departmental public bodies receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.

Matthew Hancock

The Prime Minister’s office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.

No staff receive a home to work travel allowance or a car allowance. Health insurance is not a benefit offered to staff however, due to a TUPE transfer where Cabinet Office brought staff in from the private sector there a smaller number of staff able to claim subsidised health insurance.

01/01/2023
Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25439, on regional planning and development in Greater Manchester, when the consultation on the call for sites closed.

Brandon Lewis

We understand that no end date has been published and that the call for sites for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework is still open. Further details can be found at: https://www.greatermanchesterca.gov.uk.

01/01/2023