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  • Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effect on the self-esteem of female prison officers of having to wear a uniform.

    Mr Sam Gyimah

    All prison officers working in public sector prisons and young offender institutions are required to wear uniform as part of their conditions of service. Uniform is provided partly as a security measure to aid the immediate identification of staff. There has been no assessment of the self-esteem of either female or male officers in being required to wear uniform.

  • 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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  • Charlotte Leslie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Charlotte Leslie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms his Department uses to communicate its decisions to air cadet units.

    Mr Julian Brazier

    The Ministry of Defence, through the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO), has a variety of mechanisms to communicate its decisions and policy changes to air cadet units.

    Routine issues without any sensitive aspects are publicised on the ACO IT system, BADER, which all air cadet units have access to. These can be placed on BADER’s home page on the scrolling news announcements.

    Departmental decisions that may have some sensitive aspects are normally communicated down through the chain-of-command by either e-mail or letter. Highly sensitive issues may be briefed by senior commanders in face-to-face meetings.

  • Gordon Marsden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Gordon Marsden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2016-05-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants there were in Blackpool South constituency in (a) June 2015, (b) December 2015 and (c) the latest month for which figures are available.

    Priti Patel

    The information you have requested is available in the official Universal Credit statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics.

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  • Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

    Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-06-15.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that any non-UK EU nationals who were issued polling cards in error for the EU referendum will not be able to vote in that referendum.

    Mr Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission became aware of an issue with elections software used by a number of local authorities in England and Wales on 1 June that meant some non-eligible EU citizens had mistakenly received poll cards for the EU Referendum.

    The software provider has resolved the issue which means that none of these electors will be shown as eligible on the electoral registers to be used at polling stations on 23 June so will not be able to vote in the EU Referendum.

    All of the affected electors have also been written to by their local Electoral Registration Officer with an explanation of what happened and have been told that they will not be able to vote at the referendum.

  • Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-09-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 45389, and with reference to his Department’s press release, End of the road for grey speed cameras, published on 14 November 2015, how many camera sites that are on the motorway network currently contain working grey speed cameras; and what recent assessment he has made of Highways England’s progress in meeting the target of painting all working speed cameras yellow by October 2016.

    Mr John Hayes

    The current number of grey speed cameras on our network is 27. The Highways England programme of work is currently on target to ensure all grey speed cameras on the network are yellow by October 2016

  • Greg Mulholland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Greg Mulholland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-01-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of apprentices working in the curry industry.

    Nick Boles

    Information on the number of Apprentices working in the curry industry is not available.

    Apprenticeship starts by Sector Framework and Standard are published as a supplementary table (first link) to a Statistical First Release (second link).

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477738/apprenticeships-starts-by-sase-framework.xls

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held

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  • Louise Ellman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Louise Ellman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Ellman on 2016-02-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the level of grant funding available to Police and Crime Commissioners for commissioning support services for victims of crime; and if he will make a statement.

    Mike Penning

    I refer the honourable member to the answer which I gave in PQ 25197 to George Howarth on 9th February 2016.