The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rehman Chishti on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military pilots have sought medical assistance and been stood down after a laser pen attack.
Mark Lancaster
Data on military aircrew seeking medical assistance or being stood down from flying following a laser pen incident is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Kawczynski on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Russian government to return the 2010 Polish presidential air plane wreck to Poland.
Mr David Lidington
Immediately after the Smolensk tragedy, the UK Government extended our deepest condolences to the Polish government and people for the loss of their President, his wife and 94 others. The conduct of the investigation into the crash and the return of the wreckage is a matter for Poland and Russia, and we have received no requests to intervene.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcome was of his Department’s application of the Family Test to the decision to impose a new contract on junior doctors.
Ben Gummer
On the 11 February 2016 my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State made an oral statement, Official Report, columns 1763-1765 in which he announced that he would proceed with the introduction of a new national contract for doctors in training, following advice that there was no realistic prospect of reaching agreement with the British Medical Association.
The Secretary of State will carefully consider the draft final terms of such a contract in light of any applicable duties and the Family Test.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Black of Brentwood on 2016-04-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to consult family members and children in the London Borough of Lambeth about their experience of children’s services in the Borough.
Lord Nash
As part of Ofsted’s inspection of children’s social care services in Lambeth (reported on 12 May 2015), Ofsted met with children, young people, parents, carers, care leavers and Lambeth’s Children in Care Council, who provided direct evidence about their experiences of Lambeth’s children’s services.
Ofsted inspectors also talk to young people as part of bi-annual visits to children’s homes; and take children’s and parents’ views as part of an annual survey of all children’s homes and fostering agencies. These surveys inform Ofsted’s lines of enquiry for subsequent inspections and decisions about the timing of inspections.
The independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, led by the Hon. Dame Lowell Goddard DNZM, is taking evidence from those affected by child sexual abuse in Lambeth.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Tredinnick on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the recent decision of the US and Indian governments, announced in the press release of the government of India on AYUSH of 3 March 2016, to review and cooperate on whether to reduce morbidity from cancer using ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy interventions.
Jane Ellison
The Department has not made an assessment on this matter.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Field on 2016-07-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with Transport for London on the (i) timetable and (ii) provisions of legislation on pedicabs in London to ensure that they are able to regulate swiftly once primary legislation is in place.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The need for urgent action on pedicabs was discussed at the Secretary of State’s meeting with the Mayor on 13 June, and at Lord Ahmad’s meeting with the Deputy Mayor for Transport on 16 June. Officials from the Department for Transport have had regular meetings with their opposite numbers in Transport for London to ensure that TfL are ready to respond as soon as the necessary primary legislation is enacted.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Correction of 8 September 2016 to the Answer of 1 June 2016 to Question 38139, how much of the £10.3 million of minimum wage arrears recovered in 2015-16 was recovered from the 814 employers who were issued with both a Notice of Underpayment and a financial penalty; and how many workers were identified as having been underpaid by those 814 employers.
Margot James
Further to the response to PQ 38139, HM Revenue & Custom’s updated enforcement data for 2015/16 shows that 815 employers were issued a Notice of Underpayment and paid a financial penalty for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. These employers collectively owed £8,157,919 in arrears to 43,995 workers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Cameron on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what procedures her Department has to determine which countries are at risk of becoming fragile states in order that such risks can be managed.
Mr Desmond Swayne
DFID maintains a list of fragile states based on open-source data from a range of sources including the World Bank, UN and the World Peace Index. We update this list regularly to reflect changes in the data.
DFID also makes use of the Cabinet Office’s annual Countries at Risk of Instability report and quarterly Countries at Risk of Instability tracker.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many freedom of information requests were (a) granted and (b) refused by his Department in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
Departmental Freedom of Information performance statistics have been published by the Ministry of Justice since 2010. These include the number of requests that were granted in full, partially withheld and fully withheld. They are available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees have been held in the Kingfisher Isolation Unit in Yarl’s Wood in each year since 2010.
James Brokenshire
The accommodation in Kingfisher Unit is used for individuals removed from general association in accordance with Rules 40 (removed from association) and 42 (temporary confinement) of the Detention Centre Rules 2001.
Rule 40 states that an individual may be removed from association where it appears necessary in the interests of security or safety that they should not associate with other detained persons, either generally or for particular purposes.
Rule 42 states that a violent or refractory individual may be confined temporarily in special accommodation, but not as a punishment, or after he/she has ceased to be refractory or violent.
Management information held by the service provider, Serco, for Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre is only available for the number of instances that the accommodation was used for these purposes and cannot be provided for the numbers of individuals except at disproportionate cost.