The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients had epilepsy in the UK in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last five years is not collected.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which museums partly or wholly reliant on public funding, have (a) closed part of their service, (b) reduced educational programmes and (c) closed completely in the last 12 months.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The Department does not hold data on a) and b).
Between 2012 and 2016, the Department for Education has provided £4.8 million for the “Museums and Schools” programme to support regional museums working with schools, in partnership with National Museums. The programme has exceeded its targets with over 68,000 pupils benefitting, and according to Arts Council England (ACE) data, the number of children attending events at ACE-sponsored museums continues to increase.
c) In the last 12 months, three former local authority-funded museums in England have closed: Snibston Discovery Museum, Orpington Museum and Durham Light Infantry Museum.
Orpington Museum has been replaced with two permanent displays in Bromley Central Library. A section of Durham Light Infantry Museum is now on display at the Palace Green Library, as part of the Somme 1916 exhibition.
Snibston Discovery Museum’s collection has been dispersed locally – 61 objects that were on loan from Leicester City Museum Service have been returned along with 40 objects connected to the city’s industrial heritage.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michelle Donelan on 2016-06-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support the electric car industry.
Anna Soubry
The UK offers one of the most comprehensive packages of support for ultra low emission vehicles in the world, and has committed funding of more than £600m by 2020. This includes plug-in car and van grants, support for recharging infrastructure, a joint government-industry communications campaign, as well as substantial investment in R&D. In addition, the Government and industry are investing around £1bn over 10 years in the Advanced Propulsion Centre to develop, commercialise and enable the manufacture of advanced propulsion technologies in the UK. The UK manufacturers around one in five of the pure electric cars sold in the European Union.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Glindon on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what response his Department plans to make to the reports published on 9 September by (a) the Office for National Statistics and (b) Public Health England on drug-related deaths; and if he will make a statement.
Nicola Blackwood
The Government is concerned by the increase in the number of drug-related deaths registered since 2013, particularly among ageing heroin users.
Effective drug treatment helps prevent drug-related deaths. The Government provides local authorities with funding to provide drug treatment through the Public Health Grant, and the Public Health Outcomes Framework includes an indicator measuring drug-related deaths. Last year the Government amended the Medicines Regulations to enable more people to have access to naloxone which reverses the effects of heroin overdoses. Many ageing drug users also have health problems that can and should be treated by the National Health Service.
Public Health England (PHE) and the Local Government Association convened an expert group to investigate the causes of the rise in drug-related deaths and how to prevent future premature deaths. The inquiry report was published on 9 September and a copy is attached. PHE will develop a further programme of work to prevent drug-related deaths in response to the inquiry report’s recommendations.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has set up a working group to investigate and better understand drug-related drugs at the United Kingdom level, and we will respond in due course to any recommendations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2016-01-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether parity of esteem is applicable to terrorists who operated in Northern Ireland and resided in the Republic of Ireland.
Lord Dunlop
I have nothing further to add to my earlier responses on parity of esteem.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds on 2016-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on developing proposals for implementing the Youth Obligation; and what organisations his Department are consulting to inform that process.
Priti Patel
The detailed policy design is still under development. We will set out our policy design for the Youth Obligation in due course.
We will be conducting a stakeholder engagement exercise with organisations and employers shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-03-03.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information.
Matthew Hancock
The total expenditure of the Commission will be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent the growing of cannabis.
Karen Bradley
Growing cannabis, whether for personal use or organised supply, is illegal and those who do so can face significant jail sentences.
The investigation and prevention of illegal cannabis cultivation is an operational matter for the police. The police use proactive operations and seizures to target dealers and the organised gangs behind illegal cannabis farms and promoting cooperation with all partners including the fire service, energy companies and the property sector.
They are also working to continually improve their knowledge and understanding of the trade through activity-led intelligence gathering.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total size was of the Government’s fleet of M3 Amphibious Rig bridging vehicles in each of the last six years.
Mr Philip Dunne
38 M3 Amphibious Rigs have been in service with the British Army in each of the last six years. No additional rigs have been loaned from the German Army during that time. The planned out of service date for the M3 amphibious rig is 2027; early work is under way to provide a wide wet gap crossing capability in future. No decisions have yet been made about future basing sites for the M3 Amphibious Rig.
The following table shows the number of recorded equipment failure reports (EFR) in each of the last six years.
|
Calendar Year in which EFR recorded |
No of EFRs recorded in calendar year |
|
2010 |
16 |
|
2011 |
0 |
|
2012 |
5 |
|
2013 |
1 |
|
2014 |
4 |
|
2015 |
0 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2016-06-20.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the costs of insurance for motor vehicles.
Harriett Baldwin
The Insurance Fraud Taskforce was set up by Government in January 2015 to make recommendations to reduce insurance fraud, ultimately lowering costs for consumers. In January 2016, the Taskforce published 26 recommendations for industry, regulators and others, including 6 for Government. A Written Ministerial Statement was published on 26 May 2016 to announce that the Government accepts each of the recommendations addressed to it.
The Chancellor also announced in his 2015 Autumn Statement that the government intends to introduce measures to end the right to cash compensation for minor whiplash injuries. This will remove over £1 billion from the cost of providing motor insurance and the government expects the insurance industry to pass on to consumers an average saving of £40 to £50 per motor insurance policy.