The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department’s policy is on the installation of mandatory, independently-monitored CCTV in slaughterhouses and abattoirs.
George Eustice
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the Rt. Hon. Member for Knowsley, George Howarth, on 24 June 2015, PQs UIN 2944 and 2945.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts the Home Office holds with Motorola Solutions.
Mike Penning
The Home Office holds three contracts with Motorola Solutions. These are:
(a) The Public Safety Radio Communications Service (PSRCS) Framework Arrangement for the provision of the Airwave service to the police services of Eng-land, Scotland and Wales.
(b) Contract ST03 10/641/9 for the provision of telecommunications services to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.
(c) Emergency Services Network (ESN) — Lot 2 User Services; one of the contracts that will replace the current Airwave contract.
The cost to the public purse of the Home Office contract with Airwave in Financial Year 2015-16 is forecast to be £283 million comprising £230 million paid centrally by the Home Office and £53 million paid locally by police forces to Airwave. By way of comparison, under the newly procured Emergency Services Network, the policing share of costs is expected to be less than half of the current Airwave costs.
Airwave Solutions Ltd provides mobile telecommunications services for emer-gency services. The Home Office Airwave contracts only relate to police forces, and immigration and nationality functions within the Home Office. The Home Office is not party to the contracts which many other organisations in the public sector have entered into with Airwave.
The acquisition of Airwave by Motorola Solutions means all three Emergency Services contracts now end on 31st December 2019. This provides continuity of service for the transition to the Emergency Services Network.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much compensation has been paid to (a) all energy intensive industries, (b) the steel industry and (c) the aluminium industry under the energy intensive compensation scheme since 25 November 2015.
Anna Soubry
Across all compensation schemes (EU ETS, CPS, RO & FiT) to date, we have paid out over £189m in compensation.
Of this, the steel sector has been paid over £80m.
Since 25 Nov 2015, the aluminium sector has been paid over £464,000.
Additionally, we are processing 2016 EU ETS/CPS claims, as well as RO/FIT compensation applications, so the amounts will increase significantly in coming months.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough on 2016-05-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what involvement ministers will have in determining the areas of global challenge before monies from the Global Challenge Research Fund are allocated to Research Councils.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
As stated in the recent White Paper, Government is committed to the Haldane principle, including with respect to Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). As with other areas of science and research activity, Research Councils will work with other delivery partners to prepare a high-level research strategy for the GCRF, which they will agree with Ministers. The specific approach to be taken to currently unallocated funds will be developed with delivery partners over the coming months, and will include using the funding to promote multidisciplinary research, in line with Sir Paul Nurse’s recommendations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Chidgey on 2016-07-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to continue to recognise EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and food safety approvals for imports of agricultural products from the African, Caribbean and Pacific group countries once the UK’s exit from the EU is complete, or whether they plan to require exporters from those countries to secure separate SPS and food safety approvals for exports to the UK.
Lord Price
A new Department for Exiting the European Union has been established by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, to oversee arrangements for the UK’s exit from the EU after we have triggered Article 50. Until then the UK remains a full member of the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Will Quince on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of security at London City Airport after the recent protestor security breach.
Mr John Hayes
We keep aviation security under constant review. The Civil Aviation Authority, as regulator, has carried out a full investigation of the incident on 6 September, and will continue to monitor London City Airport’s response to the incident and subsequent investigation. For obvious reasons we would not comment publicly on the details of this response.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2016 to Question 22284, how many members of (a) the National Tactical Response Group and (b) Tornado Teams have been injured during a callout at HM Prison Oakwood in each of the last three years.
Mr Shailesh Vara
There have been zero injuries to members of (a) the National Tactical Response Group and (b) Tornado Teams during a callout at HM Prison Oakwood in each of the last three years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rupa Huq on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on alleged human rights abuses in that country.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), discussed human rights issues in Egypt with President Sisi during his visit to the UK in November. He raised a number of concerns, including around the detention of political activists, mass trials and restrictions on freedom of expression. In recent months the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have continued to raise these issues with the Egyptian authorities. Most recently, Simon Gass, FCO Political Director, met the Egyptian Ambassador to London in February and raised our concerns on alleged human rights abuses.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial contribution his Department has made to each of the 16 UN peacekeeping operations which are underway.
James Duddridge
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office pays the United Kingdom’s assessed financial contributions to 16 United Nations peacekeeping operations. These payments are mandatory under the United Nations Charter. The United Nations apportions the UK’s share of contributions in accordance with United Nations General Assembly resolutions that determine the annual budget for each peacekeeping operations and the ‘Scale of Assessments’, which sets every United Nations member state’s percentage share of the United Nations Peacekeeping Budget. At present, the United Kingdom pays 5.8% of the cost of each mission, with the exception of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. These missions are funded from the United Nations Regular Budget, to which the United Kingdom currently contributes 4.5% of costs.
The table below provides the total budget and United Kingdom contribution to the 16 United Nations peacekeeping operations currently operational for financial year 2015/16:
|
Name of Peacekeeping Operation |
Total PKO budget in FY2015/16 (UK contribution) in £ millions |
|
United Nations Mission for |
38.5 (2.0) |
|
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated |
571.6 (31.8) |
|
United Nations Multidimensional |
668.5 (37.5) |
|
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti |
305.3 (15.5) |
|
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1001.3 (54.4) |
|
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur |
812.9 (39.9) |
|
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force |
40.7 (2.2) |
|
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus |
40.1 (1.2) |
|
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon |
376.8 (20.9) |
|
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei |
208.9 (8.7) |
|
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo |
30.3 (1.4) |
|
United Nations Mission in Liberia |
271.8 (14.1) |
|
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan |
793.9 (43.0) |
|
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan |
6.9 (0.3) |
|
United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire |
316.5 (16.2) |
|
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization |
24.6 (1.2) |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials will be involved in the national securing checking of the text of the Iraq Inquiry report.
Matthew Hancock
The following Departments will be involved in National Security checking: Cabinet Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence and the Intelligence Agencies.
National Security checking will ensure that the Government meets its obligations under Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights so that on publication the lives or safety of individuals are not put at risk. It will also ensure that publication of the report will not compromise national security.