The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many employment tribunals mental health was a contributing factor in each year since 2010.
Mr Shailesh Vara
This information is not held.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Kawczynski on 2016-02-22.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on stakeholders of the proposed changes to entrepreneurial tax relief.
Mr David Gauke
The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2015 that it will consider bringing forward legislation to amend the changes made by Finance Act 2015 to entrepreneurs’ relief, in order to support businesses by ensuring that the relief is available on certain genuine commercial transactions. Changes to taxation are announced by the Chancellor at the Budget and the effect of changes are published in a Tax Information and Impact Note.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Thompson on 2016-03-16.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has set a deadline for implementation of a city deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland.
Greg Hands
The Budget formally announced the opening of discussions with local partners and the Scottish Government towards a City Deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland. No deadline has been set for their conclusion or for implementation of a Deal, but we will work with all parties to ensure that discussions proceed at an appropriate pace for delivering the best Deal to drive economic growth in Edinburgh and South East Scotland.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-04-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he provides to the NHS Leadership Academy on the selection of candidates.
Ben Gummer
The Department does not provide specific guidance to the Leadership Academy on the selection of candidates.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what data the Land Registry holds on the number of leasehold domestic properties in (a) the London Borough of Harrow and (b) England in each of the last 10 years.
Anna Soubry
The data requested is on the attached spreadsheet. Land Registry has also provided data relating to both the number of leasehold titles and the number of transactions affecting leasehold titles in Harrow and in England in each of the last 10 years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2016-07-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to act upon the Resolution of the House of 20 April 2016 on the recognition of genocide by Daesh against Yazidis, Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The Government shares the House of Common’s condemnation of Daesh atrocities and we remain very concerned about appalling crimes committed against Christians, Mandeans, Yezidis and other minorities, as well as the majority Muslim populations in Iraq and Syria. Daesh’s victims, whether in Iraq and Syria or elsewhere in the world, must receive justice. This is why the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), announced on 21 July that the UK will work with our international partners to drive a global campaign to hold Daesh to account for its crimes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Eagle on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to comments made by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer at a meeting in Birkenhead on 4 May 2015 and pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2016 to Question 45786, whether he plans to directly intervene in the review of the Mersey tunnel tolls to reduce the cost of those tolls.
Andrew Jones
Under the Mersey Tunnels Act 2004, the power to set tolls for the Mersey Tunnels is vested in the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, who own and operate the Tunnels. The Combined Authority has already reduced the cost of tolls to fast tag users and will consider its strategic approach further, to inform the forthcoming report on its Review of tolls. This Review will inform the decision on future toll levels, which will be taken locally by the Combined Authority, as required by the Mersey Tunnels Act.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-01-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has assessed or commissioned on potential links between prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and maintaining positive thinking into later life.
Jane Ellison
Reducing the incidence of dementia, improving dementia research, raising awareness and improving the treatment and care of people with dementia is a key priority for the Government. That is why in February 2015, the Prime Minister launched his Challenge on Dementia 2020 as a successor to the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2012-15. Under the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020, we set an ambition for:
– improved public awareness and understanding of the factors, which increase the risk of developing dementia and how people can reduce their risk by living more healthily. This should include a new healthy ageing campaign and access to tools such as a personalised risk assessment calculator as part of the NHS Health Check;
– increased identification of effective ways in which people can reduce their personal risk of developing dementia, including cardio-vascular and cognitive strategies, and ways of encouraging these approaches to improve public health and wellbeing; and
– overall spending for dementia research from all sectors to double by 2025.
Research funding for dementia research doubled under the last Government and will be maintained to total over £300 million over the period of the current government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times he has used his powers under Section 25B (5) of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973 to give local planning authorities powers to exempt certain areas from the provisions of Section 25A of that Act without the need for them to request his consent; and which local planning authorities he has so exempted.
Brandon Lewis
My rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government(Greg Clark) has received one request from a local planning authority to exempt particular properties or areas under section 25A of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973. The request was made by Westminster City Council, and is currently under consideration by Ministers. The Secretary of State has not used his powers under Section 25B (5) of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-02-22.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether public sector net debt is forecast to fall in the next financial year.
Harriett Baldwin
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produce the forecast for public sector net debt. Based on the OBR’s November 2015 ‘Economic and fiscal outlook’, public sector net debt is expected to fall as a share of GDP in every year of the forecast period.